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Is the Stock Market Doing Too Well? - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
 The U.S. stock market has been on a tear. And despite concerns about overvaluations and excessive AI investment, analysts generally seem bullish on its prospects for the rest of this year and even next.
Should we be worried about excessive exuberance? Markets are tough to call. While history is no predictor, it can sometimes be a guide.
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WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkListening to Music Has a Surprising Impact on Dementia Risk, Study Shows Listening to music into old age could reduce the risk of dementia by almost 40 percent, a new study has found.It's based on data from 10,893 Australians aged 70 or older, who, at the time of recruitment, were living in retirement communities and had no diagnosis of dementia. They were asked about their music listening habits and whether they played an instrument. WorkWorkIran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran Iran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty. Officials are pleading with citizens to conserve water as the crisis deepens.President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that if there is not enough rainfall soon, Tehran's water supply could be rationed. But he said that even rationing might not be enough to prevent a disaster. WorkWho is 'fedora man'? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realised an Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not to rush online and unmask himself.Quite the opposite. A fan of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot who lives with his parents and grandfather in Rambouillet, 30km (19 miles) from Paris, Pedro decided to let the mystery linger. WorkWorkWorkNaked mole-rat's DNA repair secret revealed The naked mole-rat has long been an evolutionary anomaly - a rodent that defies cancer, resists cellular decline and lives for more than three decades while its murine relatives age and die within three years. Now, researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that may help explain this extraordinary longevity, revealing how a subtle genetic adjustment in a single enzyme strengthens DNA repair and slows aging. WorkChina Reveals Critical Specifications For World's Largest Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship China has revealed detailed plans for what could become the world's largest nuclear-powered cargo ship. The vessel, designed to carry 14,000 standard containers, will be powered by a thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) producing 200 megawatts of thermal power, the same level as the reactors used in the U.S. Navy's Seawolf-class submarines. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkMysterious holes in the Andes may have been an ancient marketplace, study suggests New research from the University of Sydney has uncovered compelling evidence that brings us closer to solving the mystery behind one of the most unique archaeological sites in the Andes. Monte Sierpe (translated as 'serpent mountain' and known colloquially as the 'Band of Holes') is located in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru and consists of over 5000 precisely aligned holes.This striking, yet puzzling, site has baffled researchers and public audiences for decades. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWhat Did Men Do to Deserve This? | The New YorkerBald, white, and jacked, Scott Galloway is an action figure of the tech-and-finance overclass. He's an angel investor, a best-selling author, and a personal-finance guru. He podcasts constantly: his hosting duties include "The Prof G Pod," which offers business-news takes and career advice; "Pivot," in which he riffs on news of the day with the tech journalist Kara Swisher; and the self-explanatory "Raging Moderates," with the Fox News personality Jessica Tarlov. For someone of this Ubermensch milieu, he is surprisingly progressive and self-aware--he often acknowledges that his wealth and achievements were made likelier by his race, sex, publicly funded education, and devoted mother, who raised him mostly on her own.In recent years, Galloway has also become a leading evangelist for a notion that rapidly solidified into conventional wisdom: America's young men are in crisis. WorkWorkEU set to water down landmark AI act after Big Tech pressure - FT Brussels is set to water down part of its digital rule book, including its AI act that entered into force last year, in a decision on a so-called simplification package on November 19. The move reflects EU efforts to make the bloc more competitive against the US and China. WorkWorkWorkChina exempts Nexperia chips from export controls Meanwhile, the suspension of a ban on exports of "dual-use items" related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the US came into effect on Sunday and will be in place until 27 November, 2026. WorkWorkWorkTank interview: A hacking kingpin reveals all to the BBC But unlike Penchukov, the chances of police collaring him or others in the gang seem low. With a $5m bounty out for information leading to his arrest, Yakubets and his alleged co-conspirators are unlikely to repeat Penchukov's mistake of leaving their country. WorkBBC in crisis: why did Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign? The British journalist Adam Boulton, a former political editor of Sky News, said on X that he thought claims of bias on this occasion were “BS [bullshit]”, adding it was “fake news to suggest Donald Trump did not egg on what happened on 6 January”. WorkUS Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdown “So the same insurance companies he’s railing against in those tweets, he is saying: ‘I’m going to give you more power to cancel people’s policies and not cover them if they have a pre-existing condition,’” Schiff said on ABC’s This Week program. WorkGrowth in global demand for âÂÂgreenâ office buildings slows amid Trump policies Rics also highlighted a decline in the number of construction industry professionals who measured their projects' embodied carbon, such as that emitted in making materials such as steel, glass and concrete, or in the construction process itself. Forty-six percent of construction professionals reported not measuring embodied carbon, up from 34% the year before. Only 16% of respondents said carbon measurement meaningfully informed material choices in project design. WorkTrump booed at Commanders NFL game before calling plays from Fox broadcast booth “We are honored to welcome President Trump to the game as we celebrate those who have served and continue to serve our country,” Commanders president Mark Clouse said. “The entire Commanders organization is proud to participate in the NFL’s league-wide Salute to Service initiative, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, active-duty service members, and their families this Sunday.” WorkWorkWorkWhat's in the deal to end the government shutdown for now The Trump administration had also taken extraordinary steps to downsize the federal government during the shutdown. White House Budget Director Russ Vought paused a handful of infrastructure projects in Democratic-led cities to punish Democratic lawmakers for their resistance to the funding legislation. The White House had carried out mass layoffs of federal employees as well. |
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