Yi Gang was governor of the People’s Bank of China from 2018 to 2023. He is pictured here speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSHANGHAI — China’s policymakers need to focus on boosting domestic demand, Yi Gang, former head of the People’s Bank of China, said Friday at the Bund Summit in Shanghai.”I think right now they should focus on fighting the deflationary pressure,” Yi said, adding that “the key word is: how to improve domestic demand, how they can successfully deal with the…
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Megan Thee Stallion has released her new single, ‘Neva Play’, featuring RM of K-pop boyband BTS. Today (September 6), the ‘Mamushi’ rapper unveiled her new collaboration single ‘Neva Play’ featuring BTS leader and rapper RM. The K-pop star does not appear in its music video, instead an animated version of the duo use their superpowers to fight monsters and carry out a heist. “One, two, three, four (One, two, three, four) / Five, six, seven, eight (Five, six, seven, eight) / Let ’em know we on the way / Countin’ zeros everyday / You know that we neva play,” they…
[The stream is slated to start at 12:00 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]Former President Donald Trump is addressing the Economic Club of New York as he sharpens his policy pitch in the final months of the 2024 presidential election.The Republican nominee’s remarks come after a series of economic policy proposals from his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Read the original article here
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Worlds of Origin? The story behind this book is deeply personal. It’s my first novel, and I’ve been working on it for what feels like forever. The idea began as a small seed—a fascination with the rise and fall of civilizations and the mysteries of the cosmos. Over time, that seed grew into an epic tale spanning 900,000 years, blending elements of science fiction and fantasy. I was inspired by classic space operas, but I also wanted to explore deeper themes like the nature of power, the consequences…
Whether you’re trying to land your dream job, dress your way to a promotion, or finally get the girl, picking the right outfit is your first step to success. Because, despite what granny used to tell you, it’s actually what’s on the outside that counts. To help you navigate the minefield of modern menswear, and stand out for all the right reasons, I’ve put together this guide, with a little help from Men’s Wearhouse, to level up your style game and become the best version of yourself—sartorially speaking, at least. From nailing the perfect suit fit to mastering the art…
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights runs August 30th – November 3rd 2024.Another Halloween is upon us and with it brings another season of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, which takes place at Universal Studios Orlando August 30th – November 3rd.Beginning in 1991, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights has become the world’s premier Halloween event. This year’s event will include 10 terrifying haunted houses based on popular films like ‘A Quiet Place’, ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, and ‘Insidious’. The event will also include houses based on original ideas like ‘Major Sweets Candy Factory’, ‘Triplets of Terror’ and ‘Goblin’s Feast’.Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror…
Bachelor alum Maria Georgas was brought into the middle of the breakup between Bachelorette Jenn Tran and Devin Strader. It was brought up on the After the Final Rose special that as they were breaking up, Devin was following Maria on Instagram. Since Maria had been seen out clubbing with Jeremy, fans began to wonder if Devin was a part of it as well. On Wednesday evening, Maria said that she had a lot to say about the drama and was not going to hold back. Now, she is speaking her mind. What did she say? Keep reading to find out more. Maria Georgas Speaks…
Elon Musk’s satellite broadband firm, Starlink, on Tuesday said that it is complying with Brazil’s top court order to block access to social media platform X in the country, a day after informing the country’s regulator it would not obey the order.Starlink had emerged as a fresh battleground between Musk and Brazil, as top court judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the freeze of the company’s accounts for possible use to pay fines owed by X, which is also owned by Musk.”Regardless of the illegal treatment of Starlink in freezing of our assets, we are complying with the order to block access to…
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, speaks during a keynote at the Dreamforce 2023 conference in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023.Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSalesforce announced Thursday that it would pay $1.9 billion in cash for Own Co., a startup specializing in tools for backing up data in cloud-based applications. Salesforce intends to close the deal in the quarter ending in January 2025 if regulators give it their blessing, according to a statement.The startup, formerly known as OwnBackup, was valued at $3.35 billion in a 2021 funding round. Salesforce Ventures, the cloud software company’s venture arm, invested in…
A National Football League team today is a $6.5 billion business.That is the average value of the NFL’s 32 franchises, according to CNBC’s Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations. Pro football teams have been a lucrative asset for owners in the most popular U.S. sports league: The returns they have seen on their initial investments dwarf the gains of traditional stocks over matching time periods.Take, for example, the Houston Texans, No. 11 on CNBC’s 2024 value rankings. Back in 1999, the last time the NFL expanded, the late Robert McNair agreed to buy the rights to the franchise at a purchase…
President Trump speaks at the Economic Club of New York on November 12, 2019.Adam Jeffery | CNBCNEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new batch of economic policy proposals that include Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s idea of creating a government efficiency commission to eliminate wasteful federal spending, a shot at the Biden-Harris administration’s spending levels.”This commission will develop an action plan to totally eliminate fraud and improper payments within six months,” Trump said in a speech to a room full of business executives at the Economic Club of New York.”When Elon started the conversation with the…
Joyce Manor are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Never Hungover Again with five special concerts. The shows will take place in December in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Boston, and Chicago. At the shows, Joyce Manor will play the entirety of the 2014 album, which, for many bands, is an exhaustive task; for Joyce Manor, that means 19 minutes. See the tour dates below.Never Hungover Again was Joyce Manor’s first album for Epitaph Records. They made the album, an upgrade in production quality from their scrappy first two records, with Algernon Cadwallader’s Joe Reinhart. Famously featured on the album cover, alongside…
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, arrives at court for his trail on tax evasion in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2024. Ringo Chiu | AFP | Getty ImagesA lawyer for Hunter Biden told a federal judge in Los Angeles there was no reason to proceed with the scheduled start of jury selection in his criminal tax case Thursday morning because the son of President Joe Biden intends to change his plea.The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said Hunter Biden wants to enter a so-called Alford plea, in which a defendant maintains they are innocent of the accused crimes, but…
Early in the summer of 2022, I had spoken to several friends of mine who worked at our public library. There was rumor afoot that a library board member had been making comments about LGBTQIA+ books and was questioning the purchase of certain books. These librarians all had an impending sense of doom that there would be a move to censor books with LGBTQIA+ characters.When I saw the post on Facebook, I got curious and pulled up the agenda of the Library Board of Control meeting. I saw that book content and signage were listed on the meeting agenda. From…
With her finger on the pulse of the latest trends, it’s no surprise that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s daily looks are perfectly in tune with what fashion editors and influencers are wearing right now. Attending a meeting in London this week, the model styled the skirt and shoe combination I’ve seen fashion people integrate into their wardrobes just in time for fashion month.Wearing a sleek pencil-cut midi skirt, the model paired her look with sharp pointed-toe shoes, creating an easy but elegant outfit that was seeped in sophistication. Simple in theory but incredibly striking in practice, this outfit combination imparts a polished…
The forthcoming season of 911: Lone Star will be its last at Fox. The series, a Texas-set spinoff of 911 (which now airs on ABC after moving from Fox last season), is set to begin its fifth season on Sept. 23. The show took the 2023-24 season off following last year’s labor strikes, and speculation that the coming season would mark the end of its Fox run has been widespread. “From the start, fans have followed the heroic and deeply moving stories of the men and women who make up Austin’s 126, so a huge thanks to one of the…
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesVisa said it plans to launch a dedicated service for bank transfers, skipping credit cards and the traditional direct debit process.Visa, which alongside Mastercard is one of the world’s largest card networks, said Thursday it plans to launch a dedicated service for account-to-account (A2A) payments in Europe next year.Users will be able set up direct debits — transactions that take funds directly from your bank account — on merchants’ e-commerce stores with just a few clicks.Visa said consumers will be able to monitor these payments more easily and raise any issues by clicking a button in…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Perfect Couple.] When Merritt Monaco’s (Meghann Fahy) body is found floating in the water, all eyes turn to the privileged and seemingly perfect Winburys. The night before, Merritt celebrated the impending wedding of her best friend Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) to the blue-blooded Benji Winbury (Billy Howle). Just hours later, she was dead. Over the course of The Perfect Couple’s six episodes, the suspects changed as more details were revealed about the past and present. Tag (Liev Schreiber) became the prime suspect because of his affair with Merritt and the fact that…