Etsy Inc on Wednesday beat market expectations for quarterly revenue, benefiting from demand for products such as personalized gifts offered on its e-commerce platform as well as higher transaction fees, sending the company's shares up about 2% in extended trading. Etsy - a marketplace for sellers of vintage or handcrafted goods - has maintained its popularity among cost-conscious shoppers after a pandemic-driven surge in growth when people bought cloth masks and craft supplies from the comfort of their homes.

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Canadian National Railway ( TSE:CNR – Get Rating ) (NYSE:CNI) – Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2023 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Monday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.91 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $7.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q3 2023 earnings at $2.

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By WANG YING | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-06-07 00:19 China's first domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Magic City, completes its undocking process in Shanghai on Tuesday. LONG WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY China's first domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Magic City , completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, bringing it a step closer to its long-awaited delivery by the end of 2023. A ceremony was held on Tuesday to celebrate the vessel's complete transition to the dock mooring debugging stage.

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Internazionale almost signed Thuram last year but instead went with Correa. Now they reportedly want a do-over. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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Greater Shepparton City Council invites the community to get ready for a culinary feast. The St Georges Road Food Festival is back to celebrate the diversity of cuisines found within our region, this time as a twilight dining experience. The much-loved food festival will be taking place on Saturday 7 October 2023 from 4.00pm to 8.30pm at the St Georges Road Shopping Precinct. An array of traditional food stalls and performances will be waiting for anyone who wishes to experience this multicultural food celebration.

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DEI ( DEI ) traded up 4.1% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 20:00 PM ET on May 28th. One DEI token can now be purchased for $0.21 or 0.00000740 BTC on major exchanges. DEI has a total market cap of $1.44 billion and approximately $3,710.04 worth of DEI was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, DEI has traded down 4.8% against the US dollar. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours: Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.

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MIDEAST-JENIN-FUNERAL(230822) -- JENIN, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People mourn during the funeral of Aatef Abu Kharaj in Al-Zababdeh town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Aug. 22, 2023. A Palestinian teenager was killed early on Tuesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Al-Zababdeh town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that Aatef Abu Kharaj, 17, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers during clashes that erupted in the town and died later in a hospital.

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Open larger image The man was fined $718 for killing three plover chicks. A man has been issued with a fine after an investigation into a sickening incident where he was captured on video crushing three plover chicks on a vacant lot in Brisbane. Wildlife officer Rachel Baker said the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service received a report from a member of the public in November 2022 about a vehicle driving over a Masked lapwing plover's nest. "The member of the public also contacted the RSPCA, and we joined forces to conduct the investigation," Ms Baker said.

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News $90,000 in quick response flood recovery grants were given to community groups in the Loddon Mallee. WOMEN'S Health Loddon Mallee has distributed $90,000 in quick response flood recovery grants to help support local women. The lead agency for women's health and gender equality in the Loddon Mallee region, said it recognised that natural disasters exacerbate existing gender inequalities and cause unequal health, social and economic outcomes that disproportionately affect women.

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Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the website in a bid to diversify its revenue sources. Earlier this month, billionaire owner Musk said users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscriptions to content, including long-form text and hours-long video. He had also said that the company will not take a cut for the first 12 months on content subscriptions.

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Orchard Therapeutics (Orchard), a UCL spin out company, which develops pioneering gene therapies for rare diseases, is set to be acquired by Japanese pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Kirin for up to $477.6m (£393.3m). Orchard was founded in 2015 through a partnership between UCL Business (UCLB), the commercialisation company for UCL, and F-Prime Capital Partners. Its revolutionary treatments are the result of decades long gene therapy research and clinical work led by UCL Professors Bobby Gaspar and Adrian Thrasher, both based at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

https://www.miragenews.com/kyowa-kirin-acquires-ucl-spinout-orchard-1099900/

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The Philippine Azkals are not just fighting for a satisfying result that would end their poor form of late when they take on Nepal in an international friendly match on Thursday at Rizal Memorial Stadium. 'I kind of feel that we lost the connection with fans a little bit,' veteran defender Daisuke Sato said on the eve of the 7 p.m. contest that officially kicks off the second tenure of Michael Weiss as Azkals coach. Sato and the Azkals are banking on Weiss to revitalize an Azkals side that has won only three of its last 11 matches in a span of 12 months.

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SEOUL – South Korea's household borrowing grew in July for a fourth straight month and by the biggest amount in almost two years, central bank data showed on Wednesday, amid mounting worries by policymakers. Total borrowing from banks increased by 6.0 trillion won ($4.55 billion) to stand at a fresh record high of 1,068.1 trillion won at the end of July, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It was bigger than the monthly increase of 5.8 trillion won in June and the biggest since September 2021.

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Nurse Janine Hopkin, whose police officer husband suffers from PTSD, retired policeman Paul Batista and Melbourne paramedic Pru Joy with support dog Margie, who belongs to Heart2Heart walk organiser and Australian Federal Police Detective Sergeant Vince Pannell Picture: Bernard Humphreys Melbourne paramedic Pru Joy, midwife nurse Janine Hopkin, whose police officer husband suffers from PTSD, and retired policeman Paul Batista and with support dog Margie. Picture: Bernard Humphreys A GROUP of walkers raising awareness of first responders' mental health have arrived in Mildura as part of an epic 3000km journey from the heart of the country at Lambert Centre to the heart of the nation at Canberra's Parliament House.

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The SHS-AdC Magis Eagles basketball team. | Photo from the FTW Athletics PANGLAO, Bohol, Philippines — The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) flexed its might against the visiting National Yi Lan School of Taiwan, 82-71, in the ongoing 4th San Remigio Properties Basketball Tournament Invitational Cup on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Magis Eagles Stadium in Mandaue City, Cebu.   It was a complete contrast of what the Magis Eagles showcased during their first game against the University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Green Lancers last Friday, where they eked out a thrilling 63-61 victory.

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MANILA, Philippines — The consumer group CitizenWatch Philippines wants government agencies to 'harmonize' existing policies on electric bikes (e-bikes) to remove conflicting rules. The conflicting rules have frustrated efforts for the country to shift to more environment-friendly transportation, the group said in a statement issued on Wednesday. 'Clearly there is demand. Our inadequate mass transportation system, the high cost of fuel, and the desire of an increasing number of Filipinos to do more for the environment are making them look at other options to get themselves from Point A to Point B,' former Quezon City Rep.

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GS Investments Inc. reduced its position in Visa Inc. ( NYSE:V – Free Report ) by 0.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,576 shares of the credit-card processor's stock after selling 45 shares during the quarter. Visa makes up about 3.2% of GS Investments Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. GS Investments Inc.'s holdings in Visa were worth $5,541,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/12/visa-inc-nysev-position-lessened-by-gs-investments-inc.html

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Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The trial is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, and will evaluate the investigational vaccine for safety and its ability to elicit an immune response. Currently available seasonal influenza (or "flu") vaccines are effective at preventing specific strains of influenza.

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Rafael Mariano Grossi, Fumio KishidaRafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, left, speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, before presenting IAEA's comprehensive report on Fukushima Treated Water Release at the prime minister's office Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool) POOL PHOTO

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Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in shares of The Walt Disney Company ( NYSE:DIS – Get Rating ) by 8.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,570,565 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after buying an additional 116,585 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned about 0.09% of Walt Disney worth $136,451,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/05/25/schroder-investment-management-group-raises-stake-in-the-walt-disney-company-nysedis.html

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