The Bottom Line: Ireland gets mixed report from OECD on generational wealth transfer...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/inheritance-are-we-fair-in-taxation-of-the-fortunate-classes-1.4562347

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Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel assigned a Hold rating to Advance Auto Parts (AAP) today. The companys shares closed last Tuesday at $204.
The post Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Receives a Hold from Oppenheimer appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel assigned a Hold rating to ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/advance-auto-parts-aap-receives-a-hold-from-oppenheimer-6/

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The NZD/USD pair retreated ahead of the latest US consumer inflation numbers. It dropped to 0.7227, which was 1% below the highest level this month. US inflation concerns The biggest focus among traders is on the upcoming US consumer and producer inflation numbers that will come out on ...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/12/nzd-usd-forms-a-rising-wedge-pattern-ahead-of-us-cpi-and-ppi-data/

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[DW] In this interview with "The 77 Percent", musician-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine explains why the African youth are the drivers of political change and his hope for the future...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120018.html

#AllAfricaNews

Taiwan stocks slid more than 8% on
Wednesday and were headed for their worst day...

https://www.reuters.com/article/emerging-markets-asia/emerging-markets-taiwan-stocks-eye-worst-day-since-1994-on-covid-19-risk-asian-markets-dip-idUSL4N2MZ18X

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[Daily Trust] The multi-million Naira Ozuma bridge constructed by the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello in the Central Senatorial District of Kogi State has collapsed in less than a week of its construction...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120024.html

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[The Conversation Africa] As a Muslim, at least once a year I go on pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, located in Saudi Arabia. Muslims perform the short "Umrah" pilgrimage at any time of the year, and there could be over 19 million pilgrims each year. I have also been to Mecca a couple of ...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120030.html

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Sudhir Sitapati, who spent over two decades at FMCG Hindustan Unilever, will take over as Godrej Consumer's managing director (MD) and CEO in October 2021...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/godrej-consumer-soars-15-after-appoints-sudhir-sitapati-as-md-and-ceo-121051200219_1.html

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The 1983 painting, "In This Case," which portrays a skull on a red background, is the second-most expensive Basquiat painting ever sold at auction.

A woman looks at Jean-Michel Basquiats In This Case during a press preview on May 3, 2021 for a Christies sale New York.
TIMOTHY A...

https://www.businessinsider.com/valentino-cofounder-basquiat-painting-auction-new-york-2021-5

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Gold Rate Today, Gold Price in India on 12 May 2021: Gold prices were trading lower in India on Wednesday, taking cues from international rates as a rise in US Treasury yields and a strong dollar dented the metal's safe-haven appeal...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/gold-price-today-12-may-2021-yellow-metal-price-falls-on-rise-in-us-treasury-yields-stronger-dollar/2250362/

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[African Arguments] With only a few exceptions, states have needed a minimum level of freedom and commitment to rule of law for sustained economic success...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120007.html

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[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how dozens of police officers and other security operatives were killed in the past few weeks in the South-east and South-south regions...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120009.html

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[The Conversation Africa] Around the world, the use of social media continues to grow and to influence commerce. It offers great benefits for marketing businesses...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120016.html

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case against Democrats' sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for automatic registration, 24-hour ballot drop boxes and other changes in an increasingly charged national debate...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-voter-registration-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-af6d2c0862b64e37ab636fa73c9362d4

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[Premium Times] Open grazing of cattle has often caused conflicts between host communities and migrant herders, leading to several deaths in many states...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105120017.html

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The US Patent Office issued utility patent number 11 million today, granting the milestone number to a patent entitled repositioning wires and methods for repositioning prosthetic heart valve devices within a heart chamber and related systems, devices and...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/11/22431486/patent-office-11-million-utility-soy-heart-valve

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June meets up with an old friend in Season 4, Episode 5 of 'The Handmaid's Tale.' When things don't go as planned in Chicago, hope finally rears its head in the unlikeliest of places.June meets up with an old friend in Season 4, Episode 5 of 'The Handmaid's Tale.' When things don't go as planned in ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/05/11/handmaids-tale-season-4-episode-5-chicago-june-moira-janine-gilead-recap-review/

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The notice comes after PIA notices were issued for two other Patrick terminals
The post MUA gives notice of more Patrick protected industrial action appeared first on The DCN.

THE Maritime Union of Australia issued Patrick Terminals a notice of protected industrial action for its Port Botany ...

https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/law-regulation-trade/mua-gives-notice-of-more-patrick-protected-industrial-action/

rrIn Delhi, the cost of a litre of petrol is now rr92.05 and that of diesel is rr82.61.rr...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/fuel-prices-hiked-for-3rd-straight-day-petrol-costs-rs-92-05-in-delhi-101620790915108.html

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London's Metropolitan Police continue to treat Madeleine's disappearance as a missing person inquiry and said investigations were ongoing...

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/family-marks-18th-birthday-missing-madeleine-mccann-1690244

Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge

Ever get a text message informing you that youve won a prize from Amazon itself? I certainly have, and Ive even known a person or two who fell for those scams. Now, Amazon is attempting to hunt those scammers down, with a new lawsuit aimed at unmasking 50 unknown ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/12/22431451/amazon-raffle-scam-lawsuit-text-messages

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* U.S. job openings hit record high in March
(Adds comments, updates prices...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-precious/precious-gold-falls-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-on-firm-yields-dollar-idUSL4N2MZ0RY

#Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 Bursa Malaysia was slightly higher at mid-morning despite a minor volatility in its key index amid the emergence of bargain-hunting ahead of the long holiday break. At 11.03am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM...

Strong buying momentum was also seen in the small ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/12/bursa-malaysia-slightly-higher-at-mid-morning2/1973622

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- Adoption poised to accelerate as nearly half of global IT professionals cite advances in AI that make it more accessible...

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2021-05-12-Global-Data-from-IBM-Points-to-AI-Growth-as-Businesses-Strive-for-Resilience

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As we near the June 4 release ofSoberish(via Chrysalis Records), Liz Phair has blessed fans with another new track from what appears to be her triumphant return. "In There" is the third track released fromSoberish, meaning that patient listeners have now heard three of the first four tunes on the 13...

https://www.spin.com/2021/05/liz-phair-soberish-in-there/

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Right from Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War to Fatu Kekula who help to treat Ebola patients in Liberia, nurses have been at the forefront of any healthcare crisis...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/international-nurses-day-2021-nurses-the-caring-change-agents-of-our-society/2250342/

#TheFinancialExpress

While operation resumed manually on segments of the Colonial Pipeline on Monday, operations of the rest are expected by the end of this week.

Trucks line up at a Colonial Pipeline facility.
Jay Reeves/AP

Close to 15% of gas stations in North Carolina are out of fuel, oil analyst Patrick De Haan ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-colonial-pipeline-cyberattack-is-prompting-fuel-outages-2021-5

#Insider

No prizes for guessing why, as Colonial Pipeline outage stretches patience and looks like lasting a week South Koreas Ministry of Trade, Energy and Infrastructure has ordered a review of the cybersecurity preparedness of the nations energy infrastructure...

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/05/12/south_korea_security_review/

#TheRegister

Methane pollution from oil and gas extraction operations on Navajo Nation lands harms the health of local residents and robs the tribe of critical income, writes Hannah Grover for the New Mexico Political Report. An EDFreport released late last month found the industry releases 1.5 million cubic ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/11/navajo-nation-methane-pollution-rate-double-national-average/

#CleanTechnica

Intel has said that these processors will result in significant improvements in the performance as compared to the processors in its 10th Gen series...

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/intel-announces-11th-gen-tiger-lake-h-mobile-processors-its-answer-to-amds-ryzen-5000-series/2250331/

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Brands that cut through: Ariel, CRED, TVS Eurogrip, Vivo, Bail Kolhu, NiyoX, TVS Scooty, Honda Cars, SBI Life, Prestige, StarQuik...

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/work-that-speaks-ad-reviews-3-to-11-may-2021/2250334/

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Markets open in red: Sensex at 48,886, Nifty at 14,778 in opening trade...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/markets-open-in-red-sensex-at-48-886-nifty-at-14-778-in-opening-trade-101620790733363.html

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Nvidia 3050 and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti will be coming soon. Let's find out their differences from the more dominant processors starting from the ray-tracing to memory width and more features...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260147/20210511/nvidia-rtx-3050-line-up-features-ray-tracing-dlss-3060.htm

#TechTimes

Alibaba has agreed to a record $2.8 billion penalty from Beijing and vowed to change certain practices deemed anti-competitive...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/libaba-aims-to-report-strong-financial-earnings-after-260-billion-slide-121051200171_1.html

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Originally published onTransport Environment. ByEoin Bannon Can the entire EU go to 100% electric car and van sales by 2035 in order to decarbonize road transport by 2050? Can a small business as well as an average family, whether living in a city or a village, make the switch? TE has ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/11/hitting-the-ev-inflection-point-in-europe/

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BlackRock Inc said on
Wednesday it had received a licence in China for a wealth
management venture with China Construction Bank Corp (CCB)
and Singapore state investor Temasek
Holdings (Pte) Ltd...

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-blackrock-wealth/blackrock-gets-licence-for-china-wealth-management-jv-with-ccb-temasek-idUSB9N2KU02D

#Reuters

How 'Woke' May Be Leading Us To Civil War

Authored by Roger Simon via The Epoch Times,

The other day, I wrote that woke was thenew conformism.

It is, of course, but I undersold it. Its much more than that and more dangerous.

AsTal Bachman notes at Steynonline, its now our state religion, a ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-woke-may-be-leading-us-civil-war

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