"No one is saying they don't want to go to work, they are saying 'I wanna go to work two or three days a week,'" WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani said.

WeWork CEO Sandeep Mathrani (left)
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WeWorks CEO said employees comfortable working from ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-least-engaged-workers-comfortable-wfh-2021-5

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Bowery Farming is reinventing the food supply chain by developing seeds designed for indoor vertical farming at a new R&D center.

Bowery Farming's media lunch box prepared by chef Tom Collicoio
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Bowery Farming uses tech to build indoor vertical farms growing everything from arugula to ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-bowery-farming-is-reinventing-the-food-supply-chain-from-seed-to-store-2021-5

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called for an urgent meeting of the Middle East Quartet in order to halt violence between Israel and the Palestinians...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/12/russias-lavrov-calls-for-urgent-middle-east-quartet-meeting-a73877

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Playing the main character in a biopic is a tall order for any actor, but taking on the role of influential musician Boy George in the forthcoming film Karma Chameleon seems even more of a challenge considering his multi-faceted life as a cultural icon, fashion trailblazer and the sound of the 1980s...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/boy-george-karma-chameleon-adam-lambert-olly-alexander-1234970881/

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Technological change is upending finance as the clout of payment platforms and tech firms grows and central banks begin to issue their own digital currencies. But can you imagine a world without banks? Rachana Shanbhogue explores the future of banking with Alice Fulwood, The Economists Wall Street ...

https://play.acast.com/s/theeconomistmoneytalks/moneytalks-doestheworldstillneedbanks-

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Human trials of the combination vaccine are expected to start later this year.Vaccine specialistNovavax(NASDAQ: NVAX) plans to file for an emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in July. In addition, the biotech's vaccine candidate for ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/12/novavax-reports-positive-data-from-animal-trial-of/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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The partnership will allow the century-old company to leverage its expertise in engineering plastics for the growing medical market...

https://www.plasticstoday.com/medical/automotive-supplier-takes-stake-peak-performance-compounding-enter-medical-plastics-space

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TikTok combined its iconic Duet feature and its Green Screen content format with Wednesday's rollout of Green Screen Duet. The new option enables creators on TikTok to use other videos as the background for their own videos. Just like other types of Duets, the creator of the video that is used is ...

https://www.adweek.com/media/tiktok-introduces-green-screen-duet/

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Fashion designer Halstons tie-dye collection first dropped in the late 1960s. Silk chiffon was draped over the body and revolutionized fashion as stylish New Yorkers and celebrities such as Anjelica Huston donned the iconic couturiers caftans. That collection is one of the looks thats faithfully re-...

https://variety.com/2021/artisans/design/halston-tie-dye-ewan-mcgregor-netflix-1234970898/

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Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Crispr Therapeutics AG (CRSP) and ...
The post Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Crispr Therapeutics AG (CRSP) and Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Theres a lot ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-offer-insights-on-healthcare-companies-crispr-therapeutics-ag-crsp-and-kymera-therapeutics-kymr/

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Regulator to review mechanism that allowed now-collapsed bank to operate in UK without a licenceThe head of the UK financial regulator has promised to consider imposing restrictions on a system that allowed the now-collapsed bank Greensill Capital to operate in the UK without a licence.Nikhil Rathi...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/12/greensill-lobbying-row-fca-mulls-restrictions-on-financial-system

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Theres a great site-wide deal happening for a limited time at eBay on, well, a lot of things. The offer code PICKSUMMER15 is active through May 16th (ending 11:59PM PT) and knocks 15 percent off your purchase total when applied (via Android Police). The code will automatically show up at...

https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2021/5/12/22432408/ebay-4k-tv-lg-oled-samsung-qled-neo-tcl-mini-led-sale-deal-gaming-ps5-xbox-series-x-hdmi

#TheVerge

The SP 500 is off a third of a percent over the past week. Thats not an alarming decline, and perhaps not one that brings sell in May and go away to mind. Not yet anyway. However, recent equity market lethargy coupled with concerns about rising inflation may give advisors and investors ...

https://www.etftrends.com/active-etf-channel/where-do-equity-etfs-go-from-here/

#ETFTrends

"Coinbase is not likely to fulfill the profit expectations baked into the stock's current valuation," says Wall Street veteran David Trainer.

The Coinbase logo on display in Times Square in New York.
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Coinbase stands to face steeper competition and its shares are likely to...

https://www.businessinsider.com/coinbase-stock-price-1q-earnings-valuation-competition-new-constructs-2021-5

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A push to move the game to London was rejected by the U.K. government.A push to move the game to London was rejected by the U.K. government...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/05/12/uefa-champions-league-final-reportedly-moving-from-turkey-to-portugal/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Ex-Acting Defense Sec. Chris Miller testified about the Guard's response during questioning by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a hearing Wednesday.

Former acting Defense Sec. Chris Miller speaks before Congress in a May 12 hearing.
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Trumps defense secretary testified it took 3 hours ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-miller-aoc-mike-pence-national-guard-2021-5

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Border Patrol Union: Impossible To Protect American Public With Open Border

Authored by Charlotte Cuthbertson via The Epoch Times,

The most concerning aspect of the border crisis is the increasing number of illegal aliens who are getting away, says National Border Patrol Council President Brandon...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/border-patrol-union-impossible-protect-american-public-open-border

#ZeroHedge

People who sign up for one of nine relocation incentive programs will receive coupons for discounted Airbnb stays.Although Airbnb suffered an 80% drop-off in bookings when the pandemic was declared last year, it eventually found a new class of customers in, among other groups, formerly deskbound ...

https://qz.com/work/2007973/airbnb-expands-try-before-you-buy-plan-for-remote-workers/

#Quartz

The Big Four - Pelosi, McCarthy, Schumer, and McConnell - met with Biden to talk infrastructure in their first meeting together this year.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
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Biden met with McCarthy, Pelosi, Schumer, and McConnell to discuss a bipartisan infrastructure ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/nancy-pelosi-infrastructure-bill-july-4-biden-big-four-meeting-2021-5

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Serena Williams took the court in Rome on Wednesday for her first match since losing to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinals 83 days ago.Serena Williams took the court in Rome on Wednesday for her first match since losing to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinals 83 days ago...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2021/05/12/serena-williams-loses-first-match-in-83-days-whats-next-on-her-schedule/

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It might seem like a no-brainer to pit the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady against Americas team, the Dallas Cowboys, in the opening game of the 2021 NFL season. But figuring out the matchups, locations and timing of the other 271 games takes a bit of ...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/behind-release-nfls-new-schedule-amazon-web-services-helped-sort-endless-matchup-options/

#GeekWire

From the NewFronts to the upfronts, brands are jockeying for position to claim the infusion of advertising dollars coming back into the marketplace in 2021. The rebound is being fueled by Americans shaking off the pandemic, according to Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence at ...

https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/upfronts-newfronts-post-covid-future-1234969567/

#variety

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. (AP) - State gambling officials and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians have reached an agreement that would allow sports gambling to occur at Northern Quest Resort.A tribal spokesman said Tuesday the move is one of the biggest developments for the Kalispel Tribe since it first got ...

https://apnews.com/article/wa-state-wire-business-sports-e631bc0792337dfd28e5abc6eaea2cd4

#APNews

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers pushed back Wednesday against local coronavirus restrictions, passing legislation limiting the duration of public health orders that have shut down businesses and schools and limited how many people can gather...

https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-business-c0f9625cd40e959350f452e4cef094e2

#APNews

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Thanks to a forecast for healthy economic growth, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday proposed increasing the state's share of primary education costs to 55% - meeting a goal established in a voter referendum more than 15 years ago...

https://apnews.com/article/me-state-wire-maine-business-education-government-and-politics-362f14546bd99bf8e435221da822c3a3

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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:May 10The Washington Post on how a slaughter at a girls' school may foretell Afghanistan's future...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-middle-east-religion-business-technology-79c3a388b77047148fbe35e1ef5acb19

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The governor of Wyoming has announced that the state will end its participation in federal supplemental benefits intended to address high unemployment across the U.S. caused by the pandemic...

https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-wyoming-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-0614c35e19fdf592ac33d870e4adef9f

#APNews

Bob Dylan has rightfully been the subject of tribute concerts, documentaries, fictional films, books and other assorted projects. On May 10, 2022, Dylan will add a new museum dedicated to his life and career to that laundry list.

The museum, aptly titled the Bob Dylan Center, is located in Tulsa, ...

https://www.spin.com/2021/05/bob-dylan-museum-tulsa-may-2022/

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Hertz stock soars 55% after the car-rental company approves bankruptcy exit plan...

https://www.marketwatch.com/bulletins/redirect/go?g=%7B807C6B36-0681-4307-8014-AAA262C1B8E2%7D&siteid=bulletrss

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day From Japan. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel Im engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching. All the charts are becoming ...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-12-2021.html

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SPACs took about 30 startups public after the companies had received government-backed PPP loans, meant to help businesses during the pandemic.

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About 30 startups took government-backed pandemic loans before raising millions in a SPAC deal.
Another 16 ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/dozens-of-startups-went-public-after-taking-ppp-loans-2021-5

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Vitalik Buterin, Ethereums co-founder, became the latest crypto billionaire in the past week after Ether (ETH) gained surpassed $3,000. After achieving this feat, ETH officially made Buterin a billionaire, seeing as he holds around 330,000 ETH. After unlocking this feat, ETH surged further and ...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/12/vitalik-joins-the-list-of-crypto-billionaires/

#InvezzNews

The overall U.S. death toll stands at about 583,000, and teams of experts consulted by the CDC projected in a report last week that new deaths and cases will fall sharply by the end of July and continue dropping after that.
By Heather Hollingsworth and Stephen Groves | Associated Press
COVID-19 ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/12/covid-us-coronavirus-deaths-are-at-a-10-month-low/

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the four congressional leaders at the White House for the first time and said he wants to reach a compromise on an infrastructure plan, but expectations for a quick deal remain slim despite his history of working with Republicans...

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-c2c68d5119066fdcb7fc5f6fcf3d4724

#APNews

An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that's shrinking because of climate change.The Yellowstone Club- a ski and golf resort just north of Yellowstone National Park that counts Bill Gates, Justin ...

https://apnews.com/article/az-state-wire-business-lifestyle-wastewater-e7b9bf2dcef9dc4a5c2c13cb23b634e9

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Joint statement on behalf of Transport Environment and the Clean Cities Campaign...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/12/eu-zero-pollution-plan-offers-role-for-cities-but-is-vague-on-limits/

#CleanTechnica

IBM is a global cloud platform and cognitive solutions company, which has continually evolved over the past century to remain at the forefront of technological innovation. New energy technologies and the changing economics of energy are altering the energy mix for utilities, increasing environmental...

https://www.power-grid.com/smart-grid/ibm/

#PowergridInternational

Hundreds have been injured and dozens have died since Saturday.Hundreds have been injured and dozens have died since Saturday...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/05/12/israel-levels-a-third-tower-building-in-gaza-city--and-militant-groups-respond-with-rockets/

#ForbesBusinessNews

The MG customers will now be able to avail their schedules until July 31, 2021...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/maruti-mg-motor-and-toyota-extend-free-service-warranty-amid-covid-19-121051201535_1.html

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Theres a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX) and X4 ...
The post Analysts Top Healthcare Picks: Neoleukin Therapeutics (NLTX), X4 Pharmaceuticals (XFOR) appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Theres a lot to be optimistic ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-top-healthcare-picks-neoleukin-therapeutics-nltx-x4-pharmaceuticals-xfor/

#SmarterAnalyst

Here's why Aritzia (TSX:ATZ) and Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC) continue to be atop my retail watch list right now.
The post 2 Excellent Retail Reopening Plays to Buy Today appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

As we move closer to the end of the pandemic, the search is on for the top retail reopening...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/12/2-excellent-retail-reopening-plays-to-buy-today/

#MotleyFoolCanada

The long-term investment strategy should help millennials guarantee their future financial security. Also, owning Toronto-Dominion Bank stock should reward them with maximum returns at minimum risk.
The post Millennials: Be Whip-Smart and Earn Maximum Return at Minimum Risk appeared first on The ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/12/millennials-be-whip-smart-and-earn-maximum-return-at-minimum-risk/

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Five companies are scheduled to report March quarter results after markets close on Thursday. Here's a look at what to expect...

https://247wallst.com/investing/2021/05/12/earnings-previews-airbnb-aurora-cannabis-blink-disney-luminar/

From cryptocurrency to safe and stable returns, these three Canadian stocks on the TSX today have everything your portfolio needs.
The post 3 Canadian Stocks to Buy Now on the TSX Today appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

The economic recovery has been good for Canadian stocks in general. ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/12/3-canadian-stocks-to-buy-now-on-the-tsx-today/

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Virgin Galactic shares fell after Cowen slashed its price target and Ark Investment Managements Cathie Wood sold shares.Virgin Galactic shares fell after Cowen slashed its price target and Ark Investment Managements Cathie Wood sold shares.Virgin Galactic (SPCE) - Get Reportshares fell on Wednesday ...

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/virgin-galactic-price-target-cut-cathie-wood-sale

#thestreet

The chain applied to trademark the name "Outfox Wings," hinting at big ambitions for its new "Little Blue Menu" restaurants in Nashville and Atlanta.

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Chick-fil-A is planning a new delivery restaurant concept for Nashville and Atlanta.
Little Blue Menu will serve ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/chick-fil-a-launching-chicken-wing-delivery-concept-restaurant-outfox-trademark-2021-5

#Insider