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© Reuters. U.S. Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti poses in an undated handout photo, obtained by Reuters on November 2, 2023. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy was “excited” by the prospect of improved operational communications with the Chinese military amid regional tensions, but work was still needed to solidify the next steps, a senior U.S. naval officer said on Friday. Admiral Lisa Franchetti, U.S. Navy Chief of Operations, told a media briefing during a visit to Seoul that it was vital to maintain open lines of communications between…

Charles Peters, the founding editor of The Washington Monthly, a small political journal that challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies and for decades was avidly read in the White House, Congress and the city’s newsrooms, died on Thursday at his home in Washington. He was 96.His death was confirmed by The Washington Monthly, which reported that Mr. Peters “had been in declining physical health for several years, mainly from congestive heart failure.”Often called the “godfather of neoliberalism,” the core policy doctrine of the magazine, Mr. Peters was The Monthly’s editor from 1969 until his retirement in 2001. He also wrote five…

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreBlack Friday is finally here and one of our favorite sales at the moment is a stellar chance to save up to $150 on gaming chairs and desks from Secretlab, one of the best brands in the business. Business Insider was able to confirm that the current deal will remain consistent until December 6, 2023, so now is the time to shop to ensure you get the style and size you want. The discounts include: The discount on the Titan Evo is by far the standout of this…

Technology entrepreneur Lawrence Jones has been found guilty of raping two women in the early 1990s and of sexually assaulting a third woman a decade ago while she worked at UKFast, the web-hosting business he founded.The 55-year-old was on Thursday unanimously convicted of raping the two women in Manchester 30 years ago. He was convicted of the sexual assault in January but that majority verdict could not be reported until now because of a reporting restriction.Jones, once dubbed Britain’s “cloud computing king”, was considered one of the most influential technology magnates in the UK with an estimated wealth of about…

© Reuters. A woman looks at items at a shop in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer price growth picked up slightly in October, after easing the previous month, reinforcing investors’ views that stubborn inflation may push the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to roll back monetary stimulus before long. The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food costs, rose 2.9% year-on-year in October, government data showed on Friday, against 3.0% expected by economists in a Reuters poll. Core inflation had slowed to 2.8% in September from…

© Reuters. A man works at a computer on a standing desk in an office in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London, Britain, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British investment managers have got the go-ahead to develop tokenised funds, in which assets are split into smaller tokens backed by blockchain technology, the industry’s trade body said on Friday. Tokenisation, or fractionalisation, of funds will enable a fund’s assets to trade more cheaply and transparently and investors to buy into a wider range of assets, industry proponents say. Funds authorised by Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority…

A record high number of American voters say they or someone in their household owns a gun, according to a new survey.An NBC News national poll finds that a majority — 52% — of respondents say that they or someone in their home owns a firearm. It is the highest number since NBC started asking in 1999. Just four years ago, 46% of Americans said they or someone in their household owned a gun in a 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. And a decade ago, in 2013, that number was 42%.”In the last 10 years, we’ve grown [10 points] in…

CLNKraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were mixed on light volumes as Nvidia’s earnings results and the company’s mention of US government restrictions on chip exports weighed on tech stocks in the region. One should assume that the stockpiling of chips has been occurring, which could diminish future sales in my opinion. Amazing the non-reaction/yawn for Nvidia on US government restrictions while Alibaba’s mention of chip restrictions pummeled the stock. Trip.com’s US ADR fell -10.61% yesterday after releasing Q3 financial results in line with expectations once the Hong Kong market had closed. Given the same Q3 financial results, Trip.com’s HK…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.An escalating strike against Tesla by a group of Swedish unions has been branded “insane” by Elon Musk as the industrial action threatens to disrupt the US carmaker’s operations in other parts of Europe.About 130 mechanics in Sweden, who belong to the IF Metall union and service the electric cars, went on strike last month after Tesla turned down their request for collective bargaining.Dockworkers and car dealers have since refused to work with the brand, in sympathy strikes that threaten to harm…

WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s retail sector displayed unexpected stability in the third quarter of 2023, with official figures showing no change in overall retail sales compared to the previous quarter, countering analysts’ predictions of a 0.8% decline. This flat growth rate comes despite varying performance across different segments, according to data released today. Stats NZ provided a detailed breakdown of the quarter’s retail activity, highlighting several areas of growth that bolstered the sector against weaker spots. Notably, clothing sales saw a significant uptick of 4%, and food services enjoyed an increase of 1.9%. Supermarket and grocery store revenues also rose…