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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Key News Asian equities were a sea of red following the US equity downdraft yesterday. China and Hong Kong were hit with a round of good old fashion profit taking in advance of Friday’s Hong Kong market holiday. Yes, President Xi reiterated the success of the zero covid/lives first policy while visiting Wuhan. At the same time, early indications are that Chinese travelers are aggressively booking domestic and foreign travel following the easing of quarantine policies. According to a mainland article, “…the search volume for air tickets on the platform increased 60% within 30 minutes, the search volume for hotels doubled, and the search volume for trains increased by up to 1.5 times”. That’s the first half-hour! A mainland media source noted that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) removed the identification star of those who had traveled to cities with a covid outbreak on people’s phone-based … [Read more...] about Profit Taking Hits Despite Travel Booking Bonanza Post Quarantine Easing

The rise of remote work has drastically changed the relationship between companies and their employees. advertisement advertisement What began two years ago as a sudden shift to a work-from-home model has changed collaboration, coordination, and communication permanently. As companies work to find the right balance between flexible work and optimum productivity, the “hybrid” work model is being codified in company policies. The stakes are high: The terms of the new hybrid work contract have a direct bearing on companies’ ability to keep employees happy, and to attract new ones. According to a recent Gallup survey , nearly 60% of employees who can work from home would prefer a hybrid work schedule going forward. At the same time, roughly 60% said they want more structure from their employers when it comes to deciding hybrid work schedules. Less clear for employers, though, is how frequently employees might come into the office. Every company … [Read more...] about What the future of hybrid work will (and won’t) look like, according to 27 business leaders

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A 12-member jury was sworn in Wednesday for the upcoming death penalty trial for convicted Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, according to the Associated Press , after Cruz’s 2018 rampage at the Parkland, Florida, school sparked nationwide protests for gun control. Key Facts The jury consists of seven men and five women, according to AP, with at least five being gun owners. Cruz pleaded guilty in April to 17 counts of first-degree murder as part of an apparent legal gamble to avoid the death penalty, but prosecutors decided to still move forward with the penalty phase of Cruz's trial. The jurors' swearing in concludes a nearly three-month process involving more than 1,800 candidates, which was continually beset by delays. In April, the judge overseeing the trial removed an entire 60-member panel of potential jurors after a series of emotional outbursts from … [Read more...] about Jury Said To Be Sworn In For Parkland Shooter’s Death Penalty Trial

Instead of trying to win over voters by putting forward the best thinking in the marketplace of ideas, Democrats use government to make people do what they want them to do. If the people do not, the Dems use their intermittent control of government brute force and their perpetual control of “Deep State” bureaucracies to go after their enemies. The only thing Dems have done while in power, other than wreck the economy and create inflation, is to use their law enforcement goons to go after their enemies. They go from the Russian hoax/Mueller investigation to a series of impeachments of Trump for trivial matters, to the Jan. 6 show “hearings” and throwing people in jail with no charges for months over the “insurrection.” They want to send FBI agents to local school board meetings in case some parent dares to disagree with their draconian policies. Adding to their most recent acts of petulance was another government goon, pre-dawn raid on one of Trump’s attorneys. Their vicious thirst … [Read more...] about HART: Dems’ Dearth Of Ideas Spawns Weaponization Of Government Against Opponents