On a corner in downtown El Paso, a sleek steel structure stands out on an avenue of warehouse complexes. The newly refurbished 50-year-old building rises above the dramatic red mountain skyline and a busy highway intersection that leads to Juarez, Mexico. advertisement advertisement It’s home to the Hotel Indigo, a new boutique inn whose industrial chic decor captures the region’s past and future: Cement floors and walls contrast with Southwestern-flavored cacti, adobe vases, and tapestries. The hotel opened last year as part of a larger experiment. If you plant a cool place in a deserted downtown, will the area bloom? The answer appears to be yes. The Indigo has helped usher in a new era for the strip, which was once a vibrant commercial hub. In the last two years, the neighborhood has become flush with art galleries, restaurants, cocktail bars, and a new baseball stadium. Three other hotels … [Read more...] about The Hunt For The Next Portland: Hoteliers Bet Big On Small City America
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Stop Being A Loner, It’ll Kill You
Thinking of staying home this Friday night and wallowing on your couch? It’s not just the tub of ice cream that you’ll consume that’ll do you in. It turns out maintaining friendships is equally important to long-term health. advertisement advertisement Social networks–the real kind, consisting of people you know and see in person and not on Facebook or Twitter–are as important to your health as exercise and diet, a new study finds. What’s more, the number social ties you have directly affects your health. The report, out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, details the kinds of social connections that are important at each stage of our lives. When young and old, the total number of friends we have is important, whereas in our middle years, we need fewer but deeper relationships. The study set out to see how our social connections affect us as we age and found that they have a profound physiological impact. Pulling data from … [Read more...] about Stop Being A Loner, It’ll Kill You
In The News podcast | Citizenship Amendment Bill debate; North Korea’s missile test; Delhi factory fire and more
In the December 9 episode of In The News podcast, host Anvita Bansal interacts with colleagues from the Moneycontrol news desk Atharva Pandit, Ruchira Kondepudi and Shraddha Sharma to know the top news stories of the day.Pandit discusses the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was debated in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Next, Kondepudi talks about the tragic fire at a Delhi factory which took place of Sunday, claiming the lives of 43 people.Close She also discusses North Korea's latest missile test. Then, Sharma gives an account of how 100 tourists went missing after a sudden volcanic eruption in New Zealand. related news Simply Save podcast | It's time for an annual evaluation of your portfolio Taking Stock: SBI, Yes Bank biggest losers in banking space; Nifty holds 11,850 On the Ball podcast | EPL Gameweek 16 Highlights: United dent City's title hope, Everton shock Chelsea, Liverpool remain undefeated She also gives details about Sanna Marin, the world's … [Read more...] about In The News podcast | Citizenship Amendment Bill debate; North Korea’s missile test; Delhi factory fire and more
Brokerages bullish on these 10 multi-cap stocks; expect 14-121% return in 8-15 months
The market always has stock opportunities whether it is a bull, bear or consolidative phase, say experts. It is for the investor to pick the right stock at the right time and the right price.Ever since the government took a raft of measures, including a cut in the corporate tax rate, experts have turned more bullish, though the market seems to have already priced in expected earnings growth. The benchmark indices have rallied 13 percent since September 20, the day the corporate tax was lowered.Most experts expect earnings and economic growth to pick up in the next financial year, though Q2 GDP pointed to a deepening slow down in the economy. The third quarter is unlikely to be better, considering the weakness across major sectors.Close Experts do not see a major improvement in earnings this year and GDP growth could be well below 5 percent. They, however, do expect double-digit earnings growth next year, with around 6 percent growth in GDP though on a low base of last year. … [Read more...] about Brokerages bullish on these 10 multi-cap stocks; expect 14-121% return in 8-15 months
Citizenship Amendment Bill: Shiv Sena accuses Centre of ‘invisible Hindu-Muslim partition’
The Shiv Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece, 'Saamana', questioned the Centre on whether "selective acceptance" of Hindu illegal immigrants will act as a trigger for a religious war in the country ahead of the tabling of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on December 9.The saffron party also accused the Centre of apparently doing an "invisible partition" of Hindus and Muslims over the bill.The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also said "vote bank politics" under the garb of the bill (CAB) is not in the interest of the country.Close Senior party leader Sanjay Raut, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, said that while "illegal intruders must be thrown out and immigrant Hindus must be given citizenship", they should not be given voting rights to "give rest" to allegations of "creating vote bank". related news BJP's Vijayvargiya slams Mamata Banerjee over her opposition to CAB, NRC Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Which regions have been exempted and why YSRCP … [Read more...] about Citizenship Amendment Bill: Shiv Sena accuses Centre of ‘invisible Hindu-Muslim partition’
