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It’s been nearly two years since the majority of those who could operate remotely began working off-site. But now life is shifting, you may be back in the office all the time or part-time. If you’re a parent, your kids are likely back in school. Overall, your world is opening up more and you feel the need for change. advertisement advertisement At the beginning of the mass office exodus, I highly recommended having a very structured schedule to keep you from losing all boundaries between your work and personal life. Often, when humans confront an onslaught of strong emotions or a very unfamiliar situation, boundaries can help you find your footing and guide your path forward each day. But now that you’ve learned how to work productively from home and beginning the process of learning how to be productive in the office again , the best course of action may be to relax a little. The most sustainable schedule can both help you get things done while …

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi implored cable companies last week to support a privacy measure that would vastly restrict their business, and would, consequently, give Pelosi’s own big-time donors a critical edge online. Pelosi sought responses from businesses like Comcast, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T, to see if they support the repeal of pending Obama-era privacy regulations mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in October of 2016. Pelosi worried that undoing the new rules through the Congressional Review Act would allow internet service providers (ISPs) to package and sell people’s personal browsing data to advertisers. Companies not mentioned in the the letter include Google and Facebook. Both not only make enormous amounts of money connecting ads to consumers, but also contribute financially to Pelosi. Google is expected to make $72.69 billion in ad revenues in 2017, while Facebook is estimated to make $33.76 billion, according to market …

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What happened Shares of Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:FB ) -- the artist formerly known as Facebook -- tumbled 3.5% in Tuesday afternoon trading, as of 3:20 p.m. ET, after Reuters reported that Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered the company to divest itself of the popular GIF website Giphy. So what Facebook (as it was still known at the time) bought Giphy last year in a deal valued at $400 million , giving itself and its users potentially exclusive access to the company's library of GIFs (short for the Graphics Interchange Format files used to post short, animated images on social media sites). To date, neither Facebook nor its Meta Platforms parent company have prevented users of rival social networks such as TikTok or Twitter from accessing Giphy GIFs on their own sites. But the CMA is concerned that Meta Platforms might make such a move in the future, arguing that "the tie-up between Facebook and Giphy has ... removed a potential challenger …

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This company focuses on data streams, allowing businesses to connect, analyze, and integrate data in real time. In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech , host Dylan Lewis is joined by Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi. They break down why Confluent checks a lot of the boxes in The Motley Fool's investing approach and why the company is going to have to educate the market. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center . To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks . A full transcript follows the video. Confluent started trading after this podcast was recorded. This video was recorded on June 18, 2021. Dylan Lewis: It's Friday, June 18th and we're getting together to talk Confluent ( NASDAQ:CFLT ) . I'm the host, Dylan Lewis, and I'm joined by Fool.com's Co-Chief checkup Commander of Core Cloud Computing Companies, Brian Feroldi. Brian, how are you doing? Brian …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A broad majority of U.S. adults are concerned about the recently identified omicron variant of the coronavirus and fear it will bring a new surge in Covid-19 cases, a new Harris poll finds, surpassing people’s fears about the delta variant over the summer—even before the variant has been formally detected in the U.S. and as much about it remains unknown. Key Facts The poll, conducted November 24-28 among 1,585 U.S. adults, found 64% have heard “a lot” or “a little” about the omicron variant, which was first detected in southern Africa last week. Of those aware of the variant, 78% are very or somewhat concerned it will “evade existing Covid-19 vaccines”—something experts have raised concerns about, given its high number of mutations, but has not yet been proven. A further 87% believe it is very or somewhat likely the variant will result in new restrictions and a surge in domestic Covid-19 cases. …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Grab Holdings will start trading on the Nasdaq tomorrow after Altimeter Growth Corp.’s shareholders approved the merger with Southeast Asia’s superapp giant, completing one of the world’s biggest transactions involving a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The deal, which values Singapore-based Grab at $40 billion, was approved by Altimeter’s shareholders on Tuesday and will close today subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, Altimeter said in a statement . Grab has previously said it will raise $4.5 billion from the listing. The fresh funding will come handy as Grab competes with Indonesian tech giant GoTo and Shopee owner Sea Group for dominance in Southeast Asia’s booming digital economies. Cofounded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling as a taxi-booking app, Grab has since grown to become a superapp by expanding its business to ride-hailing, food deliveries and …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Despite the global shift away from fossil fuels, Indonesian coal miners have posted encouraging growth, thanks to a dramatic rise in coal prices throughout the year. Bayan Resources —owned by billionaire Low Tuck Kwong —reported revenues of $1.7 billion for the third quarter this year, up 70% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, Adaro Energy —controlled by tycoon Garibaldi Thohir —recorded revenues of $2.5 billion in the third quarter, a 31% increase from the same period last year. The phenomenon of soaring coal prices, however, is an anomaly. According to Juan Harahap, an analyst at Mirae Asset Sekuritas Indonesia, the price of coal should have been declining after the winter season. “The rise has been primarily driven by robust demand from China due to the industrial recovery from the pandemic amid the mine safety issues in China and heavy rainfall in Indonesia,” Harahap said in his latest research report. …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin 2021 has seen an incredible amount of change within the Family Office Community. We have seen a drive to IPOs driving more wealth and more Family Offices, a worldwide pandemic creating larger in-house teams and a realisation of mortality placing a much-needed focus on succession planning. We have also witnessed a surge in Private Equity investments reigniting the debate over how to incentivise investment staff, a focus on longevity popularising long-term incentive structures and the move to remote working begging the question of whether or not you should pay in-line with location. All of these changes have elevated the matter of Family Office compensation as the single-most talked about topic within the Family Office Community and with the season of giving upon us, what better time to talk about rewarding your staff? I thought I would share the two biggest trends in Family Office Compensation from 2021 and why they are …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Grab Holdings said Thursday its net loss widened to $988 million in the third quarter, from $621 million a year ago, due to exceptional charges and a general decline in the ride-hailing sector following a renewed spike in Covid-19 infections across Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam. The losses include $748 million non-cash items such as interest charges accrued on Grab’s redeemable preference shares, stock-based compensation and fair value changes on investments, Grab said in statement . The company expects these expenses to cease once the merger with Altimeter Growth Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, is completed by the end of the year. The transaction—which will be the world’s largest SPAC deal—will raise $4.5 billion and give Grab a valuation of $40 billion. Grab said revenues slipped 9% to $157 million in the third quarter from a year ago, due largely to the severe lockdown in Vietnam where …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As whiskey buyers become younger and more eco-conscious, drinks brands are faced with a problem: How can they convince these new consumers that their spirits are sustainable? "It's sad to see one of them felled," says David Walsh-Kemmis, the 13th generation owner of the Ballykilcavan Estate in Ireland. Seven of his oak trees, originally planted by his ancestors over one hundred years ago, have been felled and sold to Irish Distillers, the Ireland-based whiskey arm of Pernod Ricard. From Ireland, the oak trees are shipped to the Spanish region of Galicia and to the Maderbar Sawmills where they are cut into shape. They are then sent south to Jerez to be warmed in the Spanish sun and lightly toasted before being turned into whiskey casks, or "hogsheads." The hogsheads are then returned to Ireland where they are used to "finish" whiskies that Irish Distillers have been keeping in American bourbon casks for somewhere between 13 …

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