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It may come as no surprise, but the rich are getting richer.

In fact, the world's richest 1% of people own more wealth than the rest of humanity, according to a report by Oxfam, a non-profit that focuses on fighting global poverty.

The report, titled "Reward Work, Not Wealth," revealed an increasingly depressing picture of wealth and gender inequality around the world.

"To end extreme poverty, we must also end extreme wealth," Oxfam wrote in the report. Читать дальше...

• Starting in September, telecom, tech, media, and entertainment companies will be combined into one S&P 500 sector called Communication Services. 
• It's set to be the most crowded sector in the market, according to equity strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 
• Investors should buy currently underweight parts of the sector ahead of its formation and sell afterwards as a "rule of thumb."

A new stock market sector will launch in September. 

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• Long Island Iced Tea quadrupled its stock price — and avoided being kicked off Nasdaq's stock exchange — in a single day by changing its name to Long Blockchain. 
• Without any actual cryptocurrency assets, the company is now back below a $35 million market cap, meaning it could get another warning. 
• The company is currently attempting to merge with a British brokerage. 

The Long Island Iced Tea Company needed a boost and it needed one quick. Читать дальше...

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• Victoria's Secret has three core businesses: lingerie, beauty, and its PINK label.
• There's a big discrepancy between these collections and the customers they are targeting. This can be off-putting to some shoppers.
• Lingerie and beauty reported negative sales growth in the last quarter, while PINK was a relative bright spot for the brand.

There's a big disconnect between Victoria's Secret's businesses, and it's putting some customers off from shopping at the store. Читать дальше...

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• Conservative groups connected to the powerful Koch brothers are declining to push for Obamacare repeal in 2018.
• The move is the latest sign Republicans are shifting their focus away from the healthcare law.

Republicans in and out of Washington appear to be punting on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the law known as Obamacare, as they shift their focus to other priorities. 

According to Axios' Caitlin Owens, conservative... Читать дальше...

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Paris is known as ville lumière — city of lights.

But the French capital looks more like a city of water right now, as the Seine bulges out of its banks. The water is more than five times its normal level.

Rainfall totals in the Paris area have been double the average this winter. The French government said the Seine reached its crest Monday morning in Paris, with the Austerlitz station measuring the water at 5.85 meters (19.2 feet). But although the levels are now expected to descend... Читать дальше...

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• About 90% of people globally are right-handed — and while genetics definitely plays a part, hand dominance is also determined by environment and chance. 
• Left-handedness is inconvenient — the majority of scissors and desks are made for right-handed people — or discouraged because of schooling or culture. 
• But the hand you use to write isn't necessarily what determines your hand dominance — there are other activities that can show it, like sewing or eating. Читать дальше...

• Microsoft has acquired the cloud-connected game development startup PlayFab. 
• Microsoft's VP Kareem Choudhry says that the move will allow the company to provide a world-class cloud platform for the gaming industry, which is multi-billion dollar market.
• Currently, PlayFab processes more than 1.5 billion transactions today. 

Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, a startup which accelerates game development by handling live operations and other tasks for developers can concentrate on making their games. Читать дальше...

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• Steve Wozniak says he's tired of Elon Musk's promises and thinks Tesla needs to stop overhyping its self-driving technology.
• At the Nordic Business Forum in Stockholm, Wozniak, a cofounder of Apple, shared his experiences driving — and upgrading — his Teslas.
• "Now I don't believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says, but I still love the car," Wozniak said, adding that other automakers were ahead in self-driving technology.
• Wozniak... Читать дальше...

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• Steve Wozniak is tired of Elon Musk's promises, and thinks Tesla needs to stop overhyping its self-driving feature.
• Wozniak shared his experiences driving – and upgrading – his Teslas at the Nordic Business Forum in Stockholm.
• "Now, I don't believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says. But I still love the car," Woz said, adding that other automakers are ahead in self-driving technology.
• The Apple cofounder prefers his Chevy Bolt... Читать дальше...

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The Super Bowl will have the usual flyover — except it will be anything but normal.

U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight is scheduled to perform the flyover at the start of the game Sunday. The HeritageFlight will consist of one F-16 Fighting Falcon, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and one P-51 Mustang flying in formation over U.S. Bank Stadium. This is the first time the Heritage Flight team will conduct a flyover for a Super Bowl, and it will... Читать дальше...

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• Ford is launching Chariot, an app that lets you catch rides on shuttle buses via an app, in London.
• On Monday, regulator TfL approved plans to operate three trial routes in the city for up to a year.
• The service already runs in certain US cities, as Ford attempts to diversify into other modes of transportation.

Chariot, a service that lets users catch rides on shuttle buses by using an app, just got approval to launch in London. Читать дальше...

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• During the Cleveland Cavaliers' Friday win over the Indiana Pacers, Kevin Love grabbed a rebound, then turned and bent over to give the ball to the 5-foot-9 Isaiah Thomas.
• Two reports indicated that some on the Cavs thought Love's gesture was deliberate after Thomas had called out Love in a fiery team meeting.
• Thomas denied any friction between him and Love.

The Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded slightly over the weekend, winning... Читать дальше...

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Credit card rewards have become so popular in the US that issuers capture headlines just by launching a new rewards card. And with consumers now caring more about the type of rewards being offered than any other card feature, competition to offer the most lucrative and attractive rewards has intensified dramatically. 

For consumers... Читать дальше...

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When President Donald Trump and his family aren't on foreign trips, at home, or golfing in Bedminster, New Jersey, they're likely at the Mar-a-Lago Club, the seaside resort he calls "the winter White House."

The Palm Beach resort, which was built in the early 20th century and is Florida's second largest mansion, serves as the first family's weekend getaway, and the president has used it on multiple occasions to host important dignitaries. Читать дальше...

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• The default effect, also known as status quo bias, describes how people tend to stick with what they're given.
• We could use this inclination as a powerful tool in setting policy, but we often don't.
• Policymakers should look to academics to figure out how to present decisions to the public so we make better decisions overall.

More than 8,000 Americans die every year while waiting for an organ transplant.

This figure... Читать дальше...

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• Daymond John grew his clothing line FUBU from a few sewing machines in his mother's house into a $350 million company.
• In 2009 he became one of the original celebrity investors on the hit TV show "Shark Tank."
• He's invested millions in a variety of companies, written books, and opened a coworking space in Manhattan.
• His newest title, "Rise and Grind," looks at examples of people who succeeded despite the odds.

Daymond John grew up in Queens... Читать дальше...

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• Fully autonomous vehicles are likely to arrive first in fleets.
• Fleet rollouts will favor competitors who can build self-driving tech into their cars.
• The traditional auto industry could make use of its advantage in mass-production.

In Detroit, Silicon Valley, and Europe, a race is on to develop self-driving technologies. 

Some major players are already competing against each other: General Motors, Ford, Google, Audi, Tesla.

Two... Читать дальше...

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• The full moon on Wednesday will be the second in a month, making it a blue moon. It'll be at the part of the moon's orbit that defines a supermoon. And there will be a total lunar eclipse.
• The total lunar eclipse is the most exciting for astronomers — it can give the moon a reddish tint, which is why it's sometimes called a blood moon.
• To catch the eclipse, you'll need to look up at a certain time: early in the morning in the US, or later that night in other parts of the world. Читать дальше...

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• Using only egg whites instead of consuming whole eggs became trendy over the past decade as low-fat diets grew in popularity.
• The bulk of scientific research on nutrition suggests that this kind of thinking was misguided.
• Whole eggs can be part of a healthy diet because they're more filling, high in protein, and contain several key vitamins and minerals.

Purge your kitchen of gluten. Stick to low-fat foods. Drink juice. By the time... Читать дальше...

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• Tom Hanks has been cast as Mister Rogers from the beloved children's show "Mister Roger's Neighborhood."
• TriStar Pictures acquired the rights to "You Are My Friend," a biopic about the life of Fred Rogers, the creator and star of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
• The movie's plot will revolve around the unexpected friendship Rogers developed with a journalist, who was assigned to write a profile about him.

Tom Hanks has been cast as Mister Rogers... Читать дальше...

Dubai Sustainable City

For much of the 20th century, the United Arab Emirates was known as one of the world's biggest oil producers and, as a result, greenhouse-gas emitters.

But in the past two decades, the UAE government has made an effort to lower its own dependency on fossil fuels, shifting toward more environmentally-friendly sources to power its cities.

The UAE aims to have 75% of Dubai's energy come from clean sources by 2050. If the city pulls that off, it would have the smallest carbon footprint in the world. Читать дальше...

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