Новости за 10.02.2018

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• Oppenheimer Global Fund, a portfolio of large-cap US and international stocks, has outperformed its MSCI benchmark index since 2008.
• Co-fund manager John Delano told Business Insider the fund uses a thematic approach that fits into the acronym MANTRA, which stands for Mass Affluence, New Technology, Restructuring, and Aging.
• For example, mass affluence is based on the bet that the world is going to get richer. As such... Читать дальше...

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• A trader has been betting for months on a large increase in the Cboe Volatility Index — or VIX — which serves as the stock market's fear gauge, and has been suppressed for most of the past year.
• The volatility vigilante just rolled over a massive volatility bet that could pay out $262.5 million if all goes according to plan.

After months in the red, the market's most notorious volatility bull is finally turning a profit — and the trader has the market's ongoing meltdown to thank. Читать дальше...

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• Business Insider recently compiled a list of the top headhunters on Wall Street age 40 and under, and we asked many of them what they like to see from job candidates.
• We got a slew of useful tips for landing coveted positions on Wall Street.
• Transparency is crucial, one said: "Kids just not being honest with me or other recruiters — that, to me, is huge."

Business Insider recently compiled a list of the top headhunters on Wall Street age 40 and under... Читать дальше...

• A common piece of advice is to live each day like it's your last. 
• Instead, try asking yourself: If you knew you were going to die in exactly 5 years from today, what would you change in your life now? 
• Author Zat Rana says this has taught him to relentlessly eliminate, fall in love with boredom, and seek out discomfort. 

We're often told to live everyday like it's our last. I think that's bad advice.

• A Marist College poll found that 66% of people surveyed believe the FBI over President Donald Trump.
• A majority of respondents also said they believe special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election to be fair.
• The findings come amid Republicans' claims of corruption and bias against Trump at the FBI and the Justice Department.

A majority of Americans said they would believe the FBI more than President Donald Trump... Читать дальше...

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The smartphone is an essential part of our everyday lives.

But as with all technology, things change. So the question becomes: What will be the next smartphone?See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Facebook Watch may become more like YouTube
• Publishers turn away from Facebook Instant Articles
• Snapchat signals e-commerce ambitions

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• Saturday was the first full day of the Olympics and it included ski jumpers competing for their first medal in the men's normal hill jump.
• The biggest star of the competetion was the mustache on the face of ski jumper Robert Johansson of Norway.
• Johansson did advance to the final round, but is not expected to medal, so he will have to settle for facial-hair stardom.

The Winter Olympics hit its full stride on Saturday... Читать дальше...

Caviar is one of the most expensive foods in the world. Selling for up to $35,000 per kilo, it's revered and relished by aristocrats across the globe. But it's an acquired taste. Turns out, caviar wasn't always so valuable. In the 19th century, sturgeon species in the US were so common that there are accounts of caviar being offered in saloons for free, like bar nuts. In Europe, fishermen were feeding the eggs to their pigs, or leaving it on the beach to spoil. What changed?

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• A draft report from the Homeland Security Department called for continuous vetting of Sunni Muslim immigrants.
• The report identifies a broad swath of Sunni Muslim residents as being potentially "vulnerable to terrorist narratives."
• But the report shares similar methodological problems, according to current and former DHS officials.

Department of Homeland Security draft report from late January called on authorities to... Читать дальше...

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• Booking airline tickets can be straightforward, but there might be an even better way to get what you’re looking for.
• You might be making some mistakes when booking tickets that you don’t even realize you’re making.
• Think carefully about trip insurance, and consider alternate airlines and airports.

Although buying an airline ticket seems pretty straightforward, if you're only taking a few minutes to do so, you're probably missing out on some killer deals. Читать дальше...

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• This week's sell-off has been linked with and blamed on interest rates, with investors said to have become concerned about higher US inflation.
• Strategists at Pavilion Global Markets and elsewhere say this dominant narrative is incorrect.
• As equity volatility spiked, rates markets stayed stable.
• Risk-parity funds, which invest in a combination of stocks and bonds based on factors including volatility, may have contributed to the sell-off as stock market fear increased, Pavilion said. Читать дальше...

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• NBCU has allied itself with a number of digital media companies, ranging from Snap to BuzzFeed to Apple.
• Now the company is building out a specialized sale unit, NBCU Code, to help cater to advertisers looking to create unique programs via these different properties.
• The hope is to go after ad budgets that typically go to digital platforms, and cater to advertisers looking for big audiences on mobile devices.

Over the past few years NBCUniversal has either invested in... Читать дальше...

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• The Macan compact crossover SUV is the hottest selling model in Porsche's lineup.
• Last year, it accounted for 39% of Porsche's US sales.
• The Turbo with Performance Package is the most expensive version of the Macan on sale.
• Our test car started at $86,445 but cost $96,295 with options.
• The Macan is the best driving crossover SUV we've ever tested.

Porsche. There is no substitute. Regardless of whether... Читать дальше...

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• There are tiny green plants at the bottom of the ski jump hill, and they stick out amid the white snow.
• The plants are placed there to help ski jumpers' depth perception.
• When the athletes are flying through the air and rapidly approaching the ground, the plants help them know where they are in relation to the ground.

Ski jumping is one of the most spectacular events of the Winter Olympics, with athletes flying down the hill at 60 miles per hour... Читать дальше...

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• Lindsey Vonn is the most decorated women's skier in history with 79 career wins. 
• So far in 2018, she's made more than $128,000 for her International Ski Federation performances.
• Vonn also has a number of sponsorship and endorsement deals with companies like Red Bull, Rolex, Under Armour, and Hershey.
• In 2016, she wrote "Strong is the New Beautiful," which was on the New York Times best-seller for sports books. 
• Vonn has two homes... Читать дальше...

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Another year means another set of new emojis. 

After months of deliberation, Unicode — the consortium responsible for choosing the new emojis across all platforms — has approved 157 new emojis, which will arrive on phones sometime later this year.

While there are 157 individual emojis total — including skin tone and gender variations — there are 69 unique symbols.

Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia has rendered the new emojis in an "Apple-like style" so we can see what they'll eventually look like in iMessage. Читать дальше...

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Fisher Island, Florida, is a paragon of exclusivity.

The 216-acre, man-made island sitting pretty off the coast of Miami Beach is reachable only by boat — most often yacht. It's considered America's most millionaire-dense ZIP code, but less than 20% of the island's residents permanently reside there.

With its mix of condos, private homes, and hotel rooms, the lush island exists as a retreat for the ultra wealthy, who spend their days golfing, playing tennis... Читать дальше...

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• Sheena Patterson is a staff manufacturing engineer at Tesla.
• She's working to build the machine that builds the machine: Tesla's highly automated assembly line for the Model 3.
• She also knows how to create robots.

Editor's note: Business Insider had the chance to speak with four Tesla employees from different parts of the company to learn more about their work. And what we discovered were some of the coolest jobs at Tesla. Читать дальше...

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• Speed skaters swing their arms backward and to the side rather than forward and back like sprinters.
• The side-to-side movement of the arms in related to how speed skaters push off the ice.
• Speed skaters push off in a diagonal motion meaning the arms must move from side-to-side to prevent the body from twisting.

Speed skating is a fast-paced sport where athletes whip around an oval track at speeds of up to 40 mph. If you're watching the Winter Olympics... Читать дальше...

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• Flashy logos are back in vogue.
• Designer brands have made logos cool again, and mass-market retailers are wising up. 
• The trend has suddenly become a favorite with millennials. 

Logos are back with a vengeance.

At one time, visible logos were about the biggest faux pas a brand could commit, and now they're back in vogue. 

Designer brands such as Gucci and Calvin Klein have made flashy logos cool again, and suddenly millennials love them. Читать дальше...

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• Chelsea started physically attacking her parents after suffering brain damage in an accident at college.
• She is not alone. There are well-documented cases of people with brain injuries, tumours, and lesions behaving out of character.
• Studies show that criminals are more likely to have suffered a brain injury than the rest of the population.
• In severe cases, brain injuries are a line of defence in court, but the science is not strong... Читать дальше...

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• The Dow Jones industrial average ended a wild week up 314 points on Friday, but down over 1,300 points since the close the previous Friday.
• Goldman Sachs said the volatility explosion that rocked markets Monday won't happen again anytime soon. But other market participants say "market technicals are very negative."

One little spark lit a fire that rocked the stock market last week. Now, investors are wondering whether the kindling is exhausted. Читать дальше...

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• Investors have grown complacent as the bull market has raged on, but that placidity has been rocked amid the ongoing global equity selloff.
• Traders are now paying the most since the 2016 presidential election to protect against a decline in the S&P 500, while the Cboe Volatility Index — or VIX — has also spiked to a 14-month high.

For much of the stock market's blistering bull market run, investors have stayed remarkably calm... Читать дальше...

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The future of retail is looking bright.

So bright that BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, expects the industry to top $5.5 trillion by 2020!

While in-store and desktop purchases are certainly helping the retail industry boom, the biggest factor for this incredible growth is in your pocket.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• Here's where Amazon and Whole Foods stand seven months in
• Paytm will partner... Читать дальше...