Новости за 11.03.2018

• China has officially passed a constitutional amendment ending term limits for leader Xi Jinping.
• The country cracked down on any popular discontent over the move on social media.
• While many scholars are concerned about China's slide back into dictatorship, others remain optimistic about Xi's ability to continue to steer China to superpower status.

BEIJING (AP) — China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing... Читать дальше...

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• A third of Americans don't get enough sleep, and many Americans also report having concerns about their sex lives.
• These two problems can share underlying causes, such as stress.
• Having more sex can improve sleep, and sleeping more can lead to greater interest in sex.

One in 3 American adults do not get enough sleep. Sexual issues are also common, with as many as 45 percent of women and 31 percent of men having a concern about their sex life. Читать дальше...

SNL

• The cold open on "Saturday Night Live" this week parodied the brutal finale of "The Bachelor" with special counsel Robert Mueller telling contestant Becca he wasn't going to be able to charge President Donald Trump for colluding with the Russians.
• Mueller, played by Kate McKinnon, said he could maybe get him for obstruction of justice, and while the Stormy Daniels scandal was fun, it wasn't what he was in charge of doing.
• She asked if there was anything she could be happy about... Читать дальше...

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• History suggests the stock market will be strong in March and April, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch's technical analysis team.
• The firm provides two charts that uphold its expectation for equity gains over the next two months.

The next two months should treat the stock market well — at least if history is any indication.

The technical analysis team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch has looked at monthly performance... Читать дальше...

Walmart

• Executives at various US companies are confirming that there's pressure to raise wages.
• Wage growth has been sluggish since the recession but is finally on the rise.

There's no two ways about it: Corporate America is under pressure to pay workers more.

That's the impression that several executives gave during quarterly conference calls with analysts about their earnings.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: The best and... Читать дальше...

GM

Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road.

The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizable piece of automakers' core business.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• The US and UK are taking more steps toward self-driving... Читать дальше...

Hollis Johnson

It's getting easier and easier to stick with last year's model than upgrading to the latest one. 

New smartphones are only getting incremental updates over their predecessors these days, and that's the case with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9. 

That's not to say the Galaxy S9 isn't a superb smartphone. It's absolutely one of the best smartphones you can buy at the moment. But if you have a Galaxy S8, you have one of the best smartphones of 2017. And the features... Читать дальше...

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• The GOP posted photos on its official Instagram account celebrating the women President Donald Trump has appointed to high-ranking positions as a tribute to Women's History Month.
• The list included First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence, neither of whom hold positions that are filled by political appointees. 
• The Trump administration has the lowest number of women serving in top positions since former President George W. Bush during his first term. Читать дальше...

• Illegal cheese smuggling is on the rise in Canada due to import restrictions and the rising cost of dairy products.
• The quotas and tariffs in place aim to protect Canadian dairy farmers against cheaper imports, in particular from Europe and America. 
• There are undergoing trade negotiations taking place with the U.S., and Canada recently agreed to increase cheese imports from the EU. 

Clara is a college student in Toronto, and in a few days, she's flying home to Paris to visit her family and friends. Читать дальше...

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• Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 11, 2018.
• Early that morning, most phones and computers will automatically shift an hour ahead.
• The interruption to our internal clocks literally kills people: incidents of heart attacks, strokes, and fatal car accidents all spike around the start of Daylight Saving Time each year.

Daylight saving time is a killer. 

The annual ritual in which we trade an hour of morning light... Читать дальше...

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• The US economy is experiencing healthy economic growth and a strong labor market.
• Combined those are increasing the risk of rising inflation and higher interest rates.
• This could lead to reduced house-buying power.

As the March Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting approaches, overall positive economic conditions are troubling those who follow the Fed closely. Many might pose the question, why would positive economic conditions be troubling? Читать дальше...

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• Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida are thanking businesses for supporting their calls for gun reform.
• A slew of businesses cut ties with the National Rifle Association, raised the age they would sell guns to 21, or spoke out in support of gun control after the shooting at the school on February 14.
• The high schoolers became activists after a gunman killed 17 of their classmates and teachers. They're hosting a rally in Washington, DC on March 24. Читать дальше...

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• Strategists at Morgan Stanley have put together a guide on which assets are most consistent with the final stages of a bull market.
• "Our current environment of rising inflation, strong data, tighter policy, flatter yield curves and more volatility is consistent with a late-cycle market," they said. 

The agreed definition of a bear market is a 20% decline from the most recent high. 

But it's not as straightforward to predict when a bear market is looming. Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.

Smart speakers — Amazon's Echo, for example — are the latest device category poised to take a chunk of our increasingly digital lives. These devices are made primarily for the home and execute a user's voice commands via an integrated digital assistant. These digital assistants can play music, answer questions, and control other devices within a user's home... Читать дальше...

Henry Poole & Co

• Savile Row tailor Henry Poole & Co has dressed clients including former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the Queen, and supermodel David Gandy.
• Managing director Simon Cundey told Business Insider there are a number of mistakes men make when buying and wearing a suit.
• The key is to look at a suit as an investment.

With past and present clients who include the likes of the Queen, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

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It hasn't been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms' subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top (OTT) apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Viber — and they're losing.See the rest of the... Читать дальше...

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• About 80% of people believe that "opposites attract."
• In fact, if science is anything to go by, this probably isn't the case.
• Research points to us being attracted to people who are similar to us — both physically and in personality.

If you're on the hunt for love, chances are you've heard the phrase "opposites attract."

Despite romantic comedies hinging on the idea we're likely to fall in love with someone with completely different qualities to ourselves ... Читать дальше...

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Liu Wen is a woman of many firsts. She's the first East Asian model to work for Victoria's Secret, first Chinese woman to grace American Vogue's cover, and first Asian to ever make Forbes' list of highest-paid supermodels

While Liu success can be attributed to the fashion industry's growing focus on Chinese consumers, she also works insanely hard for it.

The model, now based between New York and Beijing, told Business Insider how she did it. Читать дальше...

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• Bitcoin holders (or "hodlers" as they call themselves) are heaping abuse on a lawyer whose job is to sell bitcoin recovered from a massive 2014 cryptocurrency theft. The sales are depressing the price.
• These people are ridiculous.
• Bitcoin represents nothing except its price, and the price reflects supply and demand.
• Complaining about sales that depress the price of bitcoin is therefore like complaining about bitcoin itself. 

LONDON ... Читать дальше...

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With global interest rates on the rise, led by an ongoing tightening cycle from the US Federal Reserve, the era of ultra cheap money looks to be coming to an end.

Since the 2008 crisis, many companies have taken advantage of low rates, borrowing aggressively to fuel expansion.

Now though, with rates starting to rise, many companies have left themselves exposed to bigger interest repayments.

Some firms are more at risk than others, with companies on... Читать дальше...

BI Intelligence

This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most commonly referenced terms by financial institutions (FIs) and payments firms when describing their vision for the future of financial services. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• The story behind S&P Global's $550 million... Читать дальше...

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Advancements in artificial intelligence, coupled with the proliferation of messaging apps, are fueling the development of chatbots — software programs that use messaging as the interface through which to carry out any number of tasks, from scheduling a meeting, to reporting weather, to helping users buy a pair of shoes. Читать дальше...

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We are still more than a month from the 2018 NFL Draft, but the combine is now history, players and teams are jockeying for position, and experts have weighed in on who they think will be drafted by each team in the first round.

We surveyed 14 NFL Draft experts who have released mock drafts recently to get a consensus prediction for which players teams might be considering with all 32 first-round picks. Under this format, it is possible for the same player... Читать дальше...

BII

Technology is increasingly disrupting every part of our daily lives.

Smart speakers and voice assistants let us interact with our homes and with retailers in new and seamless ways.

Smartphones are taking over as the dominant shopping device.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• WeChat has hit 1 billion monthly active users
• Facebook is capitalizing on brand safety concerns
• Social platforms are most popular among 18- to 29-year-olds

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• President Donald Trump gave a raucous speech in Pennsylvania on Saturday, railing against his critics and touting his achievements.
• Trump attacked media, including NBC's Chuck Todd, whom he called "a sleeping son of a b----."
• He also said he hoped Oprah Winfrey runs for president because he knows her "weakness."
• Trump also used the speech to double down on executing drug dealers, a solution he said has worked in China and Singapore. Читать дальше...