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• What the public actually knows about China is very minimal because of corruption, bias, and poor data availability.
• Even the Chinese government, led by President Xi Jinping, may not have a great hold on all the information that the world's largest country needs.
• China is trying to use big data to get more accurate information about population, education standards, and GDP.

As a foreigner in China, you get used to hearing the retort "you don’t... Читать дальше...

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• Many manufacturers create brilliantly designed keys to add to the experience of driving their cars.
• Key wristbands, mobile apps, and touchscreen keys are just a few of the innovative ways carmakers are improving keys

The excitement around innovative car exteriors often overshadows smaller details like a car key. But from simple, sleek key fobs to high-tech designs that ditch the physical key all-together, car makers are constantly trying to create... Читать дальше...

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• The national conversation about guns in America has been hijacked in recent days by a controversy between a Fox News host and David Hogg, one of the student leaders of the gun-control movement that erupted following February's mass shooting at a high school in Florida.
• Ingraham and Hogg traded barbs this week after the TV pundit personally attacked Hogg for complaining about not getting accepted into a few universities.
• But amid the feud, the debate over guns in America rages on. Читать дальше...

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• The Cadillac XTS V-Sport is a somewhat retro sedan that still has performance cred.
• It is big, comfy, and has a large trunk — but it also has a powerful V6, twin-turbo engine.
• The Cadillac Cue infotainment system and the Bose audio setup make for blissful highway cruising.

The Business Insider Transportation team is fortunate in that we get to road test some extremely exciting cars.

But humans are diverse in their desires... Читать дальше...

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• SUVs have been surging, but there are still plenty of great sedans on the market.
• We've driven many four-doors over the past few years.
• Here are 12 of our favorites.

One of the big stories in the car business over the past two years has been the realignment of sales in the US. Pickup trucks have always done well, but as the market was setting records in 2016 and 2017, SUVs were moving up while sedans were moving down. At the New York auto show... Читать дальше...

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• The US' expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats in response to a chemical attack on a former Russian spy in the UK, announced earlier this week, has a huge loophole.
• A State Department official confirmed that the US will not require Russia to reduce the number of staff in its Washington embassy.
• In other words, the 60 diplomats — many of whom were undercover intelligence officers — who were kicked out can be replaced by others.
• Targeted expulsions like this... Читать дальше...

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• One way to create affordable housing is by taxing more expensive new homes.
• Los Angeles is trying to solve its housing crisis with a linkage fee, one of numerous additional costs that drive up the price of housing.
• The solution looks at housing from each extreme level of cost, but others can not get affordable housing even if they need it.

One paradox of the housing affordability crisis in the United States is that one of the most... Читать дальше...

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Defense Secretary James Mattis was legendary long before he agreed to join President Donald Trump's Cabinet.

The retired four-star general spent 44 years in the US Marine Corps, working his way up to Commander of US Central Command.

He's been called "Mad Dog" Mattis (a nickname he detests), "Warrior Monk" (because he's such an intellectual), and is beloved and respected by fellow Marines.

Mattis also has some of the best quotes of any general around. Читать дальше...

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• Southeast Asian fintech company HelloGold and reverse-vending machine company KLEAN have partnered up to offer Malaysians 0.00059 grams of gold for each plastic bottle or aluminum can they recycle.
• Users can sign up for an account on the HelloGold app, and then bring their recyclables to any KLEAN machine.
• Once they deposit the cans or bottles, they can convert KLEAN e-credits into gold through an integration between the two apps. 

One man’s trash can end up being his gold too.

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• Keith Parker, UBS' chief US equity strategist, says millennial investors have been scarred by the stock market turbulence throughout their lives.
• As part of a wide-ranging interview, he offered some suggestions for how millennials can better handle their investment future.

It almost goes without saying that millennials haven't been dealt the greatest set of investing circumstances.

The dot-com bubble of the early 2000s was the first scar on their psyche... Читать дальше...

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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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• New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman hit Tampa Bay Rays prospect Jake Cronenworth in the ribs with a fastball.
• Chapman has the fastest fastball in Major League Baseball, averaging over 100 mph.
• The pitch left a bruise that looks like a crater and can best be described as "disturbing."

Early in Spring Training, New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman hit Tampa Bay Rays prospect Jake Cronenworth with a 98 mph fastball, right in the ribs. Читать дальше...

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• Food sensitivities and allergies can have some similar symptoms, but are very different conditions.
• Allergies can be life-threatening and intolerances usually aren't.
• You can usually eat quite a bit of a food to which you're intolerant before having a reaction, but just a few bites of a food that you're allergic to. 
• Here's how to tell if your reaction is a food sensitivity or an allergy.

Warring with an upset stomach... Читать дальше...

• Latest polls suggest that support for Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has dropped to 36% following a controversial trip to India.  
• In New Delhi, Trudeau incited debate when he attended a dinner in the Canadian high commissioner's residence. Jaspal Atwal, a Sikh extremist who served jail time in Canada, was also on the guest list. 
• Trudeau's circle attempted to lay the blame on both the Indian government and on a Sikh Canadian MP. 
• Trudeau also caused offense... Читать дальше...

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• There's a crowded trade in the US stock market that Morgan Stanley warns could lead to a brutal unwinding.
• In many ways, last week's equity sell-off was a dry run for how deep the pain can run when this strategy starts to unravel.

The herd mentality often employed by equity investors is, in many ways, the ultimate double-edged sword.

During prosperous times of unabated stock gains, the so-called momentum trade — which involves piling into proven winners ... Читать дальше...

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• "Direct to consumer" genetics tests have soared in popularity in recent years as the cost of genetics sequencing has plummeted.
• AncestryDNA, Helix, and 23andMe are some of the companies offering the tests.
• But 23andMe is the only one with approval from the Food and Drug Administration to include information about breast-cancer risk based on three mutations on the BRCA 1 and 2 genes.
• Experts say a "negative" result on 23andMe's... Читать дальше...

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Fintech broke onto the scene as a disruptive force following the 2008 crisis, but the industry's influence on the broader financial services system is changing. 

The fintech industry no longer stands clearly apart from financial services proper, and is increasingly growing embedded in mainstream finance. We’re now seeing... Читать дальше...

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• Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones cofounded the nonprofit Just Capital in 2013 to measure what Americans want from corporations and evaluate which of these companies are contributing to a "more just" society.
• President Donald Trump's tax plan is set to save the 1,000 largest American companies $150 billion this year.
• Just Capital has analyzed 120 of these companies, whose savings account for about one-third of the total, and found... Читать дальше...

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• US stocks this year risk ending their relative outperformance over global stocks, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
• "The S&P 500 vs MSCI ACWI is a chart to watch for the rest of 2018," Stephen Suttmeier, a technical analyst, said.

US stocks this year are at risk of ending their outperformance trend over global stocks, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The S&P 500, a benchmark of US stocks, has outperformed... Читать дальше...

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• Exercise routines can still be effective without gym equipment.
• Doing a 10-minute exercise routine composed of cardio and strength exercises can strengthen muscles and prevent a weak core.
• Running outdoors is one of the most effective ways to get fit, though it is important to vary the intensity of the workout and to take regular breaks. 

I'm in pretty good shape, overall: I run four to five times a week, do calisthenics, and do a decent amount of strength training. Читать дальше...

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