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Protectionism

EU cuts eurozone growth forecast as Italy debt soars

Brussels (AFP) - The European Commission cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2019 on Tuesday, with overspending by populist-run Italy again a concern. In its quarterly forecast, the EU executive blamed the downward trend on the slowdown in China and US prot…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Gundam

The ‘Gundam’ Gunpla Model Kit Phenomenon Has Now Reached 500 Million Lifetime Sales

As of this year, the total lifetime sales of Gunpla, or Gundam plastic model kits, has reached the monumental figure of 500 million units.To give some context to that figure, if you were to line up all the packaging together, it would circle the world four ti…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

NASDAQ

Wall St. opens lower as trade worries keep investors on sidelines – Investing.com

By Amy Caren Daniel (Reuters) - U.S. stocks posted broad-based declines on Tuesday, led by tariff-sensitive industrial companies, as renewed worries over trade negotiations with China stoked global growth worries and kept investors away from risky assets. …

bubmagMay 7, 2019

AR-15

Watch Lil Nas X Play “Country Or Nah” With Desus & Mero

Before he made the unstoppable monster single “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X was a visible Twitter guy, a vocal and engaging member of Nicki Minaj’s Barbz stan army. And back before they launched their own Showtime talk show — and before the Vice show and podcast…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Global Warming

Global Workers Are Ready for Retraining

Joseph Fuller, professor at Harvard Business School, says that the story we hear about workers being afraid for the future of their jobs might not be right. In surveying 11,000 people in lower-income and middle-skills jobs and 6,500 managers across 11 countri…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Water Scarcity

Use MPLADS funds to divert rainwater during monsoon: Madras HC tells govt – The News Minute

Even as Tamil Nadu is reeling under a major water crisis, the Madras High Court has intervened, recommending that the state government make use of funds allotted to Members of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly for regulating surplus water. Th…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Here’s what you need to know about those CGI influencers invading your feed

Human influencers like Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner might want to secure their positions in the influencer realm before they get ousted by glorified Sims. That's right: There are now computer generated images that do exactly what human influencers do. Ther…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Super Komachi

8 Japanese infrastructure projects that could reshape the world

Japan has long been an innovator of striking infrastructure projects. Today, Japan is involved in several projects around the world that could influence infrastructure for years to come. Here are eight Japanese infrastructure projects that could reshape the…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Times Square

Madonna Has ‘Her Own Met Gala’ in Times Square: Madame X ‘Travels the World’

After performing in a surprise show at the annual event last year, Madonna skipped the 2019 Met Gala but she was still celebrating on Monday night. The 60-year-old star shared a video from New York City’s famed Time Square, where billboards for her upcoming …

bubmagMay 7, 2019

NSA

CoreLogic: House Prices up 3.7% Year-over-year in March

Notes: This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for March. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for February. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA). From CoreLogic: CoreLogic Reports March Home Prices …

bubmagMay 7, 2019

EU cuts eurozone growth forecast as Italy debt soars

The ‘Gundam’ Gunpla Model Kit Phenomenon Has Now Reached 500 Million Lifetime Sales

Wall St. opens lower as trade worries keep investors on sidelines – Investing.com

Watch Lil Nas X Play “Country Or Nah” With Desus & Mero

Global Workers Are Ready for Retraining

Use MPLADS funds to divert rainwater during monsoon: Madras HC tells govt – The News Minute

Here’s what you need to know about those CGI influencers invading your feed

8 Japanese infrastructure projects that could reshape the world

Madonna Has ‘Her Own Met Gala’ in Times Square: Madame X ‘Travels the World’

CoreLogic: House Prices up 3.7% Year-over-year in March

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