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overwatch: Dario Falcao-Rassokha, 17, is known as Akraken in the online video game Overwatch, according to Nine News Australia. He plays for the Sydney Drop Bears, a team that has won multiple tournaments over the past three years in Australia. To improve your experience update it The teen turning his love of video games into a lucrative career By Zac Kelly2 11pm May 2, 2019Facebook Tweet MailA Brisbane teen is living his dream, turning his passion into a globetrotting career while making the time to study for his final year of high school. He's been playing games since he was 10 and now he's turning his passion into a career, reeling in thousands in prizemoney at tournaments and representing Australia on the world stage. Dario Falcao-Rassokha at last year's Australian Overwatch Contenders tournament in Sydney. I've been with it a little bit over a year now, Dario told nine.au. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

phone number: The practice, known as caller ID spoofing, involves criminals manipulating the telephone network to indicate an incoming call is from a different number to the one they are using, according to Nine News Australia. Scammers use the trusted phone number of a government department and impersonate an employee to advise the victim they have an outstanding fine or fee that must be paid. To improve your experience update it here News National Urgent warning Police impersonated in highly sophisticated phone scam By Matt Dunn Senior Producer6 40am May 3, police have issued an urgent warning after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office ATO phone scam. The scammer pretends to be from QPS Supplied The criminals then call the victim using a police service number and impersonate an officer to legitimise the scam - the victim is threatened with arrest if the money is not paid in the form of gift cards. We want you to be on your guard and we want you to question anyone who asks you for money, he said. Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence of the Financial and Cyber Crime Group said people should be vigilant when receiving calls like this. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

state parliament: In recent months, AgForce and others had campaigned against the imposition of new reef protection regulations, which set sediment load limits in reef catchments and impose new standards on farmers, according to The Guardian. The proposed new laws, which have been introduced to state parliament, also include a provision to allow the environment minister to obtain data from agricultural groups. Guardian Australia revealed in June that the state's auditor general had raised concerns that agriculture industry groups had refused to share data from the best management practices program due to privacy concerns. In an email to AgForce members, seen by Guardian Australia, the group's chief executive officer, Mike Guerin, says they had made the immense and far-reaching decision to delete the data. This data, which is individually owned by each producer, was never intended for that purpose. The bill currently before parliament may require AgForce to provide data to the government despite AgForce's commitment to producers that we look after the data ... on behalf of graziers and grain growers, Guerin wrote. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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voting shareholders: At 25% or so, Bramson would have been able to claim a moral victory of sorts, according to The Guardian. Instead, the City establishment rallied round the board of an establishment bank. Only 13% of voting shareholders thought the activist deserved a seat on the board. It was the way to bet. The evidence is the speed at which events have moved since Bramson's Sherborne fund turned up a year ago with its 5.5% stake. But let's give Bramson his due he had Barclays rattled for a while. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

asia: Asia's regional benchmark has slumped about 6.5 percent in the past year, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index still not recouping all of the losses during the global market rout if late 2018, according to The Japan Times. By contrast, the U.S. S&P 500 is up 11 percent, hitting all-time highs as recently as Tuesday. ; Several themes have been playing out in Asia A strengthening U.S. dollar has hurt investment flows to emerging markets. After years of trading in line with American stocks, Asian equities are no longer moving in tandem. Weakening currencies prompted a number of Asian central banks to raise rates, coloring domestic growth prospects. The U.S.-China trade war disproportionately affected Asian equities, as economies including Japan's and South Korea's saw their exports walloped. Technology stocks, the sector with the largest weighting in Asia Pacific gauge, have slumped amid concerns surrounding chip demand. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

easter bombings: May Day rallies are also being held in the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and elsewhere in Asia, according to The Japan Times. In Sri Lanka, major political parties called off traditional May Day rallies due to security concerns following the Easter bombings that killed 253 people and were claimed by militants linked to the Islamic State group. A major South Korean umbrella trade union issued a joint statement with a North Korean workers' organization calling for the Koreas to push ahead with engagement commitments made during a series of inter-Korean summits last year. ; Many of the plans agreed on between the Koreas, including joint economic projects, have been held back by a lack of progress in nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. French authorities announced tight security measures for May Day demonstrations, with the interior minister saying there was a risk that radical activists could join anti-government yellow vest protesters and union workers in the streets of Paris and across the country. Wearing headbands and swinging fists, the protesters in Seoul rallied in streets near City Hall, marching under banners denouncing deteriorating working conditions and equal treatment and pay for non-regular workers. More than 7,400 police will be deployed, aided by drones to give them an overview of the protests and a quicker way to head off potential violence. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

fiji plans: We believe that Fiji can learn from the Chinese government in areas, such as setting special industrial/economic zone policies and establishing zones that attracts foreign direct investments in specialized areas, Kumar said, according to a Fijian government statement on Tuesday, according to Global Times China. The minister pointed out that Fiji needed to capitalize on this initiative for the benefit of Fijians, as Fiji plans to attract foreign direct investment from China. Kumar made the remarks after she attended the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing earlier this month. This would in return create employment opportunities and improve the livelihood of all Fijians, she said. Fiji is one of the first countries in the South Pacific region to ink with China a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. We are engaging with distributors in China, so that we are able to export more to China, she said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

adviser: Late Tuesday, Moore, a former Trump campaign adviser and close political ally, told CNN that he plans to stick with his prospective nomination, even after multiple Republican senators expressed open doubts, according to CNN. He feels frustrated' Why Trump scapegoats the Fed That once again leaves Powell to reassure the public and investors worldwide that nothing is amiss inside the Fed, which sets US interest rate policy and is a pillar of the global economic system. Stephen Moore, the President's pick for a seat on the bank's powerful Board of Governors, faces claims that he is biased against women after multiple reports from CNN's KFile and other outlets about his past writing and comments. Trump has repeatedly broken with presidential precedent by subjecting the Fed, and Powell personally, to open criticism over moves to prevent inflation, which the President believes are unfairly dampening economic growth and potentially costing him politically. Read More A 'strong culture'Powell has defended the institution from political threats by citing its strong culture and its inability to be disrupted. His most recent salvo came Tuesday, when he tweeted that the Fed should cut rates by a full point -- a drastic and unlikely move given the growing economy. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

coup: Venezuela opposition leader claims coup is under way live news Read more The time is now, Guaid said outside the La Carlota airbase, according to The Guardian. We are going to achieve freedom and democracy in Venezuela, he added, urging supporters to take to the streets. A day of high drama and profound uncertainty began shortly before dawn on Tuesday when Guaid who has been spearheading a three-month campaign to topple Maduro posted an online video in which he appeared surrounded by dozens of armed troops near a key military installation in Caracas. On Tuesday evening local time, Guaid reiterated his call for action in a video message to his supporters posted on You Tube. No mention of where Guaid now is. 1, 2019 His said his rallying cry was not a coup but a peaceful rebellion and claimed that Maduro no longer had the backing of the armed forces, which have so far mostly remained loyal to the president. Tom is the full video. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

london resort: The theme park project, which has been beset by delays and was originally expected to open this year, started with a tie-up with Paramount Pictures, the Hollywood studio behind blockbusters such as Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Transformers and The Godfather, according to The Independent. However, Paramount, which lent its name to the resort, pulled out in 2017. In 2015, Aardman Animations struck a deal with the company behind the development in Kent, known as the London Resort to potentially turn its characters into themed rides and attractions. London Resort's memorandum of understanding with Aardman Animations said the deal would bring a number of the nation's favourite characters to the resort and introduce them to a whole new international audience . However, a spokeswoman for Aardman told the Guardian the company is no longer involved with this project . A spokesman for London Resort Company Holdings said The partnerships are under continuous review and when the agreement with Aardman expired both parties decided not to renew the partnership. Thunderbirds returned to TV in 2015 five decades after Gerry Anderson's supermarionation puppets first appeared on ITV. The BBC signed a similar deal in 2014, which could lead to attractions based on shows from Doctor Who to Top Gear. On Monday, ITV struck a deal to turn children'sshows, led by animated series Thunderbirds Are Go, into attractions at the theme park. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

flowers maximise: More surprisingly, a recent study in plant signaling and behaviour suggests that individual plants can adjust the timing of these movements based on their previous experiences with insect pollinators they learn from the past, according to The Independent. Over the course of a flower's life, individual stamens swing one by one into the flower's centre. They gymnastically wave around their stamens organs used for fertilisation to maximise pollen distribution. When a bee rummages for nectar there, it triggers the next stamen to come sweeping in, ready for a new bee or the previous bee's return. The discovery joins others recently painting an ever-broader picture of what plants can sense, learn and do. In this way, the flowers maximise their chances of transferring pollen to many different flowers. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

i ll: This reminds us the world is still full of brain power, raw entrepreneurial spirit and, what the heck, I'll say it, positive vibes, according to Market Watch. We are seeing more innovation now than we have ever seen, says Catherine Wood, the CEO and chief investment officer of ARK Invest. We know this because of the enormous amount of technical innovation happening everywhere making life easier and more fun. ARK runs several exchange traded funds ETFs that invest in disruptive innovation. The firm's ARK Innovation ARKK, 0.49% and ARK Web x.0 ARKW, -0.38% ETFs are up more than 140% over the past three years, compared with about 66% for the Nasdaq COMP, -0.16% and 39% for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.21% Its Industrial Innovation ETF ARKQ, 0.76% is up around 76% over the same time span. There can be good money in this. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

market analyst: Read The case for the Fed to keep an interest-rate hike on the table revolves around financial stability Markets are convinced that the Fed has their back, but while caution rules at the U.S. central bank it might be difficult to say anything that will fire up the enthusiasm of equity investors, Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, told clients, according to Market Watch. For now, though, the enthusiasm is all about Apple AAPL, -0.65% which may regain its status as a 1 trillion company, after forecast-beating results and upbeat revenue targets. Of course, it remains to be seen if the Federal Reserve can avoid spoiling the mood when the central bank makes a policy announcement later, with a press conference by Chairman Jerome Powell in the spotlight. Read Apple is optimistic and it isn't because of the iPhone That brings us to our call of the day from the founder of the venture-capital firm Loup Ventures, Gene Munster, who cautions investors against underestimating Apple's ability to pull off future earnings success. Doubts on what Apple could deliver have been in part due to the dark picture of smartphone demand painted by some rivals. This story could be a 350 stock over the next couple years, and I think they are going to surprise people on this earnings power, he told CNBC late Tuesday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

mher sahakyan: The country needs to participate in global economic initiatives, and the BRI is one of the largest, said Mher Sahakyan, head of the China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research Foundation, adding that Armenia should fully make use of the opportunity to expand economic cooperation with China and attract investment, according to Global Times China. The just-ended second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing is not a unilateral program, but an initiative in which all countries could introduce their own business plans for cooperation, he said. The new Armenian government has declared the start of an economic revolution. Within the initiative, Armenia and China can enlarge cooperation in many fields, for example, agriculture, commodity trade, air transportation and building free trade zones, he said. Armenia's small and medium-sized enterprises that import Chinese products and technologies will also be benefited, the expert said. It is advisable to start negotiations with China to become a full-fledged regional member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank AIIB and this would create opportunities for Armenia to get a loan to finance infrastructure projects, such as its North-South highway and the Iran-Armenia railway. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

clinton: The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own, according to CNN. He was an advisor to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

company: New Vernon Capital Holdings Ii Llc who had been investing in Hdfc Bank Ltd for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the 91.45B market cap company, according to MSNBC. The stock increased 2.29% or 2.63 during the last trading session, reaching 117.28. The hedge fund held 32,484 shares of the commercial banks company at the end of 2018Q4, valued at 3.37 million, down from 54,911 at the end of the previous reported quarter. About 366,266 shares traded. It has underperformed by 1.54% the S&P500. HDFC Bank Limited HDB has risen 2.83% since May 1, 2018 and is uptrending. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

dual-oscar winner: The dual-Oscar winner will play Presley's lifelong manager Colonel Tom Parker, but who'll play The King of rock 'n' roll is yet to be revealed, according to Nine News Australia. The role of Elvis will be filled after a worldwide search to be overseen by Baz Luhrmann, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament. To improve your experience update it here News National New Elvis Presley movie starring Tom Hanks to be filmed on the Gold Coast By AAP5 00pm May 1, legend Tom Hanks will star in a new Baz Luhrmann movie about the life of Elvis Presley to be filmed on the Gold Coast. Tom Hanks delivers a speech as his wife US actress Rita Wilson is honored with the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood. The Warner Bros. AAP She said the production would inject more than 105 million into the local economy, and generate 900 jobs in areas including set construction, catering and costume design. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

footwear giant: US footwear giant Decker's bought the rights to the name Ugg Australia during the 1990s, and now sells 1.5 billion of Ugg Australia boots a year, according to Nine News Australia. But it is suing Sydney based company Australian Leather and its owner Eddie Oygur for selling Ugg boots in the US. Mr Xenophon, a former high profile federal politician, is a member of the legal team heading to the US for a trial scheduled to start next week. To improve your experience update it here News National Former politician Nick Xenophon to defend Aussie firm in Ugg' case By 9News Staff8 17pm May 1, senator Nick Xenophon is joining a Sydney Ugg boot manufacturer in a David-and-Goliath legal stoush. As a senator he championed the Sydney company's stance and urged the federal government to protect the iconic Aussie term, just as Greece safeguards feta' and France protects champagne'. Mr Oygur claims the US company should not have the right to use the 'Ugg' name. Supplied Deckers has claimed infringement of trademark and wants to seize the Sydney company's stock of Ugg boots as well as property and bank accounts. Nine Australian-made Ugg boots are dying out. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

huawei: An investigation was launched last week after newspapers reported that Britain's National Security Council, which meets in private, had agreed to let Huawei participate in some aspects of Britain's new 5G wireless communications network, according to Nine News Australia. The Conservative government insists that no decision has been made yet about Huawei. To improve your experience update it here News WorldUK defence chief fired over Huawei leaks, denies involvement By Associated Press5 12am May 2, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been summarily fired after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, but he denied any involvement in the case. The security council includes senior ministers, who receive briefings from top military and intelligence officials, and its meetings are considered highly sensitive. AAP In a letter to Williamson, British Prime Minister Theresa May said she can no longer have full confidence in Williamson in the wake of the investigation. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and Prime Minister Theresa May. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

turk: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among the first politicians to employ this strategy, according to Deutsche Welle. He described himself as a black Turk, a man of the people who had to protect citizens from the white Turks, the secular elite. It's these qualities that helped them win elections. Now, 15 years later, a real Turk, according to the president, is only someone who is like Erdogan himself. What at first might have been viewed as making politics for ordinary people is ultimately reduced to what the leader believes to be right. But while the president has modified the country's constitution to grant himself more power, abolished freedom of the press and restricted academic freedom, he has also introduced a simple religiosity into large sections of society, stipulated how many children a Turkish woman should give birth to and said that homosexuality is un-Islamic. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

offering information: He had entrusted his retirement savings to a company in Tokyo and, after talking to him about the details, I was furious, according to The Japan Times. I went home and set up the site that very evening. ; Ben Tanaka CHIHO TANAKA Retire Japan is an English-language portal that he runs offering information on personal finance for foreign residents an important but daunting issue. The specific incident that caused me to register the domain and write the first blog post was a conversation with a friend of mine, he recalls. Even before having the conversation with his friend, the topic of finances had already been weighing on Tanaka's mind. Three incidents in particular got him thinking seriously about his own situation. Originally from the United Kingdom, he has been living in Japan since 2000 and works as an English teacher in Sendai. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

dow: Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.16% fell 45.75 points, a loss of 0.6%, to 8,049.64 Though the S&P 500 index also set a new intraday high early Wednesday at 2,954.10, the index ended up posting its worst daily performance in more than a month, according to Market Watch. The Nasdaq rose 50.61 points to 8,146 at session highs, while the Dow was up as many as 96.48 points, to reach 26,689.39. How did major indexes performing The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.46% fell 162.77 points, to 26,430.14, a loss of 0.6%, while the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.21% fell 22.10 points, or 0.8%, to 2,923.73. Tuesday and Wednesday marked the first two-session slide for the Nasdaq since March 22 and 25, while the Dow had its worst day since April 9. While the Fed statement highlighted data showing that the rate of price inflation has fallen and remains under the central bank's 2% target, Powell stressed that he saw no strong case for expecting the central bank's next move to be a rate cut, investors in the fed funds futures market have predicted. What drove the market After perking up briefly following the announcement of the Fed's decision to leave the benchmark fed-funds rate at a range between 2.25% and 2.5%, stocks turned significantly lower during and after Powell's news conference. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

share price: Alexander clashed with investors again this year after he sold 13.7m ofshares in GVC at a discount, a decision that caused the company's share price to fall by as much as 18% and which he later admitted had been a bad idea, according to The Independent. He could face yet another row over his remuneration after GVC's annual report revealed that he was paid 19.1m last year thanks to a legacy award linked to the company's takeover of the online gaming firm bwin.party in 2015. The Isle of Man-based betting firm suffered a stinging shareholder revolt last year when 44% of investors voted against pay schemes that awarded its top two executives, including the chief executive, Kenny Alexander, deals worth a combined 67m. The GVC chair, Lee Feldman, also enjoyed a legacy award linked to the deal, boosting his overall pay package to 8.5m. GVC, which bought Ladbrokes in a 3.2bn deal last year, appeared to acknowledge that the payouts could prove controversial in comments attached to its remuneration report. It was the second year running that both men's pay was inflated by the awards; their deals were worth 18.3m and 8.9m respectively in 2017. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

study evaluation: Specifically, in accordance with the principle of equal national treatment for foreign and domestic investment, China will remove the ownership limits in Chinese commercial banks for both Chinese and foreign banks, according to Global Times China. China will also scrap the total asset requirements of 10 billion and 20 billion for foreign banks to set up foreign-funded banks and subsidiaries, respectively, in China. According to Guo, after conducting in-depth study and evaluation, China will soon issue 12 new opening-up measures to further level the playing field for foreign and domestic companies. The requirement that only or major Chinese shareholders of a Sino-foreign joint-venture bank must be a financial institution will also be lifted. Foreign insurance groups will be permitted to establish insurance companies in China based on the requirements of Chinese-funded insurance groups. Meanwhile, to widen market access to the insurance sector, China will allow overseas financial institutions to become shareholders of foreign-owned insurance companies in China. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

space station: But the launch was called off as the crew worked to restore the station's full power supply, according to CNN. The space station's crew was not in immediate danger, NASA said in a blog post. Electrical problems left the space station running on about 75% its normal power supply, delaying SpaceX's latest uncrewed resupply mission to the ISS. The rocket company was supposed to drop off a bundle of hardware and supplies this week. NASA announced Thursday that its efforts to replace a piece of failed electrical equipment were successful, the space agency said in a blog post. Read More Some bad weather could move from the Bahama's to Florida's Space Coast, where SpaceX is set to launch, according to Will Ulrich, a launch weather officer with the US Air Force 45th Space Wing. SpaceX is now lined up to begin its cargo mission on Friday at 3 11 am ET but there may be another roadblock. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.