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manufacturing: A level above 50 marks growth, according to CNN. That was the lowest reading since June 2009, the last month of the recession, according to the Institute of Supply Management, which puts out the report. The ISM manufacturing index dropped to 47.8 in September, compared with the Refinitiv consensus forecast of 50.1. The manufacturing sector shrank for the first time in three years in August, according to the ISM index, which measures month-over-month activity, as the effects of the trade war and slowing global demand set in. Read More Stocks didn't like the data one bit and pared earlier gains. Manufacturers cited the US-China trade war as weighing on demand and making materials more expensive, according to the ISM. The disappointing data is only fanning long-standing fears of slowing global growth, said Alec Young, managing director of global markets research at FTSE Russell. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

newsletters: Email Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time, according to MSNBC. Facebook Twitter Email Print POLITICO Playbook What Republicans are saying privately about impeachment By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN 10/02/2019 05 47 AM EDTPresented by There's rising GOP alarm with how the Trump administration is handling impeachment. Sign up for POLITICO Playbook today. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAYWE'RE GOING TO LOS ANGELES!!!!! LET'S GO NATS! BEAT L.A.!!!SIREN REPUBLICAN CONCERN RISING WITH TRUMP'S REACTION TO IMPEACHMENT ON TUESDAY NIGHT, a very seasoned and well-known GOP operative sent us this stunning note, underscoring GOP alarm with how the Trump administration is handling impeachment -- GOP lawmakers and operatives are concerned at what appears to be a lack of urgency from the Trump administration in forming an organized, unified response engine to the Democratic impeachment threat. Nobody wants to look like Kevin McCarthy did on 60 Minutes' and right now they'll duck and cover until they're on firmer footing. There is either a failure to fully appreciate the gravity of the situation; or an inability to protect the president like they did his Supreme Court nominees with a centralized war room that has credibility with stakeholders across the party. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

substance: They've got a very high-level statement about alignment with Paris but I want to see them do more, he said, according to The Guardian. The substance behind its statement needed to be developed. Australian Super's head of environmental, social and governance issues, Andrew Gray, told Guardian Australia the council was a good example of a group of industry associations that had made a general commitment to the principles of the Paris agreement, designed to limit global heating to 2C, but had failed to say how their members would do so. A high-level statement like that was probably where people were at a few years ago, but people need to keep evolving, he said. BHP could quit Minerals Council after clashes over climate policy Read more Other members of the 370-strong group include Australian fund manager BT, global bank HSBC and California's state pension fund Calpers. Over the coming year, tackling industry associations whose climate agendas did not match the stated goals of member companies would be a priority for Climate Action 100 a global group of investment funds including Australian Super that control more than 35tn in assets. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

tina lawrence: Gavin and Tina Lawrence, of Wollongong in NSW, spent more than 20,000 on a 15-day scenic river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest last year booked with Scenic Tours, according to Nine News Australia. The trip was part of their wedding celebrations. To improve your experience update it here News National River cruise passengers consider class action after drought-hit holiday turned into bus tour By Richard Wood12 27pm Oct 2, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail An Australian couple who claim their luxury river cruising holiday turned out to be a Contiki bus tour have joined other dissatisfied passengers in possible legal action. But Mr Lawrence says the luxury break rapidly became a disaster after low river levels forced them to spend most of the holiday travelling on buses and public ferries. Gavin and Tina Lawrence spent only a few days sailing during their cruising holiday. If I wanted a Contiki bus tour, I would have booked one and saved myself a lot of money, he told Nine.au. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

meat: CSIRO and the man behind Hungry Jacks, Jack Cowin, have combined forces to create v2food, a sustainable, plant-based alternative to meat, according to Nine News Australia. Made from legumes, the company says their mince looks and tastes like meat, and contains added fibre and nutrients. To improve your experience update it just got a new plant-based meat startup; v2food By 9News Staff2 17pm Oct 2, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The vegan movement in Australia has achieved a major win with the official launch of Australia's newest plant-based meat startup. Steamed Gua Bao Buns With Grilled BBQ feat. v2food. Competitive Foods Australia, the company behind Hungry Jack's, also contributed seed funding to help launch the startup. Tara Pereira Sling & Stone The company is promising it has the right ingredients for success, and has the backing of both the government and industry.v2food was formed by CSIRO's Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures, a part of the Australian Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda NISA in 2018. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

capital accumulation: The nation has formed a set of development models with Chinese characteristics through the advantages of a low-cost labor force, high capital accumulation and investment rates, continuous education investment and human capital accumulation, thereby joining the global industrial chain and reaping dividends now, according to Global Times China. It has also made unprecedented contributions to economic development, poverty eradication, environmental governance, scientific and technological innovation and international multilateral cooperation. Since China's reform and opening-up began in 1978, the country has experienced rapid and sustained economic growth. China has become the main engine of the world's economic growth. IMF data shows that China's contribution to world economic growth in 2018 was 21.74 percent, which is much higher than that of the US 16.25 percent and the eurozone 8.24 percent . In 1980, China's contribution to world economic growth was only 5.22 percent. According to data from the UN, China's GDP in 2018 totaled 13.61 trillion, accounting for 15.86 percent of the global GDP. At constant prices, China's GDP grew by 6.6 percent year-on-year in 2018, twice the average global GDP growth which was recorded at 3.03 percent year-on-year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

industrialization process: The founding of the PRC has changed the global political landscape, encouraging people in colonies and semi-colonies, who were seeking liberation and independence as well, according to Global Times China. China has been playing a pivotal role in safeguarding global peace and multipolarization. Within seven decades, China has completed the industrialization process which developed countries took hundreds of years to achieve and grown to become the second-largest economy from wallowing in poverty and bleakness. In spite of twists and turns along the way, China's development is of great significance to the world. In 1952, China's GDP stood at 67.9 billion yuan 9.55 billion ; while the figure exceeded 90 trillion yuan 12.66 trillion in 2018, an increase of 1,325 times. Great changes have taken place in terms of economic development in China over the past 70 years. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

cryptocurrency firm: Dovey Wan, a founding partner at cryptocurrency firm Primitive Ventures, estimated that the total cost of the damage was around 10 million 8.1m . ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true, according to The Independent. You can form your own view. The incident took place on Monday at a data centre operated by Innosilicon, according to bitcoin mining expert Marshall Long, who posted pictures of the fire on social media. From 15p 0.18 0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Innosilicon has not confirmed that the fire took place at its facilities and did not respond to a request for comment from The Independent. Subscribe now Other mining experts speculated that the loss to the bitcoin mining network may have helped contribute to bitcoin's recent price resurgence, which has seen its value rise by more than 500 over the last 24 hours. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

export restrictions: Other materials that Japan has placed export restrictions on are being approved in a highly restrictive manner, it said, according to The Japan Times. Japan's export curbs on three key materials crucial for manufacturing high-end chips and flexible display took effect July 4. The trade ministry issued a statement Tuesday saying Japan has not approved the export of liquid hydrogen fluoride a highly purified chemical used to refine chips in production to South Korea even though 90 days have passed since a Japanese exporter submitted an application to do so. ; The Japanese government has not approved a single export request after the 90-day review window as it has repeatedly asked for additional documents from the exporters, the South Korean ministry said. Although the 90-day deadline is not stipulated in Japanese law, it's a conventional period of time that Tokyo requires for export approvals, the ministry has said. It is discriminatory that Japan only approves exports of the certain materials on a case-by-case basis. Japan's hardly predictable export controls against Korea have increased uncertainties in supply chain and so substantively affected the operations of companies, the trade ministry's statement says. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

japanese bank: The euro was at 1.0887-0891, down from 1.0935-0935, and at 117.96-97, up slightly from 117.93-94. ; The dollar gradually gained ground to exceed 108.20 in the morning, pushed up by buying by Japanese importers for settlement purposes and a rise in the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average, according to The Japan Times. In the afternoon, the greenback temporarily exceeded 108.40 on the back of the rise in U.S. long-term rates. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 108.34-34, up from 107.85-86 at the same time Tuesday. The underside of the dollar is gradually rising, an official of a trust bank said. While an official at a Japanese bank noted that the dollar came under selling to a certain degree immediately after the release of a better than expected tankan quarterly business sentiment survey for September by the Bank of Japan, the announcement was met with a thin reaction from the market as a whole. Some market sources have suggested that the U.S. currency may surpass 108.50 if the market finds good news, including one that will fuel expectations for progress in the U.S.-China trade talks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

market: Market from seeing what we saw, according to Market Watch. But to be clear, to the extent that our gains were driven somewhat by skill and hard work, we did not have an informational edge . Our edge, I think, is that we knew which public information to ignore, and which to spend all our time analyzing. We indeed did an extensive fundamental dive, developed a compelling roadmap that drove our fundamental expectations, and we had a reasonable gauge on the behavioral mistakes that were preventing Mr. We also had had a good sense that Mr. That was our differentiation. Market wasn't focused on the same information, or if he was he wasn't drawing the same conclusions. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

bn: In Sicily, on the hunt for the last mafia fugitive Read more In 2013, Nicastri, who was under house arrest, lost his companies, property, cars and boats after anti-mafia investigators ordered the definitive confiscation of his assets worth 1.3bn 1.1bn . Among the assets were 43 companies, 98 properties, 66 bank accounts, credit cards, investment funds, cars and boats, according to The Guardian. Most were located in Sicily and Calabria. Vito Nicastri, a former electrician from Alcamo in the province of Trapani, was one of the key funders of Denaro's long spell on the run, a judge in Palermo ruled on Tuesday. Investigators said Nicastri, who made his name as an alternative energy entrepreneur, had invested money made from criminal activities and had high-level contacts in the mafia and close ties to Matteo Messina Denaro . According to prosecutors, Nicastri allegedly acted as a middleman between local bosses and corrupt politicians, securing all the permits required to build and deliver hundreds of windfarm turbines to Spanish, Danish and Maltese operators, with profits finding their way back to Denaro. He was once considered a candidate to be the Sicilian mafia's boss of bosses after the deaths of Bernardo Provenzanoin 2016 and Salvatore Riina in 2017. Described as the last Mohican of the old mafia Denaro is one of the world's most wanted fugitives, who has been in hiding since 1993. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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committee: Environment groups began the inquiry on Tuesday in Melbourne, a day after the committee was told the potential economic benefits of more uranium mining, according to Nine News Australia. The various witnesses implored the bipartisan committee not to overturn Australia's moratorium on nuclear energy, pointing to the huge health, environmental and financial risks. To improve your experience update it here News National Nuclear inquiry hears cost, health risks By AAP4 28pm Oct 1, would be bear the brunt of a potential nuclear energy industry in Australia, a parliamentary committee has been told. Anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia Jim Green said a potential industry would have to be propped up with subsidies because investors would steer clear of such a risky investment. Dr Green told the politicians to be wary of submissions talking up emerging small modular reactors, particularly when calling them clean energy. Nuclear companies would descend on Canberra to try to gouge as much taxpayers' money as they could possibly get from the federal government, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

petroleum goliaths: He targeted companies he considered undervalued mostly oil firms, including Gulf Oil and bought conspicuous chunks of stock in the expectation that management, to keep control of the business, would pay a premium to buy it back, according to The Independent. Fortune magazine dubbed Pickens the most hated man in corporate America during that era, while he presented himself as a drawling David battling petroleum Goliaths. Pickens, who has died aged 91, was one of a handful of fearsome, high-stakes corporate raiders who helped to define the Reagan-era boardroom scene and who set a raucous tone at shareholder meetings. Pickens' bold forays into the stock market and his visibility on magazine covers and on TV made him one of the few businessmen in the 1980s who were instantly recognisable to the average American. He disputed his reputation as a raider describing himself as an activist who changed the value of companies led by hapless executives. He was a ubiquitous presence in the media, which could not get enough of his folksy takedowns of corporate chieftains as greedy ignoramuses. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

stocks: Many investors saw the opportunity and bought marijuana stocks aggressively near the highs earlier this year, according to Market Watch. That was precisely the time when those following segmented money flows were selling into the strength. A lot of money will be made in marijuana stocks. Please see The smart' money is telling Canopy Growth investors to be careful. As marijuana stocks fell, those less informed kept on aggressively adding to their positions. This column was published right near the top in marijuana stocks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

kong: A delegation of Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were also present at the celebration, according to Global Times China. Ten representatives from the Hong Kong Police Force were invited to watch the parade, including Sergeant Lau Chak-kei, nicknamed Bald Lau Sir who wins respect for his bravery and courage in an operation combating violence and rioting in Hong Kong in July. More than 240 people from various sectors in Hong Kong, led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, arrived at Tiananmen Square to watch the parade around 9 am. When the one country, two systems parade float passed Tiananmen Square, more than 2,000 marching participants shouted Motherland, I love you! It was the first time to stage a phalanx featuring one country, two systems during a National Day parade. I saw the whole of Chinese people's heart-felt pride for the country, their longing for happiness and their support for the leadership. Witman Hung Wai-man, principal liaison officer for Hong Kong at the Shenzhen Qianhai Authority and a Hong Kong deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, who was at Tiananmen Square, told the Global Times he was proud to be a Hong Kong deputy and a Chinese citizen during the current era and to be present at the celebrations. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

trade war: The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.86% finished 343 points, or 1.3%, to 26,573, according to Market Watch. The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.79% declined 1.2% at 2,940, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -1.56% fell 1.1% to 7,908. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index dropped to 47.8 in September from 49.1. The slowdown in manufacturing reflects a retrenchment in the U.S. and global economies exacerbated by a trade war with China. Any reading below 50 indicates deteriorating conditions. Economists surveyed by Market Watch had forecast the index to total 50.2. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

youth movement: Children are angry at adults because they believe past and current economic activities have been and are still being conducted at the expense of future generations, thus making children worse off than their parents and grandparents. ; Greta Thunberg's speech at the United Nations last month sparked a wide range of reactions, according to The Japan Times. Thunberg has galvanized the youth movement, calling for immediate actions to address climate crisis. In the recent months, people have been feeling increasingly uncomfortable as their conventional notion of the life cycle is being questioned by those who are much younger than them. But a large number of high-profile leaders, including some heads of states, characterized her as an alarmist and defended their position, claiming they are doing enough. Figures cited in her speech are based on data provided by well-known scientific organizations such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Factually, there was nothing new or astonishing in Thunberg's speech. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

companies: In leaked transcripts of July internal meetings published by the Verge on Tuesday, Zuckerberg identifies a political movement where people are angry at the tech companies or are worried about concentration or worried about different issues and worried that they're not being handled well . He adds That doesn't mean that, even if there's anger that you have someone like Elizabeth Warren who thinks that the right answer is to break up the companies, according to The Guardian. The Massachusetts senator made her promise in March, saying in a blogpost Today's big tech companies have too much power too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy. Trump impeachment public support grows as scandal widens live news Read more Having to mount a legal challenge, Zuckerberg said, would suck for us . In response, the Massachusetts senator said What would really suck' is if we don't fix a corrupt system. They've bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else. Last week, it was reported that key Democratic donors on Wall Street and in big business object to her plans on regulation and taxation and are threatening to sit out the election or back Donald Trump instead. Warren has performed strongly in recent polls, in some cases passing former vice-president Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic primary field. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

dwelling: The national dwelling price increase of 0.9 per cent for the month was largely driven by a strong rebound in the key Sydney and Melbourne markets, where values were up 1.7 per cent over the month, according to the Core Logic September home value index, according to Nine News Australia. Australia's two largest cities have recorded a rapid bounce-back in home values over the past two months, with Sydney up a cumulative 3.3 per cent and Melbourne up 3.2 per cent in August and September as investors gorge on low interest rates and easier access to credit. To improve your experience update it here News National House prices recover as time for first home buyers runs out By AAP1 29pm Oct 1, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The housing recovery continued apace in September with record low interest rates and looser borrowing rules fuelling the fastest growth in property prices since March 2017. This property at Hotham Court, Leanyer NT, is a showcase of what is on offer for buyers in the Territory. A lower cash rate supposedly reduces borrowing costs for mortgage holders, though none of the big four banks passed on the full 0.5 per cent aggregate cut to lenders in June and July, and are predicted to hold even more back if the rate is lowered again on Tuesday as expected. Domain The data comes with the RBA poised to cut the cash rate to a new record low 0.75 per cent at its board meeting on Tuesday, having already cut twice from 1.5 per cent earlier this year in a bid to kick-start the economy. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

edtpresented: Email Sign UpBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time, according to MSNBC. Facebook Twitter Email Print POLITICO Playbook Bill Barr's coalition of the willing By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN 10/01/2019 05 45 AM EDTPresented by A.G. Bill Barr now finds himself at the center of questions about a Trump call with the Australian PM. Drew Angerer/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAYTHE STORY EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT -- Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry's Origins, by NYT's Mark Mazzetti and Katie Benner President Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call to help Attorney General William P. Barr gather information for a Justice Department inquiry that Mr. Sign up for POLITICO Playbook today. Trump hopes will discredit the Mueller investigation, according to two American officials with knowledge of the call. Barr's request to a small group of aides, one of the officials said. The White House curbed access to a transcript of the call which the president made at Mr. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

semiautonomous region: Violence in Hong Kong Hong Kong police shot a protester at close range Tuesday, marking a new level of violence after weeks of demonstrations in the semiautonomous region, and overshadowing the Communist Party of China's triumphal 70th anniversary celebrations in Beijing, according to MSNBC. Collins used to condemn the charges against him as fake news, but now he's saying something different Former GOP Rep. The sale of 150 anti-tank missiles and two additional missile launchers could be announced later on Tuesday. Chris Collins on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges related to insider trading, hours after he resigned his New York congressional seat. An angle worth watching President Trump said on Monday that the White House was trying to find out' the identity of the whistle-blower whose claims led Democrats to begin an impeachment inquiry last week, even as the whistle-blower's lawyers have outlined serious' safety concerns for their client as Mr. Trade wars aren't easy to win after all U.S. manufacturing activity tumbled to a more than 10-year low in September as lingering trade tensions weighed on exports, further heightening financial market fears of a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the third quarter. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

team: Staff working under the Wesfarmers' brands of Blackwoods, Workwear Group, Coregas and Greencap were unpaid approximately 15 million since 2010, almost half of which was related to superannuation on loadings and allowances, according to Nine News Australia. The error, estimated to affect approximately 2,000 current employees and about 4,000 former team members, was discovered following a routine payroll review. To improve your experience update it admits underpaying thousands of workers 15 million By Stuart Marsh Senior Producer3 38pm Oct 1, has become the latest corporate entity to admit to underpaying its workers, informing shareholders it has discovered millions of dollars in payments owing to staff. Wesfarmers has said the payroll error was deeply regrettable . Tamara Voninski Employees outside of Australia are not affected. PwC discovered that the errors specifically relate to certain entitlements owed to employees based off travel and car allowances. Following the discovery of the error, auditing firm Price Waterhouse Cooper was brought in by Wesfarmers to conduct a review relating to the underpayments of team members. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

claure: Claure will help WeWork's new leadership identify revenue and cost-saving opportunities, one of the sources said, according to The Japan Times. Representatives for WeWork, Soft Bank and Claure declined to comment. Masayoshi Son, the head of Soft Bank, WeWork's largest investor, has asked the former chief executive officer of Sprint Corp. to take a more hands-on role helping oversee a cleanup of the office rental company from his position at Soft Bank, according to sources familiar with the matter who asked to not be identified because the matter isn't public. ; No decision has been made on his exact role, the sources said. In Claure, Son would be tapping an executive with a track record of fixing companies and overseeing his firm's investments. Son tapped him in 2014 to run Sprint, which he helped turn around prior to the company's pending sale to rival T-Mobile U.S. Inc. The 48-year-old joined Soft Bank in 2013 when the Japanese firm bought Brightstar, a phone distribution company Claure ran. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

direct-sales store: Photo IC A recent article in Foreign Policy proposed US-EU collaboration in the regulation of cyberspace to stifle China's rising prowess in digital technology, according to Global Times China. The idea is unlikely to find acceptance in the EU, which tends to see the US and its companies as part of the problem rather than the solution. Huawei's first direct-sales store is 1,300 square meters and provides the latest 5G technology experience. Such an anti-China alliance would also pose serious dangers to the development of future global technologies, with impact on global economic development. The issue of how to contain China's technological development has been brought into focus by Huawei and its role in the development and rollout of 5G networks. It would also risk isolating the EU from technological and economic development in emerging economies, which would find Chinese technologies irresistible. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.