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(Reuters) – Asia's main stock indexes saw their profit forecasts rise the most in more than three years as the region's semiconductor companies benefit from a boom in generative artificial intelligence.Strong second-quarter results across a broad range of industries helped push the average 12-month earnings per share forecast for companies in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index (.MIAP00000PUS) up 3.9 percent in the past month, according to LSEG IBES data, a compilation of analyst estimates.The increase is especially sharp after downward revisions and small gains in the first seven months of the year.Forecasts for South Korean companies rose 8 percent, while…

More 15-year-olds in the UK report low life satisfaction than any other country in Europe, amid what experts are describing as a “declining well-being” among young people in the UK.Analysis by British Children's Society puts this group at the bottom of 27 European countries in terms of life satisfaction: 25% of 15-year-olds in Britain said they had low life satisfaction, while in the Netherlands the figure was 7% – the lowest of all countries surveyed.Girls in the UK are particularly affected, as are children from disadvantaged backgrounds, with food insecurity highlighted as a key reason behind the poor well-being figures.”The…

The FAU Owls and Michigan State Spartans will open the 2024 NCAA football season on Friday at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we break down BetMGM Sportsbook's line on FAU vs. Michigan State odds, plus our college football expert picks and predictions. The Owls are in their second season under head coach Tom Herman and are looking to improve on their four-win record in 2023. FAU lost versatile WR LaJontae Wester to Colorado via the transfer portal but has added a variety of skill position players to fill the…

Diners at a London restaurant were shocked to see a rock falling from a building just inches away. A gust of wind caused a huge chunk of stone to break off from the building and land near their chairs, leaving a large dent in the pavement, the Daily Mail reported.The incident happened at Otto Menzo Cafe in Kensington when a woman dropped a rock just millimetres away from hitting her chair, with people at the scene describing the impact as “like an earthquake”.The woman who survived the crash was there to meet a friend and stood there for an hour…

Investing.com — Asian stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector after market darling Nvidia Corp.'s disappointing earnings outlook, but hopes of lower interest rates capped the overall decline. The technology sector's declines were also relatively muted, given that NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:) reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, suggesting analysts remain bullish on the company. Regional markets received a weak lead from Wall Street, while U.S. stock index futures fell in Asia as worries over Nvidia rocked the technology sector, while stock and stock indexes continued to slide from record highs. Asian tech companies, chipmakers follow Nvidia in…

Last updated: August 29, 2024 09:21 ISTNew York, United States (USA)Markle's most recent chief of staff, Josh Kettler, quit the job after just three months. (File image)Meghan Markle's new brand, American Riviera Orchard, is making waves as CEO search struggles to find a new CEOMeghan Markle is struggling to find a CEO, delaying the launch of her new lifestyle brand, the New York Post reports.American Riviera Orchard, named after the couple's coastal California home and which first garnered online buzz with a teaser on March 14, aims to offer a wide selection of kitchen and lifestyle products. Despite the buzz,…

Mayu Sakota, Rocky SwiftTOKYO (Reuters) – Kirin Holdings Co's new president said he has secured enough shares to buy supplement maker Fancl Co, a move that would help the brewer overcome a rival takeover bid by an overseas fund and boost the company's expansion into healthcare.Takeshi Minamoto, who became the company's chief executive in March, said he wanted to declare victory when Kirin's tender offer was due to close on Wednesday but financial regulations forced it to be postponed until Sept. 11 after Hong Kong-based MY.Alpha Management raised its stake in Fancl to about 10 percent.”We are confident,” Minakata told…

NVIDIA's earnings beat expectations, as did its revenue and guidance, but investors were spurred by the Blackwell delay and perhaps further expectations, sending the stock lower in after-hours trading (it closed at $125.61 before trading around $117-118 in after-hours trading). This led to Asian stocks dropping, with Japan's Nikkei down -0.39%, China's Shanghai Composite down -0.60%, Hang Seng down -0.76% and the S&P/ASX 200 down -0.39%. Not helping matters for Australia was the Q2 capital expenditure data, which came in much weaker than expected, at -2.2% versus +1.0%. This is not a good number and the AUD/USD has fallen again…

Here you’ll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: The War Within, Cataclysm Classic, Season of Discovery, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied. Hotfixes August 28, 2024 Achievements Khaz Algar Lore Hunter has been temporarily removed. We will fix and restore this Achievement in a…

Food Safety Tips During a Power Outage Food safety tips during a power outage 01:44 (CBS Detroit) – Severe storms knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers Tuesday night, and tens of thousands of DTE customers remain without power. Those same households are now having to contend with rotting food.”Food left in the fridge for more than four hours puts it at risk for foodborne illness,” says Ashley Carnahan, a registered dietitian with Henry Ford Health. “Fruits like apples and oranges and vegetables like tomatoes and peppers should be fine,” Carnahan says. Carnahan added that the main problems are…