The Little Engine That Could: This empowering tale follows a small, determined engine as it successfully pulls a train over a steep hill, repeating the mantra, "I think I can, I think I can." The story instills in children the power of optimism, resilience, and believing in oneself, even when facing daunting challenges.
March 1st, 2024
Heavy PCE growth did not exceed expectations, S&P Nasdaq recovered to a record high, the three major U.S. stock indices rose for the fourth consecutive month, with S&P and Dow achieving their best performance in the first two months of the year.
The Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China held a meeting to discuss the government's work report, pointing out that proactive fiscal policies must be appropriately strengthened, improving quality and efficiency, cautious monetary policies must be flexible, appropriate, accurate, and effective, enhancing consistency in macroeconomic policy orientation.
People's Bank of China: Currently, the scale of government bonds held directly by Chinese citizens is still small compared to mature bond markets, with much room for improvement.
Alibaba Cloud announced its "largest discount in history", with an average discount of over 20% for more than 100 products on its official website. They declared that the prices of core products have surpassed the lowest prices across the network; JD Cloud responded: continue to compare prices across the network and you will pay more if you buy elsewhere.
NetEase's fourth-quarter revenue increased by 7% compared to the same period last year, still below expectations, and net profit exceeded expectations by 16% compared to the previous month. The "Egg Party" Spring Festival event exceeded 40 million, with inventory prices down nearly 4%.
The Fed's favored inflation index did not rise faster than expected. In January, the core PCE growth rate in the U.S. recovered by 0.4% compared to the previous month, the largest increase in the past year. Senior Fed officials: not rushing to cut interest rates, not fearing January inflation data, the voting committee reiterated that it may be appropriate to begin cutting interest rates this summer.
"Fed's New News Service": Fed Governor Waller is expected to become the next Fed Chair.
Officials from the Bank of Japan sent strong signals about "raising interest rates": the inflation target is within reach, and they must consider flexible responses to exit current monetary policies.
The U.S. SEC opened an investigation into suspicions of investor deception by OpenAI; AI B-end is expected to boom: C3.ai's revenue in the last fiscal quarter exceeded expectations and its stock price increased by over 20%.
Sunita và chồng dành thời gian khám phá văn hóa tại phố cổ, đến viếng các đền, chùa nổi tiếng ở đây. Cũng muốn tham quan các bảo tàng, hay những khu lưu niệm, nhưng Sanita chia sẻ sự tiếc nuối khi nhiều nơi đóng cửa dịp Tết. Bù lại, khung cảnh đông đúc ngày Tết khiến cô thích thú.
Với cô, Hội An đông, nhưng điều này "thật tuyệt vời" vì nó giống những lễ hội lớn ở Ấn Độ, cũng đông như vậy. "Tôi thích sự náo nhiệt này bởi vì tôi được gặp nhiều người, không khí rất vui, đèn lồng rực rỡ khắp nơi rất đẹp", cô nói thêm.
Bảo tàng Cité de la Mer ở Cherbourg, Pháp, treo một vật dụng kỳ lạ trông giống một loại thiết bị tra tấn thời Trung Cổ, nhưng thực chất là bản sao của bộ đồ lặn đóng kín đầu tiên trên thế giới. Nhà phát minh bộ đồ, John Lethbridge (1675 - 1759), là một thương gia bán len ở thị trấn Newton Abbot, Devon, Anh. Không có nhiều thông tin về thời thơ ấu của ông cũng như điều gì đã truyền cảm hứng cho ông tạo ra bộ đồ lặn. Theo BBC, ông có tới 17 người con, do đó phải nỗ lực kiếm tiền.
Trước khi phát minh của Lethbridge ra đời, việc lặn được thực hiện với sự trợ giúp của "chuông lặn" - thiết bị giống một chiếc cốc úp ngược hoặc chuông không có quả lắc, được hạ xuống nước để người bên trong hít thở không khí mắc kẹt trong chuông. Thợ lặn có thể chui ra từ phần đáy để mở, làm nhiệm vụ, sau đó lại chui vào chuông.
Franklin Templeton applied to register for an Ethereum spot ETF.Franklin Templeton is one of the Wall Street giants who had the Bitcoin spot ETF approved by the SEC in mid-January. On February 12 (US time), the asset management company American Franklin Templeton has submitted to the SEC a proposal to establish a spot ETF for Ethereum, joining the list of Wall Street giants with similar plans including BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Invesco, ARK Invest and VanEck.
College Letters
A girl goes into the doctor's office for a checkup. As
she takes off her blouse, he notices a red "H" on her
chest. "How did you get that mark on your chest?"
asks the doctor. "Oh, my boyfriend went to Harvard
and he's so proud of it that he never takes off his
Harvard sweatshirt, even when we make love," she
replies.
A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a
checkup. As she takes off her blouse, he notices a
blue "Y" on her chest. "How did you get that mark
on your chest?" asks the doctor. "Oh, my boyfriend
went to Yale and he's so proud of it that he never
takes off his Yale sweatshirt, even when we make
love," she replies.
A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a
checkup. As she takes off her blouse, he notices a
red "M" on her chest. "Do you have a boyfriend at
Michigan?" asks the doctor. "No, but I have a
girlfriend at Wisconsin. Why do you ask?"
Guardian Angel
A man was walking in the street when he heard a
voice: "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step,
a brick will fall down on your head and kill you."
The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of
him. The man was astonished.He went on, and after
awhile he was going to cross the road. Once again
the voice shouted: "Stop! Stand still! If you take one
more step a car will run over you and you will die."
The man did as he was instructed, and a car came
careening around the corner, barely missing him.
"Where are you?" the man asked. "Who are you?"
"I am your guardian angel," the voice answered.
"Oh yeah?" the man asked. "And where the hell
were you when I got married?"
Bitcoin Holds 32% Below All-Time High as Japanese Yen Weakens
Bitcoin remains 32% below its all-time high of $69,000, reached in November 2021. The Japanese Yen's decline is attributed to the Bank of Japan's ongoing liquidity expansion and rising inflationary pressures. This has prompted investors to seek refuge in alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold.
Cách giải thích thứ hai cho trường hợp mang thai của Charlotte là nó giao phối với một trong những con cá mập trẻ tuổi, theo Brenda Ramer, giám đốc điều hành Team Ecco. Hồi giữa tháng 7/2023, nhân viên thủy cung chuyển hai con cá mập tre đốm trắng đực một tuổi vào bể. Do không nắm rõ mức độ thành thục của chúng, họ không nghĩ sẽ có vấn đề xảy ra. Họ bắt đầu chú ý tới những vết cắn trên vây của Charlotte và suy đoán có thể nó giao phối khác loài.
Theo Ramer, con cá đuối cái có thể sẽ sinh con trong tương lai gần. Các chuyên gia sẽ tiến hành kiểm tra ADN khi con non của Charlotte chào đời.
Decentralized social network Bluesky opens for business
After nearly a year of limiting the number of participants, the SocialFi platform "closely related" to X (Twitter), Bluesky, is now open to the public.
According to TechCrunch, Bluesky is now open to all users, promising to become a social network to counterbalance X (old Twitter).