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(Note to subs: amends byline error) The world stands at the dawn of a “third nuclear age” in which Britain is threatened by multiple dilemmas, the head of the armed forces has warned. But alongside his stark warning of the threats facing Britain and its allies, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said there would be only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack or invade the UK if the two countries were at war. The Chief of the Defence Staff laid out the landscape of British defence in a wide-ranging speech, after a minister warned the Army would be wiped out in as little as six months if forced to fight a war on the scale of the Ukraine conflict. The admiral cast doubt on the possibility as he gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) defence think tank in London. He told the audience Britain needed to be “clear-eyed in our assessment” of the threats it faces, adding: “That includes recognising that there is only a remote chance of a significant direct attack or invasion by Russia on the United Kingdom, and that’s the same for the whole of Nato.” Moscow “knows the response will be overwhelming”, he added, but warned the nuclear deterrent needed to be “kept strong and strengthened”. Sir Tony added: “We are at the dawn of a third nuclear age, which is altogether more complex. It is defined by multiple and concurrent dilemmas, proliferating nuclear and disruptive technologies and the almost total absence of the security architectures that went before.” The first nuclear age was the Cold War, while the second was “governed by disarmament efforts and counter proliferation”, the armed forces chief said. He listed the “wild threats of tactical nuclear use” by Russia, China building up its weapon stocks, Iran’s failure to co-operate with a nuclear deal, and North Korea’s “erratic behaviour” among the threats faced by the West. But Sir Tony said the UK’s nuclear arsenal is “the one part of our inventory of which Russia is most aware and has more impact on (President Vladimir) Putin than anything else”. Successive British governments had invested “substantial sums of money” in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he added. The admiral described the deployment of thousands of North Korean soldiers on Ukraine’s border alongside Russian forces as the year’s “most extraordinary development”. He also signalled further deployments were possible, speaking of “tens of thousands more to follow as part of a new security pact with Russia”. Defence minister Alistair Carns earlier said a rate of casualties similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would lead to the army being “expended” within six to 12 months. He said it illustrated the need to “generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis”. In comments reported by Sky News, Mr Carns, a former Royal Marines colonel, said Russia was suffering losses of around 1,500 soldiers killed or injured a day. “In a war of scale – not a limited intervention, but one similar to Ukraine – our Army for example, on the current casualty rates, would be expended – as part of a broader multinational coalition – in six months to a year,” Mr Carns said in a speech at Rusi. He added: “That doesn’t mean we need a bigger Army, but it does mean you need to generate depth and mass rapidly in the event of a crisis.” Official figures show the Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns, the minister for veterans and people, said the UK needed to “catch up with Nato allies” to place greater emphasis on the reserves. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Defence Secretary John Healey had previously spoken about “the state of the armed forces that were inherited from the previous government”. The spokesman said: “It’s why the Budget invested billions of pounds into defence, it’s why we’re undertaking a strategic defence review to ensure that we have the capabilities and the investment needed to defend this country.”Adopting artificial intelligence tools to analyze data and model outcomes has a huge impact on the career prospects of young scientists, significantly increasing their chances of rising to positions of influence in their fields, according to a new study. But that boon for individual researchers appears to be coming at a broader cost to science. Researchers at the University of Chicago and Tsinghua University, in China, analyzed nearly 68 million research papers across six scientific disciplines (not including computer science) and found that papers incorporating AI techniques were cited more often but also focused on a narrower set of topics and were more repetitive. In essence, the more scientists use AI, the more they focus on the same set of problems that can be answered with large, existing datasets and the less they explore foundational questions that can lead to entirely new fields of study. “I was surprised at the dramatic scale of the finding, [AI] dramatically increases people’s capacity to stay and advance within the system,” said James Evans, a co-author of the pre-print paper and director of the Knowledge Lab at the University of Chicago. “This suggests there’s a massive incentive for individuals to uptake these kinds of systems within their work ... it’s between thriving and not surviving in a competitive research field.” As that incentive leads to a growing dependence on machine learning, neural networks, and transformer models, “the whole system of science that’s done by AI is shrinking,” he said. The study examined papers published from 1980 to 2024 in the fields of biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, materials science, and geology. It found that scientists who used AI tools to conduct their research published 67 percent more papers annually, on average, and their papers were cited more than three times as often as those who didn’t use AI. Evans and his co-authors then examined the career trajectories of 3.5 million scientists and categorized them as either junior scientists, those who hadn’t led a research team, or established scientists, those who had. They found that junior scientists who used AI were 32 percent more likely to go on to lead a research team—and progressed to that stage of their career much faster—compared to their non-AI counterparts, who were more likely to leave academia altogether. Next, the authors used AI models to categorize the topics covered by AI-assisted versus non-AI research and to examine how the different types of papers cited each other and whether they spurred new strands of inquiry. They found that, across all six scientific fields, researchers using AI “shrunk” the topical ground they covered by 5 percent, compared to researchers that didn’t use AI. The realm of AI-enabled research was also dominated by “superstar” papers. Approximately 80 percent of all citations within that category went to the top 20 percent of most-cited papers and 95 percent of all citations went to the top 50 percent of most-cited papers, meaning that about half of AI-assisted research was rarely if ever cited again. Similarly, Evans and his co-authors—Fengli Xu, Yong Li, and Qianyue Hao—found that AI research spurred 24 percent less follow-on engagement than non-AI research in the form of papers that cited each other as well as the original paper. “These assembled findings suggest that AI in science has become more concentrated around specific hot topics that become ‘lonely crowds’ with reduced interaction among papers,” they wrote. “This concentration leads to more overlapping ideas and redundant innovations linked to a contraction in knowledge extent and diversity across science.” Evans, whose specialty is studying how people learn and conduct research, said that contracting effect on scientific research is similar to what happened as the internet emerged and academic journals went online. In 2008, he published a paper in the journal Science showing that as publishers went digital the types of studies researchers cited changed. They cited fewer papers, from a smaller group of journals, and favored newer research. As an avid user of AI techniques himself, Evans said he isn’t anti-technology; the internet and AI both have obvious benefits to science. But the findings of his latest study suggest that government funding bodies, corporations, and academic institutions need to tinker with the incentive systems for scientists in order to encourage work that is less focused on using specific tools and more focused on breaking new ground for future generations of researchers to build upon. “There’s a poverty of imagination,” he said. “We need to slow down that complete replacement of resources to AI-related research to preserve some of these alternative, existing approaches.”
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to embark on a three-day official visit to the State of Qatar from December 30, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. The MEA in an official statement said that during his visit, the EAM would meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The visit also aims to review various aspects of bilateral relations between India and Qatar with discussion on key areas, which include political, trade, investment, energy, security, cultural, and people-to-people relations. “EAM’s visit will enable both sides to review various aspects of bilateral relations, including political, trade, investment, energy, security, cultural, and people-to-people, as well as the regional and international issues of mutual interest,” the MEA said. EAM Jaishankar will depart from Qatar on January 1. India and Qatar share warm and friendly relations, marked by regular high-level interactions to further strengthen their partnership. Their most recent interaction occurred during EAM Jaishankar’s official tour to Qatar and Bahrain from December 6 to 9. During the visit, he met Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, and Minister of State, Ahmed Al Sayed, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum. In late October, the two countries held the fifth round of Foreign Office Consultations. Both sides comprehensively reviewed the entire spectrum of India-Qatar bilateral relations, including high-level exchanges, trade, investment, energy, education, culture, and people-to-people ties. Discussions also explored avenues to deepen the relationship in areas such as renewable energy, fintech, start-ups, and technology. They exchanged perspectives on important regional and global issues of mutual interest, as noted by the MEA in a press statement. Earlier, on September 9, EAM Jaishankar met Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Saudi Arabia to discuss advancing bilateral ties. According to the MEA, cooperation between India and Qatar has been steadily growing within an excellent framework provided by their historically close ties and regular, substantive engagement at the highest levels of government. The large, diverse, and accomplished Indian community in Qatar significantly contributes to the country’s progress while nurturing the bonds of deep-rooted friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two nations.Luckily, there’s another tactic to help you earn a “gift whisperer” reputation: seeking out unique, practical, game-changing gifts that will truly surprise and delight. But that’s about as easy as it sounds, which is to say it’s not easy at all. So, we’ve done the legwork for you. Start making your list with this compilation of some of the most innovative, functional and fun gifts of 2024. There’s something for every budget. A pepper grinder, really? Bear with me: The new FinaMill Ultimate Spice Grinder set elevates the pedestrian pepper and spice mill in both function and style. Available in three colors (Sangria Red, Midnight Black and Soft Cream), the rechargeable-battery unit grinds with a light touch rather than hand-tiring twists. That’s easier for everyone and especially helpful for those experiencing hand or wrist issues such as arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis. And it’s fun to use. The set includes a stackable storage tray and four pods that can be easily swapped as needed: The GT microplane grater for hard spices, nuts and chocolate; the MAX for large spices and dried herbs; the ProPlus for smaller and oily spices; and the Pepper Pod for, well, pepper. $110. To build a fire Campers and backyard firepit lovers who have experienced the heartbreak of wet wood will appreciate having a three-pack of Pull Start Fire on hand. Made of 89% recycled materials, including sanding dust, wax and flint, the food-safe, eco-friendly, 3-by-2-by-1-inch fire starters will light a fire quickly without matches, lighters or kindling. Just loop the attached green string around a log, incorporate it into a wood stack, and pull the attached red string to ignite. Each windproof, rainproof block burns for 30 minutes. $29.99. The place for a ladle is on the pot The No Mess Utensil Set from Souper Cubes , a company known for its portioned, silicone freezer trays, lives up to its name. The utensils — a serving spoon and a ladle — have innovative, S-shaped handles designed to rest on the edge of a pot, keeping them upright so they won’t slip in. The design also eliminates the need for a spoon rest or, worse, placing dirty utensils on the kitchen counter or stovetop between stirs. A silicone coating in a choice of Aqua, Charcoal, Cranberry or Blueberry keeps handles cool to the touch. $24.99. Up your birdwatching with this feeder The FeatherSnap Wi-Fi smart bird feeder could turn anyone into an avid birdwatcher. Equipped with an HD camera, the dual-chamber feeder enables up-close livestreaming of avian visitors, as well as species-logging via the free mobile app. An optional premium subscription ($59.99 annually or $6.99 monthly) includes unlimited photo and video storage, AI identification with species-specific details, and the opportunity to earn badges for logging new visitors. Turn on notifications to get alerts sent to your phone whenever there’s activity at the feeder. $179.99. Printing old-fashioned photos via Bluetooth Fujifilm's Instax Mini Link 3 smartphone printer offers a touch of nostalgia without sacrificing technology. Just load the 4.9-by-3.5-by-1.3-inch printer with Instax Mini instant film and connect it to your Android or iOS device via Bluetooth to print wallet-size photos. If you want to get fancy, you can adjust brightness, contrast and saturation, or apply filters, including 3D augmented-reality effects, via the free Instax Mini Link app. It can also make collages of up to six images, or animate photos to share on social media. Available in Rose Pink, Clay White and Sage Green. $99.95. Houseplants don't get much easier than this The appropriately named easyplant is one of the best gifts you can give your houseplant-loving friends, regardless of their experience level. Select a pot color, size and plant (or get recommendations based on sunlight requirements, pet friendliness and other attributes) and fill the self-watering container’s built-in reservoir roughly once a month. Moisture will permeate the soil from the bottom as needed, eliminating the often-fatal consequences of over- or under-watering. It’s also a literal lifesaver come vacation time. $49-$259. Making your own (plant-based) milk If you’ve got a no-dairy friend on your list, a plant-based milk maker could save them money while allowing them to avoid sugar, stabilizers, thickeners and preservatives. The Nama M1 appliance both blends and strains ingredients, converting nuts, seeds, grains or oats into velvety-smooth milk in just one minute, with zero grit. And for zero waste, the pasty leftover pulp can be used in other recipes for added nutrients. The device also makes infused oils, flavored waters and soups. And, importantly, cleanup is easy. Available in white and black. $400. The perfect temperature for 350,000-plus wines For friends who prefer stronger beverages, the QelviQ personal sommelier uses “smart” technology to ensure wine is served at its ideal temperature. Unlike traditional wine refrigerators, this device doesn’t take up any floor space. It also doesn’t chill wine to just one or two temperatures based on its color. 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If you close your eyes and say " Thanksgiving ," what pops into your head? For many of us, it's probably an image of a beautifully burnished roast turkey surrounded by all of the go-to holiday sides . Because of turkey's central role in the Thanksgiving meal, there's a lot of pressure on that bird—and the people roasting the bird. But it doesn't have to be that way. To help boost your confidence this year, Parade sat down with Heidi Diestel , a fourth-generation farmer at Diestel Family Ranch in Sonora, California, a town right at the base of Yosemite. Diestel turkeys, which you can find at Whole Foods and other markets, are fed a 100% vegetarian diet, raised with no antibiotics, hormones or growth stimulants and get to roam the hills on the farm. Lucky birds! Every Thanksgiving, Diestel and her family gather at the home of 97-year-old Grandpa Jack, who formally founded the ranch in 1949. The family roasts a 30-pound (no, that's not a typo) turkey in a commercial oven (see: 30-pound bird!) in a giant pan that they have just for the occasion. But even if you aren't roasting a giant turkey, Diestel's super smart turkey tips will help you turn out a bird that's worthy of this special day. Related: How Many Pounds Turkey Do You Need Per Person For Thanksgiving? 😋😋 SIGN UP to get delicious recipes, handy kitchen hacks & more in our daily Pop Kitchen newsletter 🍳 🍔 Diestel Family Ranch 8 Top Turkey-Roasting Tips from a 4th Generation Turkey Farmer Diestel was very generous with her time, taking us through the turkey-roasting process from start to finish. Her main themes were being prepared, keeping things simple and trying to relax and enjoy yourself. We think that's pretty great life advice, too. 1. Take a Deep Breath (and Buy a Good Bird) When we asked Diestel for her top tip, it had nothing to do with the actual cooking of the bird. "The biggest issue I see is the anxiety that comes with roasting the bird," she says. People get very anxious about it because they don't do it a lot, and so they walk into the situation being like, 'Holy moly, I'm going to screw this up, and it's for my entire family.' That's a lot of pressure. If you buy a good quality bird you can forget the anxiety because the bird is going to do the work. When you have really good quality product that you're starting with, it's so much easier to make that taste delicious. It's like buying a really good, juicy, delicious, tasty tomato that's local and in season versus buying it at the grocery store, and it's not in season and not local. Related: The Genius Make-Ahead Gravy Trick You Need to Know About 2. Check the Bird Once you have the bird at home, make sure you're prepping it correctly. "Check the bird before roasting day," she says. "Folks will buy a turkey and they don't realize how cold they are, especially natural and organic birds that have no preservatives. They're going to be really, really firm and cold." Diestel says that most turkeys are "supermarket cold," which means they've been kept in poultry coolers that are set at 28 to 30 degrees. For comparison, most home refrigerators are between 35 and 38 degrees. The general rule of thumb is for every four pounds of bird, allow your turkey one day to thaw in the refrigerator. Diestel says that you want the bird to be soft and oven-ready so it cooks evenly. (If that's not the case, we have some thoughts on speeding up the thawing process .) Related: How Many Pounds of Potatoes Do You Need Per Person for Dinner? 3. Keep it Simple There are lots of different schools of thought when it comes to seasoning your turkey. Some people like a dry brine, while other swear by a wet brine. We've also seen people using mayo and Parmesan cheese to create crispy turkey skin. But Diestel and her family prefer a simpler approach. "I think it is super fun to experiment because turkey can take on so much flavor so beautifully, but for Thanksgiving we keep it really simple," she says."Thanksgiving has a lot going on. You have a lot of sides, you've got people coming over and I personally don't want to be fussing with the turkey. I just want it to be simple and delicious. So we just do a salt, paprika, olive oil rub, and we rub that liberally all over the bird. The salt gives it flavor, the paprika gives it a beautiful red color that roasts up beautifully and that's it. We stick the turkey and let it do its thing, and we focus on family and having a cocktail and making the mashed potatoes." Once the turkey is seasoned and in the pan, they add a little bit of water or stock to the roasting pan to make sure the juices don't burn. Related: We Tried 17 Different Kinds of Store-Bought Gravy and You Can Buy the Winner at Walmart 4. To Stuff or Not to Stuff? This is a hot topic of conversation around Thanksgiving, but Diestel's family is firmly in the stuffing-inside-the-turkey camp. "Oh, man. Stuffing the bird is by far the best. All the juices from the turkey intermingle with the stuffing. I think the stuffing takes on such a more dynamic flavor that you cannot get when it's in a pan. Cooking it in the turkey it gives it a flavor that's unmatched." Related: 12 Thanksgiving Dressing Recipes To Stuff Yourself With 5. Consider Taking it Low and Slow Turkey-cooking temperatures are also a hot topic around Thanksgiving. Some people like to start the bird at a high temperature to crisp the skin, then reduce the heat to cook the meat. The Diestel family leans into simplicity here, too. "We're a low and slow family," says Diestel. We roast our turkey at 325°. Related: How to Make Mashed Potatoes 10x Better, According to Bobby Flay 6. Yes, You Need a Thermometer Once your turkey is oven-ready, make a mental note of how the bird is going to cook, which will help you with planning out your meal—and make sure you have a meat thermometer. "Cooks need to remember mass and oven, ovens and mass. The bird is going to roast more quickly in the second half of your roasting time than in the first half, because as that big animal is picking up and cooking and cooking and cooking, the juices are flowing the whole mass in the oven, the meat is warmer on that second half," says Diestel. "That's why it's really important to check your turkey using a thermometer. You can use fancy thermometer and you can also do it the old school way where you check the bird with the basic thermometer, but when you check the bird's temperature halfway through, which is ideal to do, it's going to cook more quickly on that second half. You want to be pulling the turkey out of the oven before it's too roasted." For a tender, juicy turkey, you're looking for 165°, but remember that a turkey is a big chunk of meat, which means that the temperature will rise as it rests outside the oven. Also keep in mind that if you stuff your turkey the stuffing need to also reach 165°. Related: Why Campbell's Green Bean Casserole Is My Forever Thanksgiving Favorite 7. Skip the Basting, but Start Building Your Gravy in the Oven Diestel's family isn't big on basting the bird as it cooks because, depending on how often you baste the bird, you could run the risk of have not-so-crisp skin and opening and closing the oven can lengthen your cooking time. As she mentioned before, the family also likes to stick the turkey in the oven and move on to other things, so the less babysitting the better. The one thing they do do is give the pan juices a little help mid-way through cooking. "About halfway through the roasting time, we'll pour a cup or so of white wine, like a nice tasty Chardonnay, something really like buttery or earthy, into the roasting pan," she says. "It adds good flavor for building for the gravy." Related: John Legend's Easy, Cheesy, Extra Creamy Mac & Cheese Is the Perfect Thanksgiving Side Dish 8. Give It a Rest This is one of those full-circle moments. Remember when Diestel said to take it easy when you're thinking about roasting a turkey? Well, the bird needs a break when it comes out of the oven too. This final rest will help both the cook and the turkey. "When it come out of the oven, cover it with foil, stick it on the counter and let it sit there for 30 minutes while you reheat the casserole, get the potatoes crunchy on the top and do whatever else you need to do," Diestel says. "And then go and carve your bird after the rest period. That's mission-critical to lock in all the juices. If you go and slice right into that bird five minutes after pulling it out of the oven, the juices will literally spray out of the turkey, and that's not what you want. You want all of those juices locked into the meat." Up Next: Related: We Tried 13 Store-Bought Pie Crusts and the Winner Is Ina Garten-ApprovedChina hands lengthy jail terms to two teenagers for murdering classmateInformation on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. 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Tesla’s Innovative Robot Takes Center Stage Tesla has once again made headlines with its humanoid robot, Optimus, making its debut in a viral video as it attempts to navigate a challenging terrain. Released on Instagram, the clip displays Optimus awkwardly tackling an uneven path, its movements reminiscent of a toddler’s uncertain steps or a person struggling to regain their balance after a night out. Humor Meets Technology The internet immediately responded with humor and speculation. Social media erupted with entertaining comments, drawing parallels between the robot’s stumbling gait and everyday human experiences. Observations ranged from quips about late-night escapades to tongue-in-cheek judgments about the robot’s sobriety. Many users even speculated that Tesla deliberately designed the robot’s imperfect movements to make it appear more relatable and less intimidating. Beyond the Laughs: A Glimpse into the Future Despite the comedic takes, the video underscores significant advancements in Tesla’s quest for humanoid robotics. The fact that Optimus manages to regain its balance after stumbling indicates notable strides in robotic mobility and balance. Tesla envisions a future where such robots can undertake repetitive or hazardous tasks, freeing humans to engage in more creative and intellectually stimulating activities. The Road Ahead for Humanoid Robotics While opinions remain divided on the implications of robots like Optimus, there’s no denying the potential they hold for transforming industries. Even in its developmental phase, Optimus’s clumsy, yet promising, performance is a step toward achieving human-like agility in robotics, paving the way for future innovations. Revolutionizing Robotics: Tesla’s Bold Leap with Optimus In a captivating display of technology pushing boundaries, Tesla has introduced its humanoid robot, Optimus, to the world, sparking a wave of curiosity and excitement. While much of the internet’s response was comedic, this unveiling marks a significant move in humankind’s quest to integrate robotics into daily life. As Tesla continues to innovate, understanding the potential and limitations of such advancements becomes crucial. Features and Innovations The release of Optimus showcases several cutting-edge features and technological advancements. Despite its somewhat humorous debut, the robot’s ability to regain balance after stumbling is a testament to the sophisticated algorithms developed by Tesla. These include real-time decision-making capabilities and the use of sensors for environment navigation, which are still groundbreaking feats in robotics. Use Cases Beyond Entertainment Tesla envisions a multitude of practical applications for Optimus. Its potential to perform repetitive, dangerous tasks shows promise across various sectors, including manufacturing and logistics. By assuming roles that are labor-intensive or harmful, Optimus could significantly reduce human involvement in high-risk environments, thus enhancing workplace safety and productivity. Pros and Cons of Tesla’s Optimus Pros: – Innovation in Mobility : The robot’s ability to navigate uneven terrains demonstrates advanced mobility solutions. – Automation Potential : Optimus could streamline operations and boost efficiency by handling mundane tasks. – Safety Enhancement : Robots in hazardous roles can minimize human exposure to dangers. Cons: – Developmental Stage : As evidenced by its stumbling, significant refinement is required. – High Costs : The integration of such robots could entail substantial financial investments. – Societal Impact : The replacement of human roles with robots poses ethical and employment concerns. Future Predictions and Market Insights The journey from concept to reality for humanoid robots like Optimus is one filled with challenges and opportunities. The robotics market is anticipated to grow exponentially, with increased investments in AI and automation. Tesla’s foray into the field signals a shift toward more dynamic and human-like machines, aligning with broader market trends. Security and Ethical Considerations As robotics become more pervasive, emphasizing security is paramount. Protecting data privacy and ensuring control over robotic functions will be essential in preventing misuse. Ethical considerations will also come to the fore, requiring thoughtful dialogue on the role of robots in society. Tesla’s Optimus exemplifies the blend of humor and innovation that often accompanies technological breakthroughs. While still in its nascent stages, the potential impact on various industries is undeniable. As Tesla continues to refine Optimus, the world watches with eager anticipation for what the future holds in humanoid robotics. For more information, explore Tesla’s innovations at Tesla .• Fed rate cut, FOMC dot-plot, Powell comments will be in focus this week. • Micron offers significant upside potential backed by robust earnings growth and strong demand for its AI-related products. • Nike faces mounting challenges, with declining revenues, a cautious outlook, and soft consumer demand suggesting further downside for its stock price. • Looking for more actionable trade ideas? Subscribe here for 55% off InvestingPro as part of our Cyber Week Extended sale! U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its longest run of losses since 2020, as investors priced in the possibility of the Federal Reserve cutting rates more slowly next year. For the week, the blue-chip Dow fell 1.8%, the S&P 500 dipped about 0.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tacked on around 0.3% to secure its fourth consecutive week of gains. Source: Investing.com The blockbuster week ahead is expected to be a busy one filled with several market-moving events, including the Fed’s final monetary policy meeting of 2024. An official statement is due at 2:00PM ET on Wednesday. Fed chair Jerome Powell will speak at 2:30PM ET. With a 25-basis point rate cut assured, investors will focus on the central bank’s guidance on interest rates amid indications Powell could signal a pause in policy easing. Meanwhile, on the economic calendar, most important will be Tuesday’s U.S. retail sales report, which will shed further light on the health of the economy. The personal consumption expenditures price index reading for November, due Friday, will also be closely watched. Source: Investing.com Elsewhere, on the earnings docket, there are just a handful of corporate results due, including Nike (NYSE:NKE), FedEx (NYSE:FDX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), General Mills (NYSE:GIS), and Carnival (NYSE:CCL) as Wall Street’s reporting season draws to a close. Regardless of which direction the market goes, below I highlight one stock likely to be in demand and another which could see fresh downside. Remember though, my timeframe is just for the week ahead, Monday, December 16 - Friday, December 20. Micron is poised for a solid week as the memory chip maker gears up to report its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday at 4:05PM ET. A call with president and chief executive officer Sanjay Mehrotra is set for 5:00PM ET. Market participants expect a sizable swing in MU stock after the update drops, according to the options market, with a possible implied move of +/-11.7% in either direction. Earnings have been catalysts for outsized swings in shares this year, with MU surging nearly 17% when the company last reported quarterly numbers in September. Wall Street anticipates strong earnings driven by robust demand for its High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM3E) chips, which are vital for AI and cloud computing applications. Adding to the bullish sentiment, 16 of the 24 analysts surveyed by InvestingPro have revised their earnings estimates upward over the past three months. Source: InvestingPro Micron is seen earning $1.77 a share, reversing a sharp year-ago loss of $0.95 per share, signaling a significant recovery after a challenging period in the memory market. Revenue is forecast to soar 83.9% annually to $8.70 billion, benefiting from sales of high-bandwidth memory devices to data centers running AI applications. The Boise, Idaho-based company plays a critical role in powering advancements in AI, cloud computing, and 5G connectivity with its innovative DRAM and NAND products. Looking ahead, I believe Micron’s management will provide solid guidance for the current quarter to reflect robust memory demand from cloud providers as growth prospects in artificial intelligence remain strong. Micron’s groundbreaking HBM3E technology, a key enabler for AI workloads, is expected to be a cornerstone of its growth strategy. MU stock ended Friday’s session at $102.50. At current levels, Micron has a market valuation of $113.7 billion. Shares, which reached an all-time high of $157.54 on June 18, are up 20.1% in the year-to-date. Source: Investing.com It should be noted that Micron stock remains undervalued according to the InvestingPro Fair Value model and could see an increase of 8.5% to $111.22. Be sure to check out InvestingPro to stay in sync with the market trend and what it means for your trading. Subscribe now and get 55% off and position your portfolio one step ahead of everyone else! In contrast, Nike, the global athletic apparel giant, faces significant headwinds this week as it prepares to report fiscal second-quarter results on Thursday at 4:15PM ET. Despite its strong brand recognition, the company is grappling with declining consumer demand for athletic wear and footwear, alongside supply chain challenges. According to the options market, traders are pricing in a swing of +/-7.7% in either direction for NKE stock following the print. Notably, shares gapped down after earnings in the past four quarters, and continued challenges suggest further downside. Analysts have slashed their profit estimates amid weakening operating margins and slowing growth in North America and China, two of Nike's largest markets. Source: InvestingPro Nike is expected to post a 37.8% drop in adjusted earnings per share to $0.64, with revenue projected to decline by 9.7% from the year-ago period to $12.1 billion. The sneaker giant has faced mounting challenges in recent quarters, struggling with weakening demand for athletic footwear and apparel amid a softening macroeconomic environment. The focus will be on newly reappointed CEO Elliott Hill's plans for a turnaround after the company pivoted to a direct-to-consumer model, which has struggled to offset declining wholesale revenues. NKE stock - which fell to a 2024 low of $70.75 on August 5 - closed at $77.25 on Friday. At its current valuation, the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear retailer has a market cap of $115 billion. Shares are down 28.8% in the year-to-date. Source: Investing.com It should be noted that Nike has a below average InvestingPro ‘Financial Health’ score of 2.4 out of 5.0 due to ongoing concerns over weakening gross profit margins and spotty sales growth. Whether you're a novice investor or a seasoned trader, leveraging InvestingPro can unlock a world of investment opportunities while minimizing risks amid the challenging market backdrop. Subscribe now to get 55% off all Pro plans with our Cyber Week Extended offer and instantly unlock access to several market-beating features, including: • ProPicks AI: AI-selected stock winners with proven track record. • InvestingPro Fair Value: Instantly find out if a stock is underpriced or overvalued. • Advanced Stock Screener: Search for the best stocks based on hundreds of selected filters, and criteria. • Top Ideas : See what stocks billionaire investors such as Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and George Soros are buying. Disclosure: At the time of writing, I am long on the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq 100 via the SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPY), and the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ). I am also long on the Invesco Top QQQ ETF (QBIG), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), and VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH). I regularly rebalance my portfolio of individual stocks and ETFs based on ongoing risk assessment of both the macroeconomic environment and companies' financials. The views discussed in this article are solely the opinion of the author and should not be taken as investment advice. Follow Jesse Cohen on X/Twitter @JesseCohenInv for more stock market analysis and insight. Related Articles 1 Stock to Buy, 1 Stock to Sell This Week: Micron, Nike S&P 500: Do Economic Indicators Support Bullish 2025 Outlooks? Are 2024âs Top Insider Buys a Good Bet for 2025?
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Date palms Matilde Gattoni The world’s oases are at the forefront of an existential battle against climate change: limited rainfall and rising heat have dramatically affected these unique ecosystems and the culture they sustain. Morocco has lost two-thirds of its oases – lush, fertile areas in the desert – in just a single century. Local people plead with the desert for water Matilde Gattoni Take the town of M’Hamid El Ghizlane, the last stop before the vast, dry expanse of the Sahara. Here, local people plead with the desert for water (pictured above). Dressed in white robes, they regularly meet at the edge of the desert to recite ancestral chants asking for an end to the drought and for life to be brought back to the land. While droughts have always been part of life here, they used to be intermittent, allowing people to stock food and water to make it through dry times. But the oasis that sustains the community has shrunk over the past few decades, leading to scorched palm trees and threatening centuries of culture and tradition. A villager feeds his camel with herbs picked in the dry river bed of the Draa. Matilde Gattoni The town’s economy has traditionally been sustained by date palms (main picture) and camel herding (pictured above), but with those livelihoods in jeopardy, many are relocating to nearby cities. Those who remain often earn a living through tourism. Former farmers turned self-taught guides offer visitors desert expeditions and tea ceremonies (pictured below) – a glimpse of the life that persists despite the challenges. Matilde GattoniUS Stocks Rise as Market Heads for Fifth Gain in a Row
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Athos Salome, a psychic often referred to as the Living Nostradamus , has made some unsettling predictions about the imminent onset of World War Three. However, he suggests that this war may not take the traditional form we might expect. Salome has previously hinted at the possibility of a global conflict erupting within the next year, given the escalating tensions in various parts of the world, including the Middle East and Russia . The increasing involvement of Western powers also seems to be pushing the world closer to the brink of war, reports the Daily Star. Living Nostradamus tried to warn Kamala Harris of Donald Trump victory Living Nostradamus's chilling prediction about global IT outage comes true However, Salome believes that the upcoming battle will be fought more in the realm of technology than on physical battlegrounds. In an interview with the Daily Star, Salome predicted that signs pointing towards a war would become increasingly evident by the end of 2024. However, he suggested that this conflict could primarily take place online. Salome said: "This is not just a war of men, but of machines, and in this aspect what comes next. Russia has reached new levels of aggression towards Ukraine , firing Oreshnik supersonic missile towards the city of Dnipro." He added: "At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, Russia is ready to protect itself 'by any measure.'" "Loose talk and the employment of hi-technology equipment to engage in the conflict is therefore without doubt raising the sentiments of escalating the war." DON'T MISS: Baba Vanga's chilling 'great war' prediction could mean WW3 is just months away Chilling WW3 map shows how quickly Putin's hypersonic missiles could hit Europe 'World War 3 has already begun,' warns Ukrainian official as West holds breath Salome believes there could be a cyber Cold War between China and the United States. He said: "Of course, recent mutual accusations of cyber espionage raised the concern over a devastating imminent hacker attack that might paralyse the defence systems or infrastructure." He expressed concern about potential "coordinated global failure." "The South China Sea, already the scene of territorial disputes, will become the scene of a critical event, potentially involving massive cyber attacks." Salome made a foreboding prediction: " Russia is creating weapons with nuclear capability for ASAT, the antisatellite purposes covertly." He added: "It has blocked calls by the US and Japan to fortify the treatises that prohibit nuclear weapons in space. An attack will lead to such links being manipulated and bring down the civilian and military systems and possibly ignite a war of an undetermined scale." He also hinted at unknown developments: "Something new, perhaps connected with submerged artificial intelligence has not been made public yet. To this there is an element of uncertainty added to other tensions already in place."One of the biggest mobile games ever gets a surprise 4X city-builder sequel, and its dev is "absolutely not" confident in its $2 price tag: "It's a huge gamble!"
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The Marketing Alliance Announces Financial Results for Quarter Ended September 30, 2024A new round of Israeli air strikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports while the World Health Organisation’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight. “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service. Our mission to negotiate the release of @UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport... pic.twitter.com/riZayWHkvf — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 26, 2024 Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it was not aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel’s military added it had “capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively”. The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned” as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The US military has also targeted the Houthis in recent days. The UN has said the targeted ports are important entry points for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The UN Security Council has an emergency meeting on Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them with weapons.NAICOM Highlights Challenges Of African Insurance Market
This photo shows bank ATM machines in Seoul, Dec. 25. Yonhap The ceiling on bank deposits guaranteed in case of bankruptcies will be raised from 50 million won ($34,000) to 100 million won sometime next year, the financial regulator said Monday. Last week, the National Assembly passed a bill on doubling the ceiling of bank deposits protected by law, which has been in place since 2001, to better reflect the growth of the country's economy. The revision will take effect within one year of promulgation. An alternative trading system (ATS) is also expected to set sail during the first half of next year for greater efficiency and convenience in the trading of securities, according to the Financial Services Commission (FSC). Should the country's first ATS be put in place, the country's stock exchange sector may undergo an overhaul. Currently, the Korea Exchange, launched in 1956, is the country's only national operator of the stock market. The regulator plans to resume stock short selling on March 31 after establishing a platform to monitor short selling that can help identify illegal transactions. Korea imposed a temporary ban on stock short selling in November 2023 after a series of naked short selling allegations were detected at several global investment banks in the country. The ban was originally set to be lifted before the start of July but has been extended until March 30. Short selling has been a contentious political issue in Korea, with retail investors often blaming the practice for driving stocks lower. (Yonhap)China unveils world’s fastest high-speed train prototype, to travel at 450 kmph
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