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WICT, NAMIC Surveys: Women, People of Color Make Gains at Senior Management, Executive Levels

Edit Broadcasting & Cable 27 Sep 2017
According to the 2017 survey, women are being recruited at higher rates than men and promoted at near equal or higher rates. On the downside, the turnover rate for women is higher than for men ......

Tech stocks rise, but US indexes finish little changed

Edit Herald Tribune 27 Sep 2017
U.S. stock indexes finished barely higher Tuesday after a late slump erased most of an early gain. Technology companies recovered some of the losses they took a day earlier, but energy companies and banks slipped.Strong gains for software company Red Hat and recoveries for big names like Apple and Facebook helped technology companies move higher. Cruise lines rose after Carnival had a stronger third quarter than analysts expected ... ....

Thousands compete for 23 jobs in Xiongan

Edit China Daily 27 Sep 2017
The company did not specify the salaries yet, but authorities have disclosed that staff working in Xiongan will be paid in reference to the salary level in Beijing, or even higher. "Salaries in Xiongan will be higher than in big cities such as Beijing ... "To attract talent, the salary should be much higher than that in Beijing, rather than at the same ......

October Nature Almanac: Black is the new orange — unusual fox squirrels thrive in Longmont's parks

Edit Daily Camera 27 Sep 2017
(Scott Severs / Courtesy photo) ... The bugling also attracts huge human crowds up in Rocky Mountain National Park, so look for a less crowded place ... Fox squirrels, common squirrels in the East but non-native in Colorado, usurp habitat from Colorado's native squirrels, driving chickarees and Abert's squirrels higher into the foothills ... In addition, Abert's squirrels tend to live at slightly higher elevations where ponderosa pines occur ... ....

Snowmass 2017 community survey reveals increase in satisfaction with town, services

Edit Aspen Times 27 Sep 2017
Continuing an upward trend from the Town of Snowmass' past two community surveys, village residents report a higher satisfaction with their government than in previous years, according to the 2017 survey results ... This is more than 25 percent above the U.S ... "Overall, the satisfaction with town services is much higher than we see in other places," Morado told the council ... Recommended Stories For You ... 6 ... "They indeed go the extra mile." ... 9 ... ....

Brexit will undermine UK competitiveness, World Economic Forum report warns

Edit This is Money 27 Sep 2017
A Treasury spokesman defended the UK’s position, saying the report proved that the country is still “one of the best places in the world to do business” thanks to a “low corporate tax rate, a robust labour market and a thriving technology sector.” ... productive economy and higher living standards for people across the country,” the spokesman said....

Nike quarterly profit falls 24 percent, but beats forecasts

Edit Dothan Eagle 27 Sep 2017
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. says its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 24 percent because of a higher tax rate and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, but the results still beat Wall Street expectations ... The company had announced in June along with its last quarterly results that it would sell some of its sneakers through e-commerce giant Amazon, part of a plan to make its swoosh-branded products available in more places online ... ....

Bullish Pattern Showing for Eli Lilly: Cramer's 'Off the Charts'

Edit The Street 27 Sep 2017
That's a key signal, since moving higher on increasing volume suggests more serious interest in the stock ... Instead of getting hit by profit taking, buying has continued, pushing on-balance volume higher ... Looking at Lilly's longer-term weekly chart, we see a W pattern, a classic bullish pattern that often predicts higher stock prices....

Alvarez back at PNC Park for first time as Oriole

Edit MLB 27 Sep 2017
PITTSBURGH -- Pedro Alvarez was back at PNC Park on Tuesday, in the visitor's dugout for the first time since departing the Pirates after the 2015 season. "Different vantage point, different dugout," he said. Full Game Coverage ... "It feels good," he said, about returning. "Obviously this is a place where I came every day. I started my career here ... ... The No ... That set a negative tone from the outset and raised expectations even higher ... ....

'Instant' blood test for heart attacks

Edit BBC News 27 Sep 2017
Levels of cMyC (cardiac myosin-binding protein C) in the blood rise more rapidly and to a higher extent after a heart attack than troponin proteins, studies suggest. That means doctors can use the new test to rule out a heart attack in a higher proportion of patients straightaway, according to the researchers who report their trial findings in the journal Circulation ... It is only being used for research at the moment, however ... ....

Feds close Title IX investigation of CU Boulder with no sanctions against university

Edit Daily Camera 27 Sep 2017
"Their review confirms that we have a robust investigative process in place, effective Title IX policies, and education and training programs that are helping people understand that we take sexual misconduct allegations very seriously," said Valerie Simons, executive director of CU's Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance and campus Title IX coordinator....

Debt boom in India and China threatens new financial crisis, warns World Economic Forum

Edit The Daily Telegraph 27 Sep 2017
Banks across the world are more vulnerable to a crisis now than they were in the build up to the credit crunch, the World Economic Forum has warned ... Last week the Bank of International Settlements warned that higher interest rates in the US could have a knock on effect in the world’s second-largest economy, forcing rates higher in China, making the debt mountain more expensive to maintain and hitting the economy hard ... ....

Province seeks input on marijuana regulations

Edit North Shore News 27 Sep 2017
Health authorities favour a government-run retail system as “the least risky way” to sell marijuana, he said, but don’t want alcohol and pot sold in the same place ... Doctors are also cautious about edible products, he said, because it’s easier for people to consume a higher-than-anticipated dose of TCH in those and for people who shouldn’t consume marijuana – like children – getting poisoned after accidentally eating edible products ... ....
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