Investments and Business

Linked media - Linked media The unexpected re-acceleration in price growth across the economy is at least a temporary setback for President Biden, who has been banking on cooling inflation to lift his re-election prospects. Mr. Biden and his aides have publicly cheered the retreat of annual inflation rates over the last year, after watching the fastest price growth in 40 years dent the president’s approval ratings earlier in his tenure. They have been anxious for inflation to fall even further, in order give relief to consumers and to potentially spur the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates — a…

Connected media - Linked media A trained accountant, Mr. Leibner was described in a 1989 profile by Ben Yagoda in The New York Times Magazine as an idiosyncratic character with a “remarkable emotional range.” “He can be plaintive, cajoling, jocular, terse, profane, sentimental, jovial, respectful, dismissive, analytical or expansive: The one constant is the strain of his native Brooklyn in his voice,” Mr. Yagoda wrote. He was also known for telling incredibly dirty jokes. Andrew Heyward, a former president of CBS News, said in a phone interview: “It would have been easy to dismiss him as a Damon Runyonesque showman,…

Related media - Related media Roberto Cavalli, the Italian-born fashion designer who celebrated glamour and excess, sending models down the runway and actresses onto red carpets wearing leopard-print dresses, bejeweled distressed jeans, satin corsets and other unapologetically flashy clothes, has died. He was 83. His company announced the death on Instagram but provided no details. Mr. Cavalli’s signature style — “molto sexy, molto animal print and molto, molto Italiano,” as the British newspaper The Independent once described it — remained essentially unchanged throughout his long career. But he skillfully reinvented his clothes for different eras, enjoying several renaissances and building…

Related media - Connected media A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment. Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Ohtani, referred to the player’s detailed explanation he gave to the media two weeks ago, when Ohtani said Mizuhara had stolen from him and he promised to cooperate fully with the federal and Major League Baseball investigations. “I never bet on baseball or any other sports or never have asked somebody to do that on my behalf,” Ohtani said. “And I have never went through a bookmaker to bet on sports. Up until a couple days ago, I didn’t know…

Linked media - Related media Innovation — especially in the form of ambitious building projects — has been a running theme at the brand for the past few years. In 2020 in Le Brassus, it opened a museum, the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet, designed by the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. A year later, it completed a manufacturing site in Le Locle, another village about a 90-minute drive northeast of Le Brassus. A former Renaud & Papi workshop, the Manufacture des Saignoles now specializes in the brand’s most complicated timepieces. In 2022, the brand opened a luxury hotel, Hôtel des Horlogers,…

Coined in the late 1990s, the term "Social License to Operate" gained prominence, particularly within the Mining Sector, as it signifies the lawful authorization obtained from communities where major projects are carried out. In Perú, companies engaged in projects that carry significant socio-environmental implications face a major challenge in obtaining and upholding the Social License to Operate (SLO), thereby securing their viability. This license doesn't manifest as a physical permit but rather as an intangible endorsement granted by the community in which the company conducts its operations. It relies on the community's acceptance of the company's activities and projects and…

The concept of the Social License to Operate emerged in the late 1990s, primarily associated with the Mining Sector. It pertains to the valid consent granted by the communities in which large-scale projects are undertaken. In Mexico, companies undertaking projects with substantial socio-environmental consequences encounter the formidable task of acquiring and preserving the Social License to Operate (SLO) while ensuring their sustainability. This license is not a tangible permit but an intangible validation bestowed upon the company by the community in which it operates. It hinges on the community's acceptance of the company's endeavors and initiatives and plays a pivotal…

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The expression "Social License to Operate" was introduced in the late 1990s, specifically in connection with the Mining Sector. It refers to the legitimate permission granted by the communities where mega-projects are executed. In Colombia, companies with projects that have significant socio-environmental impacts face the great challenge of obtaining and maintaining the Social License to Operate (SLO) and ensuring their viability. This license is not a physical permit but an intangible endorsement granted by the community in which the company operates. It is based on the social acceptance of the company's activities and projects and is crucial for its long-term…

In the late 1990s, the concept of the Social License to Operate was coined, primarily within the Mining Sector. It denotes the authorized consent given by the communities involved in the development of large-scale projects. In Argentina, companies encounter a formidable challenge in acquiring and preserving the Social License to Operate (SLO) for projects with substantial socio-environmental consequences, guaranteeing their sustainability. Unlike a tangible permit, this license constitutes an immaterial validation conferred by the community within which the company operates. Its viability hinges upon the community's acceptance of the company's undertakings and initiatives, ultimately determining the organization's enduring prosperity. Obtaining…