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Uniper labour boss criticises company break-up idea (Reuters)

A representative for employees at top German gas trader Uniper criticised a discussion paper that suggested breaking up the nationalised company, ...

on structural measures". Another option outlined in the paper, dated Dec. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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The VIX Breaking 20 May Not Be Good News; How Investors Can ... (Nasdaq)

The VIX measures the implied volatility in stock options and is sometimes referred to as Wall Street's “fear index” -- the higher the number, the greater ...

For a short-term hedge, that isn’t important, but it means that any purchase of the ETF needs to be exactly that: short-term. The first is that the VIX is inherently leveraged, and as you can see from that first chart up top, swings can be big and momentum builds quickly. In fact, based on that, a break below 20 on the VIX is a pretty reliable leading indicator of a drop in stocks. As you can see, on all four previous occasions that the VIX has broken below 20 over the last year, it has rebounded quite sharply. It is calculated based on S&P 500 index options, both calls (options to buy) and puts (options to sell), and a number above 30 is usually seen as an indication of turbulence ahead, while a print below 20 indicates an upcoming period of relative stability. There was a period of weakness in December, but most believe that was as much about tax loss harvesting as it was any concern about fundamentals.

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Breaking baz:Sally Hawkins,Craig Roberts, Alexandre Desplat ... (Deadline)

Breaking Baz:Sally Hawkins Writes A Ghostly Tale With Craig Roberts;Alexandre Desplat Strikes Up The Band,Ellen Kuras Finds An Editor.Patricia Hodge.

Oscar, however, saw it differently and [nominated](https://deadline.com/2023/01/oscar-nominations-2023-1235238038/) del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s film in a single category, Best Animated Feature, which is still a nice place to be! Her physicality was that of Fanny Farrelly, the upper-class matriarch in Hellman’s play. I always say that your senses follow the heat onstage, and mine were locked on Hodge. When they move to a new address, the daughter discovers that the ghost of a boy “is trapped in the house.” The stage manager appears and tells us that an audience member has taken ill and that we should head to the bar until such time as the play can resume. It’s sad, but Pinocchio is not sad, and we had to find the balance.” Many of the same musicians worked on the soundtrack in the very same studio — “double the number of musicians we have tonight,” Desplat casually tells me. “Voila!” says Desplat when I tell him how moving it is to listen to his music as I ran the movie in my head. She adds that the boy’s part of the story is set in the 1860s, while the mother and the girl are living in the 1970s or ’80s. “The score is moving and sad, it goes deep into this balance between joy and melancholy,” he says. Roberts later directed her in Eternal Beauty and The Phantom of the Open. “I’m going to put the phone down now, ever so politely,” came the ever-so-courteous put-down.

TDCI Returns Record-breaking $11.49M to Tennesseans in 2022 ... (tn.gov)

NASHVILLE – In 2022, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (“TDCI”) returned $11.49 million to Tennesseans through its mediation and restitution ...

TDCI regulates all lines of insurance and encourages consumers to contact the Consumer Insurance Services team with any insurance-related question or concern. - Purchase a new life insurance policy with the assistance of a licensed agent to help make the choices that are best suited for your personal needs. “Consumers often feel frustrated and overwhelmed dealing with insurance-related issues, and our dedicated Consumer Insurance Services team is ready to assist, at all times. “I am truly proud of TDCI’s Consumer Insurance Services team for their record-breaking work on behalf of consumers,” said TDCI Assistant Commissioner Bill Huddleston. These efforts resulted in previously denied claims being overturned and additional benefits identified and paid to consumers. As part of the mediation and restitution process, TDCI’s Consumer Insurance Services team mediated 3,249 complaints between consumers and insurance companies.

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