Tag: confidence
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China’s biggest problem is lack of confidence: Standard Chartered CEO
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — China is facing a confidence deficit as its economy undergoes massive transition and concern grows over its ongoing property crisis, a top banking CEO said while onstage at Dubai’s World Governments Summit. “China’s biggest problem to me is a lack of confidence. External investors lack confidence in China and domestic…
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Creating “Brutally Handmade” Work With The Long Confidence
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Rafi Ajl makes beautiful objects through laborious methods: Just get a look at the mold he uses to craft stunning glass vessels. “I knew that I wanted to have this way of working a little bit more freely,” says Ajl, the owner of design brand The Long Confidence in Berkeley, California, and the star of…
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I Entered A Beauty Pageant At 57 To Gain Confidence
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While it’s not exactly accurate to say it was a voice from the grave that commanded me to drop out of the Mrs. America pageant, it’s not exactly a lie, either. The truth lies somewhere in between and involves a questionable photographer, a threat from a friend to disown me, and a dingy bra once…
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Xi Jinping unanimously elected president, CMC chairman of PRC, leads China on new journey in unity, confidence
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BEIJING, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Xi Jinping was unanimously elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC on Friday at the ongoing session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC). The election result reflects the common will and unity of the whole…
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CPAC: Nikki Haley calls out Republicans’ failure to win voters’ confidence – live | US politics
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The big question for ‘hardcore Maga’ of CPAC: how does Trump’s popularity endure? Many, many things have changed in American politics since 2016, but one thing has stayed the same – Donald Trump’s position as the most popular man in the Republican party. He’s been in a commanding position among Republicans ever since clinching its…
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Consumer confidence in housing rises as prices fall
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Mortgage rates are still twice what they were a year ago, but home prices have been falling since June, and that’s finally making consumers feel better about what had been an overheated, highly competitive housing market. A monthly housing sentiment index from Fannie Mae showed sentiment improving from November to December. The index is still…
