The document discusses economic goals of governments, how businesses determine what to produce based on profitability, concepts of absolute and comparative advantage, ways of measuring economic performance including GDP and indicators like CPI and unemployment, questions to consider when analyzing economic data, and methods of calculating and issues with GDP. It also covers the consumer price index and issues like core vs non-core inflation, how GDP is impacted by various factors, and ways of writing and using GDP data.
This document provides an overview of economics for journalists, covering topics like supply and demand, the business cycle, economic growth, recessions, and market cycles. It explains that supply and demand determine market prices, and that the business cycle involves periods of growth, peak, recession, and recovery. The circular flow model and factors influencing long-term economic growth are also summarized. Journalists are advised to provide perspective on economic issues rather than panic about normal cyclical changes.
The document discusses key economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, unemployment rates, and confidence indexes. It explains how governments and central banks use tools like fiscal policy, monetary policy, interest rates, and reserve ratios to influence economic goals of steady growth, low unemployment, and stable prices. Specific indicators covered in depth include CPI, which can have issues due to arbitrary baselines and basket changes over time, and unemployment rates, which don't include discouraged workers.
a quiz with sound effects,personalities, famous people quiz,personality quiz,...mehboobanik
A visual quiz on personalities, a good quiz where audience is shown the 1st 2 slides and then they are given one minute to write them on paper.later the other slides are shown
quiz for class 3, class 4, class 5 , class 6, general round, school quiz, audio visual quiz, best quiz,religion quiz, mythology, logo quiz. sports quiz, nature quiz, defence quiz, united nations quiz, english proverbs quiz,General knowledge quiz ppt
1. This document is the rules and questions for an "Xtreme Sports Quiz" trivia competition with 30 questions about extreme sports.
2. The top three teams that correctly answer the most questions will win exciting prizes, and the quiz masters' decisions are final.
3. The questions cover a wide range of extreme sports topics as well as some general sports trivia.
This document provides an introduction to economic journalism. It defines economics as the study of how people deal with scarcity and make choices about allocating limited resources. Key economic concepts discussed include supply and demand, incentives, business cycles, and how governments measure and influence economic performance. The role of economic journalists is to provide context and perspective on these issues.
This document provides an overview of economics for journalists, covering topics like supply and demand, the business cycle, economic growth, recessions, and market cycles. It explains that supply and demand determine market prices, and that the business cycle involves periods of growth, peak, recession, and recovery. The circular flow model and factors influencing long-term economic growth are also summarized. Journalists are advised to provide perspective on economic issues rather than panic about normal cyclical changes.
The document discusses key economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, unemployment rates, and confidence indexes. It explains how governments and central banks use tools like fiscal policy, monetary policy, interest rates, and reserve ratios to influence economic goals of steady growth, low unemployment, and stable prices. Specific indicators covered in depth include CPI, which can have issues due to arbitrary baselines and basket changes over time, and unemployment rates, which don't include discouraged workers.
a quiz with sound effects,personalities, famous people quiz,personality quiz,...mehboobanik
A visual quiz on personalities, a good quiz where audience is shown the 1st 2 slides and then they are given one minute to write them on paper.later the other slides are shown
quiz for class 3, class 4, class 5 , class 6, general round, school quiz, audio visual quiz, best quiz,religion quiz, mythology, logo quiz. sports quiz, nature quiz, defence quiz, united nations quiz, english proverbs quiz,General knowledge quiz ppt
1. This document is the rules and questions for an "Xtreme Sports Quiz" trivia competition with 30 questions about extreme sports.
2. The top three teams that correctly answer the most questions will win exciting prizes, and the quiz masters' decisions are final.
3. The questions cover a wide range of extreme sports topics as well as some general sports trivia.
This document provides an introduction to economic journalism. It defines economics as the study of how people deal with scarcity and make choices about allocating limited resources. Key economic concepts discussed include supply and demand, incentives, business cycles, and how governments measure and influence economic performance. The role of economic journalists is to provide context and perspective on these issues.
This document provides an overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), and international trade. It discusses different types of M&A deals, global M&A activity from 2004-2012, the M&A process, questions to consider in M&A deals, and valuations. It also covers the IPO process, trade terminology, arguments for and against free trade, government trade policies, and the relationship between trade and currency values.
This document provides an overview of foreign exchange and bond markets. It discusses the major global currencies and daily forex trading volumes. It also outlines factors that influence currency values such as interest rates, inflation, and trade imbalances. Additionally, it defines what bonds are, how bond markets work, and key factors like interest rates and credit ratings that affect bond prices. Yield curves and spreads are also explained as tools used in analyzing bond markets.
The banking system channels savings from individuals to borrowers. As financial intermediaries, commercial banks take deposits and make loans. They must keep a portion of deposits as reserves set by the central bank. When the reserve ratio is lower, banks can lend out more, expanding the money supply through the money multiplier effect. Non-bank financial institutions also participate in shadow banking.
This document provides an overview of financial markets for journalists. It discusses the key characteristics of markets, including that they bring together buyers and sellers, allow standardized trading of fungible products by any participant, and make trade information public. The document also summarizes the main types of financial markets like commodities, stocks, bonds and forex, and the participants, price formation processes, and factors that influence prices in these markets.
The document provides an overview of analyzing corporate profit and loss statements. It discusses key components of a P&L statement such as revenue, expenses, profit, earnings per share, and how it shows the path from revenue to net profit. It also discusses interpreting P&L statements, including checking footnotes and understanding the treatment of items like depreciation, subsidiaries versus associates, and minority interests. An example P&L statement is then presented for Hutchison Whampoa Limited to demonstrate these concepts.
The document provides an overview of international trade concepts including absolute advantage, comparative advantage, trade barriers, and trade policies. It discusses how free trade creates winners and losers between importing and exporting countries. Specifically, domestic consumers in importing countries and domestic producers in exporting countries tend to benefit from free trade, while the opposite is true for domestic consumers in exporting countries and domestic producers in importing countries. The document also outlines the effects of tariffs on prices and trade volumes.
PCCW reported a 20% decline in first-half net profit due to lower revenue contribution from its property development unit. Net profit fell to HK$656 million from HK$822 million a year earlier, while revenue declined 2% to HK$11.37 billion, mainly due to smaller contribution from its property development subsidiary. Revenue from PCCW's core telecommunications services rose 11% and from its broadband TV business increased 45%, but it did not offset the decline in property revenue. An analyst said net profit was below expectations due to continued investment in the TV business.
This document provides an overview of government economic policy tools used by central banks and finance ministries. It discusses fiscal policy tools like taxation and government spending and how they can be used to stimulate or contract the economy. It also explains monetary policy tools controlled by central banks, including interest rates, required reserve ratios, and open market operations to influence money supply and achieve goals of steady growth and low inflation. Specific policy examples from the US, UK, Japan, and Europe are also mentioned.
The document discusses key economic goals of governments including full employment, steady annual growth, and stable prices. It then covers concepts of absolute and comparative advantage in determining what goods countries will produce. It provides an overview of common economic indicators used to measure economic performance such as GDP, CPI, unemployment, and money supply. It also discusses important considerations for analyzing and reporting on economic data.
The document provides an overview of key concepts for covering stock markets and shares, including:
- What a share represents in terms of ownership stake and entitlement to profits
- Factors that influence share prices such as supply and demand, the economy, and company earnings
- How share prices reflect market expectations about a company's future performance
- Tools for analyzing stocks such as indexes, sectors, market capitalization, price-earnings ratios, and technical indicators
- Sources of information like brokerage ratings and finding contextual factors behind price movements
This document provides an overview of economics concepts for journalists. It discusses three main types of corporate financial disclosures - profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. When reporting on earnings, journalists should focus on net profit and revenue year-over-year changes. The document also summarizes an article about Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa reporting a 12% rise in profits and explains economic growth and business cycles.
The stock market rebounded after earlier losses as concerns eased over European banks' access to funding. French banks reassured markets and investors watched for progress on Europe's debt crisis. Major U.S. stock indices ended higher, led by gains in industrial, materials and tech stocks, as signs pointed to stabilization in the markets.
Hutchison Whampoa reported a 12% rise in net profit to HK$14.17 billion in 2009, despite a 14% drop in revenue to HK$300.55 billion. Gains from property and asset sales offset losses in its energy and 3G businesses. While losses in 3G operations fell 67%, the division is still dragging on earnings. However, results from property completions and asset sales boosted profits.
The document provides an overview of covering company news as a financial journalist. It discusses why companies exist, the differences between private and public companies, and how public corporations function. It also outlines various types of corporate stories to cover, including earnings announcements, new products/business lines, executive changes, initial public offerings, and secondary fundraising. Key details on how to report on these stories such as common questions to ask and elements to include in articles are also reviewed.
This document provides an introduction to economic indicators for journalism students. It defines economic indicators as data used to evaluate the health of an economy. It discusses established indicators like the Consumer Price Index and copper prices. It also categorizes indicators as lagging, coincident, or leading in relation to economic activity. The document advises that good indicators are original, measure important economic activity accurately and consistently, and correlate closely with broader economic measures. It gives some hypothetical alternative indicators as examples from past classes.
This document provides an overview of corporations for journalism students. It discusses why companies exist, the difference between private and public companies, key industries, how public companies function, costs and profit, types of corporate stories to cover, and earnings announcements. The document is from a class on economics for journalists that focuses on reviewing supply and demand, examining the economic efficiency of gifts, and discussing corporations.
The document contains three proposals for small business profiles to cover:
1. A Chinese company called Yage Era Corp. that deletes negative posts and links online for clients and how it navigates regulations in a growing market.
2. A cat cafe in Hong Kong called The Cat Cafe that lost its restaurant license but continues operating as a cooking school with resident cats.
3. A music therapy center in Hong Kong called Pang's Music Therapy Center that offers treatments to both special needs and normal clients, and the growing but limited market for music therapy in Hong Kong.
This document provides an overview of week 2 topics from an economics course for journalists, including supply and demand. It discusses key concepts such as scarcity, opportunity costs, comparative advantage, and how supply and demand determine market prices. Government policies like rent control are also examined. An example writing assignment is given asking students to explain why a dog walker earns more than nurses based on economic concepts from class. Assessment criteria for the assignments focus on correctly applying relevant economic ideas and constructing a logical argument.
This document provides an overview of a course on global financial journalism. It discusses key themes like how everything in today's global financial system is interrelated and how business journalism isn't just about numbers but also about people. It defines what constitutes business news and explains why business journalism is important. The document outlines learning outcomes, assignments students will complete, reading assignments, the assessment process, and the course schedule. The goal is for students to learn to write different types of business news stories and analyze financial documents and events.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a course on economics for journalists. It defines economics as the study of how people deal with scarcity and make choices with trade-offs. The course will cover topics like how economies, companies, banks, markets and governments work, and economic theories. Students will write assignments, do a group project, and take a midterm and final exam. The instructor emphasizes applying economic concepts clearly and citing sources to avoid plagiarism. The first assignment is to set up an RSS reader for daily economic news and write an economic diary entry.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
This document provides an overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), and international trade. It discusses different types of M&A deals, global M&A activity from 2004-2012, the M&A process, questions to consider in M&A deals, and valuations. It also covers the IPO process, trade terminology, arguments for and against free trade, government trade policies, and the relationship between trade and currency values.
This document provides an overview of foreign exchange and bond markets. It discusses the major global currencies and daily forex trading volumes. It also outlines factors that influence currency values such as interest rates, inflation, and trade imbalances. Additionally, it defines what bonds are, how bond markets work, and key factors like interest rates and credit ratings that affect bond prices. Yield curves and spreads are also explained as tools used in analyzing bond markets.
The banking system channels savings from individuals to borrowers. As financial intermediaries, commercial banks take deposits and make loans. They must keep a portion of deposits as reserves set by the central bank. When the reserve ratio is lower, banks can lend out more, expanding the money supply through the money multiplier effect. Non-bank financial institutions also participate in shadow banking.
This document provides an overview of financial markets for journalists. It discusses the key characteristics of markets, including that they bring together buyers and sellers, allow standardized trading of fungible products by any participant, and make trade information public. The document also summarizes the main types of financial markets like commodities, stocks, bonds and forex, and the participants, price formation processes, and factors that influence prices in these markets.
The document provides an overview of analyzing corporate profit and loss statements. It discusses key components of a P&L statement such as revenue, expenses, profit, earnings per share, and how it shows the path from revenue to net profit. It also discusses interpreting P&L statements, including checking footnotes and understanding the treatment of items like depreciation, subsidiaries versus associates, and minority interests. An example P&L statement is then presented for Hutchison Whampoa Limited to demonstrate these concepts.
The document provides an overview of international trade concepts including absolute advantage, comparative advantage, trade barriers, and trade policies. It discusses how free trade creates winners and losers between importing and exporting countries. Specifically, domestic consumers in importing countries and domestic producers in exporting countries tend to benefit from free trade, while the opposite is true for domestic consumers in exporting countries and domestic producers in importing countries. The document also outlines the effects of tariffs on prices and trade volumes.
PCCW reported a 20% decline in first-half net profit due to lower revenue contribution from its property development unit. Net profit fell to HK$656 million from HK$822 million a year earlier, while revenue declined 2% to HK$11.37 billion, mainly due to smaller contribution from its property development subsidiary. Revenue from PCCW's core telecommunications services rose 11% and from its broadband TV business increased 45%, but it did not offset the decline in property revenue. An analyst said net profit was below expectations due to continued investment in the TV business.
This document provides an overview of government economic policy tools used by central banks and finance ministries. It discusses fiscal policy tools like taxation and government spending and how they can be used to stimulate or contract the economy. It also explains monetary policy tools controlled by central banks, including interest rates, required reserve ratios, and open market operations to influence money supply and achieve goals of steady growth and low inflation. Specific policy examples from the US, UK, Japan, and Europe are also mentioned.
The document discusses key economic goals of governments including full employment, steady annual growth, and stable prices. It then covers concepts of absolute and comparative advantage in determining what goods countries will produce. It provides an overview of common economic indicators used to measure economic performance such as GDP, CPI, unemployment, and money supply. It also discusses important considerations for analyzing and reporting on economic data.
The document provides an overview of key concepts for covering stock markets and shares, including:
- What a share represents in terms of ownership stake and entitlement to profits
- Factors that influence share prices such as supply and demand, the economy, and company earnings
- How share prices reflect market expectations about a company's future performance
- Tools for analyzing stocks such as indexes, sectors, market capitalization, price-earnings ratios, and technical indicators
- Sources of information like brokerage ratings and finding contextual factors behind price movements
This document provides an overview of economics concepts for journalists. It discusses three main types of corporate financial disclosures - profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. When reporting on earnings, journalists should focus on net profit and revenue year-over-year changes. The document also summarizes an article about Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa reporting a 12% rise in profits and explains economic growth and business cycles.
The stock market rebounded after earlier losses as concerns eased over European banks' access to funding. French banks reassured markets and investors watched for progress on Europe's debt crisis. Major U.S. stock indices ended higher, led by gains in industrial, materials and tech stocks, as signs pointed to stabilization in the markets.
Hutchison Whampoa reported a 12% rise in net profit to HK$14.17 billion in 2009, despite a 14% drop in revenue to HK$300.55 billion. Gains from property and asset sales offset losses in its energy and 3G businesses. While losses in 3G operations fell 67%, the division is still dragging on earnings. However, results from property completions and asset sales boosted profits.
The document provides an overview of covering company news as a financial journalist. It discusses why companies exist, the differences between private and public companies, and how public corporations function. It also outlines various types of corporate stories to cover, including earnings announcements, new products/business lines, executive changes, initial public offerings, and secondary fundraising. Key details on how to report on these stories such as common questions to ask and elements to include in articles are also reviewed.
This document provides an introduction to economic indicators for journalism students. It defines economic indicators as data used to evaluate the health of an economy. It discusses established indicators like the Consumer Price Index and copper prices. It also categorizes indicators as lagging, coincident, or leading in relation to economic activity. The document advises that good indicators are original, measure important economic activity accurately and consistently, and correlate closely with broader economic measures. It gives some hypothetical alternative indicators as examples from past classes.
This document provides an overview of corporations for journalism students. It discusses why companies exist, the difference between private and public companies, key industries, how public companies function, costs and profit, types of corporate stories to cover, and earnings announcements. The document is from a class on economics for journalists that focuses on reviewing supply and demand, examining the economic efficiency of gifts, and discussing corporations.
The document contains three proposals for small business profiles to cover:
1. A Chinese company called Yage Era Corp. that deletes negative posts and links online for clients and how it navigates regulations in a growing market.
2. A cat cafe in Hong Kong called The Cat Cafe that lost its restaurant license but continues operating as a cooking school with resident cats.
3. A music therapy center in Hong Kong called Pang's Music Therapy Center that offers treatments to both special needs and normal clients, and the growing but limited market for music therapy in Hong Kong.
This document provides an overview of week 2 topics from an economics course for journalists, including supply and demand. It discusses key concepts such as scarcity, opportunity costs, comparative advantage, and how supply and demand determine market prices. Government policies like rent control are also examined. An example writing assignment is given asking students to explain why a dog walker earns more than nurses based on economic concepts from class. Assessment criteria for the assignments focus on correctly applying relevant economic ideas and constructing a logical argument.
This document provides an overview of a course on global financial journalism. It discusses key themes like how everything in today's global financial system is interrelated and how business journalism isn't just about numbers but also about people. It defines what constitutes business news and explains why business journalism is important. The document outlines learning outcomes, assignments students will complete, reading assignments, the assessment process, and the course schedule. The goal is for students to learn to write different types of business news stories and analyze financial documents and events.
This document provides an introduction and overview for a course on economics for journalists. It defines economics as the study of how people deal with scarcity and make choices with trade-offs. The course will cover topics like how economies, companies, banks, markets and governments work, and economic theories. Students will write assignments, do a group project, and take a midterm and final exam. The instructor emphasizes applying economic concepts clearly and citing sources to avoid plagiarism. The first assignment is to set up an RSS reader for daily economic news and write an economic diary entry.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
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GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
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Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
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During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
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In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
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How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
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Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
2. Economic goals of governments
✤ Full employment
✤ or at least as full as possible...
✤ Steady annual growth in output
✤ without overheating
✤ Stable prices (low but steady rise in inflation)
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3. What to produce?
✤ Businesses in each country have choices of what to produce
✤ They will strive to produce the goods and services that earn them the
most profit – the difference between price and costs
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4. Absolute advantage
“ The producer that requires a smaller quantity of inputs to
produce a good is said to have an absolute advantage in
producing that good.”
– N. Gregory Mankiw,
Principles of Economics
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5. Comparative advantage
“ The producer who gives up less of other goods to produce
[a particular good] has the smaller opportunity cost of
producing [that particular good] and is said to have a
comparative advantage in producing it.”
– N. Gregory Mankiw,
Principles of Economics
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6. Measuring economic performance
✤ Output of goods & services ✤ Productivity of workers
✤ Changes in prices for goods &
services over time
✤ Mood of consumers
✤ Employment
✤ Total supply of money
✤ Trade with other countries
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7. Major economic indicators
✤ Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
✤ measures output, not wealth nor well-being
✤ Consumer Price Index
✤ measures how prices change (e.g. inflation)
✤ Unemployment
✤ Money Supply
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8. Questions to ask about data
✤ Who is publishing the data, and ✤ Are the data seasonally
who compiled it? adjusted? Adjusted for
inflation? Annualized?
✤ What do the data cover, and
what is left out?
✤ How reliable are the data?
✤ What is the time period for the
data?
✤ Will the data be revised later?
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9. More questions
✤ Is the data published as an ✤ How should you describe the
index, or an absolute amount? significance of the measure to
your reader?
✤ If an absolute amount, what
units?
✤ What will you use for
comparison? Year-earlier
period?
✤ Is the indicator lagging,
coincident, or leading?
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10. Adjustments
✤ Inflation adjusted ✤ Seasonally adjusted
✤ Real: effects of inflation are ✤ Data “smoothed” using long-
removed term seasonal trends
✤ Nominal: no adjustment for
inflation
✤ Annualized: “what if” same
trend continued for a whole
year
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11. Gross Domestic Product
✤ Total value of the output of final goods & services produced within a
country’s borders
✤ Usually measured every three months (once a quarter)
✤ Only one of many ways to measure economic performance
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12. Methods of calculating GDP
✤ Value added
✤ Adding the value added at each stage of production
✤ Income
✤ Adding the total income paid (wages, royalties)
✤ Expenditure
✤ Adding up the country’s spending on final goods & services,
i.e. goods that aren’t inputs for another good
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14. Components of GDP
Gross Domestic Product =
Consumption + Investment + Government
spending + (exports - imports)
or
GDP = C + I + G + (E - I)
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15. Factors that impact GDP
✤ Exchange rates
✤ Purchasing-power parity
✤ Interest rates
✤ Inflation (real GDP vs. nominal GDP)
✤ Capital depreciation
✤ Gross domestic product, not net
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16. Ways of using GDP
✤ Cross-border comparisons
✤ Either by value or by % change
✤ Productivity
✤ GDP per hours worked
✤ Prosperity
✤ GDP per person
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17. Problems with GDP
✤ Doesn’t measure externalities (positive or negative)
✤ Pollution, education
✤ Doesn’t include a measure of overall quality of life, happiness nor
well-being
✤ Doesn’t measure income disparity/distribution
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18. Income and inequality
✤ Gini index is a commonly used measure of income inequality within
an economy
✤ A Gini coefficient of 0 means everyone in the economy has exactly
the same income (perfect equality)
✤ A Gini index of 100 means one person in the economy has all the
income (perfect inequality)
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19. Freedom & Fairness
Command Free-market
Economy Economy
U.S.
Hong Kong
N. Korea
Sweden
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20. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
Source: CIA World Factbook
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21. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
?
Source: CIA World Factbook
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22. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
?
23
(2005)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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23. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
?
40
23 (1997)
(2005)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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24. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
?
40
23 (1997)
(2005)
45
(2007)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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25. Gini index
N. Korea
U.S.
Hong Kong
Sweden
? 53
40 (2007)
23 (1997)
(2005)
45
(2007)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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26. Writing about GDP
✤ Usually, it’s best to use seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter growth
in GDP in percentage terms
✤ This shows the current momentum of an economy, without
seasonal peaks & troughs
✤ Compare with the same figure in the previous quarter
✤ Be wary of revisions of earlier figures!
✤ Will the government be issuing a forward-looking forecast?
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27. Japan grows but stays fragile
By Mure Dickie in Tokyo and Robin Kwong in Taipei
21 May 2010
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Japan's economy grew a relatively robust 1.2 per cent in the first quarter but full
recovery from the worst postwar slump depends on demand from foreign export Future
markets and a rebound in private consumption that may be faltering.
Preliminary gross domestic product data released yesterday were equivalent to an
annualised growth rate of 4.9 per cent - below economists' forecasts but still an
refutation of fears last year that the economy might stall in early 2010 or suffer a Expectations
"double dip".
Naoto Kan, the finance minister, said the data reflected a "solid economic recovery"
but made clear it was too soon to relax. "We need to watch very closely to see if this
is an autonomous recovery," he said.
It can be dangerous to read too much into Japan's preliminary estimate of GDP, a
statistic often revised heavily.
In the third quarter of last year, for example, the economy was initially thought to
have expanded 1.2 per cent but was later judged to have contracted and is now
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recorded as having expanded 0.1 per cent.
However, yesterday's first-quarter estimate left no doubt of Japan's continuing
reliance on external demand for growth, with net exports of goods and services
accounting for 0.7 percentage points of the 1.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter Cause
expansion.
The Japanese data offered some signs that Japan's recovery was broadening, with
growth in all categories of public demand, including residential investment, which
declined sharply throughout 2009.
"Rising exports and production have spilled over to domestic demand," wrote Kiichi
Murashima, economist at Citigroup Global Markets, in a research note. Comment
But the pace of quarter-on-quarter growth in private consumption softened
considerably, falling to 0.3 per cent - its weakest performance since the first three
months of last year - suggesting a waning effect of government stimulus efforts.
Much could now depend on the impact on consumption of a monthly Y13,000 ($145,
€118, £102) child allowance introduced by the Democratic party-led government.
Some analysts say many parents are likely to save rather than spend the windfall. Future
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28. Consumer Price Index
✤ Based on the prices of a “basket” of goods & services
✤ Typically, only focus on % change in index, rather than the absolute
index
✤ Baseline for index (index=100) is set at an arbitrary point in time
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29. Problems with CPI
✤ Actual index base year is arbitrary (Oct. 2004-Sep. 2005 in HK)
✤ Different countries have different “baskets”
✤ “Baskets” change over time, even in the same country
✤ The quality of goods changes over time
✤ You get far more computer for the price now than 10 years ago
✤ Consumers will substitute pricey goods with cheaper ones
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30. CPI: Core vs.
non-core
Change in U.S. CPI 1958-2011
✤ Core CPI: excludes “volatile”
components such as food and
energy
✤ But definition of “core” can
vary from country to
country
✤ Non-core CPI: includes all
index components
Source: Thumbcharts
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31. Writing about CPI
✤ Focus on the percentage change, rather than the nominal index level
✤ Use CPI as a proxy for the inflation rate
✤ Using core on non-core depends on your audience
✤ Core inflation is used to determine economic policy responses
✤ Non-core is better to show effects of inflation on consumers
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32. Japan Consumer Prices Fall 1%
By Tomoyuki Tachikawa
1 October 2010
TOKYO -- Japan's consumer prices fell in August for the 18th consecutive month, Change
government data showed Friday, suggesting no end in sight for a deflationary trend
that has been undermining the broader economy, and providing further impetus for
the Bank of Japan to take additional monetary easing measures soon.
The country's core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices,
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fell 1.0% from the same month a year earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications said. The result was in line with the median forecast in a poll of
private economists. Expectations
The latest data show that the pace of decline in the core CPI is easing up, with the
figure having fallen 1.1% in July and 1.0% in June compared with a recent low of
1.5% in April. This suggests that a mild recovery in the economy is propping up Context
domestic demand and preventing prices from falling further.
But analysts warn that deflation may accelerate as the yen stays strong with the
outlook for the U.S. and European economies uncertain, dragging on Japan's export- Future
reliant economy and reducing the prices of oil, food, metals and other commodities
the country buys from overseas.
Persistent price declines usually eat into corporate profits, which could prompt firms
to scale down operations and cut payrolls, increasing the risk that worsening income
and employment conditions will make consumers reluctant to spend. That in turn
should raise the possibility of Japan's economy entering a lull in the near future.
"As long as deflation continues and the yen rises, falling corporate profits could keep
putting downward pressure on the economy," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Comment
Norinchukin Research Institute. "It's very likely for the Japanese economy to stall
down the road."
Tokyo policymakers have also become more concerned over the future course of
Japan's economy. Future
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33. CPI in Hong Kong
✤ CPI (A): basket based on expenditure patterns of 50% of households,
namely those with low income (HK$4,400-$17,300 currently)
✤ CPI (B): based on the habits of the next 30% of households by income
(HK$17,300-$31,100)
✤ CPI (C): based on the next 10% (HK$31,100-$67,900)
✤ Composite CPI: includes all of the above, or 90% of HK households
✤ This is usually the headline number
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34. DJ UPDATE: HK March CPI Up 4.6%; Inflationary Pressures Likely To Rise
583 words
22 April 2011
By Chester Yung and Fiona Law
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong's consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in
two and a half years in March, and further increases are likely as inflationary
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pressures grow both at home and abroad, the government said Thursday.
Hong Kong's headline consumer price index rose 4.6% in March from a year earlier,
the Census and Statistics Department said Thursday, accelerating from February's Future
3.7% rise to the fastest pace since the CPI rose 4.6% in August 2008. March's
reading was also above the median 4.1% rise forecast by 11 economists surveyed
earlier by Dow Jones Newswires. Expectations
Underlying CPI, which excludes the effects of government relief measures, rose 4.4%
in March from a year earlier, the government said, also up from February's 3.6%
increase.
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A government spokesman said in a statement increases in private residential rents
and rising food prices will likely continue to add to inflationary pressure in the coming
months, while 'the hike in the tobacco duty and higher fuel costs also contributed
somewhat to the increase in inflation (in March).'
Private housing rental rates rose 4.9% in March, higher than February's 4.1% rise.
Property prices in the territory rose around 24% last year, following a 30% surge in
2009, but rents haven't kept pace because they are normally locked in by contracts
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that cover a year or more. Public and private rents account for about one-third of
Hong Kong's CPI basket.
Food prices rose 6.3% on year in March, significantly higher than the 5.0% increase
in February.
Hang Seng Bank Senior Economist Irina Fan said the major drivers of inflation in
March--a surge in global food prices and strong domestic demand--are unlikely to
ease in the near term. Comment
'Imported inflation is weighing in, especially when other Asian currencies are rising
and the Hong Kong dollar is unchanged and pegged to the U.S. dollar,' she said,
adding she expects the city's CPI rise to reach 4.7% or even higher for the full year.
The government
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35. Some other measures of inflation
✤ Wholesale Price Index (WPI): measures prices on a wholesale level
✤ Sometimes considered a leading indicator for CPI, but only a
fraction of wholesale goods are inputs in final consumer goods
✤ GDP Deflator: used to remove the effects of inflation from GDP to get
“real” economic growth
✤ Basically, CPI with a much bigger basket: all final newly produced
goods & services
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36. Unemployment Rate
✤ Tracks the number of people in the labor force who don’t have jobs
✤ How do you define “labor force”?
✤ Usually expressed in percentage terms rather than an absolute
number
✤ Full employment is a bad thing!
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37. Problems with unemployment
data
✤ Based on a household survey
✤ Doesn’t include people who have given up looking for work
✤ Definitions of “unemployment” vary among countries
✤ Japan’s definition is more restrictive than the U.S.’s
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38. Grim Milestone as Jobless Rate Tops 10%
By Sudeep Reddy
9 November 2009
The unemployment rate last month soared above 10% for the first time since the early 1980s, a milestone likely to weigh on
consumer confidence and stir new efforts in Washington to spur job creation.
Some 558,000 people joined the ranks of the jobless in October, sending the rate to 10.2% and the tally of officially
unemployed Americans to 15.7 million, the Labor Department said. The 10% figure could overshadow last week's news that
the economy began growing again this summer after a long contraction.
"Ten percent is a terribly important number," Democratic pollster Peter Hart said. "It is not only the 10.2% of the people who
are unemployed, it is the number of people who are reliant on that 10%. It's probably the other 20% who say, 'I'm worried,
I'm uncertain, I'm afraid about this, I worry about my job.'"
The report intensified pressure on the government to provide more unemployment relief and spur hiring. President Barack
Obama on Friday signed an extension of jobless benefits for up to 20 weeks. He said his administration was considering new
investment in infrastructure, as well as tax cuts for businesses, to stimulate employment.
"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth," Mr. Obama said, "which is why we have to continue to
pursue measures that will create new jobs."
The unemployment news initially sent stocks lower. But the market ended up modestly on hopes that job growth would return
by early next year.
The payroll figures weren't entirely bleak. The survey of employers showed fewer jobs lost in October than in previous months;
figures for August and September were revised up. The temporary employment sector, seen as an indicator of future
employment, gained 34,000 jobs to mark the third straight month of increases. The rest of the business and professional-
services sector grew, as did education and health jobs. Factory overtime hours increased.
Still, October marked only the second time since recordkeeping began in 1948 that the jobless rate topped 10%. It stayed that
high for 10 months in the early 1980s, peaking at 10.8% in November and December of 1982. Economists expect the
unemployment rate to continue rising at least until spring, even as gross domestic product resumes growing.
The 10.2% rate "reinforces a view on Main Street that recovery is spelled j-o-b-s and not G-D-P," said Stuart Hoffman, chief
economist at PNC. "We're in a sort of economic purgatory where we see growth in productivity and growth in output, and even
some growth in consumer spending. But it hasn't been sustained long enough for businesses to create jobs."
Sectors slammed hardest in the recession continued to suffer. Manufacturing lost 61,000 jobs, more than in the prior three
months. Construction employment fell by 61,000, near the pace of prior months. Retail declined by 40,000 jobs. A measure of
unemployment that includes people who have stopped actively searching for work, or are working part-time because they can't
find full-time work, hit 17.5% in October -- up half a percentage point from September.
Tom O'Pray, 36 years old, of Rockville, Md., lost his job as a hotel waiter a year ago and spent six months looking for a full-
time position. Mr. O'Pray applied to as many as four openings a week as an executive assistant -- a prior occupation of his --
but stopped looking in April. "There are so many overqualified applicants that I never made it to the top of the stack to ever
get an interview," Mr. O'Pray said.
He went to the movies with a friend and -- "on a lark," he said -- asked the theater manager if he had jobs. There was a part-
time position, paying $7.85 an hour, that included concession sales and cleaning restrooms.
"I'd prefer another office job," he said. "I'm working harder, for less money, than I ever have in my whole life."
The economy's course in coming months will depend on how well it can transition from growth backed by government support
-- such as the $787 billion stimulus package -- to an expansion built on the private sector.
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39. Consumer/Business Confidence
Index
✤ A leading indicator of short-term consumer spending or investment
by businesses
✤ Often presented as a diffusion index
✤ How many respondents are confident minus how many are
pessimistic
✤ A reading of above 50 indicates optimism
✤ Compare to previous month/quarter for changes in sentiment
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40. Problems with confidence indices
✤ Can have relatively large margin of error
✤ How big is the survey?
✤ Can mask dramatic changes in consumer or business sub-groups
✤ In the case of the tankan, check the sub-index for smaller businesses
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41. Some other indicators
✤ Consumer Confidence
✤ Balance of Payments, including Trade Balance
✤ Industrial Production
✤ Retail Sales
✤ Tourist Arrivals
✤ Home Sales/Land Sales
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