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The couple, who are both English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teachers, met while working in Vietnam in 2014. Bustling Ho Chi Minh City was a far cry from the suburbs of Chicago, where Knighten, 38, grew up.But the move made sense for Knighten.”I need to see new things, and my wanderlust needs to be satiated,” she told Business Insider.After a few years in Asia, Knighten and Cordier, who is 46, got teaching jobs in the UAE with annual salaries just shy of $70,000.”Making $1,500 a month was not going to cut it for the rest of our lives,” she said.They decided to save…

By Faith Hung and Emily Chan TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s trade-reliant economy is expected to grow at a faster pace in 2024 than previously forecast, owing to high demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications abroad and solid consumption at home, the statistics office said on Thursday. Taiwan is a key link in the global technology supply chain for companies such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:), and is home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC). Taiwan’s gross domestic product this year is now expected to be 3.94% higher than last year, the Directorate…

Investing.com — Shares in Salesforce (NYSE:) tumbled by more than 16% in premarket trading after the workplace software group unveiled current-quarter guidance that fell short of analysts’ estimates. The outlook was impacted by weak spending on its business-oriented products and services by inflation-squeezed clients, denting optimism around the California-based company’s plan to use generative artificial intelligence to boost returns. Chief Executive Marc Benioff struck a bullish tone on AI, however, saying the nascent technology continues to present a “massive opportunity for our customers to connect with their customers in a whole new way.” For its fiscal second quarter, Salesforce projected that…

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China plans to invest around 6 billion yuan ($845 million) to develop next-generation battery technology powering electrical vehicles (EVs), even as its industrial policy has sparked overcapacity concerns and become a key target of US and European complaints. A total of six companies — including CATL, the world’s biggest battery manufacturer, and major automakers like BYD and Geely — are eligible for government support to develop all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs), the official China Daily…

Gold prices fell in India on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 6,248.90 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down INR 15.35 compared with the INR 6,264.26 it cost on Wednesday. The price for Gold decreased to INR 72,885.98 per tola from INR 73,065.05 per tola. Unit measure Gold Price in INR 1 Gram 6,248.90 10 Grams 62,489.04 Tola 72,885.98 Troy Ounce 194,367.70   FXStreet calculates Gold prices in India by adapting international prices (USD/INR) to the local currency and measurement units. Prices are updated daily based on the market rates taken at the…

The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador expressed enthusiasm today over a new “Bitcoin-fintech innovation” from Boltz, a company registered in the country. 🇸🇻El Salvador is building new capital markets on #Bitcoin so we are excited to see this interesting new #BTC-fintech innovation drop from @Boltzhq, a company registered here in #Bitcoin Country.El Salvador is at the forefront of innovation and development in the bitcoin era. — The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv) May 29, 2024 Boltz, through their official Twitter account, announced the launch of a new product, Chain Swaps. This feature allows users to seamlessly exchange directly between Liquid Bitcoin (LBTC)…

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed a bill into law that criminalizes “abortion trafficking of a minor,” the latest GOP-led state to reduce access to abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The new law is aimed at preventing assistance to minors seeking to obtain an abortion. It does not apply to the parents or legal guardian of the minor. Under the measure, a person who helps a minor obtain an abortion, or abortion-inducing drugs, without consent from the minor’s parent, could be sued for money damages by the minor, by the minor’s parents, or by the biological father. Tennessee joins a number…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Greg Bockman, senior events manager at AT&T, and his mother Kathryn Bockman. It has been edited for length and clarity.Sometimes when I’m at work in the AT&T office in Dallas, the elevator will open and my mom will stroll out. It’s not a crazy coincidence or an issue of mom overstepping: we both work for the same company and in the same building.If I bump into my mom coming out of the elevator or in the hall, we’ll give a quick embrace, but not the type of mother-son hug we save…

The US has opened a new factory for Howitzer ammo near Dallas, which aims to pump out 30,000 of the 155mm shells a month as the Ukraine war chews through Western stocks.The factory, run by General Dynamics in Mesquite, Texas, was built from scratch in just 10 months with the help of technologies from Turkish arms manufacturer Repkon, The New York Times’ John Ismay reported on Wednesday.Ismay noted that one of its production lines would be next to a Frito-Lays distribution center that appeared to be taking deliveries from Cheetos trucks.The Texas plant’s monthly manufacturing goal of 30,000 shells falls…

Investing.com — U.S. futures inch lower on Thursday following a drop in equities in the previous session, with concerns rising over weak Treasury sales and the outlook for possible Federal Reserve interest rate reductions. Salesforce (NYSE:) shares drop in extended hours dealmaking after the business software group’s second-quarter misses estimates. Elsewhere, activist investor Nelson Peltz reportedly liquidates his stake in Disney after a failed proxy battle earlier this year. 1. Futures lower U.S. stock futures slipped on Thursday, pointing to an extension in losses logged in the prior session, as investors fretted about a spike in Treasury yields and the timing…