Civil groups behind June protests are calling for higher tourism taxes, cruise ship restrictions and tighter control of the short-term rentals that have disrupted Barcelona’s housing market.
Barcelona residents call for ‘tourism degrowth’ to combat overtourism
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Couples who are ‘truly close’ use 8 phrases when talking about each other, says Harvard-trained psychologist
Building a healthy romantic relationship takes time and intention. Over time, meaningful experiences, personal disclosures and authentic conversations create closeness and intimacy. To genuinely know someone, you must understand what matters to them — their likes and dislikes, passions, limits — and respecting those traits even when they differ from your own. In fact, many […]
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China’s AI trade is quickly moving from infrastructure to applications. Watch these stocks
Local investors in China are excited about a new artificial intelligence stock trend. As trading volumes in the retail investor-dominated mainland Chinese stocks surged to record highs this month, one of the big themes centered on generative engine optimization, or GEO . It’s the idea that advertisers will spend more on getting brands to show […]
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Earnings playbook: Apple and Caterpillar lead a big week of reports
The corporate earnings season intensifies this week, with megacap technology stocks and industrial giants alike set to report. More than 90 companies in the S & P 500 are due to post results, including Apple, Caterpillar and Microsoft. So far, the reporting period has been strong. FactSet data shows that 76% of the companies that […]
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