Hirsh Joshi is a first year law student at MU. He is a columnist that writes about race, culture, politics and government for the Maneater

Its pretty easy to miss the storefront is a single door squished between the Sycamore restaurant and Rally House. There are no large lit up signs. Yet, its very clear the Peace Nook is straight out of President Nixons nightmares; it exuberates hippie culture.

When you go down the stairs to enter the store, somebody always greets you (and gently asks you to use the hand sanitizer provided).

They have a diverse selection of books, ranging in topics from sexuality to spirituality; politics to gardening; peace to interventionism. Some of these books arent available at Barnes & Noble. Similarly, their shirt game is unique. Some shirts directly take on politics such as Dump Trump and Hes Not My President. Some take on organic food gardening.

Other clothing includes tie dye shirts and wool threaded sweaters and pants. They also sell essential oils, organic foods, ayurvedic medicine, Pride accessories, bumper stickers, tapestries, posters, fair trade wallets and hats. Perhaps the most popular items at Peace Nook are in the incense section.

But the magic of Peace Nook is not just in the store; it participates in advocacy within the community. The Peace Nook opened in late August of 1990 and recently celebrated 30 years. The store has served as a progressive staple in the community for longer than most MU students have been alive.

To really do justice to this topic, I felt it necessary to interview someone who works at Peace Nook (from 6 feet away, of course). I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mark Haim, founder and director of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, the 501(c)(3) non-profit that owns Peace Nook. Because Peace Nook is a non-profit, he told me he could not explicitly endorse or advocate for any political candidate.

I want this to be an accessible point for people to enter progressive activism ... people should be able to come in and ask Hey, is anyone doing something about this or that? Haim said when asked about his original vision for Peace Nook.

Mid-Missouri Peaceworks is not taking new volunteers this semester due to the pandemic. However, current volunteers help the cause through canvassing, passing petitions and organizing classes. This includes large events such as their upcoming 5K Walk for the Climate on Sept. 20th and Bike for the Climate Ride on Oct. 4th.

Next, I pointed out that in November we have, perhaps the most consequential election of both of our lifetimes (we are about five decades apart in age). I asked about the three largest things he hopes his patrons keep in mind when they vote.

Haim answered that climate change is the existential crisis of our lifetime. The people of [Generation Z] are likely to inherit a miserable situation, Haim said. He referred to a study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change saying that we have until 2030 to cut carbon emissions in half, otherwise were doomed.

Haim then said denuclearization, saying that preventative measures should be taken before an irrational leader becomes emboldened.

He lastly said general inequality: whether it be fighting racism, homophobia, sexism or xenophobia. These have been used by those at the top, of every party, to divide us for their profit.

The conversation turned to campus matters.

I asked Haim how Peace Nook reconciles the need for students on campus and its own ideology of trusting science.

Haim has personally advocated for a more comprehensive testing system, similar to those at peer schools such as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said that testing should be made readily available and contact tracing should be widespread. Haim said that he sent four letters to the president of the UM system, Mun Choi. He only received a response to the first one, which was a generic letter sent to the community. He also said that he sent various unreturned letters to public health committees in Columbia and MU.

I asked what Peace Nook and Mid-Missouri Peaceworks will look like in the next 30 years. He pointed out that many of his organizations members are older, despite being on a college campus.

It seems like every day we hear about more of our members passing or moving into nursing homes, Haim said. There is high turnover for younger people. They are only involved for as long as they are in taking classes.

He hopes to attract younger people to become long-term members of his organization. This is so that it can survive well past his time. I certainly hope so too.

I left the store feeling hopeful. The Peace Nook serves as a safe place for all people. The only thing that isn't tolerated seems to be intolerance itself. The message of Haims organization can seem diluted amongst everything going on, but thats all the more reason to embrace it. Whichever direction Mid-Missouri Peaceworks and Peace Nook take, I know the right principles will live on. Heres to another 30 years and beyond. Happy birthday, Peace Nook.

Mid-Missouri Peaceworks is a non-profit dedicated to fighting for a violence-free world, human dignity and equality, the Earth and the collective empowerment of individuals. Consider donating at http://blog.midmopeaceworks.org/p/donate-online.html or follow on Twitter/ Instagram @ThePeaceNook / @thepeacenook

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Seriously, everything from local fruits, meat, fish and eggs to olive oil and ube tarts can be at your door.

By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

Published: 2020.09.16 01:49 PM

Has running out for essentials lost its thrill? Maybe youre getting used to surfing the Internet for all your shopping needs? Look no further, Oahu. Local services that offer curbside pickup and delivery of everything from mangoes and rice to hot sauce and beef jerky are proliferating. So, sit back and surf away.

SEE ALSO: How Hawaii Farmers Markets Are Keeping Shoppers Safe During the Coronavirus

What: 808 Organics produce boxes come in different sizes and options, all with ingredients designed to make meal planning and prepping easier. Selections for family and individual boxes, greens boxes and fruit boxes vary depending on whats available and in season from local farmers.

Individual boxes: Lettuce, apple bananas, kale, sprouts and avocados with in-season fruits or vegetables like carrots, citrus, broccoli and papaya; serves 12 people; $28 per box

Family boxes: This is a larger version of the individual box and serves 23 people; $38 per box

Fruit boxes: Can include apple bananas, papayas, mangoes, lychee and other seasonal items; $28 per box

Greens boxes: Usually includes sprouts, avocados, leafy lettuce and cooking greens; $26 per box

Select a box type, decide on your subscription length, choose how often you want a box (weekly, bi-monthly, once a month) and select a pickup/delivery location. There is a one-time $5 registration fee; pay via credit card or PayPal.

Where to order: 808organics.com

What: Chef Mavro Restaurant and Island Olive Oil Company are collaborating on a $140 weekly gourmet M CSA box with all-local products from Hawaiis farmers, fishermen and purveyors. Contents can change each week but have included Kualoa Ranch ground beef, Petersons Upland Farm extra large eggs, Maui Farmers zucchini and green bell peppers, Mohala Farms fresh herbs and Ppkea Gardens aquaponic lettuce. Boxes come with a housemade baguette from Chef Mavro Restaurant, housemade restaurant sauces, a featured dessert and more.

Prices vary, since products change seasonally. There are two pickup options: Chef Mavro Restaurant on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Island Olive Oil Company Kailua on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All the sauces, produce and box contents are local products.

Where to order: Online at mbychefmavrorestaurant.com or call (808) 944-4714

SEE ALSO: HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawaii Favorites: Local Farm Fresh Eggs

What: Da CHEFS box by ChefZone features pre-cooked main dishes, fresh fish, fresh local produce, local eggs, fresh-baked bread and a family-size dessert: enough ingredients for up to five healthy home-cooked meals for a family of four. Boxes include fresh, locally sourced ingredients and produce and cost $135. Previous boxes have featured day-boat fresh fish, Oahu Fresh eggs from Eggs Hawaii and fruits and vegetables from Aloun Farms.

Where to order: Order online at chefzone.com and choose curbside pickup at ChefZone or home delivery. Pickups are behind ChefZone from 9 to 11 a.m. on the Saturday you select. You must bring your emailed order confirmation number. Delivery is between 9 and 11 a.m. on a designated delivery date. Delivery fees are shown when you order online.

What: This Oahu-based online food marketplace and delivery hub works with more than 75 Oahu farms to ensure each bag has a variety of high-quality produce. You order online and place an order by 6 p.m. Sunday for Wednesday delivery or pickup, or by 6 p.m. Wednesday for Saturday delivery or pickup, and pay by credit card. Buyers pay a flat $15 delivery fee ($50 minimum order); there are no fees for the majority of pickup sites.

Where to order: farmlinkhawaii.com

What: Order a variety of local produce in advance for curbside pickup at these farmers markets:

Waimea Valley: Thursdays 26 p.m.

Pearlridge Uptown (by Macys): Saturdays 8 a.m.noon

Kakaako (Ala Moana Boulevard and Ward Avenue): Saturdays 8 a.mnoon

Kailua (Pali Lanes): Sundays 8 a.m.noon

Where to order:

OR

Check out the featured menu posted on FarmLovers Markets Instagram and contact specific farmers for produce. For more info, visit farmloversmarkets.com.

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What: The local grocery chain features fruits and vegetables from local producers like Aloun Farms, Kauai Fresh Farms, Ho Farms, Frankies Nursery, Kumu Farms, Kunia Country Farms, MAO Organic Farms and others. Also available: Foodlands Maikai brand snacks like Kaki Mochi, Maui onion mustard and trail mix with names like Kapakahi and Hemajang; and prepared foods like the famous poke and chicken wings from in-store counters.

If you buy locally grown produce from Foodland, you can take advantage of the stores ongoing Eat Local Today program. You get 5 Maikai Points or 5 HawaiianMiles when you buy one or more local produce items every time you shop.

Where to order: When you shop for your groceries online, free curbside pickup is available for any order of $30 or more. The stores Foodland To You program is currently offered at:

Oahu: Foodland Farms Aina Haina, Ala Moana, Ka Makana Alii and Pearl City; Foodland Kailua, Mililani and Sack N Save Stadium

Maui: Khei; Foodland Farms Lahaina

Big Island: Mauna Lani

See Foodlands website for more details.

SEE ALSO:After 71 Years in Business, Hawaiis Family-Run Foodland is Swinging for the Fences

What: Forage Hawaii distributes top-quality USDA-certified and inspected meats through Oahu farmers markets. Choose from grass-fed beef, lamb, chicken, pork, wild venison and even wild Big Island boar. Meats are sold individually packaged in frozen, vacuum-sealed bags.

Updates on weekly cuts are posted on the Forage Hawaii website. Sign up for the newsletter to get the latest updates.

Where to order: Email info@foragehawaii.com with your name, phone number, desired farmers market pickup location (Kakaako Saturday or Kailua Sunday), and number of cuts/quantity.

SEE ALSO:Can We Ever Eat All Local in Hawaii?

What: Your weekly box of fresh local produce reflects whats fresh each week at Kahumana Organic Farms. Fresh harvest boxes contain vegetables and fruit or all fruit; prices vary with box size. Expect seasonal tropical fruits and vegetables like arugula, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, cucumbers, mango, coconut, papayas, apple bananas, lychee and more sourced from growers on Oahus Leeward Coast.

On the Kahumana website, select a box size (half share or full share), choose your frequency (weekly or bi-weekly), upgrade with additional items like ulu flour, farm fresh hummus or macadamia nut pesto, then choose pickup or doorstep delivery. Doorstep delivery to Waianae, Mkaha, Nnkuli, Kailua, Enchanted Lakes, Lanikai and Aikahi costs $10. Pickup locations include Kahumana Organic Farms & Cafe (free), Kalapawai Market in Kapolei($5), Kakaako Farmers Market ($5), Rokaru Shabu Shabu in Pearl City ($5) or Ka Waiwai Collective ($5).

Where to order: Online via the Kahumana website.

What: This service delivers products from local farms and businesses to your doorstep without delivery fees or required membership. Aside from fresh produce, you can find things ranging from Hawaiian Chip Company sweet potato and taro chips to K Hana Hawaiian honey. Deliveries are on Thursdays; $30 order minimum.

Where to order: Online via Keo & Companys website.

SEE ALSO:These Local Farmers are Taking Eggs to the Next Level

What: Joining Kolea Farms CSA program is free. Customers come to the farm weekly to pick up fruit and vegetable boxes for $25 each. Previous boxes have featured avocados, kabocha pumpkin, mixed greens, basil and root vegetables.

Where to order: Fill out the CSA program form on Kolea Farms website.

What: Local Ia Hawaii is a distribution and subscription-based seafood business: You can sign up for a subscription, preorder for farmers market pickup or order the all-in-one box with enough assorted local produce from Eds Little Farm to feed a family, two pounds of fresh sashimi-grade ahi or fresh local fish and a dozen local eggs.

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Roughly 3 ($3.50) for half a kilo of meat, 2 for 10eggs and less than a euro for a liter of milk international tourists often wonder about the cheap prices in German supermarkets. How can animal products cost so little?

It'sbecause the true cost of foodishidden, researchers from the University of Augsburg and the University of Greifswald have found. The real price tag would be much higher if the social and ecological impact of production were considered,saidAmelieMichalke,a co-author of their report who has been researching external food prices and the true costof food for the past four years.

Minced meatwouldcostabout three times as much, and the price for milk and goudacheese wouldalmost doubleifenvironmental costswereadded, the researchers calculated.

Michalke and her colleagueslooked atfour different indicators: land-use change, greenhouse gasemissions, reactive nitrogenand theproduction'senergy demand.Other indicators like the use of pesticides and antibiotics weren't consideredfor thisparticular study.

"The biggest difference that we were able to see between the productswasbetween plant-based and animal-based products, because the animal-based value chains are way more complicated and way longer,"Michalkesaid. "And the highest costs are, of course, for meat products."

Prices for fruit and vegetablesas well as organic producewould not be affected as much, but even they become considerably more pricey: bananas go up 19% (organic 9%), tomatoes and potatoes 12% (organic 5% and 6% respectively) and apples 8% (organic 4%).

The price for fruit and vegetables would not increase that much, the researchers found

Earlier this year,GermanAgricultureMinister JuliaKlcknerblamed discounter supermarkets for their"dumping prices,"especially when it comes to meat. She also criticized thedouble standards ofcustomers,who are often not willing to pay fair prices for their groceries.

Now one of Germany's discounters, Penny, part oftheRewesupermarketgroup,has asked the researchers to calculate the true cost of eight of theirproducts. Customersshopping at one of their stores in the Berlin district of Spandau are shown the true cost of these products next to thestore'sretail price.

And the result may well be a shock to many of them.The price of meat risesthe most, with conventionally farmed products going up 173% and even organic ones more than doubling their cost. Milk also greatly goes upin price, with a 122% rise when coming from a normal dairy and a69% increase when from an organic source.

Researcher Michalke said the idea behind the experiment is to show that organic produce is actually cheaper in the long run than conventional farming.

"Consumerswouldbe incentivized to buy these products. And thenproducers would also be incentivized to maybe switch theiragricultural practices," she said.

However, only eight out of roughly 3,500 products available at the supermarket currently carry that true cost price tag.

"If we realize the experiment is working, for example because people start buying organic produce more, then as a next step we would have the true costs of more products calculated and roll out the experiment in more branches to increase visibility," Penny spokesperson AndreasKrmertold DW.

Researchers calculated milk prices would increase by 122%, gouda cheese by 88% and mozzarella by 52%

"I believe the trend is that even discount customers want to go shopping with a good conscience and want to know where their food is coming from, how it was produced and whether it harms the environment,"he said.

He alsopointed outthe goalwas not to suddenly raise prices and sell products based on their real costs."We just want to sensitize our customers. Food has to remain affordable for everyone, so of course we have to think about how we can support people who do not have much leeway in their budget,"Krmersaid.

He believes it's a long way until the true cost of food will be implemented.

Michalkebelievesa CO2 taxwouldhelp allocate costs to make all the stakeholders along the value chainpayup and not just the customers.

However, shebelieves educating people is an important first step.

"People do have to understand that it is not normal to have these cheap prices for food before we can shift the dynamics and shift the system,"she said.

'It is quite shocking how high the external price factors are for some animal products,' said researcher Michalke

At the grocery store, some customers have welcomed the initiative.

MonikaLanzke said she knew food would be a bit more expensive if we cared for our climate, but said she wasn't aware of how huge the difference would be."But I'd be happy to pay more if this benefits our environment."

Andrea Leo believes if food were to get more expensive in the future, people may also be less wasteful and buy more consciously."I come from a large family that didn't have a big budget for food and in thosetimesthere weren't all these cheap offers, so we just had meat and animal products on the weekend and that was totally fine,"she said.

Others, likeIngoJucht, who came to Penny to buy some groceries with his daughter, are worried when they see how much the prices would increase and don't want to change their shopping behavior.

"I'm a little shocked,because the costs for my shopping would basically triple and that is not nice for an average person. I like the fact that groceries are so cheap in Germany, and I would continue buying the cheaper product if I have the choice,"he said.

Compared to other Europeancountries, Germany's prices are cheaper because of fierce competition between large retailers.

"We have a comparatively high concentration of supermarkets on the German market and a merciless competition between large retailers, which leadsto prices being very low. This competition is further fueled by discounters, where prices play a huge role, which then bringsprice levels down across the country,"Krmersaid.

Headmittedthat discount supermarkets are part of the problem,but he also believes they can be part of the solution if they give customers more information and alternatives.

"We don't value food as much as other countries just because it has always been socheapor it has grown to be so cheap,"Michalkesaid.

Apart from current research in the Netherlands that's looking into nitrogen emissions from pork production, there isn't a single country in the world that currently factors in ecological and social impacts of food production, according to Michalke. "And that's a conversation that we shouldbehavingacross the world."

While scientists don't yet know exactly how COVID-19 originated, recent pandemic virus threats such as swine flu and bird flu almost certainly evolved at pig and chicken factory farms. With a link already established between intensive animal agriculture and an increased pandemic risk, it might be the moment to rethink factory farming at its current scale.

The pandemic has also cast a light on the poor conditions in the meat processing industry. Germany has seen several coronavirus outbreaks among meat factory employees, and has even put two districts in western Germany in quarantine after more than 1,550 workers at the Tnnies slaughterhouse were infected with the disease. Calls are growing for better regulations throughout the meat branch.

Experts believe the coronavirus likely came from wildlife sold at a wet market in Wuhan, China. In the wake of the pandemic, China clamped down on the wildlife trade, shutting down almost 20,000 wildlife farms. Some Chinese provinces are now offering government support to help wildlife farmers transition away from the practice, and switch to growing crops or raising pigs or chickens instead.

The pandemic has impacted our food supply chain. An industry evolved to feed a globalized world has been scaled back to the local level in some cases. From reduced access to animal fodder to shortages of labor, farmers are having to consider how to adapt to a new and uncertain future.

Forced to spend more time at home, increasing numbers of people have been trying their hand at growing their own food. This could be a positive development in the long run. With more than two-thirds of the world's population projected to live in cities by 2050, urban farming will become more crucial - and it requires less fossil fuel for transport and less land than conventional agriculture.

With our planet's population expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, there's no escaping the fact that food production around the world needs to increase. While opening up more land was once seen as an obvious solution to this problem, a stronger focus on urban farming and concerns over the consequences of encroaching into nature could spark a rethink of how we use land.

As awareness of the potential health costs of the meat market grows, China has witnessed an increasing interest in plant-based products. The West has already experienced a trend towards plant-based diets over the past few years, and that is likely to continue as consumers become more concerned over the origins of meat products.

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to impact developing countries heavily particularly in terms of food security. The UN has already warned of famine "of biblical proportions" as resources become scarcer. Alongside immediate aid, mitigating widespread famine in the long-term will require better land protection, more diversified crops and more support for smallholder farmers who are most at risk.

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A symbol of TikTok (Douyin) is pictured at The Place shopping mall at dusk on August 22, 2020 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING The haggling over TikTok is the latest signal of a change in U.S.-China deal-making: rather than buying each other, companies may soon be looking to sell their cross-border holdings.

Amid the shock of the coronavirus pandemic and escalating U.S.-China tensions in the first half of this year, the total value of foreign direct investment and venture capital deals between the two countries fell to a near nine-year low, research and consulting firm Rhodium Group said in a report Thursday. The research said the $10.9 billion in deals for the January to June period was the lowest since the second half of 2011.

The decline continues a trend of the last three years, reversing a flurry of mergers and acquisitions by Chinese conglomerates in the U.S. that included purchases such as the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

Both countries have had a part to play in this development. The Chinese government has sought to limit capital outflows, while U.S. President Donald Trump who is seeking re-election in this November's election has increased scrutiny on Chinese purchases of American assets.

The total announced Chinese divestitures in the U.S. have amounted to $76 billion in the last 20 years, with the bulk occurring in the last two years, according to Rhodium's analysis.

The latest ongoing high-profile case involvesBeijing-based ByteDance, which acquired short-video app Musical.ly in late 2017. ByteDance subsequently merged the users of the U.S.-focused start-up onto one app called TikTok that has exploded in popularity worldwide. Citing concerns about data security, Trump issued an executive order in August requiring ByteDance to divest its interests in the U.S.

After rejecting a bid from Microsoft, TikTok is expected to list its global operations publicly on a U.S. stock exchange, withU.S. software company Oracle and retail giant Walmart set to take stakes, sources told CNBC.

There will likely be more political pressure for Chinese stakeholders to sell out to American businesses.

The Rhodium report noted the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is stepping up its scrutiny of Chinese investments in the country to include a retroactive review of transactions that were not submitted voluntarily.

And companies were far from eager to pursue cross-border deals in the first half of the year.

Completed U.S. direct investment into China fell 31% to $4.1 billion, while Chinese investment into the U.S. would have plunged if not for Tencent's $3.4 billion minority stake in Universal Music, the report said. With the technology giant's purchase,Chinese businesses completed direct investments of $4.7 billion into the U.S. in the first half of the year, up from $3.4 billion a year ago, according to Rhodium.

"Flows are unlikely to recover in (the second half) amidst persisting systemic concerns and US election politics," the authors of the report wrote.

Although they expect some pressure to subside following the election, they said, "systematic concerns driving caution on Chinese investment in high technology, critical infrastructure and personal data assets will not subside."

"China's new 'internal circulation' campaign suggests that Beijing reads the writing on the wall to mean less two-way engagement with the world, especially the US, in the years ahead," they added.

Chinese authorities are also increasing scrutiny on inward flows, according toa separate report co-released this week by the Rhodium Group.

The quarterly review of China's progress on economic reform is called "The China Dashboard" and released by the Asia Society Policy Institute and the Rhodium Group.

Analysts said in the report that regulators "disproportionally targeted foreign firms in their merger reviews" in the first three months of this year.

The share of foreign-involved deals subjected to review soared to 32% the highest on record, the report said, adding that fewer than 10% of domestic deals faced such scrutiny. It noted that deals tied to overseas firms fell 17% year-on-year to 151, while domestic deals declined 9% year-on-year to 324 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

In public, China's top government leaders and various departments have emphasized efforts to support foreign direct investment into the country. Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed actual use of foreign capital rose 15% year-on-year in August, bringing the year-to-date change to near break-even at negative 0.3%.

"We had unprecedented access to the Chinese leadership over the last month,"Joerg Wuttke, president of theEuropeanUnionChamber of Commercein China, told reporters last week. He pointed in particular to a conversation a day earlier with Hu Chunhua, a vice premier of China, along with representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce in China and other foreign business groups in Beijing.

American and European business associations have also noted that members generally remain keen on staying in China to access the large domestic market.

Rhodium's report on cross-border flows pointed out that China's agriculture and food sector became a new popular industry for U.S. investment this year, andmany significant American deals for Chinese companies in industries such as finance and energy remain on track.

"In particular, capital expenditure from the ongoing greenfield constructions are baked in for the next few years, so a rapid drop-off like we've seen in the other direction is unlikely to happen for US FDI in China," the report said.

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The 32nd round of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) begins today as delegations pursue a final arrangement before

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The 32nd round of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) begins today as delegations pursue a final arrangement before the end of this year.

The CAI negotiations began in 2014 as an effort to expand access and reduce investment barriers in both markets. The previous round focused on forced technology handovers, state-owned enterprises and transparency surrounding subsidy rules. This weeks meetings aim to resolve the remaining disagreements regarding market access equality and sustainable development.

One obstacle to finalising the CAI is Chinas recent record of human rights violations. The EU has previously attempted to decouple these issues from the negotiations; however, they were brought up at last weeks high-level EU-China Leaders Meeting. No progress was made, delaying the discussion till the upcoming EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.

Anticipate some progress to be made this week as parties negotiate residual investment issues. In the near term, expect EU officials to hold discussions on balancing its aspiration for bilateral investment relations with China and its strong belief in human rights protection in order to conclude the CAI by 2021. Should the EU decide to insert human rights into later negotiations, China will resist any categorical denouncement or regulation of its record, potentially derailing the EUs investment ambitions in Asia.

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The Saints gave quarterback-of-all-trades Taysom Hill a two-year, $21 million contract in the offseason. The question is whether the money was spent on a player the Saints plan to use accordingly, or whether the contract represents a downpayment on the ability to make him the starter whenever Drew Brees retires.

Based on the first week of the 2020 season, it seems to be the latter. On the field for 25 percent of the offensive snaps and 36 percent of the special-teams plays, Hill had three carries for 13 yards, one reception for four yards, and a garbage-time pass on a gadget lateral from Brees for 38 yards, to Alvin Kamara.

Those are all reductions from the last time we saw Hill, in the wild-card game against the Vikings. Hill participated in 41 percent of the offensive snaps and 84 percent of the special-times play. He ran the ball four times for 50 yards, caught two passes for 25 yards, and threw one pass for 50 yards.

With receiver Michael Thomas expected to be out for several weeks, Hill becomes one of the candidates to replace some of the production of the player who caught 149 passes last year, especially since Thomas operates roughly 25 percent of the time from the slot. But if the plan is to use Hill sparingly in order to keep him healthy and to continue his development during practice as a passer, logic points to seeing him in smaller doses.

If, at some point, Hill will be on the field for every snap, it makes more sense to see him on the field more than once out of every four. Given that hes making $10.5 million per year, it makes sense to see him more often than that.

Regardless of whether hes being groomed to succeed Brees, Hill routinely pops when given the chance to participate. If the Saints hope to move the ball and score points effectively without Thomas, Hill may need to be involved more than he was last Sunday.

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Say you're in the 24% tax bracket, which means you pay that rate on your higher dollars of earnings. If you put $6,000 into a traditional IRA this year, you'll shave $1,440 off your tax bill, just like that. And of course the higher your tax bracket, the more savings you actually stand to reap.

Not everyone has access to a health savings account, or HSA, but if you're on a high-deductible health insurance plan this year, then it pays to see if you're eligible -- and put in as much money as possible. Your contribution limit for 2020 will depend on whether you're funding an HSA just for yourself or on behalf of a family. If it's the former, then you can put in up to $3,550 if you're under 55, or $4,550 if you're 55 or older. If you're funding an HSA on behalf of a family, these limits increase to $7,100 and $8,100, respectively.

As is the case with traditional IRAs and 401(k)s, the money you put into an HSA is income the IRS can't tax you on. You'll then have the option to use your HSA contributions to pay for qualified medical expenses, or invest the money you don't need immediately so it grows into a larger sum, just like you can invest an IRA or 401(k).

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Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) issued a joint statement confirming earlier reporting about their proposed deal with ByteDance (BDNCE) over TikTok's U.S. business.

Earlier, President Trump said he approved the deal "in concept," and Oracle and Walmart say Trump's announced that ByteDance got approval to resolve outstanding issues in the deal.

That now includes Oracle and Walmart together investing to acquire 20% of the newly formed TikTok Global business, designed to provide all TikTok services to users in the United States, and to most of the users in the rest of the world.

A separate Walmart statement noted it's tentatively agreed to acquire 7.5% of TikTok Global (along with commercial agreements to provide ecommerce, fulfillment, payments and other omnichannel services to the company) - suggesting Oracle's in for 12.5%. Oracle will also be TikTok's secure cloud provider.

TikTok global will be "majority owned by American investors" including Oracle and Walmart, the companies say. The five-member board of directors will feature four Americans.

"All the TikTok technology will be in possession of TikTok Global, and comply with U.S. laws and privacy regulations. Data privacy for 100M American TikTok users will be quickly established by moving all American data to Oracle's Generation 2 Cloud data centers, the most secure cloud data centers in the world," the companies say.

And TikTok Global will create more than 25,000 new jobs in the U.S. and pay more than $5B in new tax dollars to the Treasury.

It also plans to build an initiative to develop and deliver an AI-driven online video curriculum for children, and set an initial public offering to be listed on a U.S. exchange within 12 months.

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Are you the kind of investor who's leery of buying stocks immediately following their initial public offerings (IPOs)? If so, you might likeModerna's (NASDAQ:MRNA) story.

In December 2018, Moderna conducted the biggest biotech IPO ever. If you had bought shares at the close on the company's first day of trading and held on, your return as of the end of 2019 would have been a piddling 5%. But there's more to the story.

How much would you have today if you'd invested $5,000 in Moderna in January of this year? Your return would be a lot higher than just 5%.

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Moderna's shares opened on Jan. 2, 2020, the first day of trading this year, at $19.57. An investment of $5,000 would have bought 255 shares. (We'll assume no partial shares were purchased.)

By the end of the third week of February, your investment would be in the red. But then the biotech stock took off. What happened? Moderna announced on Feb. 24 that it had shipped the first batch of coronavirus vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to be used in a planned phase 1 clinical study.

Moderna kept on reporting progress with mRNA-1273. And its shares kept on moving higher.

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Fast forward to today. Your initial investment of $5,000 would be worth close to $17,820. That's a gain of more than 250% in less than nine months. Moderna has been a much bigger winner than it was immediately after its IPO.

You probably noticed in the stock chart above that Moderna's year-to-date gains were a lot higher in July than they are now. Had you invested $5,000 in January and sold at the peak on July 17, you'd now have nearly $24,190.

Why has Moderna given up some of its impressive gains? One factor was that in July the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled against the company and in favor of Arbutus Biopharma in a patent case involving technology used to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) to cells. Moderna shrugged off the ruling, stating that its approach and manufacturing processes "have advanced well beyond the technology" in the Arbutus patents. But the PTAB decision rattled investors.

Perhaps the biggest issue, though, was that investors realized they might have gotten the cart before the horse a bit too much. Yes, Moderna's mRNA-1273 is very promising. However, the company still has no approved product on the market yet. It also faces other rivals in the coronavirus vaccine race, including several much larger drugmakers.

Moderna's valuation at its peak likely seemed exceptionally frothy to some. A $37 billion market cap for a clinical-stage biotech did (and still does) sound absurdly high.

You might think that it's too late to buy Moderna shares even after the pullback in recent weeks. My view, though, is that investing $5,000 right now could still pay off in a huge way over time.

To be sure, Moderna isn't the kind of stock that will appeal to some investors. It's very risky. If mRNA-1273 flops, the biotech's shares will crater.

However, I think the chances of success for mRNA-1273 are pretty good. Moderna expects to know in November how well the investigational vaccine works. Positive interim results would almost certainly spark a big gain for the stock.

More importantly, in my view, is that good news for mRNA-1273 would bode well for the rest of Moderna's pipeline. The company has over a dozen other mRNA candidates in clinical testing. It also recently announced plans to develop a seasonal flu vaccine. Success for mRNA-1273 would go a long way toward validating the potential for Moderna's mRNA approach.

Maybe this rosy scenario won't unfold for Moderna. But if it does, an investment of $5,000 is going to turn into a lot more than $17,820 over the next few years.

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