INSIGHT-A tale of two hotels: Italy's bad loan sales hang in the balance

MILAN/LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - The Hotel Dei Dogi, a lagoon-side palazzo in Venice, will be renovated in the autumn for the first time in 20 years after a U.S. investment firm snapped up the debts of its family owners, confident of selling it and eight sister hotels at a profit.

UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank narrows price range for DWS initial public offering

* Values unit at up to 6.6 bln euros vs 7.2 bln euros previously

Bitcoin Energy Consumption: An Inside Look

What’s the physical cost of a digital currency? The amount of energy that Bitcoin mining consumes is about the same amount as some medium-sized countries – and that will only increase. Take a look behind the scenes of one Bitcoin mining operation that is optimizing its energy costs through the science of immersion cooling. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.” Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Trailer: Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.

What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Smart Farming: Data Enabling the Future of Agriculture

How will we double food production by 2050 with less land every year? Data and analytics have many benefits in our world today, and agriculture has more data than almost any other industry. This short film explores how farmers around the world are using data to increase food production and meet the ever-growing demand. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.” Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.

What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Bitcoin Energy Consumption: An Inside Look

What’s the physical cost of a digital currency? The amount of energy that Bitcoin mining consumes is about the same amount as some medium-sized countries – and that will only increase. Take a look behind the scenes of one Bitcoin mining operation that is optimizing its energy costs through the science of immersion cooling. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.” Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Trailer: Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.

What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Smart Farming: Data Enabling the Future of Agriculture

How will we double food production by 2050 with less land every year? Data and analytics have many benefits in our world today, and agriculture has more data than almost any other industry. This short film explores how farmers around the world are using data to increase food production and meet the ever-growing demand. This video is part of the 3M documentary series, Data Driven, exploring the future of sustainability and data. Watch “Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.” Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Data driven. Advancing a sustainable future.

What is the future of the cloud? Take an inside look at the rise of our data driven world and the environmental impact of the energy consumption that data centers have today. Explore the science and technology that will sustain our expanding digital landscape into the future. A short documentary from 3M on the future of data centers, featuring industry leaders, engineers and sustainability experts. Hear from the Open Compute Project, Datacenter Dynamics, Allied Control and others about the scale of the challenge and the potential for transformational change through new energy efficient technologies such as immersion cooling. Explore this topic further at 3m.com/datadrivenlife Learn more about immersion cooling at 3m.com/datadriven.

Cambridge Analytica Suspends C.E.O. Amid Facebook Data Scandal

Alexander Nix, the chief executive of the London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, left his offices through the back door on Tuesday.

Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker to Face Off in Illinois

Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti of Illinois survived a serious challenge to win the Republican primary on Tuesday.

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Their Pay Has Stood Still. Now Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk.

Students leaving Carver Middle School in Tulsa last week. Teachers in Oklahoma have not had a raise from the state in a decade and are threatening to strike on April 2.

EU competition chief to hold news conference at 1030 GMT

BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) - European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will hold a news conference in Brussels at 11:30 local time (1030 GMT), the Commission said on Wednesday.

For Texas Bomb Investigators, Each New Explosion Represents New Clues

The site of a bombing on March 12 in Austin. In a span of 18 days this month, there have been five explosions in two Texas cities.

Cautious trade for European shares ahead of Fed

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower in early dealing on Wednesday, with investors cautiously awaiting the conclusion of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting for signals on the pace of expected interest rate rises.

Ex-Playboy Model Karen McDougal Sues to Speak on Alleged Trump Affair

Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who says she had an affair with Donald J. Trump, is suing a media company to be freed from an agreement to remain quiet.

METALS-Shanghai copper hits 6-month low as shorts increase

(Updates position data, prices) BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper prices fell for a fourth day on Wednesday, marking their lowest close in almost six months amid fears of a trade war as investors waited for news on a U.S. interest rate hike. Short positions held by brokerages on the most traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) rose by almost 3,000 lots to 104,540 lots on Wednesday and now exceed long positions by more than 18,000 lots, ShFE data s

China names CBRC chief Guo as head of new banking, insurance regulator-Caixin

BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - China has named Guo Shuqing as the head of the newly formed regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, financial publication Caixin reported on Wednesday without citing a direct source.

BRIEF-Shell Gives Profitable Growth Outlook As Downstream Business Transforms

* SHELL GIVES PROFITABLE GROWTH OUTLOOK AS DOWNSTREAM BUSINESS TRANSFORMS

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 21

March 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 13 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures 0.26 pct higher ahead of the cash market open.