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In 2020, men were almost evenly divided between Donald Trump and Joe Biden — a remarkable shift from 2016, when they backed Mr. Trump by 11 points. That swing was decisive enough to put Mr. Biden in the White House. For the latest Times Opinion focus group, we gathered nine men who voted for Mr. Biden in 2020 to see how their views about him evolved since then. Most of them could see a difference Mr. Biden had made in their communities — roads paved, highways built, fiber-optic networks laid — and in the way people around them spoke. Kevin L., a 35-year-old school psychologist from Wisconsin with two children, was worried about what his kids would overhear if Mr. Trump returned to Washington.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden —, Trump, Biden, Kevin L Organizations: Mr, Trump Locations: Wisconsin, Washington

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success. Hypersonic describes flights at speeds of at least Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. The Talon, powered by a liquid-fuel rocket engine, ended its flight by descending into the ocean as planned. The company called the result a major milestone in the development of the United States' first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability. That project was canceled, and new owners then repurposed Stratolaunch for launches of reusable hypersonic research vehicles.

Persons: Stratolaunch, Zachary Krevor, ” Krevor, Roc, Paul G, Allen Organizations: ANGELES, —, Mojave Air, Space, Microsoft, U.S . Air Force Research Laboratory Locations: — U.S, California, United States, Los Angeles, Reston , Virginia

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed a referendum on a casino in the wealthy suburbs of the nation’s capital. The committee rejected a motion to kill the bill outright, instead opting to carry the bill over to 2025 for future consideration. A study commissioned in 2019 by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee found that a northern Virginia casino could generate $155 million annually in tax revenue, more than any of the other casinos built in Virginia. Virginia voted in 2020 to allow locations in five cities, subject to referendum. Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth and Norfolk all voted for a casino; Richmond voters twice rejected a proposed casino in that city.

Persons: Sen, Louise Lucas, Lucas, ” Sen, Jennifer Boysko, David Marsden, Marsden, ” Marsden, “, Scott Surovell, Connie Hartke, ”, “ We're Organizations: Senate Finance, Assembly, Fortune, Fairfax, Audit, MGM, Reston Citizens Association, Richmond Locations: McLEAN, Va, Virginia, Fairfax County, Tysons, ”, National Harbor, Potomac, Reston, Petersburg, Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Richmond

☆ General Dynamics beats quarterly estimates on robust military equipment demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Saudi men are seen at General Dynamics stand displaying the latest defence system at World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics (GD.N) beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as buoyant military equipment demand helped overcome higher operating expenses. General Dynamics-manufactured weapons systems, munitions, and combat vehicles such as Abrams tanks have been essential to Ukraine's operations. UAW members at the company make highly profitable military vehicles, including tanks and light armored vehicles, according to the union. General Dynamics joined peer defense contractors Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) and RTX (RTX.N) to report better-than-expected quarterly results.

Persons: Ahmed Yosri, Abrams, Lockheed Martin, Pratyush Thakur, Krishna Chandra Organizations: General Dynamics, Defense, REUTERS, Dynamics, Pentagon, United Auto Workers, UAW, Gulfstream, Thomson Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Reston , Virginia, Ukraine, Bengaluru

☆ SAP posts 16% jump in Q3 cloud business revenue
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of SAP is seen on their offices in Reston, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire Licensing RightsOct 18 (Reuters) - Business software maker SAP's (SAPG.DE) cloud business revenue rose by 16% in the third quarter on the back of its application services and HANA software, the company said on Wednesday. For the full year, the company reaffirmed its cloud revenue outlook in the range of 14 billion-14.2 billion euros. "Our Q3 results demonstrate strong execution and the resilience of our business, including sustained cloud growth in spite of persisting macro headwinds," finance chief Dominik Asam said. U.S.-listed shares of the German software maker were up 2.9% after the bell.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Dominik Asam, Kanjyik Ghosh, Shailesh Organizations: SAP, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Reston , Virginia, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Leaked email shows Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is tightening its return-to-office policy: 'Blue is a work-from-work company'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Blue Origin tells many employees to be in the office 5 days a week, internal email shows. Last year, Blue Origin told managers it would be flexible about employee work schedules. "As you know, Blue is a work-from-work company," Blue Origin added in the email. A Blue Origin spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. According to the recent email reminder, Blue Origin leaders said working in-person is important from "a culture, comradery, and results perspective."

Persons: Jeff Bezos, didn't, Mike Eilola, Eilola Organizations: Origin, Amazon, Company, Google, Blue Origin's Locations: Denver , El Segundo, Woodland Hills, Phoenix, Reston , Virginia, Seattle, Florida , Texas, Huntsville , Alabama

☆ General Dynamics raises revenue outlook on private jet, military equipment demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A General Dynamics NASSCO ship yard entrance is shown in San Diego, California, U.S., June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File PhotoJuly 26 (Reuters) - General Dynamics (GD.N) on Wednesday lifted its annual revenue forecast as demand for business jets and military equipment stays resilient, sending its shares up 3% at midday. Demand for business jets from U.S. corporations remains buoyant despite a recovery in commercial flights and pressure from environmentalists over emissions. "It's the Fortune 500 that are really driving the demand (for business jets). The company forecasts revenue in the segment to rise between $900 million and $1 billion to $11 billion in the year.

Persons: Mike Blake, Phebe Novakovic, Pratyush Thakur, Shilpi Majumdar, Maju Samuel Organizations: Dynamics, REUTERS, General Dynamics, Gulfstream, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, Ukraine, Reston , Virginia, Bengaluru

☆ General Dynamics profit beats estimates on military equipment demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 26 (Reuters) - Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by resilient demand for military equipment, sending its shares up 2% in premarket trading. General Dynamics benefited from robust demand for weapons, driven by simmering geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, conflict in Ukraine and military modernization efforts of ally countries. The aerospace segment booked $2.5 billion in new orders during the quarter, driven by strong demand for the company's Gulfstream business aircraft. The company reported a backlog of $91.4 billion, compared to $87.6 billion. Its book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of orders received to units shipped and billed, was 1.2-to-1.

Persons: Pratyush Thakur, Shilpi Majumdar, Maju Samuel Organizations: Defense, General Dynamics Corp, General Dynamics, Revenue, U.S . Navy, Gulfstream, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Virginia, Reston , Virginia, Bengaluru

☆ James Reston Jr., Author With a Hand in Nixon Apology, Dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sam Roberts | More About Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James Reston Jr., an eclectic historian and novelist who helped the British television host David Frost prod former President Richard M. Nixon into admitting his complicity in the Watergate scandal and apologizing in a wrenching broadcast interview, died on Wednesday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said his wife, Denise Leary. Mr. Reston, whose father was a renowned figure at The New York Times as a columnist, Washington bureau chief and executive editor, largely bypassed daily journalism to focus on timely and historical nonfiction and novels and adapting four of his books into plays. As a result, Mr. Reston was primed when Mr. Frost bought exclusive rights to interview Nixon after the president resigned in 1974 and recruited Mr. Reston as a researcher.

Persons: James Reston Jr, David Frost, Richard M, Nixon, Denise Leary, Reston, ”, Frost Organizations: The New York Times, Democratic Locations: British, Chevy Chase, Md, Washington, Whittier, Watergate, Reston

☆ How to get better returns on your cash now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - You might assume that with U.S. interest rates at new highs, Americans are getting terrific returns on savings. MONEY MARKET FUNDSIn brokerage accounts there is a default or "sweep" account, where cash is kept before you make other investments. The two highest yields at the moment for government money market funds, according to data trackers iMoneyNet: UBS Liquid Assets Government Fund at 5.07%, and Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund at 5.06%. An important note about terminology: Money market funds are distinct from money market accounts. “All of these are very appealing, and we are recommending people reassess their cash and emergency fund savings.

Persons: ”, Greg McBride, ” McBride, James Gambaccini, Gambaccini, –, Sallie Mae, Brandon Opre, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Matthew Lewis Organizations: YORK, Federal Reserve, BMO, TIAA Bank, Treasury Bills, U.S ., Barclays, UBS Liquid Assets Government, Vanguard Treasury Money Market, Thomson Locations: www.TreasuryDirect.gov, Reston , Virginia, Huntersville , North Carolina, New York

☆ Google tells employees in New York and along the East Coast to work from home as smoke fills the air
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

People ride bicycles at 6th Avenue as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada blanket New York City, New York, June 7, 2023. Google is telling its East Coast employees to stay home as wildfire smoke fills the air in New York and other major cities. Company site leads in New York wrote in a memo to workers in the area that air quality in many parts of the region had reached "unhealthy" levels, citing the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation. In New York, most employees have been expected to work from physical offices at least three days a week. Google has set up a so-called "go" link that directs employees to internal documents and information about wildfires and air filtering.

Persons: Googlers, Eric Adams Organizations: Google, East Coast, New, of Environmental, CNBC, NBC, D.C, Waterloo . New York Locations: Canada, New York City , New York, New York, Detroit, Washington, Reston , Virginia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Durham , North Carolina, Ontario, Toronto, Waterloo . New, California, LaGuardia

☆ Jimmy Carter's legacy: How he welcomed refugees
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

These steps Carter took during his presidency are still shaping the United States, decades after he left office. Because of Carter’s actions, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing persecution had a chance to come to the United States when he was commander-in-chief. A crisis that began before Carter took office was becoming increasingly dire by the day. That respect, Nguyen says, was earned by actions that Carter took that changed the course of her parents’ lives. “They were only able to do so because of the political courage exercised by President Carter,” she says.

Persons: Jimmy Carter’s, hasn’t, Carter, ”, Kai Bird, Jimmy Carter, Bird, Carter didn’t, Fred Ihrt, ” Carter, Bee Nguyen, it’s, Nguyen, ’, “, ” Nguyen, President Carter, AAPIHeritageMonth, –, ♥️, ince, ives, K unis,, inger, egina, sia, ould, ong, ake, ariel, haring, J, ross Organizations: CNN, CBS, The New York Times, White, ust, ashington Locations: United States, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Saigon, Georgia, Thailand, Iowa, America, ife

☆ These are the top 10 cities to find a remote job
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fewer people are working from home today compared with the last few years, but remote work is continuing to reshape major cities across the U.S. Nationally, roughly 12% of job openings explicitly allow remote work at least one day a week, according to data from WFH Map, a group of economists and researchers measuring the lasting impacts of remote work, and Lightcast, a labor-market analytics firm with access to online job postings across the nation. Markets with labor shortages and a high share of job vacancies are more likely to have openings that will allow remote work, compared with cities where hiring has returned to pre-pandemic levels. When compared with international counterparts, the share of remote job openings in the U.S. is similar to what's being offered in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, hovering around 11% to 12%. The U.K., meanwhile, stands out with about 18% of jobs open to remote work as of February.

☆ The 1% Stock-Buyback Tax Hasn’t Slowed Repurchases. A Proposed 4% Tax Might.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Executives largely shrugged off a new 1% tax on stock buybacks as the cost of doing business. Even with the 1% tax, stock buybacks are the preferred way to return cash to shareholders, Mr. Krone said at a conference in February. Stock repurchases by Berkshire and the publicly traded companies it owns benefited investors, he wrote in the Feb. 25 letter. For one, share repurchases typically don’t commit them to continuing to buy shares, and offer flexibility on timing. “We only really consider share repurchases when we have an attractive repurchase price,” the CFO said.

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☆ As Deal Making Picks Up, Tech Chiefs Worry About Software Integration
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Angus Loten | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

That is a potentially costly process that can require overhauling existing enterprise tech stacks, or even hiring high-priced experts to manage new IT tools, analysts said. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS How can tech executives smooth the integration of new digital tools when their vendors make acquisitions? Hewlett Packard Enterprise this month said it acquired Pachyderm and would integrate new software tools into its enterprise-tech platform. HPE this month said it acquired Pachyderm, a San Francisco-based software startup, and would integrate the new software tools into its enterprise-tech platform. “Our existing customer base will want to know they won’t be forced to replace an existing technology they already buy,” Mr. Hotard said.

☆ Tech Chiefs Fear ‘Frankenstein’ Software Integrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Angus Loten | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Microsoft Corp. this month said it plans to incorporate AI into all of its enterprise software, while boosting its multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the startup behind chatbot ChatGPT. That is a potentially costly process that can require overhauling existing enterprise tech stacks, or even hiring high-priced experts to manage new IT tools, analysts said. Hewlett Packard Enterprise this month said it acquired Pachyderm and would integrate new software tools into its enterprise-tech platform. HPE this month said it acquired Pachyderm, a San Francisco-based software startup, and would integrate the new software tools into its enterprise-tech platform. “Our existing customer base will want to know they won’t be forced to replace an existing technology they already buy,” Mr. Hotard said.

☆ Investing in Space: Digital orbital danger
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Companies and governments are now launching satellites by the thousands each year, and that changing landscape brings with it the evolving challenge of cybersecurity in space. The concept of space security arguably doesn't get talked about enough, but a quick search for something like "cyber," "space," and "Pentagon" gives you an immediate sense of how U.S. military leaders see the digital threat to satellites. The company just raised $16.4 million in an oversubscribed round, to make a full-tilt push into building its space business. It entered the space market in late 2019, and Beames stepped in as chairman early last year.

☆ Finding low volatility stocks that generate income for what's likely to be another tumultuous year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With 2023 expected to be another rocky year for the stock market, investors may find shelter in low volatility names that produce income. JPMorgan is expecting the S & P 500 to retest this year's lows and Morgan Stanley strategist Mike Wilson believes earnings will shrink 15% to 20% next year. They also have a dividend yield greater than 2% and at least 60% of the analysts covering them rate the stocks a buy, according to FactSet. The companies are all the S & P 1500 and have at least 5 analysts covering them. Some 74% of analysts covering the stock give it a buy rating.

☆ Outgoing LA Mayor Eric Garcetti on why his stalled ambassador nomination was a ‘gift’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Maeve Reston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Reston: So, the other half of the equation – as you talked about – is not under your control as the mayor, and that’s the mental health space. Garcetti: This country is experiencing a mental health crisis and addiction crisis. There are not enough professionals who can treat mental health afflictions, and we have no right to mental health care in this country. … Treating trauma and mental health issues is the biggest gap in the American health care system by far. Garcetti: I was working on a musical a long time ago that I thought would be really interesting in LA.

☆ New LA Mayor Karen Bass to declare state of emergency on homelessness
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Maeve Reston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Karen Bass was sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career. Kamala Harris – the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president – administered the oath of office at Los Angeles City Hall. Bass focused her remarks Sunday on her plans to solve the city’s housing crisis, with some 40,000 people living on the streets, and said her first act as mayor will be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. Bass’ plan calls for housing 15,000 people by the end of one year and ending tent encampments using existing funding. Elected to the California state Assembly in 2004, Bass made history some four years later as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of any state legislature.

The justices turned away Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity company Centripetal's appeal of a lower court's decision to negate the award after the judge who presided over the trial disclosed that his wife owned Cisco stock worth $4,688. Centripetal sued Cisco in federal court in Virginia in 2018, accusing it of infringing patents related to Centripetal's network-security technology. The judge awarded Centripetal $1.9 billion in damages plus royalties that Cisco said increased the total to more than $2.7 billion. Morgan told the companies before issuing his ruling that his wife owned 100 shares of Cisco stock, though he was unaware of it during the trial. Centripetal told the Supreme Court that Morgan had complied with the law, and that selling the shares just before ruling for Cisco would "solve one appearance-of-impropriety problem by creating another."

The case could have given the justices, had they decided to hear it, a chance to make it harder for consumers and other plaintiffs to receive class action status. The Reston, Virginia-based company, which produces StarKist Tuna, had asked the Supreme Court to consider whether plaintiffs could still win class action status in cases in which some of the members of the class were not injured by a company's alleged wrongdoing. Class action status allows a few plaintiffs to litigate on behalf of a much larger group rather than forcing individuals to litigate separately. Businesses fight to avoid cases winning class action status, which can expose them to massive potential damages and create pressure to settle. In 2019, a trial judge granted class action status to three separate groups of tuna buyers: direct purchasers such as national retailers and regional grocery stores; commercial food preparers; and individual consumers.

☆ Leidos Discloses Subpoenas Amid Antitrust, Bribery Probes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Leidos Holdings Inc., an information-technology and engineering services firm, received dual subpoenas in recent months in connection with criminal investigations into potential foreign bribery and antitrust violations. The Reston, Va.-based company was served with a grand jury subpoena in August related to an investigation by the Justice Department’s antitrust division, Leidos said Tuesday. The probe is the second ongoing criminal investigation disclosed by Leidos this year. The FCPA probe was first disclosed by the company in a securities filing earlier this year. At the time, Leidos said it was conducting an internal investigation into activities within its international operations that it discovered in late 2021.

☆ General Dynamics quarterly profit rises by 5%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 26 (Reuters) - Gulfstream jet maker General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) on Wednesday reported an about 5% rise in its third-quarter profit, fueled by strong demand for chartered flights. Demand for private flights, which boomed during the pandemic, remained strong in the quarter as wealthier passengers opted to fly private. The company delivered 35 Gulfstream business jets in the quarter, compared with 31 jets a year earlier. Its book-to-bill ratio was 1.15 times compared with 1.57 times a year ago. Sales in its aerospace unit rose to $2.35 billion from $2.07 billion a year earlier, while overall revenue rose to $9.98 billion from $9.57 billion.

☆ If you're planning on tax-loss harvesting, here's the first number advisors say you should know
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Here's why: There's a lesser-known 0% long-term capital gains tax bracket, meaning it's possible you won't owe taxes on all or part of your investment gains even without loss harvesting. watch nowBut harvesting losses in the 0% bracket won't pay off since investment gains aren't taxable. Typically, it's better to save the strategy for when earnings exceed the 0% taxable income threshold. "When we're doing tax loss harvesting, you're not doing away with taxes," Pratt explained. There may be limits to carrying investment losses forward

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