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☆ Hedge funds are betting big against these stocks and it's working
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The latest short interest data reveals several stocks that are down both month to date and since the start of the new year. CNBC Pro screened FactSet data for stocks trading on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange with the most short interest as of Feb. 29. Here are the names of these heavily shorted stocks: EV-related stocks and auto stocks are an ongoing target of hedge funds — and they're not performing well this year. There is also a significant amount of short interest, roughly 33%, in both Luminar Technologies , which makes technology for self-driving cars, and used car retailer Carvana . Short interest in the stock grew a whopping 44.9% during the latter half of February.

Persons: they're, TD Cowen, Jefferies, —, Nick Wells Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Exchange, Lucid, EV, ChargePoint Holdings, Luminar Technologies, Sunnova Energy

☆ A Biden Ally Wades Into the Divide Over Gaza and Emerges With a Warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the run-up to Michigan’s presidential primary on Tuesday, President Biden has stayed out of the state, where he is facing a campaign from liberal activists frustrated with his enduring support for Israel in the war in Gaza. But another Democrat jumped into the contentious debate tearing at the seams of the party’s coalition. Representative Ro Khanna of California last week assumed the unofficial role as mediator between Democrats disaffected by Mr. Biden’s Middle East policies and Biden allies like himself. He met with students, Arab American leaders and progressive voters, many of whom said they were, at least for now, withholding their support from Mr. Biden. “We cannot win Michigan with status quo policy,” Mr. Khanna, who has pushed for a cease-fire, said in an interview, adding that a shift should come in “a matter of weeks, not months.”

Persons: Biden, Representative Ro Khanna, Mr, Khanna, ” Organizations: Israel, Representative Locations: Gaza, California, Biden’s, Michigan

☆ Germany slashes 2024 growth forecast to just 0.2% as economy in 'tricky waters,' minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Habeck, German Minister for Economy and Climate Protection and Vice Chancellor, is pictured during the weekly meeting of the cabinet on February 21, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's gross domestic product is now expected to grow by just 0.2% this year, as the country wades in "tricky waters," German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Wednesday. The revised GDP growth forecast is down from a previous estimate of 1.3%. Speaking during a news briefing, the minister attributed the revised forecast to an unstable global economic environment and to the low growth of world trade, alongside higher interest rates. "The economy is in tricky waters," Habeck said in a statement released online, according to a CNBC translation.

Persons: Robert Habeck, Habeck Organizations: Protection, CNBC Locations: Berlin, Germany, Ukraine

☆ Bill Ackman accuses Harvard of ‘election interference’ and Mark Zuckerberg wades into board battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Each January, Harvard University alumni are eligible to gather enough signatures to run for the university’s Board of Overseers. Mark Zuckerberg is throwing his support behind former Facebook exec Sam Lessin, a venture capitalist calling for significant reform to Harvard. Ackman, who led the campaign to oust former Harvard president Claudine Gay, is drawing attention to the tedious process of gathering signatures from alumni. “In the securities world, the SEC would come in an prosecute a company that made it this difficult to vote for an alternative slate,” Ackman wrote. It’s not more complicated than that.”During the virtual event on Friday, Zuckerberg said Lessin is the “type of person” he’d want governing Harvard.

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☆ Judge temporarily blocks deposition of Trump Georgia DA Fani Willis in divorce case
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Georgia judge on Monday blocked — for now — a deposition of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis by lawyers in the divorce of special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom Willis appointed to oversee the criminal election case of former President Donald Trump. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry Thompson said he needed to hear what Nathan Wade said in his deposition before determining if Willis should be deposed in the divorce by Jocelyn Wade's lawyers. Willis is seeking to block the deposition amid questions of whether she engaged in a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade at the same time he and his law firm were being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by Fulton County to act as special counsel in Trump's criminal case. Trump is charged with racketeering and other charges related to his efforts to undo his loss in Georgia's 2020 election to President Joe Biden. Thompson also Monday said he would unseal the Wades' divorce case, after noting that procedures for sealing the case from public view were not followed.

Persons: Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Willis, Donald Trump, Henry Thompson, Jocelyn Wade's, Wade, he's, Thompson, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Fulton Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Cobb

☆ A critical climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Anybody who understands the physics knows that.”Hansen’s words have heft — he is widely credited as the first scientist to publicly sound the alarm on climate change in the 1980s. Climate change is fueling storms in both the summer and winter. The year came within a whisker of breaching 1.5 degrees, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “For all practical purposes we are only going to be looking at 1.5 degrees in the rearview mirror,” he said. Why 1.5 mattersFew scientists will dispute that the world faces a daunting path to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

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☆ Climate change could impose 'substantial financial costs' on U.S. household finances, Treasury warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Between 2018 and 2022, weather and climate disasters cost more than $617 billion, it found — a record. Transportation of food and goods may also be hit by climate events, leading to more delays and shortages on store shelves. "Food insecurity disproportionately impacts lower-income households, families led by single mothers, families with children, and households in Southern states." Climate events can also lead to increased medical expenses. The Treasury report notes that in one analysis from 2012, 10 climate events led to a total of $10 billion in health-related costs.

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☆ Germany hits back at Elon Musk after he wades in on migrant debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Germany has hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire businessman waded into the country’s debate on migration. Musk reshared a post on the platform X, formerly Twitter, that criticized German NGO operations in the Mediterranean for “unloading illegal immigrants” in Italy. The post also called for a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the next elections. “There are currently 8 German NGO ships in the Mediterranean Sea collecting illegal immigrants to be unloaded in Italy. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty ImagesMusk’s comments come with Berlin locked in a spat with Italy over NGO sea operations.

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☆ Elon Musk wades into US immigration debate at Texas-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Brian Snyder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Daniel Becerril Acquire Licensing RightsEAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk waded into the U.S. immigration debate on Thursday, paying a visit to the Texas border with Mexico to meet with local politicians and law enforcement and obtain what he called an "unfiltered" view of the situation. The sharp increase, notably around San Diego, California, and the Texas border towns of El Paso and Eagle Pass, follows an earlier lull in unauthorized border crossings following a new asylum policy imposed by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration to discourage such activity. Musk, a native of South Africa, noted his own status as an "immigrant to the United States" and called himself "extremely pro-immigrant." In the 4-minute video clip, he introduced U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas whose district spans more than 800 miles of the border, who welcomed Musk and said people along the Texas border "really feel abandoned." Reporting by Brian Synder in Eagle Pass, Texas; Writing and additional reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Scott Malone and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Migration has become a hot topic of debate in Germany ahead of elections on Oct. 8 in the states of Bavaria and Hesse, and in Europe at large ahead of European parliamentary elections next year. The post shared by Musk came from an account identified as Radio Genoa. It criticized the German state for funding charities rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean and included videos of rescue missions. Germany's centre-left government confirmed this week that it was financially supporting three German non-governmental organizations that operate in the Mediterranean and regularly bring migrants to Italy. In Texas, Tesla operates a plant in Austin and Space X operates a major testing and launch facility on the Texas Gulf Coast in Boca Chica near Brownsville.

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☆ India's Wipro slides after CFO Dalal resigns in latest high-profile exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBENGALURU, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Shares of Wipro (WIPR.NS) slid almost 3% on Friday, a day after long-serving CFO Jatin Dalal resigned in a surprise move, the latest senior level exit at the fourth-largest Indian IT services provider. Dalal's exit follows those of Chief Operations Officer Sanjeev Singh and several senior vice presidents as Wipro wades through a years-long turnaround of its business. Wipro has already forecast revenue from IT services would remain largely flat for the current quarter as clients cut spending. Shares of the company hit a near three-week low after news of the CFO change announced Thursday. Reporting by Chris Thomas and Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita BhattacharjeeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jatin Dalal, Sanjeev Singh, Dalal, Aparna Iyer, Rajesh Gopinathan, Mohit Joshi, Ravi Kumar, Chris Thomas, Nallur, Nivedita Organizations: Wipro, REUTERS, Rights, Indian, Wipro wades, Kotak, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Thomson Locations: India, United States, Bengaluru

[1/2] U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 20, 2023. The House of Representatives voted 216-212 against beginning debate on an $886 billion defense appropriations bill amid opposition from a small group of hardline conservative Republicans. As the vote failed, McCarthy told reporters that he will pursue the "same strategy I had from January: just keep working; never give up." Then a vote to open floor debate on the defense appropriations bill failed. It was not clear how much support the CR or the 2024 top line would draw from House Republicans.

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The setting was an economic conference in far eastern Russia, with discussion of the ruble and domestic investment, but that didn’t stop President Vladimir V. Putin from wading into American politics on Tuesday, branding the criminal cases against Donald J. Trump political persecution and praising the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. For years, the Russian leader has demonstrated an ability to exploit political divisions within Western nations, often by signaling to conservatives abroad that he is aligned with them in a global fight against liberal values. Mr. Putin’s remarks on Tuesday, made at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, appeared aimed at lending firepower to the Republican outcry over the prosecutions of Mr. Trump, who has long expressed public admiration for the Russian leader and has helped encourage a sizable Moscow-friendly contingent within his party. The cases against Mr. Trump — who faces 91 felony counts in four jurisdictions — represent the “persecution of one’s political rival for political motives,” Mr. Putin said. He predicted that the entire affair would help Russia by exposing American domestic problems for the world to see and revealing the hypocrisy of American democracy.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Donald J, Elon Musk, Putin’s, Trump, Mr Organizations: Trump, Eastern Economic, Republican, Trump — Locations: Russia, Western, Vladivostok, Moscow

☆ SEC's Gary Gensler is waging war against crypto. Here's a look at how his views on the industry have evolved over the years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The SEC has waged war against the cryptocurrency industry this year with a string of lawsuits. At the heart of it is SEC chief Gary Gensler – who has railed against crypto since taking office. Amid his regulatory battle against crypto, Insider maps the evolution of his views on the sector. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs 2023 progresses, Gensler has become more hardline on crypto – waging lawsuits not just against FTX, but also the Binance and Ripple platforms. Lawsuit fatigueAfter almost six months of attrition warfare, Gary Gensler had crypto on the ropes.

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☆ First on CNN: Biden wades into GOP primary with $25 million ad blitz, starting with economy focus
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden is preparing to blanket the airwaves with a $25 million television and digital ad campaign in battleground states this month, campaign officials told CNN, as Republicans are set to face off in their first presidential primary debate. That same poll found only 37% of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economy and even fewer – 30% – approve of his handling of inflation. Biden’s ad push, which will include several forthcoming ads, will run for 16 weeks on broadcast and cable television in the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North, Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, officials said. Still, the Biden campaign is taking steps to tie the GOP candidates on stage to Trump’s “MAGA” agenda” on both the airwaves and on the ground in Wisconsin, campaign officials said. In Washington, the DNC and the Biden campaign will set up a messaging “war room” to provide rapid response throughout the debate.

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Xinhua/Shutterstock‘Absolutely safe’As heavy rains moved toward the region in late July, China’s top flood control officials met to hash out their response plan. The flood was caused by flood water discharge, not by heavy rainfall.”CNN has reached out to the Zhuozhou and Bazhou governments for comment. Rescuers use rubber boats to transfer Zhuozhou residents trapped by flood waters after days of downpours brought by Typhoon Doksuri on August 2. In the recent rains, at least three upstream reservoirs released flood waters into rivers flowing into Baiyingdian from the west and the south, according to state media. Many countries have systems that involve discharging pent up flood waters into otherwise dry land after major storms.

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A Baidu search for the question "should China be more responsible for climate change? ", or variations of it, did not produce any articles critical of China's climate policy in the first few dozen results. Instead, the results, many from state media outlets, focused on China's leadership in the fight against climate change and calls for developed countries to take more responsibility. China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story, but government spokespeople have long defended China's record on climate change and press freedom. Despite the extreme weather, China has reinforced its message about energy security rather than climate change in recent months, said CREA's lead analyst, Lauri Myllyvirta.

Persons: Doksuri, Tingshu Wang, Li Shuo, We're, Su, Fang Kecheng, Pan Zhongdang, Xi Jinping, Li, Lauri Myllyvirta, David Stanway, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Greenpeace, Weibo, Baidu, Chinese University of Hong, Communications, University of Wisconsin, Environmental Studies, New, Centre for Research, Energy, Clean, Thomson Locations: Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China, BEIJING, Beijing, Hebei, Chinese University of Hong Kong, United States, Madison, New York, Shanghai Campus, Shanghai

☆ William Friedkin, acclaimed 'Exorcist' director, dead at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Director William Friedkin attends a walking tour around Georgetown that focused on some of the film locations from the original Exorcist in Washington D.C., U.S. April 17, 2018. "The French Connection" won five Academy Awards, including best picture, best director for Friedkin and best actor for Gene Hackman, who Friedkin initially did not want in the memorable role of New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle. "The Exorcist" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director for Friedkin. In "The French Connection," cops played by Hackman and Roy Scheider in the decaying New York City of the early 1970s track a French heroin smuggler. William David Friedkin was born on Aug. 29, 1935, and grew up in Chicago, the son of poor Ukrainian immigrants.

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☆ These are the states in America that are the least prepared for extreme weather
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Some states are in good shape to handle whatever the climate throws at them, but these are the states most at risk. 2023 Infrastructure score: 228 out of 390 points (Top States grade: B) Climate Extremes Index: 21.16% Properties at risk: 45.2% Renewable energy: 10.6%9. 2023 Infrastructure score: 165 out of 390 points (Top States grade: D) Climate Extremes Index: 8.7% Properties at risk: 2.8% Renewable energy: 12%8. Connecticut is home to the nation's first "green bank," which uses public dollars to leverage private investment in renewable energy. 2023 Infrastructure score: 227 out of 390 points (Top States grade: B) Climate Extremes Index: 21.16% Properties at risk: 61% Renewable energy: 12.5%1.

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☆ Elon Musk wades in on the 'Barbie' feminism debate: 'Take a shot every time Barbie says the word 'patriarchy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk appeared to join in the criticism around Gerwig's "Barbie" in a tweet. "Barbie" may be storming the box office, but not everyone is a fan of Greta Gerwig's new pink-obsessed epic. "It you take a shot every time Barbie says the word "patriarchy", you will pass out before the movie ends," Musk said on Twitter, in response to a user's meme. Representatives for Musk did not respond to Insider's request for further comment with an answer that addressed the question. Last month, he told users that terms like "cisgender" and "cis" were considered "slurs" on Twitter.

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☆ Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Deep-Water Horizon oil spill, severe pollution in the Niger Delta and Amazon deforestation, could be examples of ecocide, said Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of Stop Ecocide International. A number of others have debated doing the same, including Brazil, Canada, Kenya, the Maldives and the UK, according to Stop Ecocide International. “It is not a question of whether ecocide will become part of international criminal law, it’s only a question of when,” Sands said. A working group, including Thunberg, has also been established to draw attention to the environmental impact of war. If ecocide were an international crime, it could give the process more authority, some experts say.

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☆ Japan Wades Into the Chip Wars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacky Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ DeSantis pledges undocumented worker crackdown if elected to the White House, doubling down on plan Trump retreated from when he was president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ron DeSantis' border security plan released Monday has numerous similarities to that of 2024 frontrunner former President Donald Trump. It was part of a sweeping immigration plan he unveiled in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday. In an email sent to reporters, the Trump campaign on Monday accused DeSantis of copying and pasting the former president's border plan. Most notably, the DeSantis plan agreed with Trump's idea to disallow children born to undocumented immigrants to receive automatic US citizenship. Just as when Trump was president, DeSantis pledged to remove people living in the US illegally from being counted toward the Census.

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CNN —Deadly floods that have engulfed the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, killing at least 14 people, are another sign of the accelerating climate crisis, according to researchers. The floods come after years of severe drought in the region, which has compacted the soil, reducing its ability to abemsorb rainfall. Researchers say the devastation is linked to the climate crisis. The town of Lugo, pictured on Thursday, was left under water following floods that left at least 14 people dead. The climate crisis “is affecting territories with increasingly intense extreme events, with risks to people’s lives, and impacts on the environment and the economy.

☆ In signing 6-week ban, DeSantis wades into thorny debate over abortion and 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

April 14 (Reuters) - When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban on April 14, 2022, he held a morning ceremony at a church in front of an enormous "Protect Life" sign, flanked by women and children. On Thursday, exactly one year later, DeSantis – now a likely 2024 Republican presidential candidate – signed a six-week ban with decidedly less fanfare. Republican presidential hopefuls, including former President Donald Trump, have largely sidestepped the issue. REPUBLICANS TREAD CAREFULLYOther Republican presidential contenders have also treaded carefully. In a social media post after November's midterm elections, he blamed the "abortion issue" for the party's underperformance.

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