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☆ Maybe Kristi Noem doesn't want to be Trump's vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kristi Noem keeps hurting her chances to become Donald Trump's running mate. Kristi Noem has campaigned so badly to be former President Donald Trump's vice president that even some of the most controversial Trumpworld figures are turned off. If Noem truly wants to be vice president, this has been one of the worst efforts to obtain the job. AdvertisementIt's a difficult balance trying to become vice president. At worst, a potential vice president could lose all the leverage to shape the role in a way that would benefit him or her the most.

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☆ 'Clean' property, private lenders could be Trump's best option to get $540 million for legal judgments
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A more important factor could be whether Trump's real estate assets are already mortgaged, said law professor John Coffee. "He would have to come up with clean real estate property that is not already securing something that some other bank has a lien on," Coffee said. Michele Eve Sandberg | AFP | Getty ImagesIn New York City, the value of Trump's real estate holdings totals $690 million, according to a September 2023 estimate by Forbes. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the fraud case, said she would seize Trump's real estate assets if he cannot pay his civil penalty. They instead offered to post a $100 million bond, but New York appeals court Judge Anil Singh rejected the proposal.

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☆ Trump's fraud trial defense has featured 1 son, 2 pals, and an expert who noted 'glaring' math snafus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump Jr. in court for his family's civil fraud trial in New York. AP Photo/Phelan M. EbenhackThe first defense expert witness: a Trump mega-donorThe third defense witness to take the stand, developer Steven Witkoff, was, like Donald Trump, Jr., hardly an objective source of testimony. But on Tuesday he became Trump's first expert witness, in the field of real estate valuation. His multi-billion-dollar brokerage firm, Lockton Companies, earned $1.2 million last year as Trump's insurance broker, he said. He said he didn't have a real estate license — he doesn't need one to be a broker, he explained.

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☆ This 51-year-old makes an average of $10,000 per month on JustAnswer: Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I got back to northwestern Pennsylvania and I'm thinking, how am I possibly going to make a living in the art antiques world?" She then held a series of jobs in and around the world of antiques working in magazines, storage and the gallery space. And I'm thinking, is this real?' "And I'm thinking, is this real?" Her advice: 'Don't quit your day job'

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☆ Trump fraud-trial fireworks: 'You lied yesterday!' defense lawyer shouts while grilling an AG witness
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Trump attorney shouted, "You lied yesterday," while cross-examining a key state's witness. a lawyer for Trump's side shouted at the witness, prompting five minutes of sometimes shouted cross-accusations of perjury, witness intimidation, and showboating for the press. "Let's calm down," the judge told both sides after asking that the witness — Doug Larson, a former outside Trump Organization appraiser — be escorted out. A lawyer for Attorney General Letitia James of New York objected, without naming Trump, to the "exhortations" coming from the defense table. Soon enough — this time with the testimony highlighted on an overhead screen — the emails-waving Trump lawyer was back shouting, "You lied yesterday, Mr.

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☆ Who Is Trusted to Have a Child?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Daniel Lam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At home I ate a snack and watched Netflix on my computer until my husband arrived. Then I walked up to him for a hug, fell into his arms, and cried. Part of me hadn’t left the nursery, and it broke me, to be close and yet so far from parenthood. At 33, I have learned to let that go, the faceless woman I’ve carried around in my mind for so long. We talk about children sporadically, during commercial breaks of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” or between bites of food while we’re eating dinner.

Persons: hadn’t, — we’re Organizations: Netflix

☆ The dog days of summer are boom days for divorce filings. But the economy is making it tough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Alexandra Peers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —The dog days of summer are boom times for divorce filings. You can’t quite inflation-proof your divorce, they noted, but there are steps to take to blunt the economy’s impact on it. ljubaphoto/E+/Getty ImagesIf you refinance, you’ll also have to qualify for a new loan based on one income. Also, divorce attorneys stress, expect the strains and time-consuming duties of divorce to, at least temporarily, trim gig income. “I have clients who have put off divorce because of the economy,” said Manhattan accountant Marc Albaum.

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☆ Elite investor David Einhorn warns stocks may falter - and cautions the Fed's inflation fight may not be over
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Einhorn expects stubborn inflation and the Fed to only cut interest rates next year. If inflation sees a resurgence and rates go higher, that could threaten the current bull market, he says. They may be celebrating too soon, hedge fund boss David Einhorn warned in his quarterly letter to investors this week. He viewed the move as bullish for stocks and likely to fuel inflation at the time. "If we were 'bearish' until March and 'neutral' through June, we would now characterizeourselves as 'worried,'" the veteran investor said.

Persons: David Einhorn, he's, ValueWalk, Einhorn, Greenlight Organizations: Fed, Service, Federal Reserve, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Treasury Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ David Einhorn is worried about the market, sees stickier inflation than expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn said he's getting concerned about the stock market after a strong rally and has added sizable downside protection to his portfolio. Between January and June, the S & P 500 popped 15.9% for its best first half since 2019. Einhorn, 54, believes inflation remains a big risk even though data has suggested easing price pressures. Recent inflation readings have shown a noted deceleration and the tailwind from higher rents is likely to dissipate, causing core inflation to fall further," Einhorn said. "Even so, we believe inflation is stickier and more entrenched than the market is currently appraising."

Persons: Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, he's, Einhorn, Michael Burry Organizations: CNBC, Green Brick Partners, Nasdaq, Trust, NET

So You Want to Turn an Office Building Into a Home? There’s an appealing simplicity to the idea of converting office buildings into housing. Basically, they did this:How to Turn a 26-story Office Building Into a 30-story Apartment Building Cut a hole through 23 floors of the building. How to Turn a 26-story Office Building Into a 30-story Apartment Building Cut a hole through 23 floors of the building. That could change with tax abatements and subsidy programs, or if outdated office buildings lose so much value that the cost of acquiring them plummets.

☆ Real-estate investors seized upon a tried-and-true strategy to fix up homes and make money. Then the market turned.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Aj Latrace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One way: buy a home, fix it up to rent out, then refinance to get cash and buy the next one. "We looked at long-term rent and we would have been in the hole a few hundred dollars per month based on interest rates and property taxes," Holland told Insider. But a perfect storm of softening home prices, increasing taxes, higher mortgage rates, and steep building-material costs has made the BRRRR model less attractive to investors. When the BRRRR numbers don't work, Holland said, there are a few strategies investors could consider instead. But even that strategy has its own competitive advantages and disadvantages, she said, such as seasonality and uncertain income.

Checking your credit score and your credit report will not impact your credit score. Understanding credit score checksChecking your own credit score does not hurt it. This may be when you make monthly credit card payments, as many credit card companies show you your credit score. Using too much credit: Your credit utilization ratio is the amount of credit you're currently using on your revolving credit accounts compared to your total available credit. "Your credit card balance should not exceed 30% of the available limit on a credit card," Haywood explains.

Delaware-based realtor Claryssa McEnany was helping a client sell a home earlier this year when she witnessed a blatant example of appraisal bias. How appraisal bias affects Black homeownersTesting done by fair housing groups have shown that McEnany's experience isn't uncommon, and that the impacts of appraisal bias can be costly. How does appraisal bias happen? But creating an appraisal report isn't an exact science. What to do if you think you've experienced appraisal discriminationIf you think you've experienced discrimination in the appraisal process, your first step should be to look at the appraisal report.

☆ ‘The Independent’ Review: John Cena and Journalistic Integrity
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

’Tis the season for election-conspiracy thrillers and campaign-finance mysteries, though the time might never be ripe enough for the likes of “The Independent,” an undercooked serving of political skulduggery that nevertheless provides a showcase for the magnetic Jodie Turner-Smith . “Your writing—it’s got punch,” says Nicholas Booker ( Brian Cox ), weathered dean of Washington political columnists. “It’s raw—but there’s something there.” He might have been reviewing “The Independent.” Instead, he’s appraising the work of Elisha “Eli” James (Ms. Turner-Smith), fledgling investigative journalist. Booker likes the cut of her jib, as he and his fellow ink-stained wretches might have said while standing around the AP teletype machine during the Nixon administration. (“The Independent” isn’t really a story about newspapers—which is fine, because its portrayal of the newspaper world is a caricature.)

☆ Influencers are eating ghee by the spoonful. It’s led brands to create their own knockoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In that time, South Asian food experts say, brands have taken notice. The South Asian household staple is now blowing up on health TikTok. Influencers have recorded themselves eating spoonfuls of ghee, posing with the product in stores and promoting it as a new find. “That’s part of the reason why it is important to a South Asian population.”In Hindu ceremonies, it’s a staple. Most of all, it’s an essential component of South Asian comfort food, one that many people can associate with the quick-fix meals of early youth.

☆ 4 S&P 500 renews slide, hits near two-year low
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Registerread moreMARKET REACTION:STOCKS: The S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 10.94 points, or 0.30%, to stand at 3,644.1, just above the old low at 3,636.87. Even if the inflation data gets better with the next report in mid-October, we won’t know how the Fed will react to it. There is a good case for that to happen if we get some inflation data that is a lot less scary than the last report." "(The support level for the S&P is) "a stretch at 3400, maybe 3200 and the worst case is probably 3000." But in terms of a sustained rally, I think it really takes anticipating the end of Fed rate hikes."

☆ S&P 500 falls to two-year low, bear market rally snuffed out
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The S&P 500 touched a session low of 3,623.29, its lowest point on an intraday basis since Nov. 30, 2020. The index has tumbled more than 12% since Powell's speech and has shown little signs of stabilizing. Many analysts had looked at 3,900 as a strong technical support level for the index. Detrick said that coordinated hikes by multiple central banks left investors wondering how hawkish they all will end up being. Robert Pavlik, Senior Portfolio Manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut said he is looking at a worst case of 3,000 for the S&P as a support level.

☆ VIEW S&P 500 renews slide, hits near two-year low
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

After the benchmark index fell more than 20% from its early January high to a low on June 16, which confirmed that the retreat was indeed a bear market, the S&P then rallied into mid-August before running out of gas. (The support level for the S&P is) "a stretch at 3400, maybe 3200 and the worst case is probably 3000." Having said that, we've seen a number of bear market rallies, year to date. But in terms of a sustained rally, I think it really takes anticipating the end of Fed rate hikes." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAmericas Economics and Markets Desk; +1-646 223-6300Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ S&P 500 renews slide, hits near two-year low
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Registerread moreMARKET REACTION: STOCKS: The S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 22.25 points, or 0.61%, to stand at 3,632.79. Also, no overt catalysts to propel breakout to the upside”“Markets had “fought the Fed” all year, hoping for more dovish tilt soon. (The support level for the S&P is) "a stretch at 3400, maybe 3200 and the worst case is probably 3000." But in terms of a sustained rally, I think it really takes anticipating the end of Fed rate hikes." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAmericas Economics and Markets Desk; +1-646 223-6300Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cryptovoxels is an artist-dominated metaverse featuring wearable blunts and eclectic locales like the Temple of Doge. Here's why OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer named it one of his favorite growing NFT proje
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-25 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

As the self-described "first non-engineer hire" to join Cryptovoxels, Robinson was brought on to fix these kinds of user nuisances. As part of the next rollout of features, Robinson tells me that Cryptovoxels will allow users to sell custom dances. According to Robinson, users can make money in other ways, like selling mini-game scripts and renting land for events like dances or NFT collection releases. For some reason, the Cryptovoxels world is also abundant with shrines, like the ancient Greece-inspired Frenetik Temple and the Jedi-themed Dark Junction. It's reminiscent of attending a presentation in the real world, except instead of pinning name tags to our shirts, they're superimposed over our heads in large white letters.

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