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☆ Opinion: The real loser in the first presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked political contributors to weigh in on the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. On the other hand, President Joe Biden did not meet expectations and may have increased concerns about his age and ability to lead for another four years. Debates are always more about style than substance, and President Joe Biden’s style was simply awful. Did President Joe Biden come off as a leader or a loser? And yes, the visuals in this first presidential debate of the cycle were phenomenally important.

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☆ Lanvin, Oldest French Fashion House, Names a New Designer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A major vacancy in the fashion world has been filled. On Thursday, Lanvin, the oldest French couture house in continual existence, named Peter Copping its new artistic director, an appointment that indicates a potential return to pure designers after a period in which the buzz was focused on content creators. He has spent the last five years working behind the scenes as head of couture at Balenciaga, where he was instrumental in orchestrating the much celebrated return of couture to that house. (The announcement of his appointment at Lanvin came the day after Balenciaga’s latest couture show, attended by Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts, among others.) Previously, he had been the handpicked heir to Oscar de la Renta before Mr. de la Renta’s death roiled his succession plans, and the head designer at Nina Ricci.

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☆ Analysis, fits for all 58 NBA Draft picks from John Hollinger and Sam Vecenie
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( John Hollinger | Sam Vecenie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +109 min

He’s going to be a killer rebounder, monster screener and will consistently establish his position even against some of the stronger NBA players. I’m done doubting Edey, even as an NBA player. As an enormous ballhandler with serious touch and incredible vision as a passer, Topić is clearly an NBA player, even if it doesn’t all translate. Shannon is an elite athlete, but the NBA game requires more nuance, especially if he continues to be an inconsistent shooter. However, I also think he’s more than just a floor spacer on offense in spot-up situations and potentially as an off-ball scorer.

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☆ De la Torre Brothers Are Making the Most of Maximalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Patricia Escárcega | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 24-foot-long banquet table has been laid out, but the dinner guests seem to have disappeared, leaving their coats behind. “We’re repulsed by this opulence,” said one of its creators, Einar de la Torre. “But we’re also thinking: ‘God, I wish I’d been invited to this party.’”The brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre create mixed-media works of dazzling complexity. Pre-Columbian deities, Mexican lucha libre wrestlers, Olmec heads, Slavic water spirits — the de la Torres’ visual universe is vast and pantheistic. The brothers freely mix high and low, in part, they say, to challenge entrenched ideas about beauty and “good taste.”

Persons: “ We’re, ”, Einar de la, we’re, I’d, ’ ”, Einar, Jamex, Torre, Torres Organizations: Art Museum, Einar de la Torre, Mexican lucha Locations: San Antonio, Mexican

☆ Vanishing short-sellers have helped push stocks to record highs. But beware a sharp negative reversal, JPMorgan says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Short bets against funds that track major US indexes have declined to record lows, JPMorgan said. As the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have hit a streak of record highs this year, short interest in funds that track the indexes has dropped, the bank said. AdvertisementFirst, short bets are expensive to maintain when a stock or fund is climbing, a risk that's especially relevant in today's bull run. Second, regulators have added restraints to short selling, by mandating transparency and adding costs to short sellers that target equities, JPMorgan said. According to JPMorgan, short positions are also disappearing from individual stocks, with a clear decline in the top seven leading equities.

Persons: —, Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Jim Chanos Organizations: JPMorgan, Service, Nasdaq

☆ Ukraine is finally getting to hit Russia hard with its 'wonder-weapons,' and that's turning the tide of the war: military expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLetting Ukraine attack Russian military targets directly with its "wonder-weapons" is beginning to turn the tide of the war in Kyiv's favor, says a retired UK colonel. AdvertisementLast month, Politico reported that the Biden administration had given Ukraine its permission to use US-provided weapons on Russian targets in Kharkiv. AdvertisementThe recent turn of events, de Bretton-Gordon said, wasn't something that Russia could simply withstand by relying on attritional warfare. Last month, Russian leader Vladimir Putin hinted that European countries who'd encouraged Ukraine to attack Russia directly could face reprisals. Representatives for Ukraine's and Russia's defense ministries didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Hamish de Bretton, Gordon, Bretton, Biden, de Bretton, Vladimir Putin, who'd, Putin, didn't Organizations: Service, The, Business, British Army, Nuclear, Politico, Kharkiv ., Washington, NATO, Ukraine's, BI Locations: Russian, Kyiv's, Ukraine, United States, Russia, Kharkiv, Kharkiv . Russian, Taganrog, Europe

☆ Planes grounded as sudden storm floods runways at Spanish airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Flights at Palma de Mallorca airport in Mallorca, Spain, were suspended Tuesday after a sudden storm flooded runways. Video footage from inside the airport terminal show water gushing through the roof of the building, and photos show flood waters almost reaching the bottom of plane engines. Operations were “temporarily suspended” as flooding affected part of the facility, airport operator AENA said in a statement Tuesday. On Wednesday, an AENA spokesperson told CNN that flights were suspended for two hours, affecting 100 out of 900 flights scheduled for the day. Boarding or disembarking passengers will also be prohibited in the affected areas.

Persons: “, AENA Organizations: CNN, Palma de Mallorca, Party Locations: Palma, Mallorca, Spain, AENA, Spain’s Balearic, Europe, Ibiza

☆ US solar producers could finally have a fighting chance as tariffs kick in on cheaper imports from Asia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementTariffs are finally in play on cheap solar imports from Asia after a two-year moratorium on the restrictions expired on Thursday. In 2023, the Department of Commerce determined that Chinese solar was making its way into the US duty-free, despite tariffs on imports from the country. But this gave way to a flood of cheap imports, causing solar prices to crater last year. Meanwhile, solar shipments from Southeast Asian producers have not slowed, and accounted for 87.5% of US module imports in the first quarter, S&P Global said. The tariffs could eventually bring upside for US producers, and Carr indicates that a 25%-30% price correction for solar modules could materialize.

Persons: —, Mike Carr, Carr, David Feldman Organizations: Service, Solar Energy Manufacturers of America, Department of Commerce, P Global, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Reuters, Commerce Department Locations: Southeast Asia, Asia, China

☆ Biden heralds close US-France ties as he’s treated to a state visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Paris CNN —President Joe Biden heralded the close ties between the United States and France on Saturday, calling his current visit “the most remarkable trip” that he’s made to the country as French President Emmanuel Macron hosted his US counterpart for an official state visit in Paris. “When we stand as one, our countries are stronger and literally, the world is safer,” Biden said during a state dinner later Saturday. Macron is returning the favor to Biden, who hosted the French president for a state visit at the White House in December 2022, the administration’s first. France, Biden said, “was our first friend. “One of the things the president respects and admires about President Macron is he’s as honest and forthright as President Joe Biden is.

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☆ A weaker dollar, skyrocketing prices and ‘record’ visitor numbers: Good luck in Europe this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hotel prices are exploding. As the owner of Destination Europe, she is sending “record numbers” of clients to the continent this year. There’s been such a huge demand for travel in the past three years, and lots of places are pushing up prices.”Is summer in Europe already a washout? Socrates Baltagiannis/picture alliance/Getty ImagesData from Hotel Monitor, American Express Global Business Travel’s annual analysis of worldwide hotel rates, backs his theory up. His prediction appears to be coming true: although the Amex GBT analysis predicted a 11% spike in Paris hotel rates this year, so far they have only risen 8%.

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☆ Google, augmented reality startup Magic Leap strike partnership deal: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alphabet 's Google and augmented reality startup Magic Leap are forming a strategic technology partnership and working on building immersive experiences that blend the physical and digital worlds. Magic Leap said in a blog post on Thursday that the two companies have agreed to a partnership. The partnership would combine Florida-based Magic Leap's expertise in optics and device manufacturing with Google's technology platforms, Magic Leap said. Google is an investor in Magic Leap, which is majority owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Magic Leap and Google both declined to say whether the partnership was expected to yield a consumer AR device.

Persons: We've, Julie Larson, Green, Larson Organizations: Google, Meta, Apple, Reuters, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Samsung Electronics, Astra Locations: Florida

Another mega oil dealBullish predictions for $100 crude oil may not have come to fruition, but that hasn’t stopped the deal frenzy in the fossil fuel sector. The latest: The Houston-based company ConocoPhillips has agreed to acquire its smaller rival, Marathon Oil, in an all-stock deal that values the company at $22.5 billion, including debt. The news comes a day after Hess shareholders approved Chevron’s $53 billion takeover in a contentious vote. The oil majors have pulled off some of the biggest deals in the past year despite tough regulatory scrutiny from the Biden administration and volatility in the oil market. Still, the U.S. giants are sitting on record profits, giving them the firepower to acquire smaller drillers with operations in the oil-rich Permian Basin and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Persons: hasn’t, Hess, Biden Organizations: ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Locations: Houston, U.S, Gulf of Mexico

☆ Why Bolivia is Latin America’s next dining destination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Capital city La Paz boasts three eateries — Gustu, Ancestral and Phayawi — currently ranked among the top 100 restaurants in Latin America. Bolivia’s food revolution has also spread to major cities such as Sucre as well as the Uyuni Salt Flats. Rather than fine dining, the ambience is decidedly casual, the tables spread across three floors of an old wooden townhouse in the boho Sopocachi neighborhood of central La Paz. Courtesy PhayawiZero-kilometer goes widerSucre, the nation’s judicial capital in south-central Bolivia, isn’t as cosmopolitan as La Paz when it comes to food. Courtesy Joe YogerstBut that’s not to say that Bolivia’s food revolution has reached every nook and cranny.

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☆ Robert De Niro slams 'clown' Trump outside NY criminal trial, as Biden campaign ramps up attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"He doesn't belong in my city," De Niro, a native New Yorker, said of Trump during a press conference hosted by President Joe Biden's reelection campaign outside Manhattan Supreme Court. Immediately following the Biden campaign event, Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller accused Biden of employing a "washed-up actor" to campaign for him in a Hail Mary attempt to reverse Trump's narrow lead in 2024 election polls. The De Niro event marks the first time the Biden campaign has appeared outside Trump's trial, which began more than five weeks ago. As the criminal trial winds down, the president's reelection campaign is planning to crank up its attacks on Trump, NBC News reported Friday. Defense attorney Todd Blanche began Tuesday's closing arguments by declaring, "President Trump is innocent."

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☆ First Solar earnings could surge 370% by 2027 as Big Tech hunts for renewables to power AI, UBS says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

First Solar's earnings are expected to surge 374% to $36.74 per share in 2027, analysts led by Jon Windham told clients in a research note Tuesday. Utility-scale solar represents 80% of the corporate power purchase agreements over the past five years, and the four tech companies represent 40% of utility-sale solar demand, according to UBS. First Solar makes thin-film solar modules rather than silicon-based modules that are dominated globally by China. This will allow First Solar customers to benefit from the 10% domestic content tax credit under the IRA, which is worth about 10 cents per watt of solar power. "FSLR is also a hedge against potential weakness in the 'sustainability' of the Chinese silicon based solar supply chain."

Persons: Jon Windham, Windham, Goldman Sachs, Mark Widmar, Alexander Bradley Organizations: Big Tech, UBS, Microsoft, Meta, Google, First Locations: U.S, China, Ohio, Alabama, Louisiana

☆ Zelenskyy canceled all his foreign trips, a sign things are critically bad for Ukraine right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This has given Russian forces the chance to make small but steady gains. It's one of 30 settlements that have seen heavy bombardment by Russian forces, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Monday. AdvertisementHolding on until Western aid comesMeanwhile, chronic delays in Western support has left Ukraine badly under-supplied in ammunition. Advertisement"This year represents a window of opportunity for Russia," military analyst Michael Kofman told the Times. "But if the Russian military is not able to turn these advantages into battlefield gains and generate momentum, there's a fair chance that this window will begin to close as we enter 2025."

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☆ How Google CEO Sundar Pichai shook up his leadership team for the AI era
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

It came almost 12 months after Google combined two key AI groups, DeepMind and Google Brain. Google's AI MVPGoogle DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis GoogleDemis Hassabis might be the most important person at Google right now. Then, in April last year, Pichai announced he would merge DeepMind with Google's in-house AI unit, known as Brain, into a supergroup named Google DeepMind. Reid reports directly to Raghavan, the ads and search senior vice president, and is shepherding a dramatic transition of Google Search. Fears of chatbots eating into Google's search dominance have yet to be realized, giving Google time to reinvent its most hallowed product.

Persons: —, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Susan Wojcicki, Demis, Hassabis, Larry Page, DeepMind, OpenAI, it's, accrues, ED JONES, Rick Osterloh, Sameer Samat, he'll, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Osterloh, Prabhakar Raghavan, Siri, Tim Cook, Hiroshi, SAJJAD HUSSAIN, Liz Reid, Reid, Raghavan, Pandu Nayak, Venkatachary, It's, chatbots, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Google's, BI, Research, Hassabis, Android, Apple, Apple's Vision, CNBC, Google Local Locations: Raxium

☆ After traveling to over 40 countries around the world, I think everyone should visit these 5 underrated spots
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Colombia offers lush scenery and vibrant architecture. Visiting the colorful city of Cartagena, Colombia, was one of the highlights of our trip. Although we loved all of those places, we were also pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed Colombia, with its warm people, lush scenery, and vibrant architecture. But the colorful city of Cartagena was by far one of the highlights of our South American adventure. Wherever you travel, it's important to stay up to date on the latest conditions, which often vary even within countries.

Persons: Jess Kraft, Shutterstock, Salar de, couldn't Organizations: State Department Locations: Colombia, Cartagena, South America, Rio de Janeiro, Picchu, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, Cocora Valley

☆ Diamond giant De Beers faces spin-off amid wider restructuring as Anglo American takeover pressure mounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Diamond rings are displayed in a cabinet inside a De Beers SA store in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Photographer: Calvin Sit/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAnglo American plans to spin off its highly prized De Beers diamond unit as part of a sweeping restructuring of its 107-year-old business as it seeks to fend off persistent takeover bids from mining rival BHP Group . The British miner said in a statement Tuesday that De Beers could be divested or demerged to "improve strategic flexibility." CEO Duncan Wanblad said the restructure, which represents "the most radical changes to Anglo American in decades," would help streamline the business and provide greater value to shareholders. The announcement comes just a day after Anglo rejected an improved takeover proposal from BHP.

Persons: Bruce Cleaver, Calvin Sit, De Beers, Duncan Wanblad, Wanblad, — Organizations: De Beers SA, Bloomberg, Getty, BHP Group, BHP Locations: Hong Kong, China, London

☆ As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Christopher Flavelle | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

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☆ Lauren Sánchez gets emotional as her eldest son, Nikko, graduates college
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lauren Sánchez celebrates her eldest son Nikko's college graduation. The post comes just days after Sánchez made her Met Gala debut alongside fiancé Jeff Bezos. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementLauren Sánchez celebrated her eldest child Nikko's college graduation on Thursday with a touching Instagram post. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Lauren Sánchez, Nikko's, Sánchez, Tony Gonzalez, fiancé Jeff Bezos, —, fiancée, Jeff Bezos, de la, It's, Vogue Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Hattan Alsaif: ‘When I fight, I can feel my soul alive,’ says Saudi Arabia’s groundbreaking MMA star
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alsaif is acutely aware of her status as a trailblazer for female MMA fighters in Saudi Arabia and takes such a responsibility seriously. I feel I’m alive when I train, when I fight, in the gym – I can feel my soul alive. “When I breathe after the rounds, when I feel sick, when I feel tired, when I feel courage, when I feel scared, those moments, every part of that, it makes me feel alive. It’s something that means a lot to me.”Alsaif (right) competed in Muay Thai prior to MMA. Sadaa, coach of Saudi Arabia’s Muay Thai national team, has been central to Alsaif’s success, though his influence extends far beyond a sporting sphere.

Persons: Hattan, Saudi Arabia –, – Alsaif, “, ” Alsaif, I’m, “ It’s, Egypt’s Nada Faheem, Alsaif, ”, it’s, Abdullah Al, Feras Sadaa, Sadaa, Claressa Shields, Kelsey De Santis, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Professional Fighters League, wasn’t, Professional, League, Thailand –, Combat Games, Saudi Games, International Federation of Muaythai, Muay Thai, Al, SRJ Sports Investments Company, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Thai, Thailand, East, North Africa, MENA

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Novavax, Taiwan Semiconductor, Sweetgreen and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sweetgreen — Sweetgreen popped 36% after surpassing first-quarter revenue expectations. The company also raised its full-year guidance for revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Array's first-quarter adjusted earnings came in at 6 cents per share on revenue of $153.4 million. Victoria's Secret — Shares rose almost 6% after the intimate apparel maker reported better-than-expected preliminary first-quarter results and reaffirmed its guidance. Mettler-Toledo posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of $8.89 per share on revenue of $925.9 million.

Persons: Sanofi, Sweetgreen, LSEG, Array's, FactSet, Natera, Insulet, JFrog, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Darla Mercado Organizations: French, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Unity Software, LSEG, Technologies, Akamai Technologies, Revenue, —, Norton, Citi, Toledo —, Mettler Locations: Toledo

☆ The best bridal-inspired looks celebrities have worn on red carpets in 2024 so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Celebrities are having fun with wedding-inspired looks on red carpets in 2024. Some stars are wearing eye-catching white gowns that would be perfect for walking down the aisle. Others have worn white suits that would make for unique wedding outfits. Many stars have walked this year's red carpets in white gowns and classic suits that would also work as wedding looks. From Taylor Swift in Schiaparelli to Kylie Jenner's Oscar de la Renta look for the Met Gala, here's a look at some of the best bridal-inspired outfits celebrities have worn in 2024.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner's Oscar de, here's Organizations: Service Locations: Schiaparelli

☆ Trump's Mar-a-Lago document trial has been delayed again. He now has a chance to dodge it entirely.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents trial has been delayed indefinitely. AdvertisementThe judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over his holding onto secret government documents following his presidency delayed the trial indefinitely — giving him the chance to get rid of the charges if he wins the 2024 election. Another criminal case overseen by Smith, in a federal court in Washington, DC, was previously scheduled for March 4. In that case, Smith alleged Trump broke criminal laws through his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump's attorneys have also made immunity arguments in the classified documents case.

Persons: Donald Trump's Mar, It's, —, Donald Trump's, Aileen Cannon, Cannon —, Trump, Carlos de Oliveira, Waltine Nauta —, Jack Smith, de Oliveira, Trump's, Stormy Daniels, — Trump, Smith, MANDEL NGAN, Fani Willis, Juan Merchan, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Merchan, reconvene, Cannon Organizations: Trump, Service, Nauta, Republican, Justice Department, US, Getty Images Locations: Lago, Manhattan, Washington ,, AFP, Getty Images Fulton County, Georgia, York, Florida, New York

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