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☆ Trump and Harris are both fans of solar power. That's good news for these 4 stocks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

During the recent debate, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump expressed their support for solar energy. Trump said he was a "big fan" of solar power, and Harris doubled down on her support for clean energy. Trump caveated his support of solar power, saying that solar plants take up "400, 500 acres of desert soil." AdvertisementInvesting in solarFor investors interested in increasing their exposure to solar energy solutions, Baker shares the following 4 investments. These companies provide solar power offerings across the entire renewable energy value chain.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, Graeme Baker, Baker, David Bianco, she'll, Biden, He's Organizations: Service, Business, Environment, Big Tech, Microsoft, Green, Deal, Environment Fund

☆ Sports gambling takes a toll on Americans’ checkbooks, research shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Rob Wile | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Researchers have begun measuring the impact of legalized sports gambling on American households, and the initial results paint a worrisome picture about how its expansion has affected bettors' finances. Meanwhile, states that legalized sports betting saw their residents' aggregate credit scores decrease, while bankruptcies increased. North Carolina became the most recent state to offer online sports betting earlier this year. Earlier this year, the major sports betting platforms formed the Responsible Online Gaming Association to address problem gambling. Yet there is likely a limit to how much the platforms will seek to restrict their own activities.

Persons: Scott Baker, Charles Schwab, Baker, It's, Brett Hollenbeck, Nicholas Scutari, Adam Candee, Candee Organizations: Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, of Columbia, Trade, Vanguard, Fidelity, UCLA's Anderson School of Management, Auto, New York, Gaming Commission, Addiction Services, Legal, Online, Association Locations: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, California, Texas, U.S

☆ Home Depot: Here's why D.A. Davidson's Michael Baker is bullish on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHome Depot: Here's why D.A. Davidson's Michael Baker is bullish on the stockMichael Baker, D.A. Davidson senior retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Home Depot's quarterly earnings results, what Baker's bull thesis on the stock is based on, and more.

Persons: Davidson's Michael Baker, Michael Baker, D.A Organizations: Davidson

☆ Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy Ken BakerDisplaced in the Camp Fire, Ken Baker plans to return to Paradise after his second home burned, too. The Camp Fire burned for weeks in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,500 homes. Daneau, Baker and Pero were part of the settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., whose utility lines started the Camp Fire. Sylvia Baker Courtesy Ken BakerBaker, 59, is an Iraq War veteran who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico. When the quote jumped to $12,000, “it became unobtainable.”Kristy and Michael Daneau’s home in Cohasset, which burned down in the Park fire.

Persons: Ken Baker, ” Baker, Ken Baker Baker, Sylvia, ”, Sisyphus, Baker, Ken Baker's, Ken Baker “, Michael Daneau, Kristy, “ It’s, Rick Pero, Lisa Stone, ” Pero, CatMandu, Rick Pero “, Pero, Stone, Rick Pero manicured, Michael, Michael frantically, Daneau, ” Daneau, “, we’re, ” Kristy, Kristy Daneau, Michael Daneau’s Cohasset, Kristy Daneau “, Sylvia Baker, Ken Baker “ You’ve, You’ve, Alex Wood, Wood, Michael Daneau’s, Daneau’s, don’t, can’t, he’s, humbling Organizations: NBC, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Department of Veterans Affairs, GMC Sonoma Locations: Paradise , California, Cohasset, Paradise, California, Mexico, Chico , California, Chico, Daneau, Iraq, we’ll

☆ Educating workplaces about AI will lead to better outcomes, say business leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Leila Jordan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I think I use generative AI every day, and it's taken me a year to become comfortable with that intervention and interface," he said. "It's going to lead to better outcomes for them and ultimately and more importantly, better outcomes for our customers." JLL recently launched multiple AI initiatives, including an HVAC energy-optimization platform to help reduce energy and service costs, and JLL GPT, a generative AI project built for the commercial-real-estate industry. AdvertisementFor Dr. Mozziyar, AI's greatest potential in the medical field is its ability to assess patients' conditions. "We want the interaction with AI, or the use of AI, to paradoxically remove the barriers between, in our case physician and the computer," said Dr. Mozziyar.

Persons: Matt Baker, Baker, Mozziyar Etemadi, Etemadi, Peter Miscovich, Miscovich, Mozziyar, JLL, They're Organizations: Service, Efficiency, Dell Technologies, Business, Northwestern Medicine, Dell

☆ Qatar Airways to launch First Class, as airline courts Airbus and Boeing for new planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Dan Murphy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Al Meer confirmed to CNBC that Qatar Airways is now developing a high-yielding First Class concept for its cabins. Along with preparing its First Class proposal, Qatar Airways is redesigning its premium "Q-Suite" class of seats, and the latest offering is set to debut at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 In New York. Leslie Josephs | CNBCThe new aircraft order proposal follows a major legal dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus over safety concerns caused by paint degradation. Al Meer also said Qatar Airways would halt Al Baker's plans for a fast "phase-out" of the flagship Airbus A380.

Persons: Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Al Meer, Qatar's, Akbar Al Baker, Leslie Josephs, Max, Al Baker's Organizations: Qatar Airways, Boeing, Airbus, CNBC, International Airport, Farnborough, Qatar, Qatar Airways Boeing, Rival Emirates Locations: Al, China, India, Australia, Japan, Korea, New York

☆ I'm a millennial who thought cubicles were a dreary relic from the '90s — then I realized they can be social and personal
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Sydney Baker, 27, about her experience working in office cubicles. AdvertisementBaker's first office cubicle space. People think cubicles are dreary, but decorating them can make them light and brightMy preconception about cubicles was that they didn't get a lot of sunlight. I also like that cubicles can be social, but you also have the flexibility to not be social when needed. I've never worked in an open-plan office but think I'd prefer the privacy cubicles affordI've toured open-plan offices but never worked in one.

Persons: —, Sydney Baker, cubicles, I've, I'd, there's, . Baker, Bradley McKee Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Locations: cubicles

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO Jan Kniffen and D.A. Davidson's Baker
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO Jan Kniffen and D.A. Davidson's BakerJan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, and Michael Baker, D.A. Davidson retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest bid for Macy's, what happens to Macy's if the deal goes through, and Baker's thoughts on Dick's Sporting Goods.

Persons: Rogers Kniffen, Jan Kniffen, Davidson's Baker Jan Kniffen, J, Michael Baker, D.A, Davidson Organizations: J, Rogers Kniffen WWE, Macy's, Sporting Goods

☆ Macy's board could get to the point of selling company as bid rises, says Jan Kniffen
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMacy's board could get to the point of selling company as bid rises, says Jan KniffenJan Kniffen, J. Rogers Kniffen WWE CEO, and Michael Baker, D.A. Davidson retail analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest bid for Macy's, what happens to Macy's if the deal goes through, and Baker's thoughts on Dick's Sporting Goods.

Persons: Jan Kniffen Jan Kniffen, J, Rogers Kniffen, Michael Baker, D.A, Davidson Organizations: Rogers Kniffen WWE, Macy's, Sporting Goods

☆ They built a waterfront home in the Bahamas. Then it was destroyed by a hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Handshake agreementThe Slezyckis love watching the sunrise from their waterfront home in the Bahamas. ”But we do it once a year.”Storm damageSadly their home was destroyed when Hurricane Dorian hit in 2019. Nobody was [left] unscathed.”Unfortunately, the Slezyckis weren’t able to return to Great Guana Cay for a while as the nearest airports had also been damaged by the storm. “No crowds, no traffic, no road rage, little to no crime.”Although the hurricane devastated Great Guana Cay, the island has since recovered, and “in some ways is better than ever,” says Norvell. We’re really spread out over here.”In 2020, she launched a TikTok account, SouthPauseIslandGirl, on the suggestion of her niece, and eventually began posting about Great Guana Cay.

Persons: CNN — They’d, Mark Slezycki, “, ” Norvell, they’d, ‘, ”, Mark, Norvell, ’ ”, you’re, Mark “, Hurricane Dorian, Norvell Slezycki, Dorian, “ We’ve, they’ve, Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady, “ It’s, It’s, We’re, she’s, it’s, “ There’s, “ You’ve, you’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, ”, Fort, Fort Lauderdale Executive, Ocean, Ocean Club, US State Department Locations: Bahamas, Norvell, New York City, Nassau, Florida, Guana, Abaco, Lighthouse Point , Florida, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Treasure Cay, “, ”, Marsh Harbour, Great, New Providence, Freeport

☆ This MIT study says AI won't take my job. But it doesn't make me feel too sure that AI won't take my job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The study looked at jobs where AI could be used for some sort of computer vision to replace regular human vision. Pretty much across the board, even for big companies like Walmart, they found that it would rarely be worth replacing workers with AI visual detection. From the paper:We find that the median employee works in a firm where close to none of the vision tasks are cost-effective to automate. Here's the bad news: This is only a study for jobs that could be replaced by computer vision, which is a pretty specific thing. AdvertisementFor me, I'm not so worried about computer vision taking over my job writing this article, but uh … well … you know.

Persons: I'm, —, 😬 Organizations: MIT, Service, Walmart Locations: United States

NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79. Laine, inducted five years ago into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues, died Tuesday in Naples, Florida. His death comes almost exactly 50 years after the release of McCartney's acclaimed “Band On the Run” album, on which Laine played guitar and provided backing vocals. The Moody Blues then turned to the ambitious, classically influenced sounds of “Nights in White Satin" and other songs. Founded in 1971, the year after the Beatles broke up, Wings went through various personnel changes over the following decade, with Laine, McCartney and McCartney's wife, Linda.

Persons: — Denny Laine, Paul McCartney's, Laine, Elizabeth Hines, McCartney, Instagram, “, ” McCartney, Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, Frankie Laine, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, 1967 Laine, Justin Hayward, Ginger Baker's, McCartney's, Linda, Said ”, ” Laine, George Harrison's, John Lennon, ” Organizations: Moody Blues, Hall of Fame, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Wings, Beatles Locations: British, Naples , Florida, Mull of Kintyre

☆ Airline CEO who once said a woman couldn't do his job steps down after decades in post
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Qatar Airways announced that its CEO, Akbar Al Baker, is standing down after 27 years. Al Baker's leadership has seen the airline win an array of awards, including the World's Best Airline seven times. Since Al Baker took charge nearly three decades ago, Qatar's national carrier has grown hugely and picked up several awards along the way. AdvertisementAdvertisementBetween 2011 and 2022, it was named the World's Best Airline seven times by Skytrax. And this year saw Qatar Airways' business class offering named the world's best for the tenth time at the World Airline Awards.

Persons: Akbar Al Baker, Al Baker's, —, Badr Mohammed Al, Meer, Al Baker, hasn't, grandmothers Organizations: Qatar Airways, Service, Hamad International Airport, Skytrax, Association of, BBC, Qatar, FIFA, Associated Press Locations: Doha, Ireland

NEW YORK (AP) — Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker is stepping down after 27 years leading the company. Al Baker's retirement will go into effect Nov. 5, Qatar Airways said Monday. In Monday's announcement, Qatar Airways said that it “has grown to become one of the most recognisable and trusted brands globally” under Al Baker's leadership. During his tenure at Qatar Airways, Al Baker became known for being one of the most outspoken leaders in the airline industry — with a hard-changing, sometimes confrontational approach that carried into negotiations with manufacturers and others. Qatar Airway's earned revenue of $20.9 billion over the fiscal year, up from $14.4 billion the year before.

Persons: Akbar Al Baker, Al Baker's, Badr Mohammed Al, Meer —, Al Baker, ” Organizations: — Qatar Airways Group, Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport, FIFA, Qatar, Qatar Airway's Locations: Doha, Qatar

Akbar Al Baker, QR Group CEO during the FIFA Legends Event on Dec 11, 2022. He has retired as CEO of Qatar Airways, a source familiar with the matter said on Oct 23, 2023. Qatar Airways could not immediately be reached for comment. Airbus and Qatar Airways settled at the end of January, averting a rare and potentially damaging UK court trial in the jet sector. It was not immediately clear whether Al Baker was retiring from other posts, which include serving as the chief executive of Hamad International Airport and of Qatar Duty Free.

Persons: Akbar Al Baker, Paul Childs, Al Baker, Gulf Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Al Baker's, Saad Sherida Al, Kaabi, Alex Macheras, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al Thani, Maha El Dahan, Andrew Mills, Alexander Cornwell, Tim Hepher, Bernadette Baum, Mark Potter, Sharon Singleton Organizations: QR, FIFA, Qatar Airways, REUTERS, DOHA, Reuters, Hamad International Airport, Dubai's, Turkish Airlines, U.S, Airbus, Boeing, Qatar, Qatar Duty Free, Thomson Locations: Gulf, Qatar’s, Dubai's Emirates, East, Berlin, Qatar

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason, with a Lone Star State showdown for a spot in the World Series. Bochy won three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants and Baker finally got his first championship last season. Houston has dominated the AL West since the Rangers won the division in 2016, their last winning season before this year. The Astros had clinched the season series even before their obliterating three-game sweep with 16 homers and 39 runs in Arlington from Sept. 4-6. Their first World Series came as National League champions in 2005.

Persons: “, ”, Bruce Bochy, Nolan Ryan, Houston's Dusty Baker, Bochy, Baker, Bruce, Mitch Garver, didn’t, Alex Bregman, we’ll, Yordan Alvarez, Bregman, Marcus Semien, Martin Maldonado, Adolis García, Nathaniel Lowe, Houston, ” Bochy, I'm Organizations: Lone Star State, Houston, Astros, Texas Rangers, AL, Rangers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Bochy's Giants, Baker's Cincinnati Reds, AL West, Tampa, ” Rangers, Seattle, Minnesota, National League, NL, NL Central, MLB Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Houston, California, Tampa Bay, ” Texas, North Texas, Baltimore, Arlington, Semien

Students nationally are holding people in power accountable, said Jackie Alexander, incoming president of the College Media Association and director of student media at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. With growing reports of student journalists being doxxed, ostracized on campus and otherwise harassed, the College Media Association is looking into ways to help them, Alexander said. “I've never seen a better front page,” veteran editor and Columbia Journalism School professor Bill Grueskin said on social media. “So many people think of student journalists as students first,” Martin said. “But in a lot of ways student journalists are just journalists.

Persons: Stanford, “ I've, —, “, ”, Theo Baker, Marc Tessier, Lavigne, George Polk, Polk, Pat Fitzgerald, Jackie Alexander, ” Alexander, ” Charles Whitaker, ” Whitaker, Tessier, Levigne, it's, He's, ” Baker, he's, Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Alexander, Martin, lowkey, Joe Biden, Bill Grueskin, ” Martin, Raul Reis, ” Reis, ” There's, Whitaker, there's, aren't Organizations: Northwestern University's, Stanford University, Columbia Daily Spectator, Harvard Crimson, Harvard, Foreign, Initiative, College Media Association, University of Alabama, Medill, Daily Northwestern, Stanford, The New York Times, The, University of North, Columbia Journalism, UNC, Trump, The University of Texas, Austin Locations: New York, Birmingham, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manhattan, Morningside Heights, West Harlem, Texas

☆ The job Americans would most like to see replaced by robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Joseph Bien-Kahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

In a survey of jobs Americans would most like to see replaced by robots, the umpire would surely rank near the top. (The MLB league official tells me that legalized gambling has not been a factor in implementing ABS.) Frustratingly, the subjective has infiltrated what initially felt like a technological problem: What does the perfect strike zone even look like anyway? The MLB league official agrees, telling me the Jetson Robot Home Plate Ump is not in their plans. "Growing up, my parents would go, 'Oh, the umpire's strike zone was small!'

Persons: Jordan Pacheco, Pacheco, John McEnroe, —, Billy Beane, maniacally, Houston, it's, Ben Hurian, Paul Hawkins, Goltz, Tyler Le, Justin Goltz, he's, there's, rears, Tyler Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, who's, FanGraphs, Bagwell crouch, Miguel Yajure, Phillip Evans, Evans, X, they'd, Dylan Yep, what's, we're, Rob Manfred, — England's, Calvin Baker, Baker, Drew Strotman, Billy Evans, Strotman, Greg Maddux, MIT grads, steph, klay thompson, alf, hite, mudge, hird, ove, ahn Organizations: Lexington Legends, Twitter, Major League, ump, MLB, Sony, NASCAR, Triple, Albuquerque, Colorado Rockies, Astros, Companies, English Premier League soccer, Rugby, NFL, NBA, ABS, Sutter Health Park, Cats, San Francisco Giants, River, Reno Aces, AAA, Atlantic League, Big, of Fame, Seton Hall Sports, MIT, hawkeyes, ust Locations: OKC, California, Sacramento, uman

☆ Rays tie Orioles atop AL East with latest win
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/54] Sep 15, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles third baseman Gunnar Henderson (2) singles against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Flaherty struck out Josh Lowe but Margot lined a single to left, scoring Arozarena to make it 2-0. Rene Pinto singled leading off the Tampa Bay fifth and went to third on a single by Yandy Diaz. Back-to-back doubles by Josh Lowe and Margot made it 4-0 in the sixth before Taylor Walls reached on a bunt single. Bryan Baker came on to face Ramirez, who sent Baker's first-pitch fastball out to left-center and the Rays led 7-0.

Persons: Gunnar Henderson, Scott Taetsch, Zac Eflin, Harold Ramirez, Brandon Lowe, Manuel Margot, Randy Arozarena, Heston Kjerstad, Jack Flaherty, Eflin, Arozarena, Isaac Paredes, Flaherty, Josh Lowe, Margot, Rene Pinto, Yandy Diaz, Jacob Webb, Brandon Lowe flied, Pinto, Taylor Walls, Bryan Baker, Ramirez, Baker's Organizations: Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Camden Yards, American League East, Rays, Orioles, American League's, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Thomson Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, USA, American

☆ A Welsh man uploaded a Facebook video of himself destroying 4,500 year-old rock art. Now, he will get 4 months in prison as officials say the Bronze Age artifact is 'lost forever.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The sandstone, located in South Wales, featured 4,500 year-old "cup marks" and was being studied. He received a $5,500 fine and 4-month prison sentence, according to the BBC. 52-year-old Julian Baker filmed himself excavating and destroying a 4,500 year-old stone relic and uploaded the video to Facebook. "Significant archaeological information has been lost forever," a Cadw spokesperson told the BBC. "We welcome the court's decision in this case, the first we have submitted under section 28 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979," the CADW spokesperson told the BBC.

Persons: Julian Baker, Baker Organizations: BBC, Service, Facebook, Cadw, Welsh Locations: South Wales, Wall, Silicon, Cardiff, Wales, England

☆ The CEO of a bank in Australia is getting slammed for ordering staff back to the office not for productivity — but for 'mental health'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A regional bank CEO in Australia has ordered employees to return to the office more often. She said the return-to-office is for the employees' own "mental health" rather than for productivity. This is about our own mental health, this is about the fact that we are a relationship bank, and we talk about our relationships with our customers and communities," she said. Dimon even said employees can go work elsewhere if they don't like long commutes into the office. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven Goldman Sachs wants staffers to return to the office five days a week, upping the crackdown on working from home.

Persons: Marnie Baker, news.com.au, Baker, Elon Musk, Jamie Dimon, Marc Andreessen, Dimon, Musk, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Adelaide Bank, SpaceX, JPMorgan, CNBC Locations: Australia, Wall, Silicon, Bendigo

☆ Mystery surrounds 19th century 'vampire' found buried in New England with his thigh bones crossed over his chest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But in recent years, DNA analysis has helped scientists uncover the tale behind the "vampire's" remains. An annotated image shows the placement of the "Connecticut vampire" skull and bones in the grave. The "Connecticut vampire" likely died of tuberculosisFor decades, the "Connecticut vampire" was known only as "JB55," after the initial "JB" that had been carved into the brass tacks used to close the coffin. A 3D-scan of Barber's skull was combined with DNA analysis to estimate John Barber's features, shown here in an artist's illustration. Not everybody agrees, however, that this burial site qualifies as a bona fide "vampire" burial site.

Persons: John Barber, —, Jolly Roger, I'd, Nick Bellantoni, he'd, Michael Ross, Daniels, Ellen Greytak, John Baker, Baker, It's, Parabon NanoLabs, John Barber's, Parabon, Barber's, sickles, Scott, Matteo Borrini Organizations: Service, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Magazine, Armed Forces DNA, Inc, Liverpool John Moores University Locations: Connecticut, Wall, Silicon, Griswold , Connecticut, Virginia, New England

☆ The case against serial liar George Santos is a slam dunk, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

GOP Congressman George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 13 counts of campaign-related fraud. Its 20 pages present a "slam dunk" case, and paint Santos as "buffoonish," "delusional," and "The definition of a dumb criminal," they said. "He provided a trail that — I want to say FBI bloodhounds, but FBI cocker spaniels could follow," longtime Manhattan defense attorney Ron Kuby said. Santos' repeated, ongoing lies dragged him into the spotlight — now they could land him behind bars, experts noted. Santos "told a lot of lies on federal documents," another longtime Manhattan defense attorney, Arthur Aidala, said, describing the indictment allegations in a nut shell.

☆ Goldman Sachs' David Solomon invested in a luxury real-estate developer his bank failed to win business from
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Jeffrey Cane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon owns shares in a luxury real-estate developer, according to the NYT. David Solomon, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, is known to fly to the Bahamas, where he has a home. The valuation the bankers gave for Discovery Land fell well short of $1 billion, and Goldman did not win that deal. Discovery Land eventually sold $300 million of shares without the help of any bank in early 2021. Insider has previously reported that at least a small number of Goldman Sachs partners and other insiders have complained about Solomon's personal jet use, as well as his side gig as a DJ.

☆ Where Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon takes the corporate jet
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"The Board fully supports the use of the Goldman Sachs planes for travel, just as it supported the use of private aircraft by previous Goldman Sachs executives," said Tony Fratto, a company spokesman. "Executives at Goldman Sachs have been flying on private aircrafts for decades as it is proven to be the most secure, effective, and cost-efficient solution to meet the extensive travel obligations for CEOs of firms like Goldman Sachs — which is why all of our peer institutions also extensively use private aircraft." John Waldron, president of Goldman Sachs Reuters/Brendan McDermidOccasionally, Solomon and Waldron switch planes, particularly when Waldron flies overseas. Goldman Sachs has a sponsorship deal with pro golfer Patrick Cantlay. "These estimates wildly overstate the cost of such flights to Goldman Sachs and are not an accurate representation," he said.

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