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☆ Stock futures rise after S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst day since 2022: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 24, 2024 in New York City. Stock futures rose Wednesday night after a sharp tech-driven sell-off dragged the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 to their worst session since 2022. S&P 500 futures rose 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.3%. In after-hours trading, Ford Motor shares tumbled about 10% after the company's second-quarter earnings came in much lower than analysts had expected. More than 25% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported their second-quarter earnings, according to FactSet data.

Persons: Chipotle, ServiceNow, Yung, Yu Ma, Ma Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Ford Motor, IBM, Nvidia, Microsoft, BMO Wealth Management, American Airlines, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, Hasbro Locations: New York City, Stock

☆ S&P 500 futures are little changed as investors await key earnings reports: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

S&P 500 futures are near flat Monday night, with traders readying for earnings reports from major companies after the benchmark posted its best day in more than a month. Futures tied to the broad index sat near their flatline, as did Nasdaq 100 futures . The S&P 500 rose more than 1% for its best session since early June, while the Dow ticked higher by 0.3%. The S&P 500 was led higher by the information technology and communication services sectors, which gained roughly 2% and 1.2%, respectively. "If we get that bullish inflation report, I think you could see another leg higher in small caps and the banks."

Persons: Russell, Larry Tentarelli, Tentarelli, Mattel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow, Nasdaq, Big Tech, Federal Reserve, Blue, Motors, Comcast, UPS, Technology, CNBC

☆ Inside the ‘doom loop’ of Joe Biden’s campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“His last act will not be getting knocked down,” said one longtime Biden 2020 campaign aide of the family and the inner circle. They loved saying in 2020 that Joe Biden won because the party, and not the pundits. Some have already “quiet quit,” going through the motions until Joe Biden gets to the end that many of them now believe is inevitable. It feels like if he could go to Congress and make a rousing speech, he would,” said one Democratic operative involved with the campaign. “Here in HQ, we’re working really hard because on winning campaigns, you work really hard,” said Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg's PR team can't stop him from posting, internal texts reveal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn September 2021, Mark Zuckerberg threw his PR team into a crisis situation. The story said part of the strategy involved Zuckerberg posting more lighthearted content to help rehab his image, and cited a video he had posted of himself riding a hydrofoil while holding an American flag. In those messages, you can see how the PR team agonized over Zuckerberg's desire to post a zinger about the misidentified hydrofoil. Nick Clegg, head of public policy at Meta, was also strongly against Mark posting something flippant about the hydrofoil. A warning label is a misguided idea, in my opinion, but it is a pesky public problem for Meta.

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☆ The GOP's got a growing beef with lab-made meat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I know the legislature is doing a bill to try to protect our meat — You need meat, OK? "There's nothing about cultivated meat that is a conservative or a liberal thing," said Josh Tetrick, CEO of GOOD Meat — a cultivated meat company with the largest market share of the global industry so far. Other red-state politicians are also responding to the threat to their red meat, including Alabama State Sen. Jack Williams and Tennessee State Rep. Bud Hulsey, who have supported or proposed legislation to ban cultivated meat in their states. A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals.

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☆ Here are three things we're watching in the markets in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Softbank-owned chip designer's return to the public markets — the largest initial public offering since 2021 — was the highlight of the week. Those are the three things that we'll be focusing on in the week ahead. While struggling to snap back after Covid, China this week reported better-than-expected industrial output and stronger retail sales, signaling that things may be looking up. The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit's three biggest automakers will continue in the week ahead, barring a labor deal. ET: Fed Governor Lisa Cook is set to deliver the keynote address at the NBER's Economics of Artificial Intelligence Conference in Toronto, Canada.

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☆ Dollar, yields gain as likelihood of Fed rate hike rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Herbert Lash | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Gold pulled back from near record highs as the dollar bounced and Fed Governor Christopher Waller added weight to the prospect of another rate hike, saying the central bank's lack of progress on slowing inflation meant rates needed to move higher. While the economic data suggests the U.S. economy is slowing and next month's expected rate hike may be its last, how long rates stay at the highest since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007 is unclear. "The Fed is going to stay higher than it's forecast. The 10-year German bund's yield rose to 2.433%, helping the benchmark post its biggest weekly rise since late September. U.S. crude settled up 36 cents at $82.52 a barrel, while Brent rose 22 cents to settle at $86.31.

☆ Brexit deal hailed as 'turning point' for Northern Ireland, but could still face opposition in Belfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WINDSOR, U.K., Feb. 27, 2023: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced a landmark post-Brexit trading arrangement seeking to rectify problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Dan Kitwood/AFP via Getty ImagesLONDON — The new Brexit deal signed by the U.K. and the European Union on Monday was heralded as a "turning point" for Northern Ireland, but must still pass muster in Belfast. The sticking point could come from across the Irish Sea in Stormont, near Belfast, where the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly has been suspended for a year after the pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) resigned in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol. "There can be no disguising the fact that, in some sectors of our economy, EU law remains applicable in Northern Ireland." BELFAST, U.K., Feb. 17, 2023: DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson speaks to reporters outside the Culloden Hotel in Belfast after Northern Irish leaders held talks with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

☆ Twitter Blue to be relaunched at higher price for Apple users
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Twitter will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter did not explain why Apple users were being charged more than others on the web but there have been media reports that the company was looking for ways to offset fees charged in the App Store. Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. He had then accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store and also said that the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple’s app store was resolved.

☆ Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. He had then accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store and also said that the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple's app store was resolved. Both Twitter and Apple did not respond to Reuters request for comments.

☆ Twitter to relaunch subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Twitter will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. The revamped service will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and get a blue checkmark post account verification. After Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October, he launched a service granting blue checks to anyone willing to pay $8 a month. The relaunched service will cost $8 a month for web users and $11 a month for iPhone users. Twitter says subscribers will see fewer ads, be able to post longer videos and have their tweets featured more prominently.

☆ Stroke survivors speak out about John Fetterman's debate struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Benjamin Ryan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

For stroke survivors interviewed by NBC News, the test Fetterman faced was not just political, but deeply personal. Sheth differentiated between the intellectual and cognitive capacities of stroke survivors and their ability to process language and communicate. Some stroke survivors said that just as people with learning disabilities are given extra time on standardized tests, the debate rules should have allotted Fetterman longer periods to speak. Accordingly, some stroke survivors said that at the end of the hourlong debate, Fetterman seemed worn out. Others said they hoped that the attention focused on Fetterman’s recovery might inspire greater empathy and understanding of what stroke survivors go through.

☆ „Carne pentru vegani”: Un restaurant din Israel servește pui artificial, făcut în laborator
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

„A fost delicios”, a declarat o clientă a restaurantului, care a făcut rezervare cu câteva luni înainte. Prima țară care a aprobat comercializarea cărnii crescute în laborator, realizată din proteine pe bază de plante este Singapore, unde în luna decembrie 2020 a fost servită în premieră carne de pui artificială la un restaurant. Prima friptură „in vitro”, concepută din celule stem de vacă de un om de ştiinţă olandez de la Universitatea Maastricht, Mark Post, a fost prezentată în 2013. Carnea in vitro este o modalitate prin care s-ar putea „creşte securitatea alimentară în întreaga lume, printr-un proces durabil, prietenos cu animalele şi eficient”, a a spus el. Însă puiul in vitro este carne?

Persons: serveşte, Mark Post, Ido, Annabelle Silver, Eliezer Simcha Weisz, Israelului, Tal Organizations: Universitatea Maastricht, FAO, ONU Locations: Tel Aviv, Singapore, Israel

☆ „Carne pentru vegani”: Un restaurant din Israel servește pui artificial „delicios”, făcut în laborator
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: AFP„Carne pentru vegani”: Un restaurant din Israel servește pui artificial „delicios”, făcut în laboratorUn restaurant din apropiere de Tel Aviv serveşte carne de pui obţinută în laborator, prezentată drept un produs ecologic ce poate răspunde cererii tot mai mari de alimente din partea unei populaţii în creştere. Prima țară care a aprobat comercializarea cărnii crescute în laborator, realizată din proteine pe bază de plante este Singapore, unde în luna decembrie 2020 a fost servită în premieră carne de pui artificială la un restaurant. Prima friptură „in vitro”, concepută din celule stem de vacă de un om de ştiinţă olandez de la Universitatea Maastricht, Mark Post, a fost prezentată în 2013. Însă puiul in vitro este carne? Pentru activista vegană Tal Gilboa, carnea cultivată în laborator trebuie să fie mai presus de toate un prim-pas către vegetarianism.

Persons: Mark Post, Ido, Annabelle Silver, Eliezer Simcha Weisz, Israelului, Tal Organizations: Universitatea Maastricht, FAO, ONU Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Singapore

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