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☆ They left NYC for Bali with their teenagers. 7 years later, their sons are fleeing the nest, and they're selling the villa for $1.89 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Amanda Goh/Business Insider"We told them, 'One suitcase each. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderThey knew they wanted to stay near Canggu which is known for its beaches and bustling food scene. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderA cozy, eclectic homeThe couple's six-bedroom home sits in a cul-de-sac, next to a rice field that's been repurposed into a plot to grow cucumbers. The couple has one tip for those who want to build a house in Bali: Don't cut corners. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderKaman added that it might not be wise for anyone without any prior experience to take on such an ambitious project.

Persons: —, Gabi Bondor, Zoltan Kaman, It's, we'd, Bondor, Amanda Goh, Bali didn't, Kaman, aren't, it's Organizations: Service, Green School, Business, Kaman Locations: New York City, Bali, Ubud, New York, Indonesian, India, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Asia, Canggu, Paris

☆ The Radar – The Athletic’s Euro 2024 scouting guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( The Athletic Uk Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

You’re remembering that goal against Scotland in the last European Championship, aren’t you? There was a touch of David Beckham — Schick owned a dozen of his shirts as a child. “It was tough and I gradually lost drive.”He had already faced medical issues earlier in his career. But Schick made the most of his rotational role, chipping in with several crucial interventions that kept Leverkusen’s 51-game unbeaten run alive. Stylistically, Schick is different from his Leverkusen counterparts — he is more of a poacher, clinical in the air and wise in his movement.

Persons: Patrik Schick, Schick, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Marshall, askew, David Beckham — Schick, nagged Schick, ”, Xabi Alonso’s, Victor Boniface, —, Jacob Whitehead Organizations: Scotland, Scotland —, Scottish, Bayer Leverkusen —, Juventus, Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen, Nigeria, Leverkusen Locations: Portugal, Prague, Scotland

☆ A woman lost 200 pounds over 2 years. It started by walking for 10 minutes and eating one nutritious food a day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Mancuso started making small tweaks to her diet and lifestyle, stayed consistent, and the weight came off. Leah MancusoNow 188 pounds, Mancuso, a photographer based in Scottsdale, Arizona, feels like a new person. One nutritious food per dayInstead of trying to overhaul her whole diet, Mancuso started small by eating one nutritious food every day — the first was eggs. Nutrition-wise, Mancuso progressed from eating one nutritious food a day to keeping a food journal. She returned to Disneyland 200 pounds lighterIn December 2023, Mancuso went back to Disneyland nearly 200 pounds lighter than her previous visit.

Persons: —, Leah Mancuso, Mancuso, Wegovy, dieter, Jenny Craig, wouldn't, she'd, Taco Bell, Erica, Jon, Mancuso didn't, Tara Dunn, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Taco, Nutrition Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona, WeightWatchers

☆ How therapy can boost happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“(One) is that you’re going to go in, you’re going to download the problem of the week, and you’re going to leave, and you’re basically just complaining and getting validated for your complaints. Therapy helps to connect with othersModern times have created an epidemic of loneliness; the pandemic only made it worse. Therapy helps us see the big pictureTherapy helps people see that they are part of larger forces, and not simply individuals who formed with no external influences. “(Therapy) helps you to process that unfinished business.”She pointed out that our parents were human and often did what they learned from their parents. Therapy helps us control our storyOur life is a narrative, and therapy can help us make sense of it.

Persons: it’s, don’t, Lori Gottlieb, Sanjay Gupta, Gottlieb, I’m, ”, they’d, ” Gottlieb, you’re, you’ve, who’s, —, “, ’ ”, … they’re Organizations: CNN, Pew Research Center

☆ Renting an electric car for the first time? What could go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Lydia Wu had never driven an electric vehicle before she rented a car from Avis last February. Rental car companies may have overestimated their customers’ readiness for a switch, though. In my case, I’ve rented EVs from Turo, a peer-to-peer car rental platform that’s sort of like Airbnb but for cars. Customer service as keyJoulez, an EV rental company, rents its fleet through its own website as well as through Turo. But not everyone has such a bad time when renting an EV from a big rental car company.

Persons: Lydia Wu, Wu, EVs, Hertz, Stephen Scherr, it’s, ” Hertz, Doug Jensen, Tesla, ”, “, ” Wu, I’ve, Micah Bergdale, they’re, Joulez, Jay Waldron, Waldron, Kia Organizations: CNN, Avis, Cox Automotive, Tesla, General Motors, Hertz, Kia, EV, Turo, Hyundai Kona EV, National Locations: Kansas City , Kansas, Hertz, San Diego, it’s, Polestar, New York City, “, Turo, Georgia, Washington, DC

☆ 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%.

Persons: “ There’s, ”, Tom Jenkins, ” Kayla Zeigler, Graham Carter, “, There’s, you’re, it’s, Eric Gaillard, Reuters It’s, they’re, Eiffel, Hagia Sophia, Jenkins, Tim Hentschel, that’s, It’s, Milos, Hotelplanner's Tim Hentschel, Socrates Baltagiannis, Hentschel, haven’t, Conde Nast, Hayley Berg, Hopper, Berg, Jaime Reina, ‘, ’ ” They’re, Daniela Santanchè, ” Zeigler, Carter, –, Charles de Gaulle, ” They’re, Zeigler, ” –, – Berg, bookers, Henry Nicholls Organizations: CNN, European Tourism Organisation, Unforgettable, “, Reuters, Getty, Hotel Monitor, American Express Global, ”, AFP, Italy –, Games Locations: Europe, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Turkish, Hagia, Venice, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, Barcelona, London, Murcia, Marbella, Windsor, Paddington, Rome, Athens, Venice’s, Mallorcan, Italy, Amalfi, Positano, Amalfi Coast, Puglia, Sicily, Slovenia, Croatia, Ireland, Portugal, France, airfare, London's, AFP

☆ Jury dismissed in Hunter Biden gun trial after his daughter testifies about rehab visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive at the federal court for his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 7, 2024. Jurors in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden were dismissed Friday afternoon, after prosecutors rested their case and lawyers for the son of President Joe Biden began laying out their defense. On cross-examination, Naomi Biden told prosecutor Leo Wise that she did not see any drug paraphernalia in her father's truck when she borrowed it in October 2018. As Naomi Biden testified, her father wiped tears from his eyes. Defense attorneys have sought to raise doubts about whether Hunter Biden was on drugs at that time.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Melissa Cohen Biden, Hunter Biden's, Naomi Biden, Leo Wise, Prosecutors Organizations: NBC News, Defense Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Los Angeles, U.S, Delaware

☆ 'Going up against them is insane.' Brave startups are trying to usurp Nvidia's AI throne.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

You could have invested a lot of money in AI chip startups several years ago. "Us going up against them is insane," said Thomas Sohmers, CEO of Positron AI, a chip startup that emerged from stealth a few months ago. "The model of AI chip startups needing to raise 10s to 100s of millions of dollars before they actually test product market fit is insane," he added. TigrisOpenAI's Altman may also be working on an AI chip startup of his own. So it stands to reason that Masa has been trying to raise money for an AI chip startup.

Persons: —, Graphcore, Thomas Sohmers, Nvidia Thomas Sohmers, Sohmers, Groq, Googlers, Puneet Kumar, Mark Hayter, Rivos, Andrew de los Reyes, Gavin Uberti, Chris Zhu, Nvidia's, OpenAI's Sam Altman, OpenAI's Altman, Altman, Masa, Softbank, Son Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Samsung, Business, Nvidia, MediaNews, Boston Herald, Getty, MIT, Google, Chrome, Matrix Capital, Intel, Harvard, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Locations: Silicon Valley, Swiss, Groq, GroqWare, WeWork

☆ Designers share 4 home trends that will be in this summer and 4 that will be out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Janice Costa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Bold styles and patterns will be thriving this summer. More people are creating interesting spaces by mixing patterns and colors. Per Magnus Persson/Getty ImagesThe designers we spoke to said home design is all about taking risks this summer. "I see more textures, bold colors, and patterns." According to H-Millard, more people are mixing color, shape, and patterns to create visual drama.

Persons: Per Magnus Persson, Sunita Ritesh, Elle, Millard Organizations: MDC

☆ Live Updates: Hunter Biden’s Former Partners Describe the Toll of His Drug Abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

forward — rose in a Delaware courtroom to declare that the Justice Department’s sweeping immunity deal with Hunter Biden was not nearly as sweeping as the defense believed. His transfer coincided with efforts by congressional Republicans to portray Mr. Weiss — a Trump appointee held over by President Biden’s aides — as offering “a sweetheart deal” to the Bidens. In early 2023, he published a memoir covering the police trial, describing himself as “the prosecutor who took down Baltimore’s most crooked cops.”Mr. But he was passed over because it was believed he might clash with prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, they said. Ms. Monaco eventually chose another prosecutor from Maryland, Thomas P. Windom, to run the team.

Persons: — bespectacled, Department’s, Hunter Biden, Leo J, Wise, “, . Wise, Biden, Biden’s, David C, Weiss, Mr . Wise, —, ”, Catherine Pugh, ” Mr, Philip Morris, Kathryn Ruemmler, Barack Obama’s, Lisa O, Donald J, Monaco, Thomas P, Windom Organizations: Trump, Baltimore U.S, Harvard Law, Navy Reserve, Justice Department, Enron, Capitol, Monaco Locations: Delaware, Baltimore, Los Angeles, U.S, Wilmington, Washington, Maryland

☆ The Great Concert Ticket Bust
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are a combination of factors that are dragging down some artists' ticket sales. Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales. But there are no guarantees that any of that will translate to hard ticket sales. "Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales." Hiccups are not all about ticket sales, either.

Persons: It's, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, she's, Lopez, JLo, Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, Bad Bunny, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan, Olivia Rodrigo, they're, Jarred Arfa, Billy Joel, You'd, Gary Witt, COVID, who's, Nicki Minaj, David, Alicia Keys, that's, you've, Arfa, he's, Sivan, Charli, Kid Cudi, aren't, Def Leppard, Mötley, There's, SeatGeek, Witt, they'd, doesn't, Emily Stewart Organizations: Company, Ticketmaster, Independent Artist Group, Metallica, The Pabst Theater Group, Prince, Green, Live, Department of Justice, The Pabst Theater, Business Locations: Bronx, Minneapolis, Milwaukee

☆ I left the Bay Area and moved countries for a tech job — and I'm 100 times happier and less stressed now than I was in Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementI didn't work in tech when I lived in the Bay Area, but I do nowIn the Bay Area, I worked in marketing and graphic design and did off-and-on work in café management and the brewing industry. The Bay Area didn't fit into his free-spirit mentality, and he also needed a change. In the Bay Area, there was no getting into a job like this "by accident" for me. Moving out of the Bay Area felt like someone turned all the heat off before I boiled to deathWhen I left the Bay Area, I received the type of inner peace I never thought possible. Even people who stayed there feel the same way, they no longer live in that Bay Area, either.

Persons: —, Agata Pona, It's, we'd, would've, didn't, couldn't, joggers, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, SUSO Digital, San Francisco Bay Area, Business, Whole Foods, Poland —, Stanford, Big Tech, Salvadoran Locations: Area, Poland, San Francisco Bay, Poznań, Silicon Valley, California, Portland , Arizona, Texas, Bay, mlogan@businessinsider.com

☆ Mikel Arteta: ‘Lifting trophies?’ I’m a winner. That’s the ambition’: Arsenal boss on the ‘painful’ chase of Manchester City
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Last season, the Gunners were edged out in the Premier League title race by five points. “I think we should be very proud of what we’ve done throughout this season, both in European competition and the Premier League. Champions League football has returned to the Emirates and so, too, has silverware. Catherine Ivill/ReutersYet it is the holy grail of the Premier League that he, the players, and the fans still so greatly crave. The former hinted after his latest league accomplishment that his stay in the Premier League is more likely than not to be drawing to a close.

Persons: Mikel Arteta, Pep, “ I’m, ” Arteta, Amanda Davies, “, Arteta, Catherine Ivill, ”, Guardiola, Jason Cairnduff, he’d, that’s, We’ve, Glyn Kirk, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, I’m Organizations: Italy CNN, Arsenal, Manchester City, Gunners, Premier League, CNN, Globe Soccer, Arteta, North London, Champions League, Emirates, City, Sky Blues, Barcelona’s, Guardiola, Getty Images, West Ham United, Chelsea, Ajax, it’s Locations: Sardinia, Italy, North, Catalunya, North London, Manchester, AFP, London

☆ A former stay-at-home dad says he sees few paths for him to reenter the workforce after his nearly 20-year break: 'I'm underqualified for jobs that I used to do'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But after being a stay-at-home dad for over a decade, Dan and his wife got divorced a few years ago. AdvertisementSo after nearly 20 years out of the workforce, Dan has started to dip his toe into the job market. "When I review job sites, I'm underqualified for jobs that I used to do, and I most likely present as too old for entry-level positions," he said. "I'm resigned to ultimately taking an entry-level job if they'll have me." Dan said he'd been advised to pursue an entry-level job at Home Depot or Costco, in part so he could receive health benefits.

Persons: —, Dan, He's, that's, I'm, it's, he's, he'd, they'll, Dan's, hasn't Organizations: Service, Yorker, Business, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Walmart, Depot Locations: Costco

☆ Their landlord hiked their rent by 25%, so they applied for the NYC housing lottery. On the 25th try, luck was on their side.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIn 2021, Brynne McManimie and Peter Romano lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. "That's when we were like, 'OK, let's just try the housing lottery,'" McManimie added. AdvertisementAlthough applying is free, each household must meet specific income requirements to qualify for a lottery apartment. Brynne McManimie and Peter Romano"It's definitely smaller than our old apartment," McManimie said. Advertisement"We're really happy and very thankful that New York City has an affordable housing lottery.

Persons: —, Brynne McManimie, Peter Romano, let's, Brynne, Peter Romano Matthew Dunivan, there's, McManimie, Clinton Hill, Romano, it's, There's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, New Yorker, New York City Department of Housing Preservation, Housing Development Corporation, The New York Times, New York Times, New Locations: Greenpoint , Brooklyn, New, West Coast, New York, Greenpoint —, Clinton, RentHop.com, Clinton Hill, Poconos, New York City

☆ Hurricane season will bring 4 to 7 major storms, NOAA predicts. How to prevent catastrophic damage to your home
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

With scientists predicting yet another active year for storms, making your home hurricane resistant has become a more valuable precaution. "Already, we are seeing storms move across the country that can bring additional hazards like tornadoes, flooding and hail," he said. A separate forecast from hurricane researchers at Colorado State University predicts an "extremely active" hurricane season in 2024 due to record-warm tropical and eastern subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures. If installing new hurricane windows isn't in the budget, shutters are lower-cost options to protect windows and other openings, said Chapman-Henderson. Talk to your insurer about possible discounts Strengthening your home against disasters may help lower your insurance cost.

Persons: Irma, Warren Faidley, Alicia Silverstone, Erik A, Hooks, Phil Klotzbach, Klotzbach, Jeff Ostrowski, Leslie Chapman, Henderson, Jennifer Languell, Chapman, Kin, Melissa Cohn, William Raveis, Bankrate's Ostrowski, Ostrowski, Loretta Worters, Worters, Languell Organizations: Getty, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Finance, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricanes, Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric, Fluid Dynamics, Climate, Energy Solutions, Swiss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Federal Alliance, Safe, Safe Homes, Department of Energy, Trifecta, William Raveis Mortgage, Insurance, Institute, Homeowners Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, windstorms, Florida, In Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, dsireusa.org

☆ A 32-year market vet shares 2 charts showing stocks could be entering a major market peak — and warns a coming recession will send the S&P 500 plummeting more than 60%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's been a near-frictionless seven months for the S&P 500, with the benchmark index up a cool 26% since late October. While earnings were just fine in the first quarter, if they start to decline alongside a slowing economy, stocks will go with them. He sees the S&P 500 declining by more than 50% when all is said and done. The current inversion of 580 days implies a drop of around 65% for the S&P 500. Those fears have since dissipated, and the S&P 500 has rallied 47% since October 2022.

Persons: It's, Jon Wolfenbarger, Merrill Lynch, BullAndBearProfits.com Wolfenbarger, Wolfenbarger, Bullandbearprofits.com Wolfenbarger, Jeremy Grantham, Marko Kolanovic, Albert Edwards Organizations: Service, JPMorgan, Fed, OVOM

There are two ways to wire money: through a bank or through a wire service. How wire transfers workThe process of initiating a wire transferWire transfers typically come in two forms: a transfer between banks or through a money service, like Western Union. In general, a bank account wire transfer tends to cost less than using a service like Western Union. A wire transfer is a secure, electronic transfer of funds from one bank account to another. It's always good practice to review the recipient's information before initiating a wire transfer, and only send money to people you trust because it's difficult to reverse or cancel a transfer.

Persons: Cheryl Lock Cheryl Lock, Read Organizations: Western, Union, ABA, U.S, Network, USA, Forbes, MarketWatch, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Western Union, Union, U.S, Denver

☆ Opinion: On Ukraine, Biden is taking Putin’s threats too seriously
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Opinion Adam Kinzinger | Ben Hodges | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —There seems to be a doctrine within the National Security Council in the Biden administration: escalation aversion. Ukraine requested Javelins and Stingers before the full-scale war began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022. After the battle of Kyiv was won, Ukraine requested MiG-29s, which Poland agreed to provide in exchange for Western fighters. Ukraine requested Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for trench warfare in the east. During the Cold War, nuclear threats were not uncommon, but the US didn’t keep them from advancing its foreign policy interests.

Persons: Adam Kinzinger, Kinzinger, Ben Hodges, Biden, Vladmir Putin, Putin, Let’s, Abrams, Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron, Annegret Hilse, Donald Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, House Foreign Affairs, Air National Guard, US Army Europe, US Army, National Security Council, Ukraine, MiG, Western, Patriot, HIMARS, Bradley, ATACMS, NATO, Kyiv, Twitter, Facebook Ukraine Locations: Illinois, Ukraine, France, Germany, Russian, Russia, Kyiv, Poland, West, Vietnam, Afghanistan

☆ Grads with these 10 master's degrees have the highest average starting salaries—No. 1 earns over $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Federal graduate school loans are more expensive, too, with higher interest rates than loans for undergraduate studies. On top of that, 55% of master's degree-holders have debt from both their undergraduate and graduate studies, owing an average total of over $69,000. Similar to undergraduate degrees, science, technology, engineering and math-related master's degrees tend to lead to higher-paying salaries compared with degrees in the arts and humanities. That said, these are the 10 master's degrees with the highest average starting salaries for the class of 2022, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In fact, fewer than 60% of master's degree programs deliver a positive return on investment, according to a recent study by The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.

Persons: FREOPP Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, Federal, National Association of Colleges, Computer, Liberal, The Foundation, Research, Education's, CNBC

☆ Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married, says Jon Bon Jovi
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jon Bon Jovi has confirmed that his son, Jake, has married British actress Millie Bobby Brown at an intimate ceremony. Bon Jovi was asked about the rumors that the couple had tied the knot during an appearance on the BBC’s “The One Show” on Tuesday. “They’re great,” said Bon Jovi in response to being asked how the happy couple are. Jake Bongiovi (left), Millie Bobby Brown (center-left), Dorothea Hurley (center-right) and Jon Bon Jovi (right) in March. And the couple have the backing of Bon Jovi despite getting married at such a tender age.

Persons: Jon Bon Jovi, Jake, Millie Bobby Brown, Bon Jovi, “, ”, Jake Bongiovi, Dorothea Hurley, Dimitrios Kambouris, Brown, Jimmy Fallon, ” Brown, Bongiovi, “ Jake, we’re, “ Andy Cohen Organizations: CNN Locations: British

☆ It may be time to take some profits in Nvidia, chart analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia is now a $2.8 trillion company, an eyewatering figure that places the graphics processing unit maker just behind Apple ($2.9 trillion) and Microsoft ($3.2 trillion) in the S & P 500. At the same time, however, more investors wonder if Nvidia is overvalued and they should start taking profits, especially as the broader market comes under pressure from higher Treasury yields. Nvidia has surged above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and it now boasts a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 66. A move toward the upper band could mean the stock is overbought. Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the values of Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft.

Persons: Josh Brown, BTIG's Jonathan Krinsky, Krinsky, Wolfe, Rob Ginsberg, Ginsberg Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Walmart, Netflix, Wealth, Bollinger

CNN —After months of either ignoring or poking fun at former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the Biden campaign on Tuesday decided for the first time to stage a news conference about Trump’s record outside the courthouse where closing arguments were taking place. In their view, Trump’s trial would speak for itself, reintroducing the former president and the chaos that surrounds him to voters who may have tuned him out. “The entire news media is camped out here, day in and day out,” campaign communications director Michael Tyler said, explaining the choice to address reporters outside the lower Manhattan courthouse. Biden campaign officials are still grappling with the reality, this person said, that a substantial part of the population still doesn’t see that the choice on Election Day will be between Biden and Trump. “We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” De Niro says over a shot of Trump behind the Resolute Desk.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Biden, Robert De Niro, Trump, ” De Niro, That’s, Michael Tyler, De Niro, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, “, Donald Trump, United States —, ” Fanone, Jason Miller, Steven Cheung, Karoline Leavitt, Miller, ” Miller, Juan Merchan, ”, won’t, Harris, Niro, ” Dunn, We’ve, –, Biden’s, Aquilino Gonell, Danny Hodges, Dunn, Gonell, Hodges, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, White, Capitol, Trump, United, Top Trump, Biden, ”, Resolute, Metropolitan Police, US Capitol Police, Capitol Police, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department Locations: Manhattan, United States, White, —, Washington, DC

☆ 6 Podcasts About the Joys and Terrors of Air Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It’s a nerve-racking time to be a frequent flier in the United States. Despite this, air travel statistically remains the safest form of mass transit in the United States, and it’s worth keeping the risks in perspective. Some of these podcasts do just that by exploring the true stories of air disasters (and why they are so rare), while others are love letters to life in the skies, hosted by proud aviation geeks who have travel tips, airport reviews and nostalgic industry history to share. Billed as “a true crime podcast in the air,” this series ended production last summer but has a back catalog of 150 episodes, each focusing on a different air disaster in meticulous detail. Both hosts are also regular air travelers, and they share packing tips, review specific aircrafts and airlines and reflect on how travel has changed throughout these recent, turbulent years.

Persons: overscheduling, Chesley “ Sully ” Sullenberger, Gustavo Sorola, Chris Demarais, you’ve, Doug, Drew Organizations: Boeing, Justice Department, New York Times, US Airways, Max, JetBlue, Spirit Locations: United States, Hudson

☆ Elite tutors can earn $180,000 and travel the world, but are risking a 'Faustian pact' with the superrich
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewA wealthy family wants to hire a private tutor for their two young children. The position includes a minimum annual salary of $180,000, nine weeks of annual vacation, and accommodation and travel expenses. The UK-based tutoring agency Tutors International, searching for the highly lucrative tutoring role, has been described as the "Dom Perignon" of the industry. "In 2001, we thought charging a client £28,000 ($35,000) a year was a lot of money," Caller told Business Insider. Advertisement"Graduates from elite universities are often making a Faustian pact: serving the wealthy to pay their post‐graduation debts," he said.

Persons: —, Dom Perignon, Adam, Jerome Barty, Taylor, Lu ShaoJi, Mark Bray, Bray, it's, Lee Elliot Major, you've Organizations: Service, Business, International, Oxford, Cambridge University, Ivy League grads, UNESCO, Comparative, University of Hong, Monaco, Social Mobility, University of Exeter Locations: Europe, Hong Kong, Champagne, Cambridge, Oxford, Dubai, University of Hong Kong, London, Russia, Britain

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