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☆ Opinion: Oppenheimer’s not your daddy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Opinion Aanchal Saraf | Rebecca H. Hogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Corbis/Getty ImagesScholar Teresia Teaiwa famously critiqued the bikini as instrumental to depoliticizing and concealing the effects of nuclear weapons in the Pacific. Britain and France would later begin their own nuclear weapons programs on Indigenous lands and waters in Australia and French Occupied Polynesia, among others. The US began detonating nuclear bombs at the Nevada Test Site in 1951, garnering nearby Las Vegas the nickname Atomic City. Atomic playboys have aestheticized nuclear weapons as sexy — but still safe — since their very existence. Nolan prolongs the time between the flash and the blast, allowing Oppenheimer’s words to hang in unnerving suspension.

Persons: Rebecca H, Hogue, Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie ”, Barbenheimer, Hogue Rebecca H, Baker, ” Rita Hayworth, Gilda, Hayworth, — Jacques Heim’s, Louis Réard, Corbis, Teresia Teaiwa, Lee A, Merlin, SpongeBob, Bert, Turtle, Walt, William Blandy, “, Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Nolan, Oppie, Ernest Lawrence, Josh Hartnett, Jean Tatlock, Florence Pugh, Kitty Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt, Tatlock, Oppenheimer, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's, Melinda Sue Gordon, Nolan prolongs, “ Gilda, ”, Nolan bifurcates “ Oppenheimer ”, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie, Margot Robbie, ’, Ken, Ryan Gosling, —, Barbie’s, Mike ”, Edward Teller, “ It’s, Teller, “ Oppenheimer ” Organizations: Dartmouth College’s Society of Fellows, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, CNN, Warner Brothers Discovery, Universal, Trinity, Crossroads, Getty, Atomic Energy Commission, US, Las, Atomic, National Atomic Testing, Los, Communist Party, American, Twitter Locations: Pacific, Oceania, New Mexico, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Northern Paiute, Western, Nevada, Amchitka , Alaska, Bikini Atoll, Britain, France, Australia, French, Las Vegas, Las, Playthings, Los Alamos, Japan, American, iconicity, Alamos

☆ Here are 21 stocks Jim Cramer is watching Thursday, including GE, Target and Kellogg
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kellogg (K) has many critics but 52-week low, pure snacks and break-up value for classic brands is high. Applovin (APP) surprise blow-out quarter for marketing company that uses machine learning to figure out advertising. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Kellogg, McCormick, Baird, Akamai, JACK, Morgan Stanley, Warby Parker, Oppenheimer, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Daniel Acker Organizations: IAC, SBA Communications, BofA, Mizuho, Realty, Barclays, General Electric, GE, PT, Deutsche Bank, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Target Corp, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: France, BofA, Chicago , Illinois

☆ Federal student-loan balances will start growing again in one month when interest returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In October, student-loan borrowers will start making payments again. The Education Department announced a number of steps to ease the transition back into repayment. In March 2020, former President Donald Trump first implemented the student-loan payment pause, with waived interest, to give millions of federal borrowers financial relief during the pandemic. An Education Department spokesperson confirmed in June that there is no leeway with that provision. "Student loan interest will resume starting on September 1, 2023, and payments will be due starting in October," a department spokesperson said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, —, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen, Bob Menendez, servicers, Virginia Foxx, Sen, Bill Cassidy —, doesn't, Cassidy, we'll, Miguel Cardona Organizations: The Education Department, Service, Federal, An Education Department, Education Department, Higher, SAVE, Democratic, House, Department Locations: Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts, New Jersey

☆ Wagner's chaotic attempt at armed rebellion is starting to (kind of) make sense
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wagner's aborted rebellion in Russia over the weekend was a chaotic mess that ultimately failed. That's the question anybody following the chaotic attempt by the Wagner mercenary group to stage a rebellion in Russia last weekend probably asked themselves. Prigozhin bailed on his plan, sent everyone home, and headed off to some kind of retirement in Belarus. The soldiers wouldn't need to look far for a motive: widespread hatred for defense minister Sergei Shoigu and army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov. Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov (L) and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in late 2022.

Persons: Wagner's, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, —, Wagner, Alexander Lukashenko, Associated Press Lukashenko, Sergei Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, Staff Valery Gerasimov, Mikhail Metzel, Sergei Surovikin —, Gerasimov —, Surovikin, Putin Organizations: Service, Prigozhin Press, Associated Press, The New York Times, Times, Russian, Staff, Russian Defence, Sputnik, The Times, Shoigu, Street Locations: Russia, Rostov, Moscow, Russian, Belarus, Ukraine

☆ Russians are reminding troops the enemy is Ukraine amid fears of a Wagner coup attempt against the defense ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has prompted fears of an impending coup in Russia. Russian civilians and officials are imploring troops to keep their focus on Ukraine amid the panic. "Everyone who holds a weapon at the line of contact, remember: your enemy is across from you," a message shared repeatedly states. Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin. Press service of "Concord"/Handout via REUTERSThe Russian defense ministry, meanwhile, also attempted to refocus attention on the fight in Ukraine in a Friday Telegram post.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, —, Russia's, Putin, Prigozhin, Sergei Shoigu, Staff Valery Gerasimov, Samuel Bendett, Simon Miles, Miles, Sergey Surovikin, Bendett Organizations: Service, Ukraine —, Russian, Staff, Federal Security Service, Center for Naval Analyses, Press, Armed Forces, Russian Federation, [ Armed Forces, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, gunpoint, Concord, Soviet

☆ New technologies hurt car quality as EV brands fare poorly, J.D. Power says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Power's Initial Quality Study released Thursday. "The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the [Initial Quality Study]," said Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. The 2023 Initial Quality Study found industry-wide problems per 100 vehicles rose by 12 to 192, on average. The top mass-market brands for initial quality were Dodge, Ram and Buick. The company conducts separate surveys to rank brands by long-term dependability, the appeal of their new vehicles' features and car buyers' purchasing experiences across brands.

Persons: Frank Hanley, Tesla, — Dodge, Ram, Alfa Romeo —, Polestar, General Motors, Korea's, Alfa, aren't, Power, It's Organizations: Volvo, Tesla, U.S, General, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Lincoln, Korea's Hyundai, Kia, longtime paragon, Toyota, Porsche Locations: .

☆ Homebuyers rejoice: There are more homes coming soon to a neighborhood near you
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Housing starts — also known as new home construction — rose at the fastest monthly rate since 2016. As the Fed pauses its rate hikes, mortgage rates are trending lower and consumer sentiment is rising. Between April and May, housing starts rose by the fastest month-over-month rate since 2016. Single-family housing starts increased 18.5% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 997,000 and multi-family housing starts climbed 27.1% to an annualized 634,000 pace. However, as the Fed adjusts its monetary policy and pauses its rate hikes, mortgage rates are trending lower and more homebuyers are returning to the market.

Persons: —, Alicia Huey, Robert Dietz, NAHB, bode, Dietz, it's Organizations: Housing, Service, Census Bureau, Bloomberg, Federal, Builders, National Association of homebuilders, National Association of Home Builders, Federal Reserve Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ DeSantis' campaign apparently used AI-created fake images showing Trump and Fauci hugging and kissing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

DeSantis' campaign shared images of Trump and Fauci hugging in a Twitter video on June 5. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign appears to feature AI-generated fake images of former President Donald Trump and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci hugging and kissing. DeSantis, DeSantis' campaign, and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. AI-generated images have circulated in the political sphere for months. In February, Trump shared a parody AI-generated video of DeSantis and Elon Musk speaking with Adolf Hitler.

Persons: DeSantis, Trump, —, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, ake, hotos, Organizations: AFP, Service, Florida Gov, White House, Trump, DeSantis Locations: usk

☆ A Stunning Merger Angers Athletes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After the Saudi government created an upstart professional golf tour in 2021 to compete with the PGA — the world’s most prestigious tour, based in the U.S. — top PGA executives set out to destroy the new venture. They banned golfers who signed up with the Saudi tour, known as LIV Golf, from PGA events and put intense pressure on other golfers not to join LIV. PGA executives also complained to members of Congress about Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. “Have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?” Monahan asked on national television. It was all part of a campaign to undermine LIV, even if doing so required damaging the reputations of leading golfers.

Persons: LIV, Jay Monahan, ” Monahan Organizations: PGA, Saudi Locations: Saudi, U.S

☆ Check out the wild robot that Sam's Club is testing to make burgers in its cafes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sam's Club recently unveiled a robot that can assemble a burger start-to-finish without humans. Walmart-owned Sam's Club is testing out a robot that can assemble your burgers — toppings, seasoning, and all — at a location in Fayetteville, Arkansas, not far from the company's headquarters of Bentonville. Sam's Club declined to comment when Insider reached out about the robot. Sam's Club does not have any current plans to roll out this robot nationwide, Tim Simmons, Sam's Club senior vice president and chief product officer, told Axios. Have you tried the Sam's Club burger or do you want to?

☆ Sam's Club is testing out a robot that can grill and assemble your burger. And you can order and pay for it without even speaking to a human.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sam's Club recently unveiled a robot that can assemble a burger start-to-finish without humans. Walmart-owned Sam's Club is testing out a robot that can assemble your burgers — toppings, seasoning, and all — at a location in Fayeteville, Arkansas, not far from the company's headquarters of Bentonville. Sam's Club declined to comment when Insider reached out about the robot. Sam's Club does not have any current plans to roll out this robot nationwide, Tim Simmons, Sam's Club senior vice president and chief product officer, told Axios. Have you tried the Sam's Club burger or do you want to?

☆ Top Senate Democrats press DOJ, SEC to investigate whether Silicon Valley Bank executives broke any laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

California bank regulators shuttered SVB on Friday and the FDIC set up an intermediary bank to take over the bank's insured deposits. By Sunday, New York state bank regulators and the FDIC did the same to Signature Bank, which was a major source of lending for the cryptocurrency industry. The letter came on the heels of a joint announcement by the Justice Department and the SEC about the pending investigation into the SVB failure. Bank officials also lobbied Congress for exemptions to federal oversight regulations. "I am not prejudging this matter, and am not in position to do so," the lawmakers wrote to Gensler and Garland.

☆ Cramer to the Fed: You have an elegant fix for the Silicon Valley Bank crisis — please use it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

ET, where Jim and other experts will discuss the ramifications of Silicon Valley Bank's demise on the economy and the stock market. The who is Silicon Valley Bank. Silicon Valley Bank was not likely to support your company if it did not receive all of your deposits. ET, where Jim and other experts will discuss the ramifications of Silicon Valley Bank's demise on the economy and the stock market. A Brinks armored truck sits parked in front of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.

☆ Republicans seek records on SEC's climate proposal as part of push against ESG investing plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gensler recently announced that the agency is considering adjustments to the proposal, first introduced in March 2022, after pushback from investors. Gensler told CNBC's "Squawk Box" earlier this month that the proposal simply required a clear climate transition plan from public companies. Earlier this month, McHenry formed a Republican working group on environmental, social and governance, or ESG, plans in part to target the rule disclosure. ESG platforms broadly apply to taking into account the environmental and social implications of a company's decisions, and not just its financial performance, as part of investing decisions. Many House Republicans have criticized ESG plans — but some of them have received campaign contributions from the very financial firms they are targeting.

☆ Q&A with 'That '90s Show' star Kurtwood Smith: 'I was a little insecure on the first episode of "That '70s Show'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kurtwood Smith played Red Forman on "That '70s Show" and reprised the role for "That '90s Show." Fans who recognize him will often come up and ask him to call them "a dumbass" just like Red would. The idea of Jackie and Fez together is pretty funny. I was a little insecure on the first episode of "That '70s Show," but I got some pretty good laughs out of it, and then it just continued on. I didn't necessarily think, "Oh, I'm pretty funny" — we had great writers on that show, and we have great writers on "That '90s Show."

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Tuesday: Dow workhorses, iPhone woes, JNJ setback
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ The cloud investing outlook after the stocks were cut in half last year — Top picks for '23
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Frank Holland | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cloud computing, enterprise software and cybersecurity stocks underperformed the broader market in 2022, but one top analyst sees value in the space. The Wisdom Tree Cloud Computing ETF , which includes Salesforce, Adobe and Shopify, fell more than 51% last year. Top Picks Ives says his top pick for the sector is Microsoft . Some of that could go to the cloud space. For possible takeout candidates and more on the 2023 outlook for the cloud, see the video above exclusive for the PRO audience.

☆ With remote and hybrid work here to stay for some companies, fashion brands are still adapting to the evolving wardrobe of modern professionals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Remote workers are "blending it all together," in their wardrobes, Fortune reported. In recent years, athleisure brand Lululemon has spiked in popularity as more people seek comfort in their daily attire. "Gone are the days of two separate wardrobes or even three separate wardrobes," Maria Rugolo, director and industry analyst of fashion apparel at NPD, told Fortune. The change in work attire is evident in the TikTok trend of users showing their remote workwear. Such outfit choices have caused athleisure brands, like Lululemon, to explode in popularity.

☆ Police officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

To recognize the hundreds of officers who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the medals will be placed in four locations — at U.S. Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution. Awarding the medals will be among House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s last ceremonial acts as she prepares to step down from leadership. Officers suffered physical wounds, including brain injuries and other lifelong effects, and many struggled to work afterward because they were so traumatized. Two police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed, and a third officer, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, collapsed and later died after one of the rioters sprayed him with a chemical. The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow, has been handed out by the legislative branch since 1776.

☆ Republicans are gearing up to investigate Biden's student-debt relief when they take control of the House
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GOP Reps. Virginia Foxx and Jason Smith began oversight actions on Biden's student-debt relief. It comes as Biden's debt relief remains on hold due to rulings from two federal courts. While Democrats maintained control over the Senate in the midterms elections, Republicans managed to win a slim majority over the House — and they're likely to use that power to investigate the Biden administration. They have supported the two lawsuits that have successfully put a pause on the implementation of the debt relief. The department has also taken matters to the Supreme Court, most recently appealing the decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to continue its pause on Biden's debt relief.

☆ BlackRock says it could be time to buy some growth and tech — Top ETFs to play the trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

BlackRock strategists recommend investors dip back into growth and tech for next year, but they say picking selective themes will be the best way to play them. BlackRock strategists say 2023 could be the year that changes the three-year pattern of growth and tech stocks moving in unison, both higher and lower. ETFs that fit these themes include BlackRock's iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF , the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF , and iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF. There is the iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF , IHAK and IRBO, the iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF. BlackRock Future Health ETF, i Shares Genomics and Immunology and Healthcare ETF, and iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF cover those themes.

☆ Where's the money? COP27 climate summit opens with a rallying call for rich nations to pay up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The COP27 summit sees delegates from nearly 200 countries gather in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on how to address the climate crisis. Climate finance, as it has done since the first U.N. climate conference in 1995, will once again play a pivotal role. Climate reparations, sometimes referred to as "loss and damage" payments, are widely expected to dominate the COP27 talks. Indeed, for the first time ever, the topic of loss and damage finance formally made it onto the COP27 agenda. "AOSIS is here to agree to the establishment of a new Loss and Damage Response Fund at COP27 that is operational by 2024.

☆ Biden's White House says the GOP's 'MAGA trickle-down economic plan' will increase student-loan payments and raise inflation for Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The White House said Republicans will raise inflation through their economic priorities. Biden's student-debt relief plan is currently paused as an appeals court makes a decision on its legality. "Republican officials are suing to block the Biden administration's student debt relief plan. If they succeed, that would mean higher debt payments for the over 40 million Americans who could benefit from up to $20,000 in student debt relief," the White House said. Even before Biden's August announcement of the debt relief, many Republican lawmakers were suspect of its legality.

☆ Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and Himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and HimselfThere are different Bonos to different people, including the man himself. You say, “But you’re U2 — you don’t need that.” What’s interesting is that we want that. But I also wrote the book to try to figure out what was going on with U2. They sound like U2 songs. Do they sound like U2 songs?

☆ London, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond: CNBC names Europe's best hotels for business travel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Monica Buchanan Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release a ranking of the "Best Hotels for Business Travelers" in Europe. FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt Best Western Premier IB Hotel Friedberger Warte Le Meridien Frankfurt Steigenberger Airport Hotel FrankfurtSofitel Frankfurt Opera Source: Sofitel Frankfurt OperaThe Sofitel Frankfurt Opera is on Opera Square, or the Opernplatz, near the city's famed opera house. ParisLe Bristol Paris Les Jardins du Faubourg Kimpton - St Honore Paris Pullman Paris Center-Bercy Le MeuriceLe Bristol Paris Source: Le Bristol Paris | Claire CocanoGuests of Le Bristol Paris can count President Emmanuel Macron as a neighbor — Elysee Palace, the official residence of France's president — is just steps away. StockholmGrand Hotel Stockholm Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Stockholm Hotel At Six Bank Hotel Lydmar HotelGrand Hotel Stockholm Source: Grand Hotel StockholmTying for No. ViennaPalais Coburg Hotel Residenz Hotel Sans Souci Wien The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna The Harmonie Vienna Grand Hotel Wien This grand hotel built in 1845 is the former home of Austrian royalty.

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