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☆ I Joined New York City's Rat Czar to Fight the City's Rodent Invasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In reality, the Rat Pack offers regular citizens a crash course in rodent mitigation in hopes of inspiring them to take more active roles in what often feels like an unwinnable battle. AdvertisementThose who join the Rat Pack must complete three activities: a "rat walk" that promises to "uncover the world of urban rats," a two-hour "rat academy" on rodent-prevention methods, and a service project, like a park cleanup. If you seek to understand this rat, Corradi told our group, "you can kind of just hold up a mirror and look at yourself." Related storiesCorradi, recognizable from various press appearances and her navy Rat Pack hat, is supposed to offer New Yorkers additional peace of mind. And yet I secured my precious Rat Pack merch by doing exactly that.

Persons: Andrew Barrett, He's, Barrett, Eric Adams, Kathleen Corradi, Brooklyn's Herbert Von King, wouldn't, Corradi, haven't, Adams, Michael Parsons, we've, doesn't, there's, We've, —, I'd, shrugged, You'll Organizations: NYC, Cub Scouts, Anadolu Agency, Washington DC, Anadolu Locations: Brooklyn, Yorkers, New York, New York City, Chicago, Brooklyn's Chinatown, West Harlem

☆ Auto parts and dollar store execs warn that low-income Americans are stretched thin and running on borrowed time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBut Americans are not a monolith, as Jefferies consumer strategist Carey Kaufman pointed out in a note to clients Tuesday. Heading into the autumn, a considerable number of those in the bottom quintile appear to be running on borrowed time. Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, reported similar consumer headwinds during its quarterly earnings this month. "What we noticed was an even tighter core consumer at the very last week of each of the months in Q2," he said. "While that's always a tighter week of the month for our core consumer, it was by far the weakest."

Persons: —, Carey Kaufman, Ted Vasos, Vasos, David Bellinger, Ryan Grimsland, Will Stengel, Ally, Russell Hutchinson, paychecks aren't, that's, Bellinger Organizations: Service, Walmart, Costco, Business, Jefferies, Goldman, Global Retailing, Mizuho, Reuters, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S

No one can keep former President Donald Trump away from Laura Loomer. A senior official from Trump’s 2020 campaign team said that helps explain why Loomer is no longer being kept at arm’s length. “Senator Graham is working tirelessly day and night to help re-elect President Trump,” Graham communications director Taylor Reidy responded in a statement to NBC News. Loomer is “not a member of our staff,” said a Trump campaign aide, who asked to remain anonymous. I don’t work for President Trump.”Last year, she said she would "gladly" serve as press secretary in a Trump White House.

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☆ Facing criticism for being too walled off, Harris slowly opens the door to more media interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The campaign said Harris plans to do more interviews with local media in battleground states and speak more with her traveling press corps in the coming days. Her campaign’s media strategy has largely been a continuation of Biden’s, which is to minimize interactions with the media. Some allies said that Harris should use the momentum from the debate to change her cadence of interviews. “I don’t think you can hide for 56 more days from media interviews,” said one Democratic strategist, requesting anonymity to speak candidly. The Harris campaign also held a call that day, but it was off the record.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, Tim Walz, Rickey Smiley —, “, ”, Chuck Rocha, Rocha, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “ Harris, She’s, Democratic Sen, Claire McCaskill, McCaskill, there’s, Matt Gaetz, ” Trump, Jason Miller, —, Biden, Ohio Republican Sen, J.D, Vance, Walz, aren’t, ” Bonnie Fioramanti, ” Fioramanti, Harris —, Rich Thau, it’s, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, ” Sen, Chris Murphy, Conn, Jason Crow, James Carville, Paul Maslin Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Democratic, CNN, Minnesota Gov, Univision, Media, Trump, Fox News, ” MSNBC, “, ” Conservatives, New York Times, Board, White House News Photographers Association, NBC News, The New York Times, NBC, Ohio Republican, ABC News, MSNBC, Fox, ”, Veteran Democratic Locations: Philadelphia, Republic, Ohio, Arizona, Siena, America

☆ Retail credit card interest rates reach record high
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Here’s one way to think about these kinds of high-rate burdens:Say you sign up for a retailer’s card the day you make a $1,000 purchase. Or, consider that the interest you’ll pay in that same scenario will wipe out the $200 you “saved” after just nine months of making minimum required payments. The lowest rate on a retail card that the study found was 10%, on the Amazon Secured Card. “There are narrow circumstances in which retail cards can work for you. For a loyal shopper who pays in full and avoids interest, that’s a compelling value proposition,” he said.

Persons: Bankrate, Sam, Big, you’re, Ted Rossman, ”, you’ll, “, Rossman, That’s Organizations: CNN, Academy, Nordstrom, Navy, Walgreens, QVC, Amazon, Military Star, Costco, Citi, IKEA Projekt, IKEA Visa Locations: Petco, Burlington, Banana, JCPenney, American

☆ A promising cancer treatment is poised for explosive growth, says Redburn Atlantic. These stocks are on its buy list
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The latest weapon in the battle against cancer is showing promising results — and it's a growing opportunity for investors, according to Redburn Atlantic. To treat cancer, targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy directly goes after tumors with radiation by binding a radioactive particle to a targeting molecule. Delving into diagnostics There are also opportunities in the radiopharma diagnostics space, according to Redburn Atlantic. It has a "strong pipeline of radionuclides for both diagnosis and therapy," he said. "Lantheus benefits from its focus on this rapidly expanding market, with 78% of revenues from radiopharmaceuticals and related products," Ridley-Day added.

Persons: Ed Ridley, Eli Lilly, Myers, Ridley, Astra's, Lantheus Organizations: Big pharma, Novartis, Mariana Oncology, Biopharma, Myers Squibb, RayzeBio, AstraZeneca, Fusion Pharmaceuticals, GE Healthcare Technologies, Lantheus Holdings, GE Healthcare, GE Locations: Bristol, radiopharmaceuticals

Following Donald Trump’s lead, Johnson has tied a six-month funding bill to the SAVE Act, which would overhaul voting laws to require people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Democrats and some Republicans are pushing for a “clean” funding bill that would keep the government open until December, after the election. The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 unless Republicans and Democrats strike a deal to extend funding. Because of their miniscule majority, House Republicans can only afford four GOP defections if all lawmakers vote. “I’m a firm NO on bankrupting the nation and a YES on election integrity,” Mills said.

Persons: Mike Johnson’s, Donald Trump’s, Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Joe Wilson, Cory Mills, Jim Banks, Matt Rosendale, Andy Biggs of, Tim Burchett, “ I’ve, ” Burchett, ” Mills, Trump, don’t Organizations: WASHINGTON, SAVE, Democrats, Republicans, GOP, CRs, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs Locations: Cory Mills of Florida, Jim Banks of Indiana, Matt Rosendale of Montana, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Tennessee, ”, China

☆ China's growing aircraft carrier fleet is set to narrow the gap with the US Navy in carrier superiority
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewHistorically, the US aircraft carrier fleet has been a showcase of American military superiority. "If all [China] wanted to do was protect [its] coastline, which is what they did for a long time, they wouldn't need aircraft carriers. He predicted that the US would see Chinese carriers operating off the coasts of California and Mexico within a decade. Russia's only aging aircraft carrier, the Adm. Kuznetsov, has been in service-life-extension overhaul since 2017. "Aircraft carriers exist because airplanes are useful.

Persons: —, Gerald R, J, Michael Dahm, Peter W, Singer, Bryan McGrath, McGrath, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Kuznetsov Organizations: Service, US, Navy, Business, Nimitz, Ford, DefenseOne, Sandboxx News, Hamas, Carrier, Aircraft, Sandboxx Locations: Spain, Turkey, South Korea, China, Fujian, Liaoning, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Australia, Israel, Gaza, California, Mexico

☆ New York Fashion Week: Highlights from Spring-Summer 2025 runways
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Fashion Week, which formally kicks off fashion month, has found itself at a crossroads in recent seasons as its counterparts in Milan and Paris have maintained dominance on the industry’s schedule with sought-after shows and splashy celebrity guest lists. Gilbert Flores/WWD/Getty ImagesBut Olympians haven’t just been on the guest list this week — they’ve made surprise runway debuts as well. The Nepali American designer Prabal Gurung, too, had a message, but one of hope. Paris Hilton invited Megan Thee Stallion for a performance at Hilton’s album release party with Nylon Magazine for New York Fashion Week. Victor Pagan/Getty ImagesA model walks the runway for the Off-White fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 8, 2024 in New York City.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Lady Jill Biden, Usher, Jude Law, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, Solomon, Alaïa, supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Amber Valletta, Stephanie Seymour, Kendall Jenner, Ib Kamara, Zayn Malik, Mary J, Blige, Camila Cabello, Alessandra Ambrosio, Ashleigh Johnson —, Flav, Sunisa Lee, Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren’s Bridgehampton, Theo Wargo, Rihanna, Pieter Mulier, Brooke Shields, Gilbert Flores, haven’t, they’ve, ” Jordan Chiles, Kim Shui, Noah Lyles, Willy Chavarria’s, “ América, Adidas —, ”, Willy Chavarria, ” Nina Westervelt, Piotrek Panszczyk, Prabal Gurung, Kamala Harris ’, Gurung, Harris, “ I’ve, ” Gurung, …, Paris Hilton, Megan Thee, Roy Rochlin, Victor Virgile, Nina Westervelt, Dan Lecca, Jonas Gustavsson, Lee, David Dee Delgado, Pink, Prabal Gurung Brandon Maxwell, Fernanda Calfat, Sergio Hudson’s, Grace Ling, Jennifer Lopez, Radhika Merchant, Alex Consani, Grace Ling Ling, Victor Pagan, JP Yim, Kamara, Virgil Abloh, Kamara —, Sierra Leone —, utopias, Jason Wu, Tong Yang, Arturo Holmes, Tommy Hilfiger’s, Giovanni Giannoni, Sandy Liang, —, Filippo Fior Organizations: CNN, New York, U.S ., Polo Bar, Guggenheim, Adidas, American Civil Liberties Union, Tinder, Paris, Nylon Magazine, Labor, Getty, Seaport Locations: New York City, Long, Paris, Milan, York, Brooklyn, New York, Gotham, Nepali, City Hall, AFP, New, Ghana, Sierra Leone

☆ America's shopping spree is over and retailers are facing a new world of cautious consumers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAmerica's wild, multi-year shopping spree has come to an end — and retailers who got used to Americans dropping cash on just about everything are in a tough spot. US retail sales came in stronger than expected in July, with Americans spending more overall compared to the prior month, according to Census data. Around 40% of consumers said they planned to pare back spending on accessories, home decor, jewelry, and furniture, per McKinsey's survey. We're now back in an environment where good retailers, strong brands that offer compelling value … will benefit," Siegel said. In the meantime, that could mean more pain for retailers, Siegel said, speculating that many were caught by surprise by the shift in consumer sentiment.

Persons: —, Ted Rossman, Rossman, pare, Simeon Siegel, Siegel, We're, SPDR Organizations: Service, Business, McKinsey & Company, Bankrate, Customers, BMO, Challenger, Walmart, Target, San Francisco Fed, Primerica Locations: FactSet

☆ Vance grilled on high cost of Trump's new IVF plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Well, look, I think you have insurance companies that obviously are forced to cover a whole host of services," Vance replied. Trump had unveiled the IVF policy in broad strokes during a campaign event in Michigan a day earlier. IVF, Trump and abortionTrump's embrace of IVF as a policy platform is the former president's latest effort to court voters concerned about women's reproductive rights. Trump, in turn, urged the state to find a solution that would "preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama." In Friday's CNN interview, Vance was asked how Trump's new federally mandated IVF funding plan would work if a state chose to ban the procedure.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Jeff Swensen, Donald Trump, John Berman, Vance, Kamala Harris, Trump, Brian Snyder, Harris, Roe, Wade, Dobbs, Lindsey Graham of, Kay Ivey Organizations: HK, VFW, Getty, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Alro, Reuters, NBC News, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, The Society, Reproductive Technology, Affordable, Trump, Jackson, Health Organization, The New York Times, GOP, Republican Party, Alabama Supreme, Alabama Locations: R, Ohio, New Kensington , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Potterville , Michigan, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida

Harris called for ending taxes on tips while rolling out a series of populist economic proposals last week, echoing a policy Trump already supported. The vice president pointed to Trump’s opposition to a bipartisan border security and immigration bill, which turned Republicans against the measure. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she steps from Air Force Two upon arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on August 23, 2024. As the sitting vice president, Harris’s response to an economic calamity or foreign crisis would be closely scrutinized. The spokesperson also said there have been more than 1,000 sign-ups for Students for Harris chapters across the country since the launch of Harris’ campaign.

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The biggest chunk – about $1.9 million – was spent by Trump’s campaign and fundraising committees on a Trump-owned company that operates his jet. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, said that “committees are paying the fair market rate for all venues and services” provided by Trump businesses. The dynamic of candidates shelling out thousands on Trump’s businesses while vying for his endorsement – which can make or break Republican campaigns – is an example of how politics has boosted his businesses’ bottom line. About 150 congressional candidates have reported spending campaign funds at Trump businesses, including some Democrats in the years before his first presidential bid. Walker’s campaign spent a total of nearly $215,000 at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and his Las Vegas hotel.

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☆ Sabrina Carpenter's new album 'Short n' Sweet' is a masterful indictment of modern dating
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Despite its cheeky title, Sabrina Carpenter's new album "Short n' Sweet" arrived on Friday with a tall order to fill. Carpenter's sixth album was preceded by smash hits "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," which peaked at No. But "Short n' Sweet" isn't just Carpenter's most anticipated release to date. AdvertisementIndeed, throughout "Short n' Sweet," Carpenter isn't coy about the vulgar, demoralizing underbelly of modern dating. "Short n' Sweet" is an album grounded firmly, almost defiantly, in the present day — all the struggles and ridiculous ills of dating app-era romance, which, despite the disappointment, usually make for great wine-night fodder.

Persons: Sabrina Carpenter's, Carpenter, Polly, Apple Music's Zane Lowe, coy, Smartly, —, Leonard Cohen, Slim Pickins, Carrie Bradshaw, Dolly Parton, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Pickins Organizations: Service, Business, Island Records, Press Locations: LA

☆ NFL Draft 2025 Big Board: Will Johnson, Abdul Carter lead Dane Brugler’s initial top 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Dane Brugler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Position CB CB/WR DT Edge LB OT QB RB S TE WR iOL Class Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Photo: Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images OT Jr. 11 Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 Class: Jr. Photo: Tim Warner / Getty Images CB Sr. 42 Barrett Carter LB Clemson Height: 6-0 Weight: 234 Class: Sr. Photo: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images WR Jr. 50 Drew Allar QB Penn State Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Class: Jr. Photo: Joe Robbins / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images QB Jr.(Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; Photos of Carson Beck, Will Johnson and Travis Hunter: Rich von Biberstein / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang / Getty Images)

Persons: Will, Johnson, “ can’t, Devon Witherspoon, Derek Stingley Jr, Sauce Gardner, Thomas Shea, Abdul Carter, LaVar Arrington, NaVorro Bowman, Micah Parsons, Carter, Tom Allen, Scott Taetsch, Travis Hunter, Hunter, Deion Sanders, Ron Chenoy, Jr, Mason Graham, Graham, NFL hasn’t, Quinnen Williams, Williams, Bailey, James Pearce Jr, Pearce, Pierce, —, Donald Page, Tetairoa McMillan, McMillan, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Jedd Fisch, Noah Fifita, Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Luther Burden, Burden, Theo Wease, Brady Cook, Johnnie Izquierdo, Carson Beck, Beck, Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers, Matt Ryan, Megan Briggs, Starks, Bo Nix, hasn’t, Jamal Adams, Kim Klement Neitzel, Will Campbell, Campbell, Jonathan Bachman, Benjamin Morrison, Morrison, Darryl, Morrison’s, Matt Cashore, Shavon Revel Jr, Revel, wasn’t, Scott W . Grau, Emery Jones Jr, Joe Alt, Blake Fisher, Troy Fautanu, Roger Rosengarten, Caedan Wallace, Jones, Jones wasn’t, Julio Aguilar, Williams hasn’t, Travon Walker, ”, Jeff Blake, Edge, Kelvin Banks Jr, Banks, Steve Sarkisian, Bijan Robinson, Jonathon Brooks, Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Nick Tre . Smith, Tyleik Williams, Joseph Maiorana, Deone Walker, Walker, Joe Robbins, Shedeur Sanders, Sandersmania, Sanders, Eli, Manning, “, Sr, Nic Scourton Edge, Scourton, Jeff Brohm, Zach Bolinger, Harold Perkins Jr, Perkins, Brian Kelly, Blake Baker, Baker, who’s, David Rosenblum, Colston, McCarthy, Sherrone Moore, Aaron J, Thornton, Jonah Savaiinaea, Savaiinaea’s, Savaiinaea, Louis, Kevin Langley, Quinn Ewers, Ewers, Ewers wasn’t, Ron Jenkins, Conner Weigman, Weigman, Jimbo Fisher’s, Fisher, Bobby Petrino, Collin Klein, Mike Elko, Maria Lysaker, Jeanty, Chris Williams, Ersery, isn’t, Jason Mowry, JT Tuimoloau, Tuimoloau, Matthew Visinsky, Lander Barton, Barton, Morgan Scalley, Cody, Jackson, Lander, Chris Gardner, Patrick Payton, Payton, Jermaine Johnson, Jared, Isaiah Vazquez, Kenneth Grant, Grant wasn’t, Grant, Troy Taormina, Mansoor Delane, Dorian Strong, Rich Schultz, Maxwell Hairston, Andru Phillips, Kentucky’s, Phillips, Hairston, Carly Mackler, Egbuka, Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Rick Osentoski, Denzel, Burke, Tim Heitman, Ollie Gordon II, Gordon, Barry Sanders, Brian Bahr, QB Drake Maye, Rich von Biberstein, Ayomanor, Henderson, Danny Stutsman, Stutsman, Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables, Landon Jackson, Preston Smith, Petre Thomas, Jalon Walker, it’s, Quay Walker, Nolan Smith, Perry McIntyre, Jahdae Barron, Barron, Barron doesn’t, Tim Warner, Barrett Carter, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney’s, Ken Ruinard, Isaiah Bond, Bond, Jalen Milroe, Kevin C, Cox, Walter Nolen, Nolen, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer, Sawyer, Dylan Buell, Darrell Jackson Jr, Don Juan Moore, Sam Brown, Cam Ward, Damien Martinez, Brown, Ken Murray, Deion Burks, Burks, Evan Stewart WR, Stewart, Dillon Gabriel, Drew Allar, Allar, Sean Clifford, Allar’s, Will Levis, John Bradford, Will Johnson, Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang Organizations: NFL, Edge, Will Johnson, Michigan, Wolverines, Detroit, Washington, USA, Abdul Carter Edge, Penn, Indiana, Nittany Lions, Parsons, FCS Jackson State, FBS, Stanford, School, UCLA, Getty, SEC, Arizona, Missouri, Tigers, Bulldogs, Oregon, LSU, Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame, Notre Dame, CB, Carolina, Louisburg College, Getty Images, Penn State, Baton, NC, Longhorns, Cass Tech High School, Buffs, Nic Scourton Edge Texas, College, Purdue, Boilermakers, Colston Loveland, St, Wildcats, College Football, Texas, Aggies, Kansas State, Ashton Jeanty, Boise State, Gophers, JT Tuimoloau Edge, Utes, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge, Miami Northwestern, Seminoles, Florida State, Mansoor Delane CB Virginia, Hokies, Virginia Tech, Giants, Buckeyes, Buckeye, Denzel Burke CB, Ollie Gordon II RB, Oklahoma State, Hampton RB, Appalachian State, ACC, Hampton, America, Alabama, Clemson, Tide, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer Edge, Ohio State, Maryland, Terps, Miami, Hurricanes, West, Houston, Cougars, Sooners, — Penn State Locations: Michigan, Colorado, Servite, Calif, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia , Missouri , Texas, Rome, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Georgia, Theo Wease , Missouri, Athens, USA, Louisiana, Alabama , Michigan, Oregon, Winston, Salem, East Carolina, Baton Rouge, Austin, Texas, Ohio, Columbus, Detroit, Alabama, Kentucky, Lexington, Dollaz, Colston Loveland TE, Gooding , Idaho, Loveland, Ann Arbor, American Samoa, Honolulu, College, Boise, Kansas City, JT Tuimoloau Edge Ohio, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge Florida, Miami, C.J, Fort Worth , Texas, Canada, Massachusetts, Notre Dame , Tennessee, Palo Alto, Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma, Alabama’s, But Texas, Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio, Florida, Savannah, Ga, West Virginia

☆ Murdoch family battle highlights Nevada’s secret trust boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Murdoch family feud taking place in an obscure Nevada court highlights the state's surging popularity as a global center of family trusts and a friendly home to the world's biggest fortunes. The Western state's fast-growing industry of trust and estate attorneys, trust companies and facilitators keeps a deliberately low profile. Yet experts estimate the state likely has hundreds of billions of dollars in trust assets locked away in nondescript office buildings or trust companies, offering little to no visibility to the outside world. In the race among states to attract the hundreds of billions of dollar in new trust assets, Nevada has a comfortable lead. Perhaps its most powerful advantage, and the one with direct bearing on the Murdoch case, is trust flexibility.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Drew Angerer, Robert Frank, Murdoch, Steven Oshins, Oshins, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman Organizations: News Corp, Fox News, Century Fox, Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, Getty, IRS, Division Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee , Delaware, U.S

☆ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is Rated R, but It’s Not for Grown-Ups - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Freddie Deboer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

By the end of this weekend, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the latest film from Disney’s recently beleaguered Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, will likely have surpassed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. This success would seem to be a win for audiences that want both big franchise movies and adult content. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is certainly not for kids. At its core, this new made-for-adults film is still just another big-budget franchise movie based on empty nostalgia and catering to childishness, if not children. (Or, perhaps, the same tastes that your child currently has, given the size of the adult “Bluey” audience.)

Persons: “ Deadpool, Deadpool, ”, Ryan Reynolds, shouldn’t, I’m, We’ve Organizations: Marvel Cinematic

☆ 41% say the American Dream is impossible to reach now, survey finds—how they define success instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For some Americans, the American Dream has become more like a vision. That's according to a recent Pew Research Center survey, in which more than 8,700 U.S. adults were asked to describe their views of the American Dream. "The American Dream is changing, according to small-business owners," Fara Howard, GoDaddy's chief marketing officer, told CNBC Make It at the time. Thirty-one percent said they'd already achieved the American Dream, and 36% said they were on the right path toward it. "These views are nearly identical to when the Center last asked this question in 2022," the Pew report noted.

Persons: —, it's, Raj Chetty, Chetty, Michael Sandel, GoDaddy, Fara Howard, Gen Z, Ted Rossman, they'd Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Harvard University, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Locations: U.S, homeownership

☆ Three Disney films could top $1 billion this year after box office rut
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Sarah Whitten | Whitten Is A Social Media Writer For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

After years of starts and stops at the box office, Disney appears to have hit a groove in 2024. Its latest Pixar film, “Inside Out 2,” is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, topping $1.5 billion at the global box office. And the box office hits aren’t expected to stop there. Disney has long been a box office champion, driving significant ticket sales domestically and globally. In the year before the pandemic, Disney had seven theatrical releases top $1 billion at the box office.

Persons: Disney, ” —, ”, Paul Dergarabedian, bemoaned, Shawn Robbins, We’re, Bob Iger, Covid lockdowns, Iger, Disney’s, Riley, ” Iger, Wednesday’s, ‘, ’, America, we’re, Romulus ” “, King, Moana, Robbins, “ Organizations: Pixar, Disney, Comscore, Star, Marvel, Century Fox, Sony, Star Wars, Lucasfilm Locations: ”, Comscore, Anaheim , California

☆ Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Jessica Dickler | Jessica Dickler Is A Personal Finance Writer For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Credit card debt is on the rise. Over the last year, roughly 9.1% of credit card balances transitioned into delinquency, the New York Fed reported. The average credit card charges more than 20% — near an all-time high. “With credit card balances at an all-time high and the average credit card rate hovering near record territory, it’s more important than ever to pay down this debt as soon as possible,” Rossman said. If you’re carrying a balance, try consolidating and paying off high-interest credit cards with a lower interest personal loan or switch to an interest-free balance transfer credit card, he advised.

Persons: TransUnion, ”, Michele Raneri, “, Ted Rossman, Bankrate, ” Raneri, ” Rossman Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of New, New York Fed, Consumers Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, TransUnion

☆ The Global Alliance for Responsible Media is 'discontinuing' after Elon Musk's X filed an antitrust lawsuit against it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe advertising trade group The World Federation of Advertisers told its members on Thursday that it was "discontinuing" activities for its Global Alliance for Responsible Media initiative following an antitrust lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the company earlier this week. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementRepresentatives for the WFA and GARM didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The platform's lawsuit alleged that after Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, GARM persuaded top brands not to advertise on it. The Committee has been investigating whether GARM members illegally colluded to demonetize conservative platforms and voices.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Stephan Loerke, Loerke, GARM, colluded, Ørsted, GARM didn't, Linda Yaccarino, wasn't, Musk, Jim Jordan, Russell Dye, Rumble, X didn't Organizations: Service, Federation, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, WFA, Business, Twitter, Unilever, Mars, CVS, WPP Locations: Texas, US, Ohio

☆ Elon Musk has a weak case against advertisers — but he's playing the long game
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, Elon Musk's X fulfilled his promise to sue advertisers over their boycotting of the platform. GARM creates frameworks to provide common definitions around areas like hate speech and misinformation; it's voluntary whether advertisers use them. It doesn't rank platforms on these issues, and its role isn't to advise advertisers on where to spend their dollars. US advertisers are also protected by the First Amendment to spend or not spend on whichever media platforms they please. If the X suit moves into the discovery phase, there could be a whole lot more.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's X, X, Ørsted, Musk, Ruben Schreurs, Ørsted didn't, GARM, Jim Jordan, colluded, WPP's GroupM, Rob Rakowitz, Rumble, Jamie Barnard, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Win McNamee, Jordan, Brian Wieser, Wieser Organizations: Service, Federation, Global Alliance of Responsible Media, Twitter, Unilever, Mars, CVS, Business, WFA, Republican, Procter, Gamble, WPP's, Committee, Verizon, Chanel, PepsiCo, WPP, Media, Madison Locations: Texas, Ohio

☆ A 'squad' member and a Trump-impeaching Republican on defense: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Head_Shot.Jpeg | Bridget Bowman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The super PAC also spent millions to defeat a fellow “squad” member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in a June primary. 'Squad' member Cori Bush faces Democratic primary putting a spotlight on IsraelRep. Cori Bush is facing a tough primary in her fight for a third term. In Michigan’s 3rd District, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten faces multiple challenges to the seat she has held for nearly two years. So far, Trump has not weighed in on the Republican primary race. But in Kansas’ solidly Republican 2nd District, Trump and Conservatives for American Excellence are on the same side in Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring GOP Rep. Jake LaTurner.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Cori Bush’s, William Lacy Clay Jr, Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Allison Robbert, Wesley Bell, Dan Newhouse, David Valadao of, Newhouse, Trump, Jerrod Sessler, Tiffany Smiley, Smiley, Thanedar —, Mary Waters, Mike Duggan, Shakira Lynn Hawkins, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow, Rogers, James Craig, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, Justin Amash, ”, Hill Harper, Hillary Scholten, Scholten, Salim Al, Paul Hudson, Michael Markey, Republican John Gibbs, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Dan Kildee, Paul Junge, Mary Draves, Anthony Hudson, Matt Collier, Sen, Kristen McDonald, Pamela Pugh, Republican Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel, State Jay Ashcroft, Mike Kehoe, Bill Eigel, Tuesday’s, Lucas Kunce, GOP Sen, Josh Hawley, Bob Onder, Blaine Leutkemeyer, Jake LaTurner, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Kent, Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez, Leslie Lewallen Organizations: Cori Bush’s Democratic, Democratic 1st District, United Democracy, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel, PAC, Democratic, Bloomberg, Getty, Senate, Capitol, Republicans, Trump, Newhouse, America, Inc, Detroit City Council, GOP, Michigan's Senate, AP, National Republican Senatorial, Detroit Police, Republican Party, ABC, District, Michigan State University, Republican, Democrats, Biden, Congressional District, Democrat, Dow Chemical, Flint, Board of, State, Gov, Marine, American Excellence, Conservatives, American, Kansas Republicans, Army Locations: Missouri, — Missouri, Washington , Michigan, Kansas, Israel, Louis, David Valadao of California, Michigan’s 13th, Shakira Lynn Hawkins . Michigan, Michigan's, Michigan, Michigan’s, Grand Rapids, Rapids, Kent, Trump, Washington’s, Camas, Washington

☆ Newly discovered fossils shed light on origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

An analysis of newly described Homo floresiensis fossils published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications attempts to answer some of these questions about the tiny human. Liang Bua cave is the only other place where hobbit fossils have been found. The Mata Menge humerus fragment (left) is shown at the same scale as the humerus of Homo floresiensis from Liang Bua. Overall, the research suggested that the hobbit species’ small size remained remarkably constant over a long period. “Every tiny fragment of Homo floresiensis or any other hominin is incredibly important,” Tocheri said.

Persons: floresiensis, —, Mata Menge, Flores Gerrit van den Bergh, ”, Yousuke Kaifu, Liang, Liang Bua, Yousuke, hominins, luzonensis, erectus, Gerrit van den Bergh, wristbones, habilis, Matt Tocheri, wasn’t, Flores, Tocheri, Van den Bergh, van den Bergh, hominin, ” Tocheri Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, University of Tokyo, Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong, Lakehead University, Smithsonian Locations: Indonesian, Flores, Africa, Java, Asia, Mata, South Africa, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Ontario

☆ Credit card debt hits record $1.14 trillion, New York Fed research shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowWho is falling behind on credit card billsThese borrowers "may have overextended during the pandemic," the New York Fed researchers said on a press call Tuesday. Delinquent borrowers are often renters, with shorter credit histories and lower credit limits, making them more likely to be financially vulnerable and miss a payment, the researchers said. Over the last year, roughly 9.1% of credit card balances transitioned into delinquency, the New York Fed found. Among the millennials transitioning into delinquency, many also entered the labor market during the Great Recession and may be experiencing the prolonged negative effects of graduating into an economic downturn, the New York Fed researchers said. Credit card rates top 20%

Persons: homeownership, Brett House, Ted Rossman Organizations: New York Fed, Columbia Business School

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