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“It isn't just sort of creepy,” said Washington state Rep. Vandana Slatter, the sponsor of a law her state adopted last year to rein in unauthorized use of health information. X-Mode was also found to have sold location data to the U.S. military. In Virginia, legislation that would prohibit the issuance of search warrants, subpoenas or court orders for electronic or digital menstrual health data recently cleared both chambers of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. “The next step to enforcing an abortion ban could be accessing menstrual health data, which is why I’m trying to protect that data,” Favola said in a committee hearing. “The software supply chain is extremely polluted with location tracking of individuals,” he said.

Persons: Roe, ”, Vandana Slatter, “, Albert Fox Cahn, Sen, Ron Wyden, Wyden, He’s, It's, Washington's, Andrea Frey, Democratic Sen, Barbara Favola, Glenn Youngkin, ” Favola, Favola, “ It’s, Republican Sen, Mark Peake, Youngkin's, Sean O'Brien, he's, ___ Mulvihill, Frank Bajak, Sarah Rankin Organizations: Democratic, Supreme, Wade, Oregon Democrat, Intelligence, The Veritas Society, Wisconsin, Federal Trade Commission, Securities Exchange Commission, FTC, ., Democrat, Republicans, Connecticut, Assembly, Virginia Gov, Republican, Yale Privacy, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Nevada, York, California, Maryland, ” Illinois, Hawaii , Illinois, Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Missouri, South Carolina, Vermont, In Virginia, Cherry Hill , New Jersey, Boston, Richmond , Virginia

☆ Nobody is talking about the ickiest part of 'Love Is Blind' season 6
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If you need a reminder of what "Love Is Blind" is about: Gen Z and millennial couples fall in love "sight unseen." AdvertisementAD and Clay on "Love Is Blind" season six. Unbeknownst to me, and apparently several other "Love Is Blind" contestants, to "bean dip" is "to flick a woman's (or man's) breast with the index finger," per Urban Dictionary. AdvertisementAD reacting to the bean dip comment. The next three episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 21.

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☆ Commercial real estate is in big trouble — and the problems may have major financial fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe tremors rattling US commercial real estate are spreading to other countries and sectors, and threaten to escalate into a financial earthquake as refinancing deadlines loom. There are growing signs that commercial real estate is in serious trouble. AdvertisementProspective losses, refinancing woes, international contagion, and panic selling combine to create a bleak outlook for the commercial property sector. The catalyst for both the banking and commercial real estate drama is deceptively dry: rising interest rates. AdvertisementMoreover, "Undercover Billionaire" star and real estate tycoon Grant Cardone has hailed the ongoing correction as a rare chance for everyday people to buy "trophy real estate" from institutional owners.

Persons: —, aren't, Barry Sternlicht, Pfandbriefbank, Warren Buffett, Ian Jacobs, Jacobs, Grant Cardone Organizations: Service, Business, Starwood Capital's, Bloomberg, European Central Bank, New York Community Bancorp, Investors, Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve, Wall Street, Berkshire Hathaway, Ares Management Locations: Europe, Silicon, San Francisco, New York City, Manhattan, Los Angeles

☆ Scooping up a cheap defense stock trading near a 52-week low while reducing the risk using options
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Tony Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It might be surprising that as geopolitical tensions and the risk of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East rise, defense stocks have been lagging on the sidelines. With defense stocks trading closer to their 52-week lows, I believe that this presents an attractive risk/reward opportunity to potentially add some of these defense stocks to your portfolio. With these types of valuations, the downside is limited, and the upside remains sizable, especially given the propensity for defense stocks to outperform during escalations of war. The biggest risk to NOC is its ability to navigate supply chain costs and budget overruns, which recently dented its recent quarter earnings. The trade The implied volatility rank on NOC is currently sitting at 23%, which indicates that options are neither cheap nor expensive.

Persons: Lockheed Martin Organizations: Northrop Grumman, Lockheed

☆ I tried 28 of Trader Joe's popular dips, and I'd buy at least half of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

I tried 28 dips and spreads from Trader Joe's to see which would be the best for a Super Bowl party. As a regular connoisseur of Trader Joe's salsas and spreads, I decided to try some of the chain's most popular dips. AdvertisementThe pimento cheese dip basically was comfort food in a containerTrader Joe's pimento cheese dip was soft and flavorful. VERDICT: I may not be an expert on Southern dips, but Trader Joe's pimento cheese option tasted like a winner. So it was unsurprising that Trader Joe's upgraded version of this familiar favorite turned out to be one of the standout dips I tried.

Persons: Joe's, —, Wilson, I'm, I'd, could've, Savanna, pico de gallo, Wilson I'm, jalapeño hummus, hummus, it's, Wilson It's, tzatziki, Wilson I've, Joe's tzatziki, Margherita, I've, pico, gallo, It's, Wilson Chunky, you've Organizations: Super Bowl, Service, Wilson, Joe's Locations: Buffalo, Savanna, Southern, dill, Joe's Buffalo, Monterey Jack, cayenne

☆ ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: The Monster Under the Bed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Scott Tobias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It is a realistic, down-to-earth police procedural that’s swarming with supernatural beings and lots of storytelling bric-a-brac. One of the great strengths of “Night Country” — and the three Nic Pizzolatto seasons of “True Detective” before it — is how beautifully it can conjure these modern noir images from distinct locales. And yet, so little narrative real estate was given over to Julia until this final episode that her death feels more like a device than an emotional payoff. In a pre-credits scene, we witness Danvers’s compassion in scooping her off the streets and bringing into the station, which brings her closer to Navarro. As for Navarro herself, the heaviness of this loss is a family curse that now threatens to swallow her, too.

Persons: ”, Issa López, there’s, Navarro’s, Julia, Aka, Nic Pizzolatto, scooping, Navarro Organizations: brac Locations: Navarro

Some are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work – or face punishment – and are sometimes paid pennies an hour or nothing at all. While prison labor seeps into the supply chains of some companies through third-party suppliers without them knowing, others buy direct. The AP reached out for comment to the companies it identified as having connections to prison labor, but most did not respond. Corrections officials and other proponents note that not all work is forced and that prison jobs save taxpayers money. They also aren’t learning skills that will help them when they are released,” said law professor Andrea Armstrong, an expert on prison labor at Loyola University New Orleans.

Persons: They’re, they’ve, Russell Stover, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus, Archer Daniels, Cargill, ” McDonald’s, Mills, ” Bunge, they’re, ”, David Farabough, don’t, Andrea Armstrong, Columbia University’s Ira A, Lipman Organizations: Associated Press, Kroger, Target, Aldi, U.S, Walmart, Costco –, Washington, American Civil Liberties Union, AP, Maine Foods, Taylor Farms, Archer Daniels Midland, Consolidated, Foods, Corrections, Loyola University New Orleans, Public Welfare Foundation, Columbia, Lipman Center for Journalism, Arnold Ventures Locations: U.S, Idaho, In Kansas, Cal, Arizona, Tennessee , Arkansas, Ohio, Arkansas, Investigative@ap.org

☆ The ETF flowdown: 2023 is back on pace to be a solid year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-15 | by ( Kirsten Chang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowDespite a sluggish start to the year, a record number of product launches and a red-hot November have put 2023 back on pace to be a solid year for ETFs. Roughly $1 trillion has gone into money market funds this year, but some are questioning whether the solid year-end stock rally will attract some of those flows back into equities. "You saw that enormous cash pileup going into money markets, and ETF flows were muted. "We talked about the money market funds," he said. He pointed to strong inflows into high-yield ETFs such as the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) and SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) and SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) — along with dividend ETFs such as the Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ).

Persons: Ben Slavin, BNY Mellon, CNBC's, Andrew McOrmond, McOrmond, it'll, SPDR, Slavin Organizations: BNY, WallachBeth, SPDR Bloomberg, Pacer, Cash, Tech, RSP Locations: outflows

☆ Walmart and Target borrowing ideas from each other shows we're in a new economic landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, we're looking at the rising similarities between Target and Walmart. Dominick Reuter/Business InsiderIf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Walmart and Target are embarking on some serious tributes to each other. AdvertisementTwo of the country's largest retailers are taking pages from each other's playbooks as they adjust to a changing economic landscape. And Walmart founder Sam Walton openly admitted he stole borrowed plenty of ideas from Sol Price, the originator of the wholesale club model. That's led Walmart to see an increase in higher-income clientele, a trend they're leaning into.

Persons: —, Dominick Reuter, Insider's Dominick Reuter, Dominick, Christina Hennington, it's, Sam Walton, Sol Price, That's, Charlie Flanagan, Management's Bryan Kelly, Li Deng, Mike Schuster, Sam Altman Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Daniel Ek, Slaven Vlasic, Rebecca Zisser, Elon, Zers, Xochitl Gomez, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Mraz, Charity Lawson, Ariana Madix, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Target, Walmart, AQR, Investments, AQR Capital Management, Vatic Investments, Sigma, Investment, Barclays, ING, MSCI Israel, Tel, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Israel Securities Authority, Reuters, Broadcom, VMware, The New York Times, Inc, Adobe, ABC, Major, Baseball, MLB Network Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Layoffs keep hitting Amazon, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and more entertainment companies — here's the list of those with recent cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Lucia Moses | Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Netflix missed their numbers, and Wall Street woke up," said Paul Hardart, director of NYU Stern's entertainment, media and technology program. A wide range of companies and employees were impacted, from entertainment giants to independent production companies to Hollywood talent agencies. More consolidation among the legacy media companies and independent production companies is widely expected, which often entails job cuts. Entertainment companies will get back to staffing up, but the jobs will be in stronger growth areas like gaming, streaming, and advertising, more than in filmed entertainment programming. Here are the Hollywood companies, listed alphabetically, that have made layoffs since the summer.

Persons: Paul Hardart, Bob Iger, Joanna Sucherman, Fox, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nadia Sinh, Companywide, Rami Malek, Mr, Dawn Olmstead, Heather McCauley, YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS, Oscar, Severance, Roku, Alison Levin, NBCUniversal, Curtis Brown, James, Jennifer Coolidge Organizations: Netflix, Disney, Business, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, NYU, Warner Bros, NBC, JLS Media, Entertainment, Hollywood, Amazon Studios, Studios, Talent, Variety, CAA, ICM Partners, DreamWorks Animation, Apple, NETFLIX, Nasdaq, TechCrunch, Starz, CNBC, Lionsgate, LIonsgate, UTA, Hollywood Reporter, Fletcher & Company, Co, HBO Locations: Hollywood, Australia

☆ A massive market divergence could signal trouble ahead for stocks, BTIG says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A pullback for stocks could be on the horizon after a unique technical signal was flashed, BTIG said. The Russell 2000 ended last week down 3.2%, while the Nasdaq 100 gained 2.9%. BTIG chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky pointed out there have been just seven other occasions since 1985 that such a divergence has been seen. Eight weeks following this signal flashing, the Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 have lost 4.1% and 6.7%, respectively, on a median basis. To be sure, it was last seen on May 2 — and the Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 were up 13.9% and 8.6%, respectively, eight weeks after.

Persons: BTIG, Russell, Jonathan Krinsky, Krinsky, —, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nasdaq, American Association of, Bears, Wall

☆ Haley, DeSantis Try to Capitalize on Tim Scott Exit From GOP Primary Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( John Mccormick | Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidates, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, squared off last week in Miami in the third Republican primary debate. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesNikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are trying to take advantage of Tim Scott ’s exit from the Republican presidential field by scooping up his supporters, endorsers and donors in a race that remains dominated by former President Donald Trump. The South Carolina senator announced his exit late Sunday following lackluster performances in three GOP primary debates and single-digit polling in Iowa, where Scott had heavily focused his campaign and nomination voting starts in just two months.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Joe Raedle, Tim Scott ’, scooping, Donald Trump, Scott Organizations: Florida Gov, Republican, The South Locations: Miami, The South Carolina, Iowa

We are buying 50 shares of Oracle (ORCL), at roughly $105.18 apiece. Following Wednesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 775 shares of ORCL, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 3% from 2.82%. Looking ahead, investors are waiting on the cloud industry to hit an inflection point and return to accelerating growth. Notably, Oracle stock is still trading a few dollars lower than the level it reached ahead of the company's AI Executive Forum event on Oct.19. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Erik Isakson Organizations: Oracle, ORCL, Software, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Nvidia, Devices, CNBC, DigitalVision, Getty

☆ Ford claims Pan Am decathlon crown as Chile downs U.S. in soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SANTIAGO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chileans celebrated one of their biggest nights of the Pan American Games on Tuesday with Santiago Adolfo Ford claiming decathlon gold and the women's soccer team winning a 2-1 thriller over the U.S. to reach the final. The judo competition closed with Cuba beating Brazil to win the mixed team title and the great Idalys Ortiz adding another gold to her glittering resume. It was the perfect Pan Am Games goodbye for the 34-year-old four-times Olympic medallist, who has announced she will retire after next year's Paris Summer Games. Fencing was an all-American battle on Tuesday with Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Nick Itkin and Magda Skarbonkiewicz taking gold. The U.S. continues to top the medal table with 76 gold while it closes in on 200 total medals with 178.

Persons: SANTIAGO, Santiago Adolfo Ford, Ford, Jose Fernando Ferreira, Ryan Talbot, Damian Warner, Karen Araya, Yanara Aedo, Dominican Republic's Jose Alnardo Gonzalez, Caridad Garcia, Kasey Knevelbaard, Canada's Charles Philibert, Thiboutot, Colombia's Arnovis, Jesus Dalmero, Idalys Ortiz, Ortiz, Driulis Gonzalez, Nick Itkin, Magda Skarbonkiewicz, romped, Miles Chamley Watson, Maia Chamberlain, Amy Wang, Rachel Sung, Brazil's Giulia, Bruna Takahashi, Jorge Campos, Andy Diez, Brazil's Hugo Calerano, Vitor Ishiy, Steve Keating, Robert Birsel Organizations: Pan American Games, Ford, Canada's Tokyo, Pan Ams, Vina del Mar, Estadio Sausalito, U.S, Cuba, Pan, Tokyo Olympic, Brazil's, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Lima, Vina del, Chile, Mexico, Dominican, U.S, Brazil, Cuba, Canada, Venezuela, Cuban, Santiago

☆ Aussie tycoon doubles down as lithium spoiler
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Lithium M&A is becoming a dangerous sport Down Under. On Friday, Hancock Prospecting, owned by Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart, revealed it had snapped up an 18.3% stake in Azure Minerals (AZS.AX). Unlike Albemarle, it has not tied its hands by declaring the Azure bid to be its best and final offer. But SQM boss Ricardo Ramos can switch to an off-market offer and try to buy other investors’ stakes first. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Hancock, Gina Rinehart, Chile’s, Rinehart, Albemarle, SQM, Ricardo Ramos, Antony Currie, Peter Thal Larsen, Thomas Shum Organizations: MELBOURNE, Reuters, Australia’s, Minerals, Australian, Liontown Resources, Canaccord, X, Thomson Locations: Western Australia, Liontown

☆ Andrade and MacNeil take Pan Am Games spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

With marquee names in short supply, Olympic champions MacNeil and Andrade commanded the Pan Am stage, the Canadian tying American Gabi Albiero for first in women's 50 metre freestyle while Andrade soared to the top of the podium in the vault. Simone Biles aside, Andrade might just be the most intriguing athlete competing in her sport in Santiago. Biles may be recognised as the greatest gymnast of all-time but Andrade is the queen of the vault, holding the Olympic, world championship and now Pan Am Games crowns on the apparatus. MacNeil's fourth win in Santiago tied the record for most gold by a Canadian swimmer at a Pan Am Games while her six total medals (four gold, a silver and bronze) also equalled a single Games national mark. Chile enjoyed their best day of the Panamerican Games scooping up three gold to push their total to five while Argentina's struggles continued.

Persons: Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, Agustin Marcarian, Rebeca Andrade, Maggie MacNeil, MacNeil, Andrade, Gabi Albiero, Simone Biles, Biles, Jordan Chiles, Zoe Miller, ”, I’m, Argentina's, Steve Keating, Lincoln Organizations: Centro, deportes colectivos, Rights, Pan American Games, Olympic, Tokyo, Pan Am, Pan, Santiago, Pan Am Games, Canadian, Aquatic, Thomson Locations: Santiago, Chile, United States, Santiago ., Antwerp, Biles, Canadian, Argentina, Grande, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ 20 cash-generating stocks large investors are scooping up while they're cheap, according to a quant strategy that filters for quality companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Quant funds use statistical and mathematical models to make trades. Fintel.io filters stocks by quality, value, and positive fund sentiment to do something similar. Unless you're strategically scouring the web for high-quality stocks that are well-priced, in that case, you could be scoring a deal. But how does an investor know the difference between a well-priced stock and one being dumped for good reason? Alternatively, you can take a cue from the quant funds that use statistical and mathematical models to inform their trades.

☆ He Warned Canada About Climate Change but Says, ‘We’ve Failed Big Time’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Norimitsu Onishi | More About Norimitsu Onishi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“We’ve failed big time,” Dr. Suzuki said of the environmental movement. “We as environmentalists focused on issues: drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, threats to the caribou herd, stopping a dam in the Amazon. Not only were they pronounced during a summer of catastrophes for Canada’s environment, they came as Dr. Suzuki has slipped — at age 87 — into what he described as the “death zone,” a time, in his view, for assessing one’s life. “The death zone, it’s not being morbid; it’s just reality,” Dr. Suzuki said. Lunch would consist of sweet shrimp, salmon sashimi, clams and oysters, all harvested by the family.

Persons: “ We’ve, ” Dr, Suzuki, Dr, “, ’, Sarika Cullis, —, Cullis, ”, Graeme Wynn Organizations: Wildlife, University of British Locations: Quadra, Canada, University of British Columbia

☆ NFL roundup: Ja'Marr Chase, Bengals pull away from Cardinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Mandatory Credit: Joe Rondone-USA TODAY Sports/ Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 9 - Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes to Ja'Marr Chase to lead the Cincinnati Bengals past the Arizona Cardinals, 34-20, on Sunday in Glendale. Joshua Dobbs completed 15 of 32 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw his first two interceptions of the season for the Cardinals (1-4). Saints 34, Patriots 0Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes and New Orleans' defense forced three turnovers in a victory over New England in Foxborough, Mass. Ryan Tannehill completed 23 of 34 passes for 264 yards for Tennessee, but his last pass was intercepted with 10 seconds left. Pickett completed 18 of 32 passes for 224 yards while playing through a bone bruise in his left knee.

Persons: Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Rondone, Joe Burrow, Chase, Carl Pickens, Burrow, Evan McPherson, Cam Taylor, Britt, Joshua Dobbs, Marquise Brown, Derek Carr, Carr, Alvin Kamara, Tyrann Mathieu, Mac Jones, Jones, Bailey Zappe, Dallas Goedert, A.J, Brown, Jake Elliott's, Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford, Trevor Lawrence, Lawrence, Travis Etienne, Calvin Ridley, Josh Allen, Younghoe Koo, Dalton Schultz, Desmond Ridder, Ridder, Jared Goff, Goff, David Montgomery, Josh Reynolds, Bryce Young, Adam Thielen, Zack Moss, Anthony Richardson, Moss, Richardson, Ryan Tannehill, DeAndre Hopkins, De'Von Achane, Hill, Graham Gano, Raheem Mostert's, Achane, Kenny Pickett, George Pickens, T.J, Watt, Pickett, Pickens, Lamar Jackson, Justice Hill, Greg Zuerlein, Hall, Zach Wilson, Patrick Surtain, Russell Wilson, Quincy Williams, Bryce Hall scooping, Adam Trautman, Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce, Isiah Pacheco, Kirk Cousins, Jordan Addison Organizations: Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, State, Bengals, Steelers, Cincinnati, Cardinals, Saints, Patriots, New, NFL, Eagles, Rams, Philadelphia, Dallas, Jaguars, Bills, Jacksonville, Falcons, Texans, Atlanta, Houston, The Texans, Stroud, Lions, Panthers, Detroit, Carolina, Colts, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Dolphins, Giants, Miami, New York, Ravens, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Justice, Jets, Broncos, Denver, Chiefs, Vikings, Kansas City, Minnesota, Thomson Locations: Glendale , Arizona, USA, Glendale, Ariz, New Orleans, New England, Foxborough, Los Angeles, Inglewood , Calif, Angeles, Buffalo, London, Tennessee, New, Miami Gardens, Fla, New York, Baltimore, Denver, Kansas, Minneapolis

☆ Make homemade pierogies for National Pierogi Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It’s National Pierogi Day, so you have a marketing-mandated opportunity to indulge in a pile of pillowy dumplings. Making pierogi doughJust as there are many ways to refer to these dumplings, there are a wide range of recipes for pierogi dough. If you’re afraid of making any homemade dough, try my pierogi dough as your gateway recipe. Casey Barber, author of the cookbook “Pierogi Love: New Takes on an Old-World Comfort Food,” says pierogies are ideal to eat year-round. Apart from the 60 recipes in “Pierogi Love,” you can try “Everything Bagel” pierogies or pierogies with egg, cheese and Taylor ham for breakfast, or Ethiopian destaye-inspired dessert pierogies.

Persons: that’s, It’s, ”, Casey Barber, I’ve, Cook Organizations: CNN Locations: Turkey, Pittsburgh, Yukon

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Surging Treasury yields upend stock market's "bond proxies"
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lewis Krauskopf | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Such areas are often referred to as "bond proxies" for their strong, stable dividends, which over the past decade have usually exceeded Treasury yields. But surging bond yields have dulled the appeal of bond proxies. As a result, shares of bond proxies have taken an outsize hit in recent weeks. The S&P 500 utilities sector (.SPLRCU) has tumbled 13% since last month’s Fed meeting. While the sector is expected to see stronger growth than the overall S&P 500 in the third and fourth quarters, its projected 8.6% increase in 2024 lags the expected 12% rise for the overall S&P 500, according to LSEG IBES.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Irene Tunkel, LSEG, James Ragan, Davidson, Ragan, Lewis Krauskopf, Ira Iosebashvili, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Treasury, Fed, Staples, AT, Verizon, Investors, BCA Research, Reuters Graphics, Friday's, U.S, sector's, Nextera Energy, Nextera Energy Partners, KeyBanc, Markets, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Philadelphia, VandaTrack

☆ JPMorgan doubles down on startup banking by scooping up SVB veterans. Here's the bank's plan to take advantage of the venture capital slump.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The March implosion of Silicon Valley Bank created a banking vacuum in the startup world. In 2019, the group poached four executives from SVB to work with venture capital funds and their portfolio companies. But these plans were accelerated by the collapse as customers fled to JPMorgan from SVB as well as First Republic, which JPMorgan now owns. First Republic also served emerging venture capital firms, an untapped client segment for JPMorgan's commercial bank. In some aspects, the breakdown of SVB strengthened JPMorgan's appeal to tech upstarts that had previously eschewed too-big-to-fail banks, Smith said.

Persons: John China, Melissa Smith, Smith, playbook, Jamie Dimon, SVB, Darya, fintech Organizations: Valley Bank, JPMorgan, SVB, West Coast, Bay Area, Silicon Valley Bank, Capital, fintech Aumni, Capital Connect Locations: Beijing, Frankfurt, London, Stockholm, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Zurich, San Francisco, New York, Silicon Valley, West, SVB, Republic, Israel, fundraises

☆ The raw materials for creating AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Alistair Barr | Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The AI models behind this technology are built using high-quality datasets from millions of different sources. These are the raw materials for model "training," in industry parlance. Nvidia GPUs are the main hardware required for AI model training. AdvertisementAdvertisementOver 8,000 authors, including Margaret Atwood and James Patterson, signed an open letter demanding compensation from AI companies for using their works to train AI without permission. Got a tip or insights about the leading AI companies OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta?

Persons: ChatGPT, Nat Friedman, Ben Thompson, Friedman, There's, OpenAI, Reddit, Sarah Silverman, Margaret Atwood, James Patterson, JK Rowling's Harry Potter, Alistair Barr Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Tech, Amazon, LexisNexis, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Twitter Locations: Wall, Silicon, abarr@insider.com

In 2022 the bond market crash saw the value of central banks' Treasuries holdings plunge by $435 billion, Bertaut and Judson's estimates show. This doesn't suggest central banks are dumping Treasuries, be it for financial or political reasons. What's more, these figures don't account for what analysts describe as stealth or shadow central bank demand not included in the official data. Reuters Image Acquire Licensing RightsIt is undeniable, however, that the collective central bank footprint in the Treasuries market is nowhere near what it used to be. For now, central banks are still buying, just not as much as they used to.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Gary Cameron, chunky, Carol Bertaut, Ruth Judson, That's, Steven Englander, Judson, Lehman Brothers, Jamie McGeever, David Holmes Organizations: Engraving, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, of America, Bank of America, BANK, Standard Chartered, Treasuries, Fed, ICE, Treasury, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington, Rights ORLANDO , Florida, Beijing, China, Saudi Arabia, American Republic, North America, Belgium

☆ Fanatics hires former Opendoor executive to run $5 billion sports merchandise business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fanatics has seen that area of its business grow to more than $5 billion in annual sales, a key driver of its increasing overall revenue and valuation. The slew of recent executive appointments moves Fanatics closer to Rubin's goal of an eventual IPO as its business continues to expand beyond sports merchandise. Low Ah Kee is replacing Doug Mack, who has served as Fanatics Commerce CEO since 2014 and announced last month that he would be retiring at the end of 2023. Fanatics said Mack will work with Low Ah Kee for the remainder of the year and then will shift into a special advisory role for Rubin and the company. Opendoor announced last December that Low Ah Kee was leaving the company.

Persons: Justin Berl, Andrew Low Ah Kee, Michael Rubin, Low Ah Kee, Matt King, Dick Clark, Mike Mahan, " Rubin, Rubin, Deborah Crawford, Ah Kee, Doug Mack, Mack, Opendoor, Kee Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, PNC Park, Commerce, Mitchell Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S, Meta

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