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☆ A Nevada official was found guilty of using $70K meant for a statue of a slain police officer for plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding, and rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A jury found Nevada official Michele Fiore guilty of misusing $70,000 meant for a memorial. The statue was to honor a Las Vegas police officer killed in the line of duty. Prosecutors said funds were spent on personal expenses like rent, plastic surgery, and a wedding. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, along with fellow officer Igor Soldo, was shot and killed "execution-style" while eating lunch in June 2014, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. An exhibit list showed that FBI agents also seized invoice documents for a Las Vegas plastic surgery practice.

Persons: Michele Fiore, —, KLAS, Fiore, Donald Trump, Alyn Beck, Igor Soldo, Dahoud Askar, Michael Sanft Organizations: Las, Prosecutors, Service, Las Vegas, Republican, PAC, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, Business Locations: Nevada, Las, Nye County, Caribbean, California, Vegas

☆ Reporter Asks Biden if He Would Reconsider Dropping Out of the Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Michael D. Shear | More About Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And while the spotlight is trained on Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr. Biden is holding tightly to the office he still occupies for another 109 days. Mr. Biden, at almost 82 years old, has wanted to be president for most of his adult life. He ran and lost, and then ran and lost again before finally winning in 2020. “Look at the results across the board,” Mr. Biden told reporters. “Unemployment is down to 4.1 percent, and every month Vice President Harris and I have been in office, we’ve created jobs.

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☆ Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings as threats rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As concerns about flooding, extreme temperatures, and wildfires grow, this tool also helps agents inform their clients in discussing climate risk, insurance, and long-term affordability." But climate risk firm First Street, which incorporates the effects of climate change into its property risk scores, shows nearly 12% of homes in the state at flood risk. Each for-sale listing on Zillow now displays First Street risk scores for flood, fire, wind, air and heat. This is especially true for the flood risk, because climate change is already intensifying the severity of rainfall, even in minor storms. More than 80% of buyers now consider climate risk when purchasing a home, according to a survey by Zillow.

Persons: Skylar Olsen, Hurricane Helene, Ed Kearns, We've, Zillow, Kearns Organizations: FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, First Locations: North Carolina, Carolina

☆ As Costco sells platinum, experts explain how the precious metal differs from gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Costco sells a broad selection of gold and silver products, and now it's adding platinum to the mix. The wholesaler has already sold through multiple rounds of platinum coins and bars in the past week. AdvertisementCostco shoppers have been snapping up a broad selection of gold and silver products over the past year. Costco now offers platinum products online, including both bars and coins. Related storiesGoldCore's business is primarily in gold and silver, but Russell told BI that platinum makes up a "very small percentage" of what the company sells.

Persons: —, Gary Millerchip, Edward Sterck, Sterck, bode, Mindy Schauer, David Russell, Russell Organizations: Costco, Service, Canadian Mint, Platinum Investment Council, Media, Getty, ICE Locations: Swiss, Orange

☆ The House That Malin+Goetz Built (And Built Again)
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Craig Kellogg | Ashok Sinha | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Freshly painted white and fitted with new mahogany shutters, this new old house is nearly finished. And then came the stunning phone call, freezing Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin in the back of that cab. Would it “look like a fake old house?” Mr. Malin asked. “Do I care whether a two-by-four is hundreds of years old, or 90 days old?” Mr. Goetz asked. Construction can’t be finished fast enough for Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin.

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☆ Kirk Cousins passes for franchise-record 509 yards as Falcons stun Buccaneers in overtime thriller on Thursday Night Football
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Kirk Cousins threw for a franchise-record 509 yards on Thursday Night Football as the Atlanta Falcons mounted another dramatic comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-30 in overtime. Coincidentally, the new record came on the night that Ryan was inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor. “What a night,” Cousins said afterwards, per AP. Kirk Cousins passes the ball against the Bucs in the second half. In the final second, Koo’s field goal forced overtime, allowing Cousins to write his name in the history books.

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☆ Russia is facing a 'time bomb' at the heart of its economy, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is breaking down institutions and "borrowing from the future," Konstantin Sonin says. The economist notes Russia is taking measures to exert more control over its economy. But those actions are hurting Moscow's economic future, Sonin said. Konstantin Sonin, a professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, said he foresaw a dark economic future ahead for Russia. Putin's war not only imposes on today's Russians a worse life than they otherwise would have had.

Persons: Konstantin Sonin, Sonin, — Organizations: Service, University of Chicago Harris School of Public, Syndicate, Heineken, International Monetary Fund Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Meta, challenging OpenAI, announces new AI model that can generate video with sound
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Movie Gen also can generate background music and sound effects synced to the content of the videos, Meta said in a blog post, and use the tool to edit existing videos. Videos created by Movie Gen can be up to 16 seconds long, while audio can be up to 45 seconds long, Meta said. They declined to comment on Meta's assessment for Movie Gen specifically. Lions Gate Entertainment , the company behind "The Hunger Games" and "Twilight," announced in September that it was giving AI startup Runway access to its film and television library to train an AI model.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Gen, Meta spokespeople, OpenAI, Sora, Scarlett Johansson Organizations: Meta, Facebook, Microsoft, Technologists, Hollywood, Lions Gate Entertainment Locations: Menlo Park , California, U.S, Kling, Hollywood, Pakistan, India, Indonesia

☆ Stock market next week: Investors wonder what's to come after tumultuous October start
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stocks struggled this week as rising tensions in the Middle East set off the strongest rally in oil prices since March 2023. "The stock market has been living up to October's reputation of increased volatility," said Glen Smith, chief investment officer at GDS Wealth Management. Inflation report, Fed minutes on deck In the week ahead, investors will keep an eye on a couple of potential catalysts. On Wednesday, investors will parse minutes from September's central bank gathering for insights into the future path of monetary policy. "I would say the inflation report is probably less important than it used to be," Dickson said.

Persons: Stocks, Glen Smith, Said, Mike Dickson, Chris Zaccarelli, Zaccarelli, Investment's Dickson, It's, Dickson, Wells, John Williams, JPMorgan Chase Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, GDS Wealth Management, Federal, Horizon Investments, CNBC Pro, Independent, Alliance, PepsiCo, Delta, JPMorgan Chase, PepsiCO, New York Fed, PPI, University of Michigan, BlackRock, Bank of NY Mellon, JPMorgan Locations: White, Wells Fargo, Fastenal, Wells

"The trend was inevitable," said Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economics at The New School for Social Research in New York. "The lack of affordable childcare may be playing a role," according to Richard Fry, a senior researcher at Pew. "The childcare crisis, which was simmering prior to the pandemic, has come to a boil," according to a KPMG analysis. A study by the Pew Research Center found that men who are not college-educated leave the workforce at higher rates than men who are. "When you don't get rewarded for working, you work less," Fry said.

Persons: Teresa Ghilarducci, Richard Fry, —, Pew's Fry, Fry Organizations: Federal Reserve, The New School for Social Research, Pew Research Center, Pew, KPMG Locations: New York

North Carolina has racked up the highest death toll thus far with 106 fatalities reported. Kim AshbyKim Ashby, a North Carolina teacher of 20 years, is described as “the glue that holds everyone together,” her daughter, Jessica Meidinger, told CNN. A neighbor took a photo of the Ashby home in Elk Park, North Carolina, as it floated in the river on Friday. Omar Khan, 44, disappeared after Helene flooded Asheville, North Carolina. Julie Le Roux has been missing since a mudslide destroyed the Marion, North Carolina, home she had taken shelter in from the raging storm.

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☆ Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I tell you, I have never voted for a Democrat, but this year, I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris," Cheney told the crowd. Cheney said in September that both she and her father, Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney, would be voting for Harris over their party's nominee, former President Donald Trump. The Harris campaign has been looking for ways to take advantage of opposition to Trump within the Republican party. Since then, a small but growing number of prominent Republicans have come out in support of Harris' presidential campaign, including former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and the Cheneys. "We have plenty of policy disagreements with Vice President Harris.

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☆ Maersk slumps 7% as the end of U.S. port strikes weighs on European shipping stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal October 03, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Shares of Moller-Maersk slumped more than 8% on the Friday market open as European shipping companies fell on the conclusion of a U.S. port strike. A prolonged strike would have provided a boost for European shippers to take a larger share of global supply chain demands. Maersk shares pared losses slightly to trade down 7.05% by 9:05 a.m. London time. Thursday's deal ended a strike that had choked U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since the start of the week and threatened U.S. supply of fruits, pharmaceuticals and automobiles, among other goods.

Persons: Germany's Hapag Lloyd, Nagel Organizations: Dundalk Marine, Moller, Maersk, U.S, dockworkers, United States Maritime Alliance, International Longshoremen's Association Locations: Dundalk, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S, London, Swiss, East Coast, Gulf Coast

☆ A Ryanair Boeing plane caught fire on a runway in Italy while taxiing for takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ryanair flight in Italy was delayed after fumes were seen coming out of the aircraft. This comes just days after another Ryanair flight's tires burst while landing in Milan. AdvertisementA Ryanair flight in Italy caught fire as it was taxiing on the runway in an airport in southern Italy. Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin, a city near Italy's border with France, caught fire on Thursday, according to CNN. "I think that both Airbus and Boeing, certainly Boeing, need to significantly improve quality control," O'Leary told the Financial Times.

Persons: —, Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, Ryanair didn't Organizations: Ryanair, Service, CNN, Boeing, Max, Passengers, Milan's Bergamo, Alaska Airlines, Airbus, Financial, Business Locations: Italy, Milan, Brindisi, Turin, Italy's, France, Barcelona

☆ Lachlan Morton’s historic cycle around Australia: Headwinds, hunger and ‘a very close call’ with a kangaroo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

During his travels, the professional cyclist has braved brutal headwinds, extreme temperatures, dangerous traffic and even dusted himself off after a run-in with a kangaroo. That’s all while cycling up to 17 or 18 hours a day, stopping only to sleep, eat and mentally reset before doing it all again. “Rainy days, big, long headwind days – I think mentally they’re probably the most challenging,” says Morton. Reminding yourself that you’re just on a bike ride becomes very important.”This, however, is far from any normal bike ride. Morton has had to negotiate large trucks on his cycle around Australia.

Persons: ”, Lachlan Morton, it’s, Morton, “, ” Morton, you’ve, –, David Alley’s, “ You’re, Karter Machen, Rachel, ” – Morton, birdsong, He’s Organizations: CNN, Port Macquarie, CNN Sport, EF, Road, Association of Australia, Tour de France, Education –, Indigenous Literacy Foundation Locations: Port, Sydney, Australia, Adelaide, Brisbane, Broome, Darwin, Esperance, Melbourne, Perth, Paris, Munich, Ukrainian, Riding

☆ Singapore court charges property billionaire Ong Beng Seng over scandal involving former minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SINGAPORE — Singapore on Friday charged property billionaire Ong Beng Seng on two counts relating to the obstruction of justice and abetment, according to local media, in a case involving a former government minister. Ong, a Singapore-based Malaysian businessman, is the managing director of Singapore-listed hotel owner and operator Hotel Properties Limited . In July, Singapore's anti-graft agency issued an arrest notice for Ong as part of its investigation involving former Transport Minister S Iswaran. HPL's portfolio includes 38 hotels and resorts in 15 countries, operating under brands including Four Seasons, Intercontinental Hotels and Marriott International. Shares of HPL were halted ahead of the court hearing on Friday.

Persons: Ong Beng Seng, Ong, Singapore's, Iswaran, HPL, Mr Ong Organizations: Hotel Properties, Transport, Intercontinental Hotels, Marriott International Locations: SINGAPORE — Singapore, Singapore, Malaysian

☆ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says it's 'insanely hard' to build a business — and ignorance is a 'superpower' for founders
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia's Jensen Huang explained just how tough it was to build the chipmaker into a world-beater. Startup founders don't know what they're signing up for — and that's a good thing, Huang said. AdvertisementStarting Nvidia from scratch and growing it into a $3 trillion company took three decades and stretched Jensen Huang to his absolute limit. The adversaries and all the smart things that they're going to do. The adversities that you're going to be confronted with over time."

Persons: Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Huang, —, Jensen Huang, Bloomberg — Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Bloomberg

☆ I wrote a manual on how to work with me and distributed it to every coworker I had at Google. Doing that was one of the best decisions I made there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I first got the idea of making a "Working With" manual from an old supervisor I worked for when I joined Google. Having a "Working With" manual is helpful for both individual contributors and managersHaving a "Working With" manual is helpful even as an individual contributor. Jerry LeeWhen I first shared my "Working With" manual with my Google coworkers, I received two types of feedback. AdvertisementAdditionally, creating a manual will help you even if you don't share it externally. AdvertisementPeople can always ask me follow-up questions if there's anything they don't understand.

Persons: Jerry Lee, Lee, —, didn't, haven't Organizations: Google, Babson College, Service

☆ Billionaire Palmer Luckey's icy relationship with Mark Zuckerberg is thawing 8 years after his Facebook firing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Palmer Luckey and Meta appear to be mending their frayed relationship. The Oculus and Anduril founder recently visited Meta for a demo and signaled he'd be open to working with Mark Zuckerberg. Luckey was fired in 2016 from Facebook amid backlash over funding a billboard mocking Hillary Clinton. AdvertisementEight years after getting fired from Facebook, Palmer Luckey appears to be open to burying the hatchet with Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. https://t.co/SvHbU5qwcn — Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) October 3, 2024Neither Palmer Luckey nor Meta immediately responded to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Spirit Airlines stock plunges after report it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | Will Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Spirit Airlines may file for Chapter 11 amid major debts after a failed merger with JetBlue. A report of the potential bankruptcy filing sent Spirit's stock tumbling in premarket trade Friday. AdvertisementSpirit Airlines stock plunged in premarket trading on Friday after a report that it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While Spirit faces a turbulent future with a potential Chapter 11 filing, it isn't necessarily a death sentence for the airline. AdvertisementWhen contacted by Business Insider, Spirit Airlines referred to Christie's comments in August's earnings call but didn't comment further.

Persons: —, Ted Christie Organizations: JetBlue, Service, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Street Journal, Scandinavian Airlines, Delta Airlines, Business Locations: Atlanta

☆ Delayed cruise ship finally on the move again after ‘paperwork’ glitch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —To say that there have been many twists and turns in the tale of the three-and-a-half-year cruise is something of an understatement. Villa Vie Odyssey initially set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland on Monday night after a delay of around four months, but didn’t get very far. Villa Vie CEO Mike Petterson told CNN on Friday that the ship would remain in France for one day, before heading to Bilbao, Spain. Petterson previously indicated that the delayed departure was due to a longer than usual certification process. While the ship was built in 1993, it has been held to the standards of a new vessel, said Petterson.

Persons: didn’t, Fred, Olsen, Villa, Mike Petterson, Holly Hennessey, ” “ It’s, it’s, Angela Theriac, Petterson, CNN’s Julia Buckley, Marnie Hunter Organizations: CNN, Olsen Cruise Lines, Villa Vie Locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belfast Lough, Braemar, Brest, France, Bilbao, Spain

☆ Every live-action Joker actor, from Cesar Romero to Joaquin Phoenix, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Joaquin Phoenix is one of two actors to win an Oscar for playing the Joker. Phoenix starred as the DC villain in two solo films, 2019's "Joker" and the new sequel "Joker: Folie à Deux." Director Todd Phillips' approach of making the Joker a more realistic and human character appealed to critics, and the film won two Oscars. By contrast, the sequel film has bombed with critics and fans alike and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 39%. AdvertisementIn August, Phillips seemed to suggest to Variety that there wouldn't be another "Joker" sequel when he said: "I think we've said what we wanted to say in this world."

Persons: Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Cameron Monaghan, —, Phoenix, Todd Phillips, Phillips, we've, Barry Keoghan Organizations: Service, Variety

☆ The port strike is over. Here’s what happens next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Then union members will get additional $4-per-hour raises every year during the life of the six-year tentative deal. The union had been willing to consider the $4-an-hour deal before the strike, union boss Harold Daggett said on the picket line outside the Port of New York and New Jersey early Tuesday, soon after the start of the strike. Thursday’s deal likely is the end of the strike, but it doesn’t close the door on a new strike in the future. Should the members vote against the deal, the strike might start once again. But union members voted nearly unanimously to reject it and have remained on strike since September 13.

Persons: Harold Daggett, Bryan R, Smith, Helene, Bethann Rooney, ”, Rooney Organizations: New, New York CNN, United, International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance, Getty, Port Authority of New, Hurricane Sandy, International Association of Machinists, Boeing Locations: New York, United States, East, Gulf Coast, Port of New York, New Jersey, Maine, Texas, Virginia, Port Newark, AFP, Port Authority of New York, Port, NY, NJ, Hurricane

☆ A millennial with a Ph.D. and over $250k in student loan debt says she's been looking for a job for 4 years. She wishes she prioritized work experience over education.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A millennial with a Ph.D. and over $250,000 in student loan debt said she can't find a job. She's looking for business roles while working as a nurse to help pay the bills. She said she's been forced to expand her job search and explore a new career in nursing to help her make ends meet. AdvertisementRasberry said she thinks the biggest obstacle in her job search is her lack of work experience. She said working remotely would make it easier to keep her nursing job, reduce her commuting costs, and care for her dog.

Persons: —, Rasberry, She's, she's, I've, she'd, hasn't, — she's, wasn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Saint Leo University in, Business Locations: Saint Leo University in Florida, Virginia

☆ Treasury yields dip ahead of September jobs report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 10-year Treasury yield was lower by one basis point at 3.84%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was also one basis point lower at 3.697%. U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower early Friday as investors gear up for the closely watched September jobs report. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after ADP data showed private payrolls grew by more than expected in September. Private companies added 143,000 jobs, ahead of August's figure of 103,000 and a forecast of 128,000. That was given as justification for the jumbo 50-basis-point interest rate cut carried out by the Fed last month.

Persons: Dow Jones, Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Fed

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