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☆ Travelers say these are the 10 best large airports in North America for on-time flights, restaurants, cleanliness and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Power released its annual North American Airport Satisfaction Study, ranking the large airports across North America. The best large airport: John Wayne Airport, Orange CountyThe John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, is the best large airport this year after coming in the No. The John Wayne Airport, Orange County, currently serves about 11.7 million annual passengers, according to its website. 10 best large airports in North America for 2024John Wayne Airport, Orange County Tampa International Airport Kansas City International Airport Dallas Love Field Nashville International Airport William P. Hobby Airport Sacramento International Airport Portland International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport San Jose International Airport After taking the No. Taylor says the Tampa International Airport has ranked highly over the years because of its great design, signage, and sense of identity.

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☆ Brent Crude could rise to $90 a barrel if Israel attacks Iranian export facilities, says RBC's Croft
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBrent Crude could rise to $90 a barrel if Israel attacks Iranian export facilities, says RBC's CroftHelima Croft, RBC global head of commodity strategy, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the impact of an Israeli attack on Iranian oil facilities, where Iran's oil exports are going, and much more.

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☆ This unique medical device stock is poised to pop more than 20%, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Goldman Sachs says a period of underperformance for LivaNova stock could be ending and see shares gain more than 20%. Roman initiated coverage of the medical device stock with a buy rating and a $65 per share price target. Shares have advanced roughly 3% in 2024, significantly underperforming the S & P 500's nearly 20% gain. Roman ties the underperformance to "strategic shifts in the business and pipeline setbacks" for much of the year which also pressured LivaNova's earnings. LIVN YTD mountain LivaNova stock.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Roman, LivaNova

☆ I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

He says that quiet vacationing made him more productive at work because he was so happy. Over the course of 15 months, I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing from my fully remote job. I think quiet vacationing may be good for productivity; I was genuinely so happy while traveling the world, and it translated into my productivity at work. On some quiet vacationing days, I had to work a little later to get things across the line, but I became very efficient. A quiet vacation day in Europe might look something like this: Wake up around 8 or 9 a.m. and eat breakfast at the hotel.

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☆ Ubisoft shares skyrocket 30% after report Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Ubisoft logo displayed during the Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel London on September 24, 2024. Shares of French video game publisher Ubisoft surged over 30% on Friday after a media report that Tencent and the firm's founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout of the company. Bloomberg News reported Friday that Tencent and the Guillemot family, which are both minority shareholders of Ubisoft, are considering a buyout among other options after the company lost more than half its market value this year. Shares of Ubisoft were last trading around 30% as of 3:20 p.m. London time. Please refresh for updates.

Organizations: ExCel London, Ubisoft, Bloomberg Locations: London

☆ ‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year. On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.

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☆ I'm a computer science professor at UC Berkeley. Tech jobs are drying up and graduates are no longer guaranteed a role.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

James O'Brien is a UC Berkeley professor who says tech graduates struggle to secure top jobs. O'Brien says we need to embrace universal basic income as AI shrinks the job market. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with James O'Brien, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. There's still demand for people, and some people are getting jobs, but not across the entire industry. AdvertisementThere are also people coming from other schools that don't have quite the strong reputation that Berkeley does, and they're not getting job offers at all.

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☆ Spirit tumbles to record low on report it's exploring a bankruptcy filing. Here's how it got here
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spirit Airlines shares tumbled to a record low on Friday after a report that it's exploring Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A bankruptcy filing would mark a dramatic turn for the carrier with its iconic yellow planes that caters to budget-conscious travelers. After the JetBlue deal fell apart, Spirit said in January that it was looking at options to refinance its debt. A Spirit spokesman declined to comment on a the Wall Street Journal report that the carrier is considering a bankruptcy filing. Shares of Frontier Airlines, which originally planned to merge with fellow budget airline Spirit before JetBlue swooped in in 2022, surged 16% on Friday.

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☆ My husband is the primary breadwinner, and I stay home with the kids. But our marriage is not 'traditional.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Amber Adrian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I have a husband and several children, and from the outside, it definitely looks like a traditional setup. Our family life looks traditional in many ways, but in other ways, it isn'tOur life does align with the "provider/protector" and "nurturer/homemaker" gender roles in some ways, and in some ways, looks traditional on the surface. My husband is the primary earner for our family; he works full-time as an engineer to provide for the expanses of our family. I am the primary caretaker for our kids and work to take care of and run the details of our household. For some years in our marriage, my husband didn't understand — and therefore didn't appreciate — all I contributed.

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Learn moreCould this be the end for the Las Vegas Aces? Below, we've put together everything you need to know about where to watch the New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces, including how to live stream it. How to watch New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces in the USThe New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces game will air at 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 is available as a part of most major cable plans, but if you don't have access, you can live stream the network through a month-to-month live TV package. Sling is the cheapest way you can live stream ESPN2.

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☆ Undecided Voters Tell Us About Their Biggest Worries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ruth Igielnik | Christine Zhang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Among undecided and persuadable voters Personality/behavior No biggest concern Ethics/honesty Ability to do the job Threat to democracy Race/racism/sexism Court cases/convictions Abortion Immigration Other 10 20 30% What, if anything, is your biggest concern about Kamala Harris? Among undecided and persuadable voters Honesty/trustworthiness Judgment/character No biggest concern Economy Lack of experience Ideology Need to know more Immigration Track record Other 10 20 30% What, if anything, is your biggest concern about Donald Trump? Among undecided and persuadable voters Personality/behavior No biggest concern Ethics/honesty Ability to do the job Threat to democracy Race/racism/sexism Court cases/convictions Abortion Immigration Other 10 20 30% What, if anything, is your biggest concern about Kamala Harris? White woman, 30s, Arizona “Little power hungry.”White man, 30s, North Carolina “His authoritative tendencies.”Woman, 40s, Michigan “Probably his rhetoric, maybe, and how he presents himself. Voters specifically mentioned costs and inflation, a persistent concern among undecided and not fully decided voters over the last few months.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, —, He’s, ”, ” “, Georgia “, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, Donald Trump’s, Michigan “, doesn’t, Harris, Trump’s, ” Harris, she’s, North Carolina “, She’s, I’m Organizations: The New York Times, Siena College, New York Times, Trump, Wisconsin, North Carolina “, Michigan, North Carolina “ Democrats Locations: Ohio, Arizona, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina , Ohio, Siena, North Carolina

☆ Jon Steinlauf, WBD's Top Ad Salesman, to Leave. Read the Memo.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave at the year's end. Steinlauf's departure follows his role in merging ad sales units after the Discovery-WarnerMedia deal. Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave the media company at the end of the year, according to an internal memo from Bruce Campbell, WBD's chief revenue and strategy officer, that was shared with Business Insider. AdvertisementSteinlauf led Discovery's ad sales business starting in 2018 under Zaslav pre-merger, having joined Discovery through its acquisition of Scripps Networks. Read the memo about Steinlauf's departure from the company below:

Persons: Jon Steinlauf, —, Bruce Campbell, Turner, WBD, Comcast's NBCU, Marybeth Strobel, Ryan Gould, David Zaslav, Steinlauf Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, NBA, Service, Business, CNN, HBO, Disney, Paramount, Turner Sports, Zaslav, Scripps Networks

☆ It's time to sell utility stocks, which are overbought and expensive, according to Carter Worth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Carter Braxton Worth | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

From time to time in markets, a single area or theme in the market gets "so embraced", "so believed in", "so relied on" that the theme in question becomes "overbought"... "expensive"... "full". Such is the case with the S & P 500 Utilities sector, by our work. The chart below of the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) since the 2009 Financial Crisis low, tells the tale. At present, XLU is as "overbought" and "expensive" as at any time since the 2009 low. -Carter Braxton Worth For actionable recommendations via email and live nightly videos become a member at worthcharting.com .

Persons: Carter Braxton Worth Organizations: Utilities, —, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ Donald Trump's social media company has new worries and investors don't care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

2 executive at Trump Media & Technology, the company that runs Trump's Truth Social, has resigned. You'd think this is the kind of thing that would worry Trump Media investors. 2 executive at Donald Trump's social media company resigned this week. And indeed, shares in Trump Media & Technology Group — the company that runs Trump's Truth Social platform — were down about 1% Friday morning. We've done this many times, so briefly: Trump Media & Technology Group runs Truth Social, but Truth Social is embryonic at best.

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☆ China wants Taiwan to make mistakes and is looking for excuses to trigger a blockade, Taiwan's navy commander says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China has ramped up its military presence around Taiwan, the country's navy commander said. Adm. Tang Hua told The Economist that China wants it to make a mistake so it can justify a blockade. AdvertisementChina is trying to force Taiwan into making mistakes and is looking for excuses to trigger a blockade, according to Taiwan's navy commander. Adm. Tang Hua told The Economist that China is "slowly, but surely" ramping up its military presence around Taiwan and is ready to blockade Taiwan "at any time they want." "The PLA is trying to force Taiwan to make mistakes," he said, using the acronym for China's People's Liberation Army.

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My husband and I spend money in different ways, but we worked to set our financial goals together. We have our retirement and investments with our favorite financial services company, where we occasionally get advice from our financial advisor. Most of our expenses are debited from this pool of money, set up on auto-pay, of course. We have each other's phone codes, email passwords, and the like, so it was only natural that we both have access to all our money accounts, too. We both have access to all accounts, all credit cards, retirement accounts, and 529 plans, passwords, and all.

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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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☆ Inside the 24-hour legal whiplash that sent 30 million student-loan borrowers into limbo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Millions of student-loan borrowers have faced legal whiplash over the past 24 hours. A Missouri judge blocked Biden from carrying out his broader debt relief plan just hours after receiving the case. The ruling came before the Education Department had even published the final rule for the debt relief. That's because the lawsuit argued the relief would hurt the revenue of student-loan company MOHELA, which is based in Missouri. Advertisement"The Department of Education is extremely disappointed by this ruling," a department spokesperson told Business Insider.

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☆ 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.

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☆ MrBeast's $100M Amazon reality show may succeed despite controversy. But it could come back to haunt him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementMrBeast confirmed this week that his upcoming Amazon show, Beast Games, had cost more than $100 million. "They'll still do partnerships with him," Diana D'Angelo, the CEO of Breaking Creatives Agency, told BI. A spokesperson for Donaldson told BI that the lawsuit had not yet been served to him despite being filed two weeks ago. AdvertisementHowever, Chedid told BI these "stonewall tactics" may "come back to bite him," affecting his reputation and future partnerships. D'Angelo told BI Donaldson might decide to speak up if the controversy starts to affect his "bread and butter" — his YouTube channel.

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☆ These dividend stocks have a track record of solid fourth-quarter performance, Bespoke says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

October is off to a rocky start, but a strong period of seasonality is only just beginning – particularly for select dividend-paying stocks, Bespoke Investment Group found. Dividend-paying stocks have been especially strong when it comes to fourth-quarter returns over the past 10 years, Bespoke found. In addition to having seasonality in their favor, dividend stocks are also expected to benefit from the Federal Reserve's interest rate cutting cycle. Tapestry also has a dividend yield of 3%. The stock has a total return of more than 21% in 2024, as well as a dividend yield of nearly 5%.

Persons: Matthew Boss, Tabby, Boss, Coach's, it's, Piper Sandler, Scott Siefers, Siefers, Wells, Michael Brown, Brown, Lamb Weston Organizations: Investment, New, JPMorgan, BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America Locations: Brooklyn, BlackRock, Wells Fargo

Banks up : Financials were also strong Friday, with Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley our top performers on the session. Beer boss : Shares of Club stock Constellation Brands were bouncing Friday, one day after a steep post-earnings slide . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Stocks can’t defy October’s gravity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. [PRO] How to play the jobs report The U.S. jobs report for September, coming out later today, will indicate if the economy will be able to achieve a soft landing or is headed toward a recession. Analysts at JPMorgan break down how the S&P 500 could react , depending on the number of jobs added for September. With the jobs report out in about 12 hours, it's too late for second guessing, in any case.

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☆ Dolphins ‘smile’ at each other when they play and to avoid misunderstanding, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For humans, flashing a smile is an easy way to avoid misunderstanding. And, according to a new study, bottlenose dolphins may use a similar tactic while playing with each other. The study, which was published Wednesday in the journal iScience, found that dolphins make an open-mouthed expression, comparable to a “smile,” during their play. iScience Maglieri et alMuch loved – and anthropomorphized – by humans, dolphins are known for their playfulness, rich social lives, and complex communication with one another. “When dolphins play together, a mix of whistling and visual cues helps them cooperate and achieve goals, a strategy particularly useful during social play when they’re less on guard for predators,” he added.

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☆ Israel may not be able to take down Iran's nuclear sites on its own
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One option would be to take out Iran's nuclear sites — something Biden opposes. A hit on Iran's nuclear facilities could, however, create far graver consequences, potentially including a race by Iran to build a nuclear weapon. AdvertisementUS President Joe Biden would not support Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in targeting nuclear sites. As The Financial Times noted, there are more than a thousand miles between Israel and Iran's main nuclear bases. And Iran's nuclear sites present a formidable target, sprawling across various sites, with several of the most sensitive located in heavily fortified underground bunkers.

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