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The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in April from a year ago and compared with expectations of a 5% increase. The lower-than-expected inflation data drove the Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) up as much as 1.17% to its highest intraday level in more than eight months. The rate-sensitive S&P 500 technology sector index (.SPLRCT) rose 0.82%, while communication services (.SPLRCL) was up 1.21%. Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a 1.17-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.03-to-1 ratio favored advancers. The S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 71 new highs and 135 new lows.

The young entrepreneur made waves as a teenager by scoring over $2 million in college scholarships, which allowed her to graduate debt-free from Princeton University in 2022. Through brand deals, digital products and private consultations, her business, Growing With Gabby, earned $177,000 in 2022. Gabby Carter, 22, earned $133,000 last year from her corporate job and her business, Growing with Gabby. But throughout high school and during college, she won 35 different scholarship awards totaling over $2 million — enough to graduate debt-free and with over $100,000 in savings. "That made people very curious about how I was able to have scholarship success."

☆ Meet Fashion Nova's billionaire CEO who owns the biggest modern home in the US —a $126 million LA megamansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Áine Cain | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Richard Saghian is best known as the fashion mogul behind Fashion Nova, but he's also snapped up pricey real estate. Within a year, he bought a $40 million home on Malibu's "Billionaire's Beach" and shelled out $126 million for the biggest modern home in the US. The billionaire exec has shelled out $40 million for a 6,000-square-foot home on Malibu's exclusive "Billionaire's Beach," The Real Deal reported. Less than a year prior, Saghian bid $126 million at auction for a Los Angeles megamansion. Nicknamed "The One," the 105,000-square-foot property is considered the biggest modern home in the US.

☆ Opinion: The untold story about Anne Frank’s hiding place
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Opinion Roy Schwartz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

British actors Bel Powley and Joe Cole play Miep and Jan, with Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank. Only Otto Frank survived. Anne Frank's (1929-1945) world famous diary charts two years of her life from 1942 to 1944, when her family were hiding in Amsterdam from German Nazis. Anne Frank has particularly been in the zeitgeist in recent years, with the 2021 French animated film “Where Is Anne Frank,” a magical retelling of her story loosely based on the 2018 graphic novel; the 2022 Dutch Netflix movie “My Best Friend Anne Frank,” based on the book “Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend”; the controversial, eventually pulled 2022 book “The Betrayal of Anne Frank”; and “After the Annex: Anne Frank, Auschwitz and Beyond,” coming out in May. While 89% have heard of Anne Frank, 32% don’t know she died in a concentration camp.

☆ Analysts love these 15 cheap stocks — and give one 250% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But investors still have to contend with uncertainty as analysts continue to warn of a recession this year. Stock screen CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the S & P 500, Nasdaq Composite and MSCI World for cheap stocks with big upside. They met the following criteria: Stocks trading at a lower forward price-to-earnings ratio relative to their average five-year forward P/E multiple; "Buy" ratings from at least 40% of analysts covering them; Upside to average price target of 30% or more. First Solar and Broadwind Energy stood out for having among the highest potential upside on the list at 175% and 250%, respectively. Of the stocks on CNBC's screen, Valero Energy is trading at the steepest discount at 95%.

☆ Mick Jagger's security guy reportedly helped Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife disable security cameras suspected of beaming footage back to Fox HQ after divorce
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mick Jagger sent his security consultant to help his disable cameras in Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife's house, Vanity Fair reported. The footage from the home in Oxfordshire — which she got in the divorce settlement — was being sent to Murdoch's Fox headquarters, Vanity Fair reported. Hall, who married Murdoch in 2016, had previously been married to Jagger. Representatives for Murdoch, Hall, and Jagger did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Read the Vanity Fair's full report on Rupert Murdoch here.

☆ Rupert Murdoch's engagement to former model and conservative radio host is called off just two weeks after he announced it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rupert Murdoch is no longer engaged to former model and conservative radio host Ann Lesley Smith. Murdoch, who owns Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, has been married four times in the past. Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul whose portfolio includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, is no longer engaged to Ann Lesley Smith. Murdoch and Smith, a 66-year-old former model and conservative radio talk show host, had announced their plans to wed just two weeks ago. I'm happy," Murdoch told the New York Post about their engagement last month.

☆ 4 crew members who were promised a role in NBC's 'Bel-Air' speak out: 'I left my son for a year for nothing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Four cast and crew members from the "Bel-Air" fan video were told they'd get hired for the TV show. Kerry Rounds, producer: 'I helped the fan trailer go viral and connected Cooper to Will Smith'I'm a film producer and social-media strategist. When the trailer was done and posted, I told Cooper I could call in some favors and get this thing seen. Cooper told me he'd pitched me for an executive role to NBC. When Kerry was still around for the project, things seemed to function more like a professional film set.

☆ Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith call off engagement
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rupert Murdoch at the U.S. Open in New York, September 2017. REUTERS/Mike SegarApril 4 (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith have called off their engagement, a source confirmed on Tuesday. Murdoch and Smith, 66, met in September at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California, and he called her two weeks later, Murdoch told News Corp-owned New York Post, which broke the news of the engagement. On March 17 in New York, Murdoch presented Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, according to the Post. I’m happy,” Murdoch told the Post at the time.

☆ AMC surges 21% on report that Amazon may be interested in buying the movie theater chain
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AMC Entertainment surged as much as 21% on Tuesday after a report suggested Amazon might buy the struggling movie theater chain. The Intersect reported that Amazon chariman Jeff Bezos ordered his investment advisors to "explore acquisition plans" for AMC. Shares of AMC Entertainment were already up about 5% Tuesday afternoon, but those gains were supercharged after the report from the Intersect was released. According to the report, Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos has ordered his investment advisors to "explore acquisition plans" for AMC and its 600 movie theater locations. Amazon could essentially use AMC's movie theaters as a way to promote its slate of Amazon Prime movies, cross-sell other Amazon services such as grocery delivery, as well as serve as a local distribution hub for Amazon products.

☆ A Developer Wanted His Bel-Air Mansion to Stand Out. So He Added Some ‘Razzle-Dazzle.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A Bel-Air mansion boasting a Mayan pyramid-inspired outdoor playground with cascading water features is coming on the market for $35.68 million.

☆ Rupert Murdoch, 92, is getting married for the 5th time. He says he's 'looking forward to spending the second half' of his life with his fiancée.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is getting married for the fifth time, at the age of 92. The New York Post is one of the many publications that the Australian-born American billionaire owns. Murdoch married Hall in 2016. Murdoch told Adams that he was "very nervous" about falling in love again. Murdoch's media empire includes publications like The Wall Street Journal, Fox Corp, the New York Post, HarperCollins publishers, and more.

☆ Rupert Murdoch is engaged to Ann Lesley Smith
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch is preparing to walk down the aisle for the fifth time. The 92-year-old tycoon revealed he’s engaged to marry Ann Lesley Smith in an article published Monday in the New York Post, one of his own publications. Smith was previously married to Chester Smith, a country singer and radio and TV executive, who died in 2008. Murdoch was previously married to former flight attendant Patricia Booker, journalist Anna Murdoch and entrepreneur Wendi Deng. CNN has reached out to representatives of Murdoch and Smith for further comment.

☆ Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Tennis - US Open - Mens Final - New York, U.S. - September 10, 2017 - Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox News Channel stands before Rafael Nadal of Spain plays against Kevin Anderson of South Africa. REUTERS/Mike Segar/March 20 (Reuters) - Fox Corp (FOXA.O) Chairman Rupert Murdoch is engaged to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, his spokesperson confirmed on Monday, which will mark the fifth marriage for the 92-year-old media mogul. Murdoch and Smith, 66, first met in September at his vineyard Moraga in Bel Air, California, and he called her two weeks later, Murdoch told the News Corp-owned NY Post, which broke the news of the engagement. Smith is a widow whose late husband was Chester Smith, a country singer, radio and TV executive. On March 17 in New York, Murdoch presented Smith with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire ring, according to the Post.

In a major shake-up, China will set up the new regulatory body, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), according to a proposal that the State Council, or cabinet, presented to parliament on Tuesday. The watchdog, which will oversee all aspects of China's $57 trillion financial sector apart from the securities market, should help reduce regulatory overlap especially at the level of local government, analysts say. There are also plans, sources have said, for the revival of another high-level financial watchdog which is expected to be directly under central party leadership. 'ENHANCING CENTRALISATION'In its reform proposals presented in parliament, the State Council said the changes were meant to "deepen reforming local financial regulatory systems" by "enhancing centralised management of financial affairs". Some investors, however, are concerned that the regulatory power reshuffle means tighter government control, which may bring more interference or crackdowns on financial activity, particularly in the private sector.

☆ I was promised a part in the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake — instead I left LA jobless and in debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Rufus Burns played the role of Jazz in the viral short film 'Bel-Air,' based on the sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' When the television version of the short film was picked up by NBC, Burns believed he'd reprise the role. Rufus Burns played Jazz in the viral "Bel-Air" short film. We moved out to LA to start pre-production on 'Bel-Air,' and I worked for freeAs we started to get closer to pre-production for "Bel-Air," Cooper said I should move out to LA. Were you involved in the "Bel-Air" short film?

☆ West gains advantage as it vies with Russia for influence in Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Aleksandar Vasovic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

T-shirts with the letter Z, a symbol of Russia's campaign, are sold as souvenirs while far-right groups openly tout support for Russia. Last month, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that while Serbia had made progress in EU accession negotiations, Brussels required more. A separate CRTA poll found 61% felt Belgrade should preserve good relations with Moscow even at the cost of EU ties. U.S. and EU sanctions mean Serbia can no longer send its fighter jets or helicopters, based on ex-Soviet technology, to Russia for overhauls, nor purchase new weapons from Russia. Cedomir Stojkovic, a Belgrade-based lawyer and activist whose October Group publishes lists of prominent Serbs who are outspoken supporters of Russia, said Serbia was under Russia's "hybrid occupation".

☆ Here are 6 tips to navigate this year's stock market, according to the CIO of a wealth management firm for high-net-worth individuals
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He also suggests having some exposure to small-cap stocks .. Non-US equities, especially in emerging markets, could outperform in a multi-year cycle. As for the fixed-income market, Bharath says it will continue to yield positive returns, even though they may not be massive. Second, an investor's portfolio should return to an equal balance between value and growth stocks this year. However, the same thesis for growth stocks can be applied to small-cap stocks. This is why investors that dollar cost average every month, such as through a 401(k), are able to get close to market returns, he added.

[1/3] A man wearing a protective mask is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building, as the country is hit by a new coronavirus outbreak, at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoNEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Many large money managers are steering clear of Chinese assets, missing out on the nation's post-COVID stock market rally in the latest example of strategic concerns trumping juicy returns. "For our investors who might have that concern, there are plenty of other opportunities away from China." The concern flagged by some is whether this is part of a structural downgrade for Chinese assets, said Will Malcolm, a Singapore-based portfolio manager at Aviva Investors. That could attract cash in a hurry, but the behaviour of large investors so far suggests that a large sentiment shift will be needed.

☆ Tuesday Morning says it wants to close 265 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

Camarillo: Camarillo Village Square, 2450 Las Posas Road, Ste HCamarillo Village Square, 2450 Las Posas Road, Ste H Roseville: Fairway Commons Shopping Center, 5771A Five Star Blvd. San Diego: Pacific Plaza Shopping Center, 1772‐D Garnet AvenuePacific Plaza Shopping Center, 1772‐D Garnet Avenue Woodland Hills: Pride Shopping Center, 22950 Victory Blvd. Winston-Salem: Whitaker Square Shopping Center, 1947 North Pease Haven Road, Space #1947Whitaker Square Shopping Center, 1947 North Pease Haven Road, Space #1947 Matthews: Windsor Square Shopping Center, 9945 E. Independence Blvd. ; Westhill Village Shopping Center, 7525 WestheimerWeslayan Plaza West Shopping Center, 5442‐A Weslayan Street; Westheimer Commons, 12568 Westheimer Rd. ; Westhill Village Shopping Center, 7525 Westheimer El Paso: West Towne Marketplace, 6450 N. Desert Blvd., Ste.

☆ Tunisian police detain prominent politicians and businessman
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Tarek Amara | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TUNIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Tunisian police detained politicians and a prominent, politically connected businessman on Saturday, their lawyers said, in a case that local media said was based on suspicion of conspiracy against state security. Ennahda, an Islamist party that is the biggest in the opposition, said the arrest of Turki was aimed at intimidating the president's opponents. The Salvation Front, the main opposition coalition against Saied, condemned his arrest, saying police had questioned him several times for meeting opposition figures at his home. Neither Turki nor Ltaif have been prominent critics of the president. The businessman, Ltaif, was also arrested at his home, his lawyer Redha Bel Hadj said by phone.

☆ Jennifer Lopez's $42.5 million mansion has a movie theater lined with posters from her hits and Ben Affleck's movies. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Courtesy of Carolwood EstatesIt has undergone a renovation in the French Country style, according to the listing, and features Provençal touches like a stone facade and wood accents. The estate sits on more than 7 acres, a massive property for Los Angeles's Bel Air neighborhood. If it sells for the $42.5 million asking price, it will be one of the pricier transactions in Bel Air in recent years. Data from Zillow shows that there have been six homes in the neighborhood that sold for at least $40 million since 2020. A nearby 105,000-square-foot megamansion known as The One sold at auction for $141 million, including fees and commission, in 2022.

☆ He Went Through the Fire (Two, Actually) for His Classic Chevrolet
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs Justin Clemons For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David Graves , 66, a retired oil-field services facility manager living outside Dallas, on his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, as told to A.J. In May of 1955, my father, Hugh, bought a new 1955 Chevrolet, and when I was born, this was the car in which I came home from the hospital. Something must have happened during that car ride, because I have been a fan of the 1955 Chevrolet ever since.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

☆ Pamela Anderson says Playboy's Hugh Hefner is the only person who ever treated her with respect
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pamela Anderson says the only person to ever treat her with respect is the late Hugh Hefner. Hefner, Playboys founder, invited Anderson to model at the Playboy mansion when she was 22. Hugh Hefner and Pamela Anderson during in Bel Air, California, in 2003. During an appearance on "The View" in 2019, she called Hefner a "civil rights activist." He really was a wonderful person," Anderson added.

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