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☆ Milan Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2024: The trends that matter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Milan CNN —Gimmicks were gone at the latest Milan runways — which concluded yesterday — with designers instead striking a more serious note that encouraged investment buying. Julianne Moore, A$AP Rocky and Salma Hayek front row at the Bottega Veneta fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week. Jacopo Raule/Getty Images1980s reduxRelegated as the style decade that people preferred to forget, the 1980s is slowly but surely starting to pop up on the radar. Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesEven at MaxMara, famed for its trademark camel, creative director Ian Griffiths went in a deliberately different direction to focus on silhouette over shade. Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesDark colors also dominated at Giorgio Armani this season.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: U.S. economy sparks optimism
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 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. Markets tumbleWall Street closed lower Monday as investors awaited inflation data due later this week. It's real," Dimon told CNBC, calling himself a "big optimist" on the emerging technology. That's Super Micro Computer, a Nasdaq-listed company which makes AI systems and graphics processing unit servers, highlighted Louis Navellier, chairman and founder of Navellier & Associates.

Persons: bitcoin, Dimon, Jamie Dimon, Gina Raimondo, Louis Navellier Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Revenue, optimist, Nvidia, Navellier, Associates Locations: U.S

☆ US allows China to boost passenger flights to 50 per week as summer travel season nears
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

By February of that year, most American airlines had suspended flights to China due to fears about the coronavirus. In the next month, the CAAC slashed international flights to China, citing the need to curb imported Covid-19 cases. Despite the two sides amending their rules after negotiations, the number of flights between the United States and China still fell significantly during the pandemic. We look forward to once again welcoming Chinese group travel to the United States,” she said in a statement issued at the time. In June, Reuters reported that newly approved flights by Chinese airlines were indeed avoiding Russian airspace on their way to the United States.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, David McNew, Trump, Gina Raimondo, ”, Biden Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, US Department of Transportation, ” Citi, Civil Aviation Administration of China, Air China, LAX Tom, US, Reuters Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong CNN — Washington, United States, Los Angeles , California, Beijing, Washington, Russia, Ukraine

☆ On average no one is expecting recession which will help small caps: Chantico Global's Gina Sanchez
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | 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 EmailOn average no one is expecting recession which will help small caps: Chantico Global's Gina SanchezHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Persons: Chantico Global's Gina Sanchez, Brian Sullivan, “ Organizations: CNBC

☆ Chipmakers Seek More Than $70 Billion in Federal Subsidies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Madeleine Ngo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Companies that produce the most advanced semiconductors have requested more than $70 billion in federal subsidies, roughly twice the amount of funding that is available, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday. In an effort to revitalize domestic manufacturing of semiconductors, the federal government is distributing $39 billion in subsidies as an incentive for companies to produce more of the tiny chips that power everything from smartphones to cars and fighter jets. The funding is meant to strengthen the U.S. supply chain and reduce the country’s reliance on foreign sources of chips. In a speech on Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Ms. Raimondo said her department had received more than 600 statements of interest. Federal officials have had to be “tough with companies,” Ms. Raimondo said, adding that she has pushed company executives to “do more for less.” She added that the level of interest also meant that officials would “have to say no to excellent companies.”

Persons: Gina Raimondo, Ms, Raimondo, ” Organizations: Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: United States

☆ Commerce Secretary Raimondo: U.S. set to become a major hub of leading-edge logic chip manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Our investments in leading-edge logic chip manufacturing will put this country on track to produce roughly 20% of the world's leading-edge logic chips by the end of the decade," Raimondo said during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It takes tens of thousands of leading-edge semiconductor chips to train a single large language model." The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which manufactures chips for companies such as Apple and Nvidia , is currently the world's largest, most advanced contract chip maker. Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation appears to have defied U.S. sanctions in recent months by manufacturing advanced chips and is preparing to produce five nanometer chips for technology corporation Huawei. "At the outset, we said we would invest about $28 billion of the program's $39 billion in incentives for leading-edge chip manufacturing," Raimondo added.

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☆ How Lido Advisors' Gina Sanchez would trade AI stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Lido Advisors' Gina Sanchez would trade AI stocksGina Sanchez, Lido Advisors chief market strategist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss how to trade Nvidia, Alphabet, IBM, and Lemonade.

Persons: Gina Sanchez Organizations: Lido Advisors, Nvidia, IBM

☆ Commerce Sec. Raimondo says she is confident U.S. will lead world in leading edge chip manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | 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 EmailCommerce Sec. Raimondo says she is confident U.S. will lead world in leading edge chip manufacturingU.S. Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the CHIPS Act, a wave of funding for GlobalFoundries, supply chain struggles and more.

Persons: Raimondo, Gina Raimondo Organizations: Commerce

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. The announcement is the third award of direct financial support for a semiconductor company under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The law enables the government to invest more than $52 billion to revitalize the manufacturing of computer chips in the United States as well as advance research and development. “The chips that GlobalFoundries will make in these new facilities are essential,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on a call with reporters. But Democrats have stressed their efforts to ease inflation and the long-term investments that they say will drive growth forward, such as the investments in computer chip production and infrastructure.

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☆ 3-Stock Lunch: AMAT, SMCI & AMD
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email3-Stock Lunch: AMAT, SMCI & AMDGina Sanchez, Lido Advisors, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss plays for three stocks: App. Materials, Supermicro and Advanced Micro.

Persons: Gina Sanchez Organizations: Lido Advisors

☆ How New York Spent Its Valentine’s Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Gina Cherelus | Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is hard to escape. It’s the one day of the year when all of Instagram is deluged with proud displays of affection and shops are filled with people buying last-minute gifts. For the entire day, we hopscotched around neighborhoods, visited popular attractions and even ventured to the top of a skyscraper to capture the scene. In Times Square at 11:30 a.m., Valentine’s Day kicked off with a proposal for Nicolette Miller, whose boyfriend of five years, Justin Shadday, surprised her with a billboard display asking for her hand in marriage. He got down on one knee amid cheers from people nearby and confetti falling overhead.

Persons: Valentine’s, Nicolette Miller, Justin Shadday Locations: Manhattan, Harlem

☆ Hasbro stock plunges after revenue drop, downbeat outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Toy company Hasbro reported a more than 20% hit to its fourth-quarter revenue and issued a downbeat 2024 forecast Tuesday morning. Here's how Hasbro performed in the fourth quarter compared with estimates from LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:Earnings per share: 38 cents vs. 66 cents per share expected. 38 cents vs. 66 cents per share expected. Revenue: $1.29 billion vs. $1.36 billion expected. Hasbro expects further revenue declines in the year ahead.

Persons: Gina Goetter Organizations: Hasbro, Brand, ExCel, Toy, Revenue Locations: London, England, LSEG

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl Sunday is here — and, as always, there's a vast roster of advertisers ready to vie for fans' attention during game breaks. Airing a Super Bowl commercial is no easy feat. “This Super Bowl is a blast from the past. She added that “everything old is new again,” with successful Super Bowl ads or messages from the past making more returns this year. Of course, not all advertisers release their ads ahead of the game, so there will be surprises on Sunday.

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☆ Joe Biden is looking for ways to get his message to break through. He’s hoping his Cabinet can play a key role.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Betsy Klein | Camila Dechalus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Nevertheless, the Biden White House and legal team has taken pains to ensure compliance – an effort to highlight its commitment to ethics and draw a sharp contrast with Trump, who skirted the rule with abandon. And the Biden White House has issued “extensive guidance to and conducts trainings for agencies” on the Hatch Act and how to avoid potential missteps, the official said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for instance, delivered a speech to the Republican National Convention while on official travel in Jerusalem. “Voters of color can see themselves in leaders like Secretary Cardona, Secretary Fudge, and (EPA) Administrator (Michael) Regan. President Biden was intentional about assembling a Cabinet that reflects the diversity of America, and we continue to see how that diversity translates into real political strength,” he told CNN.

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☆ Memory Loss Requires Careful Diagnosis, Scientists Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A lengthy report by the Department of Justice on President Biden’s handling of classified documents contained some astonishing assessments of his well-being and mental health. Mr. Biden, 81, was an “elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties” who “did not remember when he was vice president,” the special counsel Robert K. Hur said. In conversations recorded in 2017, Mr. Biden was “often painfully slow” and “struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.” So impaired was Mr. Biden that a jury was unlikely to convict him, Mr. Hur said. Republicans were quick to pounce, some calling the president unfit for office and demanding his removal.

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☆ How Does Technology Play a Role in Your Love Life? We Want to Hear From You.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Gina Cherelus | More About Gina Cherelus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Technology has played a major role in our romantic lives since the invention of the telephone. But in the decades since, some watershed moments have shifted the terrain of dating and relationships. I document our ever-shifting dating lives in my weekly column, Third Wheel. As technology grows more powerful, I’m wondering: How is it affecting the way we form connections? Does a virtual dinner date with you and another person’s digital avatar sound appealing?

Organizations: Technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday will announce the investment of $5 billion in a public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips. That 2022 law aims to reinvigorate the computer chip sector within the United States through targeted government support. The center would help to fund the design and prototyping of new chips, in addition to training workers for the sector. Companies say they need a skilled workforce in order to capitalize on the separate $39 billion being provided by the government to fund new and expanded computer chip plants. Labor Department data say that about 375,000 people are employed in the production of computer chips with an average income of $82,830.

Persons: —, Biden, Gina Raimondo Organizations: WASHINGTON, National Semiconductor Technology, Companies, Labor Department, Industry, White Locations: United States

☆ Lido Advisors' Gina Sanchez offers 3 buys and a bail: Disney, Constellation, PepsiCo & Papa John's
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | 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 EmailLido Advisors' Gina Sanchez offers 3 buys and a bail: Disney, Constellation, PepsiCo & Papa John'sGina Sanchez, Lido Advisors chief market strategist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss three buys and a bail, including Disney, Constellation, PepsiCo and Papa John's.

Persons: Gina Sanchez, Papa John's Gina Sanchez, Papa John's Organizations: Disney, Constellation, PepsiCo, Lido Advisors

☆ Can You Optimize an Orgasm?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Gina Cherelus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The data is generated by her vibrator, the Lioness, which measures her arousal and uploads information about her orgasm patterns to the company’s app. The sensors embedded in the toy track her pelvic floor movements. With each involuntary squeeze and release of her pelvic floor muscles, the app displays a graph showing her rhythmic pattern in a series of peaks and valleys. The option to track female orgasms at home introduces the possibility of hacking what some scientists have treated as an enigma. Some people use the tracking technology to combat sexual changes that can come with menopause or polycystic ovary syndrome, for example.

Persons: Melissa, ”, “, it’s Organizations: Apple Watch, Spotify Locations: Chicago, masturbates

☆ Premarket stocks: Magnificent Six? Fab Five? Some say the Seven are getting a shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Is Wall Street’s favorite clique of tech stocks in need of a makeover? Most of the Magnificent Seven stocks have reclaimed their leadership of the market this year, with shares of Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Microsoft reaching record highs. Many investors are skeptical that the Magnificent Seven will match their blockbuster gains from 2023, even if they continue their leadership this year. Jim Worden, chief investment officer at the Wealth Consulting Group, says he believes the group should consolidate to the “Fab Five,” which he classifies as the Magnificent Seven minus Tesla and Apple. “There is a big leadership change underway in the Magnificent Seven stocks,” wrote Louis Navellier, chairman of Navellier & Associates, in a note on Tuesday.

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☆ Caitlyn Jenner seemingly asks Elon Musk for legal help after claiming Disney and Bob Iger discriminated against her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Caitlyn Jenner has asked Elon Musk for legal help after claiming Disney discriminated against her. The reality star also criticized Disney CEO Bob Iger in earlier social-media posts. AdvertisementCaitlyn Jenner asked Elon Musk for legal help on X (formerly known as Twitter) after claiming that Disney and Bob Iger discriminated against her. — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) February 7, 2024Musk had not publicly responded to Jenner as of Thursday morning. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Disney, Caitlyn Jenner, and Elon Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Caitlyn Jenner, Elon Musk, Jenner, Bob Iger, —, Disney, Musk, Richard Grenell, Bruce ’, Bob, … — Caitlyn Jenner, Iger, Hunter Biden, Gina Carano Organizations: Disney, Service, Hulu, Marvel, ESPN, ABC, Iger, X Corporation, Business Locations: Hulu

Disney's fiscal first-quarter earnings per share beat expectations and it said its full-year EPS will rise at least 20% from 2023. Iger also unveiled his strategy and timeline for bringing Disney's flagship sports network ESPN into the streaming era. AdvertisementThe company will launch a stand-alone streaming service with ESPN and its sister networks in the fall of 2025, something Iger called "inevitable." Even if there's consumer demand, the JV faces several hurdles, from challenges brought by existing distributors to antitrust opposition, LightShed Partners wrote in a note published ahead of Disney's earnings release. Challenges aside, the new sports streaming strategy is a big step forward for Iger and Disney.

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☆ It’s never been more expensive to be a Disney fan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Not only have theme park visits gotten more expensive, but so have Disney’s cruise vacations, souvenirs and the company’s streaming services. Over the summer, Disney quietly raised the prices at two of the adult-exclusive restaurants on board its cruise ships to $135 per person for dinner, a nudge up of $10, according to the Disney Cruise Line Blog. But one thing is certain: being a Disney fan has never been more expensive. Passengers stand on the deck of Disney Dream, a Disney Cruise Lines' ship, as it sails to the Bahamas on August 9, 2021. Joe Skipper/ReutersBrittany Huizinga, an Arizona-based travel agent at Smart Moms Travel, took a two-part trip with her husband and two children during the holiday season: The first four nights were spent at Walt Disney World and the last five nights on a Disney Cruise ship.

Persons: Walt, Gina Lee, ”, “, Disney, Ron DeSantis, Don Munsil, —, That’s, Minnie, Joseph Prezioso, Genie, we’ve, ” Munsil, Joe Skipper, Brittany Huizinga, Bob Iger, Mouse’s, Doug Arthur, “ It’s, Disney’s, Lee Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney World, Disney, Disney Vacation, Magic, Walt Disney, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images Parks, Disney Cruise Lines, Smart, Huber Research Partners, Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corporation, Warner Bros ., . Disney, Wayback Locations: Orlando , Florida, New York, —, Florida, Disneyland, California, Orange County , Florida, Bahamas, Arizona

☆ Elon Musk's X funds Gina Carano lawsuit vs. Disney, Lucasfilm over ‘Mandalorian’ firing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gina Carano as Cara Dune in the "The Mandalorian," a Star Wars series on Disney+. Elon Musk's company X is funding a new lawsuit filed by actor Gina Carano over her firing from the Disney+ streaming TV series "The Mandalorian" after she shared a controversial social media postCarano sued Disney and its Lucasfilm subsidiary in Los Angeles federal court over her termination from the "Star Wars" franchise series in February 2021. The suit, which alleges wrongful discharge and sex discrimination, seeks Carano's reinstatement in "The Mandalorian," and monetary damages for the loss of her past pay and her future employment as a result of her termination. Carano was booted from the series after she shared a post on Instagram and TikTok that implied conservatives in the United States were being treated like Jewish people in Nazi Germany. Musk in August had said that X would fund the legal bills of X users "if you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform."

Persons: Gina Carano, Cara Dune, Elon, Carano, Covid, Musk Organizations: Disney, Elon Musk's, Lucasfilm, Wars Locations: Los Angeles, United States, Nazi Germany

☆ Elon Musk's X is paying for Gina Carano to sue Disney over her firing from 'Star Wars'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gina Carano is suing Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's financial backing. The "Mandalorian" actor was fired from the show in 2021 after a string of social media controversies. Elon Musk's X Corporation is funding Carano's lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, attorneys for the actor said in a Tuesday press release. AdvertisementIn a Tuesday post on X, Carano denied comparing Republicans to Jewish people. Attorneys for Carano said Tuesday that Musk's X Corporation is paying for her lawsuit.

Persons: Gina Carano, Carano, —, Disney, Elon, Cara Dune, mischaracterizing, lockdowns, Musk, Elon Musk, Carano's Organizations: Disney, Lucasfilm, Elon, Service, Elon Musk's X Corporation, Walt Disney Company, Carano, Business, Twitter, Corporation, Republicans Locations: California

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