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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Discover, Alcoa, Talos Energy and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Discover Financial Services — Shares dropped nearly 7% after Discover Financial Services reported fourth-quarter results. The financial services company reported quarterly revenue of $4.20 billion that topped estimates of $4.10 billion, according to analysts polled by LSEG. Alcoa — Shares dropped nearly 3% after the aluminum producer reported fourth-quarter results. Alcoa posted a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss of 56 cents per share, compared to an expected loss of 86 cents per share, according to analysts polled by LSEG. Talos Energy — Shares of the oil and gas company dropped 5% after Talos Energy issued fourth-quarter revenue guidance in the range of $380 million to $395 million, compared to the $393.5 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

Persons: Fuller — H.B, Fuller Organizations: Discover Financial, Discover Financial Services, LSEG, Alcoa —, Alcoa, Talos Energy, FactSet, QuarterNorth Energy, Riley Securities Locations: LSEG .

☆ They Hated Their Brooklyn Townhouse. Now They Wouldn’t Dream of Calling It ‘Ugly.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Fred A. Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In 2018, architect Pierre-Henri Hoppenot, who was born in France but grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and his wife, tech entrepreneur Daphne Earp Hoppenot, who grew up in Washington, D.C., paid $2.43 million for a house they hated. The couple planned to raise bilingual children, which had led them to Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, the one-time Italian immigrant neighborhood that now has a large French-speaking population. But there was only one house in Carroll Gardens listed for under $3 million. It had been slapped together in 1941 among a row of older, more substantial buildings. For a long time after they bought it, “When friends came over we would tell them to look for the ugly house and they knew which one immediately,” says Daphne.

Persons: Pierre, Henri Hoppenot, Daphne Earp Hoppenot, “, ”, Daphne Organizations: Washington , D.C, Carroll Gardens Locations: France, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington ,, Brooklyn, Carroll Gardens

☆ Peregrine lunar lander to make fiery reentry after failed misison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For the vast majority of the mission, the Peregrine lander has been controlled solely by its attitude control thrusters, which are tiny engines mounted to the side of the lander and designed to maintain stability or make precision movements. What Peregrine could and couldn’t accomplishAstrobotic was able to power on some of the science instruments and other payloads on board the lander. The Peregrine lander was also able to activate a new sensor, developed by NASA, that was designed to help the spacecraft land on the moon. Likewise, an array of other payloads designed specifically to operate on the moon remain trapped aboard the Peregrine lander. The Peregrine spacecraft is also carrying various mementos, letters and even human remains that customers paid to fly on the mission.

Persons: —, Peregrine’s, Peregrine, ”, John Thornton, Astrobotic, Joel Kearns Organizations: CNN, Payload Services, Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine, NASA, U.S . Government, LRA, Carnegie Mellon University, Mexican Space Agency Locations: Pittsburgh

☆ Alaska's once crystal-clear rivers now resemble dirty orange soda, puzzling researchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The melting permafrostEven before researchers knew about the orange waters, they realized northern Alaska was rapidly changing. The Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network mapped locations of orange streams, and aerial photos show how easy they are to spot because of their brightness. When scientists went to the orange streams to count fish, insects, algae, and other aquatic life , "biodiversity just crashed," biologist Mike Carey told Scientific American . Advertisement"The fish were totally gone," Koch told BI. The streams Koch monitors near the Brooks Range are fairly remote, but the rivers they feed into provide fish for human communities in this region.

Persons: John McPhee, Joshua Koch, It's, —, Michael Carey, Koch, Carson Baughman, Kenneth Hill, Mike Carey Organizations: Service, US Geological Survey, Koch, Survey, Geological Survey, National Park Service, University of California, Davis , Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska, Scientific, BI Locations: Salmon, Beaufort, Kobuk, , Alaska, Davis ,, Anchorage —, Alaska

☆ Considering a move abroad in 2024? These are the best countries for expats
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

The survey, which has been running for a decade, reflects input from nearly 12,000 expats representing 177 nationalities in 181 countries or territories. John Coletti/The Image Bank Unreleased/Getty ImagesA longtime retirement destination for Americans, Mexico also has attracted more families and the digital nomad set over the past few years. Pros: Mexico ranked first in InterNations’ 2023 Expat Insider survey and has ranked among the top five countries since 2014. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon. That popularity among auslanders has contributed to a housing pinch in major cities, especially Berlin, where finding accommodation is one of the most stressful aspects of a move.

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☆ Why data is the new aluminum
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Yet, it is frequently overlooked by data analysts and other data scientists because it's not readily available in an easy-to-use format. Historically, this kind of data hasn't been included in analytic data sets or data catalogs. Even those firms that sell data mesh and data fabric platforms that claim to make "all" of an organization's data visible and accessible inevitably exclude unstructured data. While most organizations will say that they're already capturing this kind of data — and even storing it in a data mart, data warehouse, data lake, etc. So, for those forward-thinking leaders aware of the value locked inside their unstructured data, the solution is to find someone in the organization with "data" in their title.

Persons: Joseph Bartolotta, There's, it's, hasn't, they're, aren't, else's Organizations: Liberty, Insider Studios

☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for over 5 years. Here are 11 of my go-to meals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( George Arkley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've been following the Mediterranean diet for years, and I've learned a lot of simple recipes. I take a minimalist approach to my diet and often only use a few ingredients in my meals. I've discovered a love for orange, avocado, and shrimp saladI wasn't initially convinced that orange, mustard, and shrimp went together. I've concocted a Mediterranean version of a make-your-own pizzaIf you have an at-home dinner date coming up, make some puff-pastry pizza together. I've only recently discovered tofu, and I've been enjoying adding it to salads and grain bowls for a protein boost.

Persons: I've, Lamb, —, Nigel O'Neil, Cook, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Service

☆ Nvidia is the stock of the year. Can it last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —It would be an understatement to say that it’s been a good year for Nvidia. The California-based chipmaking giant has seen its shares soar about 220% this year, making it the top performing S&P 500 stock in 2023. What’s happening: Just before Thanksgiving, Nvidia crushed doubts that its star was fading by reporting gangbuster third quarter earnings. By Sosnick’s count, Nvidia executives mentioned AI at least 70 times on their most recent earnings call. Historically, Nvidia has had hard falls after missteps — between 2021 and 2022, shares of the stock fell by 66%.

Persons: Hannah de Wolf, Colette Kress, There’s, ”, Steve Sosnick, we’ve, Nvidia …, Dan Ives, Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Harsh Kumar, Sarat Sethi, DCLA, Sethi, it’s, missteps, hasn’t, Matt Egan, Robert Jackson Jr, Joshua Mitts, “, Mitts, it’s “, ” Mitts, Jackson, Catherine Cortez Masto, Biden, Cortez Masto, “ I’m, Todd Young, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn ,, Joe Manchin, Roger Marshall, Katie Britt Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Revenue, Nvidia can’t, Washington Service, Interactive, CNBC, Columbia University, New York University, Israel, Fund, SEC, NYU, …, CNN, US, EU, Indiana Locations: New York, California, China, Wedbush, Israel, Gaza, Columbia, Nevada, American, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn , West Virginia, Joe Manchin , Kansas, Alaska

☆ How old fishing nets could be part of the climate crisis solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Paul Glader | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

De Bouter’s company, Brikole, is a startup “circular business” that recycles discarded nets from the industrial tuna fishing industry. Kyle de Bouter holds board shorts made of recycled Nylon fishing nets similar to the kind he is recycling. Since the area is prime for fishing, especially tuna fishing, many in Seychelles believe those industries are a good place to start. He championed activity by “inventive young entrepreneurs” to improve society, mentioning recycled fishing nets as one example. “This is solving the problem of exhausted fishing nets,” said Julio Morón, a managing director of the Spanish tuna fishing organization called OPAGAC.

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☆ COP28: UAE signs deal with Bill Gates' nuclear company on advanced reactors
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates’ state owned nuclear company ENEC said on Monday they have agreed to study the potential development of advanced reactors in the UAE and abroad. “For the UAE, we're looking for a future for the clean electrons and molecules that will be brought to reality by advanced reactors,” said Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of ENEC, during the signing ceremony. "Bringing advanced nuclear technologies to market is critical to meeting global decarbonization targets," said TerraPower President and CEO Chris Levesque. The UAE currently has one traditional nuclear power plant, near Abu Dhabi, which began producing electricity in 2020. The MOU between TerraPower and the UAE said they would explore uses for advanced nuclear reactors such storing power on the grid and providing the energy needed to produce hydrogen, and decarbonize coal, steel and aluminum plants.

Persons: Bill Gates, Thomas Mukoya, ENEC, ”, Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chris Levesque, TerraPower, Richard Valdmanis, Kim Coghill Organizations: Microsoft, United Nations, Change, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, Rights, TerraPower, United, UAE, The UAE, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, UAE, Abu Dhabi, U.S ., Wyoming, TerraPower, Russia, TerraPower's Wyoming, Ukraine, United States

☆ Morgan Stanley fund manager names 4 top stocks to buy 'on the cheap’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That was exacerbated as interest rates went up," Aaron Dunn, portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley's U.S. Value Fund, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Friday. When pressed on what stocks make good plays, Dunn responded with four names, adding: "There's a lot of opportunities out there to pick up really good companies on the cheap." It made up 2.4% of his U.S. Value Fund as of Oct. 31. Dollar Tree Elsewhere, the value investor is bullish on value store, Dollar Tree , which made up almost 3% of the U.S. Value Fund holdings, as of Oct. 31. Year-to-date shares are now up nearly 1% but this is " well under its intrinsic value," Dunn said.

Persons: —, Aaron Dunn, CNBC's, Dunn, Morgan Stanley, – they've, Clorox Organizations: Morgan, Value, Agricultural, FMC Corporation, . Value, FMC, Alcoa Corp Aluminum, Alcoa, . Value Fund Locations: Morgan Stanley's, Alcoa, China

☆ Giant guinea pig-sized rats that climb trees and chomp coconuts were photographed for the first time by researchers
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Vangunu giant rat is a species that exists only on one of the Solomon Islands. They were trying to capture evidence of the Vangunu giant rat, Uromys vika. It's been known to eat green coconuts , but researchers had never seen a live rat. Despite its large size, the giant rat was difficult to spot. The Vangunu giant rat is critically endangered, and logging has destroyed its habitat.

Persons: —, Tyrone Lavery, It's, Lavery, vika, it's, " Lavery, Vika Organizations: Service, University of Melbourne, Solomon Islands National University, Solomon, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Locations: Solomon Islands, Vangunu, Zaira, Solomon, New Guinea

☆ How $100 billion mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to benefit from the EV boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Shawn Baldwin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Copper mines like Rio Tinto's Bingham Canyon mine on the outskirts of Salt Lake City are on the frontline of America's transition to clean energy. Jointly based in Australia and the UK, Rio Tinto is one of the world's largest mining companies with projects in 35 countries. It has 17 iron ore mines in Western Australia that produce material used in steel, as well as mines that produce aluminum, diamonds, and boron, a component used in smartphones. So what is Rio Tinto doing to ramp up production of its critical minerals business? CNBC got a behind the scenes look at Rio Tinto's Utah operation to find out.

Persons: Tyler Broda Organizations: P, RBC Capital Markets, Rio Tinto, CNBC Locations: Rio, Bingham, Salt Lake City, Australia, Western Australia, Rio Tinto's Utah

☆ The Complicated Truth About Recycling - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Oliver Franklin-Wallis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

You probably throw a milk container in the recycling, put the bins out on collection day and forget about it. It is worth noting that the landfill-happy United States is far worse at recycling than other major economies. But just because recycling doesn’t work very well in the United States doesn’t mean it can’t be done well. Recycling steel, for example, saves 72 percent of the energy of producing new steel; it also cuts water use by 40 percent. Even anti-plastics campaigners agree that recycling plastics, like PET, is better for the climate than burning them — a likely outcome if recycling efforts were to be abandoned.

Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, University of Southampton Locations: United States, Canada, Mexico, India, Malaysia, America, States, England

☆ Tesla Sues Swedish Transport Agency in Dispute Over License Plates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Melissa Eddy | More About Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla sued Sweden’s Transport Agency on Monday over a strike by postal workers that has blocked delivery of license plates for Tesla cars, the latest escalation of a widening battle between Sweden’s labor unions and the U.S. manufacturer of electric vehicles. A month ago, mechanics at seven Tesla-owned repair shops in Sweden walked off their jobs. Dockworkers, electricians, painters and postal employees have all joined the strike, refusing to provide the company with their services. Last week, some 50 metalworkers at a factory that produces aluminum parts for Tesla’s factory in Germany walked off the job. On Nov. 20, postal workers joined the action, refusing to deliver any mail or packages to Tesla’s facilities, including the license plates.

Persons: Tesla Organizations: Sweden’s Transport Agency, IF Metall Locations: U.S, Sweden, Tesla’s, Germany

☆ U.S. Whiskey Is ‘Collateral Damage’ in Trans-Atlantic Trade Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kristina Peterson | Kim Mackrael | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. whiskey makers are bracing for an EU tariff that would retaliate for U.S. tariffs on European steel. Photo: Luke Sharrett for The Wall Street JournalBrooke Glover wants to ship her award-winning, West Virginia-made whiskey to Europe, where fans have been clamoring for a taste. But she has no plans to expand across the Atlantic just yet. Swilled Dog distillery is one of many American whiskey makers falling victim to a fight that has nothing to do with bourbon or rye. The threatened tariff is the European Union’s retaliation for U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum, which themselves were part of tougher trade measures designed to boost U.S. manufacturers.

Persons: Luke Sharrett, Brooke Glover Organizations: Wall Street, West Locations: West Virginia, Europe

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While you'll also find Monos and Away deals in this roundup, be sure to check out our dedicated Monos Black Friday deals and Away Black Friday deals posts for more details on those sales. One of the best deals we've seen is 40% off the Samsonite Centric Hardside Expandable suitcase, our top pick from our guide to the best carry-on bags. Best Black Friday deals on carry-on luggageWe're specifically highlight deals from our guide to the best carry-on. Best Black Friday deals on checked luggageWe've pulled out deals from our favorite luggage brands in our guide to the best luggage. To learn more about the differences between soft-side, hard-side, and aluminum carry-ons, check out our guide to the best carry-on luggage.

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So when Banegas fled gang threats in Honduras once more in 2021, he set his sights not on the United States, but Mexico. He gets along with his Mexican coworkers, he said, and he's proud his six-month-old son, David, is a Mexican citizen. 'VERY SOLID OPTION'A decade ago, a few hundred people annually received asylum in Mexico. The vast majority of migrants who enter Mexico continue north toward the U.S., posing challenges for the Biden administration. U.S., Mexican and U.N. officials have called for regional cooperation to help migrants resettle in places such as Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia, aiming to reduce illegal migration to the U.S.

Persons: Walter Banegas, Daniel Becerril, Banegas, Long, he's, David, Biden, Giovanni Lepri, Arturo Rocha, Jose Medina Mora, Fernando Hernandez, Kaitlyn, Hernandez, Daina Beth Solomon, Laura Gottesdiener, Christian Plumb, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Pace, REUTERS, Rights, United, Pace Industries, UNHCR, U.S, ASK, Thomson Locations: Honduras, Mexico, Saltillo , Mexico, Rights SALTILLO, Mexican, Saltillo, Honduran, United States, United Nations, Michigan, U.S, Haiti, Venezuela, El Salvador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Texas, Monterrey, Chang's, Mexico City

☆ A Harvard professor claimed balls found in the ocean were alien tech. They may have just been industrial waste.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementA Harvard professor's claims that metallic balls discovered under the ocean may have been made by aliens have been called into question yet again. Spheres from industrial wasteUniversity of Chicago research fellow Patricio Gallardo analyzed the chemical composition of coal ash, a waste product left behind by the combustion of coal in power plants and steam engines. He also said that the spherules have more iron than coal ash. We are bewildered that the association of our spherules with coal ash was even suggested," he told BI. Advertisement"It is surprising that anyone would state decisively that the spherules are coal ash without having access to the materials," he told BI.

Persons: —, Avi Loeb, Loeb, Patricio Gallardo, Gallardo, Caleb Sharf, Dr Jim Lem, BeLaU, Stein Jacobsen, Roald Tagle Organizations: Service, Harvard, University of Chicago, NASA's Ames Center, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Technology, The New York Times, US Space Command, Times, CBS News, Business, Harvard University, Bruker Corporation Locations: Papua New Guinea, Germany

☆ Here’s why the Big Three won’t need to raise car prices to pay for these labor deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The labor contracts don’t mean you go to a dealership and the car costs more money,” said Ivan Drury, analyst for sales tracker Edmunds. If the Big Three could simply pass along higher costs, be it raw material, labor other expenses, in the form of higher prices, no automaker would ever lose money. Even if the labor costs could be passed along in terms of higher prices, it woudn’t be nearly as much as you might think. Any additional labor costs are more likely to eat into automaker profits than they are to raise prices. Another factor driving car prices higher was the desire of consumers to buy cars with more features and options that are now available but were not available in the past.

Persons: Stellantis, it’s, ”, Ivan Drury, Edmunds, That’s, Michelle Krebs, John Lawler Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, UAW, Cox Automotive Locations: New York, “, American

☆ Union pressure on Tesla grows in Sweden as dockworkers expand strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A view shows the ship Malacca Highway at shore as port workers are blocking the loading of Tesla vehicles, in Malmo, Sweden, November 7, 2023. Dockworkers joined the strike by mechanics on Nov. 7, blocking Sweden's four largest ports to Tesla cars. So far, unions in the United States and Germany have failed to force the company to accept collective bargaining agreements. In addition to dockworkers, unionised cleaners are refusing to clean Tesla buildings and postal workers have stopped delivering mail. In the 1990s, American toy company Toys "R" Us signed a collective bargaining agreement with its 130 Swedish employees after a three month strike.

Persons: Johan Nilsson, Tesla, Elon Musk, Dockworkers, Musk, Torbjorn Johansson, Norway's Fellesforbundet, Marie Mannes, Louise Rasmussen, Johan Ahlander, Johannes Birkebaek, Simon Johnson, Mark Potter Organizations: TT, Agency, Rights, U.S, Swedish, IF Metall, Hydro Extrusions, Hydro, Thomson Locations: Malacca, Malmo, Sweden, Rights STOCKHOLM, Dockworkers, United States, Germany, American

☆ Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Melissa Eddy | More About Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla does not produce any vehicles in Sweden, but runs several facilities where the cars are serviced. So far this year, the Tesla Model Y is the best-selling new car in Sweden, with more than 14,000 registrations through October, according to Mobility Sweden, an industry group. Unions representing cleaners have also refused to service Tesla facilities, and the postal workers’ union stopped any deliveries from reaching the company’s sites. Both IF Metall and the Transport Workers’ Union have acknowledged that Tesla has found ways around the strikes. Tesla appeared to be bringing in other mechanics to staff its facilities and bringing new vehicles into Sweden by truck, they said.

Persons: Tesla, ’, Dockworkers, ” Dirk Schulze, ” Mr, Schulze, IF Metall Organizations: Tesla, Mobility Sweden, Swedish Transport Workers ’ Union, IF Metall, Transport Workers ’ Union, IG Metall, Metall, IF, Hydro Extrusions Locations: Sweden, Swedish, Sweden’s, Germany, Berlin, Brandenburg

☆ Make America Build Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

America is the sixth-most-expensive place in the world to build subways and trolleys. The solutions will cost trillions of dollars and require a pace of building unseen in America since World War II. Perhaps the single most pressing question we face today is: How do we make America build again? "For this class of projects, federal environmental laws are more the exception." The prospect of overhauling our hard-won environmental laws might feel like sacrilege to anyone who cares about the Earth.

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