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☆ Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink shares 5 go-to exercises to get stronger and live longer with minimal equipment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementJocko Willink, a retired Navy SEAL and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, works out up to 3 hours a day. Exercises like push-ups, squats, and rucking are a part of his routine for overall strength and stamina. Whether you want to build muscle, burn fat, or live longer, some of the simplest exercises are the best place to start, according to retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink. While he has a massive garage gym, Willink said the most tried-and-true exercises require minimal equipment. Movements like pull-ups, squats, sprints, and rucking (carrying weight) can help you put in the work without overcomplicating your workouts.

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☆ Ron Baron sees Tesla worth $5 trillion in 10 years, says Musk eyeing $30 trillion value one day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Tesla, I think, is going to be worth $3 [trillion] or $4 trillion — $5 trillion in 10 years, based upon the business plan that I am aware of. Then Elon believes that longer term it's going to be worth $30 trillion," Baron said Friday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." TSLA ALL mountain Tesla Tesla is seen as a big beneficiary of promised Trump administration policies as Musk has this year been a prominent backer and donor to the president-elect. Shares of Tesla have surged about 25% in November during the postelection rally to return to a $1 trillion market cap. Baron said he will hold on to his Tesla shares for the long run.

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☆ Why tech could be a big beneficiary of a new Trump administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | 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 EmailWhy tech could be a big beneficiary of a new Trump administrationKim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss why tech could be a winner in a new Trump administration, problems she has with the current state of AI, and more.

Persons: Trump, Kim Forrest Organizations: Bokeh Capital Partners

☆ New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

France also said it was training Ukrainian pilots. That's a big benefit, experts said, as the F-16 training program keeps being delayed. AdvertisementFrance's plan for getting Ukraine new Western fighter jets could help it skirt a big issue facing the F-16 program. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands against the background of Ukraine's Air Force's F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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☆ Princess of Wales attends Remembrance events with royal family
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Catherine, Princess of Wales joined the royal family as they paid their respects to all those who have lost their lives in conflicts at the annual Remembrance Day service in London on Sunday. Prince William also left a floral tribute, featuring the Prince of Wales feathers and a new ribbon in Welsh red, at the war memorial. Toby Melville/ReutersWorld War II veterans Alec Penstone and Mervyn Kersh meet on Horse Guards Parade ahead of the Royal British Legion’s march past the Cenotaph. Kate, 42, announced she was cancer free in September and would be taking a phased approach to resuming public royal duties. The Princess of Wales joined , Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain's King Charles and Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal attend "The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance" at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, November 9, 2024.

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☆ Goldman's top equity strategist tells BI 2 similarities between today's market and the dot-com bubble — and what it means for your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kostin expects the S&P 500 equal-weighted index and mid-cap stocks to gain from a broadening market. Today, the 10 largest stocks in the S&P 500 make up 36% of the entire index by market capitalization. Related storiesThis gap between the top S&P 500 performers and the rest of the index hasn't occurred since the dot-com bubble. "The evidence is strongly in support of the fact that growth rates for high revenue growth companies tend to fade," he added. For that reason, Kostin is expecting the S&P 500 equal-weight SPW index to outperform the market-cap-weighted S&P 500.

Persons: David Kostin, Kostin, —, Goldman Sachs, Kostin isn't, that's, he's Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco

A hiker was found dead Monday along a trail in Big Bend National Park in Texas after rangers noticed a vehicle that had been parked for several days and launched a search, staff members said. The National Park Service did not name the 24-year-old hiker in a statement. The Marufo Vega Trail is one of the most rugged locations at Big Bend National Park in Texas. "Big Bend National Park staff and partners are saddened by this loss,” Deputy Superintendent Rick Gupman said in the statement. “Our entire park family extends condolences to the hiker’s family and friends.”Even though it is late October, temperatures in the desert parts of Big Bend National Park have been reaching almost 100 degrees each afternoon, the park service said.

Persons: Vega, Rick Gupman Organizations: National Park Service, National Park, Lajitas International, Weather Locations: Big Bend, Texas, Big, Odessa

☆ JPMorgan is boosting its junior-banker ranks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JPMorgan is ramping up its hiring of investment-banking analysts and associates, BI has learned. The fourth quarter is usually a slow period of hiring for investment banks. JPMorgan Chase is in the midst of an off-cycle hiring spree for junior investment bankers, according to people familiar with the bank's recruitment efforts and its online jobs board. AdvertisementAs Business Insider previously reported, JPMorgan recently said it would cap junior bankers' weekly work hours to 80 per week, with key exceptions. It also created a new HR role specifically to oversee the "well-being" of junior bankers.

Persons: —, JPMorgan Chase, headhunter, Wall, Banks, there's, Jamie Dimon, wasn't Organizations: JPMorgan, Service, IPOs, Bank of America, WSJ

☆ Photos show the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Florida's 2nd massive storm in 2 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Talia Lakritz | Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hurricane Milton slammed into southwest Florida on Wednesday. AdvertisementHurricane Milton ripped through southwest Florida on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend region. Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota County as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. Ron DeSantis said Hurricane Milton weakened before reaching the Florida coast, lessening storm surges that were predicted to be on par with Hurricane Helene. Photos show the aftermath of Hurricane Milton along Florida's coast.

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Hurricane Milton has exploded into a monster storm as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water, in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday. Up to 8 inches of rain was forecast, with storm surges of up to 15 feet possible for coastal cities, they said. The latest hurricane is a rare product of the southwest Gulf of Mexico, rather than the Caribbean or the Atlantic. Milton started as Tropical Depression 14, in the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche, sheltered behind the western coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Persons: Milton, Hurricane Helene Organizations: Milton, National Hurricane Center, NHC, NBC Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, St . Petersburg, Sarasota, Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach , Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, Southeastern, Hurricane, Florida’s Big Bend, Mexico, Caribbean, Gulf’s, Campeche, Mexico’s Yucatán

☆ Hurricane Helene was wetter and windier due to climate change, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The high sea surface temperatures that helped both storms intensify were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the report found. As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, a new report estimates how much more intense Hurricane Helene’s winds and rain were because of climate change. The sea surface temperatures that propelled Helene and Milton were 200 to 500 times more likely because of climate change, the report found. They found that coastal rainfall totals that high were 40% more likely because of climate change and that inland totals that high were 70% more likely because of climate change. Damaged structures in downtown Chimney Rock, N.C., after the passage of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2.

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☆ Hurricane Milton isn't the end of our destructive storm season. There's likely more to come.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThen hurricane season went quiet. There were no named storms between August 13 and September 3 — typically around when hurricane season is reaching its peak. CHANDAN KHANNA/Getty ImagesAt the start of the Atlantic hurricane season in June, NOAA predicted up to 13 hurricanes by the season's end. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThis year's unusual hurricane season may be a sign of things to come. AdvertisementRosencrans said that there's a large window for peak hurricane season, and the peak varies each year.

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☆ Hurricane Helene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The exceptionally warm water of the Gulf of Mexico that supercharged deadly Helene last month was made up to 500 times more likely by human-caused climate change, which also ramped up the hurricane’s wind and rain, according to a new scientific analysis. These ultra-warm ocean temperatures were made between 200 and 500 times more likely by climate change, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, according to the World Weather Attribution, a network of scientists that calculates the role of climate change in extreme weather events using real world data and climate models. Hurricanes as intense as Helene are now about 2.5 times more likely in the region, the study found. Baker Jarvis, a resident of Keaton Beach, Florida, works to recover his belongings from his home after Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024. Rapid intensification, when a hurricane’s wind speed increases by at least 35 mph within 24 hours, has now become more common due to climate change.

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☆ The challenges Floridians are facing while trying to evacuate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool on Tuesday to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Mexico, on Monday. The state of Florida is trying to keep gas stations supplied as people try to fill up before hitting the road. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg/Getty Images“Lines at gas stations have been long,” DeSantis acknowledged Tuesday during a news conference. “Gas stations are running out quicker than they otherwise would.”Gas price tracking service GasBuddy reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, 17.4% of gas stations statewide were without fuel, a dramatic spike from just 3% on Monday.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source familiar with the planning said that the Biden team had invited DeSantis to the event in north Florida. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris or President Joe Biden about the hurricane response.

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Hurricane Milton is expected to continue to develop rapidly as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. It could be pushing out sustained winds of 145 mph by them, according to its projections, making it a Category 4 hurricane. Rain, strong winds and possible storm surges were expected to begin Tuesday night along Florida’s west coast, according to NBC News meteorologists. Up to 8 inches of rain was forecast, with storm surges of 6 feet and more possible for coastal cities, they said. By late afternoon Saturday, Tropical Depression 14 had become Tropical Storm Milton, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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☆ Morgan Stanley's Slimmon says the U.S. infrastructure sector is 'very powerful,' naming a stock to buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Isabella Lok | In Isabellalokys | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks in the infrastructure sector aren't always top of mind. But investors who want to diversify their portfolios away from those popular names and themes can consider the infrastructure theme, says Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Stock pick Slimmon is bullish on equipment rental company United Rentals . URI YTD mountain YTD shares of United Rentals Shares in United Rentals trade on the New York Stock Exchange, and are up over 40% year to date, and over 80% over the last 12 months. KeyBanc Capital Markets' analysts identified United Rentals as "interesting acquirers," citing its "strong history of driving solid returns through large deals each year."

Persons: Andrew Slimmon, Slimmon, Hurricane Helene, It's, Florida's Organizations: Nvidia, Novo Nordisk, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, United Rentals, New York Stock Exchange, KeyBanc, Markets Locations: U.S, Hurricane, North Carolina , Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, Bend, Connecticut, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Milton erupts into Category 1 hurricane as Southeast reels from Helene aftermath
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Tropical Storm Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday with its path aimed at Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state. The storm debuted as a hurricane Monday afternoon after producing sustained winds of 80 mph and continued to strengthen by drawing fuel from the Gulf of Mexico's sultry waters. Forecasters said Milton was likely to reach major hurricane status, denoting a Category 3, 4, or 5 storm Monday. It was pushing out maximum sustained winds estimated to be 80 mph, with some higher gusts, the hurricane center said, and moving east at 6 mph. Residents fill sandbags on Fort Myers Beach, in Fla., in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Oct. 6, 2024.

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The storm is quickly strengthening, already boasting winds of 65 mph, according to an update Sunday morning from the National Hurricane Center. It is forecast to intensify into a hurricane by Sunday night — and a major hurricane by late Monday. Hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be issued for parts of the western Florida coast on Sunday — with dangerous storm surge expected for some areas just slammed by Helene. “This is something that potentially would be greater power outages than what we just saw with Hurricane Helene,” the governor said, noting the state’s residents still have a couple of days to get ready. Assets deployed to assist with Hurricane Helene recovery in Tennessee and North Carolina have also been ordered back to Florida, DeSantis said.

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☆ House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane Helene after flooding claims more than 200 lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Laura Strickler | Laura Strickler Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Reporter For Nbc News. She Is Based In Washington. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding. Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives. D’Esposito, R-N.Y., cited a local official from Buncombe County, North Carolina, who claimed that water was requested before the storm started but was delayed, further exacerbating the water shortage in Asheville. Post-landfall, it “surged capacity to where it was needed the most.” She noted that western North Carolina has now been identified as the area that was hardest hit. More than 6,400 federal personnel, including FEMA staff, are deployed in the affected areas.

Persons: Helene, Anthony D’Esposito, Deanne Criswell, ”, Hurricane Helene, Liz Sherwood, Randall, “, Donald Trump, Sen, Thom Tillis, Chuck Edwards, ” Edwards Organizations: House Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management, Technology, FEMA, NBC News, North Carolina Republicans, Republican, Management Locations: Big Bend , Florida, North Carolina , Tennessee, Hurricane, Buncombe County , North Carolina, Asheville, Bend , Florida, North Carolina, Buncombe

☆ Florida is on alert as a new tropical depression forms in the Gulf, just days after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Allison Chinchar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is now bracing for another potential storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Depression 14 formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning and is expected to become Tropical Storm Milton in the next 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane watches, as well as storm surge watches, will likely be issued for portions of the Florida coast on Sunday. There is also an increasing risk of storm surge for the western Florida Peninsula as early as late Tuesday or Wednesday. The hurricane center is warning people in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Florida Peninsula, the Florida Keys, as well as the Bahamas to closely monitor this system this weekend and early next week for any impacts.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Tropical Storm Milton, Helene, Fort Myers Organizations: CNN, Tropical Storm, National Hurricane Center, Florida Peninsula, NHC, Key West, Tampa, Fort Locations: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Mexico, of Mexico, Gainesville, Key, Cities, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Naples, Yucatan, Bahamas

☆ Florida is on alert as Tropical Storm Milton forms in the Gulf, just days after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Allison Chinchar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning just hours after it became a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said in a special alert. Milton is forecast to strengthen and bring life-threatening impacts to portions of the west coast of Florida next week. Hurricane watches, as well as storm surge watches, will likely be issued for portions of the Florida coast on Sunday – a dangerous storm surge is expected for some areas that were just affected by Helene. There is also an increasing risk of storm surge for the western Florida Peninsula as early as late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Milton, Helene, Fort Myers, Elisa Raffa Organizations: CNN, Tropical, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Key West, Tampa, Fort Locations: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Milton, Mexico, of Mexico, Gainesville, Key, Cities, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Naples, Yucatan, Bahamas

☆ The search for missing people continues after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Sharif Paget | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But even if a storm like that made it to Matthew’s parents’ neighborhood, their house rests on a mound. And it certainly couldn’t happen with Helene, Matthew figured, even as the one-time Category 4 monster showed little sign of cooling its rage. Still, Keli headed out to her job managing a beauty supply store about 20 miles east in Johnson City. The family took to social media, pleading for any information about their missing husband and dad – and his dog. “I think right now we are the only people who know what each of us is going through,” he said.

Persons: Matthew Cloyd, Helene, Matthew, ”, Keli, Steven Cloyds, a.m, –, who’s, Steven, “, ” Keli, Steven Cloyd, Matthew Cloyd “, ” Steven, “ You’re, “ It’s, She’d, ” Matthew, Orion, Matthew Cloyd Matthew, Bridges, Who’d, she’d, Mary Gilbert Organizations: CNN, Orion Locations: Illinois, Tennessee, ’, Florida , Georgia, Carolinas, East Tennessee, Johnson City, …, Rockford , Illinois, ”, Rockford, Jonesborough, Helene’s

Scientists with the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center began sounding the alarm as early as Sept. 23. In a YouTube video posted that morning, the National Hurricane Center’s deputy director, Jamie Rhome, described a tropical cyclone that would “briskly develop” into a hurricane. Monday night, the National Weather Service posted on X that heavy rain and powerful wind gusts would hit the Southeast later in the week. “It is not common for the National Weather Service to use words like ‘catastrophic’ to describe forecasts,” Buncombe County Manager Avril Pinder said at a news conference Thursday morning. That has made even apolitical groups like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service a target of some Republicans.

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A severely damaged water system that could take weeks to repair. Hundreds of miles from where it made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damage in western North Carolina, where at least 49 people have died and dozens of others are missing. “The devastation was beyond belief,” North Carolina Gov. “Were they stationing water off the mountain ready to be trucked up here, knowing how fragile our water system is? Anyone acting like this is a surprise has not been here long enough and is not from the mountains and does not understand how water works.”

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Roy Cooper, that’s, Deanne Criswell, Cooper, Devonna Brown, ”, “, ” Sara Legatski Organizations: North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Locations: Florida’s Big Bend, Hurricane, North Carolina, Asheville, “

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