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☆ Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dead at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Los Angeles Associated Press —Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. While Ron Ely was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan in movies in the 1930s and 1940s, Ely helped form the image of the shirtless, loincloth-wearing character further immortalized by Disney. “He was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, family man and leader,” Kirsten Ely said in an Instagram post. Ron Ely, who was home during the stabbing, challenged the prosecutor’s report that his son’s shooting was justified. You do Tarzan and you are stamped for life’,” Ely told the Daily Express.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a rare type of mortgage is landing homebuyers a 3% mortgage ratePopular in the 1970s and 1980s, assumable mortgages have largely fallen out of the public consciousness. But as U.S. mortgage rates plateau above 6%, interest in this rare type of mortgage has seen a steady climb over the past three years. Now, U.S. homebuyers are looking into mortgage assumption as a way to secure a sub-3% mortgage rate. Watch the video to learn more about assumable mortgages, how they work, and why they can come with their own set of hurdles.

☆ How a rare type of mortgage is landing homebuyers a 3% rate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As mortgage rates stagnate around 6%, prospective homebuyers are feeling nostalgic for the 3% interest rates of 2020 and 2021. Google search results for the term "assumable mortgage" spiked in May, following a steady upward trend starting in 2022. Mortgage assumptions allow buyers to take over an existing mortgage at its current rate, possibly securing mortgage rates as low as 2% or 3% depending on when the original mortgage was taken out. Mortgage assumptions were a popular way to buy a house in the 1970s and 1980s but have largely fallen out of public consciousness. Watch the video above to learn more about assumable mortgages, how they work, and why they can come with their own set of hurdles.

Persons: Germain, Raunaq Singh, that's Organizations: Google, Veterans Affairs, Federal Housing Administration, United States Department, FHA Locations: St, U.S

☆ Why a Disney vacation may have gotten too pricey for the average American family
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

However, inflation-weary consumers might be taking their money elsewhere when it comes to theme parks. In its 2024 third-quarter results, Disney blamed a "softening consumer environment" for sliding demand in its theme parks. A one-day, single-park ticket for Walt Disney World has climbed on average 5% per year over the past 10 years. On the other hand, the price of Disney World and Disneyland's cheapest ticket has remained steady since 2019. A Disney World one-day, one-park, off-peak ticket will cost a park-goer $109, and its equivalent at Disneyland is $104.

Persons: Disney, Walt, Ken Potrock, Peter Supino Organizations: Walt Disney, Universal Studios, Comcast, Disneyland Resort, Disney, Wolfe Research, Magic, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Why pharmacy chains like Walgreens and CVS are shuttering locations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In its fiscal third-quarter earnings report to investors in late June, pharmacy chain Walgreens announced plans to close a "significant" number of its 8,600 U.S. stores. "Pharmacy chains used to really be the heart of communities," said GlobalData retail managing director Neil Saunders. Walgreens leans heavily on its back-of-store pharmacy revenue to make up for weakness in retail, an arena which itself has struggled with shrinking margins. "CVS has sized this at about a billion dollars a year, and CVS and Walgreens have kind of similar-sized pharmacies." Watch the video above to learn more about what is leading U.S. pharmacy chains to close thousands of stores.

Persons: Tim Wentworth, Neil Saunders, they're, Saunders, Raymond James, John Ransom Organizations: Walgreens, Pharmacy, CVS Locations: U.S

☆ Lineage begins trading in the market's largest IPO of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lineage priced 57 million shares at $78 apiece on Wednesday, near the top of its initial $70 to $82 target range. "We started with one warehouse and we've done 116 acquisitions to turn Lineage into what it is today," co-founder and co-executive chairman Adam Forste said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday morning before shares started trading. In the last year alone, Lineage has acquired Grupo Fuentes, Burris Logistics, Kennedy Transportation and Harnes. Lineage has amassed over 480 facilities, totaling roughly 2.9 billion cubic feet of capacity across countries in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. These locations create a global network of cold-storage facilities, reducing supply chain food waste and its environmental impact.

Persons: Adam Forste, Burris, we've, Forste, Kevin Marchetti, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Wells Fargo Organizations: CNBC Disruptor, Viking Holdings, Nasdaq, Grupo Fuentes, Burris Logistics, Kennedy Transportation, Bank of America, Lineage's Locations: North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific

☆ South Korea: Flying aboard the AC-130J Ghostrider, carrying America’s biggest gun in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Brad Lendon | Mike Valerio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

AC-130 gunners Joe Gipson (back) and Isaac Dowell tend the 105mm cannon aboard a US Air Force AC-130J during a live-fire exercise over South Korea. A 105mm howitzer is seen at the rear of a US Air Force AC-130J at Osan Air Base, South Korea, in early June 2024. ‘Spooky’ historyUS Air Force gunships trace their lineage back to the Vietnam War, when the service set up 7.62 mm guns to fire out one side of a C-47 transport aircraft. With the AC-130J model, introduced in 2017, the Air Force removed the machine guns in favor of the more precision-guided munitions. The AC-130’s crew acknowledges the dangers of ground fire to their aircraft, and some analysts question its usefulness in any potential conflict with North Korea.

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☆ How YouTube beat Netflix and Disney in the streaming wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Devan Burris | Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow YouTube beat Netflix and Disney in the streaming warsWhile Netflix may get most accolades for winning the streaming wars, YouTube has been the most watched streaming platform in the U.S. for the last 15 consecutive months. Its recent dominance is predicated on taking over the living room as a direct competitor to Netflix and every other streaming service. Watch the video above to see how YouTube has transitioned its business to connected TVs on the strength of its popular creators.

Organizations: YouTube, Netflix, Disney Locations: U.S

☆ How retailers quietly track your return behavior
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow retailers quietly track your return behaviorThe latest crackdown on returns is only that latest effort by retailers to tamp down on return losses. Many major U.S. retailers have implemented third-party tracking software to track and block behavior that 'mimics' return fraud, unbeknownst to most shoppers.

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☆ How retailers like Best Buy, T.J. Maxx and Home Depot quietly target 'problem' returners
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Many large retailers in the U.S. have long been engaged in the practice of quietly tracking and targeting return behavior. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. retailers use third-party loss-prevention services to track risky return behavior. This doesn't outright mean fraudulent activity, but rather behavior that "mimics" or could be linked to such behavior. The most notable third-party loss-prevention service is The Retail Equation, a software provider that tracks return behavior that retailers deem potentially fraudulent. According to several now-dismissed lawsuits and Better Business Bureau complaints, customers reported they were following a store's return policy and were still issued a warning.

Persons: Robert Overstreet Organizations: Walmart, Staples, National Retail Federation, Iowa, Wall Street Journal, Better Locations: U.S, T.J.Maxx

☆ How Athletic Brewing Co. became the king of nonalcoholic beer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Athletic Brewing Co. became the king of nonalcoholic beerAthletic Brewing Co. is a midsize craft brewing company based out of Milford, Connecticut. Like most craft brewing operations, Athletic Brewing pumps out IPAs, dark beers, lite beers, hazy, special edition and maybe even fruity offerings during the summer. Similar to other breweries, you'll find huge industrial barrels of hops and wheat, and maybe a couple of brewing awards displayed. But the one thing you won't find at Athletic Brewing is alcohol.

Organizations: Brewing Co, Athletic Brewing Locations: Milford , Connecticut

☆ How Athletic Brewing Co. dominates the booming nonalcoholic beer market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Founded in 2017, Athletic Brewing Co. opened the doors to its nonalcoholic craft brewing facility within a year. Unlike other brewing companies, Athletic Brewing didn't cut its teeth making alcoholic beer before pivoting into nonalcoholic options. Instead, Athletic Brewing was founded on the idea that nonalcoholic beer didn't need to be a niche category with limited offerings. Fast forward to 2024, and Athletic Brewing is now dominating the nonalcoholic beer market. According to NielsenIQ data, Athletic Brewing represents 19% of the domestic nonalcoholic beer market, making it the top nonalcoholic beer brand in the country.

Persons: I'd, Bill Shufelt Organizations: Budweiser Zero, Heineken, Athletic Brewing Co, Athletic, Athletic Brewing, CNBC, Foods Locations: Connecticut

☆ Is the golden age of direct-to-consumer over?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIs the golden age of direct-to-consumer over? After booming in the 2010s direct-to-consumer companies like Casper, Away, Allbirds and Peloton have struggled with profitability, layoffs and the climbing cost of online advertising. Watch the above video to learn where DTC goes from here after a rocky two year stretch.

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☆ Why direct-to-consumer darlings such as Casper, Allbirds and Peloton are now struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A once-bustling group of companies, backed by billions in venture capital funding, saw a record year for IPOs in 2021. Now, three years later, most of those direct-to-consumer, or DTC, companies still struggle with profitability. "One of the problems with a lot of direct-to-consumer companies is they're not profitable and a number of them don't really have a convincing pathway to profitability. With the cohort came a huge wave of venture capital funding, propped up by low interest rates. As the Covid-19 pandemic moved most shopping online, venture capital funds were all-in on digital native direct-to-consumer companies.

Persons: GlobalData Retail's, Neil Saunders, Warby Parker, Casper Organizations: IPOs, CNBC, Wonder Group Locations: ThredUp

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flash a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. Alana Trissel, 17, said state Rep. Jim Lucas asked the students what brought them to the Capitol and began to defend gun rights. A student off camera asked Lucas if he means carrying a firearm. Just over six minutes into the 10-minute video, Lucas said, “I'm carrying right now," and holds open his suit jacket exposing a holstered handgun. It was not immediately clear what kind of gun Lucas was carrying.

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Six months later, his friend-turned-rival Notorious B.I.G, whose legal name is Christopher Wallace, was gunned down. They hung out together on the set of the 1993 film “Poetic Justice,” which starred Janet Jackson and Shakur. Shakur found out that the night of that attack, Wallace and Sean “Diddy” Combs were together in a recording studio. East vs. West coastsLess than 24 hours after the 1994 shooting, Shakur made a court appearance in a wheelchair on sex-assault charges against him. Greenidge, who described the rapper as a professional mentor, told the grand jury he was in the convoy.

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☆ Philadelphia's mayor says his fellow Democrats just voted for more people to die from drug overdoses. Experts say he's right.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

People should not, generally, inject into their bodies a substance they bought with cash from a stranger on the street. And many will not resort to best practices, like using a clean needle, and contract diseases that require lifelong treatment. In 2019, the former president's Department of Justice sued to stop a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, Safehouse, from opening what would have been the country's first safe injection site, citing a federal law originally aimed at crack houses. AdvertisementAdvertisementBesides, Philadelphia, a city battling not just drug addiction but poverty and gun violence, is not about to open drug treatment resorts. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is one of the few public officials to explicitly endorse supervised injection sites.

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☆ President Biden's ambitious new plan to help student loan borrowers, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPresident Biden's ambitious new plan to help student loan borrowers, explainedAfter the Biden Administration's student loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court, the president promised to continue fighting for student loan borrowers. This summer the White House launched the SAVE plan, an income-driven repayment plan meant to replace the REPAYE plan. The SAVE plan caps the amount low-income borrowers are required to pay on their student loans at just 5% of their discretionary income. It also allows some borrowers to pay as little as $0 per month towards their student loans. Watch the video above for a breakdown of President Biden's SAVE plan, ahead of student loan payments resuming.

Persons: Biden's Organizations: Biden, Supreme, House, SAVE, Biden's SAVE

☆ How fast-growing e-commerce app Temu makes money from $10 smartwatches
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow fast-growing e-commerce app Temu makes money from $10 smartwatchesBargain e-commerce company Temu has had a whirlwind 2023. Quietly launching its app in September 2022, it only took the company a few weeks to top app store charts, edging out Amazon, Walmart and even fast-fashion brand Shein.

Persons: Temu Organizations: Walmart

☆ How Temu makes money from super-cheap goods like $10 smartwatches
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bargain e-commerce company Temu has had a whirlwind 2023. By February 2023, the 5-month-old company made its TV debut during Super Bowl LVII, airing two commercial spots totaling an estimated $14 million. Temu's popularity is largely due to its ultra-cheap knockoffs. On top of the steep discounts, users are bombarded by coupons, free shipping countdowns, flash sales and discount wheels. Temu's rise in popularity has also courted scrutiny from the U.S. government, accusing the website of exploiting de minimis shipping rules to undercut U.S. retailers.

Persons: Temu, Yeezy, Neil Saunders, They're, Pinduoduo Organizations: Walmart, Apple, GlobalData, U.S . Locations: Boston, China, U.S

☆ Why more and more colleges are closing down across America
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Devan Burris | ) 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 more and more colleges are closing down across AmericaThe mid-2010′s saw an uptick in U.S. college closures, particularly among private nonprofit schools. This trend has affected tens of thousands of college students across the country. Since 2016, 91 U.S. private colleges have closed, merged with another school, or announced plans to close, according to a CNBC analysis of data from Higher Ed Dive. Almost half of those schools closed after the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020. For many struggling schools the pandemic was the final straw — but two major themes showed up consistently throughout the closures: finances and enrollment.

Organizations: CNBC Locations: America

☆ Why more and more colleges are closing down across the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The mid-2010's saw an uptick in U.S. college closures, particularly among private nonprofit schools. This trend has affected tens of thousands of college students across the country. Since 2016, 91 U.S. private colleges have closed, merged with another school, or announced plans to close, according to a CNBC analysis of data from Higher Ed Dive. About 95% of U.S. colleges rely on tuition, according to Franek, meaning they rely on money from students to operate. Watch the video above to learn what headwinds higher education is facing and hear from students affected by college closures.

Persons: Robert Franek, We'll, Fitch, Emily Wadhwani Organizations: CNBC, The Princeton

☆ Secret crypto holdings are becoming an increasingly common conflict in divorces, attorneys say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Divorce attorneys told the outlet it is also becoming common for people to hide crypto from their partner. One woman said she learned her husband was hiding bitcoin then worth about $500,000 during their divorce. Conflict over ownership of cryptocurrency — especially crypto that has been kept secret by a spouse from their partner — is reportedly becoming an increasingly common trend divorce attorneys are spotting in their cases. Financial infidelity involving secret crypto holdings have made the jobs of financial advisors and divorce attorneys increasingly complex in recent years as the crypto market has expanded, according to a CNBC article. She told CNBC it was a "shock" to learn about the secret investments, but her story appears to be a part of a growing trend.

☆ A husband hid $500,000 in bitcoin during a divorce — and got busted by a crypto hunter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

Thumb drive-size devices, such as a Trezor or Ledger, offer another way to secure crypto tokens cold by safeguarding both the crypto itself and the keys to access it. Transfers of digital assets between chains has helped to expand the crypto market by giving people more ways to pay and transact. With crypto staking, investors typically vault their crypto assets with a blockchain validator, which verifies the accuracy of transactions on the blockchain. The tax implications are another major consideration when choosing how to divide crypto assets. I think the people that are interested in digital assets are going to continue to be interested in digital assets," she said.

☆ Coronation Style | All the Royal Fashion on King Charles’s Big Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Sarah Ball | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

First lady Jill Biden, in a Ralph Lauren cornflower-blue skirt suit and matching gloves, accompanied by granddaughter Finnegan Biden in a Markarian primrose-yellow cape-dress and Gigi Burris headband. Wearing the colors of the Ukrainian flag, the Bidens were seated next to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska. Andrew Matthews/Zuma Press

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