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☆ The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting a firepower boost. Here are the warships already there and what's on the way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Facing this possibility, the Pentagon has deployed a number of military assets to the Middle East this month to defend Israel and US troops in the region. When these forces arrive on station, they will join a wide range of existing naval capabilities in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean that were already deployed in response to various conflicts and crises. AdvertisementAdditionally, two destroyers — USS Bulkeley and USS Roosevelt — have been in the area for several weeks. Warships in transitA MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies next to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on August 2. The coming Lincoln strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and the destroyers USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, USS Frank E. Petersen, and USS O'Kane.

Persons: —, Israel —, Defense Lloyd Austin, Sydney Milligan, Bulkeley, Roosevelt —, Laboon, Cole, Aden —, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Dwight D, Michael Murphy, John S, McCain, Daniel Inouye, Russell —, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Kimmelman, Roosevelt, USS Stockdale, Frank E, Petersen, USS O'Kane, Austin, Pat Ryder Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Pentagon, Defense, Sydney, Ready Group, US European Command, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, US Central Command, Oman Sailors, Hornet, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Warships, Communication, US, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Lincoln, Pentagon Press, Air Force Locations: Israel, Iran, Tehran, East, American, Gibraltar, Lebanon, New York, Souda, Crete, Yemen, Red, Gulf, Aden, Oman, CENTCOM, Gulf of Oman, Beirut, Philippine, Georgia, The Ohio

☆ Tesla and Alphabet Earnings Prompt Big Tech Stock Decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Danielle Kaye | More About Danielle Kaye | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earnings reports from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and Tesla on Tuesday led to a drop in big tech stocks, while shares of smaller companies remained strong. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller companies that’s considered to be more tied to the ebb and flow of the economy, was down just 0.48 percent, in line with trading in recent weeks and indicating that shares of smaller companies stayed relatively robust. Investors were expecting perfection from the tech giants’ earnings reports, said Daniel Ives, a tech analyst at Wedbush Securities. “Investors are negatively reacting to any whiff of softness that we see from these big tech players,” he said. “I think it’s an overreaction after a massive run in tech stocks.”

Persons: Tesla, Russell, Daniel Ives, Ives, ”, “ Organizations: Nasdaq, Wedbush Securities

☆ Tesla's still not making huge profits and probably won't for years. But these analysts and investors still love the company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "There are other companies that are $3 trillion market caps — I think Tesla can be in that league," he said. Related storiesTasha Keeney, a director at longtime Tesla investor ARK Invest, said on CNBC on Tuesday that ignoring Robotaxis today is a huge mistake. Ron Jewsikow, a Guggenheim analyst, said on CNBC that he is not worried about whether Tesla will be able to deliver its Robotaxis. AdvertisementIn China, Apollo, which is owned by Baidu, is offering rides for just over 10 cents a mile, Jewsikow said.

Persons: —, Tesla, Cybertruck, Elon Musk's, I'm, Gene Munster, Munster, Optimus, Tasha Keeney, it's, Price, Tesla optimist Daniel Ives, Ron Jewsikow, He's, Jewsikow Organizations: Service, Investors, Business, Deepwater Asset Management, CNBC, ARK Invest, Tesla optimist, Guggenheim, Baidu Locations: China

☆ Tesla's still not making big profits and probably won't for years — but analysts and investors still love it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "There are other companies that are $3 trillion market caps — I think Tesla can be in that league," he said. AdvertisementAnother analyst sees Tesla's recent price hikes as a good sign. Ron Jewsikow, a Guggenheim analyst, said on CNBC that he is not worried about whether Tesla will be able to deliver its Robotaxis. AdvertisementIn China, Apollo, which is owned by Baidu, is offering rides for just over 10 cents a mile, Jewsikow said.

☆ Ex-Air Force engineer's arrest 'opens old wounds' for families of victims killed in a C-130 crash caused by a worn propeller blade
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. A C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. US Air Force photo by Jamal D. SutterRetired Col. J.F. Advertisement"He was dedicated to what he did," Michael Lohrey said. When asked whether Fisher's arrest feels like justice at all, Michael Lohrey said, "Absolutely not."

Persons: —, Michael, Teresa Lohrey, Ryan Lohrey, Military.com, Teresa, We're, James Michael Fisher, Fisher, Joseph Mather, Kelsey McCarty, McCarty, Greg Feith, Jamal D, Sutter, J.F, Joseph, Caine, Sean E, Mark, Brendan C, Johnson, Joshua M, Snowden, Julian M, Owen J, Lennon, Cpl, Daniel I, Collin J, Schaaff, Robert H, Cox, William J, Chad E, Jenson, Talon, Leach, Joseph J, Murray, Dietrich, Michael Lohrey Organizations: Service, KC, 130T, Marines, Business, Air Force, Robins Air Force Base, US Air Force, Aviation, National Transportation Safety, Marine Corps, Lohrey, Elliott, Hopkins, Staff Locations: Mississippi, Georgia

☆ 'Hawk Tuah Girl' has our attention. Next, she would like our money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe "Hawk Tuah Girl," Hailey Welch, has quit her day job in a Tennessee spring factory and announced plans to ride out her viral fame. But what does cashing in on viral fame look like in 2024, and how is that different from the other kinds of Viral Humans who have come before? "Hawk Tuah Girl" may discover that viral fame alone is not an instant windfall — capitalizing on social media popularity requires hard work. Accidental memedom is very different from social media stars who can make their (sometimes lucrative) living by grinding out content for years and studying platform mechanics. Jake Paul raps, "It's every day, bro," when it comes to managing his viral fame.

Persons: —, Hailey Welch, Welch, hasn't, Jonnie Forster, Forster, You've, Jake Paul doesn't, Jake Paul, Cooper Neill, Antoine Dodson, Sweet Brown, Dodson, Daniel, Alex, Lars Niki, Brian, Max Read, Ellen DeGeneres, Alex Cooper, Tana Mongeau, Bobbi Althoff, Brianna LaPaglia, Welch's, LaPaglia, Dave Portnoy, Zach Bryan, She'd, what's Welch, — I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Penthouse, Target, People Magazine, UPS, Josh, Barstool Sports Locations: Tennessee, fratty, Miami

☆ Kenya rocked by fresh protests despite president’s U-turn over tax bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Nimi Princewill | Larry Madowo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Police in Kenya fired tear gas on protesters as a fresh wave of demonstrations swept the country, despite President William Ruto’s U-turn on controversial tax plans. In a surprise move on Wednesday, Ruto said he would not sign the finance bill, saying he had been “listening keenly” to the Kenyan people. “It’s more than about the finance bill now,” Maria, a Kenyan protestor from Nairobi told CNN. Some have called on President Ruto to resign for failing to withdraw the unpopular bill much earlier to save the lives lost. Others are seeking justice for the deceased protesters and demanding the recall of lawmakers who voted in support of the finance bill.

Persons: William Ruto’s U, ”, Ruto, ” Maria, Daniel Irungu, “, Mwangi, Moody’s, Herman Manyora, ” Manyora, ” Ruto, Manyora Organizations: CNN — Police, House, Security, State House, Kenyan, CNN, Civic, Law Society of Kenya, Monetary Fund, International, University of Nairobi Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, East, Kenya’s

☆ Fears are rising ocean freight rates may surpass $20,000 with no relief for global trade into 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goetz Alebrand, head of ocean freight at DHL Global Forwarding Americas, said he is not optimistic freight rates will decline anytime soon. "It is unlikely that the situation will resolve itself soon and [ocean freight] rate levels might not ease up before Chinese New Year," Alebrand said. Air freight prices and demand are going higher According to freight intelligence firm Xeneta, China to North America air freight spot rates increased 43%, to $4.88 per kilogram, year-on-year in May. According to ocean freight data from FreightWaves SONAR, container bookings and freight orders from shippers to the ocean carriers are down 48% month-over-month. Xeneta data tracking ocean freight rates from the Far East to the U.S. East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast ports shows the historic run.

Persons: Joe Giddens, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Goetz Alebrand, Alebrand, Alan Murphy, Murphy, Peter Boockvar, Boockvar, We've, Nate Herman, Xeneta, Daniel Ives, Niall van de, van de, Good Hope Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC, ITS Logistics, DHL Global, Intelligence, Defense Intelligence, U.S ., Bleakley Financial, American Apparel and Footwear Association, Global, ", Apple, Wedbush Securities, Trade, Good Locations: Asia, Europe, Sea, Red, Africa, Shanghai, Rotterdam, Genoa, U.S . West Coast, East Coast, U.S, China, North America, U.S . East Coast , West Coast, Gulf Coast

Devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands more in East Africa are now inundating parts of the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves. On Wednesday, the Telek River broke its banks and overflowed into parts of the natural reserve, flooding many tourist camps. A spokesman for the Kenyan Red Cross, Munir Ahmed, said that more than 90 people have been evacuated, some by helicopter. “The situation in Masai Mara is so bad,” said Daniel Ikayo, the owner of a safari company that operates there. “There is water everywhere.”The floods in the reserve have added to the heavy damage to key economic resources in Kenya, including livestock, crops and infrastructure.

Persons: Masai Mara, Munir Ahmed, ”, Daniel Ikayo Organizations: Kenyan, Cross Locations: East Africa, Kenya

☆ Wall Street is worried about Tesla's Q1 deliveries as analysts slash estimates
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street is worried about Tesla's Q1 deliveries. Wedbush Securities analysts have called it "a nightmare quarter for Tesla." AdvertisementWall Street is getting nervous about Tesla's Q1 deliveries. Analysts' consensus puts the number of deliveries at 477,000 for Q1, according to UBS, which itself has cut its estimate to 432,000. Wedbush analysts called the company's Q1 deliveries "a nightmare quarter for Tesla."

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank's Emmanuel Rosner, Tesla, Daniel Ives, Elon Musk Organizations: Wedbush Securities, Tesla, Service, Deutsche Bank, EV maker's, UBS, Bloomberg, Deutsche, Wall, CNBC, Business Locations: Berlin, China

☆ NBC News boss Cesar Conde faces backlash from his network’s anchors over ‘inexplicable’ decision to hire ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Cesar Conde has a decision to make — and it’s not an especially difficult one. The NBCUniversal News Group chair is facing a torrent of backlash from his own staff after greenlighting the hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid network contributor. It does not take a brilliant political mind with prescient foresight to understand that hiring McDaniel would ignite a firestorm of outrage — from both within 30 Rock and outside it. After all, which NBC or MSNBC program is going to invite her on after all of this? I asked his spokesperson, Stephen Labaton, on Monday whether the NBCU News Group boss had any comment on the situation.

Persons: Cesar Conde, it’s, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, they’re, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow, Conde, It’s, Rebecca Blumenstein, Carrie Budoff Brown, Rashida Jones, Donald Trump, Republican Party ”, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Conde —, ”, Stephen Labaton, Maddow, ” Maddow Organizations: New, New York CNN, NBCUniversal, Republican National Committee, NBC, MSNBC, NBCU, NBCU News, Peacock, Republican, NBC News, RNC, Republican Party, GOP, “, Press, Trump, ’ Locations: New York

☆ Chuck Todd rips NBC News for hiring former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd delivered a stunning rebuke of NBC News on Sunday, blasting the network for hiring former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid political analyst. As RNC chair, McDaniel was a prominent election denier, working to help disgraced former President Donald Trump subvert the 2020 vote. Asked why she didn’t offer such condemnation as RNC chairwoman, McDaniel responded, “When you’re the RNC chair, you kind of take one for the whole team. But Todd noted that because McDaniel was a paid network contributor, it was not clear whether she was being genuine. But Todd disagreed with NBC News’ decision, adding that McDaniel has “credibility issues.”Others on the Sunday broadcast panel agreed with Todd’s assessment.

Persons: Chuck Todd, Ronna McDaniel, Todd, McDaniel, Kristen Welker, “, ” Todd, Donald Trump, Welker, ”, ” McDaniel, Joe Biden, CNN’s Chris Wallace, Wallace, I’m, Biden, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, ” Stohr, Stephen Hayes, she’s Organizations: CNN, “, Press, NBC, Republican National Committee, NBC News, RNC, MSNBC, Capitol, Trump, ”, Republican Party, Boston Globe, Trump’s RNC Locations: Trump

☆ NBC hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who has demonized the press and refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In her role as RNC chief, McDaniel also fanned the flames of election denialism after the 2020 presidential contest. McDaniel told the officials, regarding the certification: “Do not sign it. I don’t think that’s election denying,” McDaniel told Wallace. We have every right to look at that.”In the interview, Wallace pressed McDaniel if she believed Biden legitimately won the election. Ultimately, he won the election but there were lots of problems with the 2020 election,” she said.

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, ” Carrie Budoff Brown, McDaniel, Donald Trump, Richard Engel, “, he’s, ” McDaniel, ”, Joe Biden, CNN’s Chris Wallace, Wallace, “ I’m, I’m, That’s, that’s, Biden, peddle, Trump’s, Rachel Maddow Organizations: CNN, NBC, Republican National, NBC News, RNC, MSNBC, NBC News ’, ” The Michigan Department, Michigan, Trump, Republican, CNBC Locations: Michigan, Detroit, Wayne County

☆ Hertz CEO out following electric car ‘horror show’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Trouble and turmoil continue at rental car company Hertz. But the problem for Hertz wasn’t necessarily that the cars were electric, and customers simply do not want to drive electric cars. There might not be a charging station, or enough time, for a rental car customer to charge an EV, Ives said. These cases sometimes resulted in Hertz customers being arrested and even imprisoned. Scherr wasn’t the one who decided to make the big bet on EV demand by rental car customers.

Persons: Stephen Scherr, Goldman Sachs, He’ll, Gil West, Hertz, EVs, Tesla, ”, Daniel Ives, Ives, ” Ives, Scherr, Mark Fields, Ford, Paul Stone, Stone Organizations: New, New York CNN, Hertz, Delta Air Lines, General Motors, American, Wedbush Securities, EV, Volvo, Avis Budget Group, Tesla, Avis Budget, Enterprise Locations: New York, EVs, Tesla, Polestar

☆ Demand for a hot new AI role is skyrocketing — but some say it won't last.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Day to day, she coaxes AI models like OpenAI's GPT, utilizing natural language to manipulate the model into spitting out exactly the content she wants. "I just find it really interesting, really fun — it's like solving a word puzzle," Daniel, whose résumé also includes a prompt engineering role at LinkedIn, said. AdvertisementDaniel is part of a wave of a new kind of AI engineers — those without formal tech skills. AdvertisementDemand for prompt engineers has been skyrocketing amid the AI hype, and salaries are echoing the excitement. "I think different standards will emerge between what everybody can do and what the expert prompting engineers can do," she said.

Persons: —, Kelly Daniel, Daniel, Lazarus, Tanya Thomas, Thomas, Antropic, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Critics, Conor Grennan, Grennan, Rick Battle, Teja, Vasudev Lal, Lal, Yinuo Chen, Chen, there'll, Mark Zuckerberg's, she's Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Google, NYU Stern School of Business, VMware, Intel Labs, Meta Locations: Beijing

☆ Trump’s takeover of Republican National Committee is official as McDaniel steps down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Alayna Treene | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A national committee is typically overhauled after the party has a de facto or official presidential nominee. The changes normally come in the form of a new chairperson or a top official from the presidential campaign moving over to the committee. These resources are critical to Trump’s campaign as it makes plans to build out teams in key battleground states such as Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania in the coming weeks and months. “The Republican National Committee will be focused like a laser on getting out the vote and protecting the ballot,” Whatley said in his remarks Friday. Trump’s senior advisers, including LaCivita, insist they have no plans to use the RNC to help pay his legal expenses.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump’s, Michael Whatley, Lara Trump –, Ronna McDaniel, Drew McKissick, “, ” Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Chris LaCivita, James Blair, LaCivita, Blair, aren’t, Trump, “ It’s, it’s, ” David Bossie, it’ll, Joe Biden, ” Whatley, Gilbert Flores, McDaniel, ”, Whatley, Lara Trump, Jonathan Drake, Trump “, LaCivita — Organizations: Houston CNN, Republican Party, Republican National, – North, – North Carolina GOP, RNC, CNN, Trump, Republican National Convention, Republican National Committee, Republican, Reagan, Variety, Michigan GOP, Hilton, Whatley, North, North Carolina GOP, Republicans, North Carolina Republican, GOP, Democratic National Committee, White Locations: – North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Simi Valley , California, “, Carolina, North Carolina, Greenville , North Carolina

☆ I gave my son a common name — I have no regrets
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Hannah Nwoko | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt took a while for me to realize a common name was the best type of name for my son. On one hand, my son could stand out immediately like a rockstar — memorable, fun, free-spirited; on the other, he could seamlessly slot into society, a Daniel among Daniels. While unique names reflect a shift in our society toward a culture of individualism, they also have drawbacks that I was keen to avoid. And ironically, in a sea of unconventional names, Daniel stands out in an understated way. Firstly, my son has never been the only Daniel in school, so when someone calls his name, every Daniel within earshot turns around.

Persons: —, Daniel, Daniels, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Day Lewis, Daniel Craig, It's, Nameberry, I'm, insinuates, callbacks, Hannah, earshot, isn't Organizations: Service, rockstar, Business

Others in the GOP field have attacked transgender participation in athletics and proposed nationwide bans on affirming care for transgender minors. Transgender-related issues have become perhaps the biggest rallying call to Christian conservatives, more than abortion rights or same-sex marriage. As an ethical matter, I think it’s gross,” said Tim Miller, a former Republican political operative who worked as communications director for former Florida Gov. Several people interviewed at a recent Trump rally argued children were being wrongly confronted with issues of gender identity. Both Trump and Nikki Haley, his last major rival heading into South Carolina's Republican primary this coming Saturday, have leaned into anti-transgender rhetoric.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ”, Tim Miller, Jeb Bush’s, Chase Glenn, Cheryl Savage, Nikki Haley, Haley, Trump's U.N, ” Trump, Melania Trump, Biden, Chad Connelly, they’re, Tim Carter, Christ, ” Carter, you’ve, Jami Taylor, Taylor, you’re, ” Taylor, ” Mas, ’ ” Kono, Meg Kinnard, ___ Pollard Organizations: COLUMBIA, “, GOP, Florida Gov, Republicans, Trump, ” GOP, Bills, Republican, Statehouse, Research, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, UCLA Law, AP, Iowa Republican, Republican National, U.S, Supreme, University of Toledo, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Conway, South Carolina, South, Iowa, United States, New Hampshire, Daniel Island, Kono, Conway , South Carolina

☆ The RNC is a mess now Ronna McDaniel is likely on her way out, and Trump holds all the cards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ronna McDaniel offered to step down as RNC chair amid pressure from Donald Trump, per NYT. AdvertisementAn election denier could very well find themselves as the next Republican National Committee chair if Donald Trump gets his way. The former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party received Trump's support to take over as RNC chair in 2017. Under McDaniel, Trump also benefitted from the committee when it came to his legal troubles. Murray, Lindell said, "would be the best pick for the RNC chair."

Persons: Ronna McDaniel, Donald Trump, Trump, McDaniel, Mike Lindell, —, Letitia James, it's, Harmeet Dhillon, Lindell, Julianne Murray, Murray, Michael Whatley, Whatley, Joe Gruters, Gruters Organizations: Fox News, RNC, Service, Republican National Committee, The New York Times, Michigan Republican Party, CNN, New, Trump, Delaware Republican Party, Business, North Carolina Republican Party, New York Times, Times, Florida GOP, Miami Herald, Republican Party, The Associated Press Locations: South Carolina, Michigan, New York, Florida

☆ Mads Mikkelsen on His Movie & TV Roles: 'Hannibal,' 'the Promised Land' & 'Indiana Jones'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

On his ever-growing collection of billion-dollar franchise roles, and playing with dinosaurs nextMikkelsen as Kaecilius in "Doctor Strange." Did you have that issue at all while filming "Doctor Strange"? We did have that in "Doctor Strange," to a degree. And that there's a very good reason for that because "Doctor Strange" is born from a psychedelic graphic novel, which was very different from the other ones. The most fun must've been "Doctor Strange" because I got to do two things I love: doing magic and flying Kung Fu.

Persons: who's, Mads Mikkelsen, Ludvig Kahlen, Mikkelsen, Nikolaj, he's, " Mikkelsen, Melina Hagberg, Mus, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Hannibal Lecter, he'd, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford Mikkelsen, Voller, Daniel, Sean Connery, Sean, it's Bond, Harrison Ford, let's, I'm, geez, I've, He's, Hannibal, Bryan Fuller —, Brooke Palmer, Bryan Fuller, Bryan, It's, we're, Le Chiffre, Strange, Kaecilius, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, You've, Harry Potter, Kung, Rihanna, doesn't, Thomas Vinterberg's, they're Organizations: Business, LucasFilm, Le, Nazi, NBC, Marvel, Star Wars Locations: Nazi, Harrison, Hannibal, Rihanna's

☆ H&M shares tumble 8% after weaker sales and surprise CEO exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Swedish retailer H&M were down 8% at 09:05 a.m. London time on Wednesday, after the company announced weaker sales and the surprise departure of its chief executive. H&M sales were 1% lower for 2023 in local currencies, and 4% lower year-on-year in the fourth quarter. In an unexpected leadership shake-up at the H&M group, Helena Helmersson, who has been in the CEO role for four years, will be replaced by Daniel Ervér. "The H&M group is in a strong position, with a positive profitability trend and good conditions to make further improvements in 2024," group chair Karl-Johan Persson said. "Daniel is a competent, experienced and respected leader and has the qualities needed to continue to develop the H&M group."

Persons: Helena Helmersson, Daniel Ervér, Helmersson, Ervér, Karl, Johan Persson, Daniel Organizations: Oxford Street, Regent Locations: London, United Kingdom, Zara

☆ A Tender Debut Novel About the Beauty and Pain of First Love
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Maxwell Gillmer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When we meet Daniel, he is quiet, nerdy and prone to self-doubt. On the surface, he resembles the type of boy who would have tormented Daniel in high school, but Sam is different, Daniel realizes. From the moment they meet, Sam is nothing but warmhearted, and Daniel cannot help developing a starry-eyed crush on him. He can’t seem to pin down Sam’s sexuality, and on the chance Sam is attracted to men, is he attracted to Daniel? In the first half of the novel, Daniel feels the boundary between friendship and romance blurring, but that raises new questions: What are Sam and Daniel to each other?

Persons: Andrés, ”, “, Daniel de La Luna, Daniel, Sam Organizations: WE, THE Locations: Mexican American, Ithaca, N.Y

She is one of this year's winners of an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association. The fiction medal was awarded to Amanda Peters for her novel “The Berry Pickers,” a multi-generational story centered around the disappearance of a young Mi’kmaq girl from a blueberry field in Maine. “Amanda Peters’ stunning prose and evocative narrative enraptured us with the grief and longing of her characters. “I was 16 and sitting in the library and it changed the trajectory of my reading career," said Peters, who read the book at home. The Carnegie Medals were established in 2012 with the help of a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Persons: Roxanna Asgarian, ”, Andrew Carnegie, Roald Dahl's, Asgarian, Hart, Amanda Peters, “ Amanda Peters, Christina Wong’s, Daniel Innes ’, Jake Bittle’s “, Darrin Bell’s “, Peters, John Steinbeck's, “, ” Peters, ” Asgarian, Jennifer Egan, James McBride, Bryan Stevenson Organizations: —, Las Vegas, American Library Association, Carnegie, Dalhousie University, Acadia University, New York Public Library, History Research, Town, Carnegie Corporation of New Locations: Las, Dallas, America, Maine, San Diego, United States, Falmouth , Nova Scotia, Wolfville , Nova Scotia, New York City, New York, Carnegie Corporation of New York

☆ A critical climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Anybody who understands the physics knows that.”Hansen’s words have heft — he is widely credited as the first scientist to publicly sound the alarm on climate change in the 1980s. Climate change is fueling storms in both the summer and winter. The year came within a whisker of breaching 1.5 degrees, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “For all practical purposes we are only going to be looking at 1.5 degrees in the rearview mirror,” he said. Why 1.5 mattersFew scientists will dispute that the world faces a daunting path to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.

Persons: James Hansen, Lauren Owens Lambert, I’ve, Jim, ”, Michael Mann, Hansen, Friederike Otto, “, it’s, Niño, Hurricane Idalia, Joe Raedle, ” Otto, –, Storm Daniel, Karim Sahib, Bill McGuire, ” McGuire, Chris Smith, El Niño, Mann, Samantha Burgess, Copernicus, Otto said, ’ ” Smith, “ we’ve, McGuire, Otto Organizations: CNN, Getty, University of Pennsylvania, Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute, “, United, Hurricane, University College London, University of Leeds Locations: Hampton , New Hampshire, AFP, United States, Europe, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Paris, Libya's, Derna, kilter

WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST ONEThe world has gotten hotter since last year’s conference in Egypt. Burning fossil fuels that sends carbon into the atmosphere remains the main cause of global warming, and production continues to grow. Climate campaigners say efforts to develop wind, solar and other alternative energies are not going fast enough. Global warming has vast implications: It can upend local economies, worsen weather patterns, drive people to migrate, and cause havoc for Indigenous peoples who want to retain their traditional cultures, among many other impacts. Many want to know if oil-rich Gulf states will pony up more money to help developing countries adapt to climate change and switch to greener technologies.

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