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☆ Austin says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that Chinese defense chief declined meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — China’s defense minister declined a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting of defense leaders in Laos, a move the Pentagon chief said Wednesday was unfortunate. Multilateral gatherings of national security officials in Asia have been used in the past for meetings between U.S. and Chinese defense leaders, but China declined a meeting request by Austin during this week’s Southeast Asian Nations-Plus defense ministers meeting. It affects the region because the region really wants to see us, you know, two significant players in the region, two significant powers, talk to each other,” Austin told reporters. “I don’t think that it has any sort of implications for the future. Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with departing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cybercrime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Lloyd Austin, Wednesday, “, ” Austin, ” Austin added.Austin, Dong Jun, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Pentagon, Austin, Nations Locations: Laos, Asia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, cybercrime, South, Sea, Russia

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. In a speech on the Senate floor ahead of the vote, Sanders argued that the resolutions "would not affect any of the systems Israel uses to defend itself from incoming attacks," focusing instead on offensive weapons. "As I have said many, many times: Israel had the absolute right to respond to that horrific Hamas attack, as any other country would. I don’t think anybody here in the United States Senate disagrees with that," he said in his floor speech. More than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive into the dense enclave since the attack, according to health officials in Gaza.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ed Markey, Netanyahu, Martin Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin, “, Catherine Cortez Masto, ” Sen, Jacky Rosen, ”, Joni Ernst, Bill Cassidy, Israel’s Organizations: U.S, United States, Hamas, Democrats, Biden Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S, United States, D, Iowa

The University of Mobile is mourning the sudden death of freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis this week. Francis, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on campus Tuesday morning and died, university President Charles Smith said in a letter to students and faculty. "Yesterday morning Kaiden Francis, freshman point guard from Fort Lauderdale unexpectedly passed away after doing what he loved to do, working on his craft in the gym," Archey wrote. Classes at the university of almost 2,000 students were canceled Wednesday, and a vigil was held on campus Wednesday morning. "He was profoundly gifted and clearly loved by his teammates," Smith wrote.

Persons: Kaiden Francis, Francis, Charles Smith, Kaiden, Smith, Darnell Archey, Archey Organizations: University of Mobile, Facebook Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Fort Lauderdale

☆ Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday. The auction house had estimated the work to go for between $1 million to $1.5 million; bidding began at $800,000. Prior to the sale, Sotheby’s confirmed to CNN that neither the tape nor, thankfully, the banana are the originals. The Miami installation was eventually removed amid public safety concerns, but all three editions were sold at the fair. In interviews given since the Miami installation, Cattelan has described “Comedian” as a work of commentary.

Persons: Maurizio Cattelan’s, ”, , Oliver Barker, Sotheby’s, Justin Sun, ” Sun, “, ’, Marcel Duchamp’s, David Datuna, David Galperin, ” Galperin Organizations: CNN, Art Basel Miami Beach, Guggenheim, Art Newspaper, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul National University Locations: New York, Miami, Americas, Seoul, South Korea, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Dubai, Taipei, Tokyo, Los Angeles

Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. Trump himself has faced various sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied, though he was found liable last year for sexual abuse in a civil trial over an alleged incident in the 1990s that he also denies. Now, after having won the presidency again, he’s spending early political capital to confirm appointees who have faced sexual misconduct allegations of their own. The allegations against Trump’s picksGaetz’s years of controversies have been thrust back into the spotlight now that he’s up for a Cabinet post. “It’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,” Trump told reporters.

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A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million on Wednesday. The artwork debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019 and was initially estimated to sell around $1.5 million, according to Sotheby's. At one point, someone even took the banana off the wall and ate it. According to Sotheby's, Cattelan "single-handedly prompted the world to reconsider how we define art, and the value we seek in it." As Galperin put it, "There is no better forum to adjudicate the value of art and a single object than the platform of auction."

Persons: —, Maurizio Cattelan's, Nancy Durrant, Maurizio Cattelan, David Galperin, Sotheby's, rhapsodically, Durrant, Lucius Elliot, Durrant —, Elliot, Maurizio, Emmanuel Perrotin, Perrotin, Galperin Organizations: Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel, Americas, New, New York Post, Vogue Locations: New York

☆ FBI investigating whether burglaries targeting athletes are linked to a transnational crime ring
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Tom_Winter_Nbc_News.Jpg | Tom Winter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The officials said Wednesday that they have not made any determination as to who exactly is responsible, and the investigation is ongoing. The report did not identify Mahomes, but the address listed matches public records for Super Bowl-winning the quarterback. Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. Twenty-thousand dollars was taken, according to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate KSHB of Kansas City. “We are aware of some of the other athletes in different states that have had their homes burglarized," the statement said.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Mahomes, Sarah Stier, Bobby Portis, Mike Conley Jr, Conley, ” Organizations: FBI, Kanas City Chiefs, Sheriff’s Office, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, NBC, Milwaukee Bucks, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Vikings, NBC News Locations: South America, Belton , Missouri, Cass, Foxborough, Leawood , Kansas, Kansas City, Medina , Minnesota

☆ More than half of non-retired US adults expect to rely on Social Security in retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Social Security is by far one of the most popular government programs in the United States because it is critical for so many retirees’ financial security. More than half of non-retired US adults (53%) overall said they expect they will need to use Social Security to pay for necessary expenses, according to a new survey from Bankrate. Social Security benefits only replace a portion of Americans’ pre-retirement income. Indeed, only 31% of the non-retired adults surveyed said they are not planning to rely on Social Security benefits in retirement, with just 14% saying they will “not (be) at all” reliant on them. Their “normal retirement age” is 67 for the purposes of collecting Social Security benefits.

Persons: That’s, one’s, ’, they’ll, ”, Mark Hamrick, Bankrate —, —, Trump, they’ve, haven’t Organizations: CNN, Social, Security, —, Social Security, Bankrate, Social Security Administration Locations: United States

☆ Thai court gives death penalty to woman accused of cyanide serial killings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bangkok, Thailand CNN —A Thai court has handed down the death penalty to a woman accused of fatally poisoning at least a dozen people, the first ruling in a high-profile serial murder case that has gripped the nation. The court convicted her of charges including premeditated murder, robbery causing death and spiking food or other consumables resulting in death. In addition to the death sentence, she was also ordered to pay compensation for unrecovered stolen items. Thanicha told CNN on Thursday that Saratat denies the accusations against her and plans to appeal her conviction. No executions have taken place since, but courts have handed down the death sentence in several cases, including the high-profile murders of two British backpackers in 2019.

Persons: Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, NBT Connext, –, Siriporn, Sararat, Thanicha Eksuwanwat, Witoon, Thanicha, Saratat, ” Thanicha Organizations: Thailand CNN, CNN, Sararat Locations: Bangkok, Thailand

☆ AI systems could 'turn against humans': Tech pioneer Yoshua Bengio warns of artificial intelligence risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Professor Yoshua Bengio, at the One Young World Summit in Montreal, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024Famed computer scientist Yoshua Bengio — an artificial intelligence pioneer — has warned of the nascent technology's potential negative effects on society and called for more research to mitigate its risks. Machines could soon have most of the cognitive abilities of humans, he said — artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a type of AI technology that aims to equal or better human intellect. Yoshua Bengio Head of the Montreal Institute for Learning AlgorithmsSuch outcomes are possible within decades, he said. There are arguments to suggest that the way AI machines are currently being trained "would lead to systems that turn against humans," Bengio said. Yoshua Bengio Head of the Montreal Institute for Learning AlgorithmsCompanies developing AI must also be liable for their actions, according to the computer scientist.

Persons: Yoshua Bengio, —, Bengio, CNBC's Tania Bryer, That's, we're, OpenAIhas, It’s, Yoshua, — that's, OpenAI Organizations: Young, Summit, University of Montreal, Montreal Institute, Machines, Intelligence, CNBC, Learning Locations: Montreal, Canada, AGI, U.S, Rwanda, Swiss

☆ Britain’s 'mini-budget' disaster should serve as a warning to the U.S., bond strategists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFears are mounting that the U.S. could soon experience its own version of Britain's "mini-budget" crisis, with bond strategists warning that Donald Trump's return to the White House brings with it the specter of currency volatility and surging bond yields. The former president's economic agenda has ratcheted up concerns about a surge in consumer prices, which strategists say could spark significant shifts in bond yields and investor behavior. They warn a scenario that mirrors Britain's mini-budget crisis of 2022 is not out of the question. watch nowBritain's mini-budget crisis refers to a tumultuous period under former Prime Minister Liz Truss and ex-Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng. Bond yields tend to rise when market participants expect higher consumer prices or a growing budget deficit.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Trump, Remtulla, Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Kwarteng, Althea Spinozzi, Trump's, Spinozzi, Angela Weiss, Paul Ashworth, Ashworth, Thierry Wizman, likelier, Wizman Organizations: Economic, of New, Bloomberg, Getty, EFG, CNBC, U.S ., Finance, U.S, Bank of England, Saxo Bank, White, Treasury, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Capital Economics, Macquarie Group Locations: of New York, New York, U.S, Foreign, Treasurys, Treasuries, New York City, America

☆ British regulators will soon announce competition remedies for the multibillion-pound cloud industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's competition regulator is preparing remedies aimed at solving competition issues in the multibillion-pound cloud computing industry. The sources, who preferred to remain anonymous given the investigation's sensitive nature, said that the cloud market remedies could be announced within the next two weeks. Amazon is the largest player in the market, offering cloud services via its Amazon Web Services (AWS) arm. Ofcom subsequently referred its cloud review to the CMA to address competition issues in the market. She is expected to outline plans for a review in 2025 into whether the CMA should more frequently use behavioral remedies when approving deals, the FT reported.

Persons: Igor Golovniov, there's, Sarah Cardell, Keir Starmer Organizations: Ofcom, Microsoft, Getty, Markets, CNBC, CMA, Amazon, Web Services, Google, Chatham House, Financial Times Locations: U.S, U.K

☆ Adani investor GQG Partners' shares crash 25% — on pace for record loss after Gautam Adani's indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rajiv Jain, founder and chief investment officer of GQG Partners, during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Shares of Australia-listed GQG Partners plunged as much as 25% on Thursday and were set to post their worst day on record, after Adani Group Chair Gautam Adani was charged with fraud in New York. Shares of Adani Group companies also nosedived, as Indian stock markets opened for trade. GQG is Adani Enterprises' fourth-largest shareholder, owning about 3.94% of the firm, according to LSEG data. Hindenburg had charged Adani Group of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades," sending shares plunging by more than 54% in the first quarter of 2023.

Persons: Rajiv Jain, Gautam Adani, GQG, Adani, Hindenburg Organizations: GQG Partners, Adani Group, BSE, Adani Enterprises, CNBC, Adani, Hindenburg Locations: New York, New

☆ HSBC names 3 'underappreciated' Asian stocks to watch in 2025 — giving one 63% upside potential
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meituan HSBC is bullish on Meituan and has a target price of 220 Hong Kong dollars ($28.30) on the stock, giving it 25.8% upside potential. "Despite the macro challenges, Meituan's growth profile remains resilient," said Charlene Liu, HSBC Global Research's head of internet and gaming research for Asia-Pacific. Calling it a "best-in-class small-cap" idea, HSBC Global Research's India health-care analyst Damayanti Kerai believes it is "well positioned to sustain healthy growth." Kia's shares have been on an uptrend, gaining around 8% in the last five days. HSBC has a target price of 160,000 Korean Won ($114.80) on the stock, implying nearly 63.1% upside potential.

Persons: Charlene Liu, Liu, Damayanti Kerai, Kerai, Will Cho, Cho, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC, Hong, HSBC Global Research's, Morningstar, Hong Kong Exchange, Krishna, Medical Sciences, Bombay Stock Exchanges, Kia, Korea Exchange, Won Locations: Asia, Hong Kong, U.S, HSBC Global Research's India, Korean, HSBC Global Research's Korea, EU

☆ Vance debuts new role as Trump’s point person on Capitol Hill
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alayna Treene | Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Congressional Republicans acknowledge that Vance hasn’t necessarily developed longstanding relationships on Capitol Hill during his abbreviated time in Washington. His coattails turned a 49-51 senate to a 53-47 senate,” Vance wrote on X on Wednesday. The three developed a bond that predates the campaign and has carried into the early days of Trump’s transition. But when you look at the effectiveness of JD in the campaign, there’s no better surrogate for President Trump’s agenda,” the adviser said. “In JD’s view, his role of VP is to take on any issue that President Trump would like him to take on,” the person close to Vance told CNN.

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☆ Development of autonomous vehicle technology will lead to 'one planet, two systems': Analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailDevelopment of autonomous vehicle technology will lead to 'one planet, two systems': AnalystMichael Dunne of Dunne Insights says that Trump could follow China's playbook to promote production of autos in the U.S..

Persons: Michael Dunne, Dunne, Trump Locations: U.S

☆ Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says the company's staff 'spend more time arguing' than strategizing about how to beat Airbus: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO also spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about the impact of his potential tariffs. Boeing's CEO Kelly Ortberg has a stern warning for his staff — stop squabbling and get to work. During the meeting, Ortberg also told staff not to "sit at the water cooler and bitch about people," per The WSJ's transcription of the recording. AdvertisementThe WSJ also reported that Ortberg has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump about the impact of potential tariffs on Boeing. Ortberg told staff that a potential trade war with China might impact the company's plane exports to Chinese airlines.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, Donald Trump Organizations: Airbus, WSJ, Boeing, Business Insider, Trump, Seattle Times, Society of Professional Engineering Employees, Aerospace, . Aviation, Avia Solutions, Max Locations: Boeing's hourlong, China, Washington, Oregon

☆ Microsoft's Copilot has an oversharing problem. The company is trying to help customers fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Copilot's indexing of internal data led to oversharing of sensitive company information. Some corporate customers delayed Copilot deployment due to security and oversharing concerns. On Tuesday, Microsoft released new tools and a guide to help customers mitigate a Copilot security issue that inadvertently let employees access sensitive information, such as CEO emails and HR documents. These updates are designed "to identify and mitigate oversharing and ongoing governance concerns," the company explained in a new blueprint for Microsoft's 365 productivity software suite. AdvertisementAs a result, some customers have deployed Copilot, only to discover that it can enable employees to read an executive's inbox or access sensitive HR documents.

Persons: Copilot, overshares, Microsoft's Copilot, Joe Blow, Joe Organizations: Microsoft, Business

☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ Matthew McConaughey got so tired of playing the 'romcom dude' that he moved to Texas and rejected a $14.5 million role
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "Interstellar" actor rejected a $14.5 million role to star in an action comedy. In Wednesday's episode of "Good Trouble" with Nick Kyrgios, McConaughey, 55, said that saying "no" is more important than saying "yes." That was my lane, and I liked that lane, that lane paid well, and it was working," he said. The offer was originally at $8 million, but McConaughey rejected it. Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has been quoted as saying, "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."

Persons: Matthew McConaughey didn't, Matthew McConaughey, Nick Kyrgios, McConaughey, Joe, who's, Paul Reiser, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Sam Altman Organizations: Dallas Buyers, Business, Berkshire, Stanford University, OpenAI's, Business Insider Locations: romcoms, Texas, California, Hollywood

In this article MAR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTMarriott International's business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China's tourism market. Marriott International reported net room growth of 6% year-on-year and room rate growth of 2.5%, driven by a strong return of group travel, which Capuano called the "bright, shining star" for the business today. The company raised its year-end guidance for net room growth, and added 9 million new Bonvoy members in the third quarter. That measure turned out to be corporate layoffs, first reported by the travel media company Skift on Nov. 14, which later linked to a notice of "mass layoffs" of 833 Marriott employees posted on a Maryland government labor website. watch nowCapuano denied that the company — which doubled in size during the past decade — grew too big, too fast, at least in terms of corporate employees, instead calling the move a much-needed "reorganization" of its global corporate structure.

Persons: Anthony Capuano, Capuano, Leeny Oberg, —, Rather Organizations: Marriott, CNBC, Marriott International, Uber, Starbucks Locations: RevPar, China, Greater China, Maryland, Bethesda , Maryland

☆ Adani Group shares nosedive after chairman Gautam Adani charged with fraud in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Signage of Adani Group at Adani Defence and Aerospace booth during the Aero India 2023 at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru, India, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. India's Adani Group saw shares of its companies plunge Thursday after its billionaire chairman Gautam Adani was indicted in a New York federal court over his alleged involvement in an extensive bribery and fraud operation. The Indian group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises fell 10%, while the company in the eye of the storm Adani Green Energy tanked 17.28%. Adani Energy fell 20%. Adani Power lost 13.81%, Adani Port's share price dropped 10%, while the group's retail arm Adani Wilmar shed 7.87%.

Persons: India's, Gautam Adani, Adani, Sagar Adani, Ranjit Gupta, Rupesh Agarwal, Saurabh Agarwal, Cyril Cabanes, Deepak Malhotra, CDPQ, shortseller, Hindenburg, Raymond James ', Matt Orton Organizations: Adani Defence, Aerospace, Aero, Air Force, India's Adani, Adani Enterprises, Energy, Adani Energy, Adani Power, NSE, Adani Green Energy, Power, Quebec, U.S, Hindenburg Research, CNBC Locations: Bengaluru, India, New York, U.S, Brooklyn

☆ The DOJ wants Google to sell its Chrome browser. Here are the winners and losers if that happens.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hugh Langley | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Justice Department on Wednesday asked the judge in its antitrust case against Google to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. "Advertisers would find competitors for their business, rather than needing to pay a dominant search engine." When you open Chrome and type something into the search bar at the top, these words are automatically transformed into a Google Search. And when there's an option for users, Google pays partners billions of dollars to set its search engine as the default. For instance, if most people click on the third result, Google's Search engine will likely adjust and rank that result higher in the future.

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☆ Ray Dalio says to understand Trump's 2nd administration, you should study how far-right governments in the 1930s worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementRay Dalio said Trump's approach to governance was tried by hard-right states in the 1930s. Dalio, who often publishes personal remarks on the global economy, wrote a LinkedIn commentary on Wednesday with his predictions for a second Trump administration. Advertisement"Think of Gordon Gekko and the perspective he conveyed in his 'greed is good' speech," Dalio wrote of Trump's approach, referring to Michael Douglas' character from "Wall Street," the 1987 film. Dalio wrote that he isn't saying Trump's administration would be fascist or that Trump would behave like fascist leaders. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesTheir mission, Dalio wrote, is to "create maximum economic strength and fight foreign enemies."

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☆ Who is Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon facing a life sentence in a national security trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now 77, he's facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong. I would just relay to him what happened in Hong Kong when he asked me," Lai said in court, per Reuters. This mass sentencing of Hong Kong's activists was also based on charges under Hong Kong's national security law. Related storiesThe imposition of the national security law marked the effective end of Hong Kong's political autonomy from China. "Above all else, the implementation rules have the potential to radically criminalize online speech in Hong Kong," Woodhams said.

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