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☆ These stocks are likely to gain from the UK’s major budget announcement, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investment banks also suggested that stocks that had dipped ahead of the budget are likely to now gain on better-than-expected outcomes. "The U.K. budget was a clear signal that the new govt. Banks Investors in U.K. bank stocks will also be relieved as no new tax measures were applied to lenders specifically. RBC Capital Markets analysts echoed the view, saying the budget "included no major surprises relevant to the wealth sector." Any changes to the rules were a "relatively benign outcome for the sector" and removed an "event risk" for stocks, the investment bank said.

Persons: Roberta Ciaccia, Balfour Beatty, Rachel Reeves, Jefferies, Graham Hunt, Balfour Beatty's, AJB's, Genuity, Canaccord Genuity, Alex Brooks, Brooks Macdonald Organizations: Labour, City, Investment, Infrastructure Civil, U.K . Finance, Jefferies, Rail, Defence, Banks, RBC Capital Markets, AIM, London Stock Exchange's, Ashtead Tech, Aquis, FactSet, RBC, Tatton Asset Management Locations: Transport, Britain, Quilter

☆ NASA Astronaut Rates Space Movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ian Phillips | David Ibekwe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott watches and rates the realism of how outer space is portrayed in movies. She breaks down what would actually happen if you went outside in space without a helmet as seen in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. She explains the challenges of docking to a space station in "Interstellar," starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Matt Damon. Finally, she relates her own experiences in low gravity in "Passengers," starring Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, and Laurence Fishburne. During Nicole Stott's 30-year career at NASA, she worked as an engineer on the space shuttle and International Space Station programs and flew on two space missions.

Persons: Nicole Stott, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, John Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Neil Armstrong, Ryan Gosling, Jennifer Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Nicole Stott's Organizations: NASA, Guardians, Astra, Space, Art Foundation

☆ RV sales are picking up. That’s a good sign for the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

When consumer sentiment falters or the economy starts to teeter, RV sales follow suit, said Michael Hicks, an economics professor at Ball State University and director of Indiana University’s Center for Business and Economic Research. “People don’t make these large, luxury purchases unless they’re actually feeling better about the economy,” said Hicks, who follows the RV industry closely. “It’s so sensitive to interest rate changes, which often precede a downturn.”A Winnebago travel trailer at Motor Sportsland RV dealership in Salt Lake City on April 6, 2020. Nika Shneyder and her father and business partner, Alex Shneyder, standing by a Chill RV in Malibu RV Park, California, in 2019. They moved down to a historically strong, but noticeably smaller, 493,000 the next year, according to data from the RV Industry Association.

Persons: That’s, Nika Shneyder, “ We’re, ” Shneyder, “, Michael Hicks, ”, Hicks, George Frey, bode, ” Michael J, Happe, hasn’t, We’ve, we’ve, Covid, Alex Shneyder, Nika, they’d, Monika Geraci, David Titus, Ty Wright, there’s, Ball State’s Hicks, ’ Titus, they’re, we’ll, Titus, ” Titus Organizations: CNN, Ball State University, Indiana University’s Center for Business, Economic Research, Bloomberg, Getty, Winnebago Industries, RV Industry, Dealers, RVs, Consumers, HL Enterprise, Manufacturing, of Labor Statistics Locations: Los Angeles, teeter, Salt Lake City, YOLO, Malibu, , California, Elkhart , Indiana, The Northern Indiana, South Bend, Elkhart, “, Elkhart .

☆ I have spent entirely too much time thinking about Mark Zuckerberg's outfit at his birthday party
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe Instagram photos from Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday party left me with many questions. AdvertisementIn two of the photos, he's wearing a slightly different outfit: the gold chain is missing, and his T-shirt is plain black. AdvertisementOr, another option, which is my theory: He didn't choose the shirt; the shirt was gifted to him during the party. My theory is that this wasn't just her regular casual party attire — she was dressing up in a typical Mark outfit as a joke, chain and all. But I feel confident in my assessment that Zuckberg's outfit was gifted to him as a joke during his party.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg's, Zuck's, Priscilla Chan, Mark, Kieran, Zuckerberg, didn't, Cato —, Zuck, Priscilla Chan's Instagram, Mark doesn't, Bill Gates, Joel Kaplan, Meta's, Kaplan, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Nike Locations: Harvard, Carthage

☆ Cycling helmet: Outlandish design under review by governing body
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That is as long as the design passes a review by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s global governing body. Team Visma-Lease a Bike riders debuted the large helmet at the Tirreno-Adriatico prologue in Italy on Monday. However, on Tuesday, the UCI referenced the new design while announcing a review into its rules around helmets in competitions. As part of its helmet regulations, the UCI insists that all helmets used by professional riders are also available to the public. CNN has contacted Specialized, Visma-Lease a Bike, Giro and Rudy Project for comment on the UCI’s review into helmet designs.

Persons: Giro, ” Paul Martens, Jonas Vingegaard, Juan Ayuso, Reg u, ul, ava, lable to Organizations: CNN, Star Wars, Union Cycliste Internationale, Giro, de France, UAE Team Emirates, day, th, UCI Locations: Italy

☆ Investors were betting big on crypto and some commodities with options during slow Thanksgiving week
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The 2.7 million individual trades were far lower than the 5.2 million trades from the Friday a week prior. In fact, the options market itself is saying there is only a 10% chance these calls expire in the money. Call spread risk reversal: Bought MSTR Dec. $600 call $15.40 Sold MSTR Dec. $650 call $8.85 Sold MSTR Dec. $430 put $7.20 Net credit = 65 cents When one sells a downside put one is taking the risk of purchasing the underlying at the strike of the put that is sold. The options flow in these ETFs suggests traders are betting on lower oil and gas prices. Several big names will be reporting earnings, here is a table of those that have weekly options, their earnings-related implied moves, and our options sentiment score.

Persons: Crypto, MARA, outpacing, ProShares UltraShort Organizations: Coinbase Global Inc, Marathon Digital Holdings, Microstrategy Inc, Bollinger Bands, Bloomberg, Oil, ProShares, Gas, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg, United States Oil Fund, Hecla Mining Co, Royal, Inc, Intuit, Marvell Technology Locations: United States, Opec, Hecla, Kroger

☆ Australia: Doctors remove 3-inch parasitic worm from woman's brain in world first
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The finding unleashed a mad scramble to find out what exactly the parasite was, Canberra Hospital infectious disease expert Sanjaya Senanayake told CNN. “We were able to send the live wiggling worm to him, and he was able to look at it and immediately identify it,” Senanayake said. In this case, the patient was likely an accidental host of the worm, Senanayake said. “There’s more opportunities for humans, domestic animals and wild animals to interact with each other and the vegetation that’s out there. And of those emerging infections, about 75% were zoonotic, meaning there has been transmission from the animal world to the human world – including coronaviruses.

Persons: Dr, Hari Priya Bandi, ” Bandi, Sanjaya Senanayake, “, ” Senanayake, ”, Senanayake, Hossain M, Kennedy KJ, Wilson HL Senanayake Organizations: CNN, Australian National University, Canberra Hospital, Wilson, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: Canberra, New South Wales, Australia

☆ How Many Former Vanity Fair Staffers Does It Take to Build a Roof?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Steven Kurutz | More About Steven Kurutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While doing things that felt familiar to the core business, the Davids were also expanding Standard Investments, an investment arm they established, which now manages more than $4 billion. The majority of that money is invested in the public markets, in other industrial companies like Shell. But in an email from Italy, where he was on vacation with his family, Mr. Carter dispelled that idea. “Hamilton was on the front lines in this,” Mr. Carter said. “He brought in Beth Kseniak to handle communications and, before you know it, the place was filled with the VF diaspora.”Stylish and well connected, Mr. South, 59, is also a Vanity Fair alum.

Persons: Davids, Carter, Kelly, “, ”, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, “ Hamilton, Mr, Beth Kseniak, Tina Brown Organizations: Investments, Shell, Standard Investments, Air Mail, Hamilton, HL Locations: Italy

☆ How a college football quarterback with 36,000 Instagram followers scored more than 30 brand deals and made himself the go-to voice for NIL
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Chase Griffin has more than 30 brand deals, and his recent ones are mostly multi-year partnerships. Chase Griffin. 1st College Athlete Brand Ambassador for the largest/most powerful bank in the world. JP MOrgan Chase 1st College Athlete Brand Ambassador. "NIL & Athlete Brands: A NewEra", November 22, 2022.

Persons: Chase Griffin, Griffin, JPMorgan Chase, he'll, influencers, Chase Griffin Griffin, Griffin doesn't, He's, that's, I've, Page, JP Morgan Chase, Lucchese Bootmaker, Frances https, JP MOrgan, Chase Griffin Chase Griffin, Chase, Lucchese, Ed, Arthur Ashe Jr Organizations: UCLA, Gatorade Football, University of California, DirecTV, Foods, JPMorgan, LA Regional Food Bank, Bloomberg, LinkedIn, Boost Mobile, LA Food Bank, DMs, Twitter, JPMorgan Chase, Range Media Partners, WGA, SAG, Brands, ucla, Creative, Banking, Chase Bank, Morgan Wealth, Bank, Champs, Urban Outfitters, United States Polo Association, Lucchese, Hollywood, Marketing, UWG, UC Investments Academy, Fund Public Service, Regional Food Bank, Empowerment, Sports, Entertainment, Beach, Sports Rights, Cannes, Creativity, Cannes Lions, College Football Hall of Fame, Association, Conference, 1st, Financial, JP MOrgan Chase, Brand, of College Athletics, Rose Bowl, Community, Royce, True Bruin, Town Hall, Sports Innovation, Chase Center, NV, Regents, Brand Innovators, College, Los Angeles Times, ESPN, Unilever, Shell, Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Leadership Team, Council, Range, WPP, University of California Investments, UC, Santa Monica Hospital, Public Affairs, Leadership, UCLA Law, National Football Foundation, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Texas High, Gatorade Locations: Texas, Los Angeles, Opendorse, Instagram, Hollywood, CA, Cannes, Atlanta, Carlsbad, Los Angeles , CA, Pasadena, Los Angeles CA, San Francisco , CA, Los Angeles ,, Las Vegas, United

☆ It's shirtless tech bro summer! Jeff Bezos joins the crowd after his fiance posts a pic of him looking buff on his $500M yacht.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to show off his toned physique. His fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of Bezos ascending the ladder of his yacht — shirtless. Bezos joins a string of fitness-obsessed tech billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Is it … shirtless tech bro summer? On Monday, Jeff Bezos' new fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of her soon-to-be husband ascending the ladder of his new, $500 million megayacht.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, that's, Sanchez, Wes Okerson —, Isreal Adesanya, Alex Volkanovksi, Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Mark, brawn, Musk Organizations: UFC, Zuckerberg, SpaceX, Facebook Locations: Italy, Bezos, Silicon

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Fox News aired ‘darkened’ photo of Atlanta shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Fox News reports of a shooting suspect who opened fire at an Atlanta medical facility in May 2023 featured an authentic police handout of the suspect. On the right is an altered version of the same picture that was used on fox news. Reuters found no evidence that Fox News published or broadcast an altered version of the handout photo where the skin tone of the suspect was darkened. Fox News coverage on the shooting used the original unaltered photo. Fox News reports about a suspect behind the May 2023 Atlanta hospital shooting do not show a darkened version of his photograph as released by police.

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show Romanian army entering Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of Romanian tanks rolling along a street has been shared online accompanied by a false claim that it shows Romania’s army entering Moldova. “New footage of Romanian army entering Moldova,” said one Twitter user sharing the footage on Feb. 25 (here ). Gen. Constantin Spinu, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND) spokesperson, said that claims of Romania moving military equipment to the Moldovan border were false. Other videos posted on social media that show the rehearsals in Alba Iulia also show a procession of five tanks, as seen in the shorter clip (here ) (here ). The video was filmed in Alba Iulia, hundreds of kilometres away from Moldova, and the defence ministry says it was likely taken during rehearsals for Romania’s National Day.

☆ Fact Check-Photo of tattoo parlour promotion for swastika removal has been digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A photo of a tattoo parlour claimed on social media to be taken in Ukraine has been digitally altered to suggest the business is offering a half price promotion for removing swastika tattoos. A reverse image search found the tattoo parlour is in Russia, has a different name and does not display such an advertisement. The edited image shows a sign on a building for a parlour called “Tattoo Master” and displays an additional promotion that reads in misspelled Ukrainian: “Going to Europe? Reuters geolocated the photo of the tattoo parlour using Google Maps and file images, confirming its location (here!4m5!3m4!1s0x42c4ac0da3f02045:0x4cbe3f28be0c458a!8m2!3d52.5392795!4d85.2196803?hl=en ). Photo shared alongside claim has been digitally altered and the tattoo parlour is in Russia, not Ukraine.

☆ These 6 handbags are 'actually worth the investment,' says shopping expert: Chanel, Louis Vuitton, limited drops
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Charles Gorra | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the founder of Rebag, a designer handbag resale site, I've kept a close eye on the resale value of sought-after luxury goods. That's well above other major designer names — like Chanel, for example, which boasts an average value retention of 87%. Birkins have an average value retention of 96%, while the Kelly averages 108%. For example, the Nigo Keepall Bandoulière bag has a 119% average value retention, while the Louis Vuitton x NBA Ball in Basket Bag has a 147% average value retention. Up 12 percentage points from 2021, the brand's average value retention is 87%, although several bags exceed 100%.

☆ В автомобиль президента Латвии въехали его же охранники – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: 1 min

В мире В автомобиль президента Латвии въехали его же охранникиНеобычная авария произошла в Риге вчера утром, 8 апреля. Машина Lexus LS 600 HL, в которой ехал президент Латвии Эгилс Левитс, получила удар сзади от Volkswagen Touareg, в котором находилась охрана главы государства. Как сообщают местные СМИ, в канцелярии главы Латвии подтвердили факт ДТП и объяснили, что авария произошла из-за резкого торможения президентской машины. Охранники, следующие сзади, просто не успели остановиться на скользкой дороге. Эгилс Левитс решил не прерывать свой рабочий график из-за вмятины на заднем бампере.

Persons: Эгилс Левитс Organizations: СМИ Locations: Латвия, Рига, Рижский замок

☆ Английский интенсив, разговорный клуб и лагерь для детей: Языковой центр SMART открывает летний сезон
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +6 min

Языковой центр SMART тоже готовится к путешествию, хоть и не совсем традиционному. Если вкратце – то с его помощью за 3 месяца можно пройти один уровень языка, на который обычно нужно полгода. Причём заниматься можно как вживую в наших центрах в городах Тирасполь и Бендеры, так и онлайн в любой точке Приднестровья. Летний интенсив – это занятия 3-4 раза в неделю в разное время, разговорный клуб – утром по субботам. Помимо летних предложений, языковой центр SMART продолжает развивать свои традиционные проекты.

Persons: –, Ктото, Шон, Татьяна Сакович, Коннери, Фостер, Шон Фостер Organizations: SMART, смарт, Ярославский университет, СМАРТа, Друзья Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, Затоку, Болгария, Бендеры, Корнуолл, Кембридж, Киев, Бендерах, Луначарский, Котовского

☆ Корейское искусственное солнце установило мировой рекорд
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Южнокорейский токамак KSTAR установил мировой рекорд: учёным удалось удержать плазму с температурой ионов более 100 млн градусов Цельсия в магнитном поле в течение 20 секунд. Для сравнения — новый китайский токамак HL-2M теоретически позволит разогревать плазму до 150 млн градусов, но удержать её будет способен только около 10 секунд. До сих пор другие термоядерные реакторы кратковременно удерживали плазму при температуре 100 млн градусов или выше. Директор Исследовательского центра KSTAR в KFE Си-Ву Юн (Si-Woo Yoon) считает достижение важной вехой к обузданию энергии плазмы на пути к созданию в будущем коммерческого термоядерного реактора. И к 2025 году учёные надеются добиться на KSTAR удержания плазмы в течение 300 секунд.

Persons: —, KSTAR KFE, Woo Yoon Organizations: Корейский институт термоядерной энергии (), Сеульский национальный университет (), Колумбийский университет, Исследовательский центр Locations: США, Земля, Солнце, СиВу Юн

☆ Soarele artificial al chinezilor este funcțional. Reactorul de fuziune nucleară, alimentat cu succes
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

China a anunțat alimentarea cu succes, în priemieră, a reactorului pe bază de fuziune nucleară, supranumit „soarele artificial”. Reușita chinezilor marchează un mare avans al capacităților de cercetare a energiei nucleare de către țara asiatică. Oamenii de știință chinezi au lucrat încă din 2006 la dezvoltarea versiunilor mai mici ale reactorului de fuziune nucleară. Pandemia de COVID-19 pare că nu a dat peste cap graficul chinezilor privind reactorul de fuziune nucleară despre care au anunțat încă de la finalul anului trecut că îl vor face operațional în 2020. Fuziunea este considerată „Sfântul Graal” al energiei și este cea care ne alimentează Soarele, amintește Science Alert.

Organizations: People, International, Graal, Science Alert Locations: China, Sichuan, Chinei, Franța, România

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