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☆ Wildfires keep hitting the iconic Pacific Crest Trail, forcing closures and evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Wildfires and their burn scars have made portions of the trail more hazardous and forced hikers to contend with closures on quick notice. Meanwhile, when fast-moving wildfires strike, many rural communities along the trail are finding themselves responsible for helping vulnerable hikers. “Wildfire season is lasting longer, becoming less predictable, affecting more trail, more trail users and more trail communities,” Rylee said. The signals of climate change now stick out on the PCT, said John O’Brien, a California climate scientist who grew up near the trail and hikes on it frequently. Karen Altergott passed through this burn zone in Lassen Volcanic National Park while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022.

Persons: ” Rylee, John O’Brien, ” O’Brien, Jamie Hale, Teesseling, “ We’ve, ” Thijs Koekkoek, Taime Teesseling, ” Teesseling, ” —, Karen Altergott, Altergott, Karen Altergott “, ” Altergott, “, —, They’re, ”, Becky Wade, Jeff McCabe, Becky Wade McCabe, Wade, McCabe, Shelly, Jeff McCabe's, Becky Wade “, Will Georis, Georis, ” Georis Organizations: “, PCT, Crest Trail, Klamath National Forest, University of California Locations: Sierra Nevada, California, Columbia, Portland ,, Julian, Burney , California, Stehekin , Washington, Hamburg , California, Klamath, ”, Berkeley, Mexico, Canada

United Kingdom 2024 Election: Live ResultsThe first results are expected after 6:30 p.m. Eastern. % Seats 0 0.0 % 0 0 0.0 % 0 0 0.0 % 0 0 0.0 % 0 + Show moreBritain is voting in a parliamentary general election that could fundamentally realign its politics. Polling suggests a return to power for the center-left Labour Party, whose promises include ending a tax exemption for private schools and bringing most rail companies into public ownership. Winner No dataBut even as some forecasts indicate a crushing majority for Labour, this is increasingly far from a two-party race. Winner by ConstituencyThis table shows the results from the 2024 election in each constituency grouped by the party that won it in the last general election.

Persons: Boris Johnson, Labour’s Organizations: Labour Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens, New York Times Locations: Scotland, Wales

lost New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Kolkata ODISHA Maharashtra Mumbai Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Bangalore Andaman Islands KERALA Seats N.D.A. lost New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Kolkata Maharashtra Mumbai Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Bangalore Andaman Islands KERALA Seats N.D.A. Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh 2019 2024 Ghaziabad Ghaziabad Lucknow Lucknow Ayodhya Ayodhya Kanpur Kanpur Varanasi Varanasi Opposition N.D.A. Opposition Other +8 +16 Ghaziabad Lucknow Ayodhya Kanpur Varanasi 2019 Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad Lucknow Ayodhya Kanpur Varanasi 2024 Uttar Pradesh Margin of victory, in pct. Opposition Other +8 +16 +8 +16 +8 +16 Nagpur Mumbai Pune 2019 maharashtra Nagpur Mumbai Pune 2024 maharashtra Margin of victory, in pct.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Modi’s, —, N.D.A Organizations: Bharatiya Janata Party, B.J.P, Congress, National Democratic Alliance Locations: India, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Kolkata, Maharashtra Mumbai Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Bangalore Andaman, KERALA, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Kolkata Maharashtra Mumbai Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH Bangalore Andaman, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Kolkata Maharashtra Mumbai ANDHRA PRADESH Bangalore KERALA, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, India’s, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad Lucknow Lucknow Ayodhya Ayodhya, Varanasi Varanasi, Ghaziabad Lucknow Ayodhya Kanpur Varanasi, Ayodhya Kanpur Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mumbai, maharashtra maharashtra, Nagpur Nagpur Mumbai Mumbai Pune Pune, Nagpur Mumbai Pune, maharashtra Nagpur Mumbai Pune, maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, Odisha

2024 Mexico Presidential Election: Live ResultsThe first preliminary results are expected after 10 p.m. Eastern. % Seats Morena and Allies 0 0.0 % Strength and Heart for Mexico 0 0.0 % Citizens’ Movement 0 0.0 % Note: Vote counts and vote share percentages are preliminary. On election night, preliminary results will be provided in real time. Máynez Gálvez Sheinbaum Tie No results Máynez Gálvez Sheinbaum Tie No results Máynez Gálvez Sheinbaum Tie No results No results Sheinbaum Gálvez Tie MáynezAs Mexico heads to the polls, voters are deeply concerned about rising cartel violence, which has emerged as a top election issue. Results by StateThe table below shows preliminary results from the June 2 election in each state grouped by the winner of the last general election.

Persons: Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Organizations: Party, ’, National Electoral Institute Locations: Mexico, Guanajuato

☆ After a banner 2023, the market faces a tough challenge for a repeat performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Since 1928, the S & P 500 has finished up 20% or more about 36% of the time. Yes, 2022 was down about 19%, but the S & P has posted declines of 10% or more only 12% of the time since 1928. Could the S & P gain 20% again in 2024? That run from 1995 to 1999 was certainly epic, but that was the last time the S & P 500 saw back-to-back 20% gains. Regardless, with the S & P 500 closing the year at 4,769, a 20% gain next year would mean the S & P would hit 5,722.

Persons: Ben Carlson, Jessica Rabe, Nicholas Colas, Tom Lee, John Stoltzfus Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management, DataTrek Research, Fundstrat Global Advisors, Oppenheimer Asset Management

☆ The stock market is riskier and more volatile than it was in past decades. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The S&P 500 has become more volatile in recent years, according to research firm DataTrek. The bigger factor is the massive growth of big tech stocks that make up more and more of the S&P 500. "The S&P 500 has become noticeably more volatile over the last +60 years, but returns have not increased commensurately," DataTrek said in a note published Thursday. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere's why the research firm sees higher risk in the stock market today than in past eras. Unexpected developments hit harderAnother explanation is that the market in recent years has had an outsized reaction to unanticipated developments relative to past eras.

Persons: —, DataTrek, Apollo, Torsten Sløk Organizations: Service, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Big Tech, Data, GameStop

☆ Spain General Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Martín González Gómez | Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Spain General Election Results Leer en españolThis election will allocate all 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s primary legislative body. If no single party receives an outright majority in Congress ⎯ a likely scenario ⎯ the parties will negotiate until they form a governing coalition. Seats needed for a majority Major left parties Major right parties No seats allocated yetParty Votes Percent Pct. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of PSOE, the mainstream social-democratic party, called a snap election after a poor result among left-leaning parties during regional and local elections in May. If either of those coalitions fail to reach a majority in parliament, they will have to garner the support of smaller regional parties.

Persons: ⎯, Pedro Sánchez, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Vox, Santiago Abascal, Yolanda Díaz Organizations: Deputies, PSOE, Vox, Senate, UPN, Sumar Locations: Spain

☆ The Places Most Affected by Remote Workers’ Moves Around the Country
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Source: American Community SurveyThis rising mobility was driven by remote workers who sought new housing in their same metro areas, but also by a wave of remote workers decamping to other parts of the country. The rise of remote work meant that many such workers moved into these places, too. But for New York, San Francisco, Washington and Los Angeles, significantly more remote workers left than arrived. New York Metro Area Net domestic migration of workers Prepandemic 2018-19 Pandemic 2020-21 In-person workers Remote The N.Y.C. The remote workers identified this way may range from hybrid workers who primarily work from home to permanent remote workers and self-employed people who have no nearby office to visit.

Persons: ”, Hans Johnson, Johnson, Nicholas Bloom, Mr, Bloom, Adam Ozimek, Ozimek, Eric Carlson, It’s, “ Organizations: San, Major Metros, metros, York, Angeles, Washington, Seattle, Raleigh, Diego, Dallas, Sacramento, Hartford, American, Survey, San Jose metros, New York Metro Area Net, Public, Institute of California, Remote Workers, American Community Survey, Stanford, Economic Locations: San Francisco, New York, San Francisco , Washington, Los Angeles, Austin, Denver, Dallas, Nashville, Jose, Calif, Austin , Texas, N.C, Portland, Ore, Va, Conn, California, Bay Area, Washington, Ocean City, N.J, Cape Cod, Salisbury, Md, Maryland, Delaware, Fla, Stroudsburg, Pa, S.C, Panama City, Duluth, Minn

☆ Scientists develop A.I. system focused on turning peoples' thoughts into text
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The researchers trained their semantic decoder on dozens of hours of brain activity data from participants, collected in an fMRI scanner. Scientists have developed a noninvasive AI system focused on translating a person's brain activity into a stream of text, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in the journal Nature Neuroscience . PH.D. STUDENT JERRY TANG PREPARES TO COLLECT BRAIN ACTIVITY DATA IN THE BIOMEDICAL IMAGING CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. Once the AI system is trained, it can generate a stream of text when the participant is listening to or imagines telling a new story. According to a news release, the trained system produces text that closely or precisely matches the intended meaning of the participant's original words around half of the time.

☆ Taylor Swift sends powerful message to women on tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Emily Halnon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —My first stirrings of discomfort at Taylor Swift’s show in Las Vegas hit after the infectious beat faded from fan-favorite “Cruel Summer,” the second song in her supersized set. Challenging double standardsTaylor Swift flexes during her performance at Allegient Stadium in Las Vegas. And whether we were cringing in our seats, like me, or cheering her on, also like me, her words delivered a powerful message. Like Swift, who will perform for over three straight hours on every night of this 52-stop tour, I’m also an endurance athlete. Over the course of this tour, millions of women will watch her share her success.

☆ Want to invest in the A.I. boom? Veteran tech fund manager names 4 stocks to own
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic fantasy but closer to a reality predicted to transform many industries. "It's still very early, but ChatGPT described as the iPhone moment for the artificial intelligence technology industry feels about right to us." The tech fund manager also told CNBC's Pro Talks that four large-cap stocks were driving some of the biggest and most tangible advancements in artificial intelligence. Microsoft Microsoft could be one of the top options for investors looking to invest in artificial intelligence, according to Rogoff, lead manager of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc. The tech fund manager pointed to the company's 90% market share in search, where it can deploy its own ChatGPT-like language model.

☆ CNBC Pro Talks: Meet a fund manager who bet on A.I. before most investors knew what it was
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 is up more than 8% this year led by a basket of mega-cap stocks, including chip stock Nvidia , which is up by around 90%. Both stocks are among Polar Capital Technology Trust's top 10 holdings. The fund manager also discussed the impact of a recession on FAANG stocks, which have been the primary drivers of the market rally this year. He joined Polar Capital in 2003. He's the lead manager of the Polar Capital Technology Trust, and fund manager of the Polar Capital Global Technology Fund and the Automation and Artificial Intelligence Fund.

☆ Will ‘Akuna’ Robinson Found a Path to Mental Health in Hiking
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Emily Bobrow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In 2016, physical and emotional injuries from his military service in Iraq had made life feel unbearable for Will “Akuna” Robinson. “Between my chronic pain, nerve damage, blood pressure, depression, anxiety and insomnia, I was taking almost 30 pills a day,” he recalls. “I had never been hiking before in my life.” Within weeks he was at the PCT trailhead in Southern California. Three years later, in 2019, he became the first known Black man to have conquered the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide scenic trails—America’s triple crown of hiking. In 2021 ESPN anointed him “the trailblazing superstar of thru-hiking,” the term for hiking a long trail end-to-end.

Chart showing the percentage cut the committee would make to each area of government spending to balance the budget over 10 years. 8 8 8 Deficit 6 6 6 4 4 4 Spending Spending Spending Revenue Revenue Revenue 2 2 2 2023 2033 2023 2033 2023 2033 Current projections Deficits are projected to grow to $2.7 trillion by 2033. 8 8 8 Deficit 6 6 6 4 4 4 Spending Spending Spending Revenue Revenue Revenue 2 2 2 2023 2033 2023 2033 2023 2033 Eliminate by increasing taxes Current projections Eliminate by cutting spending Deficits are projected to grow to $2.7 trillion by 2033. plan to balance budget 50% Projections 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 Current trajectory 200% of G.D.P. plan to balance budget 50% Projections 1930 1960 1990 2020 2050 Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Congressional Budget Office; Republican Study Committee Note: Both plans were released in 2022 and are based on outdated baseline projections; their debt reduction may differ modestly.

☆ Stocks gain as Bostic backs quarter-point hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 10-year yield was last up 6.7 basis points to 4.064%. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, was down 0.4 basis points at 4.885% after earlier touching a fresh 15-year high at 4.944%. [1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2023. Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.19-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.10-to-1 ratio favored advancers. The S&P 500 posted 10 new 52-week highs and 13 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 80 new highs and 153 new lows.

☆ Stocks gain as yields cool from earlier highs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2023. The two-year U.S. Treasury yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, was up 1.5 basis points at 4.904% after touching a fresh 15-year high at 4.91% earlier in the day. The S&P 500 was trading just above its 200-day moving average, seen as a key support level by traders, after briefly falling below it for the first time since Jan. 25 earlier in the session. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.12-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.09-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 8 new 52-week highs and 13 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 64 new highs and 139 new lows.

Britain's housing market has slowed markedly in recent months as higher mortgage rates and broader economic concerns deter buyers. The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) company proposed a final dividend of 60 pence per share for fiscal 2022 as per its new capital allocation policy. Persimmon has paid an annual dividend of 235 pence per share for the last five fiscal years except one, when pandemic lockdowns disrupted operations. Analysts had said in January that British housebuilders might cut dividends to preserve cash and ride out the property downturn. Persimmon stock slid as much as 10% to a near seven-week low of 1,310 pence and was the top percentage loser on the blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index.

☆ Germany's Fresenius to simplify structure, flags potential profit fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Ludwig Burger | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Samples of products of Fresenius and Fresenius Medical Care are on display during the company's annual news conference at their head quarters in Bad Homburg Germany, February 20, 2019. "The new structure will greatly benefit both companies: Fresenius Medical Care needs an operational turnaround, to improve its performance and focus on its core business." "Fresenius needs to simplify its complex corporate structures and commit to its Operating Companies and to maximizing value from its investments," Sen said. FMC is expected to hold an extraordinary general meeting in July to let shareholders vote on the proposed change of the legal form, Fresenius said. Frankfurt-listed shares of Fresenius and FMC were up 1% and 2.2%, respectively.

☆ Stocks up, yields dip after U.S. data with Fed eyed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Other data showed consumer confidence eased in January, with inflation expectations over the next twelve months climbing to 6.8% from 6.6% last month. Investors will also closely monitor comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell following the announcement for clues on the path of monetary policy. Markets will also grapple with a host of U.S. economic data this week, culminating in Friday's payrolls report for January. Economic data for the euro zone showed slight growth for the fourth quarter, but further weakness is expected this year. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) lost 0.22% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) gained 0.20%.

☆ Stocks fall, U.S. yields climb as central bank hikes awaited
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Investors widely expect the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday, with announcements on Thursday from the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB), both of which are largely expected to hike by 50 bps. The U.S. corporate earnings season also rolls on, with earnings this week expected from Apple (AAPL.O), Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O). The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) lost 0.17% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) shed 0.99%. U.S. Treasury yields rose ahead of the central bank meetings and economic data, with the 10-year yield up for a third consecutive session. Crude prices fell ahead of the expected hikes by central banks and signals of strong Russian exports.

☆ Stocks fall, U.S. yields climb with central banks on tap
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2023. Stocks in Europe closed lower, with rate-sensitive names such as technology shares among the primary decliners after inflation data from Spain came in above expectations while other data showed the German economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) lost 0.17% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) shed 0.85%. U.S. Treasury yields rose ahead of the central bank meetings and economic data, with the 10-year yield up for a third consecutive session. Crude prices fell ahead of the expected hikes by central banks and signals of strong Russian exports.

European stocks have vastly outperformed their U.S. peers. The euro STOXX (.STOXXE) benchmark has beaten its U.S. peer, the S&P 500 (.SPX), by over 18 percentage points since September. "It's a very big move in European gas prices and that has dramatically improved the outlook. "Lower gas prices are surely a positive, but their rapid fall also tell us that they can rise just as fast should things go wrong. A closely watched index of European corporate credit (.MERER00) has seen its yield fall nearly 50 basis points this year.

☆ Is the bottom in for the bear? Market valuation measures suggest not
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The most recent market bottom occurred on October 12th, when the S & P 500 closed at 3,577. At the time, analysts were quite optimistic about 2023 earnings, expecting them to come in at $239, up almost 8% from the 2022 earnings estimates. That translates into a forward multiple (P/E ratio) of 15 times 2023 earnings. Other strategists have also noticed that the S & P 500, despite a 20% drop in 2022, is still trading at a rich valuation. Instead of $237, estimates are now $229, and the multiple is now 16.7 times forward earnings.

☆ I'm a nurse tech and the 'tripledemic' is pushing me to the brink. We still don't have enough beds because of the surge after holiday gatherings.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Ananya Vahal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One hospital worker says the COVID-19, flu, and RSV outbreak reminded them of the early pandemic. We no longer have a separate floor for COVID-19 patients because there aren't any extra rooms available. The COVID-19, flu, and RSV patients are put on the same floor as the cancer, tuberculosis, and shingles patients. Flu and RSV patients also share some of the same treatments and equipments as COVID-19 patients. We don't put immunocompromised patients next to flu or RSV patients, but we do put them next to the COVID-19 patients.

☆ Canada October producer prices up 2.4% on petroleum products
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Producer prices in Canada rose by 2.4% in October from September on higher prices for refined petroleum energy products, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The depreciating Canadian dollar continued to affect prices. Raw materials prices were up 1.3% in October, and were up 9.0% on the year. "If the CAD-USD exchange rate had remained the same from September to October, the overall IPPI would have increased 1.7% instead of 2.4%," Statscan said. (Reporting by Dale Smith)Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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