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☆ 10 times Melania Trump broke White House traditions and defied expectations of the first lady role
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementAs first lady, Melania Trump remained an enigmatic figure and strayed from White House traditions. She led White House restoration projects, renovating the Rose Garden and designing a new rug for the Diplomatic Reception Room. Melania Trump will once again serve as FLOTUS when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second, non-consecutive term in January. Here's how Melania Trump has defied expectations as first lady thus far. The Office of Melania Trump and representatives for the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Melania Trump, Jill Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Trump, White House, National Museum of, Biden, White, Melania Locations: White

☆ Meet the Press – November 3, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

KRISTEN WELKER:As the 2024 election nears the finish line, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make their last appeal to voters. Vice President Harris and former President Trump and their surrogates are making their closing arguments. North Carolina was the state former president Trump won in 2020 by the smallest margin and both candidates held events there on Saturday. I asked, what is his message to women who are thinking about voting for Vice President Harris. Today, Vice President Harris is in Michigan working to shore up the blue wall, her simplest path to winning the White House.

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☆ Andrew Webber's forever war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Sam Fellman | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

Like others in Chosen Company, Webber had been drawn to Ukraine for reasons he couldn't quite explain. AdvertisementNow, as Webber and his fellow members of Chosen Company got acquainted in the bar, uncertainty hung over the gathering. One showed an assault team clearing a World War I-style bunker, using live rounds. AdvertisementCats are everywhere on the front lines in Ukraine; Webber rescued one from a building under fire. "It seemed like he had stuff he was working on," says O'Leary, the CO of Chosen Company.

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☆ The private credit run isn't over, says Nuveen. Here's how to invest
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

There's a lot to like about private credit these days, according to Nuveen. "The private credit run isn't over yet," Saira Malik, the asset manager's chief investment officer and head of equities and fixed income, wrote in a recent report. How to invest While private credit is largely seen as an instrument for institutional investors, individual investors have also been moving into the space. "Over the next 10 years, I think the story is going to be much more about the democratization of private credit." Meanwhile, A-shares of the Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund have a $2,500 minimum investment and a 8.96% annualized distribution rate, as of Oct. 15.

Persons: Saira Malik, Malik, Ken Kencel, Kencel, Credit's, Nuveen, Churchill's, BDC Organizations: Churchill Asset Management, Nuveen, Blackstone Private Credit Fund, Blackstone, Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund, Ares Capital Corp, Fund, Owl Capital Corporation, Lending Corp Locations: Franklin

☆ I spent $2 million restoring a cruise ship I bought on Craigslist. The project took over my life, but I don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2010, Christopher Willson bought a deteriorating historic cruise ship off of Craigslist. It looked more like a giant yacht than a cruise ship. A vintage picture of the Aurora cruise ship. A side view of the Aurora cruise ship. Inside of the Aurora cruise ship.

Persons: Christopher Willson, —, Wappen von Hamburg, wasn't, Willson, leaseholder, Aurora Organizations: Craigslist, Service, Aurora Locations: Aurora, Santa Cruz , California, Silicon Valley, Rio Vista, Germany, California, San Francisco, Port of San Francisco, Stockton , California

☆ The latest animated tearjerker has a scene inspired by Mufasa's death in 'The Lion King,' so get your tissues ready
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sanders says working on "The Lion King" helped him pull off a shocking moment in "The Wild Robot." So when it came to crafting another heartwarming yet tear-jerking animated classic, he took cues from his work on "The Lion King" and the film's most devastating moment. But with the mother goose's death, Sanders knew he would have to play it straight. So he used the death of Mufasa in "The Lion King" as a guide. AdvertisementMufasa's death scene in "The Lion King."

Persons: Chris Sanders, Sanders, King, —, Peter Brown, Roz, gosling, Bambi's, Catherine O'Hara Organizations: Service, Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studios, Disney

☆ Stock market today: Indexes rally on China stimulus, promising labor-market data
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Indexes rallied Thursday on positive jobs data and promises of further economic stimulus in China. AdvertisementUS stocks rallied on Thursday, fueled by China stimulus measures and positive jobs data to pare losses from yesterday. The indexes rallied after leaders in China pledged to support the economy with more strong policy measures. The indexes' gains were also fueled by positive labor market data. Meanwhile, second-quarter GDP came in unrevised at a 3% annualized rate, according to data released Thursday.

Persons: —, Eric Jackson, SocGen Organizations: Service, Labor Department, Federal Reserve Locations: China, unrevised

☆ Biden finally seems comfortable talking about his age
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAfter months of having to defend his age, President Joe Biden seems willing to discuss it — and its limitations — openly. Sitting for an interview on "The View" on Wednesday, he subtly acknowledged how age factored into his decision to drop out of the election. While Biden stopped short of pinning his decision on his age alone, he openly hinted at the toll being an 86-year-old president would have taken. At his State of the Union speech in March, Biden simultaneously joked about and worked hard to justify his age. When Whoopi Goldberg, one of the hosts, compared Trump to a bug, Biden slapped the table, miming killing the insect to raucous applause.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, it's, he's, Robert Hur, Whoopi Goldberg, Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Trump

☆ 'We could be in for an everything rally': Stocks are mirroring the early days of one of history's biggest bull markets, hedge fund manager says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson believes an 'everything rally' can take hold in the stock market. Interest rate cuts, economic growth, and yield curve changes favor risk assets, according to Jackson. AdvertisementThe stock market's relentless rise higher could turn into an "everything rally," according to hedge fund manager Eric Jackson of EMJ Capital. AdvertisementHe added: "And when that happened, there was a stock market rally which lasted 10 months. The yield curve finally went positive earlier this month.

Persons: Eric Jackson, Jackson, —, we've Organizations: Service, EMJ, CNBC, Nasdaq, Treasury Locations: Jackson

☆ Venture capitalist Deena Shakir just wrote a children's book to empower aspiring female founders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But when it came to finding a publisher for her children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," she found herself in the hot seat. Now "Leena Mo, CEO," finally has a place on bookshelves. AdvertisementShakir's children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," releases September 24, 2024. Deena ShakirWriting the female founder's storyShakir wrote the entire first draft of "Leena Mo, CEO" one frenzied weekend in December 2020. "Leena Mo, CEO" is also peppered with Arabic words — like the robot's name, "Helmy," a Romanized derivation of the Arabic word for "my dream."

Persons: —, Deena Shakir, Leena Mo, Shakir, Simon & Schuster, Chelsea Clinton, Sheryl Sandburg, Everly Health —, that's, Leena Mo's, Deena Shakir Shakir, she's, she'd Organizations: Service, Simon &, Business, Maven Clinic, Everly Health, Google Locations: Muslim

North Carolina could prove decisive in a close presidential race, and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Trump's running mate, said himself that it would be "very hard" for his ticket to win in November if Democrats flip North Carolina. The source familiar with the matter said television advertisements aiming to link Trump with Robinson are "definitely on the table." In March, Trump called Robinson "Martin Luther King on steroids." North Carolina is an vital part of that plan," spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in the statement. Trump narrowly won North Carolina in 2020, securing 49.9% of the vote to Joe Biden’s 48.6%.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, Trump, Robinson, Kenny Palmer, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Palmer, Mark, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, “, ‘, ” Trump, Jaime Harrison, MAGA, Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Abhi Rahman Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic National Committee, DNC, NBC, Democratic, YouTube, Facebook, Trump, Ku Klux Klan, Republican National Convention, White, North Carolina, Quinnipiac University Locations: North Carolina, Trump, Ohio, Carolina, Greensboro

☆ 'I agonized over it': Behind the scenes with the reporter who uncovered the RFK Jr./Olivia Nuzzi story
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

After you put out your story and New York magazine put out a statement, Nuzzi put out her own statement, which might change the way people perceive the story. And as New York magazine said, I think they're taking this pretty seriously. Since we're having a media business conversation now: I was surprised when you launched that you made this a subscription product. There is lots of media journalism out there that is for free. So this stuff is expensive, and if you want to support good journalism, I think you should pay for it.

Persons: —, Olivia Nuzzi, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Nuzzi, Oliver Darcy, Darcy, Olivia, Joe Biden, It's, She's, CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, Tasos Katopodis, it's, I've, there's Organizations: Service, RFK Jr, Business, CNN, Vox Media, New York, RFK, White, York, Getty Images Locations: Olivia Nuzzi , New York, Donald Trump ., York, New York, America

☆ 6 major differences between Netflix's 'The Perfect Couple' and the book it's based on — including a dramatically altered ending
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Merritt's death is accidental in the bookMeghann Fahy as Merritt Monaco in "The Perfect Couple." Jack Reynor as Thomas Winbury, Dakota Fanning as Abby Winbury in "The Perfect Couple." The bride-to-be is called Celeste, not AmeliaEve Hewson as Amelia Sacks in "The Perfect Couple." Greer's scandalous past has been invented for the showNicole Kidman as Greer Winbury in "The Perfect Couple." Will, the youngest brother, doesn't exist in the bookSam Nivola as Will Winbury in "The Perfect Couple."

Persons: —, Amelia Sacks, Eve Hewson, Benji Winbury, Billy Howle, Merritt Monaco, Meghann Fahy, Greer Garrison Winbury, Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Elin Hilderbrand's, Jenna Lamia, Susanne Bier, Hilary Bronwyn Gayle, Lamia, Dakota Fanning, Thomas, Jack Reynor, Abby, Merritt, It's, ingests, Thomas Winbury, Abby Winbury, that's, Greer, Celeste, Amelia Eve Hewson, Celeste Otis, Netflix's, Kidman, That's, Isabel Nallet, Featherleigh Dale, Shooter Dival, Nikki Henry, Donna Lynne Champlin, Greer Winbury, Broderick Graham, Tommy Flanagan, doesn't, Sam Nivola, Will Winbury, Liam Daniel, Winbury, Will, Abby wouldn't, Amelia Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, London Zoo Locations: Nantucket, British

☆ Taylor Swift used a familiar PR move to signal her support of Brittany Mahomes. This time, it backfired.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Although Swift has been photographed with this group quite a lot during her WAG era, the timing of this particular link-up was notable, thanks to the controversy surrounding Brittany Mahomes' political ties. "I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me," he wrote. Related storiesTaylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes celebrate a touchdown at Arrowhead Stadium last year. Indeed, Swift has repeatedly used public appearances, paparazzi walks, and collaborations to signal her support for other women. AdvertisementTaylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes at the US Open.

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☆ Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Generative AI models require huge amounts of training data to enable their systems to produce advanced outputs. But the data that goes into them is often from sources where copyright restrictions are in place. The round values the two-year-old company at $2.25 billion, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. Fighting AI copyright theftStory is now trying to tackle a timely problem with its tech — theft of copyrighted media on the internet by powerful generative AI models like OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the data that goes into fueling these AI models is often from sources where there's copyright restrictions in place.

Persons: Story, Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain, Smart, Story's, Lee, it's, Dolce Organizations: Getty, San, CNBC, Balmain, Gabbana, Brands, New York Times, Microsoft, Times, Big Locations: Francisco

☆ Secret experiments by a 16th-century alchemist involved an element that nobody knew about at the time
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One of history's leading 16th-century astronomers, Tycho Brahe, was also an alchemist who kept the secrets of that pursuit under wraps. AdvertisementAfter his death, Brahe's elaborate laboratory and observatory was destroyed, taking many of its secrets with it. Rasmussen and colleagues recently analyzed the shards for evidence of 31 trace elements to determine which Brahe may have used in his laboratory. In addition to medical experiments, Brahe could have been trying to uncover the secrets of other minerals. The endless search for better medicineTycho Brahe's laboratory was destroyed after his death.

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☆ Here's what goes on behind the scenes in the nerdworld business' coolest alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At the time, "Critical Role" — the "D&D" Twitch stream that turned the company Mercer co-founded into a key player in the nerdworld business — was just taking off. Advertisement"There's love at first sight, and this is one of those variations," Mercer told BI. Mercer is the chief creative officer at Critical Role, working with his eight friends on everything from Amazon-backed animation series' to board game ventures. AdvertisementOn to 'Downfall'Mercer and Mulligan had a lot of fun crafting the world of Aeor together, they told BI. Critical RoleMulligan told BI he had long watched Critical Role, and that he got to dive deep into Mercer's lore while working on EXU Calamity.

Persons: —, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Matthew Mercer, who's, Mulligan, Mercer, gunning, Matt, it's, Aeor Mulligan, Brennan, Lee Mulligan, AeorForever, PhVFddZD4Q — Clara, they're, Essek Organizations: Service, Business, West Hollywood, Garden, Wembley Arena, Tourism Locations: Mercer, Madison, London, Los Angeles

☆ What goes on behind the scenes in the most formidable alliance in the nerdworld business
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At the time, "Critical Role" — the "D&D" Twitch stream that turned the company Mercer co-founded into a key player in the nerdworld business — was just taking off. Advertisement"There's love at first sight, and this is one of those variations," Mercer told BI. These two men have now formed a formidable alliance in the nerdworld business. AdvertisementOn to 'Downfall'Mercer and Mulligan had a lot of fun crafting the world of Aeor together, they told BI. Critical RoleMulligan told BI he had long watched Critical Role, and that he got to dive deep into Mercer's lore while working on EXU Calamity.

☆ Warren Buffett starts downsizing his Bank of America bet — Here's what could lie behind the move
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett surprised many investors by downsizing one of his longest held and largest positions — Bank of America . Berkshire Hathaway recently unloaded 52.8 million Bank of America shares worth $2.3 billion during a six-day selling spree, the first time since late 2019 that the Omaha-based conglomerate reduced its holding. The legendary investor said then that he liked the business, valuation and management of the Charlotte-based bank "very much." BAC YTD mountain Bank of America Tax liability Taxes could also be a motivating factor in the BofA sale. Buffett, who paid over $5 billion in corporate taxes in 2023, believes the corporate tax rate could move higher to help fill the government's yawning gap between spending and revenue.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, Brian Moynihan, James Shanahan, Edward Jones, BofA, … BofA, they'd, Moynihan Organizations: — Bank of America, Oracle, Omaha . Berkshire Hathaway, of America, Berkshire, Apple, Bank of America Locations: Omaha ., Omaha, Berkshire, BofA, Charlotte

☆ If history's any guide nothing good happens to companies taken out of the S&P 500, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIf history's any guide nothing good happens to companies taken out of the S&P 500, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer looks at recent shakeups in the S&P 500.

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☆ World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Veterans and world leaders gathered in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With war raging in Ukraine, on Europe's borders, this year's commemoration of this major turning point in World War Two will carry special resonance. Leaders are set to draw parallels with World War Two and warn of the dangers of isolationism and the far-right. Under glorious blue skies, they were joined by a collection of Second World War jeeps. But Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, touching off Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War Two, was not invited.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bob Gibson, Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Britain's King Charles ,, Olaf Scholz, Brigitte Perdrix Organizations: Commando, Veterans, Reuters Locations: Gold, Asnelles, France, United Kingdom, United States, Normandy, Nazi Germany, Ukraine, U.S, Arromanches, Normandy's Utah, Ukrainian, Ver, Russia, European, Colleville, Trouville

☆ Gen. Montgomery wrote his entire D-Day invasion battle plan on a single piece of paper — here it is
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day was a massive and complex military operation involving hundreds of thousands of military personnel. Allied war planners spent months preparing for the assault, drafting up numerous plans for the spearhead into German-occupied northwestern Europe. One commanding general, Britain's Gen. Bernard Montgomery, kept it simple, scribbling out his plans for the largest land, air, and sea operation in military history on a single sheet of paper. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Allied war planners spent months planning the invasion, the beginning of the Allied spearhead into German-occupied Europe known as Operation Overlord.

Persons: Britain's Gen, Bernard Montgomery, — Organizations: Service, Nazi, Business Locations: Normandy, France, Europe

☆ Jim Cramer explains why Dell is a buy on the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After shares of Dell took a hit last week and continued to sink during Monday's session, CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors why he thinks the stock is a good buy at its current price level. "The main problem is that Dell failed to live up to irrationally high expectations, the expectations that fueled the stock's stunning rally this year," he said. Even if Dell's AI offerings aren't driving earnings just yet, Cramer said he was still impressed with sales momentum. In the earnings release, Dell said its AI server shipments doubled since the previous quarter and its backlog grew more than 30%. Cramer called Dell's recent decline a "healthy pullback for a stock that had gotten overheated."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Dell, Cramer, Wall Organizations: Dell, Investors

☆ Oil giant Saudi Aramco begins massive share sale to raise around $12 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Saudi state oil giant Aramco commenced its secondary public offering on Sunday as the company looks to raise in the region of $12 billion. At the midpoint of that range, the sale would total around $11.5 billion but could eventually reach up to $13.1 billion. Four more banks were added to the share offering, Reuters reported on Sunday, including Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia and BNP Paribas. The share sale is the company's second, after Aramco first entered public markets in 2019 and offered 1.5% of the company to investors. Aramco is the world's largest oil company in terms of both daily crude production and market cap.

Organizations: Aramco, Saudi Arabian Oil Group, World Petroleum Congress, Saudi, Reuters, Credit Suisse Saudi, BNP Locations: Saudi, Stampede, Calgary, Canada, Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia

☆ Biden remains silent after Trump verdict, but his campaign underlined the brutal months ahead of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment," White House Counsel's Office spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement to the White House press pool. Politico reported that last year, Biden directed the White House, the Democratic National Committee, and his reelection campaign to largely avoid commenting on Trump's legal cases. Advertisement"We're not here today because of what's going on over there," Biden campaign communication director Michael Tyler told reporters, according to the Associated Press. AdvertisementThe verdict comes just weeks before Trump and Biden square off in history's earliest televised major presidential debate. It is almost certain that Trump's legal issues will come up again there.

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