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☆ Target's recent trade imports data tells the real story behind massive earnings miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But cargo container trade data reviewed by CNBC tells a more nuanced tale. "We took some action to move product ahead of the port strike which came with more cost," Fiddelke said. Target's peak season imports for 2024 compared to 2023 were flat to down, according to cargo container volumes data pulled and analyzed by ImportGenius. According to customs data aggregated by Panjiva, Walmart imported 25,000 shipments from May 31-August 31, valued at $1.3 billion. "With any frontloading for the port strike, inventory would be up even higher than that."

Persons: Brandon Bell, Brian Cornell, Michael Fiddelke, Fiddelke, William George, Lynn Hughes, we're, Jerry Storch, Storch, Joe Feldman, Feldman, Bill Simon, Simon, Melissa Repko Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Target, ILA, ImportGenius, Storch Advisors, Panjiva, Walmart, Telsey Locations: Austin , Texas, U.S, New England, Texas, West Coast, Savannah , Georgia, Long Beach , California, of Virginia, West, East Coast, Gulf

☆ Disney debuts its latest cruise ship, Treasure, as part of a plan to double its fleet by 2031
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Next month, the Disney Treasure cruise ship will make its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Caribbean, officially becoming the sixth ship in the company's lineup. The cruise ship Disney Treasure. A guest room on the Disney Treasure cruise ship. Worlds of Marvel, a restaurant on Disney's cruise ship Treasure that was inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jumbeaux's Sweets, inspired by the ice cream parlor in Disney's "Zootopia," is a gelato and sweets shop on Disney's Treasure cruise ship.

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☆ Conclave: How realistic is the movie which lifts a lid on how a pope is elected?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. Brían F. O'Byrne as Cardinal O'Malley (L) and Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence (R) in the movie "Conclave." They cast them in the Sistine Chapel, in front of the awe-inspiring sight of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” writing their choices on paper ballots that are then burnt after being counted. The crowd waiting outside is informed that a pope has been elected when the chimney above the Sistine Chapel billows out white smoke. White smoke emerged from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel when a new pope was elected on March 13, 2013.

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☆ ‘Landman’: What you need to know about Taylor Sheridan’s new gritty Texas oil industry show
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Taylor Sheridan’s hit western series “Yellowstone” may soon be coming to an end, but the producer’s latest offering “Landman” might just be the show to fill that void. “Landman” stars Billy Bob Thornton and chronicles the gritty tale of the dangerous oil business in the boomtowns of West Texas. It is based on the “Boomtown” podcast, which covered the Permian Basin’s historic oil boom. Ali Larter plays Angela Norris, Tommy’s wife and Demi Moore plays Hamm’s wife Cami. The series will follow Norris as he secures land in the boomtowns of West Texas, with the billion-dollar oil and gas industry serving as the backdrop for the series.

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☆ I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Analysis Kelly Lambert | The Conversation | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

After we published our research, the story of driving rats went viral in the media. The tale of rat tailsIt wasn’t just the effects of anticipation on rat behavior that caught our attention. While it’s vital to study negative emotions such as fear and stress, positive experiences also shape the brain in significant ways. As animals – human or otherwise – navigate the unpredictability of life, anticipating positive experiences helps drive a persistence to keep searching for life’s rewards. That’s a lesson my lab rats have taught me well.

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The Summary A patch of snow in Scotland known for lingering year-round has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Such snow patches can act as harbingers of the broader consequences of climate change. A patch of snow in the Scottish Highlands dubbed the Sphinx typically lingers year-round, staying frozen through the summer. “It’s always been about trying to get that the right balance, to make sure that nature and people can thrive in the national park,” Moir said. We are now looking at an epoch where patches of snow are possibly going to be only occasional survivors.”

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☆ One chart that should make Apple bulls worry and think about trimming
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Carter Braxton Worth | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The almighty Apple, despite making new 52-week highs and all-time highs as recently as two weeks ago, continues to struggle versus its peer group. In fact, Apple's relative performance to the tech sector peaked more than two years ago — in Q3 2022 — and has not improved in any meaningful way. The exact date of Apple's relative performance peak was Sept. 27 2022. Since then, Apple (AAPL) is +49.9% while the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) is +92.7%. The relative performance chart below tells the tale.

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☆ Sales of 'The Handmaid's Tale' rose nearly 7,000% this week on Amazon — but 'Melania' takes the No. 1 bestseller spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sales of "The Handmaid's Tale" surged by nearly 7,000% on Amazon as of Thursday, CNN reported. "Melania," the memoir by Melania Trump. 1 book on Amazon's Best Sellers list as of Friday afternoon was Melania Trump's memoir "Melania," which came out last month. AdvertisementIn the foreword to her book, Melania Trump wrote: "I believe it is important to share my perspective, the truth, especially in these times of division and uncertainty. AdvertisementGeorge Orwell's "1984," which warns of the rise of totalitarianism, rose 250% in Amazon sales.

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The Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL are enhanced versions of the excellent Pixel 9. The new camera oval on the Pixel 9 Pro phones juts out more than the rear cameras of previous Pixel phones. The Pixel 9 Pro XL (left) has a 6.8-inch display, while the Pixel 9 Pro (right) has a 6.3-inch display. The Pixel 9 Pro XL, with a 6.8-inch display, is a no-brainer for anyone who prefers larger Google Pixel phones or larger Android phones. See our guides to the best Pixel 9 Pro XL cases and best Pixel 9 Pro cases for extra protection.

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☆ The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and other books are flying off the shelves after the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

(CNN) – Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a novel set in a totalitarian society, has shot to the top of Amazon’s bestselling books list following Donald Trump’s reelection. Former president Trump clinched a victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, securing a second term, non-consecutive after he lost in 2020. “The Handmaid’s Tale” takes place in a theocratic, male-dominated future America where the US Constitution is suspended, media is censored and women (the titular “handmaids”) are forced to bear children for the ruling class. Many have harnessed comparisons to Atwood’s classic in the lead-up to the election, particularly around the topic of reproductive rights. Calm drew attention on social media after airing ads that gave viewers “30 seconds of silence” amid continuous election coverage.

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Republican Bernie Moreno, a Colombian immigrant who became a high-profile Cleveland car dealer, has unseated Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, NBC News projects. Republicans flipped another Democratic-held seat in a state Trump carried easily, West Virginia, on Tuesday and were aiming to capture another in Montana. Moreno’s victory also ends, for now, the 50-year political career of Brown, first elected as a state representative in the post-Watergate era. For decades Brown had fashioned himself as an unapologetic liberal and progressive tightly aligned with working-class voters, particularly organized labor. The messaging strategy, rooted in Trump’s Buckeye State popularity, bolstered Moreno even as Brown and the Democrats sought to exploit his shortcomings.

Persons: Bernie Moreno, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Moreno, Donald Trump, Brown, Patrick T, Fallon, Barack Obama, Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, ”, cringed, ” Nikki Haley Organizations: Cleveland, NBC, U.S . Senate, Republicans, Day, Trump, Getty, North American Free Trade, Republican, NBC News, South, United Nations Locations: Colombian, Ohio, U.S, West Virginia, Montana, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Buckeye, Colombia, Columbus, South Carolina

☆ What we know about the transition so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Representatives from Trump’s team met with federal agency transition planners last week to discuss “post-election readiness,” according to a White House official. GSA “is prepared to provide services to the Trump transition team once an MOU is executed and services are accepted,” a GSA spokesperson said. The federal transition coordinator, a White House spokesperson told CNN, is “actively working” with the president-elect’s transition team to complete its MOU. Trump’s transition team also has not met that deadline. The Agency Transition Directors Council, co-chaired by OMB deputy director Jason Miller and the GSA’s federal transition coordinator, Aimee Whiteman, began meeting monthly with career representatives from each agency.

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☆ Don't ignore the European market, Jim Cramer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors not to write off the power of European markets, pointing out economic growth across the region. But he pointed out a number of developments in the European economy, including three rate cuts from the European Central Bank. Cramer suggested there's been growth across the continent, especially in southern rim countries like Portugal, Italy and Greece. Cramer added that he was impressed by growth in European markets that tech giants Amazon and Apple reported when they posted earnings last week. "Sooner or later, Wall Street's going to wake up to the fact that Europe is back," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, there's, Donald Trump, Wall Organizations: European Central Bank, Credit Suisse, Banco Santander, Apple Locations: Europe, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain, China

A political video reminded women that they can vote for Vice President Kamala Harris without telling their husbands, enraging prominent conservatives and reigniting a fiery discourse that highlights the central role of gender in this year’s election. “Did you make the right choice?” one of the husbands asks. “Sure did, honey,” his wife responds with a smile, sharing a knowing glance with the woman beside her. Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign has embraced an image of traditional masculinity, actively courting influencers and comedians who are popular among young men. In the wake of the discourse, Atwood shared a political cartoon of women entering a voting booth dressed in handmaids’ attire and shedding their red uniforms upon exiting.

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☆ How a free meal cost an investor his retirement savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

George Wilson learned the hard way that there's no such thing as a free lunch — or, in his case, a free dinner that cost him a chunk of his retirement savings. He also met David Escarcega, one of the hosts and a broker who would eventually advise him to invest in so-called non-correlated, fixed-income alternative products from the now-bankrupt firm GWG. AdvertisementBut those meals aren't really free, Murray said. They're referred to as "free lunch seminars," said Adam Gana, a securities attorney who worked on Wilson's case. In 2017, he decided to renew his investment, according to documents viewed by Insider.

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☆ Walking pneumonia is spreading. Doctors share the tell-tale symptoms to look for, and varied ways to treat it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Walking pneumonia infections rose nationwide as kids returned to school this fall. Look out for a persistent cough, fever, and fatigueHistorically, walking pneumonia has been most common among school-aged children. People who've recently had the flu are also at increased risk for developing walking pneumonia. In rare cases, walking pneumonia can prompt brain swelling, kidney issues, and difficulty breathing, and people with lung issues, and weakened immune systems may be especially at risk of hospitalization with walking pneumonia. Without any testing, the daughter was diagnosed with walking pneumonia, and prescribed a Z-Pak (azithromycin).

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☆ With ‘Endurance,’ an Oscar-winning duo meet their toughest subject to date
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Jimmy Chin has done many memorable things in his time, but the adventure athlete and Oscar-winning filmmaker is still more used to documenting big stories than becoming the story itself. (credit: Jimmy Chin) Jimmy Chin/National Geographic/PA Media“It was like finding a needle in a thousand haystacks,” Chin added. They, along with Natalie Hewit, directed “Endurance,” a thrilling retelling of the discovery of the lost ship Endurance. CNN: Why do you think Shackleton remains such an enduring figure of fascination and inspiration? Chin: I think there’s some consensus that this is one of the greatest stories of survival ever told.

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☆ American Battleground: Cat people are still haunting Trump’s campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

“Kamalaaaaaaaa!”Oprah Winfrey is belting it out in her sweet home of Chicago, welcoming the joyous, raucous, unmerciful dismantling of former President Donald Trump that is defining this Democratic National Convention. A second, very different presidential debateIn Philadelphia, a birthplace of American democracy, Harris is charging Trump before the first question. Trump’s debate prep team predicted and feared this strategy so much they brought in Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to play tormentor in practice rounds with their candidate. “I’m actually going to do something very unusual,” she says, “and I’m going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trump’s rallies, because it’s really interesting to watch. CNN’s Phil Mattingly, who covered Harris in the Senate, spoke with a senior Trump campaign adviser just ahead of the debate.

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☆ Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

When “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” hit theaters in October 1974, audiences were horrified – and enthralled. Yet the elevated carnage of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was a new world. Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Now that “Texas Chainsaw” is turning fifty, there are screenings in theaters all across the US, limited-time merchandise and cast and crew reunions. Here lies the classic slasher film … or so it seemsMichael Myers (played by Tony Moran) waits to strike in "Halloween."

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☆ America’s oldest tombstone has new origin story, according to study
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Historical evidence then pointed the study authors to a Belgian tombstone export business thriving at the time, where they theorize the tombstone began its journey. Burial within a church was typically saved for high-status individuals and clergy, and Yeardley was one of two knights to die while the Jamestown church was in use, according to Jamestown Rediscovery. Colonial period cemeteries have suffered neglect and vandalism, with the Knight’s Tombstone likely surviving for as long as it did because vegetation concealed it, she added. It seems to be pretty inherent there in nature, but most (colonists) didn’t have the resources to import a nice carved stone,” Key said. “There were a lot of people being buried in the church, but only one of them had a big old black (limestone) tombstone from Belgium.”

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☆ Private sector added twice as many jobs as expected in October
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Private sector hiring blew past expectations in October, another sign that the US labor market remains on solid footing, payroll processor ADP reported Wednesday. Non-governmental employers added 233,000 jobs in October, a sharp acceleration from the 159,000 net increase reported for September, according to ADP’s latest National Employment Report. Wednesday’s gains throttled economists’ expectations for job growth to slow to a mere 108,000 jobs from the initial estimate of 143,000, FactSet estimates show. Pantheon Macroeconomics is sticking with its forecast of 100,000 payroll gains, according to an investors note sent Wednesday. And while a resurgence in the labor market could raise concerns about a reacceleration in inflation, October’s ADP data showed otherwise, Richardson said.

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☆ Analysis: How a night of fighting words upended the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“We’ve got to take a look at what I was left when I became president.” Biden rises to the challenge. Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on June 27. “I would say that there was a time period in which it felt like Donald Trump couldn’t lose,” she says. “Donald Trump knows how to turn every moment into victimhood,” pollster Frank Luntz notes on CNN. A crowd waits in the sun for Donald Trump to speak at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

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☆ Fact check: Trump revives his lie that schools are secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump continues to repeat his lie that US schools are sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without their parents’ consent — even though his own presidential campaign could not find a single example of this having happened. Without parental consent.” He added, “At first, when I was told that was actually happening, I said, you know, it’s an exaggeration. There is no evidence that schools in any part of the United States have sent children for gender-affirming surgeries without their parents’ approval, or performed unapproved gender-affirming surgeries on site; none of that is “allowed” anywhere in the country. Even in the states where gender-affirming surgery is legal for people under age 18, parental consent is required before a minor can undergo such a procedure. Taylor outlined a lengthy process before a minor might undergo a gender-affirming surgery.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Trump, Joe Rogan, Landon Hughes, ” Hughes, ”, Meredithe McNamara, ” Dr, Laura Taylor, Taylor, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: CNN, New York, Fox News, Harvard, of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, World Professional Association for Transgender Health, University of Southern Locations: New, New York City, United States, Chan, University of Southern California

☆ Groundbreaking telescope reveals first piece of new cosmic map
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Astronomers have never detected dark matter, but they believe it makes up about 85% of the total matter in the universe. Meanwhile, the existence of dark energy helps researchers explain why the universe is expanding — and why that expansion is speeding up. A prime example is the European Space Agency’s wide-angle Euclid telescope that launched in 2023 to investigate the riddles of dark energy and dark matter. Euclid this week delivered the first piece of a cosmic map — containing about 100 million stars and galaxies — that will take six years to create. These stunning 3D observations may help scientists see how dark matter warps light and curves space across galaxies.

Persons: Jackie Wattles, I’m, Vera C, Sarah Gillis, John Kraus, Chenyang Cai, Everest, NASA hasn’t, gazers, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, ESA, US National Science Foundation, Stanford University, Rubin, SpaceX, SpaceX Polaris, Polaris, NASA, Boeing, CNN Space, Science Locations: Chile, Uzbekistan, Norway, Myanmar, Florida

☆ Freddie Freeman wallops his way into World Series history with walk-off slam that’ll float forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jayson Stark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

They’re in that hallowed Extra-inning World Series Walk-off Club. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images)This was the 693rd game in World Series history. But you would think wrong — because the complete list of men to do that consists of …Freddie Freeman! We had a hunch he was the first player in history to do that in a World Series. So little does Freeman know it, but what we saw Friday will go down in the annals as (what else) The Freddie Freeman Game.

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