DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Princess of Wales is about to undertake her biggest engagements since returning to duties
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Next week, Catherine, Princess of Wales is set to make her biggest return to royal duties since revealing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment earlier this year. It’s a welcome signal if we remember that the Princess of Wales was forced to skip a state visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan in June as she was undergoing chemotherapy. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesThe extravagant procession will be followed by lunch at Buckingham Palace and a cultural exhibition. Preparations in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace on June 25, 2024, ahead of a state banquet during the three-day visit by Japan's emperor and empress to Britain. She also missed the annual Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace last week, which was held to celebrate foreign diplomats in London.

Persons: Catherine , Princess, Kate, Prince William, Princess, Wales, Emperor, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Sheikha Jawaher, King Charles, Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako of Japan, Max Mumby, Prince of Wales, Sheikha, It’s, Aaron Chown, ” Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN, Horse Guards, Qatari, Household Cavalry, Buckingham Palace, Royal Collection Trust, Westminster Abbey, Britain’s, Getty, Buckingham, Kensington Palace, CNN Locations: London, Qatar, United Kingdom, Buckingham, Japan, St, Westminster, Britain, AFP, Southport

☆ ‘Wildly disruptive’: What happened last time Trump moved a federal agency out of DC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That western relocation was “wildly disruptive” and should serve as a “cautionary tale” for the incoming Trump administration, said Tracy Stone-Manning, the Biden administration’s BLM director. Project 2025, a conservative blueprint written by dozens of former Trump administration officials, recommended returning the BLM headquarters to the West. Most BLM staffers already worked in states outside of DC, but a disproportionate level of senior staffers worked in the nation’s capital. But an inspector general report later found that Trump administration officials had misled Congress in statements about the relocation. Future efforts to move federal offices out of DC could lead more federal workers to unionize.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’d, ” Trump, Trump, —, Tracy Stone, Manning, “, ” Stone, ”, AAron Ontiveroz, Mary Jo Rugwell, Joe Tague, Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Caroline Brehman, Donald Kettl, “ It’s, David Bernhardt, Raúl, Trump’s, Mick Mulvaney, Manuel Heart, Rebecca Slezak, William Perry Pendley, Biden, Eric Kriley, ” Pendley, Pendley, RJ, Stone Organizations: CNN, Land Management, BLM, Trump, Biden, Office, Denver Post, Public Lands Foundation, Energy, Natural Resources Committee, University of Maryland’s School of Public, feds, Interior Department, Democrat, Republican, Washington Examiner, Ute, Democratic, GAO, Agency, Mesa, RJ Sangosti, Management Locations: Washington, Grand, , Colorado, DC, Colorado, —, Mesa County , Colorado, Washington ,, Arizona, Ute, Towaoc , Colorado, California, Utah, Junction, Grand Junction , Colorado, BLM’s

☆ Is the vibecession about to end?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Optimism surged post-2016 election, with small businesses planning to hire more employees. Yes, that's a portmanteau of vibes and expansion, and it's the upbeat version of its better-known cousin, the vibecession. Advertisement"Small business owners lean Republican," said Oliver Allen, a senior US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, in a November 12 note. Goldman Sachs"After Donald Trump was elected the 45th President in November 2016, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) small business optimism index skyrocketed. "We expect an improving small business operating environment will boost the sentiment and spending of SMBs in 2025 and lift the earnings and valuation of stocks with revenues tied to that spending."

Persons: Kyla Scanlon, National Bureau of Economic Research hasn't, there's, Donald Trump's, Oliver Allen, Goldman Sachs, Donald Trump, David Kostin, they're, Daniel Zhao, Louis, Zhao Organizations: National Bureau of Economic Research, Pantheon, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Chief US, Economics, Workers, Glassdoor, Louis Fed Locations: St

☆ RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s misinformation about autism and mass injury that doctors and public health officials have disproven over and over again. Less attention has focused on the CDC, a public health agency Kennedy has long vilified in speeches and writings. In his 2017 speech, Kennedy criticized ACIP as a group of self-interested actors who base decisions on financial gain instead of public health. “The people who are on ACIP are not public health advocates,” he said. “We would know the answer to that question if we were given access to the vaccine safety database, but they’ve hidden it,” Kennedy said.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Kennedy, ’ ” Kennedy, Kennedy, Donald Trump’s, Donald Trump, Matthew Hatcher, Christ, Del Bigtree, Bobby didn’t, ” Bigtree, “, ”, Paul Offit, Dr, Offit, ” Offit, ’, we’re, ACIP, William Thompson, Howard Lutnick, ” Lutnick, Dave Weldon, Tom Williams, Trump, Weldon Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Catholic Church, CDC, Department of Health, Human Services, Democrat, Getty, Trump, Institutes of Health, HHS, Children’s Health Defense, Vaccine Education, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Drug Administration, RFK, FDA, AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, CNN, Capitol, Inc Locations: ”, Arizona, AutismOne, Black

☆ What Thanksgiving dinner looks like for NASA astronauts in space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNASA astronauts on the ISS share Thanksgiving plans in a video on X.Suni Williams and Buth Wilmore's return to Earth was recently delayed until 2025. NASA plans to bring them back using the SpaceX Crew Dragon in early 2025. NASA astronauts living and working on the International Space Station (ISS) gave a glimpse into what Thanksgiving day will look like for them. The crew shared plans to enjoy a holiday meal together and showed a container of food which they said had smoked turkey, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and apples and spices. In 1973, Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue became the first crew to celebrate Thanksgiving in space.

Persons: Suni Williams, Buth, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Williams, Gerald P, Carr, Edward G, Gibson, William R, Pogue, Wilmore, We're, there's Organizations: NASA, SpaceX, Space, NBC News, Skylab, NBC Locations: Brussels, Turkey

☆ Reflexive control: How Russia is forcing its enemies to make decisions against their own interests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each time, when the West finally accepted Ukraine’s requests, Russia’s most catastrophic threats did not materialize. Although Putin said the attack was “a response from our side” to the Biden administration’s decision on longer-range weapons, Russia has not needed a pretext for such strikes in the past. By providing Ukraine with ATACMS but only allowing it to strike parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, “we sent Russia the message: ‘You know what? The decision to fire slightly longer-range Western weapons is a difference of degree, not of kind. By law, Russia considers these territories its own, and warned of dire consequences if Ukraine targeted them with Western weaponry.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s, Biden, Putin, Kateryna, ” Stepanenko, Alina Smutko, –, “, ”, William Alberque, ” Alberque, “ I’m, couldn’t, Ukraine can’t, Radek Sikorski, Roman Pilipey, ATACMS, Joe Biden, Alberque, Donald Trump, they’re Organizations: CNN, Institute for, Russia, Korean, Kremlin, Army Tactical Missile Systems, NATO’s, Disarmament, Proliferation, Poland’s, Russia –, Kyiv, NATO Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Russia's, “ Russia, AFP, Crimea, Washington, Ukraine’s, Kharkiv, Albuquerque, United States

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality. (Trump’s pick, Pete Hegseth, has denied an alleged sexual assault described in a 2017 police report and was never charged.) “You crossed the line,” Holly Hunter’s character screams at William Hurt’s character, who responds: “It’s hard not to cross it. And wouldn’t it be a shame if the electorate decided that politics now belongs to the low-character crowd. For what it’s worth, I do think our political leaders and public servants should be of a higher-than-average moral character.

Persons: Logan, Jake Paul, Donald Trump’s, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, ”, I’m, Bill Clinton, John F, don’t, —, There’s, Holly, William Hurt’s, We’ve, Richard Ben Cramer’s, let’s Organizations: Pentagon, Happy Locations: We’re, American

☆ Riches recovered: $1 million worth of gold coins stolen from 18th century shipwrecks found
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jordan Brown | Jordan D. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After an extensive investigation, Florida officials recovered dozens of gold coins valued at more than $1 million that were stolen from a shipwreck recovery nine years ago. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced in a news release Tuesday it had recovered 37 gold coins that were stolen from the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks. In 2015, a group of contracted salvage operators found a treasure trove of 101 gold coins from the wrecks near Florida’s Treasure Coast, about 112 miles west of Orlando. The evidence linked Eric Schmitt to the illegal sale of multiple stolen gold coins in 2023 and 2024, officials said. Authorities said Schmitt also took three of the stolen gold coins and put them on the ocean floor in 2016.

Persons: William Beach, Eric Schmitt, Schmitt’s, Schmitt, “ Organizations: CNN, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FBI, Authorities Locations: Florida, Havana, Cuba, Seville, Spain, Eastern Florida, Fort Pierce , Florida, Orlando, Treasure

☆ Oxford University Names William Hague Its New Chancellor
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The University of Oxford announced on Wednesday that William Hague, a former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, will be its next chancellor. Mr. Hague, 63, was chosen in an online vote of about 25,000 Oxford alumni and staff members. He will begin his 10-year term early next year and will serve as Oxford’s 160th chancellor. The role is largely ceremonial but also involves advocacy and fund-raising work, the university said. A zumba teacher and an “anti-woke” Anglican clergyman were among those who cast their hats into the ring.

Persons: William Hague, Elish Angiolini, Mr, Hague, ” Mr, ” Organizations: University of Oxford, Britain’s Conservative Party, Oxford Locations: Oxford

☆ Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the Supreme Court’s upcoming and potentially explosive transgender care case is dividing conservatives, with many of those same groups backing Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which critics say injects the state into family medical decisions and overrides parental rights. Tennessee, and many conservatives who support the state’s position, argues parental rights aren’t a factor in the case. Conservative groups have lined up in federal courts to make nearly identical parental rights arguments in other cases. That separate lawsuit specifically asked whether the state law violates the “fundamental right of parents” to make decisions about the medical care of their children. In allowing the Tennessee ban to take effect last year, a divided 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside the parental rights arguments.

Persons: ’, Biden, ’ ”, Barbara Comstock, ”, Donald Trump, craziness ”, Nancy Mace, “ dooms ”, Tennessee –, “, Alex Lundry, Mitt Romney’s, Sen, John McCain, Brian Burgess, Goodwin Procter, Steven Calabresi, William Eskridge, ” Eskridge, It’s, ” Melissa Moschella, “ It’s, ” Moschella, Mike DeWine Organizations: CNN, Conservative, Virginia Rep, Trump Republican, South Carolina Rep, Capitol, Supreme, GOP, Republicans, Republican Party, Republican, Republican National Committee, Northwestern University . Yale, University of Notre Dame, Federalist Society, ”, ” Ohio Gov, Ohio’s Republican Locations: Tennessee, . Tennessee, Wisconsin, Iowa , Kentucky, Missouri, ”, America, ” Ohio

☆ Inflection in beauty that the street expects next year unlikely, says William Blair's Dylan Carden
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInflection in beauty that the street expects next year unlikely, says William Blair's Dylan CardenDylan Carden, William Blair analyst, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss outlooks on the beauty industry.

Persons: William Blair's Dylan Carden Dylan Carden, William Blair

Federal authorities have opened a corruption investigation into a Queens pastor and a political action committee he formed to support Mayor Eric Adams, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry. The precise outlines and scope of the investigation are unclear, but federal prosecutors in Brooklyn and the F.B.I. are focused at least in part on the conduct of the pastor, the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, and the finances of his political action committee, Striving for a Better New York, according to people with knowledge of the matter. agents searched the Far Rockaway home of Mr. Cockfield, who formed the committee three years ago to support Mr. Adams and his policies.

Persons: Eric Adams, Alfred Cockfield II, Cockfield, Adams Organizations: City Locations: Queens, New York City, Brooklyn, York

☆ Adani Group's troubles keep growing as financial and legal headwinds get stronger
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Signage atop the Adani Group headquarters in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Adani Group is staring at trouble on several fronts as investors and partners rethink ties with the Indian conglomerate in the wake of bribery and fraud accusations by U.S. authorities. Fitch Ratings has put several dollar bonds issued by Adani Group companies on its negative ratings watchlist, which means the bonds could potentially be downgraded. "Until such time when the accusations against the Adani group individuals and their consequences have been clarified, TotalEnergies will not make any new financial contribution as part of its investments in the Adani group of companies," the French company said. The U.S. International Development Finance Corp has also said it would review its prior agreements to lend $553 million to a Sri Lankan port development that's backed by the Adani Group.

Persons: Bonds, Leonard Law, Hindenburg, William Ruto, TotalEnergies, Adani Green Organizations: Leonard, Lucro Analytics, CNBC, Fitch, Adani Group, Reuters, Adani, Energy, U.S . International Development Finance Corp, DOJ Locations: Ahmedabad, India, Sri Lankan

☆ Why are planes so jammed? Airlines want it that way so they can charge more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A record 31 million passengers are expected to fly US airlines over the course of this week, according to Airlines for America, the industry trade group. And while many airlines have increased the available number of flights and seats, those capacity increases have not kept pace with demand. With some of the busiest months yet to come, a new record for the percentage of seats airlines’ filled is within reach. Airlines are signaling prices will probably go higher as some of the lower-fare airlines struggled with ongoing losses and sharply reduced their capacity. But critics of the airlines say troubles at the lower fare airlines aren’t solely to blame for higher fares.

Persons: it’s, Fuller, —, ”, Scott Keyes, Andrew Nocella, “ We’ve, Scott Kirby, William McGee, It’s, ” McGee, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Airlines for America, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Spirit, JetBlue, Frontier, American Economic Liberties Locations: New York, Cirium, Southwest, Delta, United States, United

☆ A key U.S. inflation report looms over Wall Street. How to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Frank Holland | In Frank-Holland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The October personal consumption expenditures price index report has many investors wondering how it may impact the postelection market rally. "It definitely threatens the dynamic of the market broadening because it jeopardizes the speed at which the Fed drops interest rates," Lee told CNBC. "Right now, the markets are pricing out interest rates one by one. Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Futures, sees opportunities in the currency and bond markets if core PCE rate reaches 3%. "This PCE report and the expectation for a December cut are going to create quite a bit of volatility in fixed income," Ethridge told CNBC.

Persons: Dow Jones, William Lee, Lee, Jimmy Lee, Victoria Greene, Greene, Bill Baruch, Baruch, Malcolm Ethridge, Ethridge, Goldman Sachs, Russell Organizations: Core PCE, Milken Institute, CNBC, Traders, Wealth Consulting, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Wealth, Blue, Capital Area Planning, U.S . Bancorp Locations: financials

☆ Russia's invasion is showing the West war isn't just about having the best weapons — it's also about having more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But it needs to invest more in quantity if it wants to defend against Russia, warfare experts said. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is showing the West the value of quantity over quality. AdvertisementAnd in the aftermath of the Cold War, Western stockpiles of weaponry diminished and industry shrunk, leaving it less prepared to build large quantities of munitions and equipment. Advertisement"Assuming that you don't decisively defeat the Russians in the opening phase of the war," Barros said, "you're going to burn through all your ATACMS and HIMARS missiles and artillery ammunition." In an image taken from a video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in October, a Russian 120mm mortar crew fires toward a Ukrainian position.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Mick Ryan, George Barros, Abrams, Michael O'Hanlon, Barros, ANATOLII STEPANOV, that's, isn't, O'Hanlon, William Alberque, Alberque Organizations: Australian Army, Institute for, NATO, American, Brookings Institution, Getty, Stimson Center, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP Locations: Ukraine, Western, Russia, China, West, Soviet, Ukraine Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, North Korea, Iran

☆ Rethinking the 4% rule in retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The most commonly recommended rule of thumb is the so-called 4% rule, which means you spend 4% of your portfolio every year, on an inflation-adjusted basis. When you die, your nest egg could be almost as large if not larger than it was on your first day of retirement. For example, Morningstar ran simulations on a $1 million portfolio over 30 years using the 4% rule. That’s because the rule is based on a very high probability that you never exhaust your nest egg. “It’s not just about getting employees to retirement but (helping them figure out) what to do once they’re in retirement,” Williams said.

Persons: you’d, William Bengen, Morningstar, ” Christine Benz, ”, Rob Williams, Charles Schwab, Williams, It’s, Mark Warshawsky, Warshawsky, Craig Copeland, “ It’s, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, Social Security, Social Security Administration, Social, American Enterprise Institute, American Council for, Research

Despite receiving complaints of exploitation from students, Bondi and then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris both declined to join the investigation. Harris attacked Trump in the 2020 and 2024 elections and painted him as a business fraud and threat to democracy. Now, if confirmed by the Senate, Bondi is set to become President-elect Trump’s attorney general. Some Florida attorneys have defended Bondi and said she followed norms as state attorney general. And, if she declines to prosecute prosecutors for political reasons, will be forced out by Trump like her predecessors.

Persons: Pam Bondi’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump’s, William Barr, Barr, Jeffrey Clark, We’ve, Ballard, Dave Aronberg, Aronberg Organizations: Trump University, Trump, Senate, FBI, Department of Justice, Fox News, Justice Department, DOJ, Department, Washington, U.S, Capitol, Ballard Partners, Palm, Democrat Locations: Florida, California, Bondi, Georgia, Philadelphia, Palm Beach County , Florida

☆ TSMC's Phoenix chip factories likely won't erase the US's reliance on Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTSMC's Phoenix chip factories likely won't eliminate US dependence on tech from Taiwan. Experts told BI that TSMC's most advanced chips will likely continue to be produced in Taiwan. TSMC produces an estimated 90% of the world's advanced chips, which power everything from iPhones to cars. While TSMC's Phoenix factories are expected to boost semiconductor chip production in the US, the company isn't making its most advanced chips stateside, industry experts told Business Insider. For example, chips produced using 4 nanometer (nm) technology are expected to be made in the first Phoenix factory, while TSMC's Taiwan factories are already producing chips using 3nm technology.

Persons: Biden, TSMC, Jeff Koch, SemiAnalysis, — Koch, Stephen Ezell, it'll, Chris Miller, Miller, Koch, Trump, William Alan Reinsch Organizations: Commerce Department, Information Technology, Innovation Foundation, of Commerce, Arizona, Nvidia, Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, American Enterprise Institute, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Biden Locations: Taiwan, Arizona, Phoenix, TSMC's, United States, China

☆ Chinese EV makers are not doing quite as well as you might think
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nio reported a widening net loss in its latest earnings, as the CEO of Xpeng warns many EV firms face a fight to survive. Xpeng delivered 24,000 vehicles last month, and Xiaomi sold over 100,000 of its SU7 EV this year alone. AdvertisementHowever, the booming sales come as many Chinese EV makers continue to report heavy losses, as they grapple with a brutal price war and intense pressure to quickly launch new affordable models amid a crowded field of battery-electric vehicles. The company reported a net loss of 5.06 billion yuan ($700 million), up 11% from the third quarter of 2023. Both companies narrowed their net losses year-over-year, but they remained sizable at 1.81 billion yuan ($250 million) for Xpeng and 1.14 billion yuan ($157 million) for Zeekr, respectively.

Persons: Nio, Xpeng, Tesla, they're, Xiaomi, William Li, Zeekr, Xpeng's, Jim Farley, Xiaopeng, BYD, outstripping Elon, JADE GAO, David Bailey Organizations: EV, Elon, Publishing, Getty, Zeekr, Ford, Singaporean, The Straits Times, outstripping Elon Musk's, University of Birmingham Locations: China

☆ 5 ways to make Thanksgiving more affordable
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Thanksgiving means football, food and, for some, crazy family reunions. Almost half of people hosting Thanksgiving dinner are concerned about cost, according to a survey by Deloitte published on November 19. Here are five ways to make Thanksgiving dinner more affordable. People shop for frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on November 17, 2021. Consider a bundle dealRetailers across the country are offering deals for Thanksgiving dinner, competing to be a part of your holiday meal.

Persons: CNN Max, Billy Roberts, ” CoBank’s Roberts, Nam, they’ll, Josh Koebert, ” Koebert, Koebert, CoBank’s Roberts, Wells, Robin Wenzel, Wenzel, ” Wenzel, “, William Masters, ”, ” Masters Organizations: CNN, America ’, American Farm Bureau Federation, Deloitte, CoBank, Food Institute, Walmart, Wells Fargo’s, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Friedman, of Nutrition Science, Tufts University, Shoppers Locations: New York, Chicago, Houston, America, Turkey, Mount Prospect , Illinois, Wells, Wells Fargo, Midwest

☆ Rev. William Barber offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

William J. Barber II has long been one of America’s most persistent and eloquent spokespersons for poor and working-class Americans. Barber is the recipient of a MacArthur “genius grant” and helps lead the Poor People’s Campaign, which seeks national solutions to ongoing poverty. Barber also done something else: He’s shown Democrats how they can win political victories in red states. He once said, “Racism may target Black people, but it damns a democracy, and it damns humanity.”CNN spoke with Barber about the country’s future in Trump’s impending second term. Critics say Democrats are elitist and look down on working-class people.

Persons: Joe Rogan’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris ’, Trump’s, Trump, Biden’s, William J, Barber, MacArthur, Harris, ”, it’s, I’m, Andrew Harnik, there’s, we’ve, Scott Olson, —, there’d, JD Vance, We’ve, Hillary Clinton, MAGA, Linda Ronstadt, Alex Brandon, It’s, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson, Plessy, Ferguson, Jim Crow, William Barber, Jemal Countess, wasn’t, didn’t, John Blake Organizations: CNN, MLK, Poor, Center, Public Theology, Yale Divinity School, Republican, GOP, Democratic, ” CNN, Democratic Party, Howard University, Getty, Trump, Linda Ronstadt Music, AP, Democrat, Klux Klan, Supreme Locations: America, North Carolina, New York City, Washington, Chicago, Appalachia, Alabama, There’s, Tucson , Arizona, That’s

☆ Trump vs. the FBI, explained
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But there’s a growing expectation that he will quickly make at least one new vacancy by firing FBI Director Christopher Wray. “There certainly was the question, can any president fire an FBI director when there’s a legislated 10-year term,” Charles said. Robert S. Mueller III, who happened to be the former FBI director. In this 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray in Quantico, Virginia. Trump wants to go in the opposite direction today and bring the FBI more under the control of the president.

Persons: Donald Trump, Christopher Wray, Trump, Wray, J, Edgar Hoover’s, he’d, James Comey, Comey, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, William Sessions, Jimmy Carter, Clarence Kelley, Carter, Kelley, Douglas Charles, there’s, ” Charles, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Andrew Harnik, cascaded, Rod Rosenstein, Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions, Robert S, Mueller III, Mueller, Obama, Trump’s, Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Bill Barr, didn’t, Steele, Robert Mueller, Chip Somodevilla, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Strzok, Andrew McCabe, McCabe, Wray Wray, John Durham –, Barr, Sessions, Evan Vucci, Douglas Organizations: CNN —, Republican, FBI, Trump, Democratic, GOP, Penn State University, Department, Trump’s Justice Department, NBC News, Senate Intelligence, Justice, Trump’s, Justice Department, Images Trump, CNN, Department of Justice, Teapot Locations: Russia, Washington ,, Washington, New York, Quantico , Virginia

☆ 5 reasons why a Roth IRA is a 'no-brainer' for 'anyone in their 20s,' from certified financial planners
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a "no-brainer" for "anyone in their 20s," says Eustache Clerveaux, a certified financial planner and senior analyst at Hudson Financial Group. This includes Roth 401(k)s. But for younger workers who don't have access to a workplace plan, a Roth IRA can be a great way to start building wealth. Like a 401(k), Roth IRA contributions benefit from compound interest, where your money and its returns grow together over time. Younger investors are less likely to hit Roth IRA income limitsOne key reason to start investing in your 20s is that you're more likely to qualify for a Roth IRA. This makes it an ideal time to pay taxes upfront on Roth IRA contributions.

Persons: Young, Roth, Eustache Clerveaux, Here's, You've, Stephen Maggard, you've, William Michael Lofley Organizations: Hudson Financial, Roth IRA Locations: South Carolina, Florida

☆ Xi was unusually frank in spelling out China's 4 'red lines' for the US, a clear warning for Trump's China hawks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Xi outlined China's "red lines" for the US, including the country's rights to development. He told Washington not to cross "four red lines" — which analysts say is a clear message for the incoming Trump administration. Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned about not crossing Beijing's "red lines" in the past. AdvertisementXi's language raised some eyebrows, with analysts calling it "harsh" and deeming China's foreign ministry readout "strikingly negative" in some sections. Related storiesXi named Taiwan President William LaiOf the four "red lines," Taiwan is the most sensitive issue between the two countries, as Xi has repeatedly said over the years.

Persons: Jinping, Biden, Xi, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Washington, Trump, Igor Khrestin, George W, Khrestin, it's, Wang Yi, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio —, Beijing —, Jersey Lee, William Lai, William Lai Ching, Democratic Progressive Party —, Lai Ching, Lai, Tsai Ming Organizations: Trump, APEC Economic, Bush Institute, Trump Administration, Business, Beijing, State, Lowy, Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's National Security Bureau Locations: Beijing, China, Lima , Peru, Taiwan, Florida, United States, US, Ukraine

Search resuls for: "William"

25 mentions found