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☆ I launched a startup after pivoting my career in my 40s. Here's what I've learned about securing investment from big names like Uber.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She shared how they raised $11 million in grants and investment from prominent investors like Uber. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Tiya Gordon, 45, the founder of electric charging startup It's Electric. Although my career was in design, I pivoted and cofounded a climate tech startup called It's Electric in 2022. We had to prove that a simple solution could be effective. Our work on this pilot was so successful that EDC launched a brand new program based on our pilot.

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See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowWhat Are Today's Mortgage Refinance Rates? See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowMortgage CalculatorUse our free mortgage calculator to see how today's mortgage rates will affect your monthly and long-term payments. Current 30-Year Mortgage RatesAverage 30-year mortgage rates are hovering around 6.20%, according to Zillow data. Current 15-Year Mortgage RatesAverage 15-year mortgage rates are around 5.60%, according to Zillow data. But now that inflation has decelerated and the Fed has started cutting rates, mortgage rates have trended down compared to where they were a year ago.

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☆ I have not seen a stock market like this in 42 years. Here's why and how to approach it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Or, maybe the whole market has a new expectation of stocks — and, stocks are delivering on those expectations and then some. Maybe that's why it is up more than 900% for the year. Maybe that's why it is now a roughly $140 billion company. With so many other opportunities to raise money — such as private equity and venture capital firms trying to get in — the stock market almost doesn't matter. But only new supply can bring this market down because valuation has ceased to mean much for most of the market.

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☆ Bashar al-Assad: The brutal leader whose family ruled Syria with an iron fist for more than 50 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The United States, Jordan, Turkey and the European Union at the war’s start all called for Assad to step down. Testament to the horror of that regime were scenes of jubilant celebration as rebel forces took control of Syrian cities. Bashar al-Assad, center, is seen during the closing session of the ruling Baath party congress in Damascus, Syria, on June 20, 2000. Bashar al-Assad was then thrust into the national spotlight and studied military science, later becoming a colonel in the Syrian army. They then turned to outright condemnation of the regime after he met the 2011 pro-democracy groundswell with brutal force.

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☆ McDonald's fired Pharrell Williams 3 times—and then he created its famous jingle 'I'm loving it'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Before becoming a decades-long stable in hip-hop, R&B and pop music, Pharrell Williams was fired from three separate McDonald's loctions. That didn't stop the fast-food chain from calling on him when they needed a catchy jingle for their commercials. Williams, a 13-time Grammy winner, has stated that his shortcomings as a McDonald's employee were mostly due to the fact that he wasn't interested in the job. "I was lazy for a reason, because I wasn't inspired," Williams told the Hollywood Reporter in September. "But when I got inspired, I'm now a workaholic, man."

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☆ 2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Stewart Mandel | Matt Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

College football entered a new era Sunday with the unveiling of the first 12-team Playoff bracket. The 12 participants are, in order of seeding: Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, Indiana, SMU and Clemson. In 2012, leaders of the BCS approved the College Football Playoff, which launched in 2014 as a four-team postseason knockout tournament. GO DEEPER How exactly will College Football Playoff home games work? GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Who are the national championship favorites?

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☆ 6 of the best scents to wear this winter, according to professional perfumers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Gia Yetikyel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Business Insider spoke to two perfume experts about the most popular scents this winter. Gourmand — anything that smells like food — will still be in for the winter. Frankincense creates a cozy atmosphere and can have a nostalgic vibe. AdvertisementAlthough fall and winter have some overlapping qualities, the seasonal shift can impact what scents people are reaching for as falling leaves turn to snow. Business Insider spoke with two professional perfumers about the best fragrances to wear this winter.

☆ Electric car stock plays for 2025 as GM, Tesla struggle in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

If 2024 was the year that traditional foreign automakers were shown the exit on China's car market, 2025 looks to be the year that a few local electric car companies can solidify their leadership. The Hong Kong-traded automaker is Nomura's top pick for the China car market. But the U.S. electric car company sells in a far higher price range than most of BYD's models. Geely owns U.S.-listed electric car company Zeekr and other auto brands, including Swedish brand Volvo, which the Chinese company acquired from Ford in 2010. Among the publicly traded Chinese electric car startups, Citi analysts have buy ratings on Nio and Leapmotor , but not Xpeng or Li Auto, both rated neutral.

Persons: Nomura, BYD, Tesla, Huawei's, Yongda, Li Auto, Xpeng, Nio, Li Organizations: Hong, Elon Musk's, CNBC, China Passenger Car Association, Nomura, HSBC, Automobile, EV, Geely, Volvo, Ford, General Motors, SAIC Motor Corp, SAIC GM Wuling, GM, Citi, Huawei, Li Auto, Nio's U.S, Nio Locations: China, Hong Kong, Friday's, U.S, Swedish, Yongda

☆ Here are 4 things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Technology stocks stood tall in the first week of December trading, helping the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finish Friday's session at record closing highs. The S & P 500 closed nearly 1% higher. .IXIC .SPX 1M mountain The Nasdaq Composite versus the S & P 500 over the past month. Salesforce and Broadcom contributed to the S & P 500's technology sector being one of three to finish the week in positive territory, adding 3.4%. The remaining eight sectors in the S & P 500 ended the week lower, led to the downside by energy, utilities, and materials.

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☆ I was pregnant and stressed about being a single mom. Then, a friend changed my perspective, and we ended up co-parenting together.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A conversation with another pregnant single mom on a beach in Costa Rica changed her thinking. Before moving to Costa Rica in 2021, I was based in Los Angeles. I decided to take a quick trip to Costa Rica and ended up movingA friend of mine was already living in Costa Rica at the time. AdvertisementWhen we were in Costa Rica together, it was the first time we were single at the same time. We went to buy comfortable mattresses together, shopped for health insurance in Costa Rica, and even spent Mother's Day together.

Persons: Monique Doughty, Helen, I'd, they'd, I'm Organizations: BMW, Puerto Viejo Locations: Costa Rica, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills, Punta, Puerto, Puerto Viejo de, Philly

☆ How Elon Musk could use his new influence to nail his rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Hadas Gold | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Elon Musk has long been known for his competitive spirit — and for his list of rivals. That could come in the form of starting or dropping government investigations, creating or weakening regulations, and awarding government contracts to the benefit of Musk’s companies. OpenAI called Musk’s claims “incoherent” and “frivolous.” And Musk dropped the suit after OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from OpenAI’s early days. Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE effort has an expiration date in 2026, but some who know Musk wonder if his relationship with Trump will sour sooner than that. But until then, Musk said the best way for him to be lobbied is on X, his social media platform.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Elon, ”, Hey, Musk, Jeff Bezos Bezos, Donald Trump’s, SpaceX’s Starlink, Jim Cantrell, Cantrell, ” Cantrell, Trump, Origin's, Wally Funk, Oliver Daemen, Mark Bezos, Joe Raedle, Jared Isaacman, Bezos, “, he’s, ” Bezos, ” Sam Altman, Altman’s OpenAI, —, Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI, David Sacks, Sacks, Gil Luria, Davidson, Zuckerberg, ” Luria, ” Altman, ” Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, David Zalubowski, AMOS, Nick Clegg, ” Clegg, Brendan Carr, Trump’s, they’ve, ” Carr, that’s, Tesla, Missy Cummings, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk’s, Ramaswamy, ” Musk Organizations: CNN, Trump, SpaceX, NASA, International Space, Space Corporation, Shepard, New York Times, OpenAI, Microsoft, Trump —, White, PayPal, Internal Revenue Service, Meta, Colorado Convention, Mar, BBC, Republican, Federal Communications Commission, Fox Business, Trump’s, Traffic Safety Administration, Department of, Energy, Energy Department Locations: Van Horn , Texas, Washington, Colorado, Denver, Trump, Georgia

☆ 5 housing market predictions for 2025, according to economists
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If fewer homes are built in a supply-constrained market, prices might grow much higher, said Channel. A stable rental market will also give renters more strength to negotiate with landlords. For instance: Austin, Texas was the "epicenter of multi-family construction," she said, meaning a lot of new supply was added into the city's rental market, bringing rental costs down. In contrast, supply-constrained metropolitan areas like Seattle, Washington, D.C., and New York City, are experiencing high rent growth of 5% annually. Mortgage rates declined this fall in anticipation of the first interest rate cut since March 2020.

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☆ NFL Week 14 top storylines: Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota; another Chiefs AFC West crown?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Here are five of the most compelling storylines for Week 14 of the NFL season. He told reporters that he and his team aim to “get back up off the mat and get going” this week. GO DEEPER Kirk Cousins' return to Minnesota means more than the Vikings are sayingBeating the Vikings represents a tall task for Atlanta. The Browns won despite going 1 of 10 on third down and turning the ball over three times. The Chiefs (11-1) have dominated the AFC West, winning the division for eight straight seasons.

Persons: Kirk Cousins ’, Cousins, “, Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, Jameis Winston, Ken Blaze, Nick Chubb, Mike Tomlin’s, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Derwin James Jr, Joey Bosa, Joe Alt, Rashawn Slater, 49ers ’, Matt Eberflus, Thomas Brown, Shane Waldron, Caleb Williams, Brown, Williams, Ryan, Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason, Kyle Shanahan’s, Shanahan, Todd Kirkland Organizations: NFL, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Lions, NFC South, NFC, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, U.S . Bank, Falcons, Pro Bowl, Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Browns, Steelers, Cleveland Browns, AFC, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Steeler, Bengals, Cleveland, Denver Broncos, NFC West, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Cardinals, Seahawks, Seattle, Arizona, Chiefs, AFC West, Chargers, Kansas City, Atlanta, Ravens, LA, Bears, 49ers, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Niners, Buffalo, Getty Locations: Minnesota, Atlanta . Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland, An Arizona, Los Angeles

☆ 5 takeaways from the unveiling of the 12-team College Football Playoff field
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The field is set, the games are scheduled, and college football fans have an absolutely scrumptious holiday buffet of playoff games set out in front of them. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee unveiled its final rankings and the bracket for the first-ever field of 12 teams competing for a national title in the expanded playoff format later on this month. Here are five takeaways from the reveal of the College Football Playoff tournament on Sunday. We get to take a little bit of a break and get ready for the College Football Playoff. The Fighting Irish are one of the winningest college football teams in history and will enter the game as the favorite, but Indiana’s season has been one of the biggest stories of college football this year.

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☆ College Football Playoff bracket revealed: Oregon No. 1 overall, SMU gets in over Alabama
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ralph D. Russo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The first 12-team College Football Playoff will include SMU but not Alabama. Their losses were to ranked teams. GO DEEPER In defense of the College Football Playoff's funky seeding formatUnbeaten Oregon of the Big Ten will be the No. AdvertisementAfter conference championship games were played Friday and Saturday, the only drama that remained for selection Sunday was between Alabama and SMU. Alabama (9-3) touted its strength of schedule that included three victories against teams the committee ranked, including SEC champion Georgia.

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☆ The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US military struck ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday as rebel groups toppled the government. President Joe Biden said US forces would remain in Syria to fight ISIS. AdvertisementThe US military said it carried out dozens of precision strikes against ISIS targets in central Syria on Sunday. AdvertisementUS Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, said it struck ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps to prevent the terrorist group from rebuilding in central Syria amid the chaos. President Joe Biden, in a press briefing on Sunday, acknowledged that the US conducted airstrikes "targeting ISIS camps and ISIS operatives" inside Syria.

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☆ A FIRE blogger who built a 7-figure net worth shares 3 books that changed his money mindset
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Financial independence writer Andre Nader built a seven-figure net worth before age 40. The former Meta employee shares his top money-related books, including 'The Simple Path to Wealth.' AdvertisementAt 37, Andre Nader has enough in savings that he doesn't expect to ever have to work a 9-to-5 again. The financial independence blogger and coach shared three books that changed his money mindset and helped him build wealth. Nader didn't always keep things simple: He said he lost a good chunk of money trading options in his early 20s.

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☆ Taylor Swift will bring spectacular Eras Tour run to a close in Vancouver
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Taylor Swift will take her final bow on her Eras Tour stage on Sunday in Vancouver, British Columbia, marking the end of a significant chapter in modern music history. Swift announced the Eras Tour after the 2022 release of her 10th album “Midnights.” It’s her first tour since 2018’s Reputation Stadium Tour. With a fully-loaded 44-song setlist as her guide, Swift used the Eras Tour to travel through time, performing songs from each album released during her 18-year career. During the tour’s run, Swift released three albums – “The Tortured Poets Department” and two re-recorded “Taylor’s Version” releases. On Saturday, Swift acknowledged to end of the Eras Tour, telling her Vancouver audience this tour is “the most fun, joyful, exciting, intense, powerful, wonderful tour I’ve ever done,” according to footage posted online.

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☆ It’s one of America’s biggest party cities. So why is New Orleans banning shiny balloons and confetti?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The city council passed an ordinance last month banning the release of Mylar balloons and all those coated in metal or other “conductive material.” It doesn’t prohibit buying the balloons. Over the summer, a wayward cluster of metallic balloons triggered a widespread power outage in Orleans Parish after coming into contact with a power line. People gathered for a vigil in honor of Breonna Taylor release balloons in her memory on June 6, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. “We simply cannot afford to have power outages and hurt ourselves unnecessarily,” Giarrusso told city council in a meeting last month. The city council passed an ordinance in July that included a ban on confetti cannons and confetti at parades.

Persons: JP Morell, Breonna Taylor, Brett Carlsen, Joseph Giarrusso, “, ” Giarrusso, ”, Desiree Ontiveros, “ There’s, ” Ontiveros, Steven Branscombe, Nebraska’s, ” Luke McDermott Organizations: CNN, Water Board, New, ”, City Council, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, University of Nebraska, The, of Students, KLKN, National Oceanic, Debris Locations: Orleans, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Louisville , Kentucky, Lincoln , Nebraska

☆ Trump previews immigration actions and Jan. 6 pardons in first TV interview since election
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And yes, we’re going to do something about that,” Trump said in his “Meet the Press” interview, which was taped on Friday and aired in full on Sunday. “We’re gonna have to get it changed, or maybe I would go back to the people, but we have to end it. We’re the only country that has it,” he said, explaining that he had wanted to do that during his first term. I’m not going to instruct her to do it,” he said. Throughout the interview, Trump at times struck a more temperate tone toward his political opponents and appeared to prioritize uniting the country over exacting vengeance.

Persons: Donald Trump, NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump, ” Trump, “, ”, Obama, — Trump, We’re, Joe Biden, they’ve, Jack Smith, Pam Bondi, I’m, Welker, Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson —, ” “ Cheney, Bennie Thompson, Cheney, Thompson, Kash Patel, Biden, ” “, that’s, Pam, Patel, Christopher Wray Organizations: CNN, Department, Press, Democrats, Dreamers, Justice Department, Biden, DOJ, FBI

Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral on December 06, before its reopening. On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame was engulfed in flames. A leading French archbishop said the “star” of the ceremony ought to be Notre Dame itself, and that the pope did not want to distract from the occasion. The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will then strike the closed cathedral doors with his crozier, an ornate staff. Read more about the reopening of Notre Dame.

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☆ Is Red No. 3, the artificial food dye, safe? FDA may finally move to ban it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

The Food and Drug Administration may finally move to ban artificial red food dye, the coloring found in beverages, snacks, cereals and candies. This means that thousands of products that contain this chemical can remain on the market.”Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has claimed food dyes cause cancer, but has not said what he would do if confirmed to the Cabinet post — if anything — about artificial food dyes in American food. The European Union requires a warning label on products that contain three artificial food dyes approved in the U.S.:Yellow No. “All the colors listed have recently undergone assessments for safety in food by the JECFA and were found to be safe for use in food under current use conditions.”States already banning the artificial food dyesStates are already putting pressure on manufacturers to remove artificial dyes from food and beverages. The law will ban six of the nine FDA-approved artificial food dyes –– Red No.

Persons: Jim Jones, it’s, ”, Frank Pallone Jr, ” Pallone, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s, ” Kennedy, Delaney, ” FDA’s Jones, Thomas Galligan, ” Galligan, “, Mande, Jennifer Pomeranz, Jones, Kraft, Nestlé, Galligan Organizations: Drug Administration, Health, Education, Labor, House Energy, FDA, NBC News, United, European Union, Harvard, of Public Health, Agriculture Department, Center for Science, U.S ., Food Safety Authority, Environmental Health, National Institutes of, New York University School of Global Public Health, U.S, Joint Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, World Health, JECFA, California School Food Safety, New, for Science Locations: United States, U.S, Chan, California, Europe, Illinois, New York

The person being sought in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was seen near a Port Authority bus station 46 minutes after the shocking crime, police said. “At this point, we believe he acted alone,” New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Friday. Here is a timeline of the person of interest’s movements in New York City, as described by Kenny. He is seen on video at that time getting off a bus at the Port Authority at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. The police department in Atlanta, Georgia, where the bus to New York City originated, is assisting the NYPD, it said.

Persons: Brian Thompson, Thompson, UnitedHealth, ”, Joseph Kenny, Kenny, Washington, We're Organizations: Port Authority, New, New York Hilton Midtown, Police, ” New York Police Department Chief, Hilton, New York, NBC, Park West, Columbus, NYPD Locations: Manhattan, New York, “, New York City, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Central, Atlanta , Georgia

The broad market S&P 500 climbed 0.25% to 6,090.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 123.19 points, or 0.28%, to close at 44,642.52. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq went on to their third straight positive week as well, rising 0.96% and 3.34%, respectively. The unemployment rate nudged up to 4.2%, as expected. Following the not-too-hot, not-too-cold unemployment data, fed funds futures trading data reflected an 85% likelihood of another rate cut in two weeks to 85%, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, ”, Luke O’Neill, “ It’s, Jerome Powell Organizations: Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Tech, Dow Jones, Dow, Catalyst Funds, Fed Locations: U.S

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