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☆ A Bravo-obsessed Instagram account and podcast notched its biggest growth month ever amid 'Vanderpump Rules' #Scandoval. Here's its plan to keep the momentum going as the drama winds down.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The most explosive season of Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules" ended last week. The world of "Vanderpump Rules" was rocked in March when longtime cast member Ariana Madix discovered her partner of nine years, Tom Sandoval, had been having an affair with one of her close friends, Raquel Leviss. One Bravo-focused account seized the #Scandoval moment and gained 44,000 Instagram followersBravo by Betches, an Instagram account devoted to all things Bravo from Betches Media, had its biggest growth month ever during March. While growth has slowed since peak #Scandoval, the women's media company has managed to sustain some of the Vanderpump bump. Before #Scandoval, the audience for "Vanderpump Rules" had been waning and Bravo by Betches wasn't posting about the show as much.

Persons: Betches, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, dishing, Bravo, Madix, Sami Sage, Daisy Kelliher, Dylan Hafer, —, It's, lt's, Hafer Organizations: Bravo, Betches, Betches Media, Apple, Housewives, New Locations: Orange County, New York

☆ They Were Captured by the Russians. Then the Hardest Fight Began.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Carlotta Gall | Daniel Berehulak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Shot through the jaw and tongue by a sniper’s bullet last year in the last days of the grinding siege at the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine, Senior Sgt. Maksym Kushnir could not eat or talk, and could barely breathe. But when he hobbled out of a bunker last May with hundreds of other wounded Ukrainian soldiers in a surrender negotiated with Russian forces, there was no medical help or any sign of the Red Cross workers they had been promised. “For the first three to four days, they did not do anything. They expected me to die on my own.”

Persons: Maksym Kushnir, Sergeant Kushnir, ” Organizations: Russian, Red Cross Locations: Ukraine, Russian

☆ Scottish wildcats bred in captivity released to the wild in a bid to save the species from extinction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Mark Tutton | Sarah Lazarus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The cats were bred and released by Saving Wildcats, a European project led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) in partnership with a group of conservation and governmental organizations. “It’s a really exciting milestone,” says Dr. Helen Senn, project lead for Saving Wildcats and head of conservation and science programs at RZSS. Saving Wildcats has taken every effort to ensure the captive-bred cats will have the instincts and hunting skills needed for survival in the wild. Saving Wildcats hopes to keep breeding and releasing around 20 kittens annually over the next few years to give the wild population the best chance of getting established. Wildcats could be drivers for healthier ecosystems because creating better habitat for them will benefit many other species, says Senn.

Persons: CNN — Young, “, ”, Helen Senn, “ They’ve, “ We’re, Senn, we’ve Organizations: CNN, wildcats, Scottish Highlands, Saving Wildcats, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Highland, International Union for Conservation, Group, Wildcats, Cairngorms, ”, Wildcats Feline Locations: Britain, Scotland, Europe, England, Wales, Kincraig, Scottish

For Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader writes they lost their job a month ago and are too embarrassed to tell their husband. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. You didn't want to tell your husband and risk him seeing you as the failure that you fear you are. So I'm going to give you the same advice my therapist gave me: tolerate the anxiety, and tell the truth.

Persons: —, I'm, I've, haven't, Tell, you've Organizations: Service

☆ Cathie Wood builds a $47 million bet on Meta after exiting A.I. winner Nvidia too early
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood built a sizable stake in Meta Platforms Monday after the innovation investor missed out on the recent rally in artificial intelligence winner Nvidia . Wood snapped up 150,459 shares of the Facebook parent for her flagship ARK Innovation ETF in the previous session. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms Meta has been a popular tech and AI play for hedge fund investors, including David Tepper, Daniel Sundheim and Philippe Laffont. Meta recently announced AI computer chips, which will power more advanced metaverse-related tasks, such as virtual reality and augmented reality, as well as generative AI. Wood revealed that her reason for dumping Nvidia was its high valuation as the stock was "priced ahead of the curve."

Persons: Wood, David Tepper, Daniel Sundheim, Philippe Laffont, Meta Organizations: Nvidia, Tesla, Taiwan Semiconductor, ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics Locations: ARKK

The field of players teeing it off on Thursday is unchanged since the USGA previously said that, like the three other majors, it would allow both PGA Tour and LIV golfers to compete. But the feuds that broke out between golfers from the rival leagues is unlikely to be patched up so quickly. Broadcasters hope viewers will be able to put the drama of the new deal to the side and focus on the tournament. "Not to be too Pollyannaish about the whole thing, but we're right in the middle of Hollywood so let's write a good Hollywood script," NBC commentator Dan Hicks said. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LIV Golf, Jay Monahan, LIV, Gene Sykes, LACC, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Sykes, Dan Hicks, Rory Carroll, Christian Radnedge Organizations: country's Public Investment Fund, Los Angeles Country Club, Reuters, USGA, Broadcasters, Hollywood, NBC, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Saudi Arabia, LA, U.S, Saudi, Los Angeles

☆ Why Trump’s second indictment may not sink him in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The evidence in the indictment against Donald Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office can seem “jaw-dropping”. Keep in mind, though, that 50% of Americans indicated in an ABC News/Ipsos poll after his New York indictment related to alleged hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Biden was a point ahead of him in an average of national surveys before the New York indictment. There have been some signs, however, that Trump’s post-New York indictment bump has stalled and even receded somewhat. Whether another indictment is the way to eat into his support among Republicans is a whole other question.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Stormy Daniels, shouldn’t, Joe Biden, Biden, Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, ABC News, Washington Post, Trump, ABC, GOP, Florida Gov, Republican, Republicans Locations: New York, York, Miami

☆ With Hollywood Change Stagnating, a Call to ‘Burn It Down’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, by Maureen RyanAs I typed this, striking Writers Guild of America members were skipping the picket lines in New York City because of poor air quality, after smoke drifted down from wildfires in Canada. It was a grimly perfect backdrop to read “Burn It Down,” a new book about the pervasive moral shortcomings of Hollywood by the longtime entertainment reporter and critic Maureen Ryan. For the industry Ryan covers is suffering its own kind of climate crisis. Television seasons are shorter — that’s if it’s even relevant to call a collection of episodes that can be binged anytime a “season” anymore. official and private investigator.”Ryan also alludes briefly here, as she has in Variety, to having been the victim of sexual assault by an unnamed television executive.

Persons: Maureen Ryan, Ryan, Don, George Floyd, gingerly, ”, H.R, ” Ryan, Howard Beale Organizations: Guild of America, Television, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Variety Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Canada

☆ Swiatek feels heat but ends Haddad Maia run to reach final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 14th-seeded Haddad Maia, whose career has been hampered by injuries and a 10-month doping ban, had played four consecutive three-set matches to get to the semi-finals. Swiatek's previous clashes had lasted a little over an hour each, while Haddad Maia had spent nearly 13 hours on court. She got a second break for 4-2 when Haddad Maia netted a drop shot attempt and sealed the set with another break. It seemed Swiatek would stroll through the second set, but Haddad Maier, the first Brazilian woman to reach the last four at major since 1968, had other ideas. With two big first serves, Swiatek saved them and staved off another before holding, forcing Haddad Maia to serve to stay in the match.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Haddad Maia, Czech Karolina Muchova, Swiatek, Suzanne Lenglen, Philippe Chatrier, Haddad Maier, Julien Pretot, Pritha Sarkar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Czech, Thomson Locations: Belarus, Polish

☆ Media insiders react as CNN's embattled CEO steps down: 'The only person who hates bad press more than Chris Licht is ... David Zaslav.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht stepped down on Wednesday following a damning profile in The Atlantic. "The only person who hates bad press more than Chris Licht is ... David Zaslav," said one ex-CNN staffer. CNN CEO Chris Licht has stepped down after a damning profile in The Atlantic signaled the end to a tumultuous 14 months on the job. Licht stepped into the role in April 2022 after the merger that formed Warner Bros. David Zaslav, the head of the parent company, and John Malone, a big investor, have very specific *editorial ideas for how news should work.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Zaslav, Jeff Zucker, Licht, Oliver Darcy, Brian Stelter, Jamie Stelter, Brian, Kara Swisher, " Swisher, CNN's, Zucker, Glenn Greenwald, Edmund Lee, weren't Licht's, Greenwald, Lee, John Malone Organizations: CNN, Morning, Warner Bros, Wall Street Journal, NY1, Tech, New York Times Locations: Trump

☆ Top seed Alcaraz hunts down Tsitsipas to set up Djokovic showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Karolos Grohmann | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"This match is what everyone wanted to watch and it is going to be a really good match to play and to watch," Alcaraz said of Friday's semi-final. Alcaraz did not take long to put Tsitsipas under pressure, breaking him on his second service game. He wrapped up the first set, winning 12 of the last 14 points played, but he was equally relentless in the second to break Tsitsipas in the very first game to love. Tsitsipas launched a four-game comeback but Alcaraz ended it on his fifth match point. But it was pretty tough at the end of the match," Alcaraz said.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos, Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Friday's, Tsitsipas, Karolos, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Serbian, Thomson Locations: Greece

☆ UBS: Buy these 53 stocks that could rise at least 20% as they profit from the AI revolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Here are 53 buy-rated stocks that will benefit from AI, and have at least 20% upside. Ironically, the UBS note was published just a day after one of the firm's own pundits, Art Cashin, compared the AI stock boom to the dot-com bubble. 53 buy-rated AI stocks to invest inIn the report, Briest and his colleagues put together a list of over 180 firms that will either be significantly helped or hurt by the continued growth of AI. Insider reviewed that list and highlighted the companies that will be positively impacted by AI, and have both a buy rating from UBS and at least 20% upside to the firm's price targets. Below are the 53 buy-rated companies that will be boosted by AI and have 20% upside or more from current levels, according to the price targets set by the UBS analyst that covers them.

Persons: Michael Briest, Cashin, it's, Briest Organizations: UBS, Accenture

☆ Today's the day: Apple is expected to reveal a 'jaw dropping' new product that faces an uphill battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Michael Liedtke | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It'll be the company's first major new product since the first Apple Watch in 2014. Apple's goggles are expected be sleekly designed and capable of toggling between totally virtual or augmented options, a blend sometimes known as "mixed reality." Magic LeapDaniel Diez, Magic Leap's chief transformation officer, said there are four major questions Apple's goggles will have to answer: "What can people do with it? The anticipation that Apple's goggles are going to sell for several thousand dollars already has dampened expectations for the product. But those forecasts were obviously made before it's known whether Apple might be releasing a product that alters the landscape.

Persons: It'll, Apple, Steve Jobs, hasn't, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Cook, it's, Sergey Brin, Daniel Diez, Magic, Dan Ives, Zuckerberg, Leap's Diez Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Wedbush Securities, CCS Insight Locations: Cupertino , California, Italy, San Francisco

☆ Meet a millennial radio host in England with 62,000 pounds in student debt who says he's 'not that worried about it' — even though 'there's no option to pay it all off'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jordan Lee, 28, has 62,000 pounds in student debt and works as a radio host in Manchester, England. Jordan Lee, 28, has 62,000 pounds in student debt. In the meantime, monthly payments are required to receive eventual relief, and spiking interest rates have made that more of a burden. One couple, for example, started with $54,000 in student debt, paid $140,000 toward it, and still owe $130,000 — all thanks to surging interest rates on student loans in the US. "When it comes to university and getting a degree, it's like, there's the 50,000 pounds debt there.

Persons: Jordan Lee, he's, —, Lee, who's, that's, Joe Biden's, you'll, You've Organizations: Service Locations: Manchester, England, London, United Kingdom

☆ Mark Zuckerberg Would Like You to Know About His Workouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Joseph Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Picture Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps you envision the Meta boss and Facebook founder in a gray T-shirt, spotlighted on a Silicon Valley stage. Possibly Jesse Eisenberg, the bony actor who played the fledgling tycoon in “The Social Network” (2010), appears in your mind’s eye. But it’s unlikely you conjure anything like the image Mr. Zuckerberg posted to Instagram (which Meta owns) and Facebook on Monday. He also looks completely focused, like a guy in a Michael Bay movie who just finished a dangerous mission, or at least the Raya profile picture of the actor who plays that guy.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Jesse Eisenberg, Zuckerberg, Michael Organizations: Social Network, Meta, Facebook

☆ Wagner Group chief appears to escalate Kremlin feud by sitting in front of Ukraine's flag colors and praising the nation's fighting spirit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wagner Group's chief criticized Russia for concealing the truth about Ukraine's fighting abilities. In a video, Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared sitting in front of large mats in the colors of Ukraine's flag. The out-spoken mercenary group's leader has been publicly feuding with Russia's military leadership. In a video address, Yevgeny Prigozhin criticized the Russian establishment for not telling the country's citizens the truth about the "very difficult" situation in Ukraine. Behind him, large blue and yellow floor mats appear to be placed in a way that resembles Ukraine's flag.

Persons: Wagner Group's, Yevgeny Prigozhin, —, Russia's, Wagner, Anton Gerashchenko, Prigozhin, Gerashchenko, Beata Zawrzel, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, Twitter, Getty Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Krakow, Poland

☆ NYU's Damodaran says he sold half his Nvidia stake for one simple reason
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Aswath Damodaran sold half his stake in Nvidia after the recent share surge for one simple reason: value investing. Nvidia shares have taken a big leg up in recent days, after a jaw-dropping quarterly earnings report showed booming demand for artificial intelligence. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia shares have soared this year on the growth in AI applications. Nvidia gave up some of its wins Wednesday, but last traded more than 5% higher Thursday. Even though Damodaran sold half his stake, the esteemed finance professor retains a positive stance on Nvidia, viewing it as an "opportunistic chipmaker" and "amazing" company.

Persons: Aswath Damodaran, CNBC's, Damodaran Organizations: Nvidia, NYU's Stern School of Business

☆ C3.ai shares slide as revenue forecast fails to live up to AI hype
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 1 (Reuters) - Shares of C3.ai Inc (AI.N) dropped nearly 20% in premarket trading on Thursday after the AI software maker's quarterly revenue forecast missed estimates, dampening some of Wall Street's recent euphoria around AI-linked stocks. AI analytics firm BigBear.ai (BBAI.N), conversation intelligence firm SoundHound AI (SOUN.O) and Thailand's security firm Guardforce AI (GFAI.O) were down between 0.5% and 7.5%. The midpoint of C3.ai's full-year revenue forecast was $307.50 million, below Wall Street expectations of $317.1 million, according to Refinitiv data. The company, however, said it had received bookings from diverse industries, benefitting from the strong AI software demand and remained on track to post a profit by the end of April 2024. Average Wall Street rating was "hold".

Persons: We've, we've, Canaccord Genuity, Piper Sandler, Arvind Ramnani, Medha Singh, Vansh Agarwal, Rashmi Organizations: Nvidia, Thomson Locations: Wall, Redwood City , California, Bengaluru

☆ Nvidia shares are on a tear this year. Why Wall Street is bracing for a near-term pullback
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia shares are on a tear this year as the chipmaker asserts it dominance and cements itself as the one to beat in the AI arms race. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia shares in 2023 Wall Street analysts and investors remain confident in the long-term trajectory of the stock, but say its latest jaw-dropping surge sets Nvidia up for a short-term pullback. Overbought conditions and a short-term pullback Despite Nvidia's jaw-dropping print, most near-term momentum indicators show the stock is overbought. Even so, Wald suggests investors consider buying on any pullback and using market dips to sell relatively weaker positions and buy Nvidia. Consolidation in megacaps Nvidia isn't the only big technology giant Wall Street's cooling on at least in the near-term.

Persons: Paul Meeks, Ari Wald, Oppenheimer, Wald, Janney Montgomery Scott, Dan Wantrobski, Katie Stockton, tailwinds, Price, Microsoft's, Meeks, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Street, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple Locations: Tuesday's

☆ These are the 10 best performing AI stocks so far this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The rise of ChatGPT has sparked a frenzy for artificial intelligence stocks in 2023. A "jaw-dropping" earnings report from Nvidia was the latest catalyst to send AI stocks soaring. These are the 10 top-performing artificial intelligence stocks so far in 2023. These are the 10 best-performing artificial intelligence-related stocks so far this year, as of Tuesday afternoon. C3.aiSOPA Images / Getty ImagesTicker: AIMarket Value: $3.2 billionYear-to-date gain: 260.8%

Persons: ChatGPT, —, Alphabet's Bard, It's, Microsoft Satya Nadella, Sean Gallup, Sundar, Synopsys Smith, Lisa Su Steve Marcus, Nvidia Jensen Huang, Las Vegas Rick Wilking Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Companies, Cadence Design Systems, Taiwan Semiconductor, World Semiconductor, Publishing, Getty, Microsoft, Google, Broadcom Reuters, Cadence, Marvell Technology, Marvell Technologies Smith, AMD, Reuters, CES Locations: China, Las Vegas

☆ Nvidia's ascent continues unabated, while Citi says buy J&J
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Optimism for J & J, Kenvue The news : Investors should buy shares of Johnson & Johnson for its "world-leading medical technology and pharmaceutical franchises," Citigroup analysts wrote in a research note Tuesday. The firm, after a period of restriction, resumed its J & J coverage with a buy rating and $185-per-share price target. Jim said Tuesday he could see J & J jumping to around $170 per share, if plaintiffs were to approve the company's proposed settlement . J & J has long rejected plaintiffs' claims that its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer. In any case, we like Kevnue as a standalone company and will keep a close eye on its performance as we await more information from J & J management on finalizing the divestiture.

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☆ Cathie Wood's Ark Invest misses out on Nvidia's powerful rally — dumped stock too early, citing high valuation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood, known for her investments in next-generation technologies, missed out on the jaw-dropping rally in Nvidia — the biggest winner in artificial intelligence this year. Her flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) exited Nvidia entirely in early January, before the chipmaker went on to enjoy a powerful rally that propelled it to a $1 trillion market capitalization. She even trimmed Nvidia holdings in her smaller funds on Thursday when the stock spiked 26% on a huge forecast beat driven by AI chip demand. & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) now has 4.4% in Nvidia, while its biggest holding is Tesla with a 14% weighting. In its base case, Ark believes Exact Sciences could compound at an average annual rate of 25%, reaching $140 by 2027.

Looking ahead, investors this week will be laser-focused on Washington, as Congress prepares to vote on a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling . But the shortened trading week ahead still features some key earnings and economic data. ET: S & P/Case Shiller home price index (March) 10 a.m. ET: Employment report: Non-farm payrolls and jobless rate (May) Looking back Last week, three Club holdings reported earnings. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The images were enhanced using data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The images were made possible by data collected from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Hubble Space Telescope. "The Chandra data also reveal young, hot, and massive stars that send powerful winds outward from their surfaces," NASA said. The beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1672 shows off its black holes and neutron starsNGC 1672 is a spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years from Earth. "Webb outlines gas and dust in the infrared while Chandra data spotlights high-energy activity from stars at X-ray wavelengths," NASA said.

☆ Nvidia is up 165% in 2023. Here's why its the clear winner in the AI race so far.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nvidia stock has soared 165% in 2023 as investors wake up to the potential of artificial intelligence. Nvidia appears best positioned for AI growth as companies rely on its high-tech GPUs to power chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard. The stock is up 165% so far in 2023, and some analysts think there's still plenty of room for growth. "They have the entire AI silicon stack. They own over 95% of market share of the GPU market within the data center space," Zino said.

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