DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

The group, calling itself Riverfolk Rescue, has since grown to nearly 200 volunteers who are reaching isolated communities, dropping off supplies and shoveling mud across western North Carolina. Sarah Beth Neal, bottom, with Riverfolk Rescue volunteers. The group’s team in Florida is still assessing the situation there, but local responders so far appeared to have things handled, Neal said. Vast quantities of reddish-brown mud are an added obstacle, said Alexander Smith, a Riverfolk Rescue volunteer. Riverfolk Rescue vehicles drive under a downed tree.

Persons: he’d, didn’t, Tim Rogers, ” Rogers, “, ” Neal, she’d, Neal, Sarah Beth Neal, There’s, Alexander Smith, ”, Hampton, Kristin Kastelic, Kastelic, It’s, ” Kastelic, who’d, ’ ” Organizations: Hampton, U.S . Geological Survey, Facebook, Riverfolk Rescue, East, NBC Locations: Hampton, Charlotte, N.C, “, Sweetwater , Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, NC, U.S, Tennessee, Bryson City , North Carolina, Smoky, Asheville

☆ Oregon, Dan Lanning earn signature win vs. Ohio State, raising big-game pressure on Ryan Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ralph Russo | Cameron Teague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

2 Ohio State 32-31 in a back-and-forth thriller that lived up to the billing as one of the biggest games in Autzen Stadium history. Ohio State has tied for the third-best odds, falling just three percentage points to 93 percent. Go inside Autzen Stadium as Oregon fans storm the field following a thrilling win over Ohio State. At times in the games in which Ohio State has fallen short, Day’s decision-making and play calling have been points of contention. Last year, Ohio State was one of the best teams in the country at limiting explosive plays.

Persons: Atticus Sappington, Will Howard, alf, tate, ricks, Du, Jo Organizations: Oregon, Ohio State, Autzen, Ducks, Buckeyes, College Football, tate, ashington, ust, UC Locations: EUGENE, Oregon

☆ Trump tariffs: Trade rep Lighthizer warns Wall Street to be prepared
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Asked about the note, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not deny that Lighthizer has been meeting with investors. But she cautioned, "No policy should be deemed official unless it comes from President Trump directly." Lighthizer is advising Trump's presidential campaign on economic issues, according to Inside U.S. Trade. Lighthizer is also a director of Trump Media, the publicly traded social media company that is majority owned by the former president. Lighthizer's reported conversations, and his apparent influence with Trump, both underscore how central tariffs are to carrying out Trump's overall economic vision.

Persons: Robert Lighthizer, Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Wall, Piper Sandler, We've, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Lighthizer, Trump's, AFPI, Lighthizer's, Kamala Harris, Anna Kelly, Harris, Joe Biden, Kelly Organizations: Republican, Trade, CNBC, U.S, Trump Cabinet, Center for American Trade, Trump, America, Policy, Trump Media, Democratic, Republican National Locations: York , Pennsylvania, Washington

☆ Natalie Nakase becomes WNBA's first Asian American head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Nakase, assistant coach of the Las Vegas Aces, was announced Thursday as the head coach of the expansion Golden State Valkyries, who are based in San Francisco and will begin play in 2025. It makes her the first Asian American head coach in the league. Fast forward nine years later, I’m sitting here, in Golden State,” Nakase said at a news conference. But she’s going to be a great head coach because of the care factor, her perfectionism and laugh,” Hammon said. She’s going to work hard, and she’s a true grinder."

Persons: Natalie Nakase, “, I’m, ” Nakase, Nakase, Becky Hammon, Hammon, ” Hammon, “ She’ll, ”, Tyler Marsh, you’re, Syd Colson, She’s, Ty Lue, ” Lue Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, State, Golden State, Aces, Twitter, opp, UCLA, National Women’s Basketball League, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, Clippers Locations: San Francisco, American, Golden State

The unprecedented destruction Hurricane Helene has wreaked on western North Carolina could take months, if not years, to rebuild. “We are always playing like we’re one point down,” a Trump campaign official said. A Trump campaign official pointed to efforts to expand the Trump tent with surrogates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Iowa Gov. The Harris campaign also hosted community meals that fed 120 families, and it is organizing similar events, spending more than $30,000 on relief efforts. Ultimately, after Biden toured North Carolina, Harris visited once in her official capacity after she visited Georgia to underscore relief efforts.

Persons: Helene, Kamala Harris, That’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Republicans —, Trump, it’s, “, Morgan Jackson, Roy Cooper, Josh Stein, ” Jackson, Mark Robinson, Hurricane Helene, Brendan Smialowski, Nikki Haley, Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, ”, Thomas Mills, ” Jonathan Felts, Robinson, Harris “, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Kim Reynolds, Haley, Trump’s, JD Vance, ” Harris, Bill Clinton, Andy Beshear, we’ll, ” Donald Trump, Michael M, ” Dory MacMillan, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris didn’t, “ He’s, Zeb Smathers, ” Smathers, “ We’ve Organizations: Democratic, Republicans, Republican, North Carolina, Trump, Gov, Getty, White, GOP, Federal Emergency Management, FEMA, Democratic North, Iowa Gov, Blue Dog, Univision, Kentucky Gov, U.S, Capitol, North Carolina Legislature, Democratic Party Locations: North Carolina, Greenville —, Hurricane, Meadowbrook, Augusta, Ga, AFP, Pennsylvania, Trump, Democratic North Carolina, Ohio, Raleigh, Kentucky, —, Valdosta, North Carolina , Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Canton , North Carolina

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts chose Shell to replace Steve Burke as NBCUniversal CEO in 2019. Soon, Shell, 59, will be at the helm of Paramount and paired with Ellison, who has already expressed his desire to transition Paramount into a more modern media company. The 10 p.m. hourAt Paramount, Shell will be given an asset mix similar to what he oversaw at NBCUniversal — save the theme parks. Wolf's shows were also significant moneymakers for NBCUniversal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some media analysts, such as LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield, have argued Paramount Global should shut down Paramount+ and instead license Paramount content to other streamers with more scale.

Persons: Jeff Shell, Eric Gaillard, NBCUniversal, David Ellison, Ellison, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Shell, Brian Roberts, Steve Burke, RedBird, Andrew Brandon, Gordon, Shell's, —, Skydance, NBC —, CNBC's David Faber, George Cheeks, Hollywood creatives, Dick Wolf, Kevin Dietsch, Stephen Colbert, it's, we've, Pluto, Rich Greenfield, Shell's playbook, We've, Peacock, Roberts, Andrew Wilson, Brian L, Eric Charbonneau, Wall, Mark Hoffman, Shepard Smith, Hoffman Organizations: NBCUniversal, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Reuters, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, Shell, CNBC, Paramount, Fox, Comcast, NBCU International, Universal, Entertainment Group, RedBird Capital Partners, NFL, CBS, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Local, Journal, FBI, Hollywood, TV, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Getty, LightShed Partners, Warner Bros ., Viacom, WarnerMedia, Netflix, EA, Entertainment, Comcast Corporation, Universal Pictures, Invision, Bravo, MSNBC, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Fox News, NBC Sports, NBA, CBS Sports, Big Ten, UEFA Champions League Locations: Cannes, France, Shell, NBCUniversal, Sun Valley , Idaho, Toronto

☆ Kiké Hernández powers Dodgers past Padres and into NLCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Fabian Ardaya | Dennis Lin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his shaky postseason debut to have a stellar start, and the Dodgers’ bullpen was nearly perfect again. Both Dodgers runs scored on solo home runs off Yu Darvish, who was otherwise brilliant. The Dodgers will face the New York Mets for the pennant, with Game 1 of the NLCS starting at 8:15 pm ET on Sunday. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images)Kiké Hernández continues his October legacyDave Roberts didn’t need a reason to include Kiké Hernández in his lineup on Friday. Ample credit belongs to the Dodgers bullpen and Yamamoto, who finally avoided being knocked around by the San Diego lineup.

Persons: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yu Darvish, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Michael Kopech, Blake Treinen, Jayne Kamin, Kiké Hernández, Dave Roberts didn’t, Kiké, ” Roberts, Hernández, burnishing, It’s, ” Hernández, “ You’ve, Mike Shildt, Victor Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr, ’, Yamamoto, Roberts, ” Yamamoto, Tyler Anderson, Harry Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, San Diego Padres, Dodgers ’, Dodgers, New York Mets, Dodger, Chicago Cubs, ” Padres, Padres, San Diego

Mr. Musk’s frenzied engagement reflects his view of this moment in American history. It may be impossible to capture the financial value of all the support Mr. Musk is providing to Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump has privately used grand — and unverified — terms to describe what Mr. Musk is donating to the super PAC, telling one associate recently that the figure is $500 million. Just as Mr. Musk worked late into the night as his companies teetered on the verge of catastrophe, tinkering with rocket designs at SpaceX, sleeping on a couch in the Tesla factory or making staff cuts at Twitter, Mr. Musk has deemed this an all-hands-on-deck moment. This article is based on interviews with 17 people familiar with Mr. Musk’s thinking and operations as Election Day approaches.

Persons: Trump, Musk, Steve Davis, Davis Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, America PAC, Mr Locations: America, Pittsburgh

☆ Google's CEO explains what the company looks for in entry-level job applicants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Job seekers often face a tougher tech job market; firms are demanding more entry-level roles. AdvertisementLanding a job in techOf course, it's little surprise that most candidates would take the job, given that it's a prestigious company. Tech veteran David Jolles previously told BI that he'd moved to the Atlanta area after about four decades in Silicon Valley. He previously told BI that, little surprise, people who want to nail a job interview should make sure they're prepared. Beyond that, he said, job candidates should have stories ready about topics like a successful project they completed or a career highlight.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, —, David Rubenstein, It's, it's, Jason Henninger, Heller, David Jolles, he'd, Jolles, Nolan Church, they're Organizations: Google, Service, Business, Tech Locations: Area, Atlanta, Silicon Valley, It's

☆ Rafael Nadal: ‘Everything he does in life, he does with intensity and passion,’ says Feliciano López
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Amanda Davies | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The tennis world is still reeling after Rafael Nadal announced that his illustrious career would be coming to an end next month. The 22-time grand slam champion said on social media on Thursday that his final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November. Playing on home soil in Málaga, the 38-year-old Nadal will be part of a Spain team competing for a seventh Davis Cup title. Everything he does in his life, he does with a lot of intensity and passion. So to have Rafa as a teammate is a huge privilege.”The 43-year-old recounted a story from Nadal’s Davis Cup debut in 2004.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, Feliciano López, Nadal, Rafa, ” López, CNN’s Amanda Davies, “, Alex Pantling, Marc López, ”, ” Nadal, López, Nadal’s, ‘ Feli, ’ ” López, Jasper Juinen, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, ” Alcaraz Organizations: CNN, Davis, Spain, Great, ATP, Nadal, Nadal’s Davis, Paris, Team Europe, Shanghai Masters Locations: Spain, Málaga, Great Britain, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Iran is threatening to break its fragile truce with Saudi Arabia: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Iran has threatened to attack Saudi oil sites if the Gulf state supports an Israeli attack. AdvertisementThe fragile truce between longtime regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia could unravel if Gulf states allow Israel to use their airspace to strike Iran. He reportedly told the officials that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq or the Houthi militia in Yemen could be deployed against Saudi Arabia. It named Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, all of which host US military bases, as countries Iran has threatened with reprisals. GetyAn Iranian attack would likely upend the truce brokered between Iran and Saudi Arabia by China in 2023 that saw the longtime rivals establish diplomatic contacts.

Persons: Abbas Araghchi, —, Ali Shihabi, Jordan, Naftali Bennet, they'd, Mohammed bin Salman's, may've, hasn't, Brent, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Iranian Foreign Affairs, Reuters, Service, Iran, Foreign, Saudi, Street, United Arab, Hamas, European Council for Foreign Relations, Opec Locations: Iran, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Riyadh, Islamic Republic, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Gulf, Iranian, China, Ukraine

☆ Behind the scenes of the Trump movie Trump doesn't want you to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

That's because of a twisty backstory involving gun-shy Hollywood studios, a fledgling producer, and his father-in-law: Dan Snyder, a billionaire Trump supporter who initially bankrolled the movie. Related storiesYou got a Trump supporter to fund this movie, which in no way is a movie a Trump supporter would want to see, let alone fund. And so indirectly, a Republican Trump donor's money was paying for the production of this movie. The nightmare scenario would be that we shoot this movie and then Dan Snyder hates the movie and somehow is able to block it. AdvertisementThis will sound pretty cavalier from me, but: It seems like if there's an "unseeable Trump movie" that is going to immediately make people demand to see it.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman, —, Donald Trump, Gabriel Sherman, Sherman, Roy Cohn, Trump, Sebastian Stan, Bucky Barnes, Cohn, Succession's, Jeremy Strong, you'd, Dan Snyder, humanizes Trump, I've, humanize Donald Trump, I'm, Roger Ailes, It's Donald Trump's, Mark Rapaport, He's, Snyder, Ivana, Dan, who've, unseeable, Jeff Bezos, doesn't, mishegoss, Time Warner Organizations: Trump, Service, Marvel, Hollywood, Fox News, YouTube, Republican, Washington NFL, NFL, Republican Trump, Cannes, Telluride Film, MGM, Washington Post, FCC, Justice Department, Time Warner, CNN, Time, DOJ Locations: New York City, Cannes, French, France, America, Hollywood

One of the sources described the Keystone State as a "problem spot" for the Harris campaign. And Chris Wyant, a Midwest native who also worked on those presidential campaigns, is now helping Harris in Michigan. These advisers are heavy hitters, having held some of the highest-level positions in previous presidential campaigns. But the Harris campaign insists the additions are not part of any kind of shakeup. Democratic presidential campaigns have tapped such senior advisers to oversee or troubleshoot in specific states in past elections.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Paulette Aniskoff, Barack Obama, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Eric Hyers, Andy Beshear's, Joe Biden, Michael Halle, Pete Buttigieg, Nick Rathod, Marlon Marshall, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chris Wyant, I've, Dan Kanninen, Kanninen Organizations: White, Office, Public, Keystone State, Kentucky Gov, NBC, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina , Georgia , Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Midwest, Harris

☆ Europe's richest person is about to buy a soccer club with Paris FC deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bernard Arnault's family is set to become a majority shareholder in Paris FC. AdvertisementBernard Arnault's family is set to invest in Paris FC football club alongside Red Bull as the billionaire LVMH CEO further embraces the world of sport and its lucrative sponsorship opportunities. Red Bull will acquire a 15% stake. "LVMH operates a global business and needs to find global audiences and global languages," Luca Solca, a senior analyst at Bernstein covering global luxury goods, told Business Insider. LVMH and Red Bull did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Bernard Arnault's, LVMH, —, Red Bull, Pierre Ferracci's, Arnault, Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy, Luca Solca, Bernstein Organizations: Paris FC, Rolex, Service, Paris FC football, Bloomberg, Ligue, TAG, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Business Locations: Paris, LVMH, Swiss

☆ Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has lost five divisions' worth of tanks and vehicles in the Pokrovsk region since last October. AdvertisementRussian forces have reportedly lost nearly 2,000 armored vehicles, tanks, and heavy equipment since launching its offensive in eastern Ukraine last October, an open-source researcher found. AdvertisementDespite the heavy equipment losses, Russian forces have yet to make concrete tactical gains in the region, only advancing about 25 miles toward the key Ukrainian city. Russian forces have also lost rockets, anti-aircraft systems, and drones in its offensive along the eastern front. This is a breakdown of the heavy losses that could jeopardize Russia's ability to expand its battlefield gains.

Persons: —, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Institute for Locations: Russia, Pokrovsk, Avdiivka, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Vuhledar, Hrodivka

☆ Berkshire slashes Bank of America stake to under 10%, no longer required to disclose frequently
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its stake in Bank of America to below 10% amid a selling spree that started in mid-July. The move brings his holdings down to 775 million shares, or a stake of about 9.987%. Since the holding is now under the key 10% threshold, Berkshire is no longer required to report its related transactions in a timely manner. The next 13F filing in mid-November will only reveal Berkshire's equity holdings as of the end of September. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan previously said the market is absorbing the stock, aided by the bank's own repurchasing.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Omaha's, Brian Moynihan, Goldman Sachs, Wells, It's, digitalization, fintech Organizations: Berkshire, Bank of America, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, JPMorgan, U.S . Bancorp Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Bank, Berkshire, Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ Inside ESPN's 3-part plan to jump-start its lagging podcast business
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"We have a lot of work to do on podcasting," Burke Magnus, ESPN's president of content, said in a recent interview with Business Insider. Cowherd now works with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and — ironically — current ESPN personality Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe isn't the only ESPN star with a podcast that's not affiliated with ESPN. Related storiesESPN's 3-part turnaround plan for podcastsIn Magnus' mind, there are three main ways ESPN can make its podcast business more successful. Advertisement"If we rope all three of those things together, I think we can have a meaningful podcasting business in the not-too-distant future," Magnus said.

Persons: Burke Magnus, —, who've, ESPN's, Magnus, Bill Simmons, Colin Cowherd, Cowherd, Draymond, Shannon Sharpe, Sharpe isn't, Stephen A, Smith — who's, Shams Charania, Charania, he'll, Zach Lowe Organizations: ESPN, Service, Business, ESPN Radio, Spotify, Fox Sports, Golden State Warriors, NBA Locations: ESPN's

☆ A lot is riding on Musk and Tesla’s ‘robotaxi’ event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk and Tesla have pledged a game-changing moment in the company’s history Thursday night. For the last decade, the electric vehicle maker’s CEO has vowed that true self-driving cars from Tesla were right around the corner. And even if the technology is as advanced as Musk likes to claim, getting regulatory approval to operate could be difficult. Tesla and Musk have made promises many, many times before about autonomous vehicle capabilities and when true self-driving would be available. “Either you walk away from the event as a jaw dropping moment, or you walk away with a shrug of shoulders event.”

Persons: New York CNN — Elon, Tesla, ”, Dan Ives, Waymo, they’ve, GM’s, Musk, “, FSD, “ You’d, Gordon Johnson, it’s, Gene Munster, ” Munster, “ They’ve, Ives Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Wedbush Securities, Apple, Motors ’, state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, Deepwater Asset Management, Munster Locations: New York, California

☆ Ethel Kennedy, human rights activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. Former Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III announced the news of his grandmother’s passing on X. Ethel Kennedy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week. Photographs of the shooting aftermath show Ethel Kennedy, leaning over her husband with her hands over his chest as he bled onto the floor. In the decades following her husband’s death, Ethel Kennedy emerged as an environmental and human rights activist in her own right, founding the nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to champion the causes her late husband pushed for. She met Robert F. Kennedy in 1945 through his sister, Jean Kennedy, on a ski trip.

Persons: Ethel Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, David, Michael, Mary, Maeve, Saoirse, Gideon, Josie, ”, John F, Martin Luther King Jr, Rory, Cesar Chavez, Daniel Arap Moi, Kerry, Barack Obama, Ethel Kennedy’s, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump ., Jean Kennedy, George Skakel, Ann Skakel, Saoirse Kennedy Hill, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, CNN’s Paul LeBlanc, Tom Foreman Organizations: CNN, Former Massachusetts, United, Democratic, Farm Workers, Kenyan, Trump, RFK Jr Locations: United States, Los Angeles, Mexico, Chicago, Greenwich , Connecticut

☆ Alums of $16 billion Tiger Cub Lone Pine have struggled to hack it on their own — with one notable exception
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In the past five years, four other alums have either shuttered or stopped trading hedge fund strategies. It's the latest spinoff from long-running Tiger Cub Lone Pine Capital to shutter. Lone Pine, the $16 billion firm led by co-chief investment officers Kelly Granat and David Craver, was founded in 1997 by billionaire Steve Mandel. Inside the Lone Pine family treeGaonkar's experience is far from the norm for Lone Pine alums though. Firms like Lone Pine, Tiger Global, Coatue, Viking Global, Maverick, Light Street, and others have lasted for decades and minted billionaires along the way.

Persons: Scott Coulter's, Mala Gaonkar, —, Coulter, Cowbird, Pine, Kelly Granat, David Craver, Steve Mandel, Mandel, Julian Robertson's, Lone, Coatue, redemptions, Gaonkar, David Byrne, SurgoCap, Abobe, David Stemerman's, Scott Phillips, Matt Iorio's, Li Ran's, Brian Eizenstat's, Paul Eisenstein's, Nikhil Trikha, Arthur Wit, that's, Andreas Halvorsen's, Dan Sundheim's, Ben Jacobs, Ning Jin, Marco Tablada, Robertson, Tom Purcell Organizations: Service, Business, Lone Pine, Julian Robertson's Tiger Management, Cubs, Roberston's Tiger Management, Tiger, CNBC, Nvidia, GE, Figma, Pine, Latimer, Elm, Sky Capital, CenterBook Partners, Ampersand Capital Group, Global, Fund Research, Tiger Cub, Tiger Management, Viking Global, Viking Locations: Lone, Lone Pine, Granat, Texas, Li Ran's London, California, Viking

☆ Trump is veering off the battleground map to blue states: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, politics reporters Matt Dixon and Allan Smith explore why Donald Trump is set to campaign in heavily Democratic states in the final stretch of the 2024 race. Trump plans rallies in solidly Democratic states in the race’s final weeksBy Matt Dixon and Allan SmithGet ready for Donald Trump’s blue state extravaganza. With less than four weeks until Election Day, the Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to hold rallies in staunchly Democratic states he has virtually no chance of winning. President Joe Biden won those states by an average of 20 points in 2020, with his 13-point Colorado win the closest. “Choosing high-impact settings makes it so the media can’t look away and refuse to cover the issues and the solutions President Trump is offering,” a senior Trump campaign adviser said of the strategy.

Persons: Matt Dixon, Allan Smith, Donald Trump, Chuck Todd, Trump, Allan Smith Get, Donald Trump’s, It’s, Joe Biden, George W, Bush, ”, —, Kamala Harris, Matthew Bartlett, Read, There’s, Chuck → 🗞️, ove, Rea, Deb Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Republican, Trump, GOP, New York —, White, sce, ics Locations: Colorado , California , Illinois, New York, Colorado, Madison Square, New York City, California, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington, Poli

It was sold to Ramada in 1979 and, despite ownership changes, was operated as a budget-friendly resort until it closed. Now, as Las Vegas visitors demand more high-end experiences, the city is competing less directly with longtime gambling hubs such as Atlantic City, New Jersey, or Laughlin, Nevada, some 90 miles south of Sin City, Belarmino said. Prof. Nicholas Irwin, University of Nevada, Las VegasThe bargains may not be as close at hand as they once were. Alicia Muscs works at a travel agency in Las Vegas, where she moved from California this year. Unemployment in Las Vegas hit 6.7% in July, according to federal data, up from 5.7% the same month the year before and ahead of both the statewide rate (6.3% in July) and the national one (4.1% as of September).

Persons: Belarmino, Nicholas Irwin, ”, Belarmino’s, Alicia Muscs, Allie Leepson, Jesse McClary, Irwin Organizations: Tropicana, Ramada, University of Nevada, UNLV, Real Estate, Las Vegas, NBC Locations: Vegas, Atlantic City , New Jersey, Laughlin , Nevada, Sin City, Francisco and New York, Las, “, Clark County, New York, Las Vegas, California, Nevada, U.S

With less than four weeks until Election Day, Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in staunchly Democratic states he has virtually no chance of winning. President Joe Biden won those states by an average of 20 points in 2020, with his 13-point Colorado win the closest margin. “Choosing high-impact settings makes it so the media can’t look away and refuse to cover the issues and the solutions President Trump is offering,” said a senior Trump campaign adviser of the strategy behind late-election cycle events in Democratic states. He called Trump the “most unorthodox candidate in modern history,” which means the off-script strategy could have some value. “Aurora, Colorado has become a 'war zone' due to the influx of violent Venezuelan prison gang members,” Trump’s campaign said in a statement announcing the event.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, It’s, Joe Biden, George W, Bush, ”, Harris, Biden’s, Kamala Harris, Matthew Bartlett, ” Bartlett, Republican Young Kim, Republican Ken Calvert, Mike D’Esposito, Trump’s, Ed McMullen, Bartlett, Steven Hernandez, “, ” Hernandez, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Mike Coffman, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, it’s, Tricia McLaughlin, Vivek Ramaswamy's Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Trump, House, Los, Nassau County’s, Coachella, Bloomberg, Economic, of Chicago, Madison, GOP, New Locations: Colorado , California , Illinois, New York, Colorado, Madison Square, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada , North Carolina , Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Los Angeles, Coachella, Switzerland, Aurora, “ Aurora , Colorado, Chicago, Democratic, Manhattan, Yorker, New Jersey

☆ Longtime friends Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna delve into the boxing world with 'La Máquina'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Arturo Conde | Arturo Conde Is An Editor | A Bilingual Freelance Journalist. He Writes For La Opinión A Coruña | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

There’s a point when they all have to say goodbye from that success,” García Bernal told NBC News in a video interview. “And it’s a very difficult thing to do.”Gael García Bernal, left, and Diego Luna in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024. It tells the story of veteran boxer Esteban Osuna (García Bernal) and his manager, Andy Luján (Luna), as they make a comeback after a devastating defeat. Gael García Bernal as Esteban Osuna in Hulu's "La Maquína". And the story of La Máquina, it’s a little bit like Julio Cesar’s.

Persons: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, There’s, ” García Bernal, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Esteban Osuna, García Bernal, Andy Luján, ” Luján, “, can’t, Luna, Camila Mata Lara, Hulu, ”, Julio César Chávez, La, Julio Cesar’s, Osuna, Luján, Lucía Méndez, Josefina, ” Méndez, ” Diego Luna, Andy Lujan, Cristian Salvatierra, Méndez, it’s, Jorge Perugorría, Sixto Organizations: NBC News, Disney Locations: “, Spanish, Los Angeles, Hulu's, Mexico, Mexican, Hulu, America, Cuban

It should put a damper on just how much we should expect the next president to accomplish, especially if the divide is between the House and the White House. There’s a big difference in just how divided government becomes, depending on whether the House and the White House are controlled by the same party or different parties. Two words send chills down the spine of any presidents who find the “other” party in control of the House: subpoena power. Both Trump and Joe Biden saw the second halves of their terms (after they lost control of the House) essentially paralyzed by an oppositional House. First, because California House races will determine overall House control, it could take as much as two or three weeks before we know the makeup of Congress in 2025 for sure.

Persons: It’s, There’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, we’ve, Joe Biden, Harris, Harris ’, Biden, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Trump, Nixon, it’s, Republicans can’t Organizations: GOP, Senate, White House, White, Democratic, Republican, Trump, nab, House, today’s, Biden, Electoral College, Harris, Democrats, Republicans, Electoral Locations: California, New York, Montana , Ohio, West Virginia, Washington, George H.W .

Search resuls for: "longtime"

25 mentions found