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☆ Rich Americans Are Buying up Old French Chateaus, Mansions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Astrid Landon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

All across France, there's a glut of châteaus for sale. Plans require approval by the French minister of culture, and work must be done by designated specialists. "I decided not buying a château in France was going to be more detrimental to my health than buying one." For many French sellers, what strikes Americans as romantic has come to feel like a curse. "I live in a château," Engel reminds himself when he's feeling overwhelmed.

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☆ Stock futures rise Sunday ahead of shortened trading week: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 22, 2024 in New York City. U.S. stock futures climbed Sunday night as Wall Street kicked off a shortened Thanksgiving trading week. Despite this week's shortened trading week, the interest rate outlook is back in focus with the release of October's personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure. On the corporate earnings front, several retailers and tech names are slated to release quarterly results during the week. On Tuesday, retailers Macy's, Nordstrom and Best Buy are reporting results, as well as tech companies CrowdStrike and Dell Technologies.

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☆ Chuck Woolery, game show host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote. The audience would vote on the three contestants, and if the audience agreed with the guest’s choice, “Love Connection” would offer to pay for a second date. Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favorite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87.

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☆ I was thrilled the first time my son came home from college for the holidays. It wasn't always easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Laura Falin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementWhen my son came home from college, he spent the night at a friend's house without telling me. My son went to college about an hour and a half away, which was far enough away that he needed to live on campus. AdvertisementI understand he's becoming more independentI know my son is much more independent now than when he lived at home. I don't know where he is unless I call or text him, and he chooses to tell me. When my college kid came home and reached for a soda on a Wednesday, his siblings lost their minds.

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☆ Trump Tariffs: Businesses, Americans Are Preparing for Higher Prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

They're trying to figure out what to do. They're trying to figure out what to do. Thanks to muscle memory from the tariffs Trump imposed in 2018, he says, many businesses are speeding up their shipping schedules — racing to get as many goods as possible into the country before any new tariffs are implemented. So did dryers, even though they weren't subject to tariffs — companies figured customers would assume that two related products were subject to the same inflationary forces. Related stories"If they can accelerate big purchases they know they're going to make, they should do that," says Lovely, the senior fellow at the Peterson Institute.

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☆ DOGE coming: Beware these stocks that get the most revenue from the government
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors should be wary of the impacts several companies may bear from the cost-cutting goals of President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, according to TD Cowen. "The announcement of DOGE has led to concerns about future revenue and profitability of USG [United States government] contractors," analyst Roman Schweizer said in a Friday note to clients. "It is too early to estimate potential negative impacts to USG contractors given the limited results of prior USG reforms, but cuts are possible and there will be uncertainty for several months." In an effort to find companies that have the most at stake under potential DOGE actions, TD Cowen identified the publicly traded government contractors with the highest amount of dollars obligated in fiscal year 2023, both overall and by individual federal department. Pharmaceutical giants such as Merck , Humana and Pfizer could also be impacted by potential DOGE cuts, as the firm found they receive large sums of money primarily through contracts with the Department of Health & Human Services.

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☆ Former BP Chief Joins A.I. Data Center Developer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Stanley Reed | More About Stanley Reed | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bernard Looney, the former chief executive of BP, one of the world’s largest energy companies, said Sunday that he would become chairman of a data center start-up in the United States, a move that comes amid a ravenous appetite for electricity to power the boom in artificial intelligence. The company, called Prometheus Hyperscale, plans to build a $10 billion data center on a 640-acre site in Evanston, Wyo., carved out of the family ranch of the company’s founder and chief executive, Trenton Thornock. The hope is to attract companies like Amazon, Microsoft or Google with mushrooming needs for computer power, Mr. Looney said in an interview. Prometheus plans to expand in the United States and internationally, he added. I’ll be helping them with strategy.”Mr.Looney, 54, left BP last year after acknowledging that he failed to properly disclose personal relationships with colleagues.

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☆ Economists say Trump's immigration plans could deepen US demographic challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump's plan for a sweeping immigration crackdown involving mass deportations has been described as potentially inflationary, but economists say it could exacerbate another problem America faces: an aging population. He will deliver," Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump's camp, told BI in an email when asked about the potential impacts of Trump's immigration policy. AdvertisementBerube said immigration is thought of as a band-aid to demographic problems since immigrants tend to be younger, which offsets the aging population. AdvertisementSectors with a high proportion of undocumented immigrant workers, like construction and agriculture, could see the number of workers fall. Bush Administration, thinks Trump's immigration policies will have a mild economic impact, partly because he doubts immigration will fall over the long term.

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☆ Putin signs law allowing some Russian recruits to write off bad debts worth up to almost $100K as combat losses mount in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on debt forgiveness for certain recruits on Saturday. It allows for up to $96,000 in debt forgiveness for those who sign a minimum one-year contract to fight in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing debt forgiveness for certain troops who sign up to fight in Ukraine. The new law, which also extends to the spouses of recruits, comes amid mounting Russian combat losses in Ukraine. The latest legislation follows President Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with US-provided long-range missiles.

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☆ Software company providing services to US and UK grocery stores says it was hit by ransomware attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A major software supply-chain company, which counts US and UK grocery stores and Fortune 500 firms as clients, said it was hit by a ransomware attack this weekend. A Blue Yonder spokesperson did not answer questions about which clients were affected, including those in the United States. “On November 21, 2024, Blue Yonder experienced disruptions to its managed services hosted environment, which was determined to be the result of a ransomware incident,” Blue Yonder said in an initial public statement on Friday. Some of the biggest US grocery chains use Blue Yonder, including Albertsons — the parent company of chains like Safeway and Jewel-Osco — and Kroger, the parent company of chains like Ralphs and Fred Meyer. Albertsons and Kroger did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for commentOther major corporations that have used Blue Yonder products or services include Proctor & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch, according to Blue Yonder press statements.

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☆ Chuck Woolery, original host of 'Wheel of Fortune,' dead at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementChuck Woolery died on Saturday, November 23, at the age of 83. The legendary game show star was best known as the original host of "Wheel of Fortune." Woolery became a conservative commentator and Trump supporter later in his life. Chuck Woolery, the media personality best known for hosting the game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Love Connection," died on Saturday at the age of 83. However, it was through his role as the original host of the hugely popular game show "Wheel of Fortune" that he really made his name.

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☆ 6 things we’re watching in the stock market in the holiday-shortened trading week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

While the magnitude of the guidance beat was perhaps not enough to satiate the most demanding of bulls, the stock was flat on the week. Our other cybersecurity stock, CrowdStrike , is one of the main events of this holiday-shortened week on Wall Street. We added to our CrowdStrike exposure last week after the stock came under pressure due to increased geopolitical tensions . ET: Pending Home Sales Thursday, Nov. 28 Stock market closed for Thanksgiving holiday Friday, Nov. 29 Stock market closes early at 1 p.m. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Jump-Start the Box Office, but at a Cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hollywood was back this weekend to where it desperately hungers to be — at the center of global culture. Women flocked to the PG-rated “Wicked,” a lavish adaptation of Act One of the popular Broadway musical, while men supported “Gladiator II,” an R-rated sequel 24 years in the making. Together, the two big-budget movies were on pace to sell roughly $380 million in tickets worldwide, bringing the box office back to life after months of audience indifference. That sum would make “Wicked” the third-highest opener for the year, behind $211 million for “Deadpool & Wolverine” and $154 million for “Inside Out 2.” (Overseas, “Wicked” was expected to collect an additional $48 million.) Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” was on pace to collect about $60 million in North America, including previews, for a worldwide total since arriving in overseas release earlier this month of about $225 million.

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☆ Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(AP) – Fred Harris, a former US senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. “I think it’s worked wonderfully,” Harris recalled in 2004, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. “It’s made the selection much more legitimate and democratic.”“The Democratic Party was not democratic, and many of the delegations were pretty much boss-controlled or -dominated. Harris ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976, quitting after poor showings in early contests, including a fourth-place win in New Hampshire. We had my Senate seatmate Robert Kennedy killed and then we had this terrible convention,” Harris said in 1996.

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☆ I want to thank shortsighted stock traders for allowing us to win the long game
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

I lost my church years ago, defrocked by the desire to teach through "Mad Money" and the Investing Club. The Investing Club owns them all except Tesla. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Trump's vow to use US troops for mass deportations could face intense resistance — starting from within the military
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Laws sharply limit the roles that federal troops can fill in US law enforcement. National Guard troops that report to state governors can support law enforcement, but the Posse Comitatus Act bars active-duty and federalized Guardsmen from acting as law enforcement. "You can fill in the blank on who those might be, but probably more Republican governors that are more friendly to President Trump. Those who are less friendly to President Trump would maybe not be as interested in taking on this mission." AdvertisementNevitt said he thought federal troops carrying out domestic law enforcement would tarnish the "special trust" the American public holds in the military.

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☆ Opinion | Getting the Election Wrong, and Right
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Why We Got It So Wrong,” by David Brooks (column, Nov. 15):Mr. Brooks helps us understand why Kamala Harris lost by showing that voters did not vote their personal identities. So why did so many decent, caring people vote for a man riddled with so many personal flaws? Why were they inspired by his “fight, fight, fight” war cry? Disadvantaged because their material situation has lost ground compared with those they believe claim to be their betters. Nearly all Donald Trump’s cabinet picks come loaded with gasoline and matches, to follow the will of the arsonist in chief.

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☆ 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.

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☆ What Sherrod Brown says went wrong in his Senate race — and for Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Manu Raju | Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For more on CNN’s interview with Sherrod Brown, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” this Sunday at 8 a.m. CNN —Sherrod Brown can boil down the loss of his Senate seat to this: Donald Trump and withering GOP attacks. In one GOP ad, a narrator’s voice says, “Six more years of Sherrod Brown? A federal judge in Texas recently struck down a Biden administration rule that would have expanded overtime eligibility for about 4 million workers. “As you can see, one judge denied 4 million workers in this country their overtime.

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☆ Trump Cabinet: Inside the Many Ideologies of His Nominees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( David E. Sanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s final flurry of cabinet picks and other appointments rounded out what his aides described as a unified, loyal, MAGA-driven administration. There is a revenge team, led by prospective nominees with instructions to rip apart the Justice Department, the intelligence agencies and the Defense Department, hunting down the so-called deep state and anyone who participated in the prosecutions of Mr. Trump. There is a calm-the-markets team, which Mr. Trump hopes will be led by Scott Bessent, the Wall Street billionaire who Mr. Trump chose for Treasury secretary. And then there is a government shrinkage team, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whose goals are wildly ambitious, to put it mildly. (For the record, the total federal budget in the 2024 fiscal year was $6.75 trillion.)

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☆ Inside Kevin Smith's most personal venture yet: Owning his childhood movie theater
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementKevin Smith's SModcastle Cinemas is a shrine to the filmmaker's career. Entering SModcastle Cinemas, the New Jersey movie theater owned by filmmaker Kevin Smith, is like approaching the altar of a giant shrine to raunchy slacker-cinema. On at least one of them, a Kevin Smith movie is usually playing. AdvertisementSModcastle Cinemas is a home for all things Kevin SmithSModcastle Cinemas shows first-run movies and Kevin Smith classics. And he's hoping that when you show up, you're buying something from the concession stand, which, like any movie theater, is its lifeblood.

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☆ Taylor Swift or bust: As costs weigh on concertgoers, mid-sized shows just aren't worth it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rising tour costs and social media influence are reshaping concert ticket pricing dynamics. Taylor Swift or bustTaylor Swift's Eras Tour tickets had an average face-value price of $254 in 2023 and a resale market price of $3,801. "It's sort of like the extremes have spread out as well, where we're seeing concert tickets sell for the most we've ever seen them," Leyden said. "But on the flip side, we're certainly seeing plenty of concert tickets that are still selling for a relatively good deal." AdvertisementAfter all, with ticket prices getting driven up, "the experience expectations are being driven up," Finn said.

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☆ Immigrants Across U.S. Rush to Prepare for Trump Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Miriam Jordan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to slash immigration — both legal and illegal — and ramp up deportations on Day 1. Immigrants are racing to get ahead of the crackdown. And they’re taking whatever steps they can to inoculate themselves from the sweeping measures Mr. Trump has promised to undertake after he is inaugurated on Jan. 20. People with green cards want to become citizens as soon as possible. People in relationships with U.S. citizens are fast-tracking marriage, which makes them eligible to apply for a green card.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, ”, Inna Simakovsky Organizations: “ Locations: Columbus , Ohio

☆ 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.

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