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☆ Biden leans into manufacturing in campaign-style Michigan speech
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Peter Nicholas | Peter Nicholas Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“We’re building a better America,” Biden said at a plant that makes components for electric vehicles. Two years ago, anyone betting against Biden’s political prospects would have lost. Biden has said more than 700,000 manufacturing jobs have been added since he took office. Democrats would like to flip the county in 2024, when Michigan will, as ever, loom as a crucial battleground state. “We’re hoping that President Biden’s visit might entice people to come back to the fold and recognize what his administration is doing for us economically.”

My husband died when I was 31; we'd been diligently saving for retirement. As a widow, I'm spending on my home and mobility instead of saving for a future that's not promised. I hear some of you out there gasping at what may sound like a flippant attitude toward planning for my financial future. I'm saving for 3 things I care aboutRight now, I'm saving for home repairs and odd jobs around the house, driving lessons and a car, and a gravel bike. I've learned that life is short and I want to spend money on experiences and things I can enjoy now, but that doesn't mean I'm spending money recklessly.

☆ How to 'act your wage,' according to 2 millennials who did it: 'If a company is paying you, let's say minimum wage, you're gonna put in minimum effort'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Workers are quiet quitting and acting their wage by doing their jobs as written — and nothing more. Here's how Soto's characters and other workers are quiet quitting, or, as some workers have rebranded it, "acting your wage." "If a company is paying you, let's say minimum wage, you're gonna put in minimum effort," Soto said. "If you're acting your wage, that means that the amount of labor that you're putting in reflects the amount that you're getting paid. And those victories of making work work for you — and acting your wage — can push towards something even greater.

Financial planner Michael Garry opened his firm in 2006 and helped clients through the Great Recession. With a possible recession on the horizon, he advises sticking to your plan and investing more if you can. For those who lived through the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009, the prospect of another downturn is unsettling. Stick with your plan"If you have a plan, stick with your plan," Garry says. Editor's Rating 3.9/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.65/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.34/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Learn more On Acorns' website Learn more On SoFi's website Learn more On Wealthfront's websiteAvoid get-rich-quick investmentsEconomic uncertainty can make us susceptible to investments that promise fast returns, but traditional investments remain your best bet.

The gratitude I feel now is genuine — but it is not for being chosen to be adopted. But the worst thing people said was: Your mother wanted what was best for you. Wasn’t the best possible life a child could have the one they had with the mother who gave birth to them? I could mourn my now-deceased birth mother and love my adoptive mother, who shares a Thanksgiving table with my family today. The gratitude I feel now is genuine — but it is not for being chosen to be adopted.

☆ I'm a flight attendant. People who never travel make Thanksgiving chaotic, and I can usually spot them early.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

However, working during the holiday season, especially the week of Thanksgiving, is the toughest part of this job. Here's why being a flight attendant during the busiest travel months of the year is anything but easy. During the week of Thanksgiving, I'll fly 15 times, and day of, I'll usually work two to three flights. I've also had years where I've tried to switch where I'm based during the holiday season (from Salt Lake City, my home base, to Atlanta, where my family lives). The week of Thanksgiving is when I begin to change my work routine for the holiday season.

☆ A Mystery Hidden in a Family Photograph
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( David Botti | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Now I wondered if I could use these same skills to find my great-grandfather’s house. The inscription contained a familiar name: “Henri Cartier-Bresson” — a giant of 20th century photojournalism. Henri Cartier-Bresson visited Scanno in the early 1950s, as part of a wave of journalists looking to document World War II’s effects on Europe’s impoverished regions. Henri Cartier-Bresson had taken that photograph from the very spot where Donato was born. Fernando Scianna Mario Giacomelli Henri Cartier-Bresson And it’s easy to see that the work still inspires pilgrimages to the steps.

☆ How AMD became a chip giant and leapfrogged Intel after years of playing catch-up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

After AMD and Intel parted ways, AMD reverse engineered Intel’s chips to make its own products that were compatible with Intel’s groundbreaking x86 software. Intel sued AMD, but a settlement in 1995 gave AMD the right to continue designing x86 chips, making personal computer pricing more competitive for end consumers. For those, AMD turned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which now makes all of AMD’s most advanced chips. AMD’s data center customers include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft Azure. And so now it suddenly makes sense to do more customized solutions.”Former Xilinx CEO Victor Peng and AMD CEO Lisa Su on stage in Munich, Germany, at the AMD

My husband and I had a 10-year term life insurance policy that expired several years ago. We decided to buy a universal life insurance policy instead since we can cash it out if we need to. The problem is that life insurance premiums at 30, 40, or 50 are different. After looking at term, whole, and universal life insurance policies and what each offered, we decided not to renew our term life insurance and to buy a universal life policy instead. I know this isn't affordable for everyone, especially if you are still young enough to get inexpensive term insurance.

☆ A Conservative Magazine Returns to Harvard
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Ruth R. Wisse | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In 1988 I began writing about the catastrophic effects of women’s lib, at the time called the second wave of feminism, in which I saw the strong imprint of Karl Marx ’s idea of class conflict. None of my pronouncements have earned me as much derision as that one did, but I never considered modifying the prediction. I knew that had I been born in 1946 instead of 1936, I too might have been susceptible to the idea that there was something better than getting married and raising a family. But by then in my 50s, I felt pity and sorrow for the young women who fell for ideas about liberation that would release them from what I knew were the supreme privileges of womanhood. I hoped and waited for the culture to turn.

☆ Fed's Collins: Another 75-bps hike could be ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Collins said Friday that the Fed's September projections for rates was a "reasonable range." Fed policymakers will issue new forecasts in December, and "there will be new data between now and then so that'll influence my own thinking." "I do not see clear, significant evidence that the overall inflation rate is coming down at this point." Collins, who votes on the Fed's interest rate decision in December, said it is still possible that the Fed can bring inflation down without causing too much trouble for the economy. "I look at current conditions and remain optimistic that there is a pathway to reestablishing price stability with a labor market slowdown that entails only a modest rise in the unemployment rate,” Collins said.

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

☆ Kevin Conroy, longtime voice of animated Batman, dies at 66
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He played Batman in over 60 productions, according to DC (which shares parent company Warner Bros. His first and most enduring addition to the Batman canon is “Batman: The Animated Series,” which ran from 1992-1996, according to DC. To find the character, he turned to his Shakespearean training, saying he saw a bit of Hamlet in Bruce Wayne. One of the men he served recognized him, but a colleague didn’t believe that Conroy really was the voice of Batman. For many fans of Batman, Conroy was the first iteration of the Dark Knight they ever knew and loved.

In the Treasuries market the yield on the 2-year note , the maturity most sensitive to Fed rate expectations, dropped by nearly 20 basis points, the most in one day since June. And traders in futures contracts tied to the Fed's benchmark rate show traders now expect the blistering pace of policy tightening to slow next month. Rate futures contracts are now pricing in a top policy rate in the 4.75%-5% range next March -- lower than the 5%-plus range seen before the report -- and interest-rate cuts in the second half of the year. Continued high inflation for services, possibly reflecting labor markets that remain tight, could prevent any quick resolution of the overall inflation problem. Speaking after the report, Philadelphia Fed president Patrick Harker indicated his support for slowing rate hikes and then stopping, perhaps even earlier than markets are now pricing in.

☆ Jennifer Aniston reveals she tried IVF, but has no regrets now that 'the ship has sailed'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Aniston said in a new interview she has "zero regrets" after going through in vitro fertilization, all while coping with intense media scrutiny about whether she wanted to have children. You just don't think it. Despite everything she went through, Aniston told Allure, "I have zero regrets." During the Allure interview, Aniston also reflected on how her private life was fodder for seemingly endless articles speculating on whether she wanted to have children. Aniston filed for divorce from Hollywood leading man Brad Pitt in 2005 after more than four years of marriage.

Finally, I repaired my credit to a point where I was able to buy a car by cosigning with my dad. After a couple of years, I was able to repair my credit enough to get another car without a cosigner. Due to my credit score being in the mid-500s, I received a subprime loan with interest at 10%. My car payments dropped from $450 per month to about $350, and I'm going to save $1,700 over the course of my loan. This was all due to educating myself on credit repair and the benefits of refinancing, and now I love sharing this knowledge with others.

Like Truss, Sunak promised a tough approach to illegal immigration and vowed to expand the government’s controversial Rwanda immigration policy. At the time Johnson was running to lead Britain's Conservative Party and Sunak was a member of Parliament. Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images Sunak speaks during a general election debate in Cardiff, Wales, in November 2019. Danny Lawson/PA/Getty Images Sunak delivers a speech during the annual Conservative Party Conference in Manchester in October 2021. Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Images Sunak and Murty are seen with their daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, while campaigning in Grantham, England, in July 2022.

In the history of South Korean entertainment, military service has been a complicated issue for male celebrities. It is worth noting that military service in the two countries is not comparable. And, for the sake of full transparency, I will say the military service I did in Taiwan is what is known as alternative or substitute military service. Nonetheless, had BTS been exempted from military service, there would have been detractors criticizing the group for receiving special treatment. After all, the South Korean public, especially young people, is quite divided on whether BTS members should carry out their military duties.

☆ China says it's running on a new version of democracy that doesn't rely on elections. Experts say it's just another mind game.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He first introduced the term "whole-process democracy" to China in a 2019 speech. However, by November that year, "whole-process democracy" was mentioned in 128 People's Daily articles, per CMP. "China's whole-process people's democracy integrates process-oriented democracy with results-oriented democracy, procedural democracy with substantive democracy, direct democracy with indirect democracy and people's democracy with the will of the state," says China's white paper on the subject, per CGTN. Semantics aside, a key point to note is that "whole-process democracy" plays down the need for elections. Even so, Chong said, whole-process democracy might still help the CCP give the impression that it cares about the average citizen.

☆ How the White House is bracing for potential charges against Hunter Biden
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden has stood by his son Hunter as he reportedly awaits possible criminal charges. But the White House faces a complicated communications challenge if federal agents move forward. But the White House faces a complicated communications challenge if federal agents investigating Hunter Biden move forward with charges against him on tax crimes and a false statement on a gun application. Experts say one thing the White House must not do is contact the Justice Department about the case. Republicans are itching to investigate Hunter Biden if they win control of Congress in the midterm elections.

☆ What ‘Perry Mason’ Knew About Justice
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Paula Marantz Cohen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

One exception was “Perry Mason,” the courtroom series that ran on CBS from 1957 to 1966. I have vague memories of watching “Perry Mason” as a child, but I was then in no position to appreciate its exceptional artistry, not to mention its profound—don’t laugh—concept of justice. Erle Stanley Gardner, a trial lawyer by profession with a gift for writing popular fiction, invented Perry Mason and wrote 82 books featuring the character between 1933 and 1973. A series of Perry Mason movies were made in the 1930s, initially starring Warren William, who played him as a mildly debauched figure with a casual flair for solving cases. In a subsequent radio series, Mason was voiced by John Larkin.

☆ Cathie Wood says this emerging investing trend is the 'most misunderstood and underappreciated'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood believes innovators in DNA development are the most undervalued corner of the market. "I believe that today the genomic revolution is most misunderstood and underappreciated," Wood said at Morgan Stanley's AlphaCurrents Conference last week, according to a transcript provided by the bank. "The stocks in the last year, this growth stock bear market, has ravaged the genomic space. Ark Invest has a specific exchange-traded fund dedicated to this space: ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) . However, the fund has wiped out half of its value this year as rising rates hit growth stocks particularly hard.

☆ Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lansbury also amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Lansbury, seen here in 1945, moved to United States from England in 1940. Ron Frehm/AP Lansbury celebrates the 100th episode of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1989. Mychal Watts/WireImage/Getty Images Lansbury, with various Broadway cast members, performs at the Light the Lights Broadway Is Back! Jonathan Brady/Getty Images Lansbury attends the 25th anniversary screening of "Beauty and the Beast" in 2016.

☆ Meet a 70-year-old former pastor who started a painting business just 2 weeks after retiring because his stock investments are tanking
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Joe Mlaker, 70, decided to start a business just two weeks after retiring from his job as a pastor. But just two weeks later, he decided to start an interior painting business. Along with being a "hedge" against the markets, he hopes his business income will help him and his wife travel the way they envisioned during their retirement. Since he'd run a small painting business for nearly three years in his 20s, it seemed like a natural fit. "Being active is a part of my life," Mlaker said.

☆ Self-made millionaire who retired early: 'Do these 5 things now or you'll regret it later in life'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Steve Adcock | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Adcock and his wife Courtney retired early in their 30s and now live a happy, simple life in Arizona. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Illustration: Ash Lamb for CNBC Make ItIn my early 20s, I was so afraid of failure that instead of addressing what scared me, I hid behind my potential. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Illustration: Ash Lamb for CNBC Make ItI had a habit of comparing myself with coworkers and people in the industry. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Illustration: Ash Lamb for CNBC Make ItI used to go through life assuming that people were watching my every move. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Illustration: Ash Lamb for CNBC Make It

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