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☆ Apple exec explains the company's 'secret weapon' when making its own chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementApple has increasingly used its own silicon chips in its devices in recent years. Apple says it has a "secret weapon" in its approach to making the chips that power many of its devices. The company also benefits from making chips strictly for its own use rather than being a traditional chip-maker that sells to other companies, Millet said. Apple's newest Macs are based on Apple's latest silicon chips, the M4 line. AdvertisementMillet said Apple silicon takes advantage of "three major components, the architecture, the design, and the process technology."

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☆ AMC is poised to ride the box office rebound, as long as its debt doesn't get in the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Leonardo Munoz | View Press | Corbis News | Getty ImagesThe domestic box office is on the rebound, having posted its highest third-quarter ticket sales since the pandemic. AMC operates around 900 theaters and 10,000 screens globally, a larger footprint than its chief rivals Cinemark and Regal. By the time the Covid pandemic shuttered theaters and shut down Hollywood, AMC was already $5 billion in the red. Despite the better-than-expected box office performance, AMC saw a 12% decline in attendance during the period. "They talked a lot about new investments and upgrading their theaters and expanding their premium screens, adding XL screens.

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☆ Traders like the broadening postelection rally, but are getting worried about rising dollar threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Frank Holland | In Frank-Holland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. The ICE U.S. Dollar index is currently at a higher level than it was in June of 2022 when Microsoft warned of a stronger dollar impact to earnings. Other multi-national companies including Johnson and Johnson, Estee Lauder and Amazon also warned of the dollar impact that year. "I think the choices are already made to a certain extend," said Ross Mayfield Investment Strategist for Baird Private Wealth Management on Worldwide Exchange.

Persons: Kevin Mahn, Walsh, Steve Sosnick, Johnson, Estee Lauder, Joe Biden, XI Jinping, Xi, Trump, Ross, Mayfield, Mahn Organizations: PRO, Worldwide, Interactive Brokers, ICE, Microsoft, Amazon, Evercore ISI, Economic Cooperation, Ross Mayfield Investment, Baird Private Wealth Management, Worldwide Exchange, Howmet Aerospace, Defense Locations: Hennion, United States, China, Asia, U.S

☆ European tech CEOs urge 'Europe-first' mentality to counter U.S. dominance after Trump victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Thomas Plantenga, CEO of used fashion resale app Vinted, on center stage during Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Republican politician's victory was a key topic on various prominent tech bosses' lips at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal. "It's time for Europe to step up," Yen told CNBC on the sidelines of Web Summit. US Big Tech 'playing extremely unfairly'However, Proton's Yen urged the EU not to water down its push to rein in America's tech giants. 'AI sovereignty' now a key battlegroundAnother theme that attracted much chatter on the ground at Web Summit was the idea of "AI sovereignty."

Persons: Thomas Plantenga, Harry Murphy, Donald Trump's, Andy Yen, Yen, Trump, Proton's Yen, Mitchell Baker, Baker, it's, Plantenga, we'll, OpenAI, Christian Kroll, Shelley McKinley, GitHub, McKinley Organizations: Web, Getty Images, Portugal — Tech, Big, Republican, Proton, CNBC, European Union, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Markets, US Big Tech, Mozilla Foundation, Google, Trump Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Getty Images LISBON, Europe, America, EU, Lithuania

☆ Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Sitting at your desk all day may put you at greater risk for heart disease –– even if you work out in your spare time, according to new research. This study was particularly helpful in investigating sitting because of its large sample size and the methodology it employed, Diaz said. “We would really recommend that as many people as possible avoid sitting more than 10.6 hours a day,” Ajufo said. The study is also observational, which means that while it can make associations, it can’t prove that the sitting was the cause of the heart disease, she added. To do their job well, muscles need movement.

Persons: ”, Ezim, Keith Diaz, Diaz, ” Ajufo, “ That’s, Ajufo, ” Diaz, don’t, “ You’re Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Brigham, Women’s Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, American College of Cardiology Locations: Boston

☆ MIILLER: I think there is an overreaction... We don't think HHS changes will affect us
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMIILLER: I think there is an overreaction... We don't think HHS changes will affect usMark Miller, CEO of Universal Health Services, believes a potential RFK Jr. appointment as HHS Secretary won't significantly affect their business. Despite a stock drop, he sees it as an overreaction and doesn't expect changes to the Affordable Care Act. He welcomes deregulation under the new administration, which could benefit the healthcare sector.

Persons: Mark Miller Organizations: Universal Health Services, RFK, Affordable

☆ The Apple TV Set is an idea whose time will never come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That's for good reason: An Apple TV set didn't make sense years ago. But in theory, if that goes well, then maybe Apple will be more interested in chasing an Actual TV Set. Apple still sells a dedicated Apple TV box, which you can plug into any TV to transform it into an "Apple TV." AdvertisementYou can debate whether Apple TV+ is actually successful — its movie strategy seems … challenged — but it at least makes sense strategically: Apple TV+ is supposed to generate recurring monthly revenue, and Apple is all about recurring monthly revenue as part of its "services" push. A TV set — even the most awesome TV set — would be a one-and-done proposition for Apple.

Persons: you've, That's, Mark Gurman, Gurman, doesn't, Tim Cook's, Donald Trump, Cook, Trump, Apple, we've, Ben Lovejoy, Steve Jobs, Yukari Iwatani Kane, Walt Mossberg, Jobs, I'm Organizations: Apple, Trump, YouTube, Google

☆ What is impoundment? How Trump thinks he can control spending without Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —“Impoundment” is another word that Americans may need to learn in the vernacular of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Trump took the time to record a video about impoundment during the Republican primary season, and he promised seizing control over spending from Congress would be a top priority if he was elected. Impoundment occurs when Congress appropriates money that the president then declines to spend. As a result of these standoffs, Congress passed a law to curtail a president’s use of impoundment, particularly for policy reasons. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 did a lot more than that, however.

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☆ The 'Dune: Prophecy' premiere ends with a shocking twist. Star Jihae breaks down Kasha's fate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThe series premiere of "Dune: Prophecy," which aired Sunday, ended with a shocking twist. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Dune: Prophecy" season 1, episode 1. A pair of shocking deaths close out the first episode of "Dune: Prophecy," the new HBO series that serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies. Charithra Chandran, Yerin Ha, Jessica Barden, and Emma Canning in "Dune: Prophecy." "Dune: Prophecy" airs Sundays at 9 p.m.

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☆ China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ella Nilsen | Hien An Ngo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

China is installing wind and solar power projects faster than any other country on the planet. It’s not that China is using less energy — it’s using more than ever — but it’s just adding wind and solar power to its grid at an astonishing pace. The country is constructing two-thirds — nearly 339 gigawatts — of the world’s utility-scale solar and wind projects. That is in addition to the 758 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity it has already built, according to the Global Energy Monitor. Wind and solar are now capable of generating 37% of the country’s power, according to Global Energy Monitor, already displacing coal’s dominance.

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☆ Why founders of some small luxury brands are eyeing exits
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIndependent luxury brands face pressure to sell or seek investment amid the market downturn. It's a decision some independent luxury brands are confronting amid an industry-wide downturn. Even the biggest and most successful independent brands with cult followings are under pressure. Seize the moment or risk failureEscribano said there's been an uptick of independent brands seeking investors as a survival strategy. For independent brands, Escribano said, the thought process is "either we make it today or we're not here tomorrow."

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The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces Israeli airstrikesRubble and destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike near the historic Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Nov. 7. The war in Lebanon has killed more than 3,200 people and displaced more than a million others, according to Lebanese officials. The conflict has also taken a toll on the nation’s unique heritage at the crossroads of ancient Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek, Persian and Roman civilizations. The Israel Defense Forces’ latest attacks on northern Gaza’s besieged city of Beit Lahiya killed “about 100” people, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, told NBC News on Sunday.

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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault. “In 2023, Hegseth paid the complainant as part of a civil confidential settlement agreement and maintains his innocence,” Timothy Parlatore, Hegseth’s attorney, said in a statement. He also denied that the encounter between Hegseth and an unnamed woman, which she alleges happened in 2017, was sexual assault. Parlatore’s statement comes after The Washington Post on Saturday reported that a friend of Hegseth’s accuser sent a memo to the Trump transition team detailing the allegations. Authorities in Monterey investigated the allegation in 2017 and did not file charges against Hegseth.

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☆ Meet the Press – November 17, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +58 min

And by the way, I do believe that President Trump has the ability to pick some really, really good people. We've seen what they've done to President Trump, we've seen the attacks that they continue to go after him with. That's - that’s being taken completely out of context. And President Trump hasn't been the one that weaponized the DOJ to go after his political enemies. I think that's a pretty controversial pick, from whatever pronoun that he or he - he or she decides to use.

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☆ Are Black Friday deals worth waiting for? Here’s what to expect this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jessica Dickler | Jessica Dickler Is A Personal Finance Writer For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Some Black Friday deals are misleading as retailers may inflate original prices to make a deal look like a better value,” said consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch. This year, in particular, some of the deals are already as good as they are going to get. Retailers plan to deliver your holiday deals a little slower this year. Travelers can check out Travel Tuesday deals from 2023 to get an idea of what to expect this year. If an item costs less at another store or popular site, often the retailer will match the price, Woroch said.

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"I have said that there's, there's some positives to vaccinations. And if it isn't vaccines, there's no -- nothing wrong with actually taking a hard look and finding out, is that's what's causing it? Recess appointments would allow the president-elect to place the House and Senate into recess so that he could appoint his nominees without having to go through the traditional Senate confirmation process. It's something that the Senate strives to avoid and it's why the chamber gavels into pro-forma sessions even while they're in recess. "It'd be the absolute last resort," Mullin told Welker.

Persons: Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's, Kennedy, I've, Mullin, Kristen Welker, Trump, John Thune, Barack Obama, Welker Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, NBC, America, for Disease Control, CDC, National Academy of Medicine, Republicans, Supreme Locations: United States, Oklahoma, TruthSocial

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others. As the use of AI in hiring and applying increases, many job seekers are having to go to extra lengths to stand out. Using the tools, job seekers can save hundreds of hours — and apply to up to thousands of jobs a day, according to the services. A premium membership starts at $38 a month, according to the website — a cost AI Apply notes is much lower and more accessible than the cost of a career counselor. But job seekers are not the only party using AI in the application process, according to a recent University of Washington study.

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“I don’t think that Black Twitter is going to exist within the next couple of years,” said Jonathan Johnson, a 29-year-old behavioral therapist in Houston and a longtime Twitter and X user. “Social media is only important because of the social part, and if you don’t have that, people aren’t going to use” the app. Like many others, Black users have been eyeing an exit from the app since 2022, but users told NBC News that this mass exodus feels more permanent. He criticized the functionality of the app and said it will suffer without a mass of Black users. “It feels like a very welcoming, safe space,” said Pariss Chandler, the organizer of Black Tech Twitter and the founder of the recruitment platform Black Tech Pipeline.

Persons: ”, Jonathan Johnson, Mike Brown’s, Donald Trump, “, Ashon Crawley, Johnson, ” Elon, Musk, “ I’m, ” Crawley, Emily Liu, ” Liu, Gabrielle Union, Don Lemon, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Johnson, Pariss Chandler, Chandler, “ It’s, ” Chandler, they’re, Rudy Fraser, Fraser, “ there’s, Bluesky, Bluesky’s, Blacksky Organizations: Twitter, University of Virginia, NBC News, Bluesky, Meta, Republican, “ Department, Government, Black Tech Twitter, Black Tech Pipeline Locations: Houston, Similarweb, Bluesky, Los Angeles, Crawley, Still

Following Trump’s decisive election victory, many DOJ officials and career staffers were already nervous about the possibility that they would be targeted by Trump loyalists, particularly members of Congress. “Everything we did was above board,” said a former senior FBI official, who has started contacting lawyers because he expects to be prosecuted himself. “Agents have to do 20 years,” the former senior FBI official said. DOJ and FBI officials say that the Trump investigations were carried out properly. Now, a new group of DOJ and FBI officials are facing the prospect of hefty legal fees as well.

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☆ Xi says he will work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on key conflicts from cyber crime to trade, Taiwan and Russia. Biden met Xi for about two hours at a hotel where the Chinese leader was staying, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru, for their first talks in seven months. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning to stop in the U.S. state of Hawaii and maybe Guam on a sensitive visit that is sure to anger Beijing in the coming weeks, Reuters reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s former economy minister Lin Hsin-i met Biden at the summit on Friday and invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future. “When Xi meets with Biden part of his audience is not — it’s not solely the White House or the U.S. government.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Xi, “, ” Biden, haven’t, Trump, Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz, Lai Ching, Lin Hsin, ” Xi, Jake Sullivan, ” Shen Dingli, ”, Shen, Ryan Berg Organizations: Economic Cooperation, Republican, Reuters, Embassy, Wednesday, Biden, Pacific Rim, APEC, U.S, Americas, Center for Strategic, International Studies, . Locations: Taiwan, Russia, Asia, Lima , Peru, China, Beijing, U.S, Washington, U.S ., Hawaii, Guam, North Korea, Ukraine, Russian, ”, United States, Shanghai, Lima, America, Peru

☆ I pivoted into venture capital at 23 and my life has never been so exciting. Here's my advice for breaking into the industry.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementKatie Vasquez landed her first venture capital job at 23 years old. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katie Vasquez, a 26-year-old investor at Calibrate Ventures based in Santa Monica, California, on her experience working in venture capital. I'm an investor at Calibrate Ventures, an early-stage deep-tech venture capital firm. My advice for other people hoping to get into VC is to leverage your network and stay up to date on the industry. This experience provided a great foundation for thinking more about technical due diligence, tech architecture, and strategy, but moving into investing and venture capital felt like the most exciting path.

Persons: Katie Vasquez, I've, I'm, I'd Organizations: Brown University, Goldman, LA Tech, Synergist, Investor, Business Locations: Santa Monica , California, EY, fintech, Los Angeles, LA

☆ Biden’s green light for Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia just raised the stakes in a war Trump will inherit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Kyiv loudly decries the refusal, and just when the request seems to have been parked, the Biden administration approves it. Is it too late for the US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to make a difference if it hits targets deep inside Russia? The answer is complex and perhaps explains some of the reluctance of the Biden administration to grant permission. Secondly, Ukraine has been able to penetrate deeper inside Russia using domestically manufactured and cheaper drones. Thirdly, the permission to use US precision missiles to hit deeper inside Russia is, as it sounds, quite provocative.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, HIMARS, Abrams, Russia –, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Analysts, Institute for, United, NATO, America Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, ATACMS, United States, Moscow, Europe, Kursk

☆ 'My life is a million times better': A man who quit his desk job to be an electrician shares his takeaways from the switch
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Snyder shares his top 4 takeaways after making the switch from a white to blue collar job. If your Sunday evenings are tainted by the thought of clocking into work the next morning, you're not alone. Snyder, now 43 years old, has been an electrician for the last six years, and he's never looked back. Advertisement"As a union electrician, my life is a million times better," he said. If he's on the hunt for a new job, Snyder doesn't have to apply individually and interview — the union helps facilitate matching available jobs to union members looking for work.

Persons: Dustin Snyder, Snyder, he's, it's, who's, Snyder doesn't, I'm, Christine, cji Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, AFL, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locations: Seattle

☆ Wall Street is gearing up for an M&A boom under Trump. These companies could be attractive targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Now that the election is over, and a change at the FTC seems highly likely, Wall Street is getting ready for a new era. "In my opinion, bank M & A has reopened for every bank absent the globally systemically important banks," Mills told CNBC. DFS 1M mountain Shares of Discover Financial rallied sharply after the election of Donald Trump. The merger between those two companies was blocked by a judge and then dropped this past week , but both companies could be players moving forward. There's still a populist tone in the Trump campaign … and enforcement, in my opinion, is not going to go away.

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☆ How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

On the face of it, there are sizable differences in foreign policy between Trump and President Joe Biden. In October, the Biden administration again helped to intercept a barrage of around 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, which also caused minimal damage to targets in Israel. Bringing US troops homeIn 2020, the Trump administration signed a US withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban. But after McMaster was pushed out of office in 2018, the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban the withdrawal agreement of all US forces from Afghanistan. Nonetheless, the incoming Trump administration seems intent on resurrecting Schedule F, an executive order issued in the last months of the first Trump term.

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