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☆ Budgeting isn't for everyone, but 'intuitive spending' has its problems too
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA financial guru has criticized strict budgets, advocating for intuitive spending instead. Experts suggest balancing intuitive spending with realistic budgeting for financial health. But Dana Miranda, a certified personal finance educator, told CNBC Make It in a recent interview that strict spending plans can be "toxic." Instead, she recommended "intuitive spending" and thinking about your money "moment by moment." But she isn't convinced intuitive spending is a good alternative.

Persons: Dana Miranda, Miranda, Katrin Kaurov, Doug Carey, Carey, Kaurov, Julie Guntrip, Guntrip Organizations: CNBC, Jenius Bank

But few discounts have impressed me as much as this Hisense 100-inch 4K TV Cyber Monday deal. You can also find great savings on smaller TVs in our complete roundup of all the best Cyber Monday TV deals. And for discounts on other products, visit our guide to all the best Cyber Monday deals. The best Cyber Monday Hisense 100-inch U76N 4K TV dealHisense 100-inch U76N QLED 4K TV $1,798.00 $2,997.99 Save 40% This 100-inch TV is a whopping size that will allow you to catch every inch of every game. For more display recommendations available in various sizes, check out our guides to the best TVs, best 4K TVs, and best smart TVs.

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☆ Trump said he'll put a 100% tariff on countries that give up the dollar. That could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementUS President-elect Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS nations to protect the US dollar's dominance. BRICS nations are exploring alternatives to the US dollar amid de-dollarization talks. The US dollar gained on the political uncertainty, with the Dollar Index up 0.6% at 3:10 a.m. AdvertisementIn October, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a summit of BRICS nations by calling for an alternative payment system. AdvertisementLast week, Trump threatened 25% tariffs on imports from top trading partners Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on China.

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Bob Bryar, the former drummer for famed rock band My Chemical Romance, has died. Bryar was My Chemical Romance's longest serving drummer, playing with the band from 2004 to 2010, during which time they released their hit album "The Black Parade" in 2006. He was working as a sound engineer for The Used when he met the members of My Chemical Romance while on tour in 2004. My Chemical Romance went on to break up in 2013, before getting back together — without Bryar — in 2019. They're set to return to the stage next summer across North America on the "Long Live The Black Parade" tour.

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It's shaping up nicely, so let us show you everything you need to know about where to watch a free Qatar F1 live stream wherever you are in the world. As also detailed in our season-long free F1 live stream guide, we can help you watch every race this season via similar options to today's. How to watch free Qatar F1 live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. How to watch Qatar F1 live stream in the USESPN is covering the remaining Formula 1 races this season. Check price at FuboHow to watch Qatar F1 live stream in the UKWant a free option?

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Learn moreIf you or someone you love has the Dyson Airwrap on their wish list, now is the last chance to get a great deal before the year ends. The best Cyber Monday Dyson Airwrap dealDyson Airwrap $499.99 $599.99 Save 17% The Dyson Airwrap is a little too much blow-dryer-brush for most people, but there are few systems that give you such versatility. Other Dyson hair care products we loveIt's not just the Dyson Airwrap that has impressed us time and again. Is Cyber Monday a good time to buy the Dyson Airwrap? Black Friday weekend into Cyber Monday is the perfect time to buy the original Dyson Airwrap.

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☆ The Untold Story of Yeti Coolers and a Murder in the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Brendan Borrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

"He was a terrific designer, but hopeless in business," says Malcolm, Ivan's younger brother. Years after Ivan's murder, Yeti continues to contract with Outback — and Gloria travels to Texas to periodically to meet with Yeti's management. To make the most of their dwindling inventory, Roy and Ryan bumped up the price on their coolers. "As tragic as Ivan's death was, all of a sudden we are a much stronger company," Roy explained on a hunting podcast. Yeti Coolers went public in October 2018, and Roy and Ryan earned hundreds of millions of dollars after selling most of their shares.

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☆ Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Yet, there are common overlapping themes among Europe’s populists that are also present in Trump’s playbook. “As we know, any kind of peace agreement on Putin’s terms would be terrible for Ukraine and terrible for European security,” Van Rij stresses. “Trump’s reelection purely underscores all of that.”‘Warm air of historical righteousness’Overall, Van Rij sees “a lot of convergence in thinking” between Trump and some of Europe’s populist parties. Van Rij says France would therefore be disproportionately hard-hit by Trump’s America First trade policy. “China is seen as arch enemy number one by some in the Republican party, and Trump shares that view,” Van Rij says.

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☆ Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Arlette Saenz | Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It will also be the first time a US president has visited Angola, with which Biden has sought to shore up relations in recent years. As he hosted African leaders in Washington for a 2022 summit, Biden vowed to visit the continent the following year but ultimately missed that deadline. He scheduled a trip to Angola for this October, which was postponed due to a pair of devastating hurricanes hitting the US. The initiative is at the center of the Biden administration’s efforts to boost investment in Africa to blunt China’s growing influence in the region, which has outpaced that of the US. In an interview with The New York Times ahead of Biden’s visit to Angola, Lourenço said he is “ready to work” with Trump in the White House.

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“We have posts that are exactly the same on Twitter and on Bluesky, and with those identical posts, Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter,” Pittman said. On Sunday, Musk confirmed the platform has deprioritized posts including links, which was how journalists and other creators historically shared their work. Rose Wang, Bluesky’s chief operating officer, quoted the Guardian’s stats, writing: “We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators. Journalists who belong to and cover issues affecting marginalized populations have found Bluesky to be a much more welcoming environment. “Journalists don’t like toxicity and toxic comments.

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☆ Bluesky, the X alternative, says it has 'quadrupled' its moderation team
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementBluesky said it "quadrupled" its moderation team in a post on Friday. Bluesky has expanded its moderation team as curious social media users, many of whom are seeking an alternative to Elon Musk's X, flock to the app. "We have also quadrupled the size of our moderation team, in part to action impersonation reports more quickly. However, X's head of business operations told Bloomberg in January that it planned to hire 100 employees tasked with content moderation and build a content moderation center in Austin. Bluesky announced in October that it had over 13 million users.

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☆ Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine U.S. dollar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of "weaponizing" the dollar and described it as a "big mistake." Trump said there is "no chance" BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen "should wave goodbye to America." Research shows that the U.S. dollar's role as the primary global reserve currency is not threatened in the near future. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after meeting Trump, without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on Canada.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, Justin Trudeau Organizations: U.S ., United, IMF, Trump, U.S, Research, An Atlantic Council, Canadian Locations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Russian, Moscow, America, Mexico, Canada, United States

☆ Skip Paris and visit this pretty city 2 hours away. It feels less crowded but still has lots of holiday magic.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Sacha Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The city is two hours south of Paris and has incredible holiday markets, shops, and food. Bordeaux has great wine and is a day trip away from famous spots like Saint-Émilion or Margaux. That's why I now prefer to go to Bordeaux, the wine capital of the world, during the busy winter season. At less than half the size of Paris, Bordeaux gets a fraction of its millions of tourists a year, which makes it the perfect place to enjoy French esprit de Noël without feeling overwhelmed. AdvertisementI look forward to returning to Bordeaux this year to experience even more holiday joy and the city's many charms.

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☆ Holiday car deals are back, and it could be your last shot at a really cheap electric vehicle
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The best deals will be concentrated in the EV market. It has been a topsy-turvy year for the EV market as companies scrambled to adjust their offerings to meet changing demand. Access to a $7,500 EV tax credit has also helped car companies by further lowering purchase prices and stimulating demand. AdvertisementHere's what you need to know when hunting for an EV deal this holiday season. Dealers and manufacturers like these leases because more of their vehicles can qualify for the additional $7,500 EV tax credit.

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I’ve been covering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as an editor at NBC Select for four years, and I spent weeks combing through discounts to find the best Amazon Black Friday deals actually worth shopping. SKIP AHEAD Best Amazon Black Friday deals | More Amazon Black Friday sales | Best Black Friday sales at other retailers | How I picked the best Amazon Black Friday deals | Why trust NBC Select? 4.6-star average rating from 90,277 reviews on AmazonCrest 3D Whitestrips are one of our favorite at-home teeth-whitening products. Best Amazon Black Friday salesHere are the best Amazon Black Friday sales to know about. All the deals I recommend are at least 20% off and highly rated with at least a 4.0-star average rating from hundreds of reviews.

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Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable budget-friendly deals under $50 during the event. I’ve been covering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as an editor at NBC Select for four years, and I spent weeks combing through discounts to find the best Black Friday deals under $50 actually worth shopping. SKIP AHEAD Best Black Friday deals under $50 | More Black Friday sales under $50 | How I picked the best Black Friday deals under $50 | Why trust NBC Select? Best Black Friday deals under $50I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. Best Black Friday sales under $50Here are the best Black Friday sales under $50 to know about.

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☆ Starbucks opens a cafe with a view of North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Chris Lau | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The 30-seat cafe is located at the Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo city, about 20 miles north of the capital Seoul. Reuters“I wish I could share this tasty coffee with the people living in North Korea right in front of us,” local resident Baek Hea-soon, 48, told Reuters. North and South Korea are technically still at war, as no treaty to end the 1950 to 1953 Korean War was ever signed. South Korean veterans drink coffee at an observation deck of the Starbucks Coffee in Gimpo. In January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer seek reconciliation and reunification with South Korea.

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☆ Bug-bitten oolong? The secret behind Taiwan’s rare honey-flavored tea — and where to enjoy it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Unlike Taiwan’s ubiquitous bubble tea, mixiang tea is still highly limited and largely off-the-radar. Mixiang tea goes globalNatalie Chiu and Charlie Winkworth-Smith, food scientists and founders of sparkling tea brand Saicho. The farmers couldn’t afford to lose their entire harvest, so they decided to go ahead and roast the bug-bitten tea leaves anyway. Lee says his Gui Fei tea is so popular it often sells out before it can even hit the retail market. Their two sons have joined the family business in recent years and help promote Gui Fei tea whenever they can.

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☆ After a Cease-Fire in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Await Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Difficult as it was to achieve, the cease-fire in Lebanon was the easy part. But the obstacles to peace beyond Lebanon are formidable, and any regional realignment is likely to fall to Mr. Biden’s successor, Donald J. Trump. Both Israel and Iran, the regional power that backs Hezbollah, wanted an end to the fighting in Lebanon, each for its own reasons. Key regional powers like Saudi Arabia still insist on a Palestinian state, a prospect that looks ever more distant. And, not least, looming over any diplomatic effort is the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran.

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☆ The Container Store could be the next big chain to go bankrupt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Even the power of Marie Kondo may not be enough to save the Container Store. In 2019 and 2020, the Container Store got a big boost from “Tidying Up,” the hit Netflix show from the home de-cluttering evangelist. Credit rating agencies rank the Container Store as one of the most financially distressed companies in the retail industry. The Container Store had been set to receive a much-needed $40 million financial lifeline from Beyond, the owner of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com, that would have put Bed Bath & Beyond products on Container Store shelves. “The rise of platforms like Temu have given consumers some much cheaper options for the type of products Container Store sells,” Saunders said.

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☆ The social media world is splintering, and it'll pave the way for a new breed of influencer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A splintered social media world is on the horizon — and it's paving the way for a new, more authentic breed of influencer. "People are just trying to find authentic communities," Eric Wittman, CEO of photo-editing app VSCO, told Business Insider. Smoothy said she sees things changing, with different "tiers" of content creators emerging from the industry's oversaturation. New social media horizonsLucy Edgerley, the head of influence at the global social media agency Born Social, told BI that Gen Zers, in particular, are craving creativity, entertainment, and inspiration. Young people who have grown up with social media are learning the lessons about the dark side of it — the mental health toll, the bullying, and the over-consumerism — the hard way, he said.

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☆ Ether could be crypto’s biggest Trump 2.0 beneficiary, after investors nearly abandoned it this year. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ether , the digital silver to bitcoin's gold, has outperformed the rest of crypto since the U.S. election and brought ether ETFs to life at last. Plus, the absence of regulatory clarity has meant an inability for investors to " stake " their ether for yield. It's still up 59% for 2024, but it's trailing bitcoin at 126% and the rest of the crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, at 94%. "[The] Trump impact on bitcoin and crypto including ETH is not priced in yet," he said. To be sure, there's an awareness gap among average investors of bitcoin versus ether.

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☆ Ditch all the negativity: Here's what can go right to lift each of our 34 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

To counter that, Jim Cramer has said investors should not lose sight of what can go right for their stocks. Smooth chip updates: AMD needs to successfully carry out its annual release cycle for AI chips. That needs to be sustained to justify Meta's heavy spending on AI chips. Nevertheless, correcting this dynamic should translate into faster revenue growth rates. Palo Alto Networks Bigger deals: Cybersecurity is a secular growth market: As the number of bad actors grows, companies can't afford to not invest in defense.

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