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☆ I spent the night on a World War II submarine Airbnb that can sleep 65 people in sailors' bunks. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Guests can sleep on the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine, at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. The submarine is listed on Airbnb and can sleep up to 65 people in sailors' bunks. For years, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum hosted Boy Scout troops and other large groups on the submarine, which can sleep up to 65 people. "The Sub Bnb was a business move in many ways for the sustainability of the museum," Wisconsin Maritime Museum director Kevin Cullen told Business Insider. AdvertisementIn December, I visited the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for an overnight stay on the USS Cobia accompanied by my dad, a maritime enthusiast.

Persons: Kevin Cullen, Cullen Organizations: Wisconsin Maritime Museum, US Navy, Boy Scout, Business, Sub Locations: Manitowoc, Airbnb, Wisconsin

The former head of Ozy Media has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an alleged fraud involving the failed content startup. Carlos Watson was facing a maximum of 37 years in prison after his July conviction on securities and wire fraud charges. He later told Watson: “Your internal apparatus for separating truth from fiction became badly miscalibrated.”Watson pleaded not guilty to the charges and has continued to maintain his innocence. The rise and fall of Ozy closely tracked the broader internet media bubble of the 2010s. During the Watson trial, a former lieutenant explained the pressures Ozy came under to stay afloat — and the boundaries it crossed to do so.

Persons: Carlos Watson, Prosecutors, Eric Komitee, Watson, ” Watson, BuzzFeed, Ozy, Samir Rao, Rao Organizations: Ozy Media, District, Associated Press Locations: U.S

Laundry detergent — it can make or break your load of laundry. To help you perfect your laundry game, we asked experts exactly how much detergent you should use depending on the load you’re doing. SKIP AHEAD How much laundry detergent should you use? | Highly rated laundry detergents to considerHow much laundry detergent should you use? For this story, she interviewed experts on how much laundry detergent you should be using.

Persons: it’s, ”, Alex Varela, Matt O’Connor, ” It’s, Varela, Bethany Heitman, TikTok Organizations: Dallas, “, NBC, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Dallas , Texas, Austin , Texas

To help make sure you don’t lose any money you’ve stashed away, we gathered a list of FSA-eligible products that are available on Amazon right now. SKIP AHEAD The best FSA-eligible products on Amazon | Why trust NBC Select? There are also a number of health and medical related products that you can use your FSA money on. Below, I rounded up a variety of FSA-eligible products from Amazon. They’re washable and reusable and made of flexible gel that’s comfortable and soft against the skin, according to the brand.

Persons: What’s, you’ve stashed, you’re, It’s, you’ll, Lauren Swanson, dermatologists, I’ve, ’ ”, Rebecca Rodriguez, Mili Godio, ”, Podiatrists, Zoe Malin, “, ” I’ve, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Internal Revenue Service, copays, FSA, Apple Health, Google, Sunbeam, Facebook, Twitter

☆ Could mouse sperm orbiting Earth be the future of humanity?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Amy Gunia | Junko Ogura | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, freeze-dried mouse sperm, stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in a radiation protection box, could help give us a better understanding of mammals’ ability to procreate off Earth. In 1997, he and another academic developed a novel method that they used to clone the world’s first mouse from adult cells. And he and his team pioneered a freeze-drying method used to send mouse sperm to the ISS, where it was stored in a freezer for up to six years. From that study, they determined that freeze-dried sperm could stay viable for 200 years in space. When it comes to mice, the freeze-dried mouse sperm Wakayama is currently storing aboard the ISS will return to Earth in 2025 for study.

Persons: CNN — It’s, “, ”, Virginia Wotring, Wotring, Artemis, Elon, Akihiko Organizations: CNN, Space, firma, University of Yamanashi’s, Biotechnology, KFC, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Orbiter, NASA, International Space University, SpaceX, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA Locations: Wakayama, Japan, Strasbourg, France

☆ 10 business leaders who spearheaded industry-transforming change in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

Business Insider's annual list of people transforming business highlights these leaders who work in media, finance, technology, transportation, and labor. AdvertisementAmazon's entertainment offerings help keep people subscribing to Prime, the free-delivery service that includes Prime Video and other benefits. Prime Video captured just 3.7% of TV viewing in November, well behind Netflix (7.7%) and YouTube (10.8%), per Nielsen. Still, since most people don't pay for Prime Video as a stand-alone service, it doesn't have the churn problem that dogs other streamers. AdvertisementAmazon cut hundreds of jobs across Prime Video and MGM Studios teams early in 2024.

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☆ Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns as unpopular Justin Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

TORONTO AP —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet. But she said in her resignation letter to the prime minister that the only “honest and viable path” was to leave the Cabinet. “For the past number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada,” Freeland said. But the son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is now in big trouble. Carney has long been interested in entering politics and becoming the leader of the Liberal Party.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Trudeau, Freeland, “, ” Freeland, Donald Trump’s, ”, ‘ Trudeau, ’ Trudeau, don’t, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, “ Justin Trudeau, ” Poilievre, Pierre Trudeau, Doug Ford, Mark Carney, Carney, Nelson Wiseman, “ Freeland, ” Wiseman, Daniel Béland, ” Béland, Jagmeet Singh, ” Singh Organizations: TORONTO AP, Canadian, US, Liberal Party, Opposition Conservative, Trump, New Democratic Party, Conservative Party, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Trudeau’s, University of Toronto, Liberal, McGill University, NDP, Liberals Locations: Canada, Mexico, Ontario, Ottawa, Montreal

☆ Step inside the best hotel room I've ever booked at an adults-only resort in Jackson Hole that costs $1,600 a night
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I recently stayed at Hotel Yellowstone, which opened in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in August. The luxury adults-only resort offers views of the Tetons and Snake River Valley. AdvertisementIn August 2024, the luxury ski town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, got a brand-new, adults-only resort. AdvertisementDuring a September trip to Jackson Hole, I booked a one-night stay at the resort in a room with a starting rate of $1,600 a night. "Hotel Yellowstone's design pays homage to the American West while seamlessly blending influences of modern design," a representative of Hotel Yellowstone told Business Insider.

Persons: Jackson Organizations: Downtown, Hotel Yellowstone, Business Locations: Hotel, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, Yellowstone, Downtown Jackson, American

☆ How to invest $50,000 in 2025 to generate safe income
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Yields on cash are cooling, but investors who want to earn a little interest on money they need to keep safe still have options in 2025. A one-year certificate of deposit from Bread Financial – which once offered an annual percentage yield of 5.25% – now pays 4.3%. Bond yields and bond prices move in opposite directions so, for example, when prices rise, yields fall. Ultrashort bond funds have the benefit of limited duration exposure – meaning that their prices aren't very sensitive to rate fluctuations. For those with longer time horizons who are willing to go out on the yield curve a bit, short-term bond funds might also be a fit.

Persons: Wells, Michael Kaye, Adam Reinert, Banks, Arvind Narayanan, Vanguard's, Narayanan Organizations: Federal Reserve, Marshall Financial, Bond, SEC, Fund Locations: Doylestown , Pennsylvania

☆ Goldman says buy this LGBTQ dating stock with more than 25% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Grindr may be due for some sizable gains over the next 12 months, according to Goldman Sachs. Analyst Eric Sheridan initiated coverage of the LGBTQ social network and dating app with a buy rating, setting his price target at $20. The analyst said the company's total addressable market is "large and growing," which could support a long growth runway from here as a result. Sheridan is among the three total analysts on the Street covering Grindr, all of whom have a buy rating, per LSEG data. GRND YTD mountain GRND, year-to-date The stock has outperformed the broader market this year, seeing year-to-date gains of more than 79%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan Organizations: headcount Locations: Grindr

☆ Former TV host Carlos Watson is sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in a case about his failed startup Ozy Media
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-'til-you-make-it startup culture. So extreme that another Ozy executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype Ozy to investment bankers — while Watson coached him, prosecutors said. Watson even listened in and texted talking points while his co-founder posed as a YouTube executive to praise Ozy on a phone call with potential investors, prosecutors said. Ozy Media was his second startup, coming a decade after he sold a test-prep company that he had founded while in his 20s. Meanwhile, Ozy gave prospective investors much bigger revenue numbers than those it reported to accountants, according to testimony and documents.

Persons: Carlos Watson, —, Watson, texted, Ozy, Eric Komitee, Samir Rao, Suzee Han, Oprah Winfrey, Janeen Poutre Organizations: Ozy Media, U.S, Federal, Prosecutors, District, Harvard University, Stanford Law School, CNN, MSNBC, Oprah, New York Times Locations: Brooklyn , New York, U.S, Silicon Valley, Ozy, View , California

☆ How Ads Took Over Streaming TV and What They'll Look Like in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

EMARKETER expects streaming advertising to reach half of linear-TV advertising's size in 2024 and approach parity with it in 2027. The industry consensus is that streaming ad loads won't become a throwback to cable, though — at least not anytime soon. Makers of streaming video ads are also becoming more ambitious. Advertisement"As a consumer, I'm seeing more of them," Jessica Brown, a managing director of digital investment at GroupM, said of interactive streaming ads. Fubo said such ads made people 47% more likely to purchase something compared with standard video ads.

Persons: Max —, execs, Jonathan Miller, Miller, Netflix's, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Slaven Vlasic, JB Perrette, —, aren't, Maureen Bosetti, It's, — they'll, Jessica Brown, We're, Max, Fubo, Krishan Bhatia Organizations: Entertainment, Netflix, Disney, Nielsen, YouTube, Integrated Media Co, NFL, WWE, Amazon, Warner Bros . Discovery, Warner Bros . Locations: Hollywood, GroupM

☆ I went on a 7-day trip with girls I'd only known for a few months. It felt like the start of an amazing friendship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Brittany Vickers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I dropped my dream itinerary in a group chat with three friends I'd known for just a few months. Though I was planning a solo trip, I realized it was actually the perfect destination for a glitzy girls' trip. Following the enthusiastic replies, we started seriously planning our trip to the French Riviera in another dedicated group chat. The pings from the group chat were never-ending as we attempted to merge various travel practices and budgets to fit the group. Courtesy of Brittany VickersA key to a successful group trip is also accepting everyone does not have to be attached at the hip.

Persons: I'd, Vickers, That's, Brittany Vickers, Chelsea, I, Jen, Michaela —, —, Michaela Organizations: Côte Locations: France, Provence, Tropez, Monaco, foodie, South

☆ 5 tips for lessening alcohol’s impact if you choose to drink
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Whether you choose to drink or not is an individual decision. “Alcohol does a lot of things: the reaction time impact, the motor coordination impact, the impact on judgment — these are all legitimate pharmacological effects of alcohol,” he said. Members of one group were told they were getting drinks with alcohol, and they did; participants in a second group were told they were getting alcohol-free drinks, and they did. For those who thought they were getting alcohol but didn’t, the group dynamic appeared quite active, according to Kilmer. If you do make the choice to drink, he suggested lessening alcohol’s impact by alternating each alcoholic drink with a glass of water.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, ‘, ’, Jason Kilmer, Kilmer, it’s, ”, “, ” Kilmer, “ it’s, “ It’s, Rehydrating, servings, Bubbles, effervescence, you’re, Francis Collins Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, University of Washington, University of Washington’s, Alcohol Research, BAR, Laboratory, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, National Institutes of Health Locations: drownings, Covid

☆ Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau, deals blow to government
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak at a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 6, 2021. Patrick Doyle | ReutersCanada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government. The resignation by Freeland, 56, who also served as deputy prime minister, is one of the biggest crises Trudeau has experienced since taking power in November 2015. FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland during news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2018. Freeland, a former journalist, served as trade minister and then foreign minister before taking over the finance portfolio in August 2020.

Persons: Finance Chrystia Freeland, Justin Trudeau, Patrick Doyle, Chrystia Freeland, Freeland, Trudeau's, Donald Trump, Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, we're, Nik Nanos, Chris Wattie, COVID, Anita Anand, Nelson Wiseman, Jagmeet Singh, propping, Canada's, Trump, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, North America Jesus Seade, Robert Lighthizer, Henry Romero Organizations: Finance, Canada's, Reuters Canada's Finance, Conservatives, Conservative, Liberal, Officials, Reuters, Treasury, University of Toronto, New, Canada, North America, U.S . Trade Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Mexico, United States, U.S, Mexico City

☆ China extends visa-free transit policy to 10 days as part of efforts to lure more foreign tourists
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists. Passport holders from 38 countries can enter China visa-free for up to 30 days, including France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan and Switzerland. Until 2023, US citizens seeking a China travel visa had to confirm a hotel booking, tour itinerary and flight reservation before applying for a visa, but those requirements have since been dropped. Foreigners eligible to visit under the new 240-hour transit policy do not have the freedom to travel throughout China. Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Macao both count as third destinations for those entering under the 240-hour visa-free transit program.

Persons: Fred He, Maggie Hiufu Wong Organizations: CNN, Chinese, Administration of Immigration, Citizens, National Immigration Administration, Foreigners Locations: China, United States, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, –, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao

☆ Meet the Press – December 15, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +53 min

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM:Yeah, I'm in a good place with Pete, unless something I don't know about comes out. Unless somebody is willing to come forward, I think he's going to get through. If he's, if he’s called to do something, he's going to do it, all the way. So I – I think he's going to have a hard time doing this. He was very clear, “no,” when I asked him should President-elect Trump, his administration, jail the January 6th committee members.

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☆ Blinken confirms direct contact with Syria’s rebel leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“We’ve been in contact with HTS and with other parties,” Blinken said after talks in Aqaba, Jordan, with diplomats and representatives from several Arab nations. Blinken said in Jordan that he had emphasized the importance of finding Tice during talks with Syria's new parties. President Joe Biden told reporters last week that efforts were ongoing to pinpoint his location in Syria. "They’ll do everything they can to stay.”As the transition continues, there is particular concern for Syria’s minority groups. Women pose for a photograph with opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, last week.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Syria’s Hayat, “ We’ve, ” Blinken, Assad, Hakan Fidan, ANDREW CABALLERO, REYNOLDS, Austin Tice, Blinken, Tice, Obaida, Joe Biden, Yasar Guler, Guler, Ahmed Al, Abu Mohammad al, ”, Omar Sanadiki, Geir Pedersen, Biden Organizations: U.S, Turkey's, AFP, Getty, Sunday, Turkish Defense, Reuters, Al, ” United Nations, United Nations Locations: Syria’s Hayat Tahrir, Aqaba, Jordan, U.S, Turkey, E.U, Syria, Syrian, Washington, Damascus

☆ Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Khalid Razak | Khalid Razak Is A Producer For Nbc News Based In Baghdad. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

“Changing the law will give parents the right to sell their young daughters,” Batta said in a telephone interview last month. UNICEF reported in April 2023 that 28% of girls are married before the legal age of 18, although under Iraqi law, girls as young as 15 can be married with the consent of a judge and their parents. As well as setting the age of marriage, it addressed child custody, inheritances and alimony payments focused on the welfare of both children and women. As a result, some lawmakers and rights groups are concerned that this would pave the way for legalizing and expanding child marriage in the country. “Changing the law will lead many underage girls to face circumstances similar to what I went through,” she said.

Persons: Batta, ” Batta, ‘, Hussein, Hana’a, ”, Ahmad Al, “, ” “, Renad Mansour, ” Mansour, Dunya Al, Shammari, Alya Nassif, ” Nassif, ” Kurdo Omar Organizations: NBC, Protesters, Getty, ”, UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund, Law, Chatham, Getty Images NBC, Al, Forat, Kurdistan Alliance Locations: BAGHDAD, Iraqi, Erbil, Baghdad, Tahrir, AFP, Iraq, Iraq’s, Kurdistan, ”, London, Baghdad's Tahrir

“I’m telling you, I was not afraid,” the pastor told NBC News Wednesday. Its rise is particularly vexing for Syria’s religious minorities, who were often pitted against each other during the ironfisted rule of Assad and the years of civil war. “Maybe there will be a civil war. Khatab Shawi told NBC News he might go and fight in Gaza. One of the young militiamen insisted that Syria’s minorities had nothing to fear under the new regime.

Persons: Bashar al, Rafaat Abul Nasser’s Lady, “, Paul, ”, Nasser, Rafaat Abul Nasser, Matt Bradley, Al, ” Mohammad al, Bashir, Ahmad al, Abu Mohammad al, Assad, Ammar Shahbander, ” Shahbander, Jolani, Khatab Shawi, Abdulwahed Organizations: NBC, Hayat, Islamic, della, U.S . State Department, United Nations Commission, “, NBC News Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, Damascus Church, Damascus, Al Qaeda, Islamic State, United States, Europe, Idlib, Syria’s, Lebanon, Aleppo, Gaza, Netherlands, Nasser’s

☆ Rare California tornado injured 5, flipped vehicles in city north of Santa Cruz
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A tornado in Scotts Valley, a small city about 6 miles north of Santa Cruz "threw multiple cars off the road," the city police department said on Facebook, where it posted images of overturned vehicles. The National Weather Service issued a local storm report that confirmed a touchdown in Scotts Valley at 1:40 p.m. Earlier Saturday, the weather service had issued a tornado warning for San Francisco shortly before 6 a.m., but it was canceled after no tornado organized in the area. In the small city of Mill Valley, about 14 miles north of San Francisco, police said floodwaters stranded several vehicles. The weather service office in Reno, Nevada, forecast as much as 20 inches of snow in the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes areas of California between Friday and Saturday.

Persons: Scott Garner, Garner, Nicole Sarment Organizations: Facebook, Police, Police Department, Weather Service, San, Pacific Gas &, Center for Western Locations: California, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Scotts, Mount Hermon, Central Valley, San Francisco, Bay, Santa Cruz County, Mill Valley, Novato, Monterey, Reno , Nevada

☆ Israel closes embassy in Ireland, blaming ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of “extreme anti-Israel policies.”“The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel,” Sa’ar said, according to a foreign ministry statement. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters“I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-International law,” he wrote on X.Ireland announced in May that it would formally recognize the State of Palestine. In response, Israel ordered the immediate recall of its ambassador to Ireland.

Persons: CNN —, Gideon Sa’ar, Ireland, ”, ” Sa’ar, “, Yair Lapid, Yair, Simon Harris, Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters “, Harris, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Israel Organizations: CNN, CNN — Israel’s, South, Israel, International Court of Justice, Reuters, International, Ireland, Dublin Locations: Ireland, Israel, “ Israel, Palestinian, Palestine, Gaza, Dublin, South Africa

☆ What Universal's Epic Universe will mean for Disney — and Central Florida's economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Universal Orlando Resort's new theme park, Epic Universe, opens in May 2025. The competition is ratcheting up in Central Florida, where Universal Orlando Resort has upped the ante on Walt Disney World. AdvertisementUniversal will open Epic Universe, a major expansion first announced in 2019, this May. Walt Disney World vs. Universal Orlando ResortWalt Disney World Resort has reigned supreme in Central Florida for decades with four theme parks, two water parks, and related destinations like Disney Springs. Epic Universe could generate $11.5 billion in direct and indirect economic benefits to Florida's economy, according to a study conducted for Universal.

Persons: Harry Potter's, Josh D'Amaro, Walt, Indiana Jones, Disney, Dennis, Speigel, Spiegel, Jakob Wahl, Bauer, Griffin, Wahl Organizations: Orlando, Disney, Universal Orlando, Walt Disney, Super Nintendo, Harry Potter's Ministry of Magic, Universal Orlando Resort Walt, Themed Entertainment, Storyland Studios, Adventure, Universal Studios, Central, Central Florida Tourism, Animal, Hollywood Studios, Inc, Anadolu, Getty, Park, Universal, Epcot, SeaWorld, International Association of Amusement Parks Locations: Florida, Central Florida, Disney Springs, Magic Kingdom, Universal's, Universal Studios Florida, Orlando

☆ The case for a 3rd-year bull market and why you should stay invested in US stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A five-year bull market is predicted, with 2025 marking its third year. History tells us we might be heading into the third year of a five-year bull market. AdvertisementThe average span of a bull market since 1949 has been 67 months or just over five years. Carson Investment Research, Ryan DetrickHowever, Janasiewicz isn't just banking on historical market behavior to make the call. Advertisement"We expect growth to slow, but I don't think we're going to see it slow precipitously.

Persons: Jack Janasiewicz, Ryan Detrick, Janasiewicz, Donald Trump, We're, underperform Organizations: Bloomberg, Solutions, Carson Investment Research Locations: Canada, Mexico, China, FactSet

☆ More than half of Gen X parents worry about financially supporting their kids into adulthood, survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A majority — or 53% — of Gen X parents who are worried their child may need financial support well into adulthood, according to a U.S. Bank survey of around 2,500 adults released earlier this year. Gen X is a "sandwich" generation, facing the financial pressures of simultaneously supporting parents in retirement and kids as they come of age. Instead, he's noticed a mindset among Gen X of being ready to roll with any unexpected punches. "It's not just all doom and gloom for Gen X," he said. Gen X parents aren't necessarily concerned that they'll be in the hook for their kids' poor financial choices.

Persons: Natalia Gdovskaia, Adinah Caro, Greene, she's, Caro, Greene isn't, Gen X, Gen, Tom Thiegs, they've, Thiegs, he's, It's, There's, we'll, aren't Organizations: Business, U.S . Bank, Private Capital Management, Social Security, Medicare

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