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☆ Energized Democrats quickly consolidate around Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Democratic congressional leaders had remained quiet so far — but there were signs that could soon change. Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark and California Rep. Pete Aguilar, the second- and third-ranking House Democrats, endorsed Harris on Monday morning. The Clintons, in a statement Sunday, endorsed Harris; Obama did not, deferring to the party’s process. In those phone calls, Harris made clear that while she was grateful for Biden’s endorsement, she planned to earn the Democratic nomination in her own right. Longtime Democratic operative Donna Brazile said that she was in the process of gathering delegates to support Harris.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Lauren Hitt, —, West Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Andy Beshear, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, California’s Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, South Carolina —, Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, Joe Biden’s, Biden, She’d, Harris —, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Amos Brown III, — Harris ’, “, ”, Harris ’, Donna Brazile, ” Brazile, Muriel Bowser, Joyce Beatty, Jasmine Crockett, Manchin, ” Manchin, Eric Adams, ” Adams, jockeying, Beshear, JD Vance, JD Vance ain’t, ” Beshear, Vance, “ JD Vance, ’ ” Beshear, isn’t, ” Cooper, I’m, Ebony Davis, Aaron Pellish, MJ Lee, DJ Judd, Eva McKend Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Democratic, West Virginia, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Service Employees International Union, American Federation of Teachers, Convention, South Carolina, New York Rep, Massachusetts, California Rep, Howard University, Congressional, Texas Rep, Democratic National Convention, CBS News, New York, New York City Democratic, MSNBC, Republican, North Carolina Locations: North, Tennessee, North Carolina, South, Ohio, Massachusetts, Alexandria, Cortez, California, Washington, DC, Chicago, West Virginia, New York City, Kentucky

☆ All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race after weeks of mounting pressure. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him and become the Democratic nominee. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAfter weeks of mounting pressure, President Joe Biden announced Sunday he would drop out of the presidential race. Biden's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris places her as a frontrunner, though it's uncertain if any other potential candidates will choose to challenge her.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, —, Donald Trump Organizations: Democratic, Harris, Service, Democrats

☆ Activist Starboard took a stake in Match. Here are steps the investor may take to help lift shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Activist Commentary: Starboard is a very successful activist investor and has extensive experience helping companies focus on operational efficiency and margin improvement. On July 15, Starboard sent a letter to Match highlighting various opportunities to improve operations, financial results and capital allocation. Match's EBITDA margin of 36% may be high for an average company, but it's low for a company like Match. Starboard thinks that this is a highly valuable asset that may be well-suited to operate as a private company. Starboard is not the first activist to launch a public campaign at Match.

Persons: Russell, Bernard Kim's, Jeff Smith, Thomas McInerney, Smith, Elliott, Ken Squire Organizations: IAC, Altaba, Yahoo, Elliott Management, Anson, 13D

☆ How Democrats Will Choose a Nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Lily Boyce | Amy Schoenfeld Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

How Democrats Will Choose a NomineeThe Democratic Party is just weeks away from formally naming a nominee for president, and with some Democrats questioning President Biden’s candidacy, there are a few ways the nomination process could unfold. The party plans to hold a virtual vote to choose a nominee in the weeks before the convention. Virtual nomination vote As soon as 10 days away July 21–Aug. Virtual nomination vote July 21–Aug. Democratic National Convention Aug. 19–22 39 days away Delegates vote.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, It’s Organizations: Democratic Party, Biden, Democratic, Convention

☆ Welcome to summer! Body-shaming is everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Comfort and connectionIn addition to all the messages about what people should look like, the physical sensations of summer often bring increased attention to people’s bodies, Campos said. For a better relationship with your body this summer, Campos recommends finding ways to connect with yourself in more enjoyable ways. “That is a connected moment where I can say, ‘This feels good in my body,’” Campos said. “When somebody’s having a hard body image day … I want them to check in about what else is going on,” she said. “You might feel better, but it doesn’t actually change anything in your body.

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☆ French voters head to polls in first round of parliamentary elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Minutes after the humiliating defeat, in an apparent attempt to call voters’ bluff, Macron said he could not ignore the message sent by voters and took the “serious, heavy” decision to call a snap election – France’s first since 1997. The first round of votes eliminates weaker candidates ahead of the second round next Sunday. Typically, only a handful of deputies will be elected this way – but most will go to a second round. Only those who win more than 12.5% of ballots cast by registered voters are allowed to stand in the second round. Attal was reportedly among the last of Macron’s inner circle to learn that a snap election was imminent.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron’s, Macron, – France’s, France’s, –, Jacques Chirac, Lionel Jospin, Jordan Bardella, Gabriel Attal, Manuel Bompard, Dimitar Dilkoff, Le Pen, Jean, Marie Le Pen, Luc Melenchon, Raphael Glucksmann, Gabriel Attal –, Attal Organizations: CNN, Assembly, National Assembly, French, France Unbowed, Front, Macron, Ensemble Locations: France, Europe, Paris, AFP, –

☆ Opinion | President Biden, I’ve Seen Enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden is a good man who capped a long career in public service with a successful presidential term. One of the perils facing this country, I believe and Biden believes, is the risk of a victory by Donald Trump. Biden has never been a great debater, but his voice and manner didn’t put to rest the doubts about his age and effectiveness. A candidate’s physical frailty, hoarse voice and rambling responses may not be good predictors of how that person will govern. But in this election, they probably are good predictors that the candidate will lose in November and not have a chance to govern again.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, didn’t, —, distrusts Organizations: Democratic, White, Trump

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024. Former President Donald Trump could announce his vice presidential pick as early as this week, possibly ahead of Thursday's debate, according to four people familiar with the situation. That gives him a limited window in which to introduce his running mate to the public. Trump's official spokespeople have regularly tamped down speculation about the timing of an announcement and the identity of Trump's running mate, and they did so again Tuesday. He ignored a follow-up question about whether he has talked with Trump about the VP job this week.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Stormy Daniels, Doug Burgum, Doug Burgum , Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Vance, Burgum, Biden, Brian Hughes, Donald J Organizations: U.S, Republican, Trump, Republican National Convention, Milwaukee ., NBC, North Dakota Gov, CNN Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Atlanta, Virginia, Milwaukee, New York, Doug Burgum , Ohio, Florida

☆ In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The prime-time matchup on Thursday between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump represents an evening full of promise and peril. For the first time in decades, a single television network will have sole discretion over the look, feel and cadence of a general-election presidential debate. Unlike in past years, when an independent, nonprofit commission oversaw the contests, CNN has picked the moderators, designed the set and will choose the camera angles that viewers see. Lest any voters forget who’s in charge, the red CNN logo will be ubiquitous: Rival channels seeking to simulcast the event had to agree to leave the network’s on-air watermark untouched. The debate, at 9 p.m. Eastern, could be the single most-watched moment of the presidential campaign, with consequences that ripple all the way to November.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump Organizations: CNN

☆ My kids go to summer camp in Taipei. They get to learn Chinese and it's cheaper than in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Virginia Duan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Every year, it seems like the rush to sign my kids up for summer camp begins earlier and earlier. Related storiesInstead, I send my kids to summer camp in Taipei because not only will my children have fun and learn, but they'll be doing so in Chinese. AdvertisementThe author can afford to send her kids to camp in Taipei thanks to the exchange rate and lower costs. Truthfully, many Taiwanese people will try to speak English to my kids even though my kids understand Chinese just fine. For an 8-day, 7-night sleep-away camp for teenagers, the cost for the entire camp would be $711.

Persons: they'll Organizations: Service, Business, UN Locations: Taipei, Taiwan

☆ Election Updates: Nancy Mace faces a South Carolina primary fight and four other states go the polls.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Here are the primaries to keep an eye on:Nancy Mace, a Trump vice-presidential contender, will be on the ballot in South Carolina. Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, who is a contender to be Mr. Trump’s running mate, faces a primary opponent backed by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who opposes her because she voted to oust him from the speakership last year. The primary, in the state’s First Congressional District, comes just days after the House Ethics Committee started looking into Ms. Mace’s use of a congressional reimbursement program. Mr. Brown will face Jeff Gunter, a wealthy dermatologist who was Mr. Trump’s ambassador to Iceland, as well as Jim Marchant, who has supported Mr. Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and a number of other minor candidates. Mr. Theriault has been endorsed by Mr. Trump, who urged his supporters on the eve of the election to back him.

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☆ Analysis: India wants to be the next economic superpower. Half of its population holds the key
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New Delhi CNN —India, the world’s fastest growing major economy, is not firing on all cylinders. The engineering graduate started working at Finnish electronics manufacturer Salcomp’s factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu last year. Adnan Abidi/ReutersLike India, women in China were also relegated to subordinate roles for centuries. Factory jobsMuch of this change is visible in Tamil Nadu, India’s industrial powerhouse where companies such as Foxconn and Samsung have manufacturing plants. Employees test mobile phones on an assembly line of a unit of Foxconn Technology in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on July 12, 2019.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Gunasri Tamilselvan, Tamilselvan, “, ”, It’s, Chandrasekhar Sripada, Adnan Abidi, Mao, ” Mao, Modi, Vishnu Venugopalan, Deepesh Nanda, Karen Dias, Parameshwari, Arun Roy, Roy Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, European Union —, CNN, World Bank, Bank, McKinsey, Indian School of Business, Reuters, Communist Party, Apple, Samsung, Guidance, Tata Group, Tata Power, Foxconn Technology, Bloomberg, Getty, Tata, Tamil Locations: New Delhi, India, Tamil Nadu, South Asia, United States, China, Nongriat, Shillong, Meghalaya, Beijing, Washington, Guidance Tamil, Sriperumbudur, Tirunelveli, Zhengzhou, Tamil

☆ Opinion: What we can glean from a prisoner who ran for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Opinion Thomas Balcerski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Donald Trump is the first former president to be found guilty of felonies, but he isn’t the first convicted person to run for president in the US. Despite having been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sedition, Debs incredibly received some 914,191 votes, a higher number than when he ran as a free man in 1912. 9653.”Even from prison, Debs cleverly electioneered through the new medium of motion pictures. Following the election of Warren G. Harding in 1920, pressure was placed on outgoing President Woodrow Wilson to pardon Debs. They will choose whether the verdict at Trump’s trial undermined faith in our legal system or was justice being served.

Persons: Thomas Balcerski, James Buchanan, William Rufus King ”, CNN — Donald Trump, Eugene V . Debs, Debs, Trump, ” Eugene Victor, Gene, ”, “, Warren G, Harding, Woodrow Wilson, Wilson, — Organizations: Eastern Connecticut State University, Oxford University Press, CNN, Socialist Party, Justice Department, Debs Universal, Republicans, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Republican, Trump Locations: Canton , Ohio, Atlanta, America, York

☆ Mexico is about to have a woman president. Why hasn’t the US?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The current front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election, Claudia Sheinbaum, is on the ballot because her party’s popular president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, must step aside. The Supreme Court has a woman as chief justice in part because justices in Mexico serve 15-year terms. I talked to Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, about obstacles American women face in politics. More elected women are Democrats, which might seem obvious. Walsh does think the US will ultimately elect a woman as president.

Persons: CNN’s Tara John, That’s, Claudia Sheinbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Debbie Walsh, Donald Trump, Walsh, ” Walsh, it’s, ”, Gretchen Whitmer, “, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris, Trump, Nikki Haley, “ She’s Organizations: CNN, CNN International, US Supreme Court, Center for American Women, Rutgers, The State University of New, US, Inter, Parliamentary, Michigan Gov, Democratic, Republican, District of Locations: Mexico, The State University of New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Vermont, District of Columbia

☆ Unusual ‘salty licorice’ cats share a newly discovered genetic mutation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Amanda Schupak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Our research approach is community science,” Lohi, who was corresponding author on the study, told CNN. Researchers dubbed the cats' unusual coat coloring as salmiak, or “salty licorice,” after a popular Finnish candy. Now that salty licorice cats are officially a thing, could they become the next designer breed? “It is possible that breeders will choose to develop a population of salty licorice cats,” Lohi said. “However, the health of the salty licorice cats should be followed in more detail to confirm the absence of any color-related health issues.” Tailored genetic testing could be used to ensure the cats are bred without passing on dangerous genes.

Persons: Hannes Lohi, ” Lohi, Lohi, ”, Greg Barsh, ” Barsh, ” Amanda Schupak Organizations: CNN, University of Helsinki, Genetics, Stanford University Locations: Petäjävesi, Finland, Finnish, New York City

☆ Opinion: To those world leaders privately rooting for Biden — now is your chance
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Opinion Arick Wierson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And among those watching most closely are world leaders near and far. Of course, world leaders have generally stayed mum on the issue of which man they prefer – although I would wager that most favor the status quo over a return to the raucous years of Trump’s presidency. Some world leaders have already signaled their aversion to another Trump presidency. But for these foreign leaders, coming out against Trump is a move that is chock full of risks. The stakes in this election are too high for global leaders to stay mum.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, Read, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden “, ”, Trump, Trump’s, “, Hank Sheinkopf, Biden, Javier Milei, Israel’s Netanyahu, Victor Orbán, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, it’s, Justin Trudeau, isn’t, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, octogenarian Biden, “ Trump, Sheinkopf, Don’t, Team Biden, — Organizations: New York, CNN, Trump, NATO, “, Biden, Canadian, Worker’s Party, Team Trump, Team Locations: United States, Latin America, Africa, America, Asia, China, Argentina, Hungary, Brazilian, Gaza, Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Washington

☆ South Africans Vote, Many Hoping for Change as Seismic as Mandela’s Rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( John Eligon | Lynsey Chutel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Volunteers with the party worked feverishly to hold onto their majority, shuttling voters to polling stations, extolling the party’s virtues from loudspeakers on pickup trucks and handing out the party’s bright yellow T-shirts. Top party officials chanted alongside these foot soldiers, as if rallying them for battle. Pollsters have widely predicted that the party will win a plurality but draw less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time. If that happens, it will be forced to ally with one or more other parties in order to form a government and remain in power. Voters are electing a National Assembly, which will choose whether to keep or unseat President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Persons: feverishly, Pollsters, Cyril Ramaphosa Organizations: African National Congress, Volunteers, National Assembly Locations: Africa

☆ Wall Street is confused and divided over how many times the Fed will cut rates this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street reacted Thursday to this week's Fed meeting, with forecasts scattered across a range of outcomes for where monetary policy heads next. Most economists for the biggest forecasting firms expect the central bank to lower benchmark interest rates sometime later this year. Goldman left in place its call for two rate cuts this year of a quarter percentage point each, with one in July and the other in November. "If inflation comes in stronger than in our baseline, we would expect the first rate cut to be postponed to December," he wrote. For 2025, we continue to expect four rate cuts."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Mericle, Powell, Goldman, Andrew Hollenhorst, Morgan Stanley, Ellen Zentner, Marc Giannoni, Michael Gapen, Michael Bloom Organizations: Fed, Futures, Group, Citigroup, Barclays, Bank of America

☆ Sorry, America, it's looking like higher interest rates are going to stick around longer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Federal Reserve is expected to once again hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. Some predictions also do not forecast any interest rate cuts until the second half of the year. AdvertisementIt's probably still not time for the nation's central bank to cut interest rates just yet. AdvertisementGiven that inflation is still above the Fed's 2% target, it's looking like rate cuts might not come until the second half of 2024. "Inflation has continued to run hot and there is no compelling need for the Fed to cut interest rates until they're comfortable with where inflation is headed."

Persons: Powell, —, It's, Julia Pollak, Jerome Powell, Gregory Daco, Greg McBride Organizations: Federal, Service, Fed Locations: Washington

☆ Student unrest ratchets up an already tense election year
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Dramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is already threatening to stretch national unity to a breaking point. Republicans smell an openingGOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is a driver of the deepening political backlash against campus protests. Republicans are also using the drama of student protests as a shield and to downplay their presumptive nominee’s own extremism. The unrest is so far not comparable since there’s no student mob trying to destroy American democracy. And they are not yet in the same league as the civil rights and Vietnam War protests in the 1960s and 1970s.

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☆ US court sentences Chinese citizen to prison for threatening person who promoted democracy in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Xiaolei Wu, 26, who attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, was convicted in January of one count of cyberstalking and one count of interstate transmissions of threatening communication, prosecutors said. Wu is no longer enrolled as a student at Berklee College of Music, the school told CNN Wednesday. CNN previously reported that Wu allegedly sent threatening messages to a person who posted a flier on or near the college campus supporting Chinese democracy, according to the complaint. “Post more, I will chop your bastard hands off,” Wu reportedly said on WeChat, a Chinese messaging app. Charging documents allege Wu reported the person to the Chinese government and told them its representatives would “greet” their family members.

Persons: Xiaolei Wu, Wu, ” Wu, Joshua S, Levy, Wu’s, ” Levy, “ Mr, ” Organizations: CNN, US, Berklee College of Music, Federal Public, Office, “, United, People’s, Berklee, Department, Justice Locations: China, Massachusetts, Boston, People’s Republic of China

☆ Modi’s BJP is set to majorly boost its vote share in opposition-ruled Tamil Nadu as India goes to polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Vinay Dwivedi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

More than 62.2 million voters will choose among 950 contestants in Tamil Nadu. The DMK won the Tamil Nadu state elections in 2021, defeating the incumbent AIADMK. Prominent poll strategist Prashant Kishor reportedly said he expects the BJP to get "double digit" vote share in Tamil Nadu. Though the jump in vote share in Tamil Nadu will be substantial compared with 2019, BJP might just win one or two constituencies, Kumar said. Seated opposite from him was Geetha, a Modi supporter, who said: "Modi is superman, but DMK will sweep Tamil Nadu.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Abhishek Chinnappa, Bharatiya Janata Party —, India Anna Dravida, Narendra Modi's, Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi, Modi, Narayanan Thirupathy, Thirupathy, Prashant Kishor, Kishor, Sanjay Kumar, Kumar, Sarvanan, Nagar, Geetha, DMK's Sarvanan Organizations: Getty, Getty Images, India's, Nationwide, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK, India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK, BJP, CNBC, Narendra Modi's BJP, Tamil, Political, NDTV, Wednesday, Developmental Inclusive Alliance, India Locations: INDIA, Mysuru, India, Getty Images CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, Dravida, Tamil, BJP, Telangana, New Delhi

☆ NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is collecting samples that could be evidence of ancient alien life. But NASA's Mars Sample Return mission to bring them to Earth will now cost $11 billion and take two decades. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUNASA's original proposal for the Mars Sample Return is "mind-bendingly complicated," David Parker, director of space exploration at the European Space Agency, said in 2021. AdvertisementAn illustration shows a concept of how NASA's Mars Sample Return mission would launch Perseverance's samples from the surface of Mars. At the current price tag, Mars Sample Return would "cannibalize" other NASA missions, Nelson said.

Persons: —, Nicola Fox, We're, David Parker, Bill Nelson, Nelson, Fox, Lockheed Martin, Northrop, We've, that's Organizations: NASA, Service, Mars Express, ESA, JPL, Caltech, ASU, European Space Agency, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, SpaceX Locations: Berlin, Mars

☆ Wells Fargo kicks off our bank earnings Friday. Rate cuts and dealmaking will be in focus this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Club holding Wells Fargo will post quarterly results on Friday, followed by our other financial holding, Morgan Stanley, on Tuesday. In theory, higher borrowing costs mean Wells Fargo can generate more money from those interest-earning assets, but it's not that simple. It's hard to say with the fluid inflation and rate expectations whether Wells Fargo might change its NII outlook when it reports on Friday. Wells Fargo also has a key long-term growth prospect in the potential removal of its $1.9 trillion Fed-imposed asset cap. A woman walks past Wells Fargo bank in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020.

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☆ Alphabet's cloud event Tuesday could justify the stock's recent records and further upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Shares of Alphabet are on the verge of a possible breakout ahead of the company's three-day Google Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas, where artificial intelligence will be a major theme. Shortly after the trade, Alphabet shares ran into a brick wall after some advertising weakness surfaced in fourth-quarter results and was followed by a controversy over Gemini's image generator that caused the company to pull the tool. The conference is expected to show that "Google is not being left behind, not being troubled by Search," Jim said. That said, we expect Tuesday's AI conversation to be limited to how it relates to Google Cloud. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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