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☆ NFL season recap: Record viewing numbers, Taylor Swift and a new dynasty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. This was just the second Super Bowl in history to go to overtime. Swift, Ice Spice, Blake Lively and others were in attendance for Super Bowl LVIII.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Steph Chambers, Travis Kelce, Brynn Anderson, Trey Smith, Eric Gay, Adam Hunger, Andy Reid, Julio Cortez, Kyle Juszczyk, Mecole Hardman Jr, Jamie Squire, Hardman, Ezra Shaw, Tim Nwachukwu, Christian McCaffrey, Jake Moody, Frank Franklin II, Bill Vinovich, Mike Blake, Reuters Kelce, Fred Warner, David J, Phillip, Moody, Harrison Butker, Jauan Jennings, Kirby Lee, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, George Walker IV, Kyle Shanahan, Marquez Valdes, Scantling, David Gray, Ray, Ray McCloud III, Stephen R, James Lang, Brian Snyder, Ji'Ayir Brown, Doug Benc, Gregory Bull, McCaffrey, Jennings, Dre Greenlaw, Achilles, Kelce, Reid, Isiah Pacheco, Pacheco, Harry, Trent McDuffie, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Javon Hargrave, Sam Lutz, George Kittle, Getty Images Purdy, Michael Reaves, Nick Bolton, Candice Ward, Reba McEntire, Lively, McEntire, Andra Day, Jay, Blue Ivy, Rumi, Steve Luciano, Carlos Barria, Sterling, ’ Taylor, cutaways, Jason’s, Swift, Blake Lively, Vince Lombardi, Bill Belichick, Belichick, Don Shula’s, Hall, Tom Landry, Belichick hasn’t, Alex Grimm, Joe Flacco, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, commotio cordis, Jeffrey T, Barnes, Dan Campbell, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Robert Saleh, There’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Chiefs, Getty, AP Chiefs, Hardman, AP 49ers, 49ers, Reuters, USA Today Sports Chiefs, AP, USA, Network, Sports, Reuters 49ers, CBS, Reuters Chiefs, Getty Images, Allegiant, Vegas, New England Patriots ’, Green Bay Packers, Patriots, The Patriots, Kansas City Super, New England Patriots, of Fame, Hall of Fame, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Deutsche Bank, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Lions, NFC, New York Jets, Jets Locations: Las Vegas, Brittany, Japan, Allegiant, ”, Kansas, Massachusetts, Foxborough, Frankfurt, Germany, Cincinnati, East Rutherford

☆ Coco Jones may seem like a splashy newcomer, but she's having déjà vu
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Anyone who watched the Disney Channel in the early 2010s will recognize Jones' onscreen magnetism and precocious vocal skill. AdvertisementBut while many of Jones' cohorts have emphatically shed the mouse ears, Jones has taken the path of radical acceptance. "One thing about 'Let It Shine,' it's going to follow me until the wheels fall off," Jones said. Advertisement"ICU" was released as the second single from "What I Didn't Tell You," the first EP Jones released through a major label. "What I Didn't Tell You" is the product of studious passion; Jones honors the R&B tradition without relying on imitation.

Persons: —, Coco Jones, it's, Jones, Chloe, Halle Bailey, Kelsey, Charlie, Tyler James Williams, Abbott, Hilary Banks, Bel, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, " Jones, Lea Mende Jones, I'm, Warner Chappell, Simone Biles, Lea Mende, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, CeCe Winans, Taylor Swift, Timberlake, Babyface, Reneé Rapp, She's, Rapp Organizations: Service, Disney Channel, Disney, Business, Hollywood Records, Facebook, colorism, Bel, Def Jam, Warner, Warner Chappell Music, BET, HBO, College Girls, MTV

☆ Costs, Crackdown Put a Damper on Pakistan's Election Campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Ariba ShahidKARACHI (Reuters) - Higher living costs and political uncertainty have muted Pakistan's once boisterous election campaigns, with both candidates and those who supply them with materials bemoaning the need to do more with much less. Syed Arsalan Haider, a Karachi printer, said the cost of a square foot of banner was up by 130% since the last election. Khan, whose party won the last election, says the military wants to keep him from power, which the military denies. Meherbano Qureshi, a PTI candidate and daughter of the party's jailed vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said people were scared to show their support and hang campaign material. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi and Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore; Editing by YP Rajesh and Miral Fahmy)

Persons: Shahid, Imran Khan, Jawad Jiwani, Syed Arsalan Haider, Abdul Aziz, Taj Haider, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Faisal Subzwari, Khan, Meherbano Qureshi, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Khurram Sher Zaman, They're, Ariba Shahid, Mubasher Bukhari, YP Rajesh, Miral Organizations: Monetary Fund, Pakistan People's Party, PTI, Mubasher, YP Locations: Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan, Karachi, festooned, Lahore

☆ Some Gen Zers can't believe a $74,000 salary is considered 'middle class'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent Newsweek survey indicated Gen Zers didn't consider a $74,580 salary "middle class." AdvertisementAn Orlando real-estate agent sparked a conversation on TikTok after sharing a survey that suggested Gen Zers didn't consider a $74,580 annual salary "middle class," in contrast with how older generations answered. Even still, Smith suggested $74,000 was much higher than the average Gen Zers' salary. AdvertisementCorrection: January 4, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misidentified the salary in the Newsweek survey. The figure, which applied mostly to millennials, not Gen Zers, was removed from the story.

Persons: Zers didn't, —, Gen Zers didn't, Freddie Smith, Gen, Gen Xers, boomers, Smith, Zers, TikTok Organizations: Newsweek, Service, Census Bureau Locations: midsize

☆ I'm 42 and have worked a 9-to-5 job for 20 years. Gen Z has a point — this schedule still shocks me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

How am I supposed to fit my whole life into a 9-to-5 work schedule? I recall the uncanny moment in my early work life of wondering, "What do people DO on a Tuesday night?" There are people who can't find a job, jobs with crummy pay or no benefits. AdvertisementThere was another time in my working life I felt that vertigo-inducing moment of — It's like this … every day … forever? Now, after 20 years of working 9-to-5 jobs, I've gotten used to the schedule.

Persons: Gen Z'ers, —, Piper Hansen, Young Sheldon, I've, Paige, we've Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Republicans: House circus embarrasses senior party leaders as the country and the world wait for a speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The uprising that began nearly three weeks ago with the toppling of Speaker Kevin McCarthy has now weakened three of the most powerful figures in the House GOP. Twisting colored squares together in the right order seems simple by comparison with attempts to unite a House Republican conference unable to comprehend how clownish it looks. “We need (a speaker) because the House can’t do anything without a speaker,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen because if we don’t have a speaker of the House, we can’t govern. “This is embarrassing for the Republican Party.

Persons: shutdowns, Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Scalise, Jordan, “, Mike Turner, Mitch McConnell, procrastinate, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, It’s, Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, ”, Trump, Michael McCaul, ” McCarthy, Tom Emmer, Emmer, Kevin Hern of, Jack Bergman of, Austin Scott of Georgia, Byron Donalds of, Mike Johnson of, Pete Sessions, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer of, Newt Gingrich –, GOP –, ” Gingrich Organizations: CNN — House Republicans, Republican Party, ”, Intelligence, Republican, Kentucky, CBS, Biden, GOP, The, Democratic, White, California Republican, Republicans, Trump, Florida, Foreign, Texas Republican, ABC, Press, Caucus, Marine, Jordan, Black Republicans, Pete Sessions of Texas, Committee, Fox News, firebrand Georgia Republican Locations: Washington, Israel, “ State, Ukraine, Kyiv, California, Texas, Minnesota, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Byron Donalds of Florida, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Gary Palmer of Alabama

☆ Trump doesn't have enough clout on Capitol Hill to make Jim Jordan the House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump endorsed Jim Jordan for speaker of the House — but it won't be enough to get him the job. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe race to succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is on, and Rep. Jim Jordan just scored what may be the best outside endorsement a Republican could get — former President Donald Trump. Since Trump endorsed the Ohio Republican on Thursday evening, several House conservatives have done just that. Just ask former Rep. Liz Cheney, or any of the other House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump and were primaried out of a job. Trump doesn't have as much sway on Capitol Hill as you thinkThis may come as a surprise, but Republicans on Capitol Hill — even those that support his 2024 candidacy — ignore Trump all the time.

Persons: Trump, Jim Jordan, —, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Jordan, Steve Scalise, Kevin Hern, you've, Republicans who've, Liz Cheney, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, didn't, he's, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Sen, Rick Scott of, that's, — Vern Buchanan, Lisa McClain, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, It's, outlast Organizations: Service, Republican, Caucus, Jordan, Trump, Ohio Republican, Republicans, GOP, Capitol, Senate, House Republicans Locations: Ohio, Oklahoma, Florida, Rick Scott of Florida, Lisa McClain of Michigan

☆ Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta says his 'empty fridge' was the inspiration for the delivery startup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instacart founder's empty fridge was the "lightbulb moment" for coming up with the idea for the delivery startup, he said. Apoorva Mehta walked away with over $1.1 billion in net worth after the delivery startup's IPO on Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementMehta walked away with a fortune of over $1.1 billion after his delivery startup's IPO on Tuesday. Before starting the company, Mehta quit his job at Amazon in 2010 and moved to San Francisco to become an entrepreneur. During the early stages of Instacart, Mehta also said he missed the application deadline for the startup accelerator YCombinator by over two months.

Persons: Apoorva Mehta, Instacart, Mehta, Fidji Simo, — Aswath, NYU's Stern School of Business —, Damodaran Organizations: Service, Meta, Bloomberg, SEC, NYU's Stern School of Business, Amazon, CNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, San Francisco, Friday's

☆ Remember when Will Smith’s ‘Fresh Prince’ wardrobe broke boundaries?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Hanna Phifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — Upon reflection, the odd couple sensibilities that captivated viewers of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” were in place even before the cameras started rolling. Smith's "Fresh Prince" fashions captured, and curated, the visual aesthetic of hip-hop culture. Uncle Phil, conversely, stuck closely to upper middle-class regalia, with suits, sweater vests, and golf polos. “You wore a dashiki and an afro.”Uncle Phil and Smith face off in a scene from the "Fresh Prince" episode "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." As DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Jeff Townes and Will Smith perform with backing dancers at the 1993 American Music Awards.

Persons: Bel, Will Smith, James Avery, ”, Smith, Avery, Philip Banks, Phil, Elena Romero, Chris Haston, Uncle Phil, ” Smith, “, Joseph Del Valle, ” Romero, Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Jeff Townes, Banks Organizations: CNN, ”, NBC, Civil, Black, Museum, FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, Getty, Black American, ” Entertainment, ABC, Smith Locations: West Philadelphia, California, United States, New York, America

☆ Disgruntled Europeans hit out at banks for not passing on higher rates on savings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Those words from Marco Oliveira, a 50-year-old graphic designer from Portugal, underscore a deep lying annoyance in Europe with people bemoaning a lack of return on their savings despite surging interest rates. This, in practice, should translate into higher rates both on mortgages, but also on deposits. The key metric used by analysts is the deposit delta — which represents the increase in policy rates that banks pass through to the interest rates on deposits. For instance, Croatia's deposit delta is 12%, Cyprus is 30% and Portugal stands at 32%. And indeed, Portuguese banks show one of the lowest deposit delta, being the fifth worst in Europe," Teixeira said.

Persons: Marco Oliveira, Carlos Stilianopoulos, Marta Ferro Teixeira, Teixeira, Nicolas Charnay, Filipe Garcia, Banks, Garcia Organizations: Bank SA, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, European Central Bank, ECB, ABN Amro, ABN AMRO, P Global, P, SA, Reuters Locations: Thessaloniki, Greece, Portugal, Europe, Cyprus, France, Italy, Portuguese, Barcelona, Spain, PNL, —

☆ A Democratic lawmaker who voted to block Biden's broad student-loan forgiveness doubled down on his opposition and said borrowers can 'pay back their loans just like working class people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Jared Golden was one of just two Democrats who voted with the GOP to block Biden's student-debt relief in June. The Blue Dog Coalition, which Golden co-chairs, recently received a maximum contribution from student lender Sallie Mae. But Golden wrote in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that Sallie Mae's contribution did not sway his beliefs on student-debt relief. The Education Department is currently in the process of finalizing a new student-debt relief plan using the Higher Education Act. Meanwhile, other Democratic lawmakers are continuing to push for relief for borrowers — especially with the student-loan payment pause ending in September.

Persons: Jared Golden, Sallie Mae, Joe Biden's, Golden, Biden, Sallie Mae's, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Mary Peltota, Gluesenkamp Perez, Rep, Summer Lee Organizations: GOP, Blue Dog Coalition, Service, Democratic, Golden, Marines, Education Department, Higher Locations: Wall, Silicon, Maine

☆ Mitch McConnell says impeachment 'ought to be rare' and is 'not good for the country' as House GOP lurches toward Biden inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Republicans appear increasingly likely to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is bemoaning the increased use of the measure. As they've teased a potential impeachment inquiry, House Republicans have zeroed in on unproven allegations that both Biden and his son, Hunter, accepted millions in bribes from a Ukrainian gas company. They are also looking into Hunter Biden's business dealings more broadly, hoping to turn up evidence that those activities substantively involved then-Vice President Biden or affected US policy. McConnell, the Senate Republican leader since 2007, opposed both the first and second impeachments of former President Donald Trump.

Persons: Biden, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, they've, Hunter, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Republicans, Service, Republican, New York Times, Department of Justice Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian

☆ Chinese millennials are freaking out about the 'Curse of 35' — when they become too old for entry-level jobs, and too young and broke to retire
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"You're too old to work at 35, but too young to retire at 60," one person wrote, bemoaning the "curse." It refers, specifically, to the typical Chinese employer's preference for hiring workers who haven't reached the sell-by date of their 35th birthday. And it's not just about finding work — Chinese workers being phased out at what was previously viewed as the prime of their careers means their livelihoods could be seriously affected. "At this point in time, youth unemployment is high, so many young workers are willing to work for less. Seah told Insider that increased competition for younger workers "will eventually drive up youth wages, making them relatively more expensive to hire."

Persons: haven't, Hector Retamal, Huang, Tania Lennon, Lennon, I, Kevin Frayer, workhorses, Kelvin Seah, Seah, aren't, National University of Singapore's Seah Organizations: Twitter, Service, Getty, Peterson Institute for International Economics, International Institute for Management Development, China Initiative, Bureau of Statistics, National University of Singapore, National Bureau of Statistics, Employers, National University of Singapore's Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Weibo, Beijing, AFP, Quy Huy

☆ Jack Dorsey appears to snub Mark Zuckerberg's Threads follow request: 'Too soon'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Dorsey doesn't seem keen on following Mark Zuckerberg on Threads. The Twitter cofounder posted an apparent screenshot of a follow request and tweeted: "Too soon b." Jack Dorsey appears to have snubbed Mark Zuckerberg's attempt to follow him on Threads. The Twitter cofounder posted a screenshot of the Meta CEO's follow request on Threads, along with the words: "Too soon b." As Zuckerberg follows Dorsey's Instagram account, the request could have been part of an opt-in feature that links a user's Instagram followers to Threads and sends out automatic requests.

Persons: Jack Dorsey doesn't, Mark Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg's, Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg's Meta, Elon Musk, Bluesky Organizations: Zuckerberg's, Twitter, Elon, Instagram

☆ Ryan Gosling sings his heart out as poor, overlooked Ken in latest ‘Barbie’ trailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —With the “Barbie” movie release date fast approaching, the latest teaser features Ryan Gosling’s Ken bemoaning life in his female companion’s shadow. “I just don’t know who I am without you,” Ken tells Margot Robbie’s Barbie in the trailer, released Monday. Just Ken ExclusiveWe then see Ken singing about the dynamic between the pair, who are best friends. Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. “The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest.

Persons: Barbie, Ryan Gosling’s Ken bemoaning, “, Ken, Margot Robbie’s Barbie, ” Ken, “ I’m, ”, Greta Gerwig, Sarah Greenwood Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Architectural

☆ Jack Dorsey took aim at Meta's Threads and accused it of ripping off Twitter: 'We wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Dorsey criticized Meta's Threads saying it is a 'Twitter clone' and lacks any originality. The Twitter co-founder claimed that various social media platforms have imitated Twitter. Jack Dorsey has taken another swipe at Meta's hot new app, Threads, bemoaning its lack of originality and calling it one of the many "clones" trying to imitate Twitter. Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder and former CEO, tweeted his complaints about Threads on Thursday saying: "We wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones." The image shows how similar the interface of platforms like Threads, Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky — a decentralized social network made by Dorsey — and Not Boring are.

Persons: Jack Dorsey, Meta, Dorsey, Twitter's, Andy Allen, Dorsey —, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Twitter, Facebook

☆ Russia has avoided an armed Wagner insurrection — for now. Here's what we know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The crisis in Russia erupted Friday when Prigozhin accused Russia’s military of attacking a Wagner camp and killing his men – and vowed to retaliate by force. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation after an insurrection led by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, on June 24. The Wagner group is “an independent fighting company” with different conditions than the Russian military, said retired US Army Maj. Mike Lyons on Saturday. Whatever it is, it’s really bad news for Putin.”Video shows Prigozhin leaving Russian military headquarters 01:46 - Source: CNNWho is Prigozhin? Wagner was thrust into the spotlight during the Ukraine war, with the fighters appearing to win tangible progress where regular Russian troops failed.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Putin, –, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin, Alexander Ermochenko, Reuters Wagner, It’s, Russia’s, Pavel Bednyakov, ”, Tsar Nicholas II, What’s, Mike Lyons, we’ve, “ Putin, ‘, Jill Dougherty, CNN’s, “, Dougherty, ” Dougherty, it’s, Steve Hall, Hall, ” Hall Organizations: CNN, Belarusian, Kremlin, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Reuters, Sputnik, AP Russia’s Defense Ministry, Putin, Russia, Saturday, US Army, ”, Russian Ministry of Defense, CIA Locations: Russia, Moscow, Belarus, Ukraine, Rostov, Don, Voronezh, Russian, ’

☆ Fact Check-Claims that George Soros praised Ron DeSantis are missing context
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users (here), (here), (here) are sharing a post that misleadingly suggests Soros supports DeSantis as a presidential candidate: “Trump gets praise from Tucker Carlson. Why is that?”Responses to the posts include comments such as: “Is Soros funding DeSANTIS??? DeSantis ‘is likely to be the Republican candidate’ for president in 2024 - a prediction, not an endorsement,” Silber said in an email. Reuters found no record of Soros publicly praising DeSantis (tinyurl.com/mrne9esp), (tinyurl.com/ywhaab6t). There is no evidence that Soros publicly praised DeSantis.

Persons: George Soros, Ron DeSantis, Soros, DeSantis, “ Trump, Tucker Carlson, Trump, ”, Laura Silber, Mr, ‘, ’, ” Silber, Read Organizations: U.S, Republicans Trump, Democratic, Social, Soros, Conference, Republican, Big, Open Society, Gov, Reuters Locations: Florida

☆ Mexico rulers tipped to win historic state election as presidency race looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] A banner of Delfina Gomez, candidate for Governor for the state of Mexico for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) Party is pictured in Nezahualcoyotl, state of Mexico, Mexico May 26, 2023. Lopez Obrador routed the PRI in 2018 when he won the presidency. Erika Flores, a 50-year-old nurse who voted for Lopez Obrador in 2018, said she now felt disillusioned. LITMUS TESTIt is the first time the State of Mexico election will be a women-only contest. Gomez has vowed to put security first in the State of Mexico, pledging to clean up the police and improve their resources.

☆ Elon Musk predicts a 'ChatGPT moment' for Tesla, warns of banking woes, and expects a tough year ahead. Here are his 15 best quotes this week.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk predicts a "ChatGPT moment" for Tesla, and warns investors have a tough 12 months ahead. The Tesla, Twitter, and SpaceX chief spoke during his automaker's shareholder meeting and a CNBC interview on Tuesday. "I think Tesla will have a ChatGPT moment, maybe if not this year, I'd say no later than next year." And I think that's just generally true for the economy." And now I think they're going to be slow to lower them."

Musk's decree resolved an SEC lawsuit accusing him of defrauding investors with an Aug. 7, 2018, tweet that he had "funding secured" to take his electric car company private. Musk and Tesla each also paid $20 million in civil fines, and Musk gave up his role as chairman. But the three-judge appeals court panel said the SEC had opened just two subsequent inquiries into Musk's tweets, and those tweets "plausibly violated" the decree's terms. It also said Musk chose to allow screening of his tweets, and had no right to revisit the matter "because he has now changed his mind." The case is SEC v Musk, 2nd U.S.

WHEN SAMMY Palazzolo goes out, people constantly ask to see her phone. In late 2022, Ms. Palazzolo and some of her dorm-mates at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were bemoaning their smartphone addictions. “We were talking about how we [felt] like slaves to our phones, like robots who keep scrolling and scrolling, even when we’re out at parties.” The group hatched a plan to do something about it. The next day, they went flip-phone shopping at Walmart . Ms. Palazzolo ended up with a $40 AT&T Cingular Flex.

Bischoff died on Tuesday of natural causes, a close relative, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Wednesday. A former chairman of Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), Citigroup (C.N) and more recently JP Morgan Securities (JPM.N), Bischoff had also been CEO of Schroders (SDR.L). Robert Swannell, former chairman of Marks & Spencer, who worked with Bischoff for 33 years at Schroders and later Citi, said he would profoundly mourn his friend and colleague. The deal was hailed as a huge success for Bischoff's leadership team, having started with a business worth just a fraction of the 1.3 billion pounds price Citi later paid. He returned to JP Morgan as chairman of JP Morgan Securities the same year.

☆ US stocks rise but close lower for the week as investors mull mixed bag of corporate earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stock indices rose Friday as investors digested mixed earnings reports. However, all three major gauges closed the week in the red. Alphabet and Amazon are on deck to report quarterly results next week. According to FactSet, more than 75% of S&P 500 companies that have reported so far have exceeded analysts' earnings expectations. Mega-cap tech like Alphabet and Amazon are on deck for next week's quarterly results.

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