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☆ Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR from next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( David Ornstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote at their annual general meeting next month on a proposal to abolish the video assistant referee (VAR) system from the start of next season. A Wolves statement said the move came “after careful consideration and with the utmost respect for the Premier League, (referees body) PGMOL and our fellow competitors. “However, after five seasons of VAR in the Premier League, it is time for a constructive and critical debate on its future. GO DEEPER Should Premier League clubs vote to scrap VAR? Has VAR worked in the Premier League?

Persons: ”, Shaun Botterill, “, Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, Mikel Arteta, Anthony Gordon’s, —, — PGMOL, Stuart Attwell, Diaz’s, Marc Atkins, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Phil Buckingham, Tony Scholes, Scholes, Johan Lindvall, David Rogers Organizations: Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, —, ” Wolves, Premier, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Everton, International Football Association Board, Swedish Football Association, Premier League’s, Allsvenskan, Europe’s, Swedish Professional Football Leagues, Getty Locations: Harrogate, Sweden, —, Russia, “ Sweden

☆ Estee Lauder is punished for its light guidance. Here's why we are not joining the sellers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Estee Lauder tumbled Wednesday as investors focused on the company's weak fiscal fourth-quarter outlook instead of its strong third-quarter numbers. Estee Lauder Why we own it: We see profitability improving as management executes on its turnaround plan and works to improve gross margin performance. These are signs the worst should be behind Estee Lauder. While full-year adjusted earnings are still expected to decline on an annual basis, Estee Lauder encouragingly bumped up its outlook. An Estee Lauder pop-up store is seen inside daimaru Department Store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, August 6, 2021.

Persons: Estee Lauder, Fabrizio Freda, Freda, Estee Lauder encouragingly, we're, That's, Estee, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, L'Oreal, Chanel, Body, Street, Management, Wall, Japan, CNBC, daimaru, Getty Locations: LVMH, —, Asia, North America, Latin America, Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Mainland China, Nanjing, Shanghai

☆ Wall Street stands by Meta even as costs rise and the stock sells off, cites AI leadership
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street analysts are standing by Meta Platforms despite Thursday's sell-off. The analyst cut his price target to $480 from $535 a share, noting that building and creating new products is no easy — or quick — feat. The adjusted price target reflects nearly 3% downside from Wednesday's close. Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak retained his overweight rating and $550 price target, saying the firm remains "buyers through Meta's investments." Meta isn't alone in this feat, with Nowak expecting competitors to undertake similar steps as more AI opportunities arise.

Persons: Doug Anmuth, Benjamin Black, Black, Citi's Ronald Josey, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Morgan Stanley, Brian Nowak, Meta isn't, Nowak, Bank of America's Justin Post, Ross Sandler, Mark, Zuckerberg, Sandler Organizations: Meta, Facebook, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America's, Barclays

☆ A Life Overtaken by Conspiracy Theories Explodes in Flames as the Public Looks On
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Michael Wilson | Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The journey that ended with a man setting himself on fire on Friday outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald J. Trump was being tried seemed to have begun in Florida, with a series of increasingly bizarre outbursts. Standing in the afternoon chill, the man, Max Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Fla., threw pamphlets into the air before dousing himself with an accelerant and setting his body ablaze. The police hurried to extinguish the flames, but officials said his injuries were grave, and he was being treated at a hospital burn unit. The fire just a block or two from the courthouse appeared calculated to draw widespread attention, horrifying bystanders and temporarily overshadowing the momentous trial of a former president. His social media postings and arrest records suggest the immolation stemmed instead from a place of conspiracy theories and paranoia.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Max Azzarello, dousing Locations: Manhattan, Florida, St, Augustine, Fla

☆ Gold shines as geopolitical tensions offset easing U.S. rate-cut bets
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An employee holds one kilogram gold bullion at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Gold prices climbed on Thursday, as risks of a widening Middle East conflict raised bullion's safe-haven appeal, overshadowing pressures from higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates. Spot gold was up 0.6% at $2,374.97 per ounce, as of 0429 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $2,431.29 last Friday. Although, "U.S. interest rates remaining higher for a longer may be adding some pressure to the ongoing boost for gold ... Higher interest rates reduce the appeal of holding non-yielding bullion.

Persons: Kelvin Wong, Benjamin Netanyahu, Wong, Jerome Powell, Mario Centeno Organizations: Co, Asia Pacific Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, OANDA, Israel, Iran

☆ Where is 'All That' star Angelique Bates now? Everything to know about the former Nickelodeon star
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bates, the first Black female cast member of "All That," was a series regular during the first two seasons of the sketch comedy show. Even though it's been years since she worked at Nickelodeon, she still speaks out about her experience at the network. My name is Angelique Bates and I am an adult survivor of child abuse and this is my story." In an Instagram post shared days after the premiere of "Quiet on Set," Bates explained why she was a no-show. JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesEven though Bates didn't appear in "Quiet on Set," she's participated in some recent interviews.

Persons: —, Angelique Bates, Bates, it's, she's, Rodin Eckenroth, Kate Taylor, Dan Schneider, Schneider, Dan's, Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Hearne, didn't, Hollywood Angelique Bates, Bauer, Griffin, Bates didn't Organizations: Service, Nickelodeon, Kids, Business, Child Protection, CPS, SAG, Warner Bros . Studios, JOCE, The Locations: Hollywood, Burbank , California

☆ Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. McAfee's ruling said Willis could continue her prosecution if Wade left the case, and the special prosecutor resigned hours later. Lawyers for Trump and other defendants then asked McAfee to allow them to appeal his ruling to the Georgia Court of Appeals, and he granted that request. The filing of an application with the appeals court is the next step in that process. The Court of Appeals now has 45 days to decide whether it will take up the matter.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Trump, Willis, Nathan Wade, Scott McAfee, McAfee's, Wade, McAfee, Wade upended, Democrat Joe Biden, Georgia's Organizations: Fulton County Government Center, Trump, of Appeals, Republican, Democrat Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia

☆ Opinion: Trump’s image is on the line
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. … Deals are my art form.”Having a lot of money distinguished him from other presidential candidates, Trump contended. ‘I don’t need anybody’s money,’ Trump said in his June 2015 presidential campaign announcement.”“Now Trump needs money, a lot of it. In July 2006, she met Trump at a celebrity golf tournament and says that the two had sex that weekend. “Whatever the Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court decide next, the question for President Joe Biden is what to do now,” wrote Lawrence Downes.

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☆ Putin appears unstoppable, but even he 'doesn't know where the tolerance of the Russian people lies,' an economic historian said
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's economy appears resilient amid its war with Ukraine which has entered its third year. Military spending has reached 40% of Russia's budget, overshadowing social spending. AdvertisementDespite sweeping Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, Russia posted a GDP growth of 3.6% in 2023 after contracting 1.2% in 2022. Experts say Russia's growth is driven primarily by war spending and subsidies. An International Monetary Fund official told CNBC earlier this month that Russia's economy is starting to look like the Soviet Union's.

Persons: —, Putin, Mark Harrison, Harrison, Alexandra Prokopenko Organizations: Guardian, Military, Service, Warwick University, Monetary Fund, Foreign Affairs, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Center of Eastern European, International, International Monetary Fund, CNBC Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Soviet Union, Soviet

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Block, Live Nation, Carvana, Booking Holdings & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Live Nation Entertainment — Shares of the entertainment platform popped nearly 5% following a fourth-quarter revenue beat. On the other hand, however, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue figures that surprised to the upside. Carvana — Shares of the used car marketplace surged 33% in premarket trading after the struggling company posted its first-ever annual profit. Quarterly profit and revenue results were weaker than analysts expected, although the company reported strong fourth-quarter earnings than analysts anticipated. Penumbra — The medical device maker fell more than 7% on the back of mixed fourth-quarter results and lackluster full-year guidance.

Persons: LSEG, overshadowing, Insulet, Carvana, William Blair, Raymond James, MercadoLibre, Jason Bazinet, Penumbra, DraftKings, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Intuit, Revenue, Holdings, FactSet, UBS, Fox, Citi, ESPN, Warner Bros, JV, JPMorgan, Barclays, Discovery

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Warner Bros. Discovery, Rivian, Block, Live Nation and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Discovery — Shares dropped 10% after the media conglomerate posted disappointing fourth-quarter results and failed to give 2024 free cash flow guidance. Discovery reported a loss of 16 cents per share on revenue of $10.28 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, had expected a per-share loss of 7 cents on revenue of $10.35 billion. Carvana — Shares of the used car marketplace jumped 34% after the struggling company posted its first-ever annual profit. Insulet — Shares slipped 4.5% after the company reported a disappointing revenue forecast for the first quarter.

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☆ Einstein's last message was a dire warning against nuclear war that's still relevant today. Here's what it said.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

A new Netflix docudrama, “ Einstein and the Bomb ,” uses footage and reenactments of the famous scientist and his shifting view of nuclear weapons. It quotes his 1945 Nobel Prize address expressing concern over the future use of nuclear weapons, saying, “The war is won, but the peace is not.”Albert Einstein warned that nuclear weapons could lead to the end of humankind. The general public, and even many men in positions of authority, have not realized what would be involved in a war with nuclear bombs. But we now know, especially since the Bikini test, that nuclear bombs can gradually spread destruction over a very much wider area than had been supposed. Although an agreement to renounce nuclear weapons as part of a general reduction of armaments3 would not afford an ultimate solution, it would serve certain important purposes.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Palo Alto Networks, SolarEdge Technologies, Diamondback Energy and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Palo Alto Networks said it predicts full-year revenue growth of 15% to 16%, down from earlier guidance of 18% to 19% growth. Diamondback Energy — Shares gained 1.6% after the energy company beat on both top- and bottom-lines in the fourth quarter. SolarEdge reported smaller-than-expected adjusted losses of 92 cents per share, compared to analysts' forecasts of $1.17 losses per share, per LSEG. Revenue guidance for the first quarter also came in below expectations. CoStar anticipates first quarter earnings of 6 to 7 cents per share on revenue of $645 million to $650 million.

Persons: LSEG, Teladoc, Toll, —, Yun Li, Alex Harring Organizations: Alto, Palo Alto Networks, Diamondback, Caesars Entertainment, Caesars, LSEG Locations: billings, LSEG

MUNICH (AP) — Long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order, the Munich Security Conference this year will be more of a reflection of America’s political turmoil. And overshadowing it all will be Trump’s threat to not automatically come to the defense of European allies should they be attacked by Russia. That is a cornerstone of NATO’s founding treaty, which has taken on additional significance since Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022. Blinken, too, will be conveying that message in Munich, according to the top U.S. diplomat for Europe, James O’Brien. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assailed Trump’s comments.

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☆ Russia may have to raise taxes to meet the spiraling cost of invading Ukraine: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Kremlin has plans to hike Russia's spending by 26% in 2024, per the UK's Ministry of Defence. Russia's National Wealth Fund is "increasingly being used to fund its invasion of Ukraine," it said. AdvertisementThe Kremlin will likely need to impose austerity measures to resolve Russia's budget deficit amid the growing cost of its invasion of Ukraine, according to UK intelligence. Advertisement"It is likely that the government will need to reduce its contributions to the National Wealth Fund and increase domestic taxes and debt to fund its planned expenditure," the UK MOD said. Such policies will have negative medium-to-long-term impacts, the UK MOD said on Monday.

Persons: —, Alexandra Prokopenko, who's Organizations: Ministry of Defence, MOD, Wealth, Service, UK Ministry of Defence, National Wealth Fund, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Center of Eastern European, International Studies, Foreign, Reuters, Bloomberg, International Monetary Fund, IMF Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, Russian

☆ What we know about Alabama execution of Kenneth Smith by nitrogen gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution to be carried out using that method. The execution process began at 7:53 p.m. CT Thursday, and Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m., according to Alabama Department of Corrections officials. Smith made a lengthy statement in front of the witnesses before the execution started, according to the pool reporters. A new method of capital punishmentAhead of Smith’s execution, a tense debate unfolded about whether America’s wholly new execution method is humane and whether the procedure would cause undue pain. The family has forgiven everyone involved in the killing, including Smith, Michael Sennett said at a news conference Thursday night.

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☆ A short-seller who gained over $66,022 in December with a win ratio of 95% shares the 3 red flags that helped him evade short squeezes and led him to have one of his best months
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

And these short sellers pile up on top of each other with their biased opinions," Capablanca said. But because of the increased number of short sellers, a stock can blow past that and remain elevated over multiple days. So even if the market seems dead, nothing is there to trade, they will force a trade," Capablanca said. This rule helped him avoid Vivos Therapeutics (VVOS), a stock that many short sellers he knew tried to short. Such an outcome could lead to a continued elevated price, driving short sellers out for weeks, he said.

Persons: David Capablanca, lockdowns, Capablanca, it's, POL Organizations: Capablanca, Guardian, Yahoo, Traders, Therapeutics, Yahoo Finance, shorting C4 Therapeutics

"We're going to win Iowa," DeSantis declared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Dec. 2. NBC News reached out to both the DeSantis campaign and Never Back Down for comment for this piece. 'I knew they were stupid'DeSantis' presidential campaign was a mess from the moment it launched. "What harmed the campaign the most off the bat was that it didn't have a clear purpose and message," a former DeSantis campaign staffer said. "The blunt truth is that DeSantis' presidential campaign was sabotaged through early incompetence in Tallahassee," the person said.

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And I think he’s right there with Reagan as far as his track record, what he did overall throughout his presidency. I think it really does set her up well as you do move on into some other states. nick corasanitiSo New Hampshire has a long history of really just going against Iowa, right? Those independents is where the question of the final results really, really come in. They were economic voters, taxation voters, pro-gun voters, not any of those kind of evangelical issues that we heard in Iowa.

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☆ Asia shares turn mixed, gold tops $2,100 an ounce
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Wayne Cole | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was still up 0.4%, led by gains in South Korea and Australia. Trade figures for China are due later in the week with the recent trend being softening exports to the U.S. overshadowing gains in Asia. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.1%, after finishing at a 20-month high on Friday, while Nasdaq futures lost 0.2%. The dive in yields and the dollar has been a boon for non-yielding gold, which added 0.9% to $2,088 an ounce, after hitting a record of $2,111.39 an ounce . Oil prices have not been so fortunate, amid doubts OPEC+ will be able to maintain planned output cuts.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Jerome Powell, Claudio Irigoyen, Joachim Nagel, Christine Lagarde, Brent, Wayne Cole, Sam Holmes Organizations: Nikkei, payrolls Shipping, Japan's Nikkei, FTSE, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan's, European Central Bank, ECB, Sea, Thomson Locations: Red Sea, SYDNEY, U.S, Israel, Red, Asia, Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, Canada

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 20, 2023. Multiple Fed policy voting members are scheduled to speak during the day, including Board Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman. Murphy & Sylvest's Nolte said investors were "digesting very, very strong gains for the month of November," referring to the declines. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.92-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.63-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Tayyip Erdogan's first visit to Germany since 2020 comes ahead of municipal elections at which he hopes to win back the cities of Ankara and Istanbul. Erdogan will also need Chancellor Olaf Scholz's blessing if he is to buy the 40 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes Turkey said on Thursday it wanted. In a sign of the visit's importance, Scholz took pains not to respond directly to Erdogan's loud condemnation of Israel's war against Hamas, in which many thousands of Palestinians have been killed. The response was decidedly mild given the fierce condemnation that far more muted criticisms of Israel typically draw in Germany, traditionally one of Israel's closest allies. Germany has expressed strong solidarity with Israel, while urging a focus on limiting the impact of the war on Gaza's civilians.

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☆ Wearable 'Ai Pin' launched by Humane, backed by ex-Apple execs and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Ai Pin, as the device is called, is designed to be worn on clothing and can be tapped to talk to a virtual assistant powered by technologies from ChatGPT-creator OpenAI and cloud computing power from Microsoft (MSFT.O). Founded by ex-Apple (AAPL.O) veterans who worked on the iPhone, Humane is one of many companies in Silicon Valley angling to find the next wave of consumer devices. Instead, Humane is offering a device with no traditional screen that relies almost entirely on artificial intelligence to interact with the user. "Ai Pin is the embodiment of our vision to integrate AI into the fabric of daily life, enhancing our capabilities without overshadowing our humanity," Chaudhri said in a statement. The company said the Ai Pin will be available in the United States from Nov. 16.

Persons: Imran Chaudhri, Ai, Chaudhri, Sam Altman, Stephen Nellis, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Humane, Thomson Locations: Silicon, United States, San Francisco

☆ Tech stocks are in the beginning stage of the next bull market and will jump another 12% this year, Wedbush's Dan Ives says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tech stocks are in a bull market and could jump another 10%-12% by year-end, Wedbush's Dan Ives said. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementTech stocks are in the early stages of a bull market, and the sector is primed to stage a big rally by the end of this year, according to Wedbush's Dan Ives. That's recreating a "1995 moment" for the tech sector, the year the internet started to transform the space, Ives previously said. "We believe this is the beginning of the next tech bull market.

Persons: Wedbush's Dan Ives, —, Ives, Richard Bernstein Organizations: Nasdaq, Service, Tech, Microsoft, CNBC, Richard Bernstein Advisors Locations: Gibraltar

11 College Football Playoff ) coupled with a UNC loss, clinches a spot in the conference championship against No. That poses a huge challenge for Virginia (2-7, 1-4), which is coming off a 45-17 loss at Georgia Tech. Virginia is also pretty solid defending it (215.1 yards allowed per game) and has shown it’s not afraid of ranked teams. Obviously, we’ve been running the ball really well.”NOT DONE YETVirginia was eliminated from bowl consideration with the Georgia Tech loss, but coach Elliott insists there is more at stake. Virginia will play its first Thursday game after facing Maryland and N.C. State on consecutive Friday nights in September.

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