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☆ Opinion | At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In two weeks, the new school year will begin at Florida’s New College, the progressive public liberal arts school singled out by Gov. Hampshire College, a small private liberal arts school in New England, has offered financial aid to New College students so they can transfer without tuition increases. Last week, New College’s leadership announced that it was moving to abolish the gender studies department. Given that Rufo frames the New College takeover as a demonstration project to be repeated by red states nationwide, I’d expect attempts to scrap gender studies to spread. Rufo speaks a lot about academic excellence and the virtues of a classical liberal education.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Chris Rufo, DeSantis, Rufo, Steven Walker, ”, Walker Organizations: Florida’s New College, Gov, Hampshire College, New College, New, Wyoming Legislature, The Sarasota Herald - Tribune, ACT Locations: New England, Hampshire, America, Hungary, Wyoming

☆ Wieting: The stock market is taking great comfort in the drop in headline inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWieting: The stock market is taking great comfort in the drop in headline inflationSteven Wieting, Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Economist at Citi Global Wealth, discusses his expectations for the July CPI print.

Persons: Steven Wieting Organizations: Investment, Citi Global Wealth

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. More than a dozen Republican voters interviewed on Wednesday unanimously said the new charges would not affect their 2024 election choice. These voters seemed to accept Trump's contention that he is being targeted by Democrats because he is a political threat. "The only way I'd vote for anyone other than Trump is if Trump dropped dead before the primaries, and I don't see that happening," Silver said. The Republican voters who spoke to Reuters appeared unmoved by arguments by Trump's rivals that he likely would lose a November 2024 rematch with Biden.

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Trump, Joe Biden, Robin Bartholomew, Bruce Silver, Silver, Brian Demer, Ron DeSantis, Biden, Steven Wolverton, delegitimize Trump, Trump . Sharon Young, Young, Gram Slattery, Jasper Ward, Jason Lange, James Oliphant, Will Dunham, Colleen Jenkins Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Democratic, Trump, New York Times, Florida, Reuters, Coca, Trump ., Newport, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Van Buren County , Iowa, Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, Washington, United States, New York, Georgia, Loudoun County , Virginia, what's, Siena, St, Charles , Michigan, Trump, Newport News , Virginia

☆ Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“You were involved in and guilty of conspiring to murder … Tammy Daybell, who had children of her own. And as I leave this courtroom today, I choose to never think of you again,” Gwilliam said, addressing Vallow Daybell. Lori Vallow Daybell's children, Joshua Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 16, went missing in September 2019, according to the Rexburg Police Department. Police didn’t locate him at the family’s house but were told by Vallow Daybell and Daybell he was staying with a family friend in Arizona, according to authorities. She attempted over the next few months to contact her grandson, but never got any response from Vallow Daybell, she said.

Persons: Lori Vallow Daybell, Vallow Daybell, Ryan, Joshua “ JJ ” Vallow, Tammy Daybell, Chad Daybell, “ Tylee, JJ, ” Colby Ryan, Tylee, She’ll, ” Ryan, “ JJ, ”, Steven W, Boyce, –, Vallow, “, Samantha Gwilliam, Tammy Daybell’s, ” Gwilliam, Lori Vallow Daybell's, Joshua Vallow, Tylee Ryan, Daybell, ” Boyce, Lori, Jim Archibald, ” –, ” Archibald, Prosecutors, Rob Wood, CNN Kay Woodcock, JJ’s, Vallow Daybell’s, Charles Vallow, Woodcock, Daybell’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, Rexburg Police Department, Rexburg Police, East Idaho News, Netflix, Police, “, Arizona Locations: Idaho, Fremont County, Fremont, Rexburg , Idaho, Arizona, Hawaii, Madison County, East

☆ MLB: Chicago White Sox at New York Mets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson allowed two runs on five hits in three innings. Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (3-9) allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (7-6) took the loss, pulled after allowing all six Oakland runs and five hits in four innings. Mets 5, White Sox 1Justin Verlander tossed eight solid innings and Brett Baty homered for a second straight game as host New York beat Chicago. Nick Castellanos hit a solo home run and Kyle Schwarber added a two-run single for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak end.

Persons: Chase Silseth, Gary A, Vasquez, Taylor Ward, Luis Rengifo, Carlos Rodon, Giancarlo Stanton, Franchy Cordero, Rodon, Nolan Gorman, Louis, Gorman, Dakota Hudson, Zack Thompson, Chris Stratton, Sandy Alcantara, JJ Bleday, Cody Thomas, Jace Peterson, Lucas Erceg, Angel Felipe, Sam Long, Trevor, Brayan Bello, Yu Darvish, Manny Machado, Steven Wilson, Nick Martinez, Josh Hader, Jose Berrios, Justin Verlander, Brett Baty, Baty, Francisco Alvarez, Luis Guillorme, Brandon Nimmo, Luis Robert Jr, Touki Toussaint, Ryne Nelson, Nick Ahmed, Christian Walker, Marcell Ozuna, Austin Riley, Charlie Morton, Jonah Heim, Jon Gray, Gray, Man Choi, Jared Triolo, Jack Suwinski, Nick Gonzales, Ryan Borucki, Josh Bell, Amed Rosario, Sam Hentges, Ramon Urias, Gunnar Henderson, Urias, Henderson, Danny Coulombe, Felix Bautista, Max Muncy, James Outman, Julio Urias, Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers, Brandon Bielak, C.J . Cron, Austin Gomber, William Contreras, Blake Perkins, Hoby Milner, Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber, Jeff Hoffman, Will Benson, Graham Ashcraft, Ashcraft, Blake Sabol, Ross Stripling, Miguel Cabrera, Eduardo Rodriguez, Cabrera's, Detroit's Javier Baez, Riley Greene, Rodriguez, Jason Foley, Alex Lange, Kansas City's Ryan Yarbrough, Nico Hoerner's, Mike Tauchman, Yan Gomes, Mason Thompson, Cory Abbott, Trevor Williams, Max Kepler, Edouard Julien, Alex Kirilloff, Kenta Maeda, Emilio Pagan, Jhoan Duran, Tom Murphy, Eugenio Suarez, Andres Munoz Organizations: Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Angel, Wednesday, Triple, Angels, Yankees, Cardinals, Marlins, Dakota, Athletics, Red Sox, Oakland, Boston, Padres, Blue Jays, San Diego, Toronto, Jays, Mets, White Sox, New York, Chicago, Atlanta Braves, Diamondbacks, Braves, Atlanta, Arizona, Rangers, Rays, Tampa Bay, The Rangers, American League East, AL West, Pirates, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Guardians, Orioles, Dodgers, Astros, Rockies, Houston, Colorado, Austin, Brewers, Phillies, Four Brewers, Reds, Giants, Cincinnati, San, The Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Tigers, Royals, Detroit, Kansas City, cramp, Cubs, Washington, Mariners, Minnesota, Twins, Thomson Locations: Anaheim , California, USA, Anaheim , Calif, Silseth, Miami, Toronto, Arizona, Texas, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Angeles, Denver, Colorado, C.J, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Kansas, Chicago, Seattle

☆ Read the 9-page pitch deck Hashtag Pay Me, a startup that helps creators price brand deals, used to raise a $200K pre-seed round
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hashtag Pay Me is a creator economy startup that helps influencers price their brand deals. Here is the 9-page pitch deck Hashtag Pay Me used to raise its $200,000 pre-seed round. Hashtag Pay Me, which Ruff cofounded with former influencer-marketing engineer Steven Worrall, is a platform that helps creators set prices for sponsored content with brands. Fundraising as a creator economy startup in 2023 is a very different story than years prior. Read the 9-page pitch deck that helped Hashtag Pay Me raise its $200,000 pre-seed round:

Persons: Cynthia Ruff, —, Ruff, Steven Worrall, Conor Begley, Jon Namnath, wasn't, we've, We're Organizations: Ruff, Hashtag

☆ These 'undervalued' and 'enticing' stocks are screaming buys heading into summer, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Zillow An "enticing buying opportunity remains" in Zillow, according to Stephens analyst John Campbell. MarketAxess Atlantic Equities analyst Simon Clinch advised investors buy the dip in MarketAxess, the electronic trading platform for credit markets. To be sure, Clinch acknowledged that pressures remain, but the "long term growth opportunity remains attractive" and headwinds should soon turn into tailwinds. Booking Holdings- Argus, buy rating "We believe that BKNG shares are undervalued at current prices near $2,713. As such, our rating remains BUY.

Persons: Bowlero, Steven Wieczynski, Wieczynski, John Campbell, Campbell, Simon Clinch, Clinch, Zillow, Stephens, Cowen Organizations: CNBC, Liberty Media, Lucky, ZG, Company, Liberty Formula One, Booking Holdings, Argus Locations: Zillow, Atlantic

☆ Watch CNBC’s full interview with Citi’s Steven Wieting and Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth Burton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC’s full interview with Citi’s Steven Wieting and Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth BurtonElizabeth Burton, client investment strategist with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Steven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Management Investments, join 'The Exchange' to discuss the risk and rewards involved in investing in China, how to find opportunities in emerging markets, and more.

Persons: Citi’s Steven Wieting, Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Burton Elizabeth Burton, Steven Wieting Organizations: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Citi Global Wealth Management Investments Locations: China

☆ You can't put all your chips just on China, says Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth Burton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailYou can't put all your chips just on China, says Goldman Sachs’ Elizabeth BurtonElizabeth Burton, client investment strategist with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Steven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Management Investments, join ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the risk and rewards involved in investing in China and more.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Elizabeth Burton Elizabeth Burton, Steven Wieting Organizations: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Citi Global Wealth Management Investments Locations: China

☆ Steven Wright, Master of the One-Liner, Tries His Hand at a Novel
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If there’s one living stand-up legend whose jokes are perfect for Twitter, it’s Steven Wright. Not only are they concise (“Lost a buttonhole”) but so meticulously absurd (“I like to reminisce with people I don’t know”) that rapid shifts of context don’t distort their meaning. So it was a surprise that when he started an account in 2011, he didn’t use it to try out punch lines, but to write a novel — very slowly. It almost sounds like a Steven Wright joke. “I wanted to put a funnel on Harold’s head and pour everything I think about being alive” into it, he said.

☆ Meet ‘Harold,’ a Dreamy Third Grader With a Lot on His Mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Michael Ian Black | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

HAROLD, by Steven WrightHarold is a third grader with a rectangle in the middle of his head. Birds fly through this rectangle bearing thoughts. There are many birds and many, many thoughts for Harold to ponder. The book is set on a single school day in December of 1965, in Ms. Yuka’s third-grade classroom at Wildwood Elementary School. He also spends a great deal of time thinking about Elizabeth, his crush, who sits a few rows ahead of him and who has an I.Q.

☆ Wieting: The outcome of the debt ceiling talks will move markets one way or the other
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWieting: The outcome of the debt ceiling talks will move markets one way or the otherSteven Wieting, chief investment strategist & chief economist at Citi Global Wealth Management, discusses the risks surrounding brinkmanship over the raising the debt ceiling, and implications today's CPI data has for the markets and the Fed.

☆ Missed the A.I. rally? HSBC names 4 Chinese stocks set to benefit from the trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

However, for investors who might have missed that run-up in such stocks, HSBC has identified four Chinese stocks that are still set to benefit from the growing trend. The bank believes that demand for training these artificial intelligence systems will be the critical driver for A.I. The table below shows four stocks, all of which are specialist hardware manufacturers targeting AI systems, HSBC is bullish toward: The bank's positive outlook on A.I. According to the Asia-focused investment bank, there are significant opportunities within hardware supply chains and software providers when investing in new developments within A.I. Other stocks HSBC highlighted include A.I.

☆ PepsiCo raises outlook as quarterly results beat expectations
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PepsiCo on Tuesday boosted its outlook for the year as it posted earnings and revenue that beat expectations. Shares of the company rose more than 2% Tuesday, hitting a new 52-week high. Organic revenue, which doesn't include the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, rose 14.3%. PepsiCo Beverages North America's organic revenue increased 12%, with with Pepsi delivering double-digit net revenue growth and brands like Gatorade and Aquafina delivering high single-digit net revenue growth. The company said it expects its full-year 2023 organic revenue to increase 8%, up from 6%, and core constant currency EPS to increase 9% up from 8%.

☆ How PepsiCo is trying to get Doritos and Cheetos bags into compost bins
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But more chip bags and snack containers being sold also means more waste from plastic and other packaging materials, something PepsiCo is aiming to take on. "Two years ago, if you think about our multipack packages, there was one plastic [packaging] outside, and each multipack serving," he said. McDonald's recently agreed under pressure from activist shareholders to produce a report on reusable packaging in exchange for having a shareholder vote on the issue rescinded. As far back as 2019, both Coke and Pepsi had already cut ties with a plastics industry association, and issued previous goals related to recyclable, compostable and reusable packaging. Taking what it learned from creating the Off The Eaten Path's packaging, Frito-Lay has introduced other packaging made from 85% renewable plant materials that produce roughly 60% lower greenhouse gas emissions than traditional snack bags.

☆ PepsiCo Foods: From Seed to Shelf to Sustainability
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPepsiCo Foods: From Seed to Shelf to SustainabilitySince taking over PepsiCo Foods, N.A. four years ago, Steven Williams has driven blistering growth at the $21 billion snack empire, which includes six brands each generating $1 billion in annual revenue – Cheetos, Doritos, Quaker, Tostitos, Lay's, and Ruffles. Overseeing nearly 70,000 employees, Williams calls himself a 'seed to shelf' CEO, with a core focus on the agricultural end of the value chain, working with farmers to sustainably move and sell its vast portfolio.

☆ NATO's newest member means Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' will be even more isolated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Finland also extends NATO's border along the Baltic Sea, which has been called a "NATO lake." That further isolates Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is surrounded by NATO member countries. Kaliningrad is a major military outpost, hosting Russia's Baltic Fleet and other forces, and has been called an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" that allows Moscow to project power deep into NATO and EU territory. However, some Baltic Fleet units were redeployed to Ukraine where they have reportedly suffered very high casualties. Russia's Baltic Fleet is based in Baltiysk and is composed of warships — mostly corvettes and a number of support ships — infantry and armored units, and aviation and air-defense forces.

☆ Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Crypto fans just celebrated the bitcoin inventor's birthday and his legend is as mysterious as ever.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Satoshi Nakamoto is said to be the inventor of bitcoin and wrote the token's original white paper in 2008. Nakamoto's paper, "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System," was published in October 2008. In his white paper, Nakamoto cited the work of Stuart Haber, a computer scientist credited with helping invent blockchain technology. A Newsweek article in 2014 said that Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, a Japanese American man living in California, was the elusive inventor of bitcoin. After the article published, Nakamoto's online account revived itself after a five-year hiatus, stating: "I am not Dorian Nakamoto."

☆ MLB roundup: Padres go back-to-back in 9th, edge D-backs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

The A's were down 10-8 when Seth Brown followed a walk to Aledmys Diaz with a two-run homer off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase in the last of the ninth. Angels 7, Mariners 3Shohei Ohtani and Taylor Ward hit two-run homers as Los Angeles defeated host Seattle. Yankees 8, Phillies 1Anthony Rizzo ignited a five-run fifth inning with a two-run homer, and host New York cruised to victory over Philadelphia. His counterpart, Jose Berrios (0-1), allowed eight runs, nine hits and two walks while striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and Austin Riley had a solo shot for the Braves, who have won three of four games to start the season.

☆ McDonald's could be the start of layoffs outside of tech, says Bleakley's Peter Boockvar
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMcDonald's could be the start of layoffs outside of tech, says Bleakley's Peter BoockvarSteven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Management Investments, and Peter Boockvar, CIO at Bleakley Financial Group, join 'The Exchange' to discuss market expectations for Fed policy, gauging recession concerns, and dislocations in the market for banks.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Citi's Steven Wieting and Bleakley's Peter Boockvar
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Citi's Steven Wieting and Bleakley's Peter BoockvarSteven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Management Investments, and Peter Boockvar, CIO at Bleakley Financial Group, join 'The Exchange' to discuss market expectations for Fed policy, gauging recession concerns and dislocations in the market for banks.

☆ This bowling stock is set to rally more than 70%, Stifel predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bowling stock Bowlero is a strike for investors, according to Stifel. The firm began its coverage of the bowling company with a buy rating and a $26 per share target price. BOWL YTD mountain Stifel begins coverage of Bowlero with a buy rating coupled with a $26 per share price target. Stifel highlighted the management structure at Bowelro, one of the underlying factors why investors should own the stock. Bowlero shares have popped more than 18% year to date.

☆ Buy this risky cruise stock before earnings next week, Stifel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The recent sell off in Carnival Corp. has created an opportunity before the cruise operator reports earnings on Monday, according to Stifel. The cruise line operator's stock was down 13.2% this month, through Thursday's close. Based on Carnival's history of providing super-conservative initial guidance, Wieczynski is forecasting the cruise line's full-year EBITDA forecast will be $4.0 billion-$4.3 billion. CCL 5Y mountain Carnival's five-year performance Carnival's stock has been volatile since the start of the Covid pandemic, which shut down the cruise industry. But long term, he also believes Carnival is a buy, based on the resilience of core consumer demand for the global cruise industry's offerings.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman, Citi's Steven Wieting, and Allspring's Margaret Patel
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman, Citi's Steven Wieting, and Allspring's Margaret PatelBruce Kasman, chief economist at JPMorgan, Steven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Investments, and Margaret Patel, senior portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, join 'The Exchange' to discuss global market action, consequences of the Fed's aggressive rate approach and anticipated changes to lending policies.

☆ Monetary policy tightening works through banking channels, not just financial markets, says Citi's Wieting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMonetary policy tightening works through banking channels, not just financial markets, says Citi's WietingBruce Kasman, chief economist at JPMorgan; Steven Wieting, chief investment strategist at Citi Global Wealth Investments; and Margaret Patel, senior portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments, join 'The Exchange' to discuss global market action, consequences of the Fed's aggressive rate approach and anticipated changes to lending policies.

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