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☆ The tech world is thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley loses faith in its go-to bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Investors are sinking millions into startups like MARZ and Runway to bring AI tech to film and TV.

☆ Elemy is ditching autism care to sell healthcare software instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At the time of the email, Musk was battling a cave rescue diver who was suing him for defamation. Before grabbing some ice cream — I'll probably get cookies and cream — let's dive into today's tech. The tech world was thrown into chaos as Silicon Valley lost faith in its go-to bank, SVB Financial. If startups are worried the bank can't give them all their money back, then they might pull their accounts. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Matt Weinberger (tweet @gamoid) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

☆ Biggest security benefits, risks with new Meta, Twitter verified identity subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

As Twitter and Meta Platforms move to paid subscriptions for social media identity verification and security, the battle to stay safe online continues. With social engineering and phishing the primary sources of social media account compromise, it's unlikely verified accounts will actually be more secure. "Twitter is only eliminating the SMS-based two-factor authentication capability, and does offer two additional methods for two-factor authentication that are stronger and more reliable than SMS-based authentication," Ramzan said. When signing on for a social media account, try to give away as little personal information as possible, Buzzard said. Aura recommends social media users disable third-party apps that are connected to their social media accounts.

☆ Billionaire investor Ron Baron explains why he is bullish on Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBillionaire investor Ron Baron explains why he is bullish on TeslaBaron Capital CEO Ron Baron joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss his bullish take on Tesla, Elon Musk's involvement in Twitter, and more.

☆ Biden's stock buyback tax isn't working. In State of the Union, he's asking Congress for more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

In September 2021, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) proposed that stock buybacks should be taxed at 2%. Lazonick, who thought any minor buyback tax would be ineffective, says he has been proven correct. If a higher buyback tax is enacted, he is betting it will not have the outcomes that Democrats envision. While it's hard to see a higher tax getting passed in the current Congress, it does make sense for Biden to state his desire for 4%. Changing a buyback tax, though, might first prove harder.

☆ Billionaire investor and Tesla bull Ron Baron poured $100 million into Elon Musk's Twitter takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Billionaire investor Ron Baron has poured $100 million into Elon Musk's Twitter deal. The Tesla bull was promised to make "two to three times" his money, he told CNBC. Baron said the bet on Twitter was predicated by his faith in Musk's leadership abilities. "He's the best-known man in the world, I guess," Baron told CNBC. "We have made a lot of money with [Elon]," Baron told CNBC in early November, adding that Tesla holdings make up 40% of his Baron's Partners fund.

☆ Here are 5 things to know about filing a tax return this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Filing — and tax help — may be freeCertain taxpayers can leverage free (and often little-used) resources when filing a return. The IRS Free File program offers free, guided tax preparation online. You can use last year's tax return to get a sense of what forms you may need. (Aside from tax forms, be sure to have receipts handy for relevant tax deductions and credits.) To avoid delays, file an electronic, error-free tax return with direct deposit for payments.

☆ Americans are battling an egg price crisis after an almost 60% surge in 2022. Here's what's happening.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Soaring input costs and a bird flu outbreak have driven up US egg prices to multi-year highs. Farmers across the US have pinpointed two factors that are fuelling the egg price crisis. Spiraling inflation has squeezed their input costs higher – and they've had to respond by raising egg prices. That's because the US is also contending with a vicious outbreak of bird flu, which is killing hens and reducing overall egg supplies. And with inflation still remaining elevated by historical standards and bird flu fueling a steep drop-off in supply, it's unlikely that the egg price crisis will be over anytime soon.

[1/2] Logo of British Petrol BP is seen e at petrol station in Pienkow, Poland, June 8, 2022. Reuters GraphicsWINDFALL WOESBut the bumper profits could revive calls on governments around the world to further hike windfall taxes on the sector as economies struggle with high energy prices. They benefited the most from high energy prices, rewarded by a fossil-focused cash generation strategy that contrasted with European majors' bet on renewables. Banks including HSBC and J.P. Morgan predict more upside potential for European stocks this year after U.S. oil majors led in share performance and profits in 2022. "The European majors appear much more attractively valued than the U.S. majors on our estimates," HSBC said in a note.

☆ Here are some strategies that can help you dig out of holiday debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Sharon Epperson | In Sharoneppersoncnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A new LendingTree study found 35% of Americans amassed holiday debt in 2022. And 37% of those taking on holiday debt said it would take them at least five months to pay it off. If you want to pay off your holiday debt well before this summer, here are seven steps you need to take now. Using less than 30% of your available credit can help you maintain your score, credit experts say, while using less than 10% can actually help raise that number. "A 0% balance transfer card, if you have good enough credit to get one, is the best weapon against credit card debt," said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree.

☆ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ rekindles the wonder in a way that demands to be seen
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —“Avatar” took a very basic story and adorned it with eye-popping spectacle, in a way that made the film a must-see commodity, and a record-breaking hit in the process. Thirteen years later, braving much different theatrical tides, director James Cameron has done it again with “Avatar: The Way of Water,” a state-of-the-art exercise that rekindles that sense of wonder and demands to be seen by anyone with lingering interest in watching movies in theaters. The children, in particular, must grapple with the personalities and pettiness associated with becoming the new kids on the reef. Ultimately, though, “The Way of Water” melts away any skepticism that it might be too late or too long in its return to Pandora. “Avatar: The Way of Water” premieres December 16 in US theaters.

☆ Tesla has lost almost $700 billion in market value - the equivalent of 3 Disneys, 4 Nikes, or 6 Starbucks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's company has lost nearly a Berkshire Hathaway's worth of market value. Tesla's $670 billion decline is roughly equivalent to three Disneys, four Nikes, or six Starbucks. Tesla's $670 billion drop in market value isn't far off the entire worth of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ($685 billion). Moreover, Musk's electric-vehicle company has seen more than double the market cap of Home Depot ($324 billion), or the combined market caps of Coca-Cola ($268 billion) and PepsiCo ($255 billion) wiped off its market value. It also equates to around four Nikes ($162 billion), five Netflixes ($127 billion), six Starbucks ($113 billion), seven PayPals ($92 billion), and 12 GMs or Fords ($56 billion each).

Nov 14 (Reuters) - UK-founded law firm Linklaters on Monday said it has hired a finance-focused partner from Sidley Austin in New York to head its energy and infrastructure practice in the Americas. Ron Erlichman specializes in the financing and development of infrastructure projects, particularly renewable energy and carbon neutral projects, according to an archived profile on Sidley Austin’s website. Prior to Sidley, Erlichman co-chaired the project finance group at Houston-headquartered law firm Bracewell. Erlichman’s experience in the renewable energy and project finance practices “will be invaluable as we guide domestic and international clients through the rapidly changing and complex U.S. energy and infrastructure market,” Linklaters global energy and infrastructure group leader Daniel Tryer said in a statement. A Sidley Austin spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Erlichman’s departure.

While the laws around workforce reductions vary by location and employer size, there are steps anyone can take to help cope with being let go. Negotiate your severance offerBill Varie | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesEmployers are not required by federal law to offer severance, but if they do, those contracts can often be negotiated. Companies offer severance to keep good will with former employees, keep workers from disclosing company secrets and to avoid potential lawsuits. Severance agreements typically come with a waiver of liability that has to be signed before any payment is made. While it varies based on the age of the worker and state laws, employees typically are given a few weeks before they have to sign.

☆ Bank of America names 2 space stocks to buy on the dip — sees one tripling in value
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bank of America named two space pure-plays as top picks in the evolving sector, seeing opportunities for investors in Rocket Lab and Terran Orbital . The firm sees Rocket Lab as having the "best overall portfolio" among space pure-plays, having executed successfully on its expansion-by-acquisition strategy. Bank of America has a $12 price target on Rocket Lab's stock, which is 132% above the current share price. Rocket Lab stock is down 58% so far this year. Bank of America has a $700 price target on Northrop Grumman's stock, or 34% above the current share price.

Further, in the midst of chaos, the stock market crashed, resulting in a global bear market that lasted from 1973 to 1974. In my 52 years of investing, I have never seen anyone consistently and accurately predict what the economy or the stock market was going to do. They acquired weaker competitors at bargain prices or gained market share as their rivals faltered. The stock market crash of 1987, the dot-com bubble burst of 2000-2001, the 2007-2008 financial crisis, and now. We seek to accomplish that by investing for the long term in companies we believe are competitively advantaged and managed by exceptional people.

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

☆ Global oil giants rake in massive profits in third quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oil companies booked billions of dollars in profits as prices for crude, natural gas and fuels like gasoline hovered near record levels during the quarter. The soaring profits are feeding criticism from consumer groups in the United States and Europe as inflation climbs. Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. major, reported nearly $20 billion in revenue, exceeding expectations and surpassing its previous record set in the second quarter. Chevron earned $11.2 billion, nearly doubling the $6.1 billion from the same period last year. The strong results out of Europe followed Shell's $9.5 billion profit reported Thursday, putting it on track to surpass its record set in 2008.

☆ Florida teen wins competition by capturing 28 Burmese pythons
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MIAMI — A 19-year-old South Florida man captured 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition that was created to increase awareness about the threats the invasive snakes pose to the state’s ecology. Earlier this year, a team of biologists hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida. A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration on June 16, 2022, in Miami. Concepcion told the South Florida SunSentinel that he’s been hunting pythons for about five years, and typically looks for them at night because that’s when they’re on the move, seeking the warmth of roads. We are removing record numbers of pythons and we’re going to keep at it,” South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Member “Alligator Ron” Bergeron said in a news release.

☆ Raytheon Technologies a safer aerospace bet than choppy Boeing, says BofA's Ron Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRaytheon Technologies a safer aerospace bet than choppy Boeing, says BofA's Ron EpsteinRon Epstein, BofA Securities, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Boeing's stock slump following quarterly losses.

☆ Don’t look up: Close encounters of the disaster movie kind
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Gene Seymour | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The latter movie, whose threat was, as with “Don’t Look Up,” a comet, was a more earnest, conscientiously assembled and far less flustered variation on this theme. By the way, I bet you’re wondering whether a feature-length “Chicken Little” movie was ever made. All I’ll say here is that it sounds a lot more interesting than the movie turned out to be. The title character in 2005's animated "Chicken Little" faces ridicule after warning that the sky is falling. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the movies will altogether abandon “Chicken Little” themes.

☆ Majority of American adults think Trump and Biden are both unfit to serve in public office: poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Most American adults think Trump and Biden aren't fit to serve in public office right now, a new Insider/Morning Consult poll revealed. Both Republicans and Democrats surveyed said some members of their own party were unfit to serve. The survey, conducted in early September, revealed that nearly six in 10 American adults felt that Biden was either "somewhat unfit" or "very unfit" to serve in public office right now. Either Biden or Trump would occupy the White House well into their 80s if elected for a second term. About half of them said that McConnell was either "somewhat unfit" or "very unfit" to serve in public office right now.

☆ Americans think the government is too old — and wide margins support term limits, age caps, and cognitive tests, an Insider/Morning Consult poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Most Americans want to see age caps in Congress, according to an Insider/Morning Consult poll. Congressional term limits and medical examinations for elected leaders are among the measures garnering overwhelming support among poll respondents. Indeed, respondents were more supportive of age limits for people who steer legislation than they were for people who steer heavy machinery. More respondents want to see age caps in Congress — 75% — than maximum ages for police officers (73%) and truck drivers (64%). All told, 76% of respondents overall — and 66% of Democrats — said Biden is too old to serve in public office.

☆ Iran's hardline newspapers praise Salman Rushdie's attacker
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Author Salman Rushdie arrives at the High Court to settle a libel action brought against Ron Evans local media reported, in London August 26, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File PhotoAug 13 (Reuters) - Several hardline Iranian newspapers heaped praise on Saturday on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" had drawn death threats from Iran since 1989. In 2019, Twitter suspended Khamenei’s account over a tweet that said Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie was “solid and irrevocable”. The headline of the hardline Vatan Emrooz newspaper read: “Knife in Salman Rushdie’s neck”. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register<a href="mailto:dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com" target="_blank">dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com</a> Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

„De ce căutați cu lumânarea greșeli din neatenție la elevi?” O profesoară de informatică critică verificatorii lucrărilor de la BACRaisa Miron este o profesoară de informatică la Liceul Teoretic Republican „Aristotel” din Chișinău. Totuși, conținuturile aiurea din testul de BAC și baremul au fost mai credibile decât cunoștințele elevilor în domeniul programării. Prima propoziție a fost omisă și a fost scrisă doar a doua propoziție, întrebând-l pe elev Adevarat/Fals. Fiind omisă prima parte, elevul a fost dus în eroare și a răspuns Fals. 10 elevi au susținut BAC-ul la Informatică, patru elevi au obținut nota 10, doi elevi nota 9, iar patru elevi nota 8.

Persons: Miron, Aristotel, Fals Organizations: ++ Locations: Chișinău, Moldova

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