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☆ Save on taxes and bolster your portfolio before year-end with these moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It's September – and that means it's prime time to think about maximizing after-tax returns as the year winds down. Of course, there may be a price to pay for that performance: Uncle Sam will want his share of taxes. Here are a few steps that could help you hold onto more of your portfolio's returns this year. Munis spin out income that's free of federal taxes, and they may be exempt from state levies if the investor resides in the issuing state. By directly giving low basis highly appreciated stock (instead of selling the position and donating cash proceeds), you avoid incurring the capital gains tax.

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The Summary Boeing officials have made few public comments about the company's Starliner spacecraft over the last six weeks. Just over an hour after Boeing’s Starliner capsule made its uncrewed return to Earth, NASA convened a standard post-landing briefing to discuss the end of the tumultuous test flight. The capsule’s first crewed test flight, the mission was expected to last around eight days. The pair is scheduled to stay at the space station until February then return with members of an upcoming ISS crew. In 2019, an uncrewed test flight to the space station was cut short because of technical glitches and the company was forced to repeat it in 2022.

Persons: Eric Berger, Joel Montalbano, ”, Mark Nappi, “, NASA’s, Starliner, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Wilmore, Williams, Boeing’s Organizations: Boeing, NASA, Space Center, Ars Technica, NBC, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, International Space Station, Agency, SpaceX, ISS, Crew Locations: Houston, Florida

☆ Land Forces, Melbourne: Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Police officers struggled to control the crowd of around 1,200 people who tried to block attendees from entering the Land Forces international exposition in downtown Melbourne. Some of the protesters threw horse manure, rocks, and fruit at police, according to Victoria Police and media reports. Fire burns ahead of a Victoria Police riot squad line during a rally against the Land Forces International Land Defense Exposition in Melbourne, Australia September 11, 2024. Protesters confront police outside the Land Forces 2024 arms fair in Melbourne on September 11, 2024. They’ve got a job to do and our police officers should be respected at all times,” Albanese told CNN affiliate Channel 7.

Persons: Joel Carrett, Natalie Farah, Israel, ” Jacinta Allan, “ They’re, ” Allan, “, William West, Anthony Albanese, you’re, They’ve, ” Albanese, Bec Shrimpton, ” Shrimpton, Gabrielle de Vietri, ” de Vietri Organizations: CNN, Police, Land Forces, Victoria Police, Land Forces International Land Defense, Reuters, International Court of Justice, ABC, Protesters, Forces, Getty Images, ABC Radio National, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Victorian Greens Locations: Australia, Melbourne, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, South Africa, Victoria, AFP

☆ Mortgage rates hit lowest level since February 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October to their lowest level in 20 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Mortgage rates fell for the sixth straight week last week, but mortgage demand still seems to be waiting for something bigger. That is the lowest level since February 2023 and nearly a full percentage point lower than the same week one year ago. Total mortgage demand, however, rose just 1.4% for the week, according to the MBA's seasonally adjusted index. Mortgage rates continued to move lower to start this week, according to a separate survey by Mortgage News Daily, but the monthly release of the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation, on Wednesday could impact the direction of rates more sharply in either direction.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, Joel Kan, Kan, Matthew Graham Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Mortgage, Association, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Labor, Mortgage News Locations: CALIFORNIA, Larkspur , California

☆ A teacher caught students using ChatGPT on their first assignment to introduce themselves. Her post about it started a debate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Yet many of the students enrolled in her ethics and technology course decided to introduce themselves with ChatGPT. AdvertisementSecond week of the semester and I've already had students use (and own up to using) ChatGPT to write their first assignment: "briefly introduce yourself and say what you're hoping to get out of this class". AdvertisementThe calculator argument — why ChatGPT is not just another problem-solving toolMany of the commenters who defended using AI likened ChatGPT for writing to using a calculator for math problems. OpenAI even partnered with Arizona State University to offer students and faculty full access to ChatGPT Enterprise for tutoring, coursework, research, and more. A professor in another post that received over 600 upvotes said that ChatGPT was "ruining" their love of teaching.

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☆ Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spacecraft touches down on Earth, capping months of drama in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

After a summer of turmoil, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally home. The capsule undocked from the International Space Station without astronauts onboard on Friday at 6:04 p.m. Its smooth journey back suggests that the two NASA astronauts it carried to the space station could probably have flown home safely on the spacecraft. But the Starliner then remained parked at the space station for months as engineers on the ground assessed how to safely bring it back to Earth. Wilmore and Williams will remain on the space station into the new year then fly back in February on a SpaceX capsule.

Persons: Starliner, ” Joel Montalbano, NASA Starliner, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Wilmore, Williams, you’ve, ” Williams, “, ”, Boeing’s Organizations: International, NASA, Boeing, SpaceX, Space Center Locations: New, China, Houston

☆ What to know about the twisted ending of Zoë Kravitz's new thriller 'Blink Twice,' starring Channing Tatum
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "Blink Twice." "Blink Twice," a new psychological thriller cowritten and directed by Zoë Kravitz, is stuffed with twists and turns. Naomi Ackie as Frida and Adria Arjona as Sarah in "Blink Twice." Just as Stan is about to shoot Frida, Sarah hits him in the head with a massive rock and kills him. "Blink Twice" is in theaters now.

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Democrats Say the Joy Is Back. Kamala Harris’s campaign has been trying to get voters to feel the joy. “I would say it’s her energy; she’s a joyful, energetic person.”“It just feels really exciting to turn the corner,” she added. Not only did Democrats use more words indicating joy and hope about the election, they also used words indicating feelings of anxiety and apprehension. Still, more than 25 percent of Republicans in July used words like “scared” or “nervous” to describe their feelings about the election.

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☆ Mortgage refinancing surges 35% in one week, as interest rates hit lowest level in over a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It appears to have taken a few weeks for current homeowners to realize mortgage rates had dropped dramatically. Applications to refinance a home loan surged 35% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. While rates dropped just 1 basis point last week, they were down 33 basis points in the past four weeks. They were also 62 basis points lower than the same week a year ago. Mortgage rates started this week essentially flat, but that could change with the release of the government's monthly inflation report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Persons: Joel Kan, Matthew Graham Organizations: Woodland, Lifestyle Homes, Mortgage, FHA, Index, Mortgage News Locations: Cold Springs , Nevada

☆ Former Kansas police chief formally charged over Marion newspaper raid
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A former Kansas police chief linked to the Aug. 11, 2023, raid of a local newspaper was formally charged with one count of interference with the judicial process. She collapsed and died the day after the raid, and Meyer blamed her death on the stress of the raid. Joan Meyer, co-owner of the Marion County Record, swears at police officers in her home on Aug. 11, 2023. Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey, however, withdrew the search warrants after determining that "insufficient evidence exists to establish a legally sufficient nexus between this alleged crime and the places searched and the items seized." Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett and Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said in a 124-page report that the newspaper's staff had committed no crimes.

Persons: Gideon Cody, Eric Meyer, Ruth Herbel, Joan Meyer, Meyer, Cody, Phyllis Zorn, Kari Newell’s driver’s, Herbel, Joel Ensey, Marc Bennett, Riley, Barry Wilkerson Organizations: Marion Police Department, Marion County, City, Marion Locations: Kansas, Marion, Marion County, Sedgwick County, Riley County

☆ Haley Joel Osment Sees Contentment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Haley Joel Osment’s childhood memories are not like other people’s. A phalanx of Osment clones, made for that movie, are still floating around — he heard they might have ended up stockpiled in Peter Jackson’s trove of memorabilia in New Zealand. If the apocalypse happens, Osment jokes, that preteen version of him will survive. It is, in any case, the form in which many fans know him best — especially as the notably named Cole Sear, the teary-eyed center of “The Sixth Sense,” M. Night Shyamalan’s blockbuster supernatural thriller from August 1999. It was a phrase so potent that, 25 years after its arrival, it is a Kendrick Lamar lyric — on a Drake diss track, no less.

Persons: Haley Joel Osment’s, Tom Hanks, Hanks’s, “ Forrest Gump, Russell Crowe, Osment, Oscar, Steven Spielberg, Jackson’s, Cole Sear, Osment’s indelibly, ”, Kendrick Lamar, Drake Locations: New Zealand

What comes next could hinge on who gets to oversee labor relations after the election. The National Labor Relations Board — which polices unfair labor practices and mediates worker-management disputes — has become an aggressive union booster under Biden. While the agency’s policies typically shift depending on who’s in the White House, the change has been pronounced, labor experts and former NLRB staffers say. Before joining the law firm in 2022, White worked for a decade at a regional NLRB field office under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Last year, the NLRB overturned a 50-year precedent, requiring employers to recognize a union if most workers sign authorization cards for one.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, —, ”, Michael LeRoy, haven’t, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” LeRoy, “ Biden, Joel White, Fox Rothschild, White, Trump, Peter Robb, Jennifer Abruzzo, “ It’s, Rebecca Leaf, Ballard Spahr, Obama, Leaf, ” White, Kate Bronfenbrenner Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Biden, NLRB, School of Labor, Employment, University of Illinois, Fox, Obama, Trump, “, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Hollywood, United Auto Workers Locations: Detroit, Hollywood, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Biden’s, Buffalo , New York

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Sophia Smith scored in extra time against Germany in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match. A win would clinch their fifth Olympic gold medal. Bercy Arena in Paris will be loud as the home crowd looks to push France to its first gold medal. The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition. #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZM6qaYCQOw — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold medal.

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☆ Steph Curry lifts USA basketball past France to fifth straight Olympic gold: How America’s Avengers delivered
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The 🇺🇸 #USABMNT wins a 5th consecutive Olympic gold medal! pic.twitter.com/nYx0SBh0Ui — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 10, 2024Kevin Durant, already the U.S. all-time leading scorer, is now the only men’s player ever to win four Olympic golds in basketball. Devin Booker, now a two-time gold medalist, scored 13 of his 15 points for the U.S. in the first half. Anthony Davis, also a two-time Olympic gold winner, added eight points and nine rebounds. Team USA listens to the National Anthem after receiving their gold medals.

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How Online Hatred Toward Migrants Spurs Real-World Violence Social media posts assailing immigrants have fomented a climate of fear and hatred in Britain, Portugal and other countries. It followed months of vitriol on social media that came not only from disgruntled Portuguese, but also from prominent far-right figures inside and outside the country. “It’s not up-to-date for the social media age,” Leo Varadkar, the prime minister then, said. Asked whether he believes his social media posts contribute to violence, Mr. Robinson responded: “I believe the teachings in the Koran contribute to violence. July 29 1:42 p.m.Not much info yet, but it will be a Muslim culprit followed by violence protests 1:49 p.m.

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☆ 5 things you should lie about in interviews, according to a recruiting expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He recently made a video about five things candidates should lie about during interviews. Lalgee told Business Insider he didn't advocate for lying about skills or experience. If a candidate feels compelled to be honest about a negative experience, Lalgee told BI, they could say it wasn't a match or a culture fit. But when recruiters or hiring managers ask this, they're looking for you to talk about your future at the company, Lalgee said. AdvertisementCandidates should give a $20,000 to $30,000 range of what they're looking for, Lalgee said.

Persons: —, Joel Lalgee, Lalgee, shouldn't, he'd Organizations: Service, Business

☆ This $49 million ranch for sale in Colorado is linked to the billionaire Walmart heirs and has a place in rock-n-roll history. Take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's also linked to the Walton family — the billionaire heirs to Walmart. AdvertisementThe ranch once had a recording studio that hosted musicians like Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel. Hall and HallIn addition to its ties to the famous family of billionaires, the history of Caribou Ranch also involves some music legends. The Caribou Ranch Recording Studio was even inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Hall and HallThe ranch served as a basecamp for miners during the period, according to Hall and Hall.

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☆ Weekly mortgage refinance demand soars 16% as rates sink to lowest level in over a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mortgage interest rates dropped last week to the lowest level since May 2023, causing a surge in mortgage demand from both homebuyers and especially current homeowners. Total mortgage application volume rose 6.9% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. "Despite the downward movement in rates, purchase activity only saw small gains, with an increase in conventional purchase applications offset by decreases in government purchase applications. "This is how things often play out when the bond market forces a quick move to extreme rate levels. For example, several of the biggest drops in daily mortgage rates have followed quick moves to long-term highs," wrote Matthew Graham, chief operating officer at Mortgage News Daily.

Persons: Joel Kan, Matthew Graham Organizations: Mortgage, Federal Reserve, Mortgage News Locations: Hawthorn Woods , Illinois

☆ Dwyane Wade on Team USA's Olympic potential, embracing life as a broadcaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Despite being in France for the Paris Games for more than a week, Dwyane Wade has spent only one night in the City of Light. And I’m having a good time when I’m on air.”Wade has called the first two group games for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which is looking for its fifth straight gold medal. “This team is so deep, in six games we’re not going to get an opportunity to see how dope this team really is,” Wade says. “But I know basketball. In 2008, Wade was two summers removed from winning NBA Finals MVP but he still came off the bench that summer.

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☆ Trump said having JD Vance as his VP will have 'virtually no impact' on the race. Political scientists say otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewDuring a chaotic and sometimes combative interview at the National Association of Black Journalists conference on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump said vice presidents have "virtually no impact." "Historically, the vice president — in terms of the election — does not have any impact. The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections." AdvertisementHe said that they act as "attack dogs" on behalf of the presidential candidate and work to drum up support for them. For those who do become vice president, history shows they can play a meaningful role in governing.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Vance, Vance's, Karen Hult, Christopher J, Devine, Joel Goldstein, Andrew Gelman, Gelman, Richard Yon, Yon, Gore, Mondale, Carter, Cheney, Bush, Biden, Obama Organizations: Service, National Association of Black Journalists, Business, Virginia Tech, Saint Louis University, Columbia University, Shadows Locations: Trump, Clinton

☆ 'Road House' director Doug Liman said 50 million people watched his movie, but he 'didn't get a cent.' Compared to Amazon, he said Apple TV+ is 'above board.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read preview"Road House" director Doug Liman said Amazon didn't pay him "a cent" despite 50 million people watching the action movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal on Prime Video. Road House has become Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis. In it, he said that the studio originally agreed to give "Road House" a traditional theatrical release, but plans changed. "Forget about the effect on the industry — 50 million people saw 'Road House' — I didn't get a cent, Jake Gyllenhaal didn't get a cent, [producer] Joel Silver didn't get a cent. Cases like "Road House" are part of why the writers' and actors' unions went on strike from May to November last year.

Persons: —, Doug Liman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Liman, IndieWire, Jake Gyllenhaal didn't, Joel Silver didn't Organizations: Service, Amazon, Apple, Business, Amazon MGM Studios, MGM

☆ Meta's AI apparently said the shooting at the Trump rally didn't happen. Here's what ChatGPT and Claude said.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jordan Hart | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kaplan also said the incorrect responses, or "hallucinations," aren't specific to Meta AI only. Meta AISince receiving criticism, Meta has tweaked the responses from Meta AI. Related stories"We've since updated the responses that Meta AI is providing about the assassination attempt, but we should have done this sooner. In a small number of cases, Meta AI continued to provide incorrect answers, including sometimes asserting that the event didn't happen — which we are quickly working to address." ClaudeClaude didn't make any assertions about what happened at Trump's rally on July 13. Business InsiderUnlike Meta AI and ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude AI didn't try to make assertions about whether or not the shooting occurred.

Persons: —, Meta, Donald Trump, chatbot, Joel Kaplan, Kaplan, they're, Anthropic's Claude, wasn't, Trump, ChatGPT ChatGPT, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Claude Claude didn't, Claude AI didn't, Claude, Anthropic Organizations: Service, Business, Meta, Google, Trump . Business Locations: Butler ,, Butler , PA

☆ Meta's AI claimed the Trump assassination attempt didn't happen. The company is blaming 'hallucinations.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The other involved Meta AI responses about the shooting, which in some instances inaccurately claimed the incident hadn't occurred at all. In the blog post for Meta, Kaplan denied the decisions had been made with bias. Kaplan said it is a "known issue" that chatbots like Meta AI can be unreliable when asked about breaking news or real-time events. Meta has updated its AI response on the topic, but Kaplan acknowledged, "We should have done this sooner." "These types of responses are referred to as hallucinations, which is an industry-wide issue we see across all generative AI systems, and is an ongoing challenge for how AI handles real-time events going forward.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Joel Kaplan, Kaplan, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Meta, Big Tech

☆ Anxiety may increase risk of dementia, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

ingwervanille/Moment RF/Getty ImagesMore than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, a number expected to increase to 139 million by 2050. Previous studies exploring the relationship between anxiety and dementia have largely measured participants’ anxiety at one point in time, providing mixed conclusions — but how long someone’s anxiety lasts is an important aspect worth considering, the authors argued. Researchers measured participants’ anxiety at the first and second assessments. Someone’s anxiety was considered resolved if they had anxiety only at the time of the first wave. “This study agrees with earlier studies that therapy aimed at alleviating anxiety can help reduce risk for (Alzheimer’s disease).

Persons: ”, Kay Khaing, Glen R, Finney, ” Finney, wasn’t, “, Rudolph Tanzi, Dr, Joel Salinas, Isaac Health, Salinas wasn’t, Tanzi, Khaing, ” Khaing, ” Tanzi Organizations: CNN, American Geriatrics Society, Hunter New, Hunter New England Health, Getty, Australian Department of Health, American Academy of Neurology, McCance, Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, NYU Langone Health, ”, National Alliance, Mental Locations: Hunter New England, Newcastle, Australia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Boston, ” Salinas

☆ Kevin Durant shines in return as Team USA crushes Serbia in Olympics opener
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

VILLENEUVE-d’ASCQ, France — Kevin Durant put on a show above even his lofty Olympic standards and lifted Team USA to victory over Serbia in the first match of the Paris Games for both teams. 🔥 #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/nOa595PqAV — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024The last time Durant, 35, played for Team USA, he scored 29 in the gold-medal game against France three years ago in Tokyo. Embiid, the former NBA MVP, chose to play for Team USA over Team France in the Olympics. GO DEEPER On Team USA, Kevin Durant is a mentor for Anthony Edwards — like Kobe once was for himThe Durant train continued to roll with five more buckets on as many shots in the second. Durant had 21 points in the first half; James added 12 points, five assists and three rebounds.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Durant, Stade Pierre Mauroy, hadn’t, USA’s, mpics & Organizations: USA, Paris Games, Stade Pierre, Serbia Locations: d’ASCQ, France, Serbia, Lille

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