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☆ Missing Radioactive Capsule Found in Australian Outback, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Mike Cherney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Western Australia state’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services crews had been searching for the tiny capsule. SYDNEY—A tiny capsule containing radioactive material that sparked a massive search over hundreds of miles of highway in the Australian Outback has been found, authorities said Wednesday. The success “is testament to amazing inter-agency teamwork in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds,” Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services said on Twitter.

Western Australia state’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services crews had been searching for the tiny capsule. A tiny capsule containing radioactive material that sparked a search over hundreds of miles of highway in the Australian Outback has been found, authorities said Wednesday. The success “is testament to amazing inter-agency teamwork in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds,” Western Australia state’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services said on Twitter.

☆ Australia aims for bigger fines a week into Outback hunt for radioactive capsule
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Members of the Incident Management Team coordinate the search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto, at the Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn, Australia, in this undated handout photo. Department of Fire and Emergency Services/Handout via REUTERSSYDNEY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Authorities in Australia will review laws that penalise the mishandling of radioactive material with a A$1,000 ($707) fine as a search for a hazardous capsule lost in the Outback enters a seventh day. The penalty for failing to safely handle radioactive substances is A$1,000 and A$50 per day the offence continues, according to state legislation from 1975. The silver capsule, 6 mm in diameter and 8 mm long, contains Caesium-137 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour. Authorities suspect vibrations on the bumpy road loosened screws and a bolt on the gauge letting the capsule fall out.

☆ Missing radioactive capsule found in Western Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search along a 1,400 km (870-mile) stretch of highway, an emergency services official said. The military was verifying the capsule and it would be taken to a secure facility in the city of Perth on Thursday, Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said in a news conference. The radioactive capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed from Rio Tinto's (RIO.AX) Gudai-Darri mine in the state's remote Kimberley region. The ore was being taken to a facility in the suburbs of Perth - a distance longer than the length of Great Britain. The silver capsule, 6 mm in diameter and 8 mm long, contains Caesium-137 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour.

☆ Australia’s Nuclear Safety Agency Joins the Hunt for Missing Radioactive Capsule
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Rhiannon Hoyle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ADELAIDE, Australia—Authorities intensified their search for a missing capsule containing radioactive material in Australia’s far west, deploying car-mounted detection equipment for the first time as they began to retrace a truck’s nearly 900-mile journey across the Outback. The capsule, which is less than a third of an inch long and contains Cesium-137, is believed to have fallen from a truck somewhere between Rio Tinto PLC’s Gudai-Darri mine and Perth, the capital of Western Australia. An initial search using hand-held radiation monitors failed to find the capsule, which was discovered to be missing on Jan. 25, prompting a public health alert.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said on Monday that it would take five days to retrace the road train's route. Authorities suspect vibrations from the road train caused the screws and a bolt from the gauge to come loose, and then the capsule fell out. A member of the Incident Management Team coordinates the search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto, at the Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn, Australia, in this undated handout photo. Department of Fire and Emergency Services/Handout via REUTERSCenturion said in a statement that the capsule was dislodged from equipment contained in a crate. "The equipment can detect radiation emitted by the missing capsule and is currently being used around the Perth metropolitan area and outskirts."

☆ Missing Radioactive Capsule Prompts Search and Concern in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Rhiannon Hoyle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A member of an incident management team in Cockburn, Australia, coordinated the search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto. ADELAIDE, Australia—In the Australian Outback, authorities are engaged in an unusual search-and-recovery effort. Gone missing is an 8-millimeter-long capsule of radioactive material that can burn or sicken anyone who touches it. Their problem is that it could be anywhere along a 900-mile stretch of highway connecting a Rio Tinto PLC mine to Perth, Western Australia’s state capital, a route featuring small towns and communities in an arid landscape of wiry shrubs and red desert sands. The capsule, which contains a small quantity of radioactive Caesium-137, worked its way loose from a piece of equipment that Rio Tinto had sent to Perth by truck for repair.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Amazon, Robinhood, Microsoft, Sunrun, Block & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: BMO downgrades Microsoft to market perform from outperform BMO downgraded the stock after Microsoft's earnings report, noting it has concerns about Azure growth. Bank of America initiates Papa John's as buy Bank of America said the pizza chain stock is attractive and that it sees a return to growth. " Bank of America downgrades Booking Holdings to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees "less valuation upside" for the online travel booking company. Bank of America downgrades Union Pacific to neutral from buy Bank of America it's concerned about "service and cost pressures" for Union Pacific. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating heading into Amazon earnings, but it's concerned about Amazon Web Services following Microsoft's disappointing quarterly results.

☆ A 'January Effect' rally is happening in small cap stocks. Jefferies has some names to keep playing it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Small-cap stocks have surged in the first few weeks of January, confirming an outperformance that's often seen early on in a new year. So far this year, the Russell 2000 Index – which tracks small-cap stocks — is up 7.4% through Monday's close, outperforming its large-cap counterpart, the Russell 1000, which is up 5% in the same period. Even within small-cap names, the smallest companies by market share have performed the best, according to a Jan. 24 note from Jefferies. "With the calendar turning to the new year, we have seen a nice relief rally in the smallest of the small caps with names below $500M [in market capitalization] up 11.3%," wrote Jefferies small-cap strategist Steven DeSanctis. Restaurants Bloomin' Brands —which owns chains such as Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill — and Dave & Buster's top the Jefferies list of small-cap names with higher-quality themes.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Goldman, Pfizer, Cheesecake Factory, Alibaba and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Goldman Sachs — The bank slid more than 2% after reporting earnings-per-share and revenue that missed Wall Street estimates Tuesday. Morgan Stanley — Morgan Stanley's earnings topped Wall Street expectations Tuesday, thanks, in part to record wealth management revenue. Global Payments — Morgan Stanley upgraded Global Payments to overweight from equal weight on Tuesday, citing a more favorable competitive backdrop and attractive valuation, among other things. Church & Dwight — Morgan Stanley upgraded the consumer goods maker to overweight from equal weight and boosted its price target to $91 from $82. Alibaba — Activist investor Ryan Cohen built a stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant, according to the Wall Street Journal.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Roblox, Alibaba and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs — Shares of the Wall Street investment bank shed more than 7% after it reported its worst earnings miss in a decade. Morgan Stanley — The bank stock jumped 6% after the firm reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations. CEO James Gorman said he's more confident on the markets than the rest of Wall Street, seeing a return of deal-making as soon as the Federal Reserve stops hiking interest rates. Global Payments – Shares rose 3.2% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the company to buy, saying that the upcoming environment will favor incumbents and help shares gain. Citizens Financial Group — The bank stock slipped 2.3% despite posting solid quarterly that met Wall Street's expectations.

☆ ‘Mudscape’ Envelops an Australian Outback Town After Severe Flood
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Mike Cherney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SYDNEY—Before floodwaters surrounded Geoff Davis’s home in the Australian Outback, the 67-year-old moved vehicles to higher ground and stacked freezers on tables to keep them from getting submerged. But the severity of the flood, which spread as wide as 30 miles in places, caught Mr. Davis by surprise. The freezers floated away. The cars were inundated. Mr. Davis, who lives near the Western Australian town of Fitzroy Crossing, decided to stay at home, but his family was picked up by a nephew in a boat and fled.

Their parents were dead, their SUV overturned, but three children under the age of five managed to survive in the searing heat of the Australian Outback for 55 hours, local media reported. “Devastatingly Jake and Cindy did not survive the accident,” he said, adding that “it was a miracle their beautiful babies survived for over two days in the Australian Outback before being rescued.”The children have not been named. Day and Braddock were reported missing in the early hours of Christmas morning, sparking a massive police search, Australian broadcaster 7News reported. As the hours went by with no news, Braddock’s sister, Helen Braddock, turned to Facebook to ask for help. The overturned vehicle discovered after three children spent 55 hours in the Australian Outback.

☆ A lost ecosystem revealed in Greenland by oldest environmental DNA
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

A long time agoAn artist's illustration reconstructs Greenland's unique ecosystem as it existed 2 million years ago. Beth ZaikenScientists in Denmark have found the world’s oldest DNA sequences in sediment from the ice age. The core, taken from northern Greenland, revealed that the polar region was once abundant with plant and animal life 2 million years ago. Mastodons, reindeer, geese, lemmings and hares lived in an ecosystem that was a mix of temperate and Arctic flora and fauna. The fossil includes the head, neck and body together — a rare discovery for the marine reptiles, which didn’t preserve well in one piece.

☆ Plesiosaur: Fossil hunters in Australia discover 100 million-year-old skeleton
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The discovery of a giant 100 million-year-old marine reptile’s skeleton in Australia has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough that may provide vital clues about prehistoric life. The skull of the 100 million-year-old plesiosaur found in Queensland, Australia. Queensland MuseumIt’s the latest big discovery about prehistory to have been made in Australia in recent years. In June last year, scientists confirmed that the 2007 discovery of a fossilized skeleton in Queensland was the country’s largest dinosaur. Two months later, scientists discovered that there once was a species of flying “dragon” that soared over Australia 105 million years ago.

☆ How a D1 football player built an audience of nearly 2 million TikTok followers, and how much he's earned from endorsements
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jon Seaton is a junior defensive lineman for Elon University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Since NIL rules were implemented, he's earned over $250,000 through deals with Meta and Dr. Pepper. "I actually had no clue at that point where I was going to feed myself from," Seaton said. Tim Curran told Insider he has avoided small deals for Seaton worth $25 to $50, which has pushed up the value of each sponsored post the athlete makes. Seaton believes that NIL could help student-athletes like him, who aren't pursuing careers as professional athletes, become business leaders.

☆ Taylor Swift public ticket sale on Friday is canceled, Ticketmaster says. But the secondary market can be 'buyer beware'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Kevin Mazur | Wireimage | Getty ImagesDeals for hot tickets, you're virtually not going to find one. Why concert tickets are a 'buyer beware' marketSome Taylor Swift fans who bought seemingly legitimate tickets have already discovered they were duped. Buying tickets on the "secondary market" poses an elevated risk of fraud and/or exorbitant prices for consumers, entertainment-industry experts warned. "There are almost so many [secondary sellers] that you just can't keep up," Cobb said. Of course, this isn't to say secondary sellers are grifters in all circumstances.

☆ What Cramer is watching Monday — October's stock pop, tech reign over, China's zero Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Club holding Wynn Resorts (WYNN) jumps 5% in the premarket after a 4.5% pop Friday. UBS downgrades Caterpillar (CAT) to neutral (hold) from buy; cuts price target by $5-per-share to $230, which is silly. Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin' Brands (BLMN): two price target boosts, Citi and Barclays. Barclays: LyondellBasell (LYB) downgraded to equal weight from overweight (hold from buy), cut price target to $82 per share from $95. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Amazon, Intel and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Apple – Shares of Apple jumped 8% after the technology giant beat both top and bottom line estimates when it reported earnings results for its latest quarter. Amazon – Shares of Amazon slipped 9% Friday after the retailer on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. T-Mobile – T-Mobile stock jumped 6% after the telecom company reported the largest jump in subscriber numbers since 2020, when it merged with Sprint. Pinterest – Pinterest rose 8% after the social media company beat earnings expectations and reported more monthly users than analysts forecast. The medical equipment company reported quarterly results on Thursday, posting revenue that slightly beat expectations, according to consensus estimates on StreetAccount.

☆ Gun industry faces a new wave of lawsuits that could reshape how firearms are sold
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The families of three children who survived the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year are pursuing legal action in separate cases, as well. But survivors, victims, family members and gun law advocates see an opportunity to hold manufacturers and dealers liable by calling into question their sales and marketing practices. The Highland Park suits were filed in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of the family members of people who were killed. The plaintiffs allege Smith & Wesson used deceptive marketing strategies to "appeal to the impulsive, risk-taking tendencies of civilian adolescent and post-adolescent males." CNBC reached out to Smith Wesson, Bud's Gun Shop and Red Dot Arms for comment.

☆ 'Langley Files': CIA launches podcast to ‘demystify’ its spy work
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The CIA launched its own podcast Thursday, saying it wanted to step out from the shadows to “demystify” its spy work and to help Americans understand the intelligence agency’s role. During Burns’ tenure, the CIA and other intelligence agencies have broken with past practice and declassified intelligence about Russia’s war effort in Ukraine as part of an information war with the Kremlin. Burns also said the agency had placed a priority on China and set up a new center focused on the country. The CIA was trying to devote more resources to that effort and was recruiting more Mandarin speakers, he said. “It’s a tally of the lives of stranded American citizens and Afghan partners, partners who had fought and bled with us over two decades in Afghanistan.

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☆ The 8 best 'personal' private jets that only require one pilot to fly
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-21 | by ( Taylor Rains | Thomas Pallini | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Personal private jets are intended to be flown by one pilot and are ideal for business, leisure, or both. aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via GettyCessna has long been the leader in single-pilot jet aircraft, with multiple models in its popular Citation line-up built with solo operations in mind. The light jet aircraft have dominated the skies since the 1970s with Cessna continuing production of new models nearly five decades later. Three variants of the product line are in existence, the HondaJet, HondaJet Elite, the HondaJet Elite S, and the HondaJet Elite II. David Slotnick/Business InsiderThe Pilatus PC-24 capitalizes on the success of the highly versatile PC-12 turboprop, another single-pilot aircraft, but adds on the speed of a jet aircraft.

☆ I ate the same meal at Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and LongHorn Steakhouse. Here's how they compared.
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-01 | by ( Irene Jiang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and LongHorn Steakhouse are restaurant chains in America. Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, restaurant chains in America. I went to the Outback Steakhouse in Manhattan, the LongHorn Steakhouse in Queens, and the Texas Roadhouse in Teterboro, New Jersey, to see how the dining experiences compared. Outback Steakhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Texas Roadhouse are the three biggest steakhouse chains in America, according to a 2019 Nation's Restaurant News report. I went to three New York City-area locations — the Outback Steakhouse in Manhattan, the LongHorn Steakhouse in Queens, and the Texas Roadhouse in Teterboro, New Jersey — to see how the dining experiences compared.

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☆ I ate the same meal at Outback and LongHorn Steakhouse to see which would do it better, and the winner was superior in every way except service
▼ + stars: | 2019-07-28 | by ( Irene Jiang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Outback Steakhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse are both popular steakhouse chain restaurants. I went to an Outback Steakhouse in Manhattan and a LongHorn Steakhouse in Queens to see how the dining experiences compared. The quality of the food at LongHorn was better, and I was especially impressed by the house margarita and the signature appetizer. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, I'd never been to a LongHorn Steakhouse. AdvertisementI went to the Outback Steakhouse in Manhattan and the LongHorn Steakhouse in Queens.

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