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☆ Crude oil prices fall nearly 2% after OPEC cuts demand forecast again
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Crude oil futures fell nearly 2% on Monday after OPEC cut its demand forecast for 2024 for the third time in a row. OPEC now sees demand growing by 1.9 million barrels per day in 2024, down from 2 million bpd in its previous forecast, according to a report released Monday. The group expects demand to grow by 1.6 million bpd in 2025, compared with 1.7 million bpd previously. U.S. officials told NBC News that Israel has narrowed down the targets it plans to hit. These include military targets and energy infrastructure, the officials told NBC.

Persons: Tamas Varga Organizations: Traders, NBC News, NBC Locations: China, Israel, Iran, U.S

Almost half of young women have at least a bachelor’s degree compared to 37% of young men. That compares to 2008, when Barack Obama won the votes of 66% of young men. One of the biggest financial pressure points for young men has been higher rents, which are up around 20% since 2020. Young men are more likely to be financially dependent on their parents compared to young women, with 74% of women describing themselves as mostly financially independent compared to 62% of young men, according to a Pew survey. I think Trump will do better with young men than among young women — the gap will be pretty significant in terms of voter support — but I don’t think Trump’s going to win an overwhelming majority.

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Are we living through another Lamar Jackson MVP season? The Bears defense has also been phenomenal and will keep them in games even when Williams will inevitably struggle, as all rookies do. Full disclosure: One of my bold predictions entering the season was that Rattler would wind up taking Derek Carr’s job this season. The bigger concern is the Saints’ defense, which surrendered 600 yards and 50 points and allowed the Bucs to convert 6 of 10 third downs. It doesn’t matter who plays quarterback — the Saints defense has to put up some resistance.

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☆ As Florida reels, focus turns to restoring power, assisting victims in Hurricane Milton's wake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Restoring power, clearing debris and distributing fuel are now the top priorities in Florida as the state continues to reel in the wake Hurricane Milton. Parts of western and central Florida continue to face the risk of significant flooding in creeks and rivers continue to rise. In a “major” flood stage, the agency expects “extensive inundation of structures and roads,” with the possible need to evacuate people and transfer property to higher elevations. Water levels are expected to continue rising in the coming days, posing a major flood risk in low-lying parts of the county, officials said. Parts of central Florida are also facing elevated risks of flooding due to high water levels in the St. Johns River and Ocklawaha River.

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Quarterbacks Jayden Daniels versus Lamar Jackson should be pure fireworks, but it's far from the only intriguing matchup this weekend. Henry has scored in all five games this season while rushing for a league-high 572 yards. Considering down and distance, Henry has rushed for 229 yards more than expected, according to advanced NFL stats. Kirk Cousins, meanwhile, is fifth in passing yards per game despite a slow start for Atlanta’s offense. The Lions are conceding 349.0 yards per game, 11th-worst in the NFL.

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☆ Ryan Salame: Former top FTX executive has updated his LinkedIn profile. His new role? Prison inmate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But former FTX executive Ryan Salame made an unorthodox update to his profile on the site Thursday, as he began a prison sentence following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. Ryan Salame leaves a Manhattan court after pleading guilty to criminal charges in September 2023. In September last year, Salame pleaded guilty to making tens of millions of dollars’ worth of unlawful campaign donations to causes supported by his boss. Prosecutors said Salame, Bankman-Fried and former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh used FTX customer funds to donate to political candidates supporting crypto-friendly legislation. Salame pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions and one count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

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☆ U.S. crude oil on pace to eke out second weekly gain on Middle East war risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil on Friday was on pace to eek out its second weekly gain in a row as Israel prepares to retaliate against Iran. Oil prices have gained more than 10% through Thursday's close since Iran hit Israel with ballistic missiles last week. Here are Friday's energy prices:Israel's security cabinet met Thursday to discuss the country's response to Iran's attack, according to media reports. Traders have worried that Israel will hit Iran's oil industry, potentially triggering a cycle of escalation that causes a significant disruption of supplies in the Middle East. Croft warned, however, that the U.S. influence may have waned since April, when Israel's response to Iran's first missile and drone attack was relatively muted.

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TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat. As Hurricane Milton was bearing down on Tampa, Malinowski posted to his social media account to soothe his newfound audience’s worries, even as his boat rocked and shaked against increasing wind and rain. “I’m doing great!” he told NBC News on Wednesday around 7 p.m., approximately two hours before the storm was set to make landfall. "Lieutenant Dan" on his boat Wednesday in Tampa. “I’m going to go back to doing my regular thing, which I think is pretty inspirational,” he told NBC News.

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☆ Millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton churns across the state
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A vehicule is stranded on a water-flooded street after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida on October 9, 2024. Millions of people in Florida were without power Thursday after Hurricane Milton spawned tornados, flooding, powerful winds and left multiple people dead. Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key on Florida's west coast south of Tampa Bay. The storm churned east-northeastward toward Cape Canaveral with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and is moving off the coast of Florida into the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. More than 3 million people were left without power in Florida, according to PowerOutage.us.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Milton Organizations: Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, tornados, National Hurricane Center . Locations: Brandon , Florida, Florida, Tampa Bay, Cape Canaveral

This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink,about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. It follows a decades-long freeze on designing, building or testing new nuclear weapons. The new buildings and cutting-edge machinery will eventually process the uranium needed to make the next generation of American nuclear weapons. Now there are an estimated 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world. It is undeniably true that the world is becoming more contentious, and nuclear weapons do deter our adversaries.

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☆ Microsoft will let people buy games through Xbox app on Android in November after Google antitrust ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, speaks at the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 23, 2023. Microsoft will allow people to buy and play video games through its Xbox app for Android starting in November, the company said on Thursday. The move is an immediate consequence of a U.S. judge ruling on Monday that Google will have to present alternatives to its Google Play app store on Android devices. Currently, people can download games to Xbox consoles through the Xbox app for Android, and those who pay for the Netflix-like Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions can stream games from the cloud in a different app. In March, the U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust case against Apple that said limiting distribution to the App Store gives the company monopoly power.

Persons: Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, Bond Organizations: Microsoft Gaming, Microsoft, Google, Epic Games, Xbox, Electronic Arts, Netflix, U.S . Justice Department, Facebook, Meta, Activision, Apple Locations: Cologne, Germany, U.S

☆ U.S. crude oil drifts lower, trades below $74 per barrel after selloff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Crude oil futures drifted lower Wednesday after sliding more than 4% the previous day. The rally spurred by the risk of a wider Middle East war has stalled out amid uncertainty over how Israel will retaliate against Iran for last week's ballistic missile strike. Chinese policymakers' failure to deliver new economic stimulus measures at a press briefing this week also held energy prices in check. Though prices are falling, Goldman Sachs sees global benchmark Brent jumping by $10 to $20 per barrel if an Israeli strike disrupts Iranian crude oil production, according to a Tuesday research note. Here are Wednesday's energy prices at around 8:02 a.m.

Persons: Goldman Sachs Organizations: Brent Locations: Israel, Iran

☆ Crude oil prices fall about 2% as rally on Middle East war risk takes a pause
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Crude oil futures fell about 2% on Tuesday, as the rally on geopolitical risk took a pause while the market waits for Israel to strike back against Iran. "Oil can keep ascending only for so long purely based on perceptions and not actual supply disruption," Tamas Varga, an analyst at oil broker PVM, said in a Tuesday note. Oil prices have surged about 13% through Monday's close since Iran fired around 180 ballistic missiles at Israel last week, raising fears that Israel might retaliate by hitting Iran's crude industry. ET:The market was also disappointed that Chinese officials did not announce any new stimulus plans at a press briefing Tuesday. In early September, oil prices hit their lowest level since December 2021.

Persons: Tamas Varga, Israel, Phil Flynn Organizations: Iran, Price Futures Locations: Israel, Iran, China

☆ Spirit Halloween is transforming some of its stores into a Christmas spinoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —When the latest spooky season passes, it won’t mark the end for some Spirit Halloween stores, with the chain planning to convert some locations and keep them open for the holidays. The retailer is opening a total of 10 Spirit Christmas stores, primarily in the US Northeast, filled with the winter holidays-themed items including gifts, decorations and inflatables. The pop-up chain will be a mixture of some converted Spirit Halloween stores and new locations. This year, Spirit Halloween opened a record 1,525 stores in the United States and Canada. The winter holidays are even a bigger business for Spirit Halloween to tap into: Last year, spending across the country grew nearly 4% to a record $964 billion, the NRF said.

Persons: Santa, “, ”, Spencer Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, National Retail Federation Locations: New York, , New Jersey, United States, Canada

☆ Florida gas stations are running out of fuel as people flee Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nearly 16% of gas stations in Florida had run out of fuel as of late morning Tuesday as people flee north to escape the path of Hurricane Milton, according to data from GasBuddy. About 1,200 of the state's 7,900 gas stations are currently without fuel, according to the data. The storm is forecast to remain "an extremely dangerous hurricane" through landfall in Florida, according to the forecasters. Gas stations are running out of fuel and lines are long but there is not a shortage in the state, DeSantis said. Terminals with power, however, could begin distribution of fuel Saturday and Sunday depending on worker and truck driver availability as well as whether local gas stations are working, he said.

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☆ Shares of generator maker soar, insurance stocks fall as Hurricane Milton intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Spencer Kimball | Yun Li | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of backup power generation company Generac Holdings surged more than 7% on Monday as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Hurricane Milton is forecast to move north of the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and Tuesday before crossing the Gulf of Mexico to approach the west coast of Florida by Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Milton comes on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 220 people and wrought devastation across the Southeast, particularly in North Carolina. Insurance stocks that have weather catastrophe exposure, meanwhile, are falling on potential insured losses tied to Hurricane Milton. Allstate, Travelers and Chubb saw their shares fall more than 3%, while Progressive and AIG all declined more than 1%.

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A worker unloads a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator off a truck at Captain Electric on February 18, 2021 in Orem, Utah. Shares of backup power generation company Generac Holdings surged more than 7% on Monday as Hurricane Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm. Insurance stocks that have weather catastrophe exposure, meanwhile, are falling on potential insured losses tied to Hurricane Milton. Allstate, Travelers and Chubb saw their shares fall more than 3%, while Progressive and AIG all declined more than 1%. Lauderdale, plunged more than 20% as the catastrophe-prone carrier with Gulf Coast exposure could see heightened hurricane risks.

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☆ U.S. crude oil jumps 2%, trades near $76 as market waits for Israel strike against Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil rose about 2% on Monday, as the market waited for Israel to strike Iran. Oil prices spiked last week on fears that Israel could hit Iran's oil industry in retaliation for Tehran's ballistic missile attack. The impact on the oil market would be significant if Israel struck Kharg Island, through which 90% of Iran's crude exports pass, Croft said. The worst-case scenario is a disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's crude exports flow, Gelder said. Iran might target the strait in response to an Israeli strike, which would have a far more dramatic effect on crude prices, the analyst said.

Persons: Israel, Joe Biden, Biden, Helima Croft, Croft, CNBC's, Alan Gelder, Wood Mackenzie, Gelder Organizations: Texas Intermediate, Brent, RBC Capital Markets Locations: Israel, Iran, U.S, Kharg, Wood, Strait, Hormuz

☆ Sweden told people to open their hearts to immigrants 10 years ago. Its U-turn has been dramatic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Sweden registered 81,301 asylum seekers in 2014, data shows. Jonas Ekstromer | Afp | Getty Images"It pains me that Sweden is no longer capable of receiving asylum seekers at the high level we do today. Since then, Sweden's immigration policy has been on a one-way street. A decade ago, all member states of the European Union were encouraged to welcome asylum seekers and refugees fleeing conflict zones in the Middle East, notably Syria but also Iraq and Afghanistan. This year, Sweden is expected to have its lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997.

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☆ There’s too much negativity about the stock market. Focus on these 3 positives instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

After all of these years, after all of the rather incredible rallies and gains in the stock market from so many groups, the typical morning still starts with a bevy of negativity. We hear about OpenAI and its brilliant $167 billion valuation , but we don't see any stock available to public-market investors. I have been furious at myself for thinking the Chinese government couldn't do anything about the country's struggling stock market. The Chinese stock market has been rallying nicely since the stimulus announcements. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ CVS is under pressure and considering a break up. Here's why that could be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA sign outside of a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. That means Caremark also sits at the intersection of CVS' retail pharmacy operation and its Aetna insurer, boosting the competitive advantage of both of the businesses. A workers stocks the shelves in a CVS pharmacy store on February 07, 2024 in Miami, Florida. An Oak Street Health clinic stands in a Brooklyn neighborhood on February 08, 2023 in New York City. A general view shows a sign of CVS Health Customer Support Center in CVS headquarters of CVS Health Corp in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. October 30, 2023.

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☆ U.S. crude oil has risen nearly 9% this week as traders fear Middle East supply disruption
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Just how high prices would go depends on whether OPEC uses its spare oil capacity to plug the gap, Struyven said. Here are today's energy prices:Though oil prices have surged this week on geopolitical tensions, they have risen from a low baseline. "The risk to the oil price outlook are definitely significant," Struyven told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" Friday. The oil market had largely ignored the escalating war in the Middle East until Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday. The risk premium has been modest because there haven't been sustained supply disruptions over the past two years despite high geopolitical tensions, Struyven said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Daan Struyven, Goldman Sachs, Struyven, CNBC's, Brent, haven't Organizations: OPEC Locations: Israel, Israeli, China, East, Iran

Spruce Pine, North Carolina has no running water or electricity, more than a week after Helene ripped through the town of 2,200. Mines in Spruce Pine produce the world’s purest form of quartz, which plays a central role in chip manufacturing. Now, the town’s exceedingly valuable supply of high-purity quartz is at risk, threatening to cripple the $600 billion global semiconductor industry. “The Spruce Pine community has been hit particularly hard,” Sibelco said in a statement on Sept. 30. For the semiconductor industry, the challenges that any long-term disruption to the Spruce Pine mines would present cannot be overstated, experts say.

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☆ Chaos is building for shippers as U.S. port strike continues and costs rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Brashier said some clients had containers that were once destined for the Port of Savannah diverted to the Port of Norfolk in the last hours before the strike began. More than a dozen container vessels are currently waiting in the port anchorage area of Freeport, Everstream Analytics data shows. MSC, the largest containership company in the world, has diverted two vessels, according to Vizion. A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Christian Roeloffs, cofounder and CEO of Container xChange, said the timing of this strike is especially challenging for shippers.

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☆ October surprises are piling up, but a toss-up race seems impervious to shocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The trio of tests facing Harris comes with potential economic, political and humanitarian consequences if the administration errs. And the new scrutiny of Trump’s behavior after the 2020 election could cause some voters to again question his fitness for the Oval Office. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, Wisconsin, October 1, 2024. NONE OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PRESIDENT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. But Trump has already tried to manipulate the tragedy for political gain, accusing Biden of “sleeping” following the storm.

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