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☆ 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

☆ Iurie Sadovnic, acum opt ani: „Artiştii sunt sărăciţi intenţionat, ca să cânte pe doi bani la alegeri”. — Cine şi cum ar fi în stare să vă taie drumul spre chitară? — „Moartea”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +15 min

În 2013, Iurie Sadovnic declara că doar moartea ar fi în stare să-i taie drumul spre chitară. Mai jos vă redăm interviul Iurie Sadovnic, realizat de ZdG în 2013. de baştină, satul Jura, din stânga Nistrului, a devenit subiectul unei piese scrise şi interpretate de Iurie Sadovnic. Orheiul meu e o localitate specială, dar nu are un vârf, o înălţime. Pentru conformitate, Aneta GrosuInterpretul de muzică ușoară, Iurie Sadovnic, deținător al „Ordinului Republicii”, s-a stins din viață luni, 7 iunie, la vârsta de 69 de ani.

Persons: Iurie, Iurie Sadovnic, Ludmila Sencina, Serghei Zaharov, Igor Krutoi, Alexandr Serov ?, Ion Aldea - Teodorovici, Alexandr Serov ş.a, Lucian Blaga, Mihai Eminescu, Vasile Alecsandri, Adrian Păunescu, Viorel Burlacu, Ei, Nicolae Sulac, Maria, Urschi, Zinaida Julea, Morgan, Rockefeller, Eminescu, Mihail Sadoveanu, Nicolae Iorga, Ştefan, Mare, Ernest Hemingway, Toma Alimoş, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Anastasia Lazariuc, creaţie, Grigore Vieru, Dumitru, Eugen Cioclea, Sadoveanu, Lermontov, Byron, Mihai Dolgan, Dan Puric, George Coşbuc, Aneta Grosu, Maia Sandu Organizations: Arte, Armatei Sovietice Locations: Moldova, Susleni, Nikolaev, Jura, Orhei, Transnistria, Cio - Cio - san, America, Italia, Grecia, tinereţe, Nistru, Transnistriei, Hanatul, aţi, Puşkin, noastră, moldoveneşti

Eu personal l-am sunat pe domnul Dron și l-am rugat să vină alături de noi, el a zis că nu prea îl interesează campania pentru că ieșise din spital. Articolul 1.1.7 din statutul partidului ”Democrația Acasă”, este scris foarte clar că nu pot candida la funcția de deputat nimeni în afara de membrii de partid. Cunoscutul avocat Ion Dron a aflat din presă că a fost exclus din lista Partidului Democrația Acasă, condus de Vasile Costiuc. Partidul Democrația Acasă a depus actele la Comisia Electorală Centrală pe 27 mai, iar astăzi a fost înregistrat în calitate de concurent electoral. Ion Dron era al treilea în lista prezentată de formațiune la CEC.

Persons: Dron, Ion Dron, Vasile Costiuc Organizations: CEC, Partidului Democrația Acasă, Democrația Acasă, Electorală

☆ «Один из лучших в истории». Как мир прощается с Диего Марадоной (ФОТО)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-26 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +2 min

Вот как о его смерти высказался еще одна легенда футбола Пеле и два самых знаменитых футболиста современности Лионель Месси и Криштиану Роналду. pic.twitter.com/6Li76HTikA — Pelé (@Pele) November 25, 2020«Сегодня я прощаюсь с другом, а мир прощается с вечным гением. Hoje despeço-me de um amigo e o Mundo despede-se de um génio eterno. Parte demasiado cedo, mas deixa um legado sem limites e um vazio que jamais será preenchido. Nunca serás esquecido.🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/WTS21uxmdL — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2020«Очень печальный день для всех аргентинцев и для футбола.

Persons: Диего Марадоны, Альберто Фернандес, Марадоной, Диего Марадона, Пеле, Лионель Месси, Криштиану Роналду, Диего, Месси, Марадоны Locations: Аргентина, буэносайрес, БуэносАйреса, Неаполь

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