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☆ Elon Musk would get 'really angry' when employees at his first company Zip2 weren't still working at 9 o'clock at night, an ex-colleague told a BBC documentary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk would get very angry when staff at his first company, Zip2, weren't working after 9 p.m.A former Zip2 worker, Jim Ambras, told a new BBC documentary that Musk's face "would turn red." The Elon Musk Story uses interviews with his family, friends, employees – and enemies – to explain his rise to become the world's richest man. It was bought by Compaq four years later to boost its AltaVista search engine and netted Elon and Kimbal $22 million and $15 million respectively, according to Ashley Vance's 2015 book "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future." Branden Spikes, a systems engineer at Zip2 also interviewed for the documentary, described Musk as an "unusual fellow" who would work late and then sleep under his desk. Elon Musk's mother, Maye, who also appears in the BBC documentary, said that when he was young she would struggle to wake him up in the morning because he would stay up all night reading books.

CLEVELAND — Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and his Republican rival, author J.D. Vance, jumped into Monday night’s Ohio Senate debate with the same goal: to paint the other as a phony who’s unworthy of the job. They also fought over who had the most sensible position on abortion, a driving issue in this year’s midterm elections. Vance does,” Ryan said before he name-checked several Republicans who have been vilified on the left. You’re running around with [South Carolina Sen.] Lindsey Graham, who wants a national abortion ban.

☆ 'I don't kiss anyone's a** like him': Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance face off in Ohio Senate debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

The debate between Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio's closer-than-expected Senate race began with a testy exchange on the economy and quickly devolved from there into a contentious - and at times personal - clash. CNN's Omar Jimenez reports.

“Tim Ryan is running the best Senate race in the country and having to do it all by his lonesome,” said Irene Lin, an Ohio-based Democratic strategist who managed Tom Nelson’s Senate primary campaign in Wisconsin this year. After losing two presidential campaigns and a race for governor in the state since 2016, national Democrats are wary about spending in Ohio, once a quintessential battleground. The barrage includes a spot attacking Ryan, who has portrayed himself as a moderate, as a party-line voter beholden to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Other national Democrats have tipped their hat to Ryan, noting how his moderate message has put the seat within striking distance, if not higher on the party’s list of priorities. “The national Democrats have walked away from Ohio prematurely,” Griffin said.

☆ Ex-federal prosecutor on Trump's claims about Bush stashing away secret government files: 'People say stuff like this when they're guilty and scared'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former prosecutor Joyce Vance said Trump's claims resembled those made by guilty people. Bush kept secret government documents in a "bowling alley slash Chinese restaurant." Bush took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them," Trump said. Commenting on Trump's claims, Vance tweeted: "In my experience as a prosecutor, people say stuff like this when they're guilty & scared." Trump's claims about Bush sparked scorn from Bush's son, Jeb Bush, who tweeted his response to Trump on Saturday.

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☆ Factbox: Eight U.S. Senate races to watch in November's midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks during a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 24, 2022. The chamber is currently split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, who are able to control the agenda thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote. The state is a former Republican stronghold where Democrats have made surprise gains in recent elections - Biden won the state by 0.3% in 2020. Masters' struggles have led Republicans to pull funding and analysts have shifted their predictions for the race in Kelly's favor. National groups have been pouring in money, and the topic of abortion is front and center since the state's Republican legislature banned all abortions after six weeks.

☆ Democratic ex-cop Demings closes in on Republican Rubio in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings enters the final weeks of her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. "This race is about Val Demings versus Marco Rubio," said Christian Slater, communications director for Demings' campaign. Allies of Demings acknowledge that she faces political headwinds in Florida including Biden's low popularity. Demings also served as one of the Democratic House managers in Trump's first Senate impeachment trial in 2020. Jose Parra, an adviser to the Florida Democratic Party, said that for Demings to win, she would need to boost turnout among voters in south Florida, including Rubio's birthplace Miami, and lure independents in a vote-rich corridor traversing central Florida.

☆ Ohio Senate Race Pits Awkward Populist vs. Smooth Politico
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Barton Swaim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Republican JD Vance holds a razor-thin lead over Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in the Ohio Senate race, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

JD Vance has a one-point lead over Tim Ryan in the Ohio Senate race, according to a new Marist poll. Among voters who indicated that they were highly likely to vote in November, Vance led by a similar one-point margin (48%-47%). Ryan led Vance by 11 percentage points (50%-39%) among nonwhite voters. Rep. Tim Ryan is the 2022 Ohio Democratic Senate nominee. DeWine, who is seeking a second term in office, received the backing of 92% of Republicans and attracted the support of 10% of Democratic respondents.

☆ Hillary Clinton likened Donald Trump's Ohio rally to Adolf Hitler speeches, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hillary Clinton liked Donald Trump's rally in Ohio to speeches by Adolf Hitler, per Fox News. Trump's spokesperson told Fox News that the comparison was "pathetic" and "divisive." "I remember as a young student, you know, trying to figure out, how people get basically brought in by Hitler," Clinton said, per Fox News. Attendees of the rally in Youngstown, Ohio, raised their fingers to the sky as a QAnon-associated song played. The finger salute at the Ohio rally generated controversy, prompting New York State Senator Anna Kaplan to compare it to the "Heil Hitler" salute used by Nazis.

☆ The American right’s future involves waging a 'religious battle' against the left, leaders say at a conservative conference
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Allan Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

MIAMI — In a luxury Miami resort earlier this month, leading conservative politicians, influencers and academics gathered to formulate a grand path forward for the American right. Meanwhile, the broader American left was repeatedly denounced as the “enemy” and a “regime” with “evil” ideas. The conference was backed by substantial donations from conservative advocacy groups and think tanks that included the Common Sense Society, The Heritage Foundation and the Conservative Partnership Institute. One panel featured a presentation titled “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christian Nationalism,” though some attendees saw a more clear distinction between the two nationalist ideologies. “Sometimes people get swept up in the ideas of Christian nationalism,” Jordan Esrig, a senior at Vanderbilt University who attended the conference, said.

☆ GOP megadonor Peter Thiel to host fundraiser for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Republican megadonor Peter Thiel is hosting a fundraiser at his Los Angeles home next week for Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters after GOP officials asked the tech mogul for more money heading into the final stretch of the November midterm elections. The move by Thiel to host Masters comes as donations from the tech mogul to separate super PACs supporting Masters and Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Republican leaders and campaign officials, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have reportedly asked Thiel to help Vance and Masters in the general election. Vance and Masters both worked with Thiel before they launched their Senate campaigns. Vance once worked at investment firm Mithril Capital, which was co-founded by Thiel, while Masters was the chief operating officer at Thiel Capital.

☆ Poll: GOP is winning on the economy, immigration; Democrats are ahead on abortion and health care
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chuck-Todd-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Chuck Todd | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

... And Joe O’Dea pitches himself as pro-abortion rights in Colorado Senate while Democrats push back. The Republican Party holds all-time high advantages on the economy, crime and border security, while the Democrats have an all-time high on abortion and a double-digit edge on health care. Midterm roundup: Trump hits the trail in OhioFormer President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio over the weekend to boost GOP Senate hopeful J.D. Not every GOP Senate candidate is eager to campaign with Trump. It’s a position on abortion that is different from that of his fellow Republican Senate candidates, many of whom favor stricter bans with few exceptions.

☆ Howard: Investors should focus on ETFs, rather than take the risk with individual stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHoward: Investors should focus on ETFs, rather than take the risk with individual stocksVance Howard, CEO and Portfolio Manager at Howard Capital Management, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss his investment strategy ahead of the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

☆ Trump compared his relationships with JD Vance and Kim Jong Un, saying both men 'fell in love' with him
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump says JD Vance, like Kim Jong Un, "fell in love" with him. While introducing Vance at the Youngstown rally, Trump said Vance has warmed up to him after getting to know him. And then he fell in love," Trump continued, drawing laughter and applause from the crowd. And they said, 'Oh, Trump is saying he fell in love,'" Trump said. "JD is kissing my ass, he wants my support so bad," Trump quipped.

☆ Trump warns MAGA political opponents of 'the sleeping giant that they have awoken' in belligerent speech at Ohio rally, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump spoke at a rally for JD Vance in Youngstown, Ohio, on Saturday night. He referred to his political opponents as "thugs and tyrants." Those enemies, Trump said, "have no idea of the sleeping giant they have awoken." The "thugs and tyrants" attacking the Make America Great Again movement, he said, "have no idea of the sleeping giant they have awoken." Others have also accused Trump in recent weeks of stoking violence amid the Mar-a-Lago probe, including conservative lawyer George Conway.

☆ Trump claims that people he knows are being threatened to say 'bad things' about him or face jail
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump claimed people who know him are being threatened with jail time unless they denounce him. "They go in, and they take good people, and they say 'you're going to jail for ten years, you're going to jail for five years unless you say something bad about Trump, in which case you won't have to go to jail.'" Trump claimed that these unnamed people are not succumbing to the threats because they are "legitimate" people. 'Trump spied on Obama's campaign' – could you imagine what it would be? Trump was speaking at the rally in support of Republican Senate candidate JD Vance.

☆ Trump accused Biden of scheming to keep gas prices down but they've been in steady decline for months: 'Right after the election it's going to double'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden for lowering gas prices. Trump claimed the decrease was a politically motivated scheme. "Right after the election, it's going to double up and go higher than anybody ever believed," Trump claimed. While the crowd cheered during Trump's rant on the current status of gas prices, some supporters didn't seem too bothered. "Wasn't too bad," the supporter said of the gas prices.

☆ QAnon song plays and MAGA supporters give unusual finger salute as Trump speaks at JD Vance rally in Ohio, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally for JD Vance on Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio. A QAnon song played while he spoke about Ukraine, "Fake News," and Hunter Biden's laptop. Last month, Trump posted a video on his social media platform Truth Social using the same audio, per Media Matters. At the time, the former president's spokesperson claimed to Vice that it was not a QAnon song but music by the composer Will Van de Crommert. People point their fingers to the sky during a speech by former President Donald Trump at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio.

☆ Lindsey Graham called Trump a 'lying motherfucker' but added that he's 'a lot of fun to hang with': book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Lindsey Graham called Trump a liar but added that he's a "lot of fun to hang out with." Graham's remarks appear in an upcoming book about Trump written by two journalists. Other Trump allies, like White House strategist Steve Bannon, have also characterized Trump as a liar. In the same exchange, Graham said he's a "lot of fun to hang out with," per the book. Steve Bannon, Trump's former White House strategist, for example, said he'd often lie to get his way, as Insider's Joshua Zitser reported.

☆ FedEx inflamed recession fears. These are our least economically sensitive stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

FedEx hasn't exactly been a perfect company in recent years, and Subramaniam acknowledged to Jim that FedEx needs to get its own house in order. However, the traditional recession playbook involves selling energy stocks due to fears of demand collapsing. Mixed bag The stocks discussed here have a mixture of economically resilient and sensitive characteristics to them, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Video platform Rumble to go public after successful SPAC vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Rumble video platform logo on a laptop computer arranged in Hastings on Hudson, New York, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Shareholders of the special purpose acquisition company Cantor Fitzgerald Acquisition Corp. VI voted Thursday to take the video platform Rumble public. The blank check company set to take it public is led by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. The Rumble vote comes soon after shareholders of a SPAC seeking to take Trump Media and Technology Group public failed to approve a deadline extension for the deal. Shares of Cantor Fitzgerald Acquisition Corp.

☆ Meet the 'Vibe Manager' of New York City's Hard Rock Hotel who's in charge of throwing rooftop parties, curating playlists, and setting up the 'rockstar suite' for VIPs like Vance Joy and Halsey
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

43-year-old Michael Tello is a "Vibe Manager" at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City. The "rockstar suite" at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City. Courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel New YorkBut being able to provide those special touches is also one of the most rewarding parts of the job, he said. Ciara and Didi Richards dance onstage during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2022 Issue launch party at Hard Rock Hotel New York on May 19, 2022. The vibe manager works a Tuesday through Saturday schedule.

☆ Musk and Brin: A brief history of the billionaires' friendship leading up to rift caused by an alleged affair
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-24 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google cofounder Sergey Brin was a longtime friend and investor of Elon Musk. Musk and Brin often spent time sharing ideas with Google cofounder Larry Page, Vice reports. Wall Street Journal reports Musk had an affair with Brin's estranged wife in 2021. Brin, a Tesla investor, provided the struggling company with $500,000 during the 2008 financial crisis, according to WSJ. Brin reportedly acknowledged the gesture but still doesn't speak to Musk regularly, the Journal says.

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