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☆ The charts indicate it's time to bet on bitcoin and short gold, says Todd Gordon
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Todd Gordon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As I said I'm in fact currently short gold. If real yields are moving higher then gold moves lower, and vice versa. My bet is real yields may come in a bit, but I think the better bet is for gold to sell off. One way to easily short gold is to buy the DB Gold Short ETF symbol 'DGZ ' -Todd Gordon, Founder of Inside Edge Capital , LLC DISCLOSURES: (Gordon owns bitcoin ETF IBIT in his wealth management company Inside Edge Capital, LLC. He is personally short gold via a short futures position .

Persons: Todd Gordon, Gordon Organizations: Inside Edge, IBIT, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: bitcoin

☆ Jim Cramer addresses Nvidia's recent 14% decline and what he's doing with the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim also commented on Club stock Nvidia's recent slide. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Dow, Jimmy Carter, Jim, Peter Navarro, Donald Trump, Navarro, Matt Murphy, Stocks, Forman, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Dow, Nasdaq, Texas, Broadcom, Devices, Marvell, AMD, Nvidia, Pfizer, Brown, Cisco Systems, Dell, Arista Networks Locations: New York, U.S

Opinion The Editorial Board ThePresident’sArsenalIn the United States, only the president can decide whether to use nuclear weapons. On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump commented on the peril posed by the rest of the world’s growing nuclear arsenals. This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink,about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. Now it will be the job of President Trump to pull the world back from the brink. Referring to Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump said in 2023, “He goes, ‘You know, we’re a great nuclear power.’ He says that publicly now.” Mr. Trump added, falsely: “He never said that when I was here.

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☆ 3 digital body language signs someone isn't into you, even if they always text back
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Like regular body language, digital body language refers to what's unspoken in texts. A dating expert shared the digital body language signs someone is interested in you. Logan Ury, the director of relationship science at Hinge, told Business Insider that this is what's known as digital body language (DBL), and it isn't much different from in-person body language, conveying what is unsaid. AdvertisementShe shared some digital body language signs that someone's not really interested in you. "You don't know if somebody's in-person vibes will match their digital body language."

Persons: Logan Ury, Ury, she's, Zers —, They're, they're

☆ Guido Burgstaller: Austrian national team soccer player suffers skull fracture during ‘assault’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Austrian international soccer player Guido Burgstaller has been hospitalized with a fractured skull after being assaulted in Vienna, his club Rapid Vienna said in a statement. It added: “Guido was immediately examined and taken to hospital in the Austrian capital. We would ask you to respect the privacy of Guido and his family at this time. Burgstaller previously played for Schalke in the Bundesliga, Germany’s top division, and had a brief spell with Cardiff City in the English Championship. Burgstaller has scored two goals for Austria and last played for the national team in October 2023.

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. In the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite , each stock is assigned a weighting based on its market valuation. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Yun Li, Dow, it's, There's, Sellers, Elliott, Jefferies, didn't, Ingersoll Rand, – Ingersoll Rand, Mills, Jerome Powell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Apple, Depot, Broadcom, Jefferies, Honeywell, Elliott Management, Club, DuPont, United Technologies, GE, United, Fed, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: U.S, BlackRock

☆ Rahm Emanuel says it was a mistake the 2008 financial crisis ended without bankers facing 'Old Testament justice'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now Biden's US ambassador to Japan, Emanuel is considering a possible run to lead the Democratic Party. In his column, Emanuel said the Democratic Party has been "blind to the rising sea of disillusionment." And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,' he was channeling a nation's fury," Emanuel wrote. The race to lead the Democratic Party during Trump's second administration is particularly crowded. Martin O'Malley, Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, and Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, are also in the running.

Persons: Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Obama, Biden's, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kareem Serageldin, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Eric Holder, Holder, Seth Meyers, Ari, Martin O'Malley, Ben Wikler, Ken Martin Organizations: Democratic Party, Obama White House, Wall, Democratic National Committee, Credit Suisse, DOJ, NBC, Justice Department, Chicago, Illinois, Affordable, Endeavor, Wrestling Entertainment, Maryland Gov, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Minnesota Democratic Farmer, Labor Party, Democratic Locations: Japan, Washington, New York City, Vermont, Hollywood, Maryland

☆ The Teamsters are threatening to strike Amazon. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Although the Teamsters claim to represent 7,000 Amazon workers nationwide, that accounts for less than 1% of the company’s US workforce. Strike authorization votes are often approved, even if the union members never actually go on strike. While an upstart union, the Amazon Labor Union won such a vote at Amazon’s Staten Island facility in April 2022. Many of the 7,000 Teamsters that the union refers to as “Amazon employees,” however, are drivers for independent contractors making deliveries for Amazon and no one else. Those drivers are based at seven different Amazon facilities, including those who authorized strikes in Queens and Skokie.

Persons: ” Eileen Hards, It’s, “, Sean O’Brien, ”, Riley Holzworth Organizations: New, New York CNN, Teamsters, CNN, UPS, Amazon, Unions, National Labor Relations Board, Amazon Labor Union, Amazon’s, Staten Island, NLRB, ”, Business, Trump Locations: New York, Staten Island , New York, Staten, Queens , New York, Skokie , Illinois, Chicago, Amazon’s Staten, Staten Island, Amazon, Skokie, San Francisco, San Bernardino , California, San Bernardino, Queens

☆ How Starface turned pimple patches into a business bringing in $90 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to the age of pimple patches, where treating breakouts is no longer a behind-closed-doors affair. On TikTok, there are more than 500 million videos that mention the query "best pimple patch," and more than 60 million posts that mention "Starface pimple patch" specifically. The market valuation of pimple patches is expected to grow from about $500 million to nearly $1 billion by 2033, according to recent research from Spherical Insights. A Gen Z status symbolDecorative and fun, the patches quickly became a fashion trend for Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Do Starface's pimple patches work?

Persons: you've, — it's, breakouts, Starface, Elle, Julie Schott, Brian Bordainick, Schott, Bordainick, Kara Brothers, Claire McCormack, Z, Alpha, Gen Z, Millie Bobbie Brown, Justin Bieber, Brothers, SpongeBob Organizations: Hydro, CNBC, National Institute of Health, Starface Hydro, Beauty Independent, Target, Walmart, CVS, YouTube, Kara Brothers CNBC Locations: U.S, Canada, Montreal

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with fashion legend Diane von Furstenberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with fashion legend Diane von FurstenbergFashion tour de force Diane von Furstenberg spoke exclusively with CNBC's Tania Bryer at her home in Venice, Italy. In this CNBC Conversation, she discussed the 15th anniversary of the DVF Awards and the enduring success of her iconic wrap dress, which celebrated 50 years in 2024. Tania also spoke to honorees and attendees at the awards, including Oprah Winfrey and Graça Machel, founder of The Graça Machel Trust. 25:00 an hour ago

Persons: Diane von Furstenberg, CNBC's Tania Bryer, Tania, Oprah Winfrey, Graça Machel, Machel Organizations: CNBC, Machel Trust Locations: Venice, Italy

☆ After taking morning profits, we're afternoon buyers of 2 stocks in an oversold market
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

We're buying 25 shares of Home Depot at roughly $407 each and 15 shares of Blackrock at roughly $1,041. This technical tool showed that the market became a little more oversold after Monday's session. When the market is oversold, according to the Oscillator, we view broader market weakness as an opportunity to buy stock of quality companies. BLK YTD mountain BlackRock YTD We're also adding to our position in the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, We're, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Blackrock, Trust, CNBC, Broadcom, Home, BlackRock, HPS Investment Partners, Global Infrastructure Partners Locations: BLK

☆ Babsi Zangerl: How Austrian climber completed a ‘hard to believe’ historic ascent of El Capitan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —On a vertical rockface like El Capitan, the soaring slab of granite in California’s Yosemite National Park, perfection is an elusive, almost impossible goal for professional climbers. Zangerl climbing El Capitan. Eric Bissell for Highpoint ProductionsOther climbers have come close to flashing a route up El Capitan before Zangerl, with asterisks often being placed alongside their completions. In flash climbing, the first attempt is also the last and even a tiny mistake can prove costly. Zangerl and her partner, Jacopo Larcher, rest in a tent on El Capitan.

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☆ We're locking in a nearly 200% in a surging tech stock and taking a difficult loss in a rival
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 650 shares of Broadcom, decreasing its weighting to about 4.50% from 5.15%. After the sale, the Trust will own 300 shares of AMD, decreasing its weighting to about 1% from 2.35%. What was even more eye-popping was the fact that Tan thinks Broadcom has two new custom chip customers in the pipeline. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Hock Tan, Tan, OpenAI, Matt Murphy, it's, Lisa Su, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Broadcom, AMD, Google, Apple, Marvell, Nvidia, CNBC

☆ Linda Cardellini on Her Movie & TV Roles: Velma, Avengers, 'Freaks and Geeks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Saeed Adyani /NetflixIt's exactly the kind of role Cardellini was longing to play, and she's grateful she could reunite with Feldman, now a close friend, for the opportunity. On the cancellation of 'Freaks and Geeks' and learning to trust her gutCardellini with the cast of "Freaks and Geeks." It really didn't. But that was really fun. I got to play a character who was extraordinarily broad, broad comedy, where I was a cartoon, which was really fun for me.

Persons: Linda Cardellini, Judy Hale, Christina Applegate's hotheaded Jen Harding, Liz Feldman, Margo, Lydia, Lisa Kudrow, Paul, Ray Romano, isn't, Saeed Adyani, Cardellini, Feldman, it's, That's, I've, She's, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Velma, There's, didn't, It's, I'd, James Gunn, Jeremy Renner, Laura Barton, Laura, haven't, she's Organizations: Netflix, Business, NBC, Getty Images, MGM, Warner Bros, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Guardians Locations: Spanish, Los Angeles, perm

☆ Forget Bluesky. the Real Refuge From Twitter Is the Group Chat.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The communication breakdown happens as the social platforms launched in the 2000s have taken on larger lives than anyone anticipated. The candid nature of group chats gives them value and tethers people with looser connections together, but that can also make them unwieldy. Group chats can languish for years; there's no playbook for leaving or kicking out someone who's no longer close to the core group. If a couple breaks up, who gets the group chat? But his group chat might still have the best vibes of all.

Persons: Josh Kramer, it's, Kramer, Elon Musk's, Donald Trump, upstarts, Elon Musk, there's, Kate Mannell, Savannah Badalich, Badalich, Robin Dunbar, Dunbar, WhatsApp, Victoria Usher, Usher, Mannell, he's, There's Organizations: New_, Twitter, Elon, ARC Centre, Excellence, Child, Deakin University, Vodafone, MSNBC, Reuters, Telemundo, CNN, The New York Times, Times, Meta, Facebook Locations: Australia, Savannah

Fourteen Democratic senators will introduce an amendment Monday evening to remove language from Congress’ massive defense spending bill that seeks to ban coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender children of servicemembers, the office of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., told NBC News. I trust our servicemembers and their doctors to make the best healthcare decisions for their kids, not politicians,” Baldwin said in a statement. In a statement following the House vote last week, Johnson said the legislation prioritizes “military lethality, not radical woke ideology. A draft of a media release shared with NBC News — and scheduled to be made public Monday evening — from Baldwin’s office said that if the transgender health care provision survives, it could affect 6,000 to 7,000 children of U.S. servicemembers. The amendment to remove the trans health provision from the defense bill will be co-sponsored by Democratic Sens.

Persons: servicemembers, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Baldwin —, “, ” Baldwin, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Joe Biden, ’, Sarah McBride, Kamala Harris ’, Democratic Sens, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Brian Schatz, Mazie, Jeff Merkley, Cory Booker, Andy Kim of, Dick Durbin of, Patty Murray, Chris Van Hollen, Tina Smith of, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Murphy of Organizations: Democratic, NBC News, Defense Department, senior, servicemembers, Modern Military Association of America, Williams Institute, Republicans, Massachusetts, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Chris Murphy of Connecticut Locations: D, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Andy Kim of New Jersey, Maryland, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Rhode Island

The union representing thousands of federal workers said it would fight any effort by President-elect Donald Trump to block a Biden administration agreement allowing thousands of federal workers to continue with remote work. Trump, who spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort, called the deal "very terrible," and said it's interfering with his plans for how to handle the federal workforce, which includes ending remote work. "Telework and remote work are tools that have helped the federal government increase productivity and efficiency, maintain continuity of operations, and increase disaster preparedness," he added. Ramaswamy told Tucker Carlson after Trump's election victory that he believed ending remote work would lead to mass resignations. She told reporters last month that more federal workers going back to work in the city would bring “vibrancy back to our town.”

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Ferguson, whose video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Other TikTok users have shared similar beliefs that the drones may be searching for nuclear weapons or dirty bombs. The mystery behind the drones is also furthering decades-old conspiracy theories. One refers to Project Blue Beam, which involves a supposed government plot to fake an alien invasion and spark panic. One New Jersey mayor, Ryan Herd of Pequannock Township, told NBC New York that answers are necessary to quell community concerns.

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Laundry detergent — it can make or break your load of laundry. To help you perfect your laundry game, we asked experts exactly how much detergent you should use depending on the load you’re doing. SKIP AHEAD How much laundry detergent should you use? | Highly rated laundry detergents to considerHow much laundry detergent should you use? For this story, she interviewed experts on how much laundry detergent you should be using.

Persons: it’s, ”, Alex Varela, Matt O’Connor, ” It’s, Varela, Bethany Heitman, TikTok Organizations: Dallas, “, NBC, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Dallas , Texas, Austin , Texas

It is only the sixth time that a no confidence vote has been called in the country of 83 million people, Europe's most populous and the continent's largest economy. The confidence vote was needed because in post-World War II Germany, the constitution does not allow the Bundestag to dissolve itself. Scholz called the confidence vote after weeks of infighting with his coalition partners on a 2025 budget and Germany's future economic policy prior to Lindner's firing. However, it is unlikely the group would be able to govern because other parties have refused to align themselves to the far-right, despite Germany’s parliamentary system traditionally producing coalitions. Facing pressure from both the right and the left, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned earlier this month after he lost a confidence vote which collapsed his government.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Christian Lindner, Lindner, Frank, Walter Steinmeier, Kallum Pickering, Peel Hunt, Pickering, Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier, Macron, François Bayrou, Barnier Organizations: Social Democratic, Bundestag, Free Democrats, environmentalist Green Party, Peel, CNBC, Reuters, Labour Party won, French Locations: Germany, Thuringia, France

To help make sure you don’t lose any money you’ve stashed away, we gathered a list of FSA-eligible products that are available on Amazon right now. SKIP AHEAD The best FSA-eligible products on Amazon | Why trust NBC Select? There are also a number of health and medical related products that you can use your FSA money on. Below, I rounded up a variety of FSA-eligible products from Amazon. They’re washable and reusable and made of flexible gel that’s comfortable and soft against the skin, according to the brand.

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☆ Drone stocks are surging on Wall Street Monday led by Red Cat Holdings
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Drone stocks rallied Monday as retail interest ramped up in the sector following a Palantir partnership with Red Cat Holdings and amid a flurry of mysterious New Jersey sightings that Wall Street believes could boost funding for the industry. Red Cat shares rallied more than 25% on news that its working with Palantir to integrate visual navigation software into its drones. The partnership news comes as recent sightings across the northeast have reignited interest in the sector, while also fueling national security concerns. FBI officials on Thursday said there was "no evidence" that the drones jeopardize "national security and public safety." Many on Wall Street view the incoming White House administration as a potential boon that could boost funding for the sector and U.S.-made drones.

Persons: Palantir, Donald Trump Jr, Elon Musk, Donald Trump's, William Blair, Louie DiPalma, Yun Li Organizations: Red Cat Holdings, Red Cat, Nvidia, Tesla, WSB, Machines, Defense, Security Solutions, Enterprise, White, National Defense, Senate Locations: Jersey, U.S, China

☆ ‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy, specifically, a CIA agent paid by the US government to spread anti-Russian propaganda in occupied Ukraine. Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. In the territories occupied after February 2022, Russian tactics became bloodier and more violent,” he said. Ukraine created its own independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018, splitting from the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). ‘American spies’Moscow has been cracking down on all non-Russian churches in occupied Ukraine, but Protestant and Evangelical groups have often been among the first to be banned.

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☆ MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor says bitcoin is 'cyber Manhattan' — a 'good investment' even at the top
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Saylor compared bitcoin to New York City and its economy on Monday as the cryptocurrency rose to fresh records, calling it "cyber Manhattan." "We'll just keep buying the top forever, everyday is a good day to buy bitcoin" the founder and chairman of MicroStrategy said on CNBC's "Money Movers." Bitcoin rose to a all-time high of $107,162.64, according to Coin Metrics. MicroStrategy has been adding bitcoin to its balance sheet since 2020 and now issues convertible notes to leverage its purchases. Saylor responded to naysayers who call MicroStrategy's bitcoin acquisition strategy a Ponzi scheme.

Persons: Michael Saylor, bitcoin, MicroStrategy, it's, Saylor, naysayers Organizations: Manhattan, Nasdaq, Metrics, U.S, BTC Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ After the Skydance-Paramount merger and Comcast spinoff, these are the media deals industry insiders think could be next
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Media and entertainment insiders expect an uptick in industry M&A in 2025. Insiders identified the deals they think are most likely to happen in 2025 and beyond. AdvertisementWith several buzzy media and entertainment deals already planned for 2025, industry insiders say next year could see a flurry of M&A activity. AdvertisementBoth the Comcast and Paramount deals are expected to close in the second half of 2025. Business Insider spoke with half a dozen media and entertainment investors, bankers, and advisors who speculated about the deals they think could happen in 2025 and beyond.

Persons: Skydance Media's, Jonathan Miller, Miller, David Ellison's, LeBron James, Alex Iosilevich Organizations: Comcast, Skydance, Bankers, Integrated Media, CNBC, MSNBC, Paramount Global, CBS News, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Big Tech, Warner, NBA Locations: SpringHill

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