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☆ American Sock set to retire after US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - Laver Cup - 02 Arena, London, Britain - September 23, 2022 Team World's Jack Sock in action during his match against Team Europe's Casper Ruud Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 28 (Reuters) - American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the U.S. Open, the former world number eight said on Sunday. Sock, 30, has won four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris, as well as men's doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2014 and 2018 and the 2018 U.S. Open. He also won a mixed doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as a bronze in the men's doubles. Sock is teaming up with John Isner at Flushing Meadows, with the big-serving American also set to retire after the conclusion of the year's final Grand Slam. "Flushing Meadows since I was 17 and this year's U.S. Open will be the final event of my career.

Persons: Jack Sock, Team Europe's Casper Ruud, Andrew Boyers, John Isner, Sock, It's, it's, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Laver, Team, U.S ., Wimbledon, Davis, Laver Cup, U.S, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Paris, Flushing Meadows, U.S, Bengaluru

Over time, I made four smart money moves that put me on the path to financial success. Paying down debt, contributing to a 401(k) as soon as possible, and building an emergency fund created financial security. Here are four smart money moves that I have made with my money:1. I grew my emergency fund for financial securityRight after paying off my student loans, I got to work on growing my emergency fund. These were the money moves that worked for me and set me on the path to financial security.

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I had been saving to buy a house, but prices in Southern California have made that unlikely. I decided to stop focusing on trying to buy a house, which means I can put more toward retirement. I'm okay knowing I might be renting for life, as it means I can streamline my finances. Instead of using my HSA contributions toward health-related expenses, I'm investing my HSA funds. Now that I've nulled out savings to buy a home, my financial goals feel more streamlined.

Persons: I've, homeownership, Roth, it's, There's Organizations: Service, realtors Locations: Southern California, Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles

☆ Best 1-Year CD Rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Martha C. White | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Best 1-year CD ratesToday’s market for one-year CDs is big and very competitive—good news for yield-seekers. To help you find the best yields you can get today, here are some one-year CDs with the highest APYs currently on the market. These picks reflect the best available one-year CD rates as aggregated by DepositAccounts, com, which tracks roughly 275,000 rates at more than 11,000 banks and credit unions, and Buy Side from WSJ’s own research. Increased competition for your dollars today means that the best one-year CD rates come very close to tracking the movement of the Fed’s benchmark federal-funds rate, says DepositAccounts.com founder Ken Tumin. We concentrated on rates available across the U.S., although you might find a great one-year CD rate at a local community bank or credit union near you.

Persons: Martha C, Banks, Ken Tumin, Tumin, “, ” Tumin, you’re, ”, Kathy Carey, Baird Organizations: Federal Reserve, FDIC, National Credit Union Administration Locations: U.S

☆ A short seller with an over 90% win ratio shares the 4 chart signals that indicate a good stock to short
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

These signals are data points that indicate things like share price and trading volume, to name a few. He has a checklist of variables that he looks for before deciding to short a stock. He's also able to shop around for the best locate fee, or a flat per-share fee to borrow shares to short sell. This indicates the price point where many traders purchased shares before the price plunged, leaving them stuck holding the shares. This price point could indicate a resistance line and a possible area to short the stock, he said.

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☆ Pegula produces dazzling display to reach first Wimbledon quarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Jessica Pegula enjoyed one of those scarcely believable days straight out of fantasy land as her racket oozed winners left, right and centre in a 6-1 6-3 fourth-round destruction of luckless Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko at Wimbledon on Sunday. Pegula took full advantage of her opponent's woes as she walloped thunderous winners from the baseline to streak into a 5-0 lead in 18 blinding minutes. Tsurenko was lucky not to be completely wiped out from the opening set as the American fourth seed missed a set point in the sixth game. That respite, however, was brief as Pegula went on another three-game winning spree to take a 6-1 2-0 lead. I am so glad to make the final eight and I hope I get my name on a wall, or something."

Persons: Jessica Pegula, Tsurenko, Pegula, Ana Bogdan, Marketa, Serena Williams, Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Fallon Organizations: Wimbledon, Madison, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, American

☆ 7 of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto Threads: 'May this platform have good vibes'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ellen DeGeneres is currently the Twitter user with the greatest following to have posted on Threads. Already, some of Twitter's most followed users have jumped onto the Threads wagon. Shakira, 53.8 million Twitter followersShakira Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesShakira made her move to Threads on Tuesday with her first post: "Well hello Threads 👋." Jennifer Lopez, 44.9 million Twitter followersJennifer Lopez in 2023. read her first post, followed by: "Hola a todos!!!!!"

Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, Shakira, Kim Kardashian, Twitter's, twit, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Ellen DeGeneres Brooks Kraft, DeGeneres, Bill Gates, Bill Gates Taylor, Shakira Marc Piasecki, witter, J, ola, hal i, ari Organizations: Twitter, Getty, unc, lse Locations: usk

☆ Roger Federer: What the 20-time grand slam champion did next - Swiss star reflects on coaching his children, the impact of his charity work and that emotional retirement
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Matias Grez | Christina Macfarlane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The chance to be coached by Roger Federer would surely be a dream come true for any young tennis player. Federer’s foundation focuses on providing parents, teachers and communities the tools to be able to give children a strong education. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Roger Federer Foundation. The tearful farewellOn September 23, 2022, Federer took to the court as a professional tennis player for the last time. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played together in the final match of the Swiss star's career.

Persons: Roger Federer, CNN’s Christina Macfarlane, “ I’m, Federer, you’ve, you’re, “, ” Federer, Myla, Charlene, didn’t, ’ ” Federer, ”, –, Lenny, Leo, it’s, Elena Rybakina’s, Rafa Nadal, Nadal, Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe, Rafael Nadal, Clive Brunskill, Rafa, Novak, Djokovic, Andy, Murray, Borg, John, McEnroe, Rod, Laver, Stefan, Edberg Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, ‘, Roger Federer Foundation, Court, All England, Laver, O2 Locations: Swiss, Africa, Switzerland, Lesotho, London

☆ Let's set the table for the second half by reflecting on this year's hated bull market
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

You don't get the best first-half Nasdaq rally in 40 years simply because the Federal Reserve did this, or the yield curve in the bond market did that. It was almost as if it was prosaic to seek profits, like, "How dare you defy the teachings of the yield curve, you foolish soon-to-be- broke apostate." It was the second move, the second week of March, that told the second tale of the first half: the fall of Silicon Valley Bank. Here we had an out-of-nowhere collapse of a well-known seemingly well-run bank that ran afoul, again, of the yield curve. No company could rival Club stocks Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft and Meta Platforms (META) — nice metamorphous there and Tesla , not a Club name.

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☆ The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose just 0.1% last month
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Minneapolis CNN —The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled off last month, and consumers reined in some spending as the economy slows, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. Personal spending ticked up by just 0.1%, a more moderate pace than April’s revised 0.6% growth rate. When adjusting for inflation, consumer spending was flat. Consumers refill the coffersThe data in recent months shows a gradual cooling in consumer spending, Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, told CNN. “There were no fireworks within the Fed’s favorite inflation report today,” George Mateyo, chief investment officer for KeyBank, wrote in a statement.

Persons: Diane Swonk, ”, Gregory Daco, “ It’s, Friday’s, Abby Omodunbi, Janet Yellen, Yellen, ” Yellen, ” George Mateyo, KeyBank, Swonk, it’s, we’ve Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, Commerce Department, CNN, “, PNC, Fed, Transportation Locations: Minneapolis, EY, New Orleans

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Digital nomad regrets, a longevity researcher’s morning routine, and sun activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In case you missed it: This is the last week of 10 Things in Tech. The EV company only has six gigafactories across the world: Fremont, California; Sparks, Nevada; Berlin; Shanghai; Austin, Texas; and Buffalo, New York. Each location is outfitted with solar panels, and Musk claims 100 gigafactories could supply the world with all of its energy. My colleague Graham Rapier takes us into the world of Tesla's gigafactories and breaks down what their futures could look like. In a world of remote work, they're trying to pay people the least amount of money to get work done (think freelancers and contractors).

Persons: I'm, Siu, let's, Elon Musk, Graham Rapier, gigafactories, Tyler Le, Allbirds, M0.0nshot, Gigi Chow, Elon Musk's, Walter Isaacson, it's, David Sinclair, Lewis Joly, cardiologists, Eid Mubarak, Diamond Naga Siu, Alistair Barr, Hallam Bullock Organizations: it's, EV, Employers, Paris Air, Storm Shadow, Interactive Entertainment, Tencent Locations: Tech, Fremont , California, Sparks , Nevada, Berlin, Shanghai, Austin , Texas, Buffalo , New York, Silicon, San Francisco, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Harvard, Le Bourget, Paris, France, Ukraine, New York, Florida, Barcelona, Spain, San Diego, Silicon Valley, London

☆ Allbirds is trying to win back Silicon Valley with a weird sock shoe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The jumbo logo badge serves a key role in offsetting the shoe's carbon impact, the company said. AllbirdsLike every aspect of the shoe however, the company said the badge serves an important function in attaining a net-zero carbon rating. A typical pair of running shoes generate about 30 pounds of CO2. AllbirdsWith the M0.0nshot, Allbirds said it takes this number down to zero, which is why "0.0" is featured in the name of the shoe. The company hasn't shared pricing, but interested sneakerheads can sign up on Allbird's website to the the first to know.

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☆ RFK Jr. pledges to gut agencies that regulate vaccines and order the DOJ to investigate medical journals if he becomes president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr pledged to gut funding for federal health agencies if he's elected president. The long-shot Democratic presidential hopeful told NBC News that he would not make his anti-vaccine stance the focal point of his campaign. In an interview with NBC, Kennedy said that he would not be "leading with" vaccines as a presidential candidate. "Let me address that, because first of all, I'm not anti-vax," Kucinich told NBC. Kennedy told NBC — and has touted for years — of a conspiracy that aspires to defend vaccines and silence people such as himself, even as the studies he points to are corrected or retracted.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, —, Brandy Zadrozny, Robert Kennedy, John F, Dennis Kucinich, Kucinich, Zadrozny, NBC —, Cheryl Hines Organizations: NBC News, DOJ, Service, Democratic, and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Justice Department, NBC, Rep, RFK Jr, Facebook

☆ Elon Musk says Biden's desire to tax the ultra-rich would 'upset a lot of donors'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk said President Joe Biden's plan to tax the rich won't sit well with "a lot of donors." Musk said a wealth tax could become a burden to lower-to-middle-income earners. The billionaire has spoken out against a billionaire tax in the past. In the 2020 election, billionaire donors spent over $2.3 billion across the two parties. "It's time they pay the minimum tax," Biden said at the rally, according to a transcript of the event. "

Persons: Elon Musk, Joe Biden's, Musk, —, Biden, Biden's, Tesla, dissing Biden, hasn't Organizations: Service, Privacy, Twitter, Democratic Party, Forbes, CNN, Biden, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Lube That’s Too Chic for the Sock Drawer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Gina Cherelus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For Portia Brown, a sex coach in Brooklyn, lube is nonnegotiable. “I don’t think I’ve had sex in the last five years without reaching for a lubricant,” she said. Inside her night stand drawer is an array of personal lubricants: some silicone-based, some oil-based, some infused with CBD. One thing most of them have in common, however, is the chic packaging and bottles they come in, imbuing a sex aid with the allure of a beauty product. Indeed, there is now a “lube aesthetic.”

Persons: Portia Brown, I’ve, Ms, Brown, “, ” Locations: Brooklyn, lube

☆ Sock-It-to-Me Cake for Your Summer Celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Melissa Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Also on Millie’s lovely menu — fit for any summer celebration — is a sticky, savory, caramelized baked chicken with hibiscus barbecue sauce that singes at the edges in the oven. Millie pairs the chicken with hush puppies made from a buttermilk cornmeal batter, and a tangy-sweet chow chow that swaps in watermelon for the usual summer vegetables. But that’s not the only neat thing about Millie’s chow chow. The recipe makes more syrup than you need, so save the extra for stirring into cocktails and seltzer, or drizzling over strawberries and raspberries. Sporting a filling enhanced with fresh ginger and a crust spiked with cracked pepper, this summer classic walks the line between savory and sweet.

Persons: chow chow, that’s, seltzer, Nicole Organizations: Sporting

☆ Trump’s Boxes and Clinton’s Sock Drawer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Michael Bekesha | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In an interview with 'Fox News Sunday' on June 11, 2023, former Attorney General William Barr rejected claims that Donald Trump's indictment is a continuation of the 'witch-hunt' that plagued his presidency. Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyAlthough the indictment against Donald Trump doesn’t cite the Presidential Records Act, the charges are predicated on the law. The indictment came about only because the government thought Mr. Trump took records that didn’t belong to him, and the government raided his house to find any such records.

Persons: William Barr, Donald Trump's, Mark Kelly, Donald Trump doesn’t, Trump Organizations: Fox, Getty, Records

☆ Donald Trump, the Presidential Records Act and ‘Clinton's sock drawer’ defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Alison Frankel | Thomson Reuters | Alison Frankel Has Covered High-Stakes Commercial Litigation As A Columnist For Reuters Since A Dartmouth College Graduate | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

“The [Presidential Records Act] does not confer any mandatory or even discretional authority on the archivist,” wrote U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in that 2012 ruling. “These are not presidential records,” he added. The Presidential Records Act, Trump’s brief said, gave Trump the sole authority to decide how to categorize his records. Fitton told me he explained his Presidential Records Act theory to the Washington, D.C., grand jury in the Trump document case last winter. Fitton, for instance, accused the Justice Department of flipping its position on presidential discretion under the Presidential Record Act to go after Trump.

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☆ ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Review: A Stiff, Robotic Return
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) Photo: Paramount PicturesIn a late spring that has already brought us the 10th Fast & Furious flick and the 10th Spider-Man movie from Sony, the Transformers franchise feels comparatively fresh. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is merely the seventh installment in the Michael Bay-linked series about giant robots walloping each other all over the screen. This one’s a prequel to Mr. Bay’s 2007 rock-em-sock-em epic, which doubled as perhaps the world’s most expensive toy infomercial.

Persons: Peter Cullen, Michael Organizations: Optimus, Paramount Pictures, Sony

☆ Analysis: Can Biden's compromise strategy fix a divided US?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The deal to end the United States' debt limit standoff was classic Joe Biden politics: eke out a narrow compromise from an ugly beginning and declare victory. "I know bipartisanship is hard, and unity is hard," Biden said during his first-ever Oval Office address on Friday. "No matter how tough our politics gets, we need to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans. In his first two years as president, Biden used Democratic majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate to push through massive stimulus packages despite the protests of Republicans. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said after the debt deal was struck that "divided government means negotiated deals - it means nobody gets everything they want."

Persons: Joe Biden, Republican Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Bishop Silvester Beaman, Mitch McConnell, Premilla Nadasen, Donald Trump’s, Matthew Dallek, Mitch Landrieu, Elon Musk, Ron DeSantis, he's, Landrieu, McCarthy, " McCarthy, Trump, Nikki Haley, Kamala Harris, Matt Bennett, Trevor Hunnicutt, Heather Timmons, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: Republican, Senate, Democratic Party, Columbia University's Barnard College, George Washington University, Capitol, Biden, Elon, Tesla Inc, DeSantis, Thomson Locations: United States, America, Washington, Carolina, Lincoln

☆ Analysis: Can Biden's handshake to a gunfight strategy fix what ails the US?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Biden's pact with Republican Kevin McCarthy, who once voted to overturn the president's 2020 election win, became law on Saturday. Biden's own popularity has withered over the course of his term, with some Democrats pointing fingers at the very strategy he touts. "No matter how tough our politics gets, we need to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans. Deals with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Senate swing-vote Joe Manchin on infrastructure, climate and guns reflect Biden's deal-making strategy over 50 years in politics. The brief peace in Washington after the deal may be short-lived, however, some political strategists warn.

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☆ The best perk of my United credit card doesn't get the attention it deserves, and I can't figure out why Chase doesn't shout it from the rooftops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jason Steele | Sarah Silbert | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Our experts answer readers' credit card questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess credit cards). United credit card holders can access award seats that aren't available to other travelers. ShutterstockOne of the best United Airlines credit card perks is expanded access to economy-class saver awards on flights operated by United and United Express. Chase card members who have cards like the United℠ Explorer Card or the United Quest℠ Card can take advantage of this perk. What to Know About United Credit Card Expanded Award AvailabilityYou can stretch your United Airlines miles in a meaningful way by opening a United Airlines credit card.

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☆ Jenny Lewis Keeps Finding the Magic
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

About half of the tracks for the LP were created over two years in Los Angeles. The rest she made in Nashville, where she has also had a home since 2017. (After her own tour, she’ll be joining the Postal Service on the road this fall.) “If you don’t like Jenny Lewis, you don’t like people,” he said. She was estranged from her parents for decades, then reconciled with each late in their lives.

Persons: “ Joy’All ”, Tracy Chapman, Frank Ocean, It’s, —, Rilo Kiley, Postal Service —, she’ll, Dave Cobb, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Chris Stapleton, Jenny Lewis, ”, birdsong, Lewis, Ram Dass, Elvis, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Gucci, “, Cohen Organizations: Portishead, Postal Service, Records, Nashville, Gucci, Universal Studios Locations: Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta

☆ Stock Market Chaotic New Normal Will Screw Over Wall Street Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Wall Street desperately wants the stock market to go back to the good ol' days. In that environment, any idiot — or anyone on Wall Street — could buy almost any asset, sit back, and watch its value increase. In this scenario, the stock market gets choppy. It was a pull-in-case-of-emergency valve that we pulled for so long that now it feels normal to Wall Street. Despite this constant caterwauling from Wall Street, Americans are working, spending, and helping the economy defy doom-and-gloom forecasts.

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☆ Federer serves up directions as latest voice on Waze navigation app
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The retired, polyglottic tennis star can offer directions in English, French, or German, and is the first person to record custom navigation in three different languages, the navigation app said on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Swiss offers a variety of motivational messages to drivers, on top of basic directions. "It's drive time - I can feel the adrenaline kicking in already," Federer says in one recording. I'm ready to coach you along the way." Federer joins an assortment of celebrity voices on the navigation app, which Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) acquired for $1 billion in 2013, including pop stars Christina Aguilera and the Jonas Brothers.

Persons: Europe's Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Team World's Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe REUTERS, Andrew Boyers, Federer, Christina Aguilera, Jonas Brothers, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis Organizations: Laver, Team, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Swiss, New York

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