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☆ Hear Pete Hegseth’s response to sexual assault claim
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Cassandra Eldred | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Pep Guardiola signs new two-year contract with Manchester City
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola signed a new two-year contract extension on Thursday, extending his club tenure to over a decade. “Manchester City means so much to me,” Guardiola said in a Thursday club statement. Begiristain worked with Guardiola at Barcelona and was key to his appointment at City, having joined the club in 2012. City acknowledged the rumors surrounding Guardiola’s future in a social media video post announcing a new extension deal had been struck. The 53-year-old sounds just as driven for success as he was when he signed for City in 2016.

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☆ Hyundai unveils Ioniq 9 electric vehicle as company encroaches on Tesla's market share
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailHyundai unveils Ioniq 9 electric vehicle as company encroaches on Tesla's market shareCNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on the potential removal of a tax credit for electric vehicle buyers.

Persons: Phil LeBeau Organizations: Hyundai

☆ Man clinging to cliff calls for help, see the moment he’s found by helicopter
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Mckenna Ewen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ The US is ramping up sanctions by targeting the last major Russian bank not yet blacklisted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe US levied sanctions on Gazprombank, the last major Russian bank not yet blacklisted. Washington is clamping down on Gazprombank, Russia's last major lender operating free of US sanctions. Up until this point, Washington refrained from sanctions in order to maintain gas flows between Russia and remaining European customers. "Today's sanctions targeting Russia's largest remaining non-designated bank, as well as dozens of other financial institutions and officials in Russia, will further diminish and degrade Russia's war machine," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. The so-called System for Transfer of Financial Messages is used to evade sanctions and fund Russia's war effort, the US said.

Persons: Russia's, Washington, Janet Yellen, OMV Organizations: Treasury, Treasury Department, Russia, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Russia, Europe, Washington, Ukraine, Austrian

President-elect Donald J. Trump has so far told advisers that he is standing behind Mr. Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary. The woman’s allegation, the outlines of which surfaced last week, have complicated Mr. Trump’s intention to have Mr. Hegseth lead the Defense Department next year. Mr. Trump has told advisers that he is standing behind Mr. Hegseth, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The complainant told authorities that she could not recall how she got to Mr. Hegseth’s hotel room or whether intercourse occurred. Mr. Hegseth told the police that he was “buzzed” but not intoxicated that night.

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☆ A decades-old cassette revealed an unreleased Luther Vandross’ cover of a Beatles’ classic. Watch the music video
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Wesli Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A musical gem was recently uncovered from the vaults of the Luther Vandross Estate — a soulful, never-before-heard rendition of The Beatles’ song “Michelle.”The cassette tape was simply labeled June 1, 1989. On Thursday, a new music video of Vandross’ rendition of “Michelle” is set to debut on YouTube. This discovery adds to a catalog of musical milestones that solidified Vandross as an R&B genre-defining artist. The Beatles’ “Michelle,” written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, won the Grammy for song of the year in 1967. His life and entertainment career are celebrated in the upcoming CNN film “Luther: Never Too Much,” directed Dawn Porter.

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☆ Neo-Nazi group: Jewish leaders and Columbus officials reject Ohio march
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Columbus march was Hate Club’s first official event and appears to have been part of a turf war with the White nationalist supremacist Blood Tribe, Segal said. We will continue to strive to make Columbus a city where all residents feel welcome and safe.”‘Hate doesn’t get to have the last word’Some Columbus community leaders marched Sunday in unity against the prior day’s neo-Nazi demonstration. Derrick Holmes, senior pastor at Union Grove Baptist Church, told CNN affiliate WSYX of the White nationalist event. Columbus will always stand with those they seek to intimidate.”The presence of White supremacist groups in Ohio is not new. “This White supremacist activity never went away,” he said.

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☆ American Airlines is starting to shame passengers who try to board too early
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAmerican Airlines is rolling out tech that calls out passengers who try to board before their turn. The new tech also gives staff more info on passengers' connections and boarding groups. American Airlines is cracking down on passengers who try to sneak their way into an earlier boarding group. While the crackdown may be bad news for boarding group hoppers, it's likely great news for airline workers. They even call some of these passengers "gate lice."

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☆ Citadel founder Ken Griffin said he would be 'open' to selling a stake in his $65 billion hedge fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementCitadel founder Ken Griffin said on Thursday that he's "open" to selling a stake in his hedge fund. Griffin had previously sold a minority stake in his market maker to VC funds Sequoia and Paradigm. BlackRock's potential investment into Izzy Englander's Millennium might have Citadel founder Ken Griffin thinking. Griffin said Sequoia has pushed Citadel Securities' leadership in the boardroom, making them a better company. AdvertisementAs for who he'd want as a minority stakeholder of Citadel, Griffin clearly has a type.

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☆ Video: World’s tallest woman and shortest woman meet in London
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jia Doshi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Elon Musk's DOGE is looking to Argentina for inspiration to slash public spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Both men admire Javier Milei, the Argentine leader elected on a pledge to slash the state. About a year ago, standing in front of a whiteboard with a gleam in his eye, Javier Milei started pulling apart Argentina's government. Javier Milei pulls apart a chart of Argentina's state in a video published on September 9, 2023. AdvertisementHarsh medicineHis measures helped tame a crisis: Argentina's inflation was 25.5% when Milei took office, and as of October, it was 2.7%. Argentinians have taken to the streets to protest against Javier Milei's economic policies since his election.

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☆ Trump wants the power to single-handedly choke off government spending. Lawmakers aren't sweating it yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementTrump wants the power to refuse to spend federal dollars that Congress has already approved. Impoundment has been floated as one way that Trump could singlehandedly enact DOGE's recommended cuts to the federal budget. Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill — including those on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that control government spending — don't seem concerned about Trump's impoundment power grab just yet. He added that there "would be a problem" if Trump tried to impound funding approved by both chambers of Congress. AdvertisementWhat Trump could do with such sweeping powersEven if Congress won't grant Trump impoundment powers, he has another potentially more attractive avenue — the courts.

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☆ This grocery store CEO says Thanksgiving is the ‘cheapest’ meal you’ll have all year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Maya Blackstone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Video: Former defense secretary reacts to Pete Hegseth allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Naome Seifu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Microsoft's Copilot has an oversharing problem. The company is trying to help customers fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Copilot's indexing of internal data led to oversharing of sensitive company information. Some corporate customers delayed Copilot deployment due to security and oversharing concerns. On Tuesday, Microsoft released new tools and a guide to help customers mitigate a Copilot security issue that inadvertently let employees access sensitive information, such as CEO emails and HR documents. These updates are designed "to identify and mitigate oversharing and ongoing governance concerns," the company explained in a new blueprint for Microsoft's 365 productivity software suite. AdvertisementAs a result, some customers have deployed Copilot, only to discover that it can enable employees to read an executive's inbox or access sensitive HR documents.

Persons: Copilot, overshares, Microsoft's Copilot, Joe Blow, Joe Organizations: Microsoft, Business

☆ Home sales jumped in October, and housing demand is set to pick up from here, NAR says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

That's partly due to higher inventory levels, which rose 19% in October compared to last year. Existing home sales rose 3.4% in October, the group said. Sales rose 2.9% year-over-year for the first annual rise since July 2021 when Americans were still in the midst of a pandemic homebuying boom. Despite higher inventory levels, existing home prices have continued to rise, with the median existing home price climbing 4% in October to $407,200. Last week, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked lower but remained elevated at 6.78%, three basis-points higher higher than the 52-week average, according to Freddie Mac.

Persons: Lawrence Yun, Freddie Mac, Yun, Zillow Organizations: National Association of Realtors, NAR, Bank of America Locations: Real

☆ Nvidia's underlying longterm potential remains strong, says Advisors Capital's Joanne Feeney
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailNvidia's underlying longterm potential remains strong, says Advisors Capital's Joanne FeeneyJoanne Feeney, Advisors Capital partner and portfolio manager, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss outlooks on Nvidia, expectations for growth, and more.

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☆ Intuit CEO says it is 'excited to partner with DOGE' on simplified tax code
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailIntuit CEO says it is 'excited to partner with DOGE' on simplified tax codeIntuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk quarterly results, the incoming administration, and more.

Persons: DOGE, Sasan Goodarzi Organizations: Intuit

☆ Digital Realty CEO: We're building a long runway of growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailDigital Realty CEO: We're building a long runway of growthAndy Power, Digital Realty president and CEO, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss the company's most recent earnings.

Persons: Andy Power Organizations: Digital, Digital Realty

☆ Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe Travis County clerk's office told BI Elon Musk and Grimes have ended their custody dispute. Musk sued Grimes in the Texas court last year, and Grimes countersued in San Francisco. Elon Musk and Grimes' legal dispute in Texas over their three children has been resolved. Related VideoRepresentatives for Musk and Grimes did not respond to a request for comment. Musk first filed the custody lawsuit against Grimes in September 2023.

Persons: Grimes, Musk, Grimes countersued, Elon Musk, Claire Boucher Organizations: Elon, Musk, San Francisco Superior Locations: Travis, Texas, San Francisco, Travis County

☆ Why Musicians Aren't Making Money: Streaming, Record Labels & TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Music has always been a business, but streaming, TikTok, inflation, and the ballooning costs of touring have dramatically altered a musician's traditional routes to making money. But a lot has changed since streaming usurped radio play as the kingmaker of a rising musician's career. Even the hitmakers who dominate your "For You" page are getting paid "almost nothing" from TikTok, as one music exec told Billboard. 1 song on TikTok doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things," Tinashe's longtime manager, Simonne Solitro, explains. "That's not just me," Violet tells me, "that's literally every single artist I know."

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☆ Bessemer's Byron Deeter talks Snowflake's big trading day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailBessemer's Byron Deeter talks Snowflake's big trading dayByron Deeter, Bessemer Venture Partners partner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Snowflake's best trading day ever.

Persons: Byron Deeter Organizations: Bessemer Venture Partners

☆ This chart shows how crazy-fast the value of Elon Musk's xAI has grown in 16 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's AI startup xAI has been valued at a reported $50 billion 16 months after its founding. One of his other companies, his artificial intelligence startup xAI, has catapulted from launch just 16 months ago into an AI company now worth a reported $50 billion. Related Video How Elon Musk makes and spends his billionsThe chart below helps put that meteoric rise into perspective. How does that $50 billion valuation compare to the competition? It took OpenAI, last valued at $157 billion in October, around 9 years to pass the $50 billion milestone, according to PitchBook.

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☆ 'Fast Money' traders talks regulatory headwinds in the Big Tech space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 Email'Fast Money' traders talks regulatory headwinds in the Big Tech spaceThe 'Fast Money' traders talk recent slate of regulatory headwinds that could impact Big Tech including Amazon and Google.

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