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☆ Woody Johnson’s Jets: ‘Madden’ ratings, a lost season and ‘the most dysfunctional place imaginable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +24 min

Woody Johnson, then serving as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in the Trump administration, was temporarily returning from London. That could be family, that could be media, that could be people in the building.”An heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune, Woody Johnson purchased the Jets for $635 million in January 2000. The Jets spokesperson disputed the idea that Brick and Jack’s observations impact the organization’s decision-making process. “It was a positive initiative that identified real gaps in process and communication and collaboration,” the Jets spokesperson said. “Chris was really, really laid back,” said a former Jets coach.

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☆ How to capitalize on the Fed’s final interest rate cut of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The fed funds rate affects consumer borrowing and saving rates across the US economy, either directly or indirectly. Keep in mind, rates on savings and money market accounts will likely go a bit lower in the wake of the Fed’s rate cut Wednesday. Your debtDespite the Fed’s rate cuts, borrowers are generally not seeing notable relief because their rates have been so high. For the week ending December 12, the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 6.60%. “If you can shave one-half to three-quarters of a percentage point off your mortgage rate then refinancing is worth looking into.

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☆ Wall Street headhunters are gearing up for a 'bonkers' hiring market in 2025 — here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( Reed Alexander | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Weinberg isn't the only Wall Street dealmaker for whom recruiting is top of mind. According to industry headhunters, hiring across the Street is expected to gain steam as 2025 gets underway. After several years of lackluster deal activity, Wall Street is finally starting to see signs of a thaw in mergers and public offerings. Wall Street employers now say they won't make the same mistake twice — and many are eyeing boosting their junior ranks in preparation, the recruiters said. Are you an investment-banking insider or do you have knowledge of industry moves on Wall Street?

Persons: John Weinberg, Goldman Sachs, Weinberg, headhunter, Kevin Mahoney, Christoph, Robert Stowe, Mahoney, Meridith Dennes, Brianne Sterling, Selby Jennings, Dennes, there's, they're, Terry Jackson —, Todd Meadow, Chris Appaneal, Houlihan Lokey, Ryan Lund, Nana Kyei, Geoff Rhizor, Rob Patterson, Morgan Stanley, David King, JPMorgan Chase, Reed Alexander, Emmalyse Organizations: Christoph Zeiss Partners, Trump, Barclays, BI, Wall, Selby, Banks, Sterling, Square Advisors, JPMorgan, Bank of America Securities, Jefferies, Bank of America, Prospect Locations: Americas, Wall, San Francisco, New York, London

☆ Amazon strike: Thousands of drivers have gone on strike in the thick of the holiday package season
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Beyond the usual labor complaints about wages and benefits, however, is that Amazon disputes that they’re Amazon employees at all, despite wearing Amazon vests, driving Amazon vans, and exclusively delivering Amazon packages. At the locations on strike and set to strike Thursday, the union claims to represent drivers who work for an Amazon contractor. Daniel Cole/ReutersBrooks and Cianciotto mocked the idea that they’re not Amazon employees, even though their immediate employer is a third-party contractor. An election certified, an election deniedBut it’s not just drivers working for independent contractors which Amazon refuses to recognize as Teamsters members. Daniel Cole/ReutersAn upstart union, the Amazon Labor Union won such a vote at Amazon’s Staten Island facility in April 2022.

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☆ FDA says Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the active ingredient in Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in shortage, a decision that will eventually bar compounding pharmacies from making cheaper, unbranded versions of the injection. Zepbound and other weight loss drugs are not covered by many insurance plans, but Eli Lilly's diabetes counterpart Mounjaro is. It's the latest in a high-stakes dispute between compounding pharmacies and the FDA over a shortage of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in both Zepbound and Mounjaro. When a brand-name medication is in shortage, compounding pharmacies can prepare copies of the drug if they meet certain requirements under federal law.

Persons: Eli Lilly’s, Eli Lilly's, Zepbound, Eli, Mounjaro, Eli Lilly, Association — Organizations: Drug Administration, FDA, Association Locations: New York City

The report alleged Republicans found evidence showing Cheney "tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without her attorney's knowledge." The select committee's 10 public hearings and final report featured numerous Republican witnesses, including many senior officials from the Trump White House, campaign and administration, Cheney noted in the statement. Hutchinson’s lawyer, William H. Jordan, said in a statement that the allegations that Hutchinson colluded with Cheney “are preposterous.”“Ms. Hutchinson, a close aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified both privately and publicly to the committee about her knowledge of the lead-up Jan. 6 and what unfolded that day. While Republicans say there have been witnesses who have disputed Hutchinson’s account, it has also been corroborated by others.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Liz Cheney, Barry Loudermilk, Cheney, Cassidy Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Trump, Donald Trump, William H, Jordan, “ Ms, ”, “, Adam Kinzinger, Mark Meadows, Tony Ornato, Bobby Engel, Trump's, Ornato, Engel Organizations: FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Capitol, Trump White House, of Justice, NBC, Press, Democratic, Illinois ., White House, Service Locations: Illinois, Illinois . Hutchinson

☆ Milwaukee Bucks defeat Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 to win the 2024 NBA Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

LAS VEGAS — The Milwaukee Bucks won the 2024 NBA Cup on Tuesday, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 in the championship game at a neutral site in Las Vegas. But the Bucks dominated the second half, particularly the third quarter, outscoring Oklahoma City 26-14. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the championship game of the NBA Cup on Tuesday. “But we have to stay humble.”At 20-5, Oklahoma City remains in first place in the Western Conference after Tuesday. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, plays again Thursday, taking on the Orlando Magic on the first night of a back-to-back.

Persons: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, “, ” Antetokounmpo, “ It’s, Ethan Miller, ”, Lillard, ” Gilgeous, capper Organizations: VEGAS, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Bucks, Thunder, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, NBA, Indiana Pacers, Western Conference, Eastern Conference, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City

Five members of a Utah family were found dead in their home after a concerned relative checked on the residence, where one survivor was found with a gunshot wound, police said. The dead are a 42-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and girls ages 9 and 2, West Valley City police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said. West Valley City police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku discusses the investigation after five people were found dead in a home Tuesday. The victims appeared to match what police know about the residence's occupants — a family with two parents and four children ages 2 to 17, Vainuku said. West Valley City, which has a population of 134,470, is about 10 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

Persons: Roxeanne Vainuku, It's, Vainuku, “, ”, — Organizations: Police, KSL, Facebook Police, West Locations: Utah, West Valley City, Salt Lake City

Indiana plans to carry out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public. The Indiana Department of Corrections said Tuesday evening that Corcoran requested Ben & Jerry's ice cream for his last meal. Some death penalty states have had issues obtaining lethal injection drugs, leading to a moratorium on the practice. Of the 27 states that still allow for capital punishment, only Indiana and Wyoming exclude media witnesses, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Seven other inmates remain on Indiana's death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Persons: Indiana, Joseph Corcoran, Eric, Holcomb, Joe, Joanna Green, Corcoran, Ben, John Lee, Prince, Peace, David Frank, Robert Gevers, Gevers, Kelly Ernst, Ernst, That's, James Corcoran, Robert Scott Turner, Ernst's fiancé, Douglas Stillwell, Timothy Bricker, Kathryn Corcoran, Corcoran's, Mike Braun Organizations: U.S, Supreme, The Indiana Department of Corrections, Joseph Corcoran . Indiana Department of Corrections, AP, District, State Capitol, Indiana Abolition Coalition, South, Associated Press, Republican Locations: U.S, Indiana, , Utah, South Carolina, Idaho, Wyoming, Allen County, Fort Wayne

☆ Here’s what’s in and out of the government funding agreement
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Katie Lobosco | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A House vote on a Trump-endorsed funding bill failed on Thursday evening. Here’s what’s no longer in the funding package:Debt ceiling extensionThe GOP package that failed Thursday would have suspended the debt ceiling until January 30, 2027, addressing Trump’s key demand from his Wednesday evisceration of the original deal. The funding package no logner includes major changes for pharmacy benefit managers. The spending package also would have transferred DC’s Air National Guard 121st Fighter Squadron into the Maryland Air National Guard. Funding for pediatric cancer researchThe final bill does not reauthorize federal funding for the National Institutes of Health’s Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program.

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CNN —The House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz before the end of this Congress, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. When the committee voted last month to shelve the report, Gaetz was President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general. It is exceedingly rare for an ethics report to be released after a member has left Congress, though it has happened on a couple of occasions in the past. The committee revisited the issue behind closed doors earlier this month after a feud over the report spilled into public view before Thanksgiving. And he said he “NEVER had sexual contact with someone under 18” — a claim that is addressed in the House Ethics report, CNN has previously reported.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, “, ”, Mike Johnson, Johnson, “ I’m, Charlie Kirk, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Senate, Gaetz, of Justice, Trump, 119th, United States Congress, America News Network

☆ Starbucks is on the cusp of a major barista strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks' biggest workers union on Tuesday went forward to authorize a nationwide strike. Starbucks said that the union considering a strike was "disappointing." Starbucks Workers United, the coffee chain's largest union, said workers have authorized a nationwide strike. The union told CNBC in a statement that the strike was prompted by hundreds of unfair labor practice cases that Starbucks had not settled. Representatives of Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United did not respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: baristas, Bernie Sanders, Howard Schultz, we've, Brian Niccol, Niccol Organizations: Starbucks, Starbucks Workers United, CNBC, Workers United, Sales, Starbucks Workers, BI Locations: North America, China

CNN —Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night despite the freezing temperatures to remember victims of a private school shooting that left one teacher and a student dead and wounded six others. Here’s what we’ve learned so far:Angel Brube, a seventh grade student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, and his father speak with CNN. CNNVictims: Police have not yet publicly disclosed the names of the shooting victims. Police have not yet publicly disclosed the names of the shooting victims. Jeff Rupnow, Natalie’s father, had posted a photo on Facebook of his daughter at a shooting range in August.

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☆ Honda and Nissan, once rivals, are talking about merging — and Nissan investors are thrilled
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nissan and Honda are considering a merger to help them compete in the EV industry. The news sent Nissan stocks skyrocketing by as much as 24% in early trading on Wednesday local time. The news sent Nissan stocks skyrocketing by as much as 24% in early trading on Wednesday local time. The potential consolidation comes after Honda and Nissan agreed to collaborate on EV batteries and software earlier this year. AdvertisementDecember 18, 12:15 a.m. — This story has been updated with statements from Honda and Mitsubishi Motors.

Persons: Mitsubishi, Makoto Uchida, Uchida Organizations: Nissan, Honda, Nikkei, Tesla, Reuters, Mitsubishi Motors, Bloomberg, EV

☆ Senate may soon vote on a bill to change certain Social Security rules. Here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bill — the Social Security Fairness Act — would repeal provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for some individuals who also receive pension income from jobs in the public sector. What Social Security rules would be repealed? The WEP reduces Social Security benefit payments for individuals who also receive income from noncovered pensions — payments from employers who did not withhold Social Security taxes from their salaries. The Government Pension Offset was established in 1977 and reduces Social Security benefits for spouses and surviving spouses who receive a pension based on their own government work that wasn't subject to Social Security payroll taxes and Social Security spousal benefits based on their spouse's work record.

Persons: William Thomas Cain, Chuck Schumer, Abigail Spanberger, Garret Graves, Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Schumer, Maria Freese, Freese, Bob Menendez, Dianne Feinstein, — Sens, Andy Kim, Adam Schiff, Sen, JD Vance, Emerson Sprick, Sprick Organizations: Social Security, U.S, Treasury, Security, Social, Senate, Sens, National Committee, Preserve Social Security, Medicare, — Sens, Center, Social Security Administration Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maine, R

☆ Artist Charlie Engman’s unsettling AI images of the human body
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Instead, they were a machine’s best-guess at the world through human prompts. Charlie EngmanSitting with the images can bring on a creeping sense of unease. Like many people, Engman was first introduced to AI through the app Lensa, which allowed people to generate stylized AI self-portraits to share on social media. Charlie EngmanNew AI abilities have generally come in bursts, then pause as processing power catches up and breakthroughs are made. Or maybe the next gen of AI swerves us even deeper into the uncanny valley in yet unknown and frightening ways.

Persons: Steve Harvey, Charlie Engman, ” Engman, David Cronenberg, Engman, Collina Strada, “, ”, “ there’s, Midjourney, it’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Brooklyn, Midjourney

☆ Why Americans are outraged over health insurance — and what could change
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Almost no expert, provider, or patient would say U.S. health care works as it should for patients. A banner hanging from on overpass along the southbound lane of I-83 that says, "Deny Defend Depose Health Care 4 All." Lloyd Fox | Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesRoughly half of insured adults worry about affording their monthly health insurance premium, according to a March survey from KFF, a policy research organization. "They want to pay a reasonable amount and have their health care covered, and they want to be able to access what their trusted provider is prescribing them." How health care could be reformed

Persons: Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Matthew Hatcher, Thompson, Mangione, UnitedHealthcare, Lloyd, ProPublica, Mike Blake, Caitlin Donovan, Donovan, Evan Saltzman, Saltzman, Andrew, Witty's, that's, — Organizations: Hilton, UnitedHealth Group, Commonwealth Fund, Change, UnitedHealth, CVS Health, Health, Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun, Tribune, Service, Penn State University, CNBC, Reuters, Advocate Foundation, Florida State University's College of Business, New York Times, Insurance Locations: Altoona , Pennsylvania, U.S, Manhattan, KFF, Santa Ana , California

☆ Trump is going after Canada now – but everyone else is next
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump is stoking political mayhem in Canada by intensifying a crisis that threatens to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a searing resignation letter, Freeland, a longtime Trudeau loyalist, effectively accused him of promoting frivolous policies that would leave Canada badly exposed to Trump. !”With Trump, trade is a win or lose gameThis is vindictive behavior from the leader of a great nation toward its biggest trading partner. Trump also shattered political unity north of the border that has been critical to Canada’s approach to relations with Washington in the past. Trump is likely to try his divide-and-rule strategy among European nations, seeking to mirror his success in creating discord inside Canada.

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☆ Japan's Honda and Nissan to reportedly begin merger talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

DETROIT — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor and Honda Motor reportedly plan to enter into negotiations for a merger to better compete in the rapidly changing global automotive industry, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. Honda and Nissan are considering operating under a holding company, and soon will sign a memorandum of understanding, according to the report. They also look to eventually bring Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan is the top shareholder with a 24% stake, under the holding company. “As announced in March of this year, Honda and Nissan are exploring various possibilities for future collaboration, leveraging each other’s strengths. Such a tie-up would be the largest automotive industry merger since Fiat Chrysler joined with France-based PSA Groupe to form Stellantis in January 2021.

Persons: “, ” Honda, Tesla Organizations: DETROIT, Nissan Motor, Honda, Nikkei, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Groupe Locations: France, U.S

☆ Walmart employees are now wearing body cameras in some U.S. stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned. They blame the shop worker.”However, it’s unclear whether body cameras actually help to deescalate conflict. She said body cameras could be part of the solution but cameras alone are “no substitute” for proper training. Earlier this year, the off-price giant said it had started using body cameras in its stores, which include its TJ Maxx, Marshall’s and HomeGoods banners. Body cameras are just one of the many ways that we work to support a safe store environment.

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☆ 2 men charged in connection with drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. troops
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Two men have been charged in Boston federal court in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens earlier this year. Abedini was further charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The men allegedly conspired to evade U.S. sanctions and supply the Iranian government with a type of drone navigation technology used in the Jan. 28 drone attack at the Tower 22 base in Jordan, a U.S. military outpost, prosecutors said. The drone, launched by IRGC-backed militants, made impact near a shelter where some troops were sleeping and killed three U.S. service members. The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.

Persons: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, Mohammad Abedini, Abedini, San’at, Sadeghi, SDRA, he'll, General Merrick Garland, Joshua S, Levy Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, SDRA, Prosecutors, Illumove SA, IRGC Aerospace Force, IRGC’s Aerospace Force, NBC News, Justice Department, United, District of Locations: Boston, Jordan, U.S, Natick , Massachusetts, Iran, Massachusetts, Iranian, Switzerland, Italy, United States, District of Massachusetts

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 16: Eagles, Bills the new 1-2, plus team MVPs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

The Week 16 NFL Power Rankings will give it to them by recognizing a team MVP for all 32 clubs. Meanwhile, Jacobs is third in the league in rushing (1,147 yards along with 12 touchdowns) and is the tone-setter for this team. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)Last week: 7Sunday: Lost to Philadelphia Eagles 27-13MVP: Outside linebacker T.J. WattWatt left Sunday’s game after turning his ankle. On top of that, he’s averaging 53 rushing yards per game, the most among quarterbacks. Bijan Robinson already has surpassed last season’s totals in carries and rushing yards.

Persons: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley, Brown, Jalen, Barkley, Eric Dickerson’s, Josh Allen's, Allen, Lamar Jackson’s, Joe Burrow’s, Jared Goff It’s, Goff, Josh Jacobs, Jordan Love, he’s, Jacobs, Justin Jefferson, Sam Darnold, Jefferson, Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Andy Reid, ”, Patrick Mahomes, T.J, Watt Watt, Watt, Vincent Carchietta, Jackson, Bo Nix Denver’s, Nix, Quarterback Jayden Daniels Denver’s Nix, Daniels, He’s, Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield, Evans, MIKE EVANS, eason, ince, arn, eno, assing, asser, ating,, s., enver, ames, hough, ike, ake, enver B, amara, ards., aguars, rian T homas J r., rian C, Q, rown, esmond R idder), ike D itka, ards), J acksonville, iants’ Organizations: NFL, Beat Pittsburgh Steelers, Eagles, Steelers, Washington, Packers, Beat Detroit Lions, Buffalo, Rams, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, EPA, Chicago Bears, Lions, Chiefs, Beat Seattle Seahawks, New, New Orleans Saints, Beat Chicago Bears, Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Beat Cleveland Browns, Sunday’s, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh, Sunday, Baltimore Ravens, Ravens, Beat New York Giants, Beat Indianapolis, Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Beat New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay, Dallas Cowboys, ams, eads, ards, ust, ashington, yle, itts Locations: Buffalo, Green Bay, New Orleans, Tampa, ards

☆ 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

☆ Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older adults, health panel says. But here’s what can help
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Older adults may still need to take vitamin D or calcium for overall health but should take different steps to protect from fractures or reduce the risk of falling. The draft recommendation is not yet final, but will be available on the task force’s website for public comment through January 21, along with a draft evidence review. “The other thing is that there were some questions about whether high doses might be beneficial of vitamin D and calcium,” Rao said. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, and benefits the immune system, the brain and muscle performance, among other functions. Steps older adults can take to reduce their risk of falls and fractures include getting screened for osteoporosis, especially for women 65 and older, Rao said, and regular exercise.

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☆ Justin Trudeau is facing a political crisis made worse by Donald Trump. Can he survive as Canada’s leader?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau soared to victory in 2015 on the promise of change and “sunny ways” for the country. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrive for a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 10, 2023. On Monday, Finance Minister Freeland quit her post hours before she was due to deliver an annual fiscal update. Trudeau has so far been adamant that he will stay on as prime minister and has yet to directly acknowledge Freeland’s exit. “The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social.

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