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☆ I serve my kids dinner at 4:30 p.m. It guarantees we have family time and they sleep better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Lauren Finney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She feeds her two kids dinner as soon as they get home from school. AdvertisementBefore we started early dinners, my kids would go get snacks like granola bars and chips, which are all empty calories. They were more willing to eat what was in front of them, too, so I could serve them more nutrient-rich foods. Related storiesIt also helps with behavior, digestion, and sleepAfter they eat a big meal at 4:30 p.m., they are in better moods and can focus. I keep dinner simpleTo transition you to an earlier meal time, I suggest parents keep it simple and keep trying.

Persons: Olivia Napoli Organizations: Livwell Nutrition, Wellness Locations: Massachusetts

☆ We took our kids to fancy resorts in Bali, but we were all happier once we moved to a cheaper accommodation with less frills
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We started with the fancier resorts, which were amazing but didn't feel specialThe Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua was beautiful. Melissa NobleOur first stop was the Bali Mandira Beach Resort and Spa, which came highly recommended by our friends. AdvertisementThe resort felt peaceful with sprawling, immaculately tended gardens, yet it was still close to the action. We could step outside and explore the markets around Legian, then retreat back into the Bali Mandira oasis. Next, we headed to the five-star Holiday Inn Resort Bali Nusa Dua, which overlooks Benoa Bay.

Persons: Melissa Noble, It's, We've, we've Organizations: Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport, Google, Green Fields, Green Field Locations: Bali, Bali Nusa Dua, Bali Ngurah Rai, Legian, Benoa, Australia, Indonesia, Ubud

☆ I'm a public school teacher with a 3-hour commute. I thought I'd hate it, but it's my favorite part of my day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Jacqueline Lekachman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementI commute 1.5 hours into Brooklyn every day for work. The long commute has given me the gift of time to myself. Related storiesMy long commute has given me the gift of time to myself. While many people are less willing to travel for work in a post-pandemic world, I celebrate the sanctity of a long commute. But overall, my long commute makes me feel more capable and in charge of my life.

Persons: I've, I'm Organizations: American Educational Research Association Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan

☆ I'm a mom of 5 and became a millionaire at 39. I drive a Honda Accord, order water when dining out, and don't pay for the kids' college.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She doesn't pay for her kids' college education, but has a plan to repay their student loans. Related storiesA trip to the DMV made me realize I can't always control my kid's expectationsMy kids range in age from 8 to 20. Still, I've taken a different approach with my kids, and we're not paying for their college up front. AdvertisementWe're leaving the kids money, but they have to give half awayWe regularly tell the kids that we're spending some of their inheritance now to have experiences with them, like those international trips. Still, we plan to leave the kids money when we die — with a caveat.

Persons: Julia Myers, didn't, We've, we're, We're, That's, I've, we'll Organizations: Honda, Nissan, aha

☆ Americans get less ‘alone time’ during the holidays, but more than 50% say it’s critical to their mental health, new survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Julianna Bragg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Forty-six percent of Americans say they get less alone time during the holidays, according to a new survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, released on Tuesday. To figure out whether alone time energizes or depletes you, Durvasula suggests dedicating a full day or weekend to just yourself and observing how it affects your emotions. To unwind while alone, Lazarus suggests activities including journaling, meditating, exercising and listening to music to help replenish yourself and be more present when reconnecting with others. In fact, 36% of people say they are more irritable because they don’t get enough alone time, the survey found. “We often don’t get to turn down the volume on that constant state of social monitoring and social calibration,” Durvasula said.

Persons: —, I’ve, I’m, “, ”, Sophie Lazarus, it’s, Ramani, Durvasula, Lazarus, ” Durvasula, Fallon Goodman, ” Goodman, ” Lazarus Organizations: CNN, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine, Ohio State, California State University , Los, George Washington University, DC Locations: California State University , Los Angeles

☆ LeBron James barely keeps double-digit scoring streak alive as LA Lakers fall to Minnesota Timberwolves
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —LeBron James continues to endure one of the worst shooting slumps of his career as the Los Angeles Lakers were easily beaten, 109-80, by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Julius Randle scored a team-high 18 points for Minnesota, with Rudy Gobert adding 17 and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naz Reid 15 each. Minnesota has now won back-to-back games after suffering a four-game losing streak, with last season’s Western Conference finalists struggling in 11th place. The Lakers’ road trip continues with a visit to the Miami Heat on Wednesday, while the Timberwolves travel to play the Los Angeles Clippers. Monday night’s scoresAway @ home (winners in bold)Los Angeles Lakers 80-109 Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat 89-108 Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans 112-124 Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets 102-128 Chicago Bulls

Persons: LeBron James, James ’, James, he’s, ”, JJ Reddick, Reddick, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, Nickeil Alexander, Walker, Naz Reid, JJ Redick, David Berding, D’Angelo Russell, Jaylen Brown, Brown, Payton Pritchard, Pritchard, Isaiah Thomas, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser, Jimmy Butler Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Timberwolves, ” Lakers, ESPN, Lakers, Western Conference, Minnesota, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Celtics, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Associated Press, Eastern Conference, Minnesota Timberwolves Miami Heat, Boston Celtics New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta Hawks Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls Locations: Minnesota

☆ Banks hit credit card users with higher rates in response to regulation that may never arrive
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article SYFBFHJPMBARC-GBCCOF Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA customer uses a credit card to pay for items January 28, 2022 at a retail shop in New York City. Synchrony and Bread raised the annual percentage rates, or APRs, on their portfolios by an average of 3 to 5 percentage points, according to Sakhrani. Some pain, no gainThe CFPB says the credit card industry profits off borrowers with low credit scores by charging them onerous penalties. In March, the agency introduced a rule to cap late fees at $8 per incident, down from an average of about $32. While the rule is currently held up in courts, card users are already dealing with the higher borrowing costs and fees attributed to the regulation.

Persons: Robert Nickelsberg, Banks, Sanjay Sakhrani, Perry Beberman, We've, Beberman, Athleta Organizations: Getty, Verizon, JCPenney, Consumer Financial, CNBC, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Citigroup, Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, American Express, Banana Locations: New York City, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Stamford , Connecticut, Banana Republic

☆ Jennifer Lopez said she wondered whether she was enough for her kids as a single mom
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jennifer Lopez said she asked herself if she was enough for her kids when she was a single mom. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Monday, the actor opened up about being a single mom. Related Video Why childcare has become so unaffordable"I've been a single mom at times in my life and [I've asked], 'Am I enough for them?'" In the film "Unstoppable," Lopez plays Judy Robles, the mother of NCAA wrestler Anthony Robles. In April, Ashley Espinoza, who has a daughter, wrote for BI about the loneliness of being a single parent.

Persons: Jennifer Lopez, Anthony Robles, Marc Anthony, I've, Lopez, Emme, Max, Judy Robles, Robles, he's, Kelly, Mark, Ben Affleck, Hoda Kotb, I'm, Ashley Espinoza, Sheila Hageman, she's Organizations: Entertainment, BI

☆ Australian Real-Estate Auctions May Help American Homebuyers, Sellers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

For roughly a decade after that first auction, he continued to broker deals the conventional way — for American sellers, Aussie-style auctions were a tough sell. Real-estate auctions are a time-honored tradition in Australia, dating back more than 200 years to its days as a British colony. But in times of healthy demand for homes, auctions can deliver benefits for sellers looking to ride out the frenzy. "I don't think the American consumer is ready for auctions yet," says Rob Hahn, the CEO of Decentre Labs, a company he started in 2022 to bring online real-estate auctions to the masses. The biggest beneficiaries, Duby tells me, may just be real-estate agents: When buyers and sellers are shuffled through this murky process, they'll look for a professional guide.

Persons: Evan Duby, Duby, Sellers, haven't, Kenneth Lusht, they've, Tim Quirk, Quirk, — Quirk, Mike Russo, —, Rob Hahn, Hahn Organizations: nab, eBay, Pennsylvania State University, Auction.com, Decentre Labs Locations: Brooklyn, Australia, Melbourne, British, New South Wales, Victoria, Massachusetts, Bethesda , Maryland, American, States

☆ Russia's sky-high interest rates will struggle to fight inflation in the sanctions-stricken economy, top Russian bank CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussia's interest rate hikes might not be an effective tool to fight inflation, the head of VTB bank said. The chief of VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, delivered the remarks after the Russian central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 21% in October. High borrowing costs are the central bank's leading plan to curb stubborn price growth, with Russia's annual inflation rate approaching 8.7%. According to Carnegie Politika, it developed a proposal to give the government some oversight of monetary policy, pressuring the central bank to defend its approach. AdvertisementThe bank chief also predicted a slowdown in Russia's GDP growth to 1.9% next year, down from this year's government-estimated 3.9% expansion.

Persons: Russia's, Andrei Kostin, Kostin, Critics, Elvira Nabiullina Organizations: The Bank of, Reuters, Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Carnegie Politika, Bank of Russia Locations: The Bank of Russia, Russian, Russia, Russian Union

☆ More investors are turning toward the equal-weighted S&P 500 ahead of 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to buy into the equal-weighted S & P 500 index. "So it's more, like I said, more of a Russell and S & P Equal Weight." RSP YTD mountain Invesco S & P 500 Equal Weight ETF Much of this year's advance has to do with the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks, which bolstered the market-cap weighted S & P 500 with their enormous size and influence. The S & P 500 is higher by more than 26% in 2024, and it surged about 24% in 2023 — a historically strong pace of gains many strategists are not expecting will repeat in 2025. The Invesco S & P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is one way for investors to play the trend, and the fund has captured nearly $4.4 billion in inflows in the past month, according to FactSet.

Persons: Jason Hunter, Russell, Savita Subramanian Organizations: JPMorgan, RSP, Nvidia, Apple, Bank of

☆ I retired at 30 with $540,000 in the bank and 'I don't have any regrets'—3 moves that helped me get there
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

When Purple's partner first told her about the FIRE movement — which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early — in 2013, she wasn't convinced. Why would I want to retire early?'" But in October 2020, Purple retired at just 30 years old with $540,000 in savings, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Here are the three major moves Purple made to be able to retire early. Purple early retireeTravel, for example, has always been a priority for her and she will fly first-class without a second thought.

Persons: wasn't, Purple, —, doesn't, didn't, Seattle , Purple Organizations: Financial Independence, CNBC, FIRE Locations: New York City, New York, Seattle, Manhattan, Seattle ,

☆ Trump's Labor Secretary pick is winning Democratic praise — and GOP skepticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Oftentimes, you'll get a nominee out of a Republican administration who has had an anti-labor record," said Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Advertisement"I've only heard good things," said Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. Several Democratic senators have offered conditional praise for Chavez-DeRemer, indicating that they're willing to support her nomination if she commits to strengthening labor unions in her new position. And in recent years, organized labor and labor unions have enjoyed a bipartisan resurgence of support. I think the PRO Act is not good policy," said Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Persons: Trump, Lori Chavez, She's, That's, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, she's, you'll, Democratic Sen, Tim Kaine, Chavez, Republicans who've, cosponsor, John Fetterman of, Sen, Bill Cassidy, Bill Cassidy of, Kayla Bartkowski, Republican Sen, Ron Johnson, DeRemer, Trump Chavez, JD Vance, Ohio, Josh Hawley, Fetterman, NLRB, Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren of, Warren, Hawley, Johnson, Ted Cruz Organizations: Labor, Democratic, Republicans, Republican, PRO, Senate Health, Education, Pensions, Boston Globe, Getty, Trump, GOP, National Labor Relations Board, Oregonian, Senators Locations: Oregon, Virginia, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Congress, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Sens, Missouri, America, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, cratering, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ You can pay $120,000 to live on Virgin Voyages' adult-only cruise ships for a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The pass covers two guests, laundry, premium WiFi, and a balcony cabin. Have you ever been on a Virgin Voyages cruise and thought, "I never want to leave this ship."? The pass also includes perks like a wash-and-fold laundry service, premium WiFi, priority boarding, and $100 in bar credit per sailing. AdvertisementThe annual pass includes a Sea Terrace cabin with a balcony and Virgin Voyages' iconic red hammock. In the summer of 2024, Virgin trialed the concept with a monthlong remote work-friendly "Scarlet Summer Season Pass."

Persons: Richard Organizations: Virgin, Voyages Locations: Caribbean, Croatia, Bahamas

☆ This 22-year-old once dreamt of becoming a software engineer—instead, she just directed her first TV commercial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ash Xu once thought she'd grow up to be a software engineer just like her dad. Instead, the 22-year-old is fresh off directing her first TV commercial. Later that year, she landed her first paid gig to film a commercial for an online brand. She also started to realize "my dreams of becoming a commercial director aren't as far away as I thought." Her TV commercial directing debut taught her "I don't have to be the most knowledgeable or perfect person in the room," she says.

Persons: Ash Xu, she'd, Xu, aren't, Taco, she's, I've Organizations: Bay Area, YouTube, Northwestern, CNBC, Taco Bell Locations: Bay, New York City

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Investors are filled with the festive spirit
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The Wall Street bank just refreshed its list of global stocks, including three it gave potential upside of more than 40% . $56 billion package for Musk denied Tesla CEO Elon Musk failed to get his $56 billion 2018 pay package reinstated. "The holiday season is in full swing and spirits seem bright, at least among investors," UBS wrote in a Monday note.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Elon Musk, Pat Gelsinger, David Zinsner, MJ Holthaus, Gelsinger, Jay Hatfield, —, Hatfield, Oppenheimer, John Stoltzfus, Savita Subramanian, Lisa Kailai Han, Alex Harring, Pia Singh Organizations: CNBC, Intel, Investors, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, UBS, Conference Board, downer, Investment, Bank of America Locations: Delaware

☆ Trump ramped up his trade threats against a group of nations that are skeptical of the dollar. Here's what the US buys from the 9 countries at risk.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump's latest tariff threat is 100% on goods from a group of nine countries known as BRICS. Business Insider looked at the top goods the US imports from BRICS nations, including medicine, apparel, and electronics. Census Bureau trade data showed that in 2023, the BRICS nations together accounted for about $578 billion in imports to the US. India accounted for much of the imports when looking at the BRICS nations, excluding China. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, proposed creating a common currency among the BRICS nations last year, which could help avoid US sanctions.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dmitry Peskov, GOP Sen, Bill Hagerty, Hagerty Organizations: United, United Arab Emirates, U.S, International Trade, Business, China, Trump, Walmart, Columbia, GOP, NBC Locations: BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, United Arab, America, Mexico, Canada

☆ Why your employer might love for you to quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It’s also true, however, that sometimes they would like at least some employees to quit, and not just the underperformers whom they’d otherwise like to fire. When employers might welcome your leavingThere are a myriad reasons why an employer might push people to quit. It’s worth checking, too, if the employment laws in your state impose any other restrictions on the employer. … Poor management is not illegal,” said Brian Heller, an employee-side attorney and partner at Schwartz Perry & Heller in New York. The only leverage you have in this kind of situation is not to quit, since quitting is what your employer wants, Heller noted.

Persons: can’t, It’s, Jesse Meschuk, Donald Trump, ”, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, ” Meschuk, Meschuk, Joy Webb, Merritt Webb, you’ve, doesn’t, Chris Williams, You’re, Williams, I’m, Brian Heller, Schwartz Perry, Heller, “, Webb Organizations: CNN, Fortune, White, of Government, Wall Street, Microsoft Locations: overhiring, North Carolina, New York

☆ Opinion | Rahm Emanuel’s Plan for a Democratic Comeback in 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And it was about the question of whether Bernieism was a way forward for the Democratic Party. Rahm Emanuel is America’s ambassador to Japan. Archived clip of Rahm Emanuel: You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. Archived clip of Rahm Emanuel: From every corner of the country, the American people have sent a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for America. Archived clip of Rahm Emanuel: There’s an old saying that if you want to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs.

Persons: Faz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’s, Bernieism, Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Barack Obama’s, Obama’s, Obama, Dodd, Frank, Barack Obama, it’s, George W, Bush’s, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton’s, There’s, Clinton, David Axelrod, Steve Israel, Bill Clinton Organizations: Democratic Party, Affordable, Democratic Congressional, America, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, House Democrat Locations: Japan, Chicago

☆ BuzzFeed could be on the hook for $124 million this week. Does it have a plan?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Now it's worth much less, and it has been scrambling to solve a looming $124 million debt problem. That seems likely to come to a head this week, and may require the company to sell assets like "Hot Ones," its interview show. That's because today is the day that BuzzFeed could be on the hook for $123.5 million in debt and interest payments — money that it doesn't appear to have. AdvertisementIt is possible that BuzzFeed has a plan to deal with debt — by selling off assets, or renegotiating a deal with its creditors, or both. It's also worth noting that BuzzFeed doesn't necessarily have to pony up all $124 million today.

Persons: BuzzFeed, I've, Vivek Ramaswamy, cochair, Trump, Ramaswamy, Jonah Peretti, Peretti, It's, — Organizations: Bloomberg, Netflix, News, Huffington Locations: BuzzFeed

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Citi, CVS, American Express, Amazon, Kroger & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bernstein downgrades FedEx to market perform from outperform Bernstein said it was downgrading FedEx ahead of earnings later this month due to fears about execution. "We are upgrading Citi to Outperform from Market Perform owing to its discounted valuation and the meaningful lag in its shares relative to peers since October earnings." Deutsche Bank upgrades CVS to buy from hold Deutsche says it sees "improving profitability" for CVS. BMO downgrades Kroger to market perform from outperform BMO says the grocery store stock is overvalued. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says it's sticking with its buy rating Apple following data showing an increase in App Store revenue.

Persons: Wells, Bernstein, KBW, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, CFRA, Tesla, it's, OLLI, Mgmt, Mizuho, MoffettNathanson, Moffett Organizations: Citi, Citigroup, FedEx, Deutsche Bank, CVS, Deutsche, BMO, Kroger, KR, American Express, Holdings, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Underperform, " Bank of America, Apple, Nvidia, Data Center, 2027E Locations: Wells Fargo, F1Q25, North America

☆ It Can’t Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If you’ve been reading post-election coverage, you’ve probably seen one of the big takeaways from the returns so far: In counties across the country, Kamala Harris won many fewer votes than Joe Biden did four years ago. With the vast majority of votes counted, she has more than 74 million; Mr. Biden received more than 81 million four years ago. Donald J. Trump, in contrast, has 77 million votes, up from 74 million four years ago. The drop-off in Democratic vote tallies was largest in big cities. As such, it’s tempting to conclude that Democrats simply didn’t turn out this year — and that Ms. Harris might have won if they had voted in the numbers they did four years ago.

Persons: you’ve, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald J, Trump, Harris Locations: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles

☆ You need to care more about your son’s health. This urologist explains why
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Mental health matters just as much as physical health, and boys should know it needs to be a priority. Nutrition and exerciseDuring puberty, boys’ bodies grow rapidly, and they need the right fuel to keep up. Boys need to understand that what they see online isn’t always real. Boys need to know that it’s OK to ask questions — whether it’s about feelings, their changing bodies or anything else. By creating an environment in which boys feel comfortable talking about their health, we’re giving them the tools they need to navigate a time of massive change.

Persons: Jamin, I’ve, —, don’t, haven’t, it’s, they’re, ” Organizations: Orlando Health, University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, CNN, Popular Media Locations: United States

☆ Frontier is the latest budget airline to add 'first class' seats to target more premium flyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Frontier Airlines is continuing to break from its classic budget business model as it chases more premium customers. The airline will introduce "first-class" seats in the first two rows of the cabin starting in 2025, it said on Tuesday. A bonus mileage offer for new credit card applicants suggests Frontier also hopes to poach customers from competing airlines. AdvertisementFrontier will also offer free unlimited companion travel for its highest-elite-status holders, meaning friends and family can tag along on flights. AdvertisementThis year, the airline has announced priority boarding for more eligible customers, seat selections with the middle seat blocked, the elimination of most change and cancel fees, and the option to book bundled fares.

Persons: Barry Biffle, —, we've, David Neeleman Organizations: Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines Frontier, Budget, JetBlue Airways, Breeze Airways Locations: Breeze

☆ Morgan Stanley has a new AI stock play, that's applying the technology to law enforcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Axon Enterprise could be set up for continued gains in the months ahead, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Meta Marshall upgraded the stock to overweight, and her price target of $700 reflects about 10% upside from Monday's close. This comes as the stock has risen more than 146% year to date. "While the name is expensive and may need to grow into valuation given run YTD, over the long term, we see it as a core holding." "As a result, we are more willing to ascribe value to AI portfolio pulling through other products, which could lead to additional valuation upside (as prelim AI portfolio pull through is likely built into price after recent run)," Marshall continued.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Marshall, FactSet –

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