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☆ A nutrition researcher shares 5 habits he follows to eat healthy and build muscle during the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA nutrition and longevity researcher said he uses science to make his holidays fun and healthy. He focuses on building muscle to take advantage of big meals for better gains. He also leans into high-protein and veggie-rich holiday meals, followed by a rich dessert. From making seasonal foods more nutritious to using holidays treats to build muscle, here's his approach to the season. AdvertisementUse big meals to fuel muscle-buildingThe holidays often focus on eating, and treating yourself can be a great opportunity to build muscle, according to Rhodes.

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☆ 56% of Americans say their parents never discussed money with them. How experts recommend getting the conversation started
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, money is one topic that likely won't be discussed. Yet experts say it's a perfect time to start the conversation, particularly with aging parents. More than half of Americans — 56% — say their parents never discussed money with them, according to a recent Fidelity survey of 1,900 adults ages 18 and up. For the wealth they do have, most Americans say they accumulated it on their own, with 80% identifying as self-made and only 5% saying they inherited it, Fidelity found. 1 sign of successYet experts say that not having a plan in place can leave individuals and their families vulnerable when unexpected events happen.

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☆ Guy Fieri says that when his youngest son comes home from college, he 'sets a menu' for what he wants to eat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementGuy Fieri's youngest son, Ryder, gets to choose what the family eats whenever he's back from college. That's because food "just doesn't taste the same as it does at home," Fieri told People, recalling his son's words. Guy Fieri's youngest son, Ryder, is back from college and ready to indulge in his dad's cooking. And I'm like, man, that brings tears to my eyes," Fieri told People. Although his youngest son currently lives in a college dorm, Fieri says he "can't wait" for him to get an apartment.

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☆ Why exchange-traded funds are a 'growth engine' of active management
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, active mutual funds lost money in all but one year (2021); they shed $344 billion in the first 10 months of 2024. "We see [active ETFs] as the growth engine of active management," said Bryan Armour, director of passive strategies research for North America at Morningstar. As a result, passive funds have attracted more annual investor money than active funds for the past nine years, according to Morningstar. watch nowBut, for investors who prefer active management — especially in more niche corners of the investment market — active ETFs often have a cost advantage versus active mutual funds, experts said. "They are a tiny portion of active net assets but growing rapidly at a time when active mutual funds have seen pretty significant outflows," he said.

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☆ Elon Musk has Twitter and Trump's ear. He's still not getting everything he wants.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But that doesn't mean Musk can compel Trump to do everything he desires. Two big, related questions we have about Trump 2.0:Related Video 5 ways Elon Musk shook up Twitter as CEOThis is a case where predictions don't do us a lot of good. For starters, because both Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unpredictable characters. For instance: Reuters reports that although Elon Musk has been spending a lot of time using Twitter to promote candidates for Trump 2.0, he doesn't always get what he wants. AdvertisementReuters says Musk has posted about Trump's cabinet picks more than 70 times between November 7 and November 20.

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☆ The Magnificent Seven ETF is teetering. What the charts say will happen next
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Frank Cappelleri | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

What are the odds that the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) ETF can reclaim its leadership status? This is important, given that MAGS has proven it can take advantage of short-term bullish trade set ups recently. Below are daily relative charts vs. MAGS for each component. First, the leaders: TSLA's recent spike prompted a parabolic move vs. MAGS, too. AAPL, MSFT, META and GOOGL have been clear underperformers vs. MAGS for months now.

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☆ 'Dungeons & Dragons' is a cornerstone of big-business nerdworld. A top exec says Wizards of the Coast has a plan to keep the game hot for 50 more years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

BI spoke to a Wizards of the Coast executive to hear how the company is trying to keep "D&D" hot. For half a century, the game of "Dungeons & Dragons" has been a cornerstone of the nerdy experience. Fresh contentWOTC's plan centers on refreshing D&D's core content, including rulebooks like the "Player's Handbook" (PHB), "Monster Manual," and "Dungeon Master's Guide." Lanzillo highlighted one of WOTC's major ongoing collabs: "The Twenty-Sided Tavern," an off-Broadway theater production that's a live, stage-play version of a "D&D" game. AdvertisementDavid Carpenter, the creator of "Twenty-Sided Tavern," told BI that the show involves the audience using software to participate in the two-and-a-half-hour-long program.

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☆ The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal brings hope, but the US' role of monitoring violations raises issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US and France will play a role in monitoring for potential violations of the deal. Regional experts say the US role in monitoring creates complications and challenges. A cease-fire agreement that aims to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, marks a hopeful diplomatic moment after nearly 14 months of conflict. Gerges said that the inclusion of the US in the cease-fire monitoring process "complicates" matters. The cease-fire agreement will not stop the fighting in Gaza, though President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the US will make "another push" to broker a deal there.

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☆ Maye Musk welcomes Elon's bromance with Donald Trump and says they 'just seem to be having fun'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and the president-elect are having "a lot of fun," she said. Maye Musk called her son "the genius of the world" and backed him to slash government waste. Elon Musk and Donald Trump are two of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men. Musk's mother, Maye, commented on their budding bromance in an interview on Fox Business this week: "They just seem to be having fun, a lot of fun, and that's nice for both of them to have fun." However, the negative comments are very… pic.twitter.com/lWLiG1mqfs — Maye Musk (@mayemusk) November 4, 2024Many mothers champion their children and sing their praises, and Maye is no exception.

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☆ Savings, CD and Checking Account Interest Rates Today: Earn up to 4.85% APY
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ A Biden-brokered cease-fire has begun in Lebanon. Trump's team is claiming credit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump," said Florida Rep. Mike Waltz. Donald Trump's team has claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, which took effect in Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Mike Waltz, the President-elect's national security advisor, posted on X that "everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." AdvertisementAccording to the Associated Press, a senior Biden administration official said that Trump's team was kept informed about negotiations as they unfolded. The official added that the incoming Trump team was not directly involved in the talks.

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☆ 'Europe's Detroit' built a thriving car industry. Trump tariffs now threaten to unravel its success
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Skoda Kodiaq automobiles on the production line at the Volkswagen AG plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. A small landlocked country in the heart of Europe appears to be uniquely exposed to President-elect Donald Trump's "America First" economic agenda. Nicknamed the "Detroit of Europe" due to its thriving automotive industry, Slovakia produces more cars per capita than any other country in the world. The measures include an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese products coming into the U.S. and a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico. "Slovakia has turned into a Detroit of Europe," Vladimir Vaňo, chief economist at Globsec, a think tank based in Slovakia's capital of Bratislava, told CNBC via telephone.

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AdvertisementTrump's new DOGE commission, tasked with cutting spending, has floated laying off federal workers. Government employees told BI they're preparing by networking and freshening their resumes. President Bill Clinton also attempted to reduce federal spending and improve government efficiency with the National Performance Review, led by federal employees. Clinton's panel similarly succeeded in cutting 300,000 federal workers but only managed to get a quarter of proposals that required legislative action through Congress. One senior official at the Commerce Department told BI they anticipate a civil servant brain drain.

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AdvertisementThe rate of AI model improvement appears to be slowing, but some tech leaders say there is no wall. A fierce debate over whether improvements in AI models have hit their limit has taken hold in recent weeks, forcing several CEOs to respond. Others, including Marc Andreessen, say AI models aren't getting noticeably better and are all converging to perform at roughly similar levels. AdvertisementOne solution that companies are exploring is synthetic data, an artificial form of data generated by AI. Aymeric Zhuo, cofounder and CEO of AI startup Agemo, said that AI reasoning "has been an active area of research," particularly as "the industry faces a data wall."

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☆ Say hello to your new coworker: Autonomous AI agents are coming to banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Demand for AI agents is giving birth to a new class of startups and VCs hungry to invest in them. It was a topic of conversation at the Evident AI Symposium in New York on Thursday. To take AI agents a step further, technologists and startup investors are fueling a shift to so-called multi-agent systems that coordinate several AI agents to complete more complex tasks more autonomously. Well, that's still being worked out, according to a number of tech executives at the Evident AI Symposium Thursday. Heitsenrether, speaking at the Evident AI conference, told the audience that, over time, she expects AI to be seamlessly embedded in an employee's workflow.

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☆ TikTok's obsession with matcha has created a reported shortage of the tea in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok's obsession with matcha has appeared to create a shortage of the tea in Japan. TikTok's most popular tea brands appear to be hit hard. Kanaike's shop announced limits on online matcha purchases because of the shortage, she told the outlet earlier this month. Marukyu Koyamaen and TikTok did not immediately return requests for comment from Business Insider about the reported matcha shortage. One TikTok video shows a sign at a Japanese matcha shop that says the shop sold too much in the summer months and "ran out of raw materials."

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The yellow arrow and palm trees may not be as globally recognizable as McDonald's golden arches, but California-based burger chain In-N-Out Burger has still managed to amass a cult following with its "animal-style" fries and double-double burgers. It brings in an estimated $2.1 billion a year, according to food service consulting firm Technomic. He adds that the chain has the highest sales per store in the burger segment. Despite inflation, the price of a basic burger at In-N-Out has only increased by 25% since 2020 — the lowest increase amongst nine burger joints studied by Technomic. Learn how to earn passive income online, master your money, ace your job interview and salary negotiations, and become an effective communicator.

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☆ I write about scams as part of my job: 6 steps I use to stay safe—all are free and most take under 1 minute
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Turned on Stolen Device Protection on my iPhoneTotal time: 1 minute Say you're in a public place, like a bar, and lose your phone. To combat this, Apple introduced "Stolen Device Protection" in January 2024. To turn on Stolen Device Protection, make sure your iPhone software is updated to iOS 17.3 or later. From there, you can follow these steps: Go to the Settings app, and select "Face ID & Passcode" Enter your passcode Toggle "Stolen Device Protection"3. Signed up for Informed DeliveryTotal time: 1 minute Informed Delivery is a free service offered by the U.S.

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☆ I've worked in San Francisco, Chicago, and Silicon Valley. Only one has the best mix for career, family, and socializing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementMike Manalac has worked in the tech hubs of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Chicago since 2016. Over the past eight years, I've worked in the tech scenes of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Chicago. Mike ManalacI moved to San Francisco in 2016 to pursue world-class career opportunities and adventure. As a young professional with limited life responsibilities, San Francisco turned out to be the perfect place to live fast and loose. Overall, though, it's hard to beat Chicago's mix of career opportunities, vibrant social scene, and opportunities to start a family.

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☆ 2 things we always learn about a company before we decide whether to buy its stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

— Thanks, Marek We do two things right off the bat after identifying a stock that we might want to buy. Remember, as an investor, you want to know every little aspect of every company whose stock you buy or think about buying. Financial statements In addition to understanding a company from a high level, we can't take a position before analyzing the financial statements and getting a sense of the health of the company in question. All three are incredibly important, however, of the three, the balance sheet is going to be the one to look at first. Knowing what shape the balance sheet is in gives you a better sense of the company's outlook.

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☆ BTIG notes baby back ribs are topping AI, as this restaurant stock outperforms Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It may be time to take profits on Brinker International and rotate into other restaurant stocks, according to BTIG. That's more than the year-to-date gains of AI chip darling Nvidia , which is up more than 176% this year. While BTIG has a neutral rating on Yum Brands, it has rated both Domino's Pizza and Darden Restaurants as a buy. For Domino's, 22 of the 35 analysts covering the pizza chain have a strong buy or buy rating, while 12 analysts have a hold rating, according to LSEG data. The remaining nine have a strong buy or buy rating.

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☆ Walmart is ramping up its efforts to get you to shop on your TV this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's ramping up its efforts this holiday to get people to shop while watching TV. Walmart is making its biggest push yet this holiday season to get people to shop while watching TV by debuting its first feature-length movie. Walmart didn't share specific results of last year's experiment but made some key tweaks this time around:AdvertisementFirst, "Jingle Bell Love" is a feature film. Add the fact that shoppable TV doesn't always fit neatly into ad agencies' buying practices, and it's been slow to take off. Walmart"Jingle Bell Love" isn't the only way Walmart will try to get people to shop from their TVs this holiday season.

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☆ 'The key to becoming rich': How to conquer a money bias that could be holding you back, from a financial psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If you're like most people, you likely know that you need to make a few key moves to get your finances on track. That's because humans have evolved to generally avoid risk and prefer things the way they are, a phenomenon known as status quo bias, says Brad Klontz, a certified financial planner, financial psychologist and author of "Start Thinking Rich." "In general, it requires thinking, it requires energy and activity. To counteract these forces, you'll have to put systems in place that can excite and motivate you enough to counteract financial inertia, Klontz says. It's hard, but "it really is the key to becoming rich."

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