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☆ The tank-killing armored vehicle that France is sending to Ukraine is 'a bit of an oddity,' but don't call it a tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

France said on January 5 that it would send the AMX-10RC armored vehicle to Ukraine. The "tank" vs. "armored vehicle" debate is a long and often contentious one, but AMX-10RCs are armored reconnaissance vehicles and not tanks, which usually have large-caliber main guns, heavy-duty armor, and tracks. Fighting there has become trench warfare, with incremental gains rather than sweeping armored offensives in which fast, armored scout vehicles excel. Armored vehicles are still vital on the battlefield, but an armored car may have limited utility against swarms of anti-tank missiles, attack drones, and smart artillery shells. What's important is that the West is sending armored fighting vehicles.

In Nebraska, the 2022 borrowing limit for FHA mortgages is $420,680 in all but three counties. Conforming mortgages and FHA mortgages both have borrowing limits. Nebraska borrowing limits in 2023 for conforming and FHA mortgages by countyCounty Conforming mortgage limit (single-family home) FHA mortgage limit (single-family home) Adams County $726,200 $472,030 Antelope County $726,200 $472,030 Arthur County $726,200 $472,030 Banner County $726,200 $472,030 Blaine County $726,200 $472,030 Boone County $726,200 $472,030 Box Butte County $726,200 $472,030 Boyd County $726,200 $472,030 Brown County $726,200 $472,030 Buffalo County $726,200 $472,030 Burt County $726,200 $472,030 Butler County $726,200 $472,030 Cass County $726,200 $472,030 Cedar County $726,200 $472,030 Chase County $726,200 $472,030 Cherry County $726,200 $472,030 Cheyenne County $726,200 $472,030 Clay County $726,200 $472,030 Colfax County $726,200 $472,030 Cuming County $726,200 $472,030 Custer County $726,200 $472,030 Dakota County $726,200 $472,030 Dawes County $726,200 $472,030 Dawson County $726,200 $472,030 Deuel County $726,200 $472,030 Dixon County $726,200 $472,030 Dodge County $726,200 $472,030 Douglas County $726,200 $472,030 Dundy county $726,200 $472,030 Fillmore County $726,200 $472,030 Franklin County $726,200 $472,030 Frontier County $726,200 $472,030 Furnas County $726,200 $472,030 Gage County $726,200 $472,030 Garden County $726,200 $472,030 Garfield County $726,200 $472,030 Gosper County $726,200 $472,030 Grant County $726,200 $472,030 Greeley County $726,200 $472,030 Hall County $726,200 $472,030 Hamilton County $726,200 $472,030 Harlan County $726,200 $472,030 Hayes County $726,200 $472,030 Hitchcock County $726,200 $472,030 Holt County $726,200 $472,030 Hooker County $726,200 $472,030 Howard County $726,200 $472,030 Jefferson County $726,200 $472,030 Johnson County $726,200 $472,030 Kearney County $726,200 $472,030 Keith County $726,200 $472,030 Keye Paha County $726,200 $472,030 Kimball County $726,200 $472,030 Knox County $726,200 $472,030 Lancaster County $726,200 $472,030 Lincoln County $726,200 $472,030 Logan County $726,200 $472,030 Loup County $726,200 $472,030 McPherson County $726,200 $472,030 Madison County $726,200 $472,030 Merrick County $726,200 $472,030 Morrill County $726,200 $472,030 Nance County $726,200 $472,030 Nemaha County $726,200 $472,030 Nuckolls County $726,200 $472,030 Otoe County $726,200 $472,030 Pawnee County $726,200 $472,030 Perkins County $726,200 $472,030 Phelps County $726,200 $472,030 Pierce County $726,200 $472,030 Platte County $726,200 $472,030 Polk County $726,200 $472,030 Red Willow County $726,200 $472,030 Richardson County $726,200 $472,030 Rock County $726,200 $472,030 Saline County $726,200 $472,030 Sarpy County $726,200 $472,030 Saunders County $726,200 $472,030 Scotts Bluff County $726,200 $472,030 Seward County $726,200 $472,030 Sheridan County $726,200 $472,030 Sherman County $726,200 $472,030 Sioux County $726,200 $472,030 Stanton County $726,200 $472,030 Thayer County $726,200 $472,030 Thomas County $726,200 $472,030 Thurston County $726,200 $472,030 Valley County $726,200 $472,030 Washington County $726,200 $472,030 Wayne County $726,200 $472,030 Webster County $726,200 $472,030 Wheeler County $726,200 $472,030 York County $726,200 $472,030Note: You'll need to get a jumbo loan if you want to borrow more than $726,200, regardless of which county you hope to reside in. Depending on the lender and term length, you might be able to lock in a lower rate for a conforming mortgage. If you plan to buy a more expensive home in Nebraska, jumbo loans let you borrow more money than the conforming mortgage limit.

☆ Jeremy Renner in critical but stable condition after snow plowing accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition after a weather-related accident. “We can confirm Jeremy is in critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing a weather-related accident while plowing snow earlier today,” Renner’s rep confirmed. That area in northern Nevada received heavy snowfall on Near Year’s Eve, according to the newspaper. In 2015, Renner posted an Instagram photo of a snowcat vehicle, which is used to travel over snowy terrain in difficult conditions. He also recently teased an unscripted series he’s starring in at Disney Plus in 2023 called “Rennervations.”

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ You don't need to see 'Yellowstone' to watch its prequel '1923,' but you do need 2 different streaming services to watch both.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

You don't have to watch "Yellowstone" to see and enjoy its new prequel "1923." But you do need two streaming services to watch both. "1923" is streaming on Paramount+, while past episodes of "Yellowstone" are on Peacock. The new series, "1923," follows a new generation of Duttons, the ranching family portrayed in Taylor Sheridan's smash hit "Yellowstone." The series was good enough and easy enough to watch without having seen "Yellowstone" that I am now watching "1923."

☆ Ukraine's heavy artillery, not high-tech anti-tank missiles, is what stopped Russia's rush to Kyiv, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Coverage of the fighting often focused on the role of anti-tank missiles in stopping that advance. Many people believe the initial Russian offensive was halted in large part by Ukraine's diverse arsenal of anti-tank missiles. This was enough to pin down Russian armor, hit targets of opportunity, and engage Russian tanks from beyond the range their cannons. However, "delivering large volumes of fire against concentrated units is best achieved by artillery," Watling said. Many Russian tanks — and Ukrainian tanks, which are upgraded Soviet-era designs — are designed to fire anti-tank guided missiles from their cannons.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Goldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Goldman Sachs' Eric SheridanGoldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan joins 'TechCheck' to discuss finding value in enterprise computing companies, the reasons behind the company naming Uber as its top 2023 pick and subscription services at the consumer level.

☆ Goldman and Citi love these two beaten-down tech giants and expect them to rebound in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Top pick - Amazon Amazon has enjoyed bullish ratings from Wall Street even as it's plunged roughly 45% year to date. In addition, "adoption of AWS can accelerate through improved operating efficiencies and hiring freezes can deliver improving operating income," Arounian wrote. Citi has a buy rating and $145 price target on the stock. Goldman Sachs also sees a buying opportunity for Amazon as one of its own top picks, with a buy rating. Top pick - Meta Meta Platforms is Citi's second pick in technology – the company has a buy rating and $168 price target on the stock.

☆ Uber's product set is leading to a rising utility level, says Goldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUber's product set is leading to a rising utility level, says Goldman Sachs' Eric SheridanGoldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan joins 'TechCheck' to discuss finding value in enterprise computing companies, the reasons behind the company naming Uber as its top 2023 pick and subscription services at the consumer level.

☆ Goldman finds prior year's losers tend to beat the market in the first quarter — 10 laggard buys
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As investors prepare their portfolios for the new year, Goldman Sachs revisited laggard stocks that have the potential to outperform at the start of 2023. In the past, stocks that lagged the broader market tended to become leaders in the first quarter of the following year, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs searched for laggards across several different criteria. Another stock that made the list includes Adobe , which Goldman Sachs considers a buy-rated quality stock trading at a reasonable valuation. In October, Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan identified the name as a tech stock that is resilient in a downturn .

☆ 'Yellowstone' prequel '1923' trailer released, starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Fans of the TV blockbuster “Yellowstone” are in for a treat after Paramount + released a preview of the upcoming prequel “1923” – starring Harrison Ford and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. The much-anticipated “1923” follows on the success of another “Yellowstone” spinoff – “1883” – which stars real-life spouses Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, along with Sam Elliott. It tells the story of how the family came to own Yellowstone ranch. Speaking with an Irish accent, Mirren, 77 – who won an Academy Award in 2006 for her role in “The Queen” – looks set to be a formidable opponent for those trying to take over her family’s land. In one scene in the trailer, she warns: “Men kill quick with a bullet or a noose.

☆ How to gain followers and grow an audience on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Building an audience is one of the first steps toward becoming a professional content creator. Here's how creators are growing audiences on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Whether it's on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or even LinkedIn, earning the trust and attention of thousands of people is crucial when on the path toward becoming a full-time content creator. (Read more about 13 startups helping creators grow their audiences and make money.) With YouTube's introduction of Shorts — the platform's TikTok competitor — growth has looked easier of late.

☆ An LGBTQ-owned auto shop started an online fundraiser to cover $25,000 in funeral costs for Club Q shooting victims. In 2 days, donors raised nearly $700,000.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Leo Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donors raised $25,000 in just two hours. At the time of this writing, donors raised nearly $700,000. Haug created a GoFundMe campaign, and donors raised $25,000 in two hoursHaug created a GoFundMe page for the victims of the ClubQ shooting. The campaign raised nearly $700,000 in two daysAt the time of this writing, the campaign raised $686,596 with over 17,600 donors. The funds raised are a testament to the power of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies on social media.

☆ Holiday shoppers aren’t in a rush. What that means for retail stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

If you're a retailer, and it's the holiday season, the thing you most want consumers to feel is a sense of urgency. Unlike last year, holiday shoppers don't need to fear empty shelves at the store. Walmart said it saw more shoppers with incomes above $100,000 ring up items in its stores, drawn in by less expensive groceries. He suggests investors position themselves in discounters like Walmart or Family Dollar or in luxury stocks like RH or Lululemon . She explained that many shoppers perceive Target as a place where "you go in for two items and come out $150 later."

☆ Analysis: The final season of ‘Dead to Me’ is a poignant eulogy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Believe it or not, one of the things that has been helping me lately is just carving out some chill time. Three things to watch‘Dead to Me’ Season 3Christina Applegate as Jen Harding in a scene from "Dead to Me" on Netflix. Saeed Adyani/NetflixThe new season of “Dead to Me,” starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, will be the dark comedy series’ last. I am especially invested in this last season given Applegate’s revelation that she has multiple sclerosis. ‘The Santa Clauses’Tim Allen (second from right) in a scene from "The Santa Clauses" on Disney+.

☆ Goldman Sachs names Amazon and Etsy as top stocks heading into 2022 holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs named Amazon and Etsy as top stock picks heading into 2022 holiday season. Analyst Eric Sheridan expects growth will decelerate in the fourth quarter for retailers, as they deal with a longer and more promotional end-of-the-year period than normal. Companies are dealing with the effects excess inventory, and inflation squeezing consumers. Retailers are expected to offer double-digit holiday discounts this year, from 10% to 32%, particularly in electronics and computers, according to the note. Meanwhile, Etsy is leaning into its differentiated inventory, selling and gifting homemade and affordable products.

☆ Wolfe Research says these unloved stocks are starting to show favorable signs heading into 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A few stocks that were unloved this year look set to turn the page heading into 2023, according to Wolfe Research. Wolfe Research searched for unloved names with buy ratings from less than 40% of analysts covering them. According to Wolfe Research, Carnival is expected to accelerate earnings by 647%. Pinterest has low short interest, just 5.5%, according to Wolfe Research. Regardless, the airline company has a high 2Q22 earnings quality score of 96, and it's forecasted to accelerate earnings by 17%, according to Wolfe Research.

☆ 8 retails stocks to buy from top analysts as Target signals tough times for the sector
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Target on Wednesday reported that its profit fell by 50% as it tried to clear out excess inventory in the third quarter. To find a list of top-ranked retail stocks, CNBC Pro searched Tipranks for names in the sector rated at least a "strong buy" and with a more than 20% upside to the consensus price target. Callaway Golf has the largest upside to its consensus price target, with analysts saying it could surge more than 79% from where it currently trades. Jefferies boosted its price target on the name after its third-quarter earnings beat expectations and it raised its guidance for the fourth quarter. The company is strongly backed by Wall Street and has a more than 43% upside to its consensus price target as it's been beaten up this year.

☆ Streaming enters a new reality with a boom in sports and drive for profitability as fresh voices continue to break through with innovative storytelling on new platforms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Big entertainment players face pressure to make streaming profitable and satisfy diverse audiences. 100 People Transforming Business is an annual list highlighting people across industries who are changing the way the world does business. As streamers feel the limits of subscription growth, free, ad-supported TV streamers like Tubi have grabbed market share. While many in Hollywood fear that marginalized voices could get sidelined in a tougher market, 2022 has seen more storytelling and content elevating previously excluded communities. As CEO Ken Kim told Insider, "It's not just professional creators — they are from all over the world."

☆ 'Yellowstone' is back, as Season 5 of the Kevin Costner series takes a sharper turn into politics
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —“Yellowstone” is one of those mysteries of the TV business, a series that generates major ratings but like the late comic Rodney Dangerfield, doesn’t always get much respect. Yet the new season of the Paramount Network series nevertheless reaches for what feels like a bit more relevance by making a sharper turn into politics, to go with all of the soapy doings around John Dutton, the character played by Kevin Costner, and his sprawling ranch. Granted, Montana politics has been a part of the series since the beginning. The new season of “Yellowstone” might even get a few more people talking about it. “Yellowstone” premieres its fifth season November 13 at 8 p.m.

☆ 'Tulsa King' review: Sylvester Stallone tries to rewind the clock on Paramount+.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Enter “Tulsa King,” a slim vehicle for Sylvester Stallone that’s a little too overtly designed as a mobster fish out of water. “There’s nothing left for you here,” says the new boss (“The Wire’s” Domenick Lombardozzi), noting, “We can’t just rewind the clock.”Conceptually, though, that’s exactly what “Tulsa King” does, or at least tries to do, exiling Dwight to the dreary confines of Oklahoma. “Tulsa King” turns out to be a rather odd mix of attributes, relying almost entirely on Stallone’s movie-star charisma as the show alternates between sitcom conventions and R-rated “The Sopranos”-flecked flourishes. In that sense, “Tulsa King” suggests maybe you can rewind the clock, just a little, even if you’re gonna fly a little bit lower now. “Tulsa King” premieres November 13 on Paramount+.

☆ The creator of 'Yellowstone' had a bold pitch to network execs that paid off: 'You will have no part in any of this ... except for footing the bill'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Sheridan cautioned execs that "Yellowstone" would be expensive when he pitched the series in 2017. He also expressed how he wanted full creative control, with no writers' room or executive notes. When in a room with then-Viacom (now Paramount) execs, Sheridan cautioned how expensive the show would be and expressed that he wanted full creative control. There will be no writers' room. "It's going to cost $90 million to $100 million," Sheridan said that he told them.

☆ 'Yellowstone' creator says it's not 'the red-state Game of Thrones,' pushing back on the idea that it's a conservative TV show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan pushed back against the notion it's a right-leaning series. It's not the first time he's contested that "Yellowstone" is a conservative TV show. "They refer to it as 'the conservative show' or 'the Republican show' or 'the red-state Game of Thrones,' " Sheridan said in an Atlantic profile published on Thursday. A New York Times opinion piece in August referred to the show as "a conservative fantasy liberals should watch." "People perceive all my stuff as red state, and it's the most ridiculous thing," he told The New York Times.

Yet the situation is not dire: tech job postings rose over 3% from September to October, data shows. In the tech industry, as of October, the unemployment rate stood at 2.2%, whereas the national unemployment rate was 3.7%. Andrew Flowers, the lead labor economist at Appcast, a software company that helps companies with their recruiting, said his "sense is that these factors hurt tech companies but not tech workers." "The outlook for tech occupations is much stronger than the outlook for the tech industry," he said. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and cloud-computing skills are the top in-demand skills in the tech industry, according to a September analysis by Indeed.

☆ The problem for travel stocks is fear of a weakening consumer next year, says Goldman's Sheridan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe problem for travel stocks is fear of a weakening consumer next year, says Goldman's SheridanEric Sheridan, Goldman Sachs managing director, joins 'TechCheck' to discuss Sheridan's thoughts on Uber's quarterly earnings results, if Uber's result foreshadows what investors will hear from other companies and more.

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