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☆ Consumer Reports: Best Outdoor Security Cameras of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Daniel Wroclawski | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

For those, you need outdoor security cameras. If you have floodlights in these areas, you could even take advantage of their steady stream of power and install specialized floodlight security cameras. For more on outdoor cameras, see our complete wireless security camera ratings and guide to the best floodlight security cameras. CR’s take: The Arlo Essential Wireless Security Camera is a fantastic security camera, receiving strong ratings in our tests for video quality and data security. CR’s take: The Eufy Solo Cam S40 is the first security camera CR has tested with a built-in solar panel to recharge its battery.

☆ Best Nonstick Frying Pans From Consumer Reports' Tests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Mary H.J. Farrell | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

When it comes to cookware, there’s nothing as useful as a good nonstick frying pan. Below are the best nonstick frying pans from our tests, listed in alphabetical order. CR’s take: You really can’t go wrong with the Anolon Advanced Nonstick frying pans; there are two in this set, a 10-inch and a 12-inch. And like the set it comes with, the GreenPan Padova frying pan stands out in our list of nonstick cookware. CR’s take: This nonstick frying pan comes from a brand known more for its colorful cast-iron cookware.

☆ Consumer Reports: Best Wireless Home Security Cameras of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Daniel Wroclawski | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

SEE ALL Consumer Reports product reviewsBelow you’ll find reviews of the nine best wireless security cameras from our ratings. Our data privacy and data security tests are done through Consumer Reports’ Digital Lab. Though we continue to evaluate these devices for privacy and security, there have been multiple reports of connected security cameras being hacked. And for more information on our testing and advice on how to choose a security camera, see our home security camera buying guide. CR’s take: The Arlo Essential Wireless Security Camera is a fantastic security camera, receiving strong ratings in our tests for video quality and data security.

☆ U.S. Senate sets first vote on stopgap funding bill Thursday -aide
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to hold an initial procedural vote Thursday on a week-long stopgap funding bill to avoid a partial government shutdown ahead of a midnight Friday deadline, a Senate Democratic aide said. Passage of the measure, which senior Senate Democrats and Republicans back, would forestall the risk of a year-end partial government shutdown. While top Senate Republicans signed onto that deal, House Republicans rejected it, wanting negotiations delayed until after they assume the House majority on Jan. 3, which would give them more leverage to cut domestic spending. The last time Democrats and Republicans allowed government funding to lapse, a record-long, 35-day partial shutdown ensued, spanning from Dec. 22, 2018, until Jan. 25, 2019.

☆ U.S. Senate must work quickly to pass stopgap funding bill, Schumer says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate needs to move quickly to pass a weeklong stopgap funding bill ahead of a midnight Friday deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. Passage of the measure, which senior Senate Democrats and Republicans back, would forestall the risk of a year-end partial government shutdown. While top Senate Republicans signed onto that deal, House Republicans rejected it, wanting negotiations delayed until after they assume the House majority on Jan. 3, which would give them more leverage to cut domestic spending. The last time Democrats and Republicans allowed government funding to lapse, a record-long, 35-day partial shutdown ensued, spanning from Dec. 22, 2018, until Jan. 25, 2019.

☆ U.S. Senate could pass temporary funding bill as soon as Thursday -Schumer
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after the weekly senate party caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could give final approval by Thursday to a one-week extension of federal government funding before the midnight Friday deadline, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. "The House is set to act on a one-week CR as soon as tonight and when that bill comes to the Senate we should be ready to act quickly, as soon as tomorrow if we can," Schumer said, referring to the "continuing resolution" stop-gap funding bill. The House of Representatives was scheduled to hold a first procedural vote on Wednesday on the one-week funding bill, which would clear the way for debate and a vote on passage. Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Mark Porter and Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The NDAA is expected to get a vote in the Senate this week and be approved with bipartisan support. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the ranking Republican member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has told reporters the two sides are roughly $26 billion apart. Or it could extend the shutdown deadline into the next Congress, which will convene on January 3, and when Republicans take control of the House. That change in majority in the House would dramatically alter the dynamic for negotiations and likely make it far harder to reach a broader funding deal. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, outlined the argument for his party in his own floor remarks on Thursday.

☆ U.S. Congress creeps toward deadline to pass $1.5 trillion funding bill
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building as a government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. Over the weekend, behind-the-scenes efforts made progress toward a deal on an "omnibus" spending bill. That prompted Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy to pull back from a plan to introduce a Democratic-written funding bill this week. "Chairman Leahy feels that sufficient progress in negotiations took place over the weekend to delay the introduction of the omnibus appropriations bill for the time being. But it was promptly attacked by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.

The fate of the bill is also linked to an election overhaul measure to avoid another Jan. 6, which Senate leaders hope to attach to it. The two parties are about $26 billion apart on domestic spending, Shelby said, which isn’t much considering the omnibus package would likely be more than $1.5 trillion. Although they control both chambers, they still need at least 10 Senate GOP votes to defeat a filibuster on a funding bill. The government funding bill is likely the last train leaving the station in the current session of Congress, and a number of other provisions could ride along. Senators have struck a deal on a bill that cleared committee on a bipartisan vote of 14-1 in September.

☆ Consumer Reports: Best Wireless Multiroom Speakers of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Allen St. John | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

You can buy a wireless multiroom speaker system with great performance and unprecedented flexibility for surprisingly little money. Our top-rated multiroom speakers offer not only solid sound but also impressive flexibility. The following are some of the top multiroom speakers in CR’s ratings. The Studio can be integrated into a multiroom system with other Amazon Echo speakers. The Sonos One can also integrate with the company’s wireless models, adding smart speaker functionality to an existing Sonos system.

U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, imposed the sentence on Balwani, who was convicted by a jury on two counts of conspiracy and 10 counts of fraud in July. Meanwhile, the company secretly relied on traditional methods to run tests and provided patients with inaccurate results, prosecutors said. Holmes, who started the company as a college student and became its public face, was indicted alongside Balwani, her former romantic partner, in 2018. Holmes was convicted in January on four counts of fraud and conspiracy but acquitted of defrauding patients. The case is U.S. v. Balwani, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

☆ Honda SUV Engine-Failure Reports Spur Federal Investigation Into 1.7 Million Vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Ryan Felton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Honda said it would cooperate with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation as it continues its own review. The top U.S. auto-safety regulator is investigating whether 1.7 million SUVs made by Honda Motor Co. should be recalled, after receiving several reports of vehicles losing power at high speeds. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing made public this week that it was launching the probe in response to several reports filed by Honda of vehicles allegedly losing power at highway speed without warning. The examination covers 1.72 million Honda CR-V and HR-V vehicles, including model years 2018-2022, the NHTSA said.

☆ U.S. agency opens safety probes into Honda, Jeep, Ram vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening new safety probes into 1.72 million Honda vehicles, 230,000 Jeeps and 390,077 Ram trucks. The largest probe covers reports alleging a loss of power for more than 1.7 million U.S. 2018-2022 model year Honda CR-V and HR-V vehicles. NHTSA is also investigating 390,000 2017-2018 model year Ram 2500-3500 pickup trucks after received 134 reports alleging an intermittent or permanent loss of braking performance. A U.S. spokesman for Stellantis NV (STLA.MI), the parent company of Jeep and Ram, said it was fully cooperating in the investigations. There are no crashes or injuries reported in relation to any of vehicles in the three new investigations to date.

☆ Reaction to expert panel report on South Africa's Ramaphosa
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former minister and chairwoman of the African Union Commission, attends the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoJOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cyril Ramaphosa's future as South African president was in question on Thursday, a day after a panel report found preliminary evidence he may have committed serious misconduct. "We need to look at the report, study its implications very carefully, follow the parliamentary processes and allow matters to take their course." NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA, EX-WIFE OF FORMER PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA"I think the president has to step aside now and answer to the case." JOHN STEENHUISEN, LEADER OF MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY, THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (DA)"The report is clear and unambiguous.

[1/3] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Green Hydrogen Summit at Century City in Cape Town, South Africa, November 29, 2022. The inquiry centred on the theft of a millions of dollars of cash from the billionaire president's farm in 2020, which came to light in June. The country's biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has called for an early election and the report has plunged the governing African National Congress (ANC) into crisis. The ANC's executive committee is due to meet to discuss the panel report on Thursday evening. Asked by Reuters about a local media report that Ramaphosa was due to address the nation on Thursday, Ramaphosa's spokesman Vincent Magwenya said: "An announcement is imminent.

☆ Biden says Ukraine, COVID are priorities; Senate Democrats push for spending bill
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Top U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday that securing more funding for Ukraine and COVID-19 and passing a full-year spending bill are priorities before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives early next year. Later in the day, top Senate Democrats said passing a full-year spending bill, known as an omnibus, was vital for national security. A commonly floated alternative, known as a continuing resolution, or CR, would effectively freeze spending at current levels. Republicans are split on whether to support an omnibus spending bill or a CR, top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell told reporters. On Ukraine, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who attended the talks with Biden, gave a taste of what to expect if he takes over as House speaker as he hopes.

☆ INDIA RUPEE Rupee recovers, premiums fall below critical level
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Nimesh Vora | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MUMBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee recovered its opening losses to end largely flat against the dollar, while forward premiums declined more to slip below a key level. Indian equities reaching a record high and a fall in oil prices further helped the rupee. Foreign investors have poured in almost $4 billion into Indian equities so far this month. Rupee forward premiums extended their recent decline with the 1-year implied yield falling below 2% for the first time in over ten years. The fall in the overnight cash USD/INR swap rate was among the main reasons for the fall in forward premiums, according to traders.

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The founder of Infinity Q Capital Management, a New York firm accused of inflating assets by over $1 billion to collect more fees, pleaded guilty on Monday to securities fraud. James Velissaris, 38, of Atlanta, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan, averting a scheduled Nov. 28 trial. Before suspending redemptions in February 2021, the fund reported $1.73 billion of assets. The case is U.S. v. Velissaris, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy in New York; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Consumer Reports’ toddler-booster/combination car seat ratings have been updated with our latest test findings, revealing the seats that provide the best balance of crash protection, ease of use, fit to vehicle, and booster belt fit. Also known as harness-to-booster seats or forward-facing-only combination seats, toddler-booster car seats are typically used for kids who have outgrown the height or weight limit of their rear-facing seat. See our car seat buying guide for more information. SEE ALL Consumer Reports product reviewsEspecially when it comes to booster seats, experts say that it’s not just a matter of your child’s weight or height. Complete car seat ratings are available to CR Digital and All Access members.

☆ Consumer Reports: Best (and Biggest) Portable Speakers for Tailgating
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Allen St. John | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

And what’s a party without great sound? SEE ALL Consumer Reports product reviewsTailgate speakers tend to be bulky and heavy, so they might not be ideal for a leisurely stroll about town. These standout speakers have been tested in Consumer Reports dedicated sound lab. But the XG300 is actually one of the better-sounding portable speakers we’ve tested, with bass that’s got a decent amount of sock and a clear, even midrange. By contrast, the bigger and more expensive XG500 fell short of its smaller sibling with bass that’s kind of boomy while that all-important midrange is muffled.

☆ Indian rupee marks biggest monthly losing streak since 1985
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee has declined in each of the ten months this year to notch its biggest losing streak in almost four decades as the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on monetary policy catapulted the dollar to two-decade highs. The dollar index is up 16% this year, having scaled 114.8-levels last month to trade near its 2002 peak. The Indian rupee fell 1.8% against the dollar in October, taking its slide for the year to nearly 11%. It could come under pressure in case Fed indicates aggressive tightening path in the future," HDFC Bank economists wrote in a note. Reporting by Anushka Trivedi in Mumbai; Editing by Savio D'SouzaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Consumer Reports: Best 65-Inch TVs Under $1,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( James K. Willcox | Consumer Reports | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The LG 65NANO90UPA, at the top of LG’s midline NanoCell LCD/LED lineup for 2021, offers satisfying picture quality and solid HDR performance. Thanks to the Roku TV smart TV platform, the set has access to a lot of streaming services, and it supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Like other Samsung TVs, this one uses the company’s own smart TV system and has Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, plus Samsung’s own Bixby voice-enabled digital assistant. All Sony TVs this year use the Google TV smart TV system, with built-in Chromecast and Google Assistant. This set uses the Android TV smart TV platform with built-in Google Assistant, which supports Amazon Alexa devices.

☆ Some of America's favorite cars, like the Toyota RAV4 and Prius, are now vastly unaffordable thanks to flat wages and astronomical prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Popular cars like the Toyota RAV4 and Ford Mustang aren't affordable to buy used anymore, according to a new study. For example, a three-year-old Toyota Prius will now run you $32,000. A shortage of new vehicles and other pandemic-related factors have driven car prices through the roof in recent years. "From August of 2019, well before the pandemic lockdowns started, to August of 2022, new car prices increased by almost 29 percent, and three-year-old used car prices increased by 52 percent, but incomes increased by only 13%," said Karl Brauer, executive analyst at iSeeCars. A three-year-old used car needs to cost $25,542 or less to be affordable under iSeeCars' criteria.

☆ IBM salaries revealed: Engineers can earn nearly $200K. See how much analysts, managers, and others at the tech giant make.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

IBM is among the oldest and largest computer companies in the world and has more than 350,000 employees. These offers must be equal to what US employees earn making them a great guide to employee salaries at the company. When Insider analyzed IBM salary data in 2021, the highest offer was to an engineering program director, earning $335,000. A technical team lead, for instance, earned $57,500 in Monroe, LA, and as much as $114,500 in Parsippany, NJ. Insider has also compiled a database of salaries across other big tech companies like Google, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and more.

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☆ Earnings are off to a surprisingly decent start. Next week is the big test for tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Stocks rallied this week as earnings season ramped up and is so far off to a better-than-expected start. With 20% of the S & P 500 having reported financials so far, sales results have thus far been 1.4% above expectations while earnings results are 5.4% above expectations, in aggregate. That inverse correlation between bond yields and stocks was powerful enough to trump positive earnings reports. Looking back On the earnings front, we got results from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Danaher (DHR). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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