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☆ Bob Pisani: What UBS' Art Cashin taught me about the art of storytelling
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But for 60 years, Art Cashin has been one of the most influential men on Wall Street. Cashin is that rare exception: a man who knows what he was talking about, and sounds like he knows. Tiffany, Cashin said, knew that Morgan loved diamond stickpins, which he used to put in his tie. How do you tell a story about the stock market? Let's get back to the story about J.P. Morgan, Tiffany, and price discovery.

☆ CIOs Nominate Their Favorite Reads of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Tom Loftus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

Chief information officers, ever alert to any development in a field that only hurtles forward, largely reflected that alacrity in their choice of reading during 2022. PREVIEWChris Bedi, chief digital information officer, ServiceNow Inc. Photo: IBM Corp.Ron Guerrier, chief information officer, HP Inc. Photo: Cisco Systems Inc.Fletcher Previn, chief information officer, Cisco Systems Inc. Photo: Home Depot Inc.Fahim Siddiqui, chief information officer, Home Depot Inc.

☆ Could Twitter Polls Decide More Than Elon Musk’s Job?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Joe Queenan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Elon Musk said that he would step down as Twitter CEO if an online poll of Twitter users asked him to go, a lot of people thought it was just another stunt. Like taking over Twitter in the first place. But either way, why stop there? Whether the poll proves to be a stunt or not, Musk has ushered in the potentially more widespread use of a wonderful new tool. If things work out perfectly and everyone cooperates, we can finally start making headway toward turning this into a really swell, seamlessly running society.

☆ Growing obesity crisis in U.S. prompts CDC to expand body mass index charts for severely overweight kids
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new body mass index charts for children in response to the growing obesity crisis in the U.S. More than 4.5 million children and teenagers had severe obesity in 2018, according to the CDC. The BMI charts from 2000 will still be used for children who are not obese, according to CDC. By 2018, 19.3% of kids were obese and 6.1% were severely obese, according to National Center for Health Statistics. Severe obesity is a BMI that is 120% higher than the 95th percentile.

☆ Amazon’s Security Chief Keeps Focus on Recruiting and Retaining Talent
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

The cybersecurity talent gap grew by 26.2% over the past year to around 3.4 million unfilled jobs worldwide, according to professional group (ISC)2. Amazon recently announced a companywide hiring pause and expects to lay off up to 10,000 workers, but Mr. Schmidt said he plans to boost Amazon’s security team. He oversees information security, personnel security and physical security, and was previously chief information security officer of Amazon’s cloud unit Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s customer-service department serves as a “great feeder” for cybersecurity talent, Mr. Schmidt said, because those individuals have an existing focus on solving customer needs. He declined to name the size of Amazon’s security team, but estimated 25% of its staff are internal hires it has trained.

☆ The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +36 min

The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal. They made history as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup. We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.

☆ They’re Taking Jigsaws to Infinity and Beyond
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Siobhan Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There was a fine line, however, between psychedelic finery and “letting the color stretch and warp too far,” Ms. Ghassaei said. The journal Science featured their 3D-printed organ research with Jordan Miller, a bioengineer at Rice University. The route from one project to the next is marked with mathematical concepts like Laplacian growth, Voronoi structures and the Turing pattern. These concepts, which loosely speaking govern how shapes and forms emerge and evolve in nature, “cultivate the algorithms,” Ms. Rosenkrantz has written. The same algorithms can be applied to very different media, from the twisty maze pieces to the intricate components of 3D-printed organs.

☆ Long Covid is distorting the labor market — and that's bad for the U.S. economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

She eventually learned that the balance issues and ear pain resulted from a damaged vestibular nerve, a known effect of long Covid. She found that 2 million to 4 million full-time workers are out of the labor force due to long Covid. For one, many of the hundreds of potential long Covid symptoms are invisible to others, even if disabling for the afflicted. Why the long Covid labor gap mattersJerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, mentioned Sheiner and Salwati's long Covid research in a recent speech about inflation and the labor market. That burden will continue to rise if long Covid patients don't start recovering at greater rates, she said.

☆ Under fire for weak regulation, dLocal CEO says seeking UK license
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Isabel Woodford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking in a closed-door call hosted by Goldman Sachs, dLocal CEO Sebastian Kanovich said that a full license with the UK regulator (FCA) was pending, citing the UK's exit from the European Union. "We have been advised not to engage in a tit for tat," he responded, adding dLocal was only engaging privately with stake holders. Neither dLocal nor Goldman Sachs responded to a request for comment. Muddy Waters told Reuters that Kanovich's explanations for the multi-million deficit in merchants' accounts "were so implausible, we literally laughed out loud." The company's CEO was also asked why dLocal had nearly $6 million in funds trapped in disgraced crypto exchange FTX, which dLocal failed to withdraw before the exchange's collapse.

☆ I don't think the Fed will let mathematical analytics guide them, says Glenn Hutchins
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | 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 EmailI don't think the Fed will let mathematical analytics guide them, says Glenn HutchinsGlenn Hutchins, North Island chairman, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss his impression of Powell's comments at the Brookings Institute, if there are concerns the Fede will overdo rate increases and more.

☆ 11-year-old British boy beats Einstein and Hawking on Mensa IQ test
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

His performance beats those of physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, who were both estimated to have IQs around 160. Mensa, an international society open to high-IQ individuals, confirmed Shah's score to NBC News, saying he placed in the top 2% of the population and "has great potential." Shah's father, Irfan, told the Post that when his son was 7, he discovered a mathematical phenomenon that he couldn't explain. But Shah's parents said they're teaching him to nurture his work ethic and social life in addition to his natural abilities. “I still tell him that ‘your dad is still smarter than you,’” Shah's father told the Post.

☆ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs Bill Limiting Cryptocurrency Mining
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kathy Hochul said mining facilities could still be co-located near renewable generation such as hydropower. ALBANY, N.Y.—New York has become the first state to restrict cryptocurrency mining after Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed a two-year moratorium, calling the move necessary to help protect the environment. The new law, which took effect immediately, will prevent the reactivation of fossil-fuel power plants for off-the-grid cryptocurrency mining. Mining that taps into the electrical grid will still be legal.

☆ This 37-year-old NASA engineer is designing a spacesuit for women on the side: ‘It’s not just cool, it’s necessary’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Growing up, Sabrina Thompson dreamed of becoming an artist or fashion designer — she just never imagined she would be designing clothes for space. Thompson, 37, is an aerospace engineer for NASA as well as the CEO and founder of the streetwear brand Girl in Space Club. For the better part of this year, Thompson has been designing and researching how to develop a stylish, pressurized suit for female astronauts. She joined NASA in 2010 and has been working with the organization for the past 12 years designing orbit trajectories for space missions. "Spacesuits have never been designed with women in mind," Thompson points out, despite the fact that women have been instrumental in designing space suits for astronauts.

☆ Why far-right GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert is in an extremely close re-election race in Colorado
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is in a closer-than-expected race against Democrat Adam Frisch. Her Colorado district backed Trump by less than 10 points in 2020, unlike other hard-right Republicans. Boebert's district is more ideologically heterodox. "But within there, there's ski communities, there's traditional ranching communities, there's mining communities, there's industrial communities." Frisch also benefited from the endorsement and backing of GOP state Sen. Don Coram, who represented a far-southwest Colorado district and unsuccessfully challenged Boebert for the GOP nomination this year.

☆ Sakkari wins group to reach semis of WTA Finals, Sabalenka also advances
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sakkari broke twice for a 5-1 cushion en route to capturing the first set, which meant Tunisian world number two Jabeur had no mathematical chance of advancing even if she had rallied back to victory. By winning her group, Sakkari will face either Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia or Russian Daria Kasatkina in the semis while Sabalenka will face world number one Iga Swiatek. In the day's first match, Belarusian world number seven Sabalenka eliminated Jessica Pegula from the WTA Finals with a 6-3 7-5 victory to improve to 2-1. Sabalenka made a blistering start, breaking Pegula to open the match and again for a 5-2 lead. World number three Pegula then fought off four set points to break straight back but Sabalenka broke to love in the next game to wrap up the set.

☆ Sabalenka knocks Pegula out of WTA Finals with group stage win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Belarusian world number seven Sabalenka, who finished the group stage with a 2-1 record, advances if Sakkari wins one set. If the Greek drops a set, or even loses in three sets, there are still mathematical possibilities for Sabalenka to progress. Sabalenka made a blistering start, breaking Pegula to open the match and again for a 5-2 lead. World number three Pegula then fought off four set points to break straight back but Sabalenka broke to love in the next game to wrap up the set. World number two Jabeur of Tunisia and No.

☆ Houston Astros bounce back against Philadelphia Phillies to even World Series
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Following an agonizing loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the World Series Friday, the Houston Astros bounced back nicely to win 5-2 to even up the series in Game 2 on Saturday. The Astros offense proved yet again to be one of the best in the league, scoring five runs to send the series back to Philadelphia all knotted up at one game apiece. Edmundo Sosa of the Philadelphia Phillies is unable to make a catch in the fourth inning. Astros closer Ryan Pressly came in to close out the game but the Phillies would get another run on an error by Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel. The Astros, in their fourth World Series in six years, won 106 games in the regular season.

Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty ImagesAdd this to the list of challenging questions for retirement savers: Should I contribute to a pre-tax or Roth account? The key difference between a pre-tax and Roth accountThe tax code offers a financial benefit to Americans who contribute to a qualified retirement account like a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The core difference between a pre-tax and Roth account is when savers reap those benefits — and when their taxes come due. In a pre-tax account, savers get an upfront tax benefit. The opposite is true of a Roth account: Savers pay tax upfront when they contribute money, but don't pay income tax on withdrawals in retirement.

☆ Fact Check-Social media users misinterpret graphic on Penny Mordaunt’s social media accounts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users have misinterpreted a graphic posted on Penny Mordaunt’s social media accounts about the Conservative MP being “most trusted (to provide) a fresh start” for her party when compared to Rishi Sunak. A graph shared by Mordaunt states that 57% of people trust her to provide the Tories with a fresh start, whereas 44% trust Rishi Sunak with the same (here and here). One was: “Do you think Rishi Sunak would represent a fresh start?”, to which 44% replied “yes”, 45% said “no”, and 11% responded “don’t know”. The other was: “Do you think Penny Mordaunt would represent a fresh start?”, to which 57% replied “yes”, 28% said “no”, and 15% responded “don’t know”. The graphic posted on Penny Mordaunt’s social media accounts is based on two different questions.

☆ Opinion | Frustrated With Polling? Pollsters Are, Too
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Quoctrung Bui | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

But what’s really troubling pollsters going into this election is that it’s unclear how much more error these problems will add during this cycle. Just because you put the right ingredients in a bowl, doesn’t mean you’re going to end up with a cake. I think a lot of that has been swept under the rug because the move to online polling seems so inexorable. Pollsters don’t know what people are seeing, hearing and reading. I know at FiveThirtyEight you can search by A-rated or B-rated, but I don’t know how they’re coming up with these ratings.

Turkey Point sits on porous rock and underneath it is the Biscayne Aquifer – a primary source of drinking water. Nuclear plants have up to 60 years after they shut down to dispose of their nuclear waste. “FPL and the NRC regularly evaluate nuclear power plant operating conditions and physical infrastructure to ensure ongoing safe operations,” the company said. Electrical cables from Turkey Point Nuclear Power plant that power 1 million homes in South Florida. Alfonso Duran for NBC NewsNew homes under constructed near Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Miami in September.

☆ How Omar Raja turned the 'SportsCenter' Instagram account into a hub for sports-adjacent viral videos
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Omar Raja joined ESPN in 2020 and is the face of the "SportsCenter" Instagram account. ESPN averages more than 400 social posts a day and has focused more on TikTok recently. Raja, 28, honed his craft as a teenager compiling "Call of Duty" clips on YouTube and, more famously, by creating the basketball-focused Instagram account House of Highlights. Raja is the face of the account — the bio reads, "I'm @Omar and this is SportsCenter!" Raja has helped grow the "SportsCenter" presence on Instagram to 32 million followers, from about 15.4 million when he started.

☆ 10 low-stress jobs that pay more than $100,000 per year and how to get them
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are 10 jobs on the list that pay a median annual salary of more than $100,000 and feature a comparatively low level of stress tolerance (all have a level of less than 70 out of 100), including their median annual salaries and requirements to be considered. Median annual salary: $104,100Economics professorEconomics professors teach graduate or undergraduate students topics such as price theory and microeconomics. Median annual salary: $108,100Brownfield redevelopment specialist and site managerThese specialists plan and oversee the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated land. Median annual salary: $124,650Water resource specialistThese specialists design and help implement programs related to the supply, quality and regulation of water. Median annual salary: $137,900Physicist

☆ World-renowned Puerto Rico telescope won't be rebuilt after collapse
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will not rebuild a renowned radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which was one of the world’s largest until it collapsed nearly two years ago. Instead, the agency issued a solicitation for the creation of a $5 million education center at the site that would promote programs and partnerships related to science, technology, engineering and math. The decision was mourned by scientists around the world who used the telescope at the Arecibo Observatory for years to search for asteroids, planets and extraterrestrial life. The education component is very important,” said James Moore, assistant director for education and human resource directorate at NSF. He said by phone that one of the agency’s priorities is to make STEM more accessible and inclusive and that the proposed education center would fill that need.

☆ How your credit score is calculated and why it's important
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Here’s a look at how you can create healthy habits to avoid having a low credit score:What is a credit score? If your credit score is over 750, you’re considered to have a great credit score, said McCreary. “There is this sort of dream scenario of having an over 800 credit score, that is a very high credit score and very few people get there,” said McCreary. “Fair” credit scores are considered to be in the 580-669 range, a credit score below 580 is considered a poor credit score. Being aware of your credit score and maintaining healthy habits around it is crucial to having a good credit history.

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