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☆ They've seen enough: Trump-backing CPAC attendees want to freeze the 2024 field before things get any messier
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump fans told Insider no one else should jump in because things are already too mixed up. "What I'm most looking forward to, obviously, is President Trump," she said, noting that she planned to be front and center for his keynote address on Saturday evening. "I think that's a good group," he said, adding, "That's enough." But President Trump is the one that we need," Le told Insider. CPAC attendee Thao Le shows off the Donald Trump pin on her American flag-themed hat on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

☆ NHL roundup: Roope Hintz's SO goal lifts Stars past Knights
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Rookie Wyatt Johnston also scored a goal and Jamie Benn added two assists for the Stars. Eichel and Michael Amadio both scored goals for Vegas, which saw its five-game home winning streak snapped. Patrik Laine had a goal with two assists and Kirill Marchenko scored twice for the Blue Jackets, who swept the two-game season series from Edmonton. It was Oshie's first career game with a goal, assist and a fight, known as a Gordie Howe hat trick. Tyler Toffoli scored, Jacob Markstrom turned away 18 shots and Nazem Kadri had an assist in his return to Colorado.

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The global nickel market flipped from deficit to surplus over the course of 2022, according to the International Nickel Study Group (INSG). Indonesia's mined nickel production expanded by 48% to 1.58 million tonnes in 2022, according to the INSG. However, as Indonesian production of Class II nickel rises, the Class I market shrinks. Around 70% of the physical nickel supply chain is now priced at a discount to the LME benchmark. LME nickel volumes slumped by 28% last year and January's activity was 60% lower than that of January 2022.

☆ U.S. IPO pick-up offers hope of market re-open
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Echo Wang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an inflation rally fueled a bout of market volatility that prevented most initial public offerings in 2022, last week saw a flurry of listings. In total, the IPOs raised about $1.17 billion in proceeds, up sixfold from the previous week when stock market debuts raised about $193 million, according to Dealogic. We see this as step one in a broader IPO market recovery, with some of the stronger sectors leading the early supply," said Rob Stowe, co-head of Americas equity capital markets at Barclays Plc (BARC.L). Some companies are waiting for a sustained IPO recovery before deciding to pull the trigger for their debut, some of the advisers said. That will likely take at least until the summer if the market recovery continues, they added.

☆ Chinese air force bombers show off their growing reach with a long-range drill over the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Kristin Huang | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chinese H-6K bomber patrolling over islands and reefs in the South China Sea. "Probably, the fighter aircraft [was] deployed from the bases on the artificial islands in the Spratly Islands to support simulated strikes in the South China Sea. "The early warning aircraft can help monitor potential threats in the air, most notably enemy fighter aircraft that may try to shoot down the bomber. The early warning aircraft can also help coordinate activities among the different planes. Although the drill showed the enhanced ability of the Chinese air force, the bomber's capability boosted the threat already posed to US military forces by only a little, Heath said.

☆ Take a closer look at the new helicopter-like electric aircraft that can transport 4 people across hundreds of miles
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The vehicle, which resembles a helicopter with "lift rotators" on the wings, is known as ALIA-250 and was flown from BETA's testing facility in Plattsburgh, New York, for the demo flight. ALIA stopped for a recharge in Schenectady, New York, along the way, which is about 200 miles from Westchester as the crow flies. BETA TechnologiesSource: Blade Air Mobility

☆ Retail CEO crisis: With recent shakeups at Kohl's, Adidas, Dollar General, and more, the industry's top job is suddenly the hardest to fill
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Matthew Kish | Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's the surest sign yet of a crisis facing the retail industry. Supply chains got snarled, shoppers stopped visiting stores, and stimulus payments spiked demand, each making it difficult to measure how business was doing. Then stimulus payments sent demand for everything from sneakers to home goods spiking while supply chains snarled. And just when supply chains started to sort themselves out, inflation hit, and shoppers started to scale back spending. Retail CEOs need 'peripheral vision'Workers at Starbucks stores and Amazon warehouses across the country have pushed to unionize, with many calling out the pay disparity between front-line workers and top executives.

☆ Australia's central bank revises up inflation forecasts as further rate hikes flagged
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Friday revised up its forecasts for core inflation and wages growth and warned further increases in inetrest rates would be needed to head off a damaging wage-price spiral. High inflation makes life difficult for people and damages the functioning of the economy. And if high inflation were to become entrenched in people's expectations, it would be very costly to reduce later." The closely-watched trimmed mean measure of inflation will only slow to 6.2% by the middle of this year, compared with a previous forecast of 5.4%. The bank also raised its forecast of economic growth this year to 1.6% this year, compared with 1.4% previously.

WHAT CAN’T chicken wings do? The key ingredient, nam yu (fermented red bean paste), delivers impressive funk, tang and heat. Ms. Lin marinates the wings for 24 hours, gives them a good char and serves them with a ginger-scallion sauce. Though she’s not a follower of football, her wings have become her signature Super Bowl contribution. “I think that’s honestly the best party food,” she said.

☆ I made 5 Super Bowl appetizers in my slow cooker, and I'd make them all again
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Super Bowl Sunday is the perfect time to use your slow cooker for easy, hands-off recipes. I made five game-day foods in my own Crock-Pot, including creamy queso dip and mac and cheese. I loved every recipe, but the crispy and juicy Buffalo wings really impressed me. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn a bid to find simple Super Bowl party foods that didn't require hours in the kitchen, I decided to test out five slow-cooker recipes.

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☆ This is the best place to be sitting if your plane is about to crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Plane crashes are extremely rare. Data from past crashes and crash tests show that the back of the plane is probably the safest. In the rare case that a plane goes down, some research indicates that the safest place to be sitting is in a middle seat near the back of a plane. A 2015 analysis by Time magazine of the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft accident database looked at 17 plane crashes with seat charts that could be analyzed. Middle of the plane, middle seat: 39% — about one in 2.5 passengers.

☆ I made Buffalo wings in a slow cooker, and the easy recipe was perfect for the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I made Buffalo wings in a slow cooker and they were the easiest Super Bowl appetizer. AdvertisementAhead of the Super Bowl, I decided to try making my favorite game-day food in a slow cooker: Buffalo chicken wings. I've made quite a few dishes in my slow cooker but have never tried to make Buffalo wings in it before. I also loved the prospect of being able to make a more hands-off, easy appetizer for the Super Bowl, so I could sit back and actually watch the game rather than spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen. AdvertisementHere's how to make Buffalo chicken wings in a slow cooker.

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☆ B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

US Air Force B-52 crews are going through a special brain- and body-conditioning program. The program is part of an effort to find the best way to enhance the performance of Air Force crews. Other airmen could get access to similar programs in the future, an Air Force official said. Officers on the lower deck of a B-52 at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota in August 2006. A B-52 bomber drops cluster bombs over Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.

☆ Unilever's new CEO will inherit a company in flux
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Alex Bitter | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Two of the five divisions remain focused on food products, an area that CEO Jope said Unilever considered spinning off. Food brands like Ben & Jerry's and Hellmann's would have become a separate company. Unilever's decision last year to spin off its tea business into a new company, Ekaterra, left many workers inside Unilever's food division nervous, the former employee said. One former Unilever executive pointed to Fernando Fernandez, who will assume the top job at the company's new beauty and wellbeing division. Fernandez has been Unilever's executive vice president for Latin America since 2019 and held other jobs with the company in the region before that.

☆ Boeing delivers last 747, saying goodbye to 'Queen of the Skies'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Valerie Insinna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"It's the airplane that redefined the industry and redefined air travel," said Guy Norris, co-author of "Boeing 747: Design and Development Since 1969." British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who was inspired to start an airline with a single Boeing 747 after getting stuck on a delayed flight, earlier on Tuesday called it a "wonderful beast" as he bid farewell. When Boeing confirmed in July 2020 that it would end 747 production, it was already only producing at a rate of half an aircraft a month. Smith said all 747 program workers were transferred to other jobs or voluntarily retired. Boeing will remain tied to the 747 through the aftermarket business and the Air Force One replacement program, which Boeing won in 2018.

☆ Fasten your seatbelts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 31 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in markets from Stephen Culp, New York stock market reporter. Wall Street's downbeat start to an action-packed week has set a bumpy course for Asian markets on Tuesday. The Bank of England and the European Central Bank are poised to follow the Fed by hiking crucial interest rates by a more aggressive 50 basis points. Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) waits in the wings on Wednesday, with Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on deck for Thursday. Those policies have since been relaxed, sparking hopes of demand revival in China, which could take some of the sting of restrictive central bank policy.

☆ Morning Bid: Fasten your seatbelts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Retail CEO crisis: why the industry's top job is suddenly the hardest to fill
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Matthew Kish | Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

☆ The Best Balance Transfer Credit Card With No Balance Transfer Fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Wings Visa Platinum’s free balance transfers, along with up to 12 months of 0% APRs on purchases and balance transfers are why Buy Side from WSJ named this card its Best Balance Transfer Card No Balance Transfer Fees. That’s because unlike most other balance transfer credit cards, the Wings Financial Visa Platinum card charges no balance transfer fee. The Wings Visa Platinum card works best if you can afford to pay down your transferred credit card balances within a year. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Balance Transfer Credit Card, we looked for no-annual-fee credit cards offering balance transfers for new customers with 0% APR promotions. We preferred credit cards with longer balance transfer promotional periods and lower balance transfer initiation fees.

☆ IPO market remains frozen, but could rebound later this year, tech analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In total, IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94% in 2022 — from $155.8 billion to $8.6 billion — according to Ernst & Young's IPO report published in mid-December. As of the report's publication date, the fourth quarter was on pace to be the weakest of the year. The collapse of the IPO market has caused the pipeline of anticipated public listings to swell. MKM's Rohit Kulkarni is among the few optimists who think the IPO market could rebound later this year, spurred in part by the volume of private companies waiting in the wings to go public when capital becomes more accessible. According to Carta, 22% of companies, both private and public, reduced their valuations in Q3, nearly tripling year-over-year.

The exact contours of the Democrats' majority is in flux after Senator Kyrsten Sinema switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. But either she caucuses with Democrats and gives the party a 51-49 majority or she does not, leaving Democrats with a 50-49 edge. But in a 50-50 Senate where Democrats and Republicans had an even number of seats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, several civil rights lawyers and nominees supported by progressive advocates stalled with deadlocked votes. And in a 50-50 Senate, occasionally Vice President Kamala Harris was needed to cast a tie-breaking vote. Assuming they are renominated, their path to confirmation could be smoothed, as the Judiciary Committee under Durbin's leadership will now have a majority of Democrats.

☆ Analysis: Will Netanyahu clip the wings of his new cabinet hawks?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Both are West Bank settlers averse to Palestinians' self-rule - let alone their hopes of statehood. Netanyahu's previous 15 years as premier saw him feathering the nests of the hawks in his cabinet - or clipping their wings - as he deemed necessary. But that may have to wait, as Ben-Gvir's portfolio does not grant major powers in the West Bank, which is under the overall control of the military. Arguably, Ben-Gvir, 46, and Smotrich, 42, can afford to shelve some of their agendas for this round with Netanyahu, 73. Smotrich's advocacy of Jewish claims on the West Bank is informed by a doctrinaire faith in Bible prophesy.

☆ The Best Balance Transfer Credit Card
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

When you open a balance transfer card, you typically have a chance to move your existing credit card debt onto your new card. That’s why Buy Side from WSJ named this card its Best Overall Balance-Transfer Credit Card. How This Card Helps You Get Out of DebtTo find the best balance transfer credit cards, we assumed your aim was to pay off a significant amount of credit card debt—for simplicity we picked $5,000—as quickly and cheaply as possible. Our Balance Transfer Credit Card MethodologyTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Balance Transfer Credit Card, we looked for no-annual-fee credit cards offering balance transfers for new customers with 0% APR promotions. We preferred credit cards with longer balance transfer promotional periods and lower balance transfer initiation fees.

☆ Republican senators propose overhaul of Federal Reserve amid concerns about politics
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Among its provisions, the bill would also shrink the 12 regional Fed banks to five. Regional Fed leaders contribute to monetary policy debates, gather local economic intelligence and vote on interest rate decisions on a rotating basis. The structure of regional Fed banks has long made reformers, both on the left and right, uncomfortable. Leaders of these regional Fed boards are chosen by their private boards, although they must be approved by the board in Washington before taking office. In contrast, the Fed in Washington, which oversees the regional Fed banks, is explicitly part of the government.

☆ How states across the West are using cloud seeding to make it rain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Cloud seeding has been around since the 1940s. Experts say cloud seeding generally yields a 5% to 15% increase in precipitation. How cloud seeding worksWhen done aerially, cloud seeding involves loading up a plane with silver iodide. Pilot Joel Zimmer, who works for Weather Modification International, affixes silver iodide flares to the bottom of a cloud seeding plane. While Texas uses cloud seeding to help irrigate fields for farmers, it's more common in the West, where states like Idaho, California, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming use it to help fill up their rivers and reservoirs.

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