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☆ Schumer takes steps to prevent shutdown as Speaker Johnson’s next move unclear
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has called for Republicans to shut down the government if they can’t pass the voting measure known as the SAVE Act. Many Democrats are pushing for an extension into December that would not include the SAVE Act, which is viewed as a non-starter in the Senate. “House Republicans don’t seem to have any plan for actually keeping the government open, so the Senate will step in,” Schumer said in floor remarks. “Many Republican House members, as many of you have reported, are smart enough to know if there is a shutdown, it will be a Republican shutdown. There never is a shutdown — hardly ever is a shutdown,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois.

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☆ Some GOP lawmakers are tired of JD Vance's cat rumors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewNo politician has done more than Sen. JD Vance to keep unverified claims of pet-eating Haitian immigrants in the news. "I think that conversation, overall, has been distracting from the real issue at hand," said Rep. Juan Ciscomani. That doesn't mean the Arizona congressman, whose district includes portions of the US-Mexico border, isn't supportive of tougher border security and immigration measures. "There's a lot bigger issues that should be focused on, and I think, obviously, in these conversations, showing respect for the Haitian community is important."

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☆ The Fed’s rate cut had nothing to do with politics. That’s not holding politicians back
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But in his own way (very demure, very mindful) that is what happened Wednesday when he announced the Fed’s first rate cut in four years, a giant half-point reduction that will lower the cost of borrowing and offer financial relief for consumers and businesses. Whenever a reporter asks him about politics, Powell refuses to bite. Like on Wednesday, when he was asked whether the half-point rate cut had political motivations, he responded with something approaching exasperation. It’s just maximum employment and price stability on behalf of all Americans.”Of course, that’s unlikely to stop either party from using the rate cut news to their advantage, given that the economy is the No. Trump can continue to claim that a rate cut is a sign the economy is weak.

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☆ YouTube's CEO on hefty creator payouts, election deniers, and the NBA: Q&A
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Why do you think that's the case? Have you thought about how you're going to handle people saying that the election was fraudulent? Related storiesIt's not what gets talked a lot about, but that's actually what users experience. But there's going to be people who go, "What happened to so-and-so conspiracy theorist? I'd heard, and I think there's been some reporting out that you guys made an offer for that package.

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☆ I have digital overload from parenting a first grader. School, friend hangouts, and extracurriculars are all managed on my phone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Barkha Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's taken me some time to realize but I have been checking my phone every 30 minutes. I look before she's even out of the houseBefore our daughter sets off for school, my husband and I check the phone every few minutes. I keep checking the phone to decide when I should start walking toward our gate to pick her up. As the day's activities take over, the phone buzzes in between to let us know of any updates from the school. For now, I'll keep checking my phone ever 30 minutes to make sure my kid is not left out of any activity, party, or school assignment.

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☆ The Fed’s long-awaited rate cut is colliding with presidential politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Vice President Kamala Harris called the rate cut “welcome news,” while former President Donald Trump suggested, without evidence, that the decision could be politically motivated. With less than 50 days until Election Day, another question has emerged: Will the rate cut matter to voters? In fact, they already have – mortgages are based on bond yields, which have fallen in recent weeks in anticipation of a rate cut. Harris responded to the rate cut by saying she’s focused on bringing down prices. This story has been updated with reaction to the Fed’s rate cut announcement.

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But a series of data points showing worsening economic conditions has made some analysts believe a 0.5% cut is more likely — and perhaps even necessary. “We do not seek or welcome further cooling in labor market conditions,” Fed Chair Jay Powell said in a speech last month. “A (0.5%) cut is usually done in emergencies,” like the Covid-19 pandemic, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s financial group. Mortgage interest rates have hit their lowest level since February 2023, while auto loan rates are also falling. A 0.5% cut would more directly affect rates tied to the fed funds rate, including credit cards, home equity lines of credit and small-business loans.

Persons: Steve Liesman, Jay Powell, Bill Dudley, ” Dudley, Preston Mui, Mui, ”, “, Mark Zandi, Greg McBride, ” McBride Organizations: Federal, CNBC, Wall, Minneapolis Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Bloomberg News, Fed, Bankrate Locations: Minneapolis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, America

☆ The Fed's biggest interest rate call in years happens Wednesday. Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The meeting wraps up Wednesday afternoon, with the release of the Fed's rate decision coming at 2 p.m. "I hope they cut 50 basis points, but I suspect they'll cut 25. Here's a breakdown of what's on tap:The rate waitThe FOMC has been holding its benchmark fed funds rate in a range between 5.25%-5.5% since it last hiked in July 2023. The 'dot plot'Perhaps just as important as the rate cut will be the signals meeting participants send about where they expect rates to go from here. In June, FOMC members penciled in just one rate cut through the end of the year.

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☆ Inside the fateful 12 hours of an apparent assassination attempt outside the Trump International Golf Club
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump was whisked away to safety, unharmed, while the gunman, who officials believe remained near the tree-line perimeter of the golf course for 12 hours, fled the scene by car. Phone records from T-Mobile that indicated Routh’s phone was “in the vicinity of the golf course” for roughly 12 hours before he was first spotted by US Secret Service, according to charging documents. It’s still not clear why Routh went to the golf course that day. But Secret Service knew immediately it was bullets, and they grabbed me, and I think probably the other one, Steve is one of the people. One patrol deputy saw the suspect vehicle at about mile marker 110 and alerted others, following it but not trying to immediately stop the vehicle, Snyder said.

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☆ ‘All of a sudden we heard shots’: Trump recounts apparent assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump on Monday publicly recounted the apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension over the weekend. “I was playing golf with some of my friends, it was on a Sunday morning and very peaceful, very beautiful weather, everything was beautiful, it’s a nice place to be. And all of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five, and it sounded like bullets. But Secret Service knew immediately it was bullets, and they grabbed me, and I think probably the other one, Steve is one of the people. Steve Witkoff, a great friend of mine,” Trump said during an X Spaces conversation in which he was expected to launch a new cryptocurrency business.

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☆ We are 50 days from the US presidential election. Here's where things stand.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe US presidential election is just 50 days away and the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains as competitive as ever. Trump won it in 2016. Biden won it in 2020. Both campaigns continue to pour considerable time and financial resources into Pennsylvania, where Democratic candidates have won every presidential election since 1992 except for one — when Trump won it in 2016. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesWhile Harris' debate performance went a long way in assuaging some voters regarding her ability to lead the country, some are still undecided.

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☆ Sean ‘Suga’ O’Malley: Meet the UFC champion who is ‘just so sweet to watch’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Known for his creative social media output and seismic success in the Octagon, O’Malley has quickly become a fan favorite and UFC champion. O'Malley's combination of his unique look, social media output and success in the ring has made him a UFC favorite. O’Malley said on social media that he was withdrawing from his fight against Jose Quiñonez on October 6, 2018 at UFC 229 after failing a drugs test. A couple of face tats, a couple colorful hairs and boom.”To pair with that, his social media activity differs widely from the traditional content seen from his contemporaries. He explains that he’s always been the “class clown, goofy kid” and that he sought a way of turning that into something more tangible through social media.

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☆ The shocking twist ending of Brandy's new A24 horror movie might not be what you think, says 'The Front Room' directors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read preview"The Front Room" marks Brandy's big return to the horror genre, over 25 years after starring in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer." Related storiesThe short story is a really terrifying piece, but I think we wanted to get a little more outrageous. From an archetypal standpoint, I think Solange represents the wickedest of wicked stepmothers. Sam: There was stuff in the script that was specific, but of course, I think Kathryn brought her own magic to it. AdvertisementIt's left up in the air whether Solange actually is in touch with some otherworldly power, with hints like Belinda's C-section scar rapidly healing and Solange somehow knowing Wallace's name.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg reveals his '20-year mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMark Zuckerberg is opening up about one of his biggest regrets from his two decades of running Facebook, now Meta. But Zuckerberg, with some newfound swagger and a new T-shirt he designed, kicked things off by saying he was done apologizing, TechCrunch reported. "And my guess is if the IPO was a year-and-a-half mistake, I think that the political miscalculation was a 20-year mistake." "Still not my best thing, but getting a bit more comfortable just being me as I get older." As the Facebook cofounder enters his 40s and reflects on his decades at the helm of Facebook, one thing is increasingly clear: Zuckerberg is in his unapologetic era.

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☆ Right-wing influencers say they were dupes in an alleged Russian influence operation. They’re keeping their millions, for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The right-wing social media stars who were allegedly paid millions of dollars in a nefarious Russian influence operation to shape public opinion around the 2024 US presidential election are remaining mum. Tenet Media boasts a slate of high-profile right-wing, pro-Trump commentators including Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson and several others. The influencers all say they are “victims,” and that the FBI has contacted them for voluntary interviews. The Tenet co-founder then wrote to the Russian state media staffers, stressing that the personality was “really insisting on seeing some materials (profile, article, whatever) on Eduard before (he) feels comfortable moving forward. Two Russian state media employees, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, were charged by the Justice Department with money laundering and violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

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☆ A hedge if this tech comeback is a head fake and a correction is still in order
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Technology Select Sector Index, which the ETF 'XLK ' tracks, is down about 9% since the all-time high on July 10. This is even though the technology sector earnings have experienced a compound annual growth rate 2.7% greater than the S & P 500. The chart below reflects the earnings growth of the Technology Sector vs. the S & P 500 over the past 20 years in a log scale. Not only has the technology sector grown earnings faster, but earnings growth has also been more stable. While technology stocks are down almost 9% from their all-time highs, those all-time highs also reflected all-time high valuations.

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☆ China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US isn't doing enough to stop it, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewTensions between the Philippines and China have heightened around contested waters in the South China Sea in recent months. In recent months China has engaged in increasingly aggressive operations against the Philippines around the disputed islands of Sabina Shoal, Escoda Shoal, and Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Chinese Coast Guard holding knives and machetes as they approach Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. A Chinese Coast Guard firing a water cannon at a Philippine Navy-chartered vessel resupplying troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in March 2024. AdvertisementSpeaking at a conference, he said that the "escort of one vessel to the other is an entirely reasonable option within our Mutual Defense Treaty."

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☆ Chuck Todd: Harris avoids some big questions, but Trump’s lack of control costs him
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chuck-Todd-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Chuck Todd | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

It wasn’t until Trump’s closing statement that he tried to effectively pin Vice President Kamala Harris to President Joe Biden’s administration. Not only did Trump fail to connect Harris more directly with the Biden years, but so did the questions. And Harris certainly took advantage of every opportunity to turn many of the questions directed at her or the Biden-Harris administration back on Trump. And Harris also benefited because the moderators didn’t always follow up with her when she didn’t answer their questions directly. (Again, Trump didn’t acknowledge any failures in his administration other than the people he fired, and Harris didn’t seem to hug the Biden-Harris record very much.)

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Here's what Harris and Trump got right and wrong on the debate stage in Philadelphia. Fact check: Trump calls Harris’ dad a Marxist“Her father’s a Marxist professor in economics, and he taught her well," Trump said. Fact check: Trump claims Harris ‘wants to confiscate your guns’“She wants to confiscate your guns,” Trump claimed. We’re not taking anybody’s guns away.”Fact check: Harris says Trump oversaw manufacturing job losses“Donald Trump said he was going to create manufacturing jobs. Fact check: Trump says he has ‘nothing to do with Project 2025’“I have nothing to do with Project 2025.

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☆ All the signs Trump lost the debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

By Wednesday morning, there were abundant signs that, frankly, Trump lost his debate against Harris. Our newest ad just dropped pic.twitter.com/DfM044iZ8s — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 11, 2024Despite the reputation he forged in GOP primary debates, Trump has struggled in general election faceoffs. Here are the signs that Trump added to his debate loss total. Heading into the debate, Trump held a narrow lead on PolyMarket, a crypto-based betting market that counts election forecaster Nate Silver as one of its advisors. Amid a back and forth with Harris over debates, Trump declared that he wanted three face-offs with her.

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☆ Taylor Swift used only Instagram to endorse Kamala Harris. There's a reason for that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020, when Taylor Swift endorsed Joe Biden, she used Instagram and Twitter to make her announcement. This week, when she endorsed Kamala Harris, she only used Instagram. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementLet's say you're one of the most popular people in the world, and you have something important to say. If it's 2024, and you're Taylor Swift, this a no-brainer: Of course you use Instagram, which is where she endorsed Kamala Harris Tuesday night.

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☆ Steve Eisman of 'Big Short' fame not worried about banks or economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Steve Eisman of "The Big Short" fame said he's unfazed by the weakness in bank stocks as well as any uncertainty around the Federal Reserve's next easing cycle. To Eisman, there's nothing to worry about. Eisman shot to fame by shorting collateralized debt obligations to profit from the demise of subprime mortgage loans before the 2008 financial crisis. Wednesday's data showed the consumer price index , a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, increased 0.2% in August , in line with the Dow Jones consensus. The economy Concerns about lower-income consumers have also increased recently, but Eisman said they are not indicative of a systemic issue endangering the wider economy.

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☆ Johnson emphasizes agreement with Trump on plan to tie government funding to election security bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“I think President Trump is saying exactly what I have been saying, and that is we need assurances on election security and to fund the government,” Johnson told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” Tuesday. “I talked with the president a lot, President Trump, and that has always been my advice that we run this race on policy, on record, not rhetoric, on policy, not personality,” he said. On Vice President Kamala Harris, Johnson said, “She has a big, a big task ahead of her tonight. To this day, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have not said the names of those service members. In fact, Joe Biden said on the debate stage in June that we hadn’t lost any service members on his watch.

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☆ A residential around-the-world cruise is delayed again — and waiting buyers won't get free hotels anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewVilla Vie Residences' highly anticipated residential around-the-world cruise has been delayed yet again from its original May target date, it told waiting customers on Monday. Villa Vie acquired Odyssey, formerly the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' Braemar vessel, in December. Villa Vie Odyssey is currently docked in Belfast, Ireland. Angela and Stephen TheriacSince May, more than 100 Villa Vie buyers have stayed in the UK in anticipation of the ship's departure. Since the initial delay, Petterson told BI that Villa Vie had paid almost $2 million for its buyers' hotels.

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☆ James Earl Jones said he didn't speak for 8 years because his stutter was 'painful.' The Darth Vader actor went on to have one of Hollywood's most iconic voices.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewJames Earl Jones, who died on Monday, said he didn't speak for eight years as a child because of his stutter. He would go on to voice some of Hollywood's most iconic characters, including Darth Vader in "Star Wars." AdvertisementIn 2010, Jones told the Daily Mail how difficult it was to stutter in front of his classmates: "Stuttering is painful. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school," Jones said.

Persons: —, James Earl Jones, Darth Vader, Jones, Conan, King, Oscar, I'd, " Jones, Donald Crouch Organizations: Service, Business, Daily Mail, Academy of Locations: America, Disney's, Mississippi, Michigan

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