October, 2024

• 22 October

  The case for a ‘Magnificent 7’ resurgence: Morning Brief

  

  This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The broadening of the stock market rally has become a crucial theme during the second half of 2024. Amid the start of rate cuts — and economic data …

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• 22 October

  A Reluctant Satirist Takes On the Bomb

  Armando Iannucci, the mastermind behind “Veep,” has adapted “Dr. Strangelove” for the theater and insists that laughing at nuclear disaster couldn’t be more timely. Source link

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• 22 October

  India’s Zomato to raise $1B ahead of rival Swiggy IPO

  

  Zomato said on Tuesday its board had approved the company’s proposal to raise $1 billion through a so-called qualified institutions placement, its first major fundraise since its IPO in 2021 as quick commerce battle intensifies in India. The deliberations for the funding comes weeks before Swiggy, Zomato’s chief rival, makes …

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• 22 October

  7 Tech Gifts Busy Moms Will Love, Recommended by a Busy Mom Herself

  

  I’m a working mother of an 8-month-old and a 3-year-old. My husband also works full-time and we don’t have family nearby to offer additional support. On some days, it feels as though this is my crowning achievement: managing to feed, clothe, bathe and sustain both persons as well as myself …

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• 22 October

  Are Organic Foods Really More Nutritious?

  Here’s how they stack up against their conventional counterparts. Source link

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• 22 October

  New York’s Old Guard Meets Feeld, a Very Sex-Positive Dating App

  The literary establishment welcomes Feeld, a very sex-positive dating app, at a party on the Upper East Side. Source link

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• 22 October

  These Are the 5 Most Shorted Stocks in the S&P 500 Index. The Bears Are Wrong About 1 of Them.

  

  With the S&P 500 now up more than 23% this year, some investors are eyeing individual names in the broader benchmark index that look overvalued and might be at risk of correction. These select investors hope to enact a short sale that can help them access outsized profits. Shorting is …

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• 22 October

  Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.

  Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up. Source link

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• 22 October

  Meta suspends accounts tracking private jets of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and other celebrities

  

  Instagram and Threads accounts that track the private jets of celebrities – including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Kylie Jenner – were suspended on Monday, according to the owner of many such accounts, Florida college student, Jack Sweeney. Meta tells TechCrunch these accounts violated …

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• 22 October

  Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 22, #233

  

  Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Connections puzzles. Strands doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times game siblings Wordle and Connections, but it can be just …

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