September, 2024

• 26 September

  Stocks are mirroring the early days of one of history’s biggest bull markets, hedge fund manager says

  

  Getty; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson believes an ‘everything rally’ can take hold in the stock market. Jackson compared the current economic environment to the 1982 bull market, when rates dropped and the economy grew. Interest rate cuts, economic growth, and yield curve changes favor risk assets, …

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• 26 September

  Threats to Trump May Prompt Changes in Travel Plans and Event Types

  Secret Service officials have advised altering routines and rethinking rally locations, after threats from Iran and two assassination attempts. Source link

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• 26 September

  MSI Stealth 18 AI Studio A1V Review: No AI Needed

  

  I was able to max out at 120 frames per second while playing Doom Eternal on Ultra settings, and even got around 70 fps in Starfield on Medium. Starfield dropped down to a still-playable 50 fps on Ultra, though I got it up to 80 fps on Ultra by enabling …

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• 26 September

  Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball up for auction starting at $500,000

  

  Shohei Ohtani’s home run baseball that founded the 50-50 club is up for sale. Goldin will auction off the ball beginning at noon ET Friday, with the opening bid starting at $500,000. Buyers have the chance to purchase the baseball outright for $4.5 million between Sept. 27 and Oct. 9. …

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• 26 September

  I Conquered My Insomnia With This Easy Sleep Hack

  

  Have you ever laid awake in bed so tired, but your mind just won’t let you fall asleep? No matter what you do, whether it’s counting sheep or playing calming sounds, getting to sleep seems more of a chore than something that happens naturally.  For me, back in high school, falling asleep …

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• 25 September

  The Nation’s Politics Are Dramatic. Now Its Dramas Are Political.

  For the second year in a row, a play about the Constitution is the most-staged in America. And a farce about a terrible president is also pretty popular. Source link

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• 25 September

  Micron Soars After AI Computing Demand Bolsters Forecast

  

  (Bloomberg) — Micron Technology Inc., the largest US maker of computer memory chips, surged in late trading after giving surprisingly strong sales and profit forecasts, helped by demand for artificial intelligence gear. Most Read from Bloomberg Fiscal first-quarter revenue will be about $8.7 billion, the company said in a statement …

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• 25 September

  In the Footsteps of Dostoyevsky in Three German Spa Towns

  The Russian novelist, a compulsive gambler, lost everything in the opulent spa and gambling towns of Baden-Baden, Bad Homburg and Wiesbaden. An admirer of his books follows his footsteps. Source link

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• 25 September

  Meta’s $300 Quest 3S Headset Significantly Lowers VR’s Buy-In Price

  

  The Quest 3S, Meta’s newest mixed reality headset, will be out in the world soon. If you’re familiar with the features currently offered by Meta’s VR headsets, then the only surprising thing about the new hardware will be the price. But it’s reverse sticker shock: The new Meta Quest 3S …

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• 25 September

  Law: Picking winners for 6 major MLB player awards, including Rookie of the Year

  

  I actually have the NL Manager of the Year ballot this year, an award on which I think I’ve only voted once previously in my 15ish years in the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and certainly my least favorite one to vote on, because I don’t think there’s a …

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