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General elections have an impact on stock markets. Uncertainty about the outcome typically leads to increased market volatility before the vote, and markets continue to adjust after the election as the policy priorities of the new administration become clear.A clear margin of victory and the return of an incumbent president tend to reduce uncertainty and minimize the volatility observed in the stock market.Accurately predicting the outcome of an election is difficult. Over the past decade, pollsters, political analysts, and reporters have made some notable prediction errors. One clear example is the 2016 US presidential election, where Hillary Clinton was estimated…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has filed concerns with the FAA about rival SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy launch plans. Lambert/Ulstein Bild/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images; Blue Origin; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Blue Origin has filed concerns with the FAA about SpaceX’s Starship rocket launches.The filing highlighted the potential environmental impacts to Blue Origin’s nearby facilities.Blue Origin has proposed limiting the number of launches SpaceX can perform and demanding third-party compensation for damages. The billionaires’ battle for space continues.Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin recently raised concerns with the FAA about Elon…
Wilmorite Uses Latest Technology to Fight Shoplifting at Shopping MallsGREASE, N.Y. — The Mall in Grease Ridge is stepping up its crackdown on shoplifters with new technology that will alert police when a shoplifter enters the premises.”That information is either provided by law enforcement or we’ve personally experienced it here where there’s been a theft and the perpetrator has jumped in a car and made a getaway,” said Al D’Agostino, Wilmolite’s vice president and director of corporate security.The cameras read license plates to look for vehicles linked to previous incidents, and if a known shoplifter tries to return, an alert…
In a post-COVID world, venture capitalists say it’s not so easy to get excited about investing in digital health. Healthcare IT deal activity remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2024 at 74 deals totaling about $1 billion, up just 3% from the same period a year ago, according to PitchBook data. Still, promising startups have captured investors’ attention this year. TechCrunch spoke to 12 healthcare venture capitalists about which companies they see as most promising. Newly founded, AI-driven startups that are solving enormous administrative challenges in the U.S. healthcare system dominated the recommendations, but there were also some…
Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room,” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — You might think President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are worlds apart on most international issues. But look a little closer, and you will see that the two candidates actually share some surprising commonalities on foreign…
Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room,” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — You might think President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are worlds apart on most international issues. But look a little closer, and you will see that the two candidates actually share some surprising commonalities on foreign…
I feel great when technology helps me do something useful or cool.It’s amazing to point your phone camera at an unfamiliar tree and see that it’s a redbud. Maybe you remember the first time you pulled up Google Maps directions or called an Uber? It was like magic.The current hottest technology — a type of artificial intelligence that generates human-like text and images — sometimes delivers an immediate “aha!” moment. But often it doesn’t.I’ve had some disappointing experiences when asking ChatGPT for help with planning a holiday (maybe you have too). Recently, I couldn’t remember the name of a pastry,…
As the Nevada caucuses drew to a close in February, Donald J. Trump and several top aides gathered for a quick dinner in a suite atop his hotel in Las Vegas before he descended and declared victory.But the Republican billionaire at the center of attention during the meal was not Mr. Trump — it was Dr. Miriam Adelson.The former president, by then on a glide path to the Republican nomination, wanted financial support from Dr. Adelson, a conservative megadonor, and she had a request or two. Be less bombastic, she told him, and speak more directly about the economy. But…
As revenue growth starts to spread beyond Big Tech, so too will the stock market rally. The stock market is currently up 15% year to date. In fact, it’s shaping up to be one of the best years in decades. In reality, I don’t feel that way. To be sure, some AI hardware stocks are having a strong year. Super Microcomputer (SMCIFor example, sales have increased nearly 200% year-to-date due to a surge in demand for AI-optimized server equipment. NVIDIA (NVDA) surged 150% on rising demand for Blackwell AI chips. arm (arm), Dell (Dell), Vertive (Cryptocurrency) and Pure storage (Prestige)…
Sean P. MaddenAs the proud father of a brave, kind, and caring 24-year-old transgender daughter, I am writing to offer a little insight into our family’s experience with gender affirming care and to hopefully correct some of the most egregious misinformation about it.Over the past year, a flurry of anti-transgender bills have been introduced in the U.S., with bills targeting transgender people introduced in nearly every state. These bills and their proponents are backed by well-funded anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, such as Alliance Defending Freedom, which has received more than $96 million in donations and grants in fiscal year 2022.Most damningly, the…