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Retailers trot out 12-foot skeletons, haunted house cookie sets to boost Halloween sales
A child looks at a halloween costume on the rack. At the Target department store in Exeter Township Tuesday afternoon for a story on halloween costumes. Ben Hasty | Medianews Group | Getty Images In the past few weeks, Craig Cislo dug out the spray-painted tombstones from his attic, scoured websites for a giant animated […]
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Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Stable Diffusion’s web interface, DreamStudio Screenshot/Stable Diffusion Computer programs can now create never-before-seen images in seconds. Feed one of these programs some words, and it will usually spit out a picture that actually matches the description, no matter how bizarre. The pictures aren’t perfect. They often feature hands with extra […]
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European countries face an air-conditioning Catch-22 after its red hot, record-breaking summer
Europe is facing a tough winter, as inflation and energy prices continue to rise. The continent also faces tough decisions following its scorching hot summer Heat waves in Europe broke records, sparked widespread wildfires and even damaged a busy runway at a London airport. Unlike the U.S., European countries don’t rely on air conditioning to […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is not a buy
Desktop Metal Inc: “The company’s losing money, and I’m not recommending any companies that lose money.” XPO Logistics Inc: “They are so cheap. … Just own some. Keep it up with the fundamentals.” Bandwidth Inc: “I will not recommend companies that are losing money.” Jim Cramer’s Guide to Investing Click here to download Jim Cramer’s Guide […]
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Cramer’s week ahead: ‘I am urging you not to be a hero’ while the Fed battles inflation
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday warned investors against adding to their portfolios until the stock market and economy become less volatile. “This economy is a runaway train; it’s smashed through the Fed’s blockades today, so now they may just blow up the tracks to derail the whole darn thing. When they detonate, it’ll be safe […]
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Rocket builder Astra Area will get delisting warning from Nasdaq
A near up seem at Astra’s LV0008 rocket at LC-46 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. John Kraus / Astra Embattled modest rocket-builder Astra exposed Friday that it received a delisting warning from the Nasdaq after its stock spent 30 consecutive times beneath $1 for each share, a violation of the exchange’s specifications. The organization has 180 days […]
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FDA clears vaccine to prevent whooping cough in newborns by giving shot to mother during pregnancy
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine, called Boostrix, is made by […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CVS, Credit Suisse, AMD, Lyft and more
Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Ambac Financial Group – Shares of the municipal bond insurer shot up 13.2% on news of settlements with Bank of America that would bring Ambac $1.84 billion. The settlements come out of lawsuits related to the bond insurance […]
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What AMD’s warning means for the other chip stocks, according to Bank of America
AMD’s third-quarter warning on weaker PC demand points to more trouble ahead for chipmakers such as Intel and Nvidia, according to Bank of America. “Read-across negative for INTC, NVDA, memory, datacenter,” analyst Vivek Arya wrote in a Thursday note. “We believe AMD’s warning will have the most negative read-across for PC peer INTC, but also […]
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Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021, health officials say
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Friday. The reduction in hospitalizations due to vaccination saved more than $16 billion in medical costs, according to the HHS report. A 10% increase in vaccination […]
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