Watch CNBC’s full interview with Marci McGregor & Brian Levitt

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Marci McGregor & Brian Levitt

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Marci McGregor, Merrill & Bank of America Private Bank head of CIO portfolio strategy, and Brian Levitt, Invesco global market strategist, join CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss reactions to the Fed’s decision to cut rates by 50 basis-points, market outlooks, and more. … Read more

The effects of our racist and exclusionary history linger – even  in gardening

The effects of our racist and exclusionary history linger – even  in gardening

Lone Tree, Thomas Pereira 2020 Do those of us who have rejected traditional lawn-focused front gardens in favor of edible or perennial alternatives need to check our privilege? It’s not entirely that crazy a question.  While I understand and sympathize with Susan’s consternation over an academic assignment that seemed to turn all the good we’re … Read more

Publishers try skinnier books to cut CO2

Publishers try skinnier books to cut CO2

Getty Images Making books slimmer and lighter could mean significant CO2 savings A typical paperback book accounts for around 1kg of carbon dioxide, according to sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee. Perhaps that does not sound like much. But in the US alone, where 767 million paperback books were sold in 2023, this is equivalent to the … Read more

Social media companies, video streaming services engage in “vast surveillance” of users, FTC says

Social media companies, video streaming services engage in “vast surveillance” of users, FTC says

Large social media companies and streaming platforms — including Amazon, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Meta’s Facebook and TikTok — engage in a “vast surveillance of users” to profit off their personal information, endangering privacy and failing to adequately protect children, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. In a 129-page report, the agency examined how some of the … Read more

Florida State defense records seven sacks, Seminoles edge Cal for first win of 2024

Florida State defense records seven sacks, Seminoles edge Cal for first win of 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ja’Khi Douglas had a 36-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter and Florida State defeated Cal 14-9 on Saturday in the Bears’ first Atlantic Coast Conference game. Patrick Payton had three of Florida State’s seven sacks, the last when Marvin Jones Jr. and Edwin Joseph combined to sack Cal’s Fernando Mendoza on … Read more