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• China could strike far more than just flattops with its growing arsenal of 'carrier-killer' missiles, defense expert says

  23-10-2023 23:29 via businessinsider.com
  
  Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles, drive past the Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on September 3, 2015, in Beijing, China.Andy Wong - Pool /Getty Images
  The US Department of Defense published its annual China Military Power Report last week.
  In the update, the Pentagon assesses China bolstered its missile stockpiles, specifically its DF-26 supply.
  If China has more DF-26s, called "carrier killers," it could easily
  
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• Amazon says bottles allegedly containing delivery drivers' urine listed as energy drink on its website was a 'crude stunt'

  23-10-2023 23:23 via businessinsider.com
  
  Oobah Butler said he listed Amazon drivers' urine on the site.Courtesy of Oobah Butler
  Oobah Butler says he was able to list and sell Amazon drivers' urine on the marketplace.
  Butler said that he marketed the urine as a "bitter lemon" energy drink called "Release."
  An Amazon spokesperson called it a "crude stunt" and said no "genuine customer" bought the product.
  Amazon allowed a user on its site to sell bottles of its drivers' urine that were marketed as an energy drink, according to a Channel
  
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• Your mom can now recommend matches for you on Tinder

  23-10-2023 23:11 via businessinsider.com
  
  Tinder's new matchmaker feature lets your friends and family play Cupid for you on the app, but don't worry, they won't be able to message anyone on your behalf.FilippoBacci/Getty Images
  Tinder users can now let their friends and family recommend potential matches directly in the app.
  You can invite up to 15 people to review possible matches in 24 hours. You still have the final say.
  Over 75% of singles Tinder surveyed discuss their dating lives with friends several times a month.
  Tinder users:
  
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• Israel now waging war on three battle fronts — Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria

  23-10-2023 23:05 via businessinsider.com
  
  Israel is now waging war on three battle fronts — Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria. As the conflict escalates, the US is boosting its military presence and sending Israel air defense systems.Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• 5 steps businesses should take to build a secure 5G network

  23-10-2023 22:59 via businessinsider.com
  
   Businesses and enterprises across the world are considering taking up 5G connections.skynesher/Getty Images
  5G-network uptake is picking up around the world and promises faster speeds and lower latency.
  Many businesses stand to benefit from 5G, but not all will need it.
  If you want to set up 5G, consider the benefits of public vs. private and hire the right experts.
  This article is part of "5G Playbook," a series exploring one of our time's most important tech innovations.
  The arrival of 5
  
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• The best PS5 deals and bundles in October 2023

  23-10-2023 22:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreYou can snag deals on some PS5 console bundles with games and accessories.BI Photo/Isabel Fernandez PujolThe PS5 is one of the best gaming consoles you can get thanks to its growing catalog of exclusive titles, unique controller, and powerful hardware. And though the system used to be hard to find, buying a PS5 is no longer the challenge that it once was. In 2023, you can easily find PS5 consoles in stock, and re
  
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• An American Airlines passenger says he got severe injuries after being 'scalded' by hot coffee during a flight, a lawsuit alleges

  23-10-2023 22:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  An American Airlines plane; George Latorre's "damaged" tattoo.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images; lawsuit
  A Pennsylvania man is suing American Airlines, alleging he was "scalded" by a cup of hot coffee on a flight.
  The suit says the coffee spilled onto his arm, leaving the man with "severe and permanent injuries."
  The airline was "careless, reckless and negligent in serving scalding coffee" to the passenger, his suit says. 
  A Pennsylvania man has filed a civil lawsuit against Americ
  
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• Residents of a New Mexico ski town oppose a planned new Starbucks. The construction site has caught fire twice.

  23-10-2023 22:31 via businessinsider.com
  
  Starbucks' Grande Caramel Apple Spice.Melissa Wells/InsiderA planned Starbucks location in Taos, New Mexico, has caught fire for the second time in two months.The latest fire early Monday morning destroyed the under-construction store, the Taos News reported.It will be the first free-standing Starbucks store in Taos, which has opposed the chain in the past.A planned Starbucks store in Taos, New Mexico, has reportedly caught fire for the second time in as many months.The store, which was under co
  
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• This guy turned the 'action button' on his iPhone 15 Pro into a 'Starbucks button' that orders him a latte as he approaches the store

  23-10-2023 22:29 via businessinsider.com
  
  TikToker Brett Turner has found multiple uses for the new action button on his iPhone15 Pro, including placing his go-to order at Starbucks. Apple; Brett TurnerA TikToker has put the iPhone 15 Pro's action button to use as a customized coffee-ordering shortcut.He can bypass the app and order Starbucks with the click of a button on his phone.The new action button can be customized for a number of different uses.The new iPhone 15 Pro's action button can make your coffee runs quicker.No need to ope
  
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• The bond market has entered a new world, rewriting the rules on what drives yields higher, economist says

  23-10-2023 22:18 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
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  The bond market is entering a "new world" where supply affects bond yields, T. Rowe Price's chief Europe economist said.
  Central banks were top buyers of bonds, but many shifted to quantitative tightening.
  "But private sector investors have many other options when it comes to purchasing bonds. So yields have to rise to become more attractive."
  Across the world, many major economies are pumping the brakes, and that's warping a basic dynamic in the bond market, ac
  
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• US stocks trade mixed as bond yields ease, investors wait on earnings

  23-10-2023 22:09 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  A trader reacts as he watches screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New YorkReuters/Brendan McDermid
  US stocks traded mixed as investors digested the latest moves in the Treasury market.
  After surging above 5% early Monday, the 10-year US yield dipped 8 basis points to trade around 4.84%.
  Meanwhile, investors are waiting on another big week of corporate earnings.
  US stocks traded mixed Monday as investors assessed intraday swings in the bond market and braced for a wave of incom
  
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• Trump thinks Jesus could be elected House Speaker, breaking with some Republicans

  23-10-2023 22:04 via businessinsider.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump and an oil painting of Jesus, right, by Paris Bordone.Getty Images
  Donald Trump said that only one person could for sure become the next Speaker of the House.
  That person is Jesus Christ.
  "Other than that I haven't seen anyone that can guarantee it," Trump told reporters.
  Former President Donald Trump on Monday said that Jesus could be elected speaker of the House, but the rest of the nine current hopefuls may struggle."There's only one person that can do it all the
  
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• A McDonald's exec explains how she broke through the 'bamboo ceiling' of corporate America by learning how to speak up

  23-10-2023 21:34 via businessinsider.com
  
  McDonald's.McDonald'sMyra Doria is McDonald's USA national field president. In the latest Equity Talk, Doria opens up about when, and how, she stood up for herself.Doria said asking the right questions as a leader matters. When Myra Doria was 10 years old, she used to sell clothes and shoes at a local flea market in the Philippines. She learned about strategy, the customer, pricing, and "being better than yesterday." You might say sales is in her DNA.In those early days, all Doria
  
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• A leading backer of Tim Scott's White House campaign says the senator's team 'fundamentally miscalculated what it means to run for president' amid sagging polls and Nikki Haley's gains

  23-10-2023 21:33 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sen. Tim Scott speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2023.AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough
  Sen. Tim Scott's presidential campaign, once seen as emerging force, has faltered in recent weeks.
  Scott has sought to offer an optimistic message to voters, but Trump remains on top in the GOP race.
  The rise of fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley has also complicated Scott's path to the nomination.
  When Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign in May, he sought to project
  
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• Researchers investigating a medieval burial site found Christian symbols tattooed on one of the bodies' feet

  23-10-2023 21:31 via businessinsider.com
  
  Images of the tattoo on the top side of the right foot. These pictures were taken with a full-spectrum camera and digitally enhanced.Kari A. Guilbault
  Researchers recently discovered a rare Christian tattoo while studying a medieval site in Sudan.
  The tattoo was found on the top of the foot of a body found at a nearby burial site.
  Full-spectrum photography reveals the symbols of a Christogram and the Alpha and Omega Greek letters.
  Archeologists studying a burial site near a medieval monastery sp
  
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• China's fighter jet fleet is growing in size and appears to have made a big jump in capability, new Pentagon report shows

  23-10-2023 21:31 via businessinsider.com
  
  A J-16 multirole strike fighter performs in the sky during Changchun Air Show at Changchun Dafangshen Airport on August 27, 2022, in Changchun, Jilin Province of China.VCG/VCG via Getty Images
  US Department of Defense released its annual China Military Power Report to Congress last week.
  The report highlights China's breakneck development of combat capability.
  The Chinese fighter jet fleet appears to have not only grown in size but, more importantly, also in overall capability.
  A new report from
  
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• A ChatGPT rival just published a new constitution to level up its AI guardrails, and prevent toxic and racist responses

  23-10-2023 21:17 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dario Amodei, former OpenAI employee turned Anthropic CEO, at TechCrunch's 2023 Disrupt conference.Kimberly White/GettyOpenAI rival Anthropic revamped its constitution around AI safety using public input. Users of its AI chatbot, Claude, want it to admit flaws, and avoid racist or sexist responses.The new guardrails follow months of concerns fromtech and government leadersaround AI safety. Anthropic AI, an Amazon-backed AI startup and rival to OpenAI, has taken a democratic approa
  
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• Oil prices would soar to $150 and market volatility would skyrocket in the most severe scenario for the Israel-Hamas war, EY chief economist says

  23-10-2023 21:16 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Oil prices have risen sharply following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.imaginima/Getty Images
  Soaring oil prices and market volatility are likely in the most extreme version of the Israel-Hamas conflict. 
  In an "uncontained" scenario, oil prices could notch $150, EY's chief economist estimated.
  Meanwhile, the stock market's fear gauge could spike 18 points as volatility soars. 
  Oil prices could surge well into to the triple-digits and market volatility could skyrocket in the most severe
  
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• George Santos told a NYT reporter his niece was kidnapped by Chinese Communists, but an official said he 'made it up'

  23-10-2023 21:16 via businessinsider.com
  
  Rep. George Santos casts his vote as the House of Representatives holds its second round of voting for a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
  Rep. George Santos said he's received threats since reports emerged that he lied about his past.
  He told the New York Times that one threat included the kidnapping of his five-year-old niece.
  A "high-ranking police official" told the publication the story was made up.
  Rep. George Sant
  
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• This PC is infused with real human blood

  23-10-2023 20:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  Blizzard is encouraging "Diablo IV" players to unleash their inner vampires and to help out their communities with a blood drive and a giveaway of a blood-infused PC.Blizzard Entertainment
  Blizzard is giving away a blood-infused PC to one lucky winner, as well as hosting a blood drive.
  The blood drive and giveaway are being done to promote a new season of action RPG "Diablo IV."
  The game studio isn't the first to create a blood-infused product; Lil Nas X and Tony Hawk have as well.
  Blizzard is h
  
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• Don't be fooled by strong economic growth. A recession could still be right around the corner.

  23-10-2023 20:45 via businessinsider.com
  
  GettyRaymond James expects a recession to hit the US economy within the next nine months.The investment firm said it wouldn't be a surprise if the economy showed strong growth right before a recession started."In the last 12 recessions, the quarter before the economy went into a recession, growth was positive and robust."Investors shouldn't be fooled by strong GDP growth in the next quarter or two, as an economic recession could still be right around the corner.That's based on the fact that prio
  
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• Only 2 major car companies haven't joined Tesla's charging tech yet

  23-10-2023 20:41 via businessinsider.com
  
  The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept made by Stellantis; the Volkswagen ID.4.Ram; VolkswagenA flood of automakers have announced their EVs will adopt Tesla's charging tech.But there are still two significant industry holdouts.Volkswagen and Stellantis have yet to make the switch to NACS.It started with a drop, and then a flood of automakers announcing their vehicles would soon support Tesla's charging technology, a major win for consumers and a massive vote of confidence for the plug.
  But even as
  
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• 3 reasons short-form video is one of the best — and cheapest — marketing tools small businesses can use

  23-10-2023 20:25 via businessinsider.com
  
  Krystal Allen, the founder and CEO of K. Allen Consulting, left, and Vanessa Rissetto, the cofounder and CEO of Culina Health.Courtesy of K. Allen Consulting and Lauren Anzevino
  Short-form videos can be produced easily and inexpensively and offer high levels of engagement. 
  Small-business owners use short videos to build brand awareness and connect with potential clients. 
  The videos resonate most when they offer a glimpse at a brand's authenticity.
  This article is part of "Marketing f
  
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• Israelis are lining up to buy guns in 'unprecedented' numbers with one shop staying open on the Jewish Sabbath due to demand: report

  23-10-2023 20:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  A worker at the Caliber 3 shooting range teaches a civilian on October 15, 2023 in Efrat, Israel. The gun range, like gun shops in Israel, has seen a spike in interest since Hamas' attacks.Leon Neal/Getty Images
  Israeli gun shops are seeing a surge in demand, according to the Financial Times.
  Long lines are keeping stores open late, with one doing business on the Jewish Sabbath.
  The country's right-wing national security minister loosened Israel's gun permit rules after Hamas' attacks.
  Israelis
  
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• Some student-loan borrowers with private debt are being forced to make payments they don't owe, a federal watchdog says

  23-10-2023 20:04 via businessinsider.com
  
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesThe CFPB released a report analyzing complaints from private and federal student-loan borrowers.It found that private borrowers were receiving incorrect information from their lenders on relief.Specifically, they were incorrectly told they were ineligible for bankruptcy relief.Some lenders might be discouraging private student-loan borrowers from receiving relief to which they're
  
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• 'Stocks are the place to be': Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says rising geopolitical risks represent a buying opportunity

  23-10-2023 19:48 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Getty ImagesInvestors should favor stocks over bonds amid rising geopolitical risks and elevated inflation.Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel outlined the case for stocks in both the short and long-term."Stocks climb the wall of worry. When there's no cloud in the sky, you're buying too high," Siegel said.Despite elevated inflation, volatile interest rates, and rising geopolitical risks, "stocks are the place to be," according to Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel.Siegel told CNBC on Monday that inves
  
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• An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines during a flight is now facing dozens of attempted murder charges

  23-10-2023 19:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 in flight.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor/ GC Images
  An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines was arrested.
  The 44-year-old pilot is now facing a slew of charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder.
  Alaska Airlines said the suspect "unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines."
  A California-bound Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Oregon after an off
  
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• Walmart shoppers say they are fed up with the store's self-checkout system

  23-10-2023 19:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  Walmart began rolling out a missed-scan feature for its self-checkout lanes starting in 2019.Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWalmart uses automated missed-scan detection to reduce theft at its self-checkout kiosks.Workers told Insider the tech has led to confrontations with customers who trigger the alert.But shoppers say they've felt "treated like thieves" due to honest mistakes and technical glitches.Charles Bisbee was scanning and bagging groceries recently in the sel
  
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• Mortgages will remain sky-high in 2024, pushing existing home sales to a 3-decade low, Goldman Sachs says

  23-10-2023 18:48 via businessinsider.com
  
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  Mortgage rates will stay high through 2024, dipping to just under 7% at year-end, Goldman Sachs forecasts.
  This will keep homeowners off the market, and the housing turnover rate will fall to its lowest since the 1990s.
  Higher rates will also mean more moderate price growth, with a 1.3% year-on-year rise expected in 2024.
  Hopes for a 2024 housing market rebound should be kept in check, as sustained multi-decade highs in mortgage rates will push existing home sales to l
  
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• 40 years after the Beirut barracks bombing, the US military is again at risk of clashing with the same forces behind it

  23-10-2023 18:41 via businessinsider.com
  
  FILE - An Oct. 23, 1983, file photo shows service members digging through rubble after a truck bombing on the US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File
  On October 23, 1983, 241 US service members were killed in the Beirut barracks bombings.
  Then President Ronald Reagan at the time described the Middle East as a "powder keg."
  Forty years later, the Israel-Hamas war is sparking fears that the Middle East may erupt in conflict.
  In the wake of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  
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• The impact of soaring bond yields on US consumers in 4 charts

  23-10-2023 18:34 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Swiping a credit cardREUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
  Americans are already feeling the pain of higher bond yields.
  Bond yields have surged in recent weeks as investors fret over higher-for-longer interest rates.
  Borrowing costs have climbed for mortgages, personal loans, auto loans, and credit card debt.
  Higher interest rates are signaling more pain ahead for American consumers, and there are signs that the impact of the recent surge in US Treasury yields is already starting to be felt.Treasury yield
  
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• 6 retail leaders innovating the customer experience with AI

  23-10-2023 18:29 via businessinsider.com
  
   Particl; Instacart; SoundHound; Little Caesars; Alyssa Powell/InsiderIt's said that the best way to survive a revolution is to lead it, and arguably there's no greater revolution taking place in business today than the changes wrought by artificial intelligence. Insider has identified six leaders who are applying cutting-edge AI tools to revolutionize the customer experience. With the help of AI, GE appliance owners, for instance, can design innovative menus based on whatever's s
  
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• Kim Kardashian's $4 billion Skims empire is selling body-hugging boxers and briefs to men

  23-10-2023 18:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr. models Skims' new menswear collection.Courtesy of SkimsKim Kardashian's Skims is adding men's products like boxers and briefs to its online store this week. The collection will cost between $16 to $54 for single items and$42 and $98 for packs of products.Skims was valued at $4 billion in July. Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims is launching a menswear collection. This includes a range of men's products such as boxers, briefs, t-shirts, undershirts, t
  
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• Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is no longer betting against US Treasurys, citing too much risk in the world

  23-10-2023 18:00 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/The New York TimesBillionaire investor Bill Ackman has closed his profitable short bet against US Treasurys.Ackman first disclosed hit bet against Treasurys in August, as he expected interest rates to keep moving higher."There is too much risk in the world to remain short bonds at current long-term rates," Ackman said.Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has closed his profitable short bet against US Treasury bonds."We covered our bond short. There is too much risk in the w
  
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• Accenture CMO Jill Kramer talks about how generative AI will enhance, not diminish, the power of marketing: video

  23-10-2023 17:59 via businessinsider.com
  
  Jill Kramer, chief marketing and communications officer at Accenture, spoke to Insider about how some marketers might feel threatened by the capabilities of generative AI. Kramer said generative AI should be considered a tool to supplement and amplify great marketing ideas. "Generative AI needs a corpus to work off of," Kramer tells Insider. "If the original content is not fabulous, the generative AI curated synopsis won't be fabulous. So, it is still going to be powered by the original human id
  
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• Student-loan borrowers are being stripped of debt relief and cheaper monthly payments because of poor customer service, a federal watchdog says

  23-10-2023 17:57 via businessinsider.com
  
  Getty ImagesACFPB report analyzed over 9,000 complaints it received from student-loan borrowers in the past year.It found that poor customer service at servicers have kept borrowers without relief they deserve.The report highlighted inaccurate payments, refunds delays, and long hold times. After receiving thousands of complaints over the past year, a top federal watchdog concluded that student-loan companies are not helping borrowers as they should.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau r
  
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• The S&P 500 is poised for a 14% rally as stocks are flashing signs of being oversold, strategist says

  23-10-2023 17:56 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Piper Sandler's Craig Johnson reiterated his price target of 4,850 for the S&P 500 by the end of 2023.REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
  Stocks have room to rally 14% this year, according to Piper Sandler strategist Craig Johnson.
  Johnson pointed to various indicators that suggest the S&P 500 is oversold.
  Stocks look fairly resilient when considering the current array of economic headwinds, he said.
  The S&P 500 is set up for a strong rally by the end of the year, as stocks are flashing signs of b
  
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• Americans have to pay 52% more to buy a home compared to renting

  23-10-2023 17:51 via businessinsider.com
  
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  The cost of buying a home versus renting is at its most extreme level in decades, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  The average new monthly mortgage payment is 52% higher than the average apartment rent, CBRE data shows.
  That's well above the pre-housing crash level of 33% in 2006.
  The premium for buying a home versus renting has it hit extreme levels, as soaring mortgage rates have exacerbated a historically unaffordable housing market.Citing CBRE data going back to 1996, the
  
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• Tucker Carlson says he has 'no plans to get involved' in the House GOP speaker race despite bad blood with frontrunner Tom Emmer

  23-10-2023 17:38 via businessinsider.com
  
  Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, widely seen as the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination for speaker.Scott Olson and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
  Rep. Tom Emmer is widely seen as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination for speaker of the House.
  But some in Trump's orbit don't like him, and he's got bad blood with Tucker Carlson.
  Yet Carlson told Insider that he's not planning to get involved.
  House Republicans are gearing up for round three of their que
  
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• Insider Today: You should buy a house now

  23-10-2023 17:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  US housing marketadamkaz/Getty ImagesWelcome back! If you're feeling bummed about not having a doomsday bunker like the ultra-rich, don't worry. OpenAI's Sam Altman joked they won't really matter if there is an AI apocalypse.  In today's big story, we're looking at why it's a good time to buy a house. (No, that's not a typo.)What's on deck: Markets: Some investments you can make that are set to take off next year.Tech: The auto industry is starting to pay for overes
  
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• 9 entrepreneurs who left corporate America share the biggest challenges of running a business — and what to expect before quitting to work for yourself

  23-10-2023 17:11 via businessinsider.com
  
  Ludomir Wanot, a Seattle real-estate investor and the cofounder of Evergreen Housing Network.Courtesy of Ludomir WanotRunning your own business comes with a unique set of challenges.Insider spoke with entrepreneurs about what they wish they'd known before leaving their 9-to-5s.One major challenge is finding good, affordable health insurance. This article is part of "Starting Up Your Small Business," a series exploring steps small-business owners can take when starting out, transitioning, or
  
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• Kenya's currency is about to notch its 29th consecutive month of declines

  23-10-2023 17:03 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  A Maasai family talk after voting in Lele, 130 km (80 miles) south of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.Jerome Delay/AP
  Kenya's shilling is on pace for its 29th consecutive month of declines, per Bloomberg.
  In 2023, it's weakened about 18%, it's largest drop in 15 years.
  Oil prices and slowing foreign inflows could put more pressure on the currency by 2024.
  Kenya's shilling is on pace for its 29th consecutive month of depreciation, according to Bloomberg data.So far this year, the currency h
  
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• An Alaska Airlines jet had to dodge a SkyWest flight near an Oregon airport. Near-misses are surprisingly common.

  23-10-2023 17:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  An Alaska Airlines flight.John McCoy/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
  Two commercial flights were nearly involved in a mid-air collision near Portland International Airport.
  An Alaska Airlines plane and a SkyWest Airlines flight came a bit too close to each other. 
  The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the close-call incident. 
  Two commercial planes avoided a mid-air collision near Oregon's Portland International Airport and federal aviation of
  
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• Ukrainians and allies descend on Washington with one main goal: Make Republicans listen

  23-10-2023 16:49 via businessinsider.com
  
  People gather to demonstrate in solidarity with Ukraine in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesUkrainians and their American allies are coming to Washington, DC, this week to meet with lawmakers.The goal is to convince Congress to back President Joe Biden's call for $60 billion more in aid.The advocacy push comes after a majority of House Republicans voted against continued support.As an exchange student hailing from Kyiv, she was happy to b
  
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• Gazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified if killed, report says

  23-10-2023 16:38 via businessinsider.com
  
  A smoke rises and ball of fire over a buildings in Gaza City on October 9, 2023 during an Israeli air strike.Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGazan parents are writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified, per CNN.A Gazan doctor told the outlet the only way dead children can be identified is through that writing.More than 1,700 children have died under Israel's airstrikes, per Gazan health authorities.Gazan parents are so worried about their children dying that th
  
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• Capital is leaving China at the fastest pace in more than 7 years, sending the yuan lower

  23-10-2023 16:24 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  A clerk counts 100 Chinese yuan banknotes at a branch of China Merchants Bank in Hefei, Anhui province April 20, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
  The pace of China's capital flight hit the highest monthly outflow since early 2016.
  Nearly $54 billion was sent overseas on behalf of banking clients. 
  This is pressuring the yuan down, which is now trading at around 7.32 against the dollar.
  Capital flight out of China has amplified in recent weeks, pulling down on the yuan in the process, as the economic
  
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• A recession is about to hit the US economy. Here are 3 warning signs that defy consensus view, according to Raymond James

  23-10-2023 16:02 via businessinsider.com
  
  The US economy is showing resilience, but experts warn a recession is still on the table.Robert Alexander / GettyA recession is poised to hit the US economy within the next nine months, according to Raymond James.The investment firm said rising borrowing costs, a tapped out consumer, and ongoing labor strikes should push the economy into a recession.These are the three big warning signs Raymond James is monitoring ahead of a potential recession.Don't be fooled by a resilient consumer, as a reces
  
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• Home buyers are backing out of deals at the highest rate in a year as surging mortgage rates slam the housing market

  23-10-2023 15:51 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Ocala, FloridaMichael Warren/Getty Images
  People are cancelling home deals at the highest rate in a year, as high mortgage rates give buyers cold feet.
  Deal cancellations notched 16.6% in September according to Redfin, a new high since October last year.
  The housing market is tight, but buyers "hold all the cards," Redfin said.
  A cocktail of high mortgage rates and high home prices has driven potential buyers to back out of deals at the highest rate in a year.Monthly pending home sales that fell
  
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