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What A Day: Seize The Means Of Obstruction by Julia Claire & Crooked Media (05/25/23)

2023.05.26 15:26 kittehgoesmeow What A Day: Seize The Means Of Obstruction by Julia Claire & Crooked Media (05/25/23)

"So, almost impossible for a white guy who's not gay, apparently, to get appointed here." - Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) talking about how hard it is for the (straight, White) fellas (who make up the majority of sitting federal judges) to get appointed to the federal bench

Obstruction Worker

It’s been a while since we’ve had a classified documents scandal update. Well, we’ve got a juicy one for you.
After decades of committing crimes with impunity, could this be the end of “Teflon Don”?
Trump has been nakedly engaged in criminal activity in full public view for years, so it feels surreal that he could finally be held accountable for his actions. But even criminals much smarter than Trump have historically only been able to outrun the law for so long. We’re certainly not holding our breath, but Trump’s comeuppance may finally be on the horizon.

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Under The Radar

In yet another instance of the Supreme Court undermining the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority, the justices ruled against the agency on Thursday. Sackett vs. EPA involves an Idaho couple who ran afoul of EPA regulations when they tried to start filling in wetlands on their property as a foundation to then build on it. Wetlands are federally protected under the Clean Water Act, so this Court decided to center their decision on the question of “What is a wetland?” The justices ruled unanimously in favor of the Sacketts, but were split 5-4 in their reasoning. Justice Samuel Alito, writing the majority opinion, argued that the Clean Water Act only applies to “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies of water that are 'waters of the United States' in their own right.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the concurring opinion on behalf of himself and the three liberal justices, that the “continuous surface connection” requirements advocated by the majority “departs from the statutory text, from 45 years of consistent agency practice, and from this court’s precedents,” and that the new test will have “significant repercussions for water quality and flood control throughout the United States.” The SCOTUS ruling reverses the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with the EPA.

What Else?

On Thursday, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to be nearing a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling.
An unarmed 11-year-old Black boy in Mississippi called the police to report a domestic disturbance, trying to protect his mother. Police showed up and shot him. The boy suffered a collapsed lung, fractured ribs, and a lacerated liver.
Longtime treasurer of the American Conservative Union Bob Beauprez, a top leader in the CPAC organization, resigned on Tuesday night over money being paid out of the organization’s pocket for CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp’s legal defense as he stands accused of sexual assault.
When Britain left the European Union, one of the goals of the Leave campaign was for the country to “take back its borders.” Well, post-Brexit, net-migration still reached a record high.
Target is on the receiving end of a second backlash after kowtowing to violent right-wing extremists who complained about the company’s LGBTQ+ Pride merchandise.
During a summit of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow, leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia has begun moving nuclear warheads to Belarus for storage.
A 17-year-old boy fell to his death while climbing one of the arches of the 6th Street Viaduct bridge in Los Angeles, in an apparent stunt he had hoped to post on social media.
Because I guess they have some sort of humiliation fetish, CNN is hosting yet another GOP presidential town hall, this time with former Vice President Mike Pence. Mother!

Be Smarter

The Justice Department issued new guidelines on Thursday expanding anti-profiling rules and underscoring that investigations must not involve racial, gender, and ability bias. These are the first such updates in almost a decade, and have brought thousands of more people working for the justice system under the umbrella of anti-bias, anti-profiling rules. The rules already applied to Justice Department agencies like the FBI and the DEA, as well as local associated law enforcement task forces. For the first time, the new guidelines also require more extensive data collection measures to ensure adherence to the rules. So how will this practically change DOJ matters? Well, under the new guidelines, investigators cannot single out someone of a certain race, faith, or ethnic background based on a tip about a possible attack without any related specifics about date and time or a full description of the alleged suspect. Pretty common-sense stuff! Training for all newly-affected officers and employees will begin within a year, and law enforcement agencies will be required to track complaints alleging bias within six months and create data-tracking research projects, then report on that data within a year.

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Light At The End Of The Email

In a rare Good Decision™ from the Supreme Court, the justices unanimously ruled that Hennepin County, MN violated the constitutional rights of a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman when they seized her home for a small sum of unpaid property taxes without paying her “just compensation” for the sale.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) presided over the House on Wednesday and called for Democrats to abide by the “decorum” of the chamber. The Democratic caucus erupted in deafening laughter.
Founder of the far-right Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in orchestrating the January 6 insurrection.

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Why you should have a cat on Twitter: "cat being poured a drink"
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2023.05.24 05:32 diamondeyes7 Update to 35F looking to settle down and start a family: Phoenix, AZ or Sacramento, CA? Or any recommendations? - California is now off the table for me.

I'm probably going to get a job offer from a company that while it is remote, California is a state that is 100% off the table due to employment/tax things. Sooooooo back to the drawing board!
I was hoping that Sacramento would be a good fit. I know Reno is nearby in NV, but I wonder if it would be too small at 268K population. I was previously thinking Las Vegas, so now it's on my radar again. I'm currently not drinking, and I'm not sure how hard it would be not drinking in NV. I'm also scared of the dating scene in Reno and Vegas, I already have a hard time in Austin.
Washington and Portland would be too cloudy/cold for what I'm going for, same with Minneapolis.
Original post: https://www.reddit.com/SameGrassButGreenecomments/135vlqm/35f_looking_to_settle_down_and_start_a_family/
I've been in Austin, TX the past 10 years. I love it here; it's a fun city with always something to do, but I don't want to get pregnant or raise children in Texas. I've had a horrible time dating here as well. I work remotely in tech/marketing.
My must-haves:
- 400K - 1MM population
- Over 230 (not below 200) days of sunshine/year. I prefer heat over cold or snow (bleh), but I could deal with cold/snow if there is sun (rules out OR, WA and MN)
- Blue or purple state, but where abortion is legal (I know AZ is more limited than CA, so please correct me if I'm wrong what what the current laws are)
- Things to do, events, festivals. Also, I'd love a place that isn't centered around drinking. I'm currently not drinking alcohol, and in Austin alcohol is very predominant in the culture
- I like driving, so I don't mind if a city is spread out
- A decent number of single men in their mid-late 30s
Phoenix vs. Sacramento: edit: Omaha?
Phoenix: This was actually my first choice a few years ago. I visited in October 2021 and loved it, and the surrounding areas. I'd want to visit in July or August to see if I can deal with the heat. Actually in 2022 I was almost planning on moving there, but then Roe was overturned and several abortion bans happened. It looks like as of now it's 15 weeks? Still better than Texas. And I like how they have Democrat governor now
Sacramento: This has been recommended several times, and I've always been hesitant to go to California, however I've been warming up to the idea. It has good schools, a decent population, lots of greenery, things to do. But I've heard air quality might not be the best
Omaha: Just did some quick Googling. Abortion is legal under 20 weeks in NE? Are there things to do here? Are there a decent amount of singles in their 30s? HOW BAD IS THE COLD AND SNOW?
Past cities I've considered:
Las Vegas/Summerlin: Visited and really liked it, but I don't think I want to raise a family there, and not drinking might be hard
Tucson: Also visited here on my trip to Phoenix. I did like the city and I think it would be a fine place to raise a family in, but it seems like there aren't many single people aged 30 - 40
Tampa: Too humid
Denver: I lived here briefly about 10 years ago. I didn't vibe with it as much as Austin
Chicago: Grew up there, don't want to go back
I looked at https://app.wheremightilive.com/map, and it came back with cities in AZ, CA, CO and NM. I had to do some evaluating and where it would be fun to live vs. where I'd actually want to raise a family.
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2023.05.17 06:08 omegacluster Album Anniversary List 2023-05-17

Today's anniversaries are:
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2023.05.13 05:14 james_the_wanderer Losing the point...

See title.
I am in my mid-30s and single. My late twenties were spent peripatetically wandering North America and overseas trying to find a place in the world.
My concept of "home" is broken and non-existent. My family is in ("on") Long Island, NY. Friends are scattered from London to Hong Kong to Auckland to New York. The family is conservative or extremely conservative, in which I am a dead branch (at best) or a diseased blight (at worst). I rarely speak to anyone barring my maternal grandfather (90) or sister (32). They're my remnants of a family. My father has barely been in the picture. My mother died painfully following uterine (endometrial) cancer in 2011. The initial 95% survival chance was/is salt in the wound.
I have generally watched my friends follow the Western cursus honorum of "finish higher ed, get job, get S.O., marry, have kids, fall off the radar." My first date in years is Sunday, but I don't expect much, statistically. The law school weight gain & an upper midwest winter have...taken their toll.
In the meantime, I have been pursuing a decent career via law school, where I am a 'rising 3L' in South Dakota. To the lawyers: my interests are public interest (legal aid, public defender) and trusts & estates work. I've gone harder on public interest, as "broken idealist" and "do gooder that curses a lot" fit better with that culture.
I question...the whole point. Professional school w/ the attendant social and work commitments is expensive. The time sink is real. I haven't been on a date in years. The environment isn't great here for dating (rural red state where the 'highest functioning' gays tend to all have a 5 year plan to 'get out' for Minneapolis, Denver, Omaha, etc etc etc). Still, chasing pheasants and doves is pleasant, in season.
As of next year, I'll be one of about 5-6 openly gay lawyers in the state, including a 'glass closet' case or two. I don't really have the 'at home' time for a cst, let alone s dog.
It's rough. What's the point? At times, I feel like a (legal) janitor for assorted inequities. Change (access to legal remedies for poverty civil law or criminal justice reform) is a pipe dream. Am I a handmaiden for inequity - giving an illusion of justice/due process for indigent criminal defendants repeatedly cluster-fucked by life (I am working as an 'apprentice' public defender this summer, under a provisional supervised practice license)?
My straight friends are building lives. I am accumulating debt. Will a used Land Rover or BMW3 be my outlet? To quote a German book/movie title, I have often felt I am a spectatoextra in the 'lives of others.' My retirement plan is my mom's share of my grandfather's inheritance...at the cost of "half" my family.
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2023.05.12 14:47 kittehgoesmeow What A Day: This? Is CNN? by Nick Turner & Crooked Media

"I'm doing very well, actually." - Dianne Feinstein, back to senator-ing (part time)

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The crisis at the southern border is ramping up due to the expiration of Title 42.
Starting May 13, the number of migrants crossing each day is likely to double from its current average. But there is a plan—maybe.
Humanitarian crises aren't going away and we must figure out a better plan. Where is Brownie when you need him?

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Under The Radar

If you’ve felt a certain electricity in the air this week it’s not just radiation poisoning, it's also EUROVISION FEVER! The final round of the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place this Saturday in Liverpool, England. Eurovision is a song competition that started between seven European countries trying to repair ties after war and has since ballooned to 40 countries. Europe loves this competition almost as much as Americans love to ignore it, but the competition hopes to change that starting now. For the second year in a row, the it will be hosted by American figure skater Johnny Weir. And for the first time ever, anyone in the world can vote, not just those from the countries in the competition.
Just as important as the quality of the songs is the often eye-popping and sometimes silly visual aspect. Kitsch and camp are king at Eurovision and performances will likely be filled with vibrant colors, acrobatics, magic, and more. In that respect, Eurovision may finally be in line with America’s tastes, judging by the successes of such ultra-campy U.S. series like America’s Got Talent and RuPaul’s Drag Race (which lost E.P. Tim Palazzola in yesterday’s Paramount bloodbath). Another reason for the heightened interest is the growing global love of last year’s winning country, Ukraine. Each year the host country has been the previous year’s winner—until now. Unable to safely hold the competition, Ukraine has passed hosting duties to last year's runner-up, England. And yes, Americans can watch the finals on Peacock at 3 p.m. ET.

What Else?

CNN fact-checked last night’s Donald Trump’s Town Hall and found that, no, there were no facts in the program that they created and aired. Great job all around.
Natalie Holloway’s likely murderer has been extradited to the U.S. for yet another crime that isn’t the likely murder of Natalie Holloway. It has to do with the money he extorted from Holloway’s mom after her death. Cool dude, apparently.
Embattled Peloton was forced to recall 2.2 million bikes. That’s over 3 billion dollars worth of bikes. Company higher-ups are no doubt praying for another pandemic.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan must be released from prison. Since his arrest this week, violent clashes have erupted across the country and hundreds have been injured or killed in protests. Khan blames the U.S. for his ouster. The U.S. disagrees.
Whoa. A police officer has actually admitted to felony assault of a black man. It was part of a plea deal to stay out of prison, but still.
U.S. jobless claims filings are higher now than at any point since 2021, but the job market remains healthy. This is likely due to the jobs available being very, very shitty.
Elon Musk is stepping down as CEO of Twitter and an as-yet-unnamed female replacement will take over in six weeks. I guess Twitter being run by its greatest troll was a bad idea? Let that sink in.
After grappling with what to do with their cache of Yeezy shoes after cutting ties with Kanye West, Adidas has decided to sell them and donate profits—after they cover their own costs of course.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest challenge as the country holds a momentous election this week in the wake of an earthquake that killed 50,000 in February. Luckily for him, he cheats.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has decided to charge Marine veteran Daniel Penny with manslaughter in the second degree after he choked Jordan Neely to death on a subway train.

Be Smarter

We might not be winning the war on illicit drugs, but we’re doing far better keeping legal drugs out of the hands of the people that need them. Drug shortages have hit a five-year high, and the White House has assembled a secret team to combat both the shortages and the increasing number of inferior-quality drugs in the market. Americans are struggling to fill prescriptions across the board, even the most common antibiotics. You can blame larger market forces that are driving generic manufacturers out of business, driving up prices, and exacerbating shortages. According to the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 237 drugs are currently in short supply.
The team is developing tools to keep this from happening in the future. They’d like to be able to better predict potential drug shortages before they start, create a quality-score system for facilities that make generics, and provide more funding for the FDA to increase unannounced inspections. They also aim to crack down on inferior products imported from foreign manufacturers and require them to keep electronic records instead of paper ones, since they have a curious history of being lost or destroyed.

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Light At The End Of The Email

Human hair could be used to clean up oil spills. No, they do not want your drain hair. They are sourcing it from hair salons, you sickos.
Antiquated rules against gay and bisexual men donating blood will be relaxed, allowing more men to donate.
A peanut-allergy patch shows promise in trials. Peanut allergies are currently the second most common allergy for children.

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2023.05.08 17:06 just-read1ng Newsletter 1 - APRIL 2023 Part 2

here is part 2 of the newsletter - so much news in the industry
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/walmart-harris-teeter-new-employee-benefits-mental-health-paid-parental-leave/647676/
With violence prevention a top-of-mind area for grocers and with incidents in the U.S. becoming more frequent, Walmart’s mental health initiative will teach leaders and managers how to best handle a situation involving an employee struggling with behavioral health issues, according to a recent Forbes article.
The “Workplace Mental Health course” will be overseen and run by Lyra Health, a company focused on improving mental health treatment access, Forbes reported.
Bolstering mental health support comes a few months after an in-store mass shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, that killed six people. Walmart is facing three lawsuits from survivors, who are all employees, that outline inappropriate and concerning workplace behavior by the shooter, who was a Walmart team lead.
This is not the first time the retail giant has worked to improve its mental health support. In May 2021, Walmart began offering all its U.S. store associates as well as their families up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Only a few days after Walmart rolled out its mental health initiative, Harris Teeter began offering a new paid parental leave policy to all of its full-time associates. This updated benefit provides parents with four weeks of paid parental leave within the first 12 months after the birth or adoption of a child, according to the company’s announcement.
The grocer notes that this benefit builds off its existing benefits program, which provides health care, paid time off and education assistance as well as profit-sharing benefits.
More grocery employees are pushing for better worker benefits from their employers. Numerous Trader Joe’s locations over the last few months have unionized and held votes for unionization while Cub Foods workers averted a strike after a “historic” contract win last week, giving them an hourly raise and the creation of a “landmark” safety committee.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/trader-joes-associates-california-new-york-to-vote-on-unionizing/647805/
Workers at a duo of Trader Joe’s stores in New York City and Oakland, California, are scheduled to cast ballots on April 19 and 20 to determine whether to unionize, according to a Thursday tweet from Trader Joe’s United, the labor organization looking to represent the workers.
The announcement follows the union’s disclosure late last month that the workers had filed plans with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold the elections and continues a drive by Trader Joe’s United to add to its small but growing membership. The union has said Trader Joe’s has mistreated workers by cutting retirement benefits, providing unacceptably low wages and not responding effectively to safety concerns.
Each of the two Trader Joe’s locations where workers are set to vote on unionizing this week would become the first store in its market to unionize if its associates decide to join Trader Joe’s United. Workers at the Oakland store recently filed unfair labor practices claiming that Trader Joe’s has attempted to interfere in their efforts to organize and threatened to take action against them, SFGate reported last week.
If the workers in New York City and Oakland decide to unionize, they would follow Trader Joe’s employees at stores in Hadley, Massachusetts; Minneapolis; and Louisville, Kentucky, in electing to formally organize. The grocery chain filed an objection to the Louisville vote with the NLRB, claiming that workers and an attorney for the union had tainted the vote.
Last October, Trader Joe’s workers at a store in the New York borough of Brooklyn voted not to join Trader Joe’s United, making the store the first — and so far only — in the California-based chain where workers have formally rejected an effort to unionize them.
Earlier in 2022, employees in Boulder, Colorado, withdrew a petition for a vote on unionization they had filed with the NLRB.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/asset-protections-evolving-grocery/647258/
Once focused mainly on loss prevention, asset protection has taken on a broader range of potential threats and issues for grocers, with that shift accelerating during the pandemic, according to the Food Industry Association.
In some cases, grocers’ asset protection teams are working more closely with operations teams to reduce shrink beyond theft, said Doug Baker, vice president of industry relations at FMI. Disasters, such as fires and floods, civil unrest and cyberattacks, are blending into the realm of asset protection.
“One of the things I’m starting to see is not only this move from loss prevention to asset protection but this idea that risk management is the umbrella under which all of these security-type positions fall,” Baker said.
This shift to concentrate on the holistic protection of people, profits, property and brand has sped up as heightened stress brought on by the pandemic has increased the risk for violence. In addition, felony theft thresholds increased in dozens of states prior to the pandemic.
A new Asset Protection in Food Retail report from FMI, along with interviews with vice presidents of the trade group, shed more light on how the role of asset protection is changing within the grocery industry and some of the noteworthy areas grocers should focus on when it comes to boosting safety and reducing liabilities.
Store items are not typically stolen because of their dollar value, but rather for their ability to be resold, FMI noted.
The report, which was prepared by David Orgel Consulting LLC, was based on an FMI asset protection survey in January taken by 24 companies, which represent more than 5,400 stores, and executive interviews.
ORC thieves are the main culprits lifting goods in departments of major concern. Grocery stores are especially targeted for this kind of theft because they are open to the public, accessible and a central point in communities, Baker said.
Preventing theft of general merchandise as well as health and beauty care products is a top concern area for 79% of surveyed respondents, according to the FMI report. Seventy percent said keeping meat secure is a top concern, while 68% indicated that protecting center store merchandise from theft is a key source of worry.
Departments of lesser focus are prepared foods/deli, which 23% of respondents cited as a major concern, produce (22%) and frozen foods (14%).
Certain areas of the store also were cited as needing to be watched because they attract crime. Surveyed respondents said they focus heavily on the outer perimeter and parking lot as well as checkout areas. Behind the scenes, grocery stores’ receiving and front end, generator and electrical rooms as well as the cash office must be monitored closely.
Many grocers have enlisted the help of third-party companies to help combat theft if they do not have the bandwidth to build those teams internally, Baker said. This help comes in the form of anti-theft technology as well as professional investigators.
Asset protection professionals brought on by grocers can specialize in specific areas — for example, ORC investigators are hired to detect specific theft patterns, build case files and work with local law enforcement and prosecution — but overall, these professionals oversee “customer-facing and non-customer-facing” sections of the store.
The most commonly used theft deterrents include video monitors, which 100% of retailers said they use, security/guards (90%) and locked cases (79%), according to the report. FMI noted, however, that retailers must “weigh the need for security against the importance of having a pleasing in-store customer experience.”
Typically, these security systems come from partnerships grocers establish with third-party companies. For example, Indyme, a software company that specializes in anti-theft technology, has partnered with a number of grocers to install anti-theft display cases, speakers and camera systems meant to deter and catch shoplifters.
Alto, a company that focuses on reducing retail theft, also helps retailers with establishing ORC teams, which see through prosecution of ORC suspects — an area 60% of retailers said deserves further attention in 2023, according to FMI’s report.
“Stealing food is not going to rank very high on the list from a police officer if they're dealing with something that is a matter of life and death,” Baker said. “So, the importance to be able to hand law enforcement, hand lawyers and prosecutors a case that’s got all of the information that is needed in order to be able to prosecute it, is where the industry is starting to move.”
FMI is stepping up as a third-party resource for grocers with its Asset Protection Council. The council is made up of senior-level asset protection executives from food retailers and wholesalers. In addition, a Risk and Safety Council plans education and networking events for food retail risk and safety professionals as well as provides guidance on risk management and safety issues. The two councils, which meet virally and share ideas, have been working to standardize nomenclature around asset protection, Baker said.
FMI’s annual Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference helps connect retailers with solution providers, Baker said. For this year’s conference, FMI made a concerted effort for the first time to invite CPG companies, which can provide a global perspective that grocers often don’t have, Baker said, noting FMI plans to invite emergency managers to next year’s conference.
Weapons detection software and facial matching technology are on FMI’s radar as new technologies to boost asset protection, Baker said. While facial recognition has raised concerns from the general public around privacy and other issues, he said that facial matching is more tailored so that the technology is only checking if shoppers’ faces match with those in a database of “known bad actors.”
Checkout is one area ripe for tech innovation as grocers look to balance offering convenient customer experiences and reducing vulnerability to theft, FMI noted.
“You’ll probably continue to see the use of artificial intelligence and computer vision as a way of checking out as the technology continues to improve and is able to scale,” Baker said, noting they likely will be supplemental to registers and self-checkout stations.
Wheel-locking mechanisms on shopping carts — which can be low- or high-tech depending on the solution — can deter ORC. “It seems very basic, but it’s so important because if you can stop [thieves] before they get too far away from the door, you have a better chance of getting that product back,” Baker said.
Validating new options to determine how effective they are is one of the key areas food retailers flagged as they want FMI and the industry to help with, per FMI’s report.
To help address that, FMI is in the “pilot” phase of launching a technology directory that will allow its members to sort and filter for providers in different categories, like asset protection and security, to potentially partner with, Baker said.
The directory will cover technology in “any functional area of the industry” that might be needed including supply chain, manufacturing, private brands, asset protection, customer engagement, loyalty, front-end systems and back-end systems, Baker said.
As data and analytics play a larger role in grocers’ asset protection strategies, FMI’s report highlighted a little-mentioned area of loss prevention: internal theft.
A majority of surveyed food retailers (98%) cited internal theft as a top metric they measure, followed by shrink, workers’ compensation claims, theft and spoiled food loss.
Internal theft can not only refer to store employees but also to business partners, such as a third-party delivery courier, who have access to a grocer’s backroom. Workers can either steal themselves or get help from a friend, family member or significant other, Baker said.
Baker said the high percentage for internal theft measuring isn’t surprising. “Retailers want to control what they can control because there's plenty that they can't control and so managing inside their four walls, starting with their own staff and their trading partners remains really high on that chart.”
Keeping an eye on backrooms and making sure that only authorized personnel are there can help grocers reduce internal theft, Baker said.
As asset protection has broadened beyond theft, grocers have a more varied list of areas they want to address and bolster, per FMI’s survey.
In addition to 60% of grocers saying they want to expand prosecution/adjudication efforts, respondents also cited loss/theft at self-checkout and mobile scan-and-go (30%); ORC (28%); business continuity planning (22%); and active assailant preparedness (17%) as areas of further opportunity in their 2023 planning.
FMI noted that violence de-escalation — an element present in ORC as well as active assailants — is also a key area for focus for grocers.
Federal law is where grocers are hoping ORC efforts will continue to expand as newly proposed legislation has been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that would address grocers’ concerns for lack of prosecution.
“This is a tremendous issue that has been going on and it seems to have ramped up a lot,” said Christine Pollack, vice president of government relations at FMI, regarding ORC crimes and violence. “And so there’s a heightened awareness on Capitol Hill for legislation to tackle this problem. This is a good bill, we support it.”
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/private-brand-sales-shine-first-quarte647495/
The takeaway from PLMA’s new report is that private brand sales continue to outpace national brands by a long shot.
Fifteen of the 17 food and non-food departments that Circana tracks showed store brand dollar sales increases in Q1, with double-digit achievers led by beverages (17.1%), bakery (16.8%), general food (16%) and refrigerated (15.5%). Floral, deli-prepared foods and health care saw smaller double-digit increases.
Deli cheese, general merchandise, beauty, frozen foods, produce, deli meat, liquor and health products had smaller increases. Only tobacco and meat recorded a sales decline, at 11.8% and 1.6%, respectively.
For unit sales, six departments improved, led by floral (5%), deli-prepared (2.1%) and bakery (1.8%). The final three were general merchandise, produce and liquor.
Store brands, food and non-food combined, showed market shares gain with dollar share rising to 19.1% and unit share advancing to 20.8% in Q1, up from the same time a year ago of 18.5% and 20.3%, respectively.
Store brands overall also performed better than national brands in unit sales. While unit sales dropped last year, store brands experienced a smaller dip than national brands, PLMA noted, with a similar gap in Q1. PLMA stated this product disparity is due to consumers switching from national brands to store brands.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/grocery-tv-looks-to-bigger-screens-to-grab-shoppers-attention/647534/
The new screens are designed to be easily noticed by shoppers as they walk through aisles, pass through the front perimeter or stand in line to check out, making ads visible multiple times during a single store visit, according to Grocery TV.
The company said it intends to install the screens in more stores where it provides advertising services but did not provide details about when or where it plans to place the additional screens.
Grocery TV is making the front-end displays accessible to programmatic advertising systems, which allow marketers to use software to automatically place messages in front of audiences they want to target. The company already uses that approach to allow advertisers to buy space elsewhere on its network.
The announcement follows Grocery TV’s January purchase of Mediaworks Advertising Solutions, which provides sanitizing-wipe dispensers equipped with 32-inch advertising displays for use at store entrances. Mediaworks has struck deals to put the units in stores run by grocery chains, including Schnuck Markets, Cub and Lunds & Byerlys.
In a blog post earlier this year, Grocery TV said it expects to expand its media network to all key store areas, including service departments, pharmacies and center store aisles by the end of 2023.
Grocery TV’s addition of the new screens to its array of devices designed to present advertising to shoppers comes as food retailers move to generate advertising revenue from CPGs and other marketers. Major grocers, such as Ahold Delhaize, Kroger and Albertsons, have launched their own media firms to work with brands interested in reaching the customers’ shoppers, while other companies like Cooler Screens have partnered with retailers to display advertising on screens in stores.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/canada-proposes-one-time-grocery-rebates-to-help-offset-inflation/647647/
In the face of high inflation, the Canadian government is looking to offer one-time grocery rebates to help make food more affordable, per a Thursday announcement from the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The rebate, which is part of the federal government’s proposed 2023 budget, would help about 11 million “low- and modest-income” Canadians with a one-time payment that varies based on eligibility.
The rebate is structured to provide, on average, up to:
The proposal aims to support people “hardest hit by rising food prices” and is part of other measures, such as ones targeting predatory lending and lowering credit card transaction fees for small businesses, in the budget that would boost affordability for Canadians, per the press release.
“With grocery prices on the rise, we’re putting more money back into the pockets of Canadians who need it most, when they need it most,” Trudeau said in a statement. “The new Grocery Rebate, and the other measures we’ve put forward in Budget 2023, will help build an economy that works for everyone, where every Canadian family can afford to put food on the table.”
Trudeau positioned the rebate as a part of broader efforts by the Canadian government to invest in the middle class, grow the country’s economy and improve affordability.
Earlier this week, Trudeau visited Sherwood Co-op in Regina, Saskatchewan, to talk about the grocery rebate, per a local news report.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/the-friday-checkout-fresh-grocery-gaps-black-neighborhoods/647670/
The Friday Checkout is a weekly column providing more insight on the news, rounding up the announcements you may have missed and sharing what’s to come.
In looking to address food insecurity, some companies and organizations, like Instacart, have touted that expanded access to affordable e-commerce services can help residents. But a new report from the Brookings Institution aims to flesh out the “deeper and more fundamental problem” of devaluation and disinvestment fueling grocery disparities.
Across 10 metro areas analyzed, Brookings found that Black-majority block groups across four income quartiles had a lower chance of being within one mile of a premium grocery store than block groups in each of those metro areas overall. Seven of the metro areas studied had no premium grocery stores within a mile of Black-majority, high-income neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, Brookings found an overall trend of more dollar stores in Black-majority neighborhoods, but noted that the patterns in each metro area varied depending on factors like income. Areas with dollar stores tend to have a cluster of them than just one, which makes it harder for grocery stores and other small businesses to compete, per the report, which was co-authored by Research Assistant DW Rowlands, Senior Research Associate Manann Donoghoe and Senior Fellow Andre M. Perry.
Brookings did not shy away from exploring how dollar stores can harm communities: “While dollar stores can fill a need in low-income neighborhoods, they are often regarded as predatory businesses that harm communities more than they benefit them, due to very low wages, displacing other grocery options while failing to sell fresh food, store design that increases the rate of armed robberies, and OSHA and FDA violations that put customers and employees at risk.”
The report, which presumed that store type can signal economic value in a specific area, said that the prevalence of dollar stores and shortage of premium grocery stores in Black-majority neighborhoods tie into a wider problem of devaluation and underinvestment in Black communities.
People in Englewood, a predominantly Black and lower-income neighborhood in Chicago, have made similar claims in the wake of Whole Foods Market’s controversial exit last fall from the community and subsequent plans to replace the Amazon-owned premium grocer with a Save A Lot.
"When people think of Save A Lot, they cringe. So when that banner went up, people were up in arms. I cannot believe we would go from one extreme to the next," Asiaha Butler with the Residents Association of Greater Englewood told NBC Chicago.
To break out of the larger problem of devaluation and underinvestment, grocers will likely need to unite with local communities and developers to not just help their business succeed, but to also spur further investment. Locally owned stores may be a key answer, per Brookings, which noted that two local chains, Yes! Organics Market and Mom’s Organic Market in Washington, D.C., have a smaller racial disparity.
“[It may] be evidence that locally owned stores are less likely to undervalue Black neighborhoods than national chains with less familiarity with the areas where they operate,” the report said.
Albertsons links online health tool with Apple Watch
Albertsons said Thursday it is working with Apple to allow shoppers enrolled in the grocer’s newly launched Sincerely Health program who have an Apple Watch to earn points redeemable for grocery purchases for meeting their daily activity goals with the device.
Sincerely Health participants who opt to share their Apple Watch activity data with the platform will receive up to 75 points per day for closing the Move, Exercise and Stand Activity rings, while shoppers who have an iPhone but don’t have an Apple Watch can earn up to 25 points per day for closing the Move ring using the Fitness app.
Women winemakers to visit Save Mart and Lucky stores
Women vintners at a range of California wine brands will appear at tastings at select grocery stores run by The Save Mart Companies, the grocer announced Thursday. The winemakers, who represent brands including Apothic, Chandon, Joel Gott, Oak Ridge and Petaluma, will appear at numerous Save Mart and Lucky locations in California's San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley regions from April 14 to April 23 as part of the retailer’s “Women in Wine” series.
Cub Foods workers ratify contract
Employees for the Minnesota grocery chain have approved a two-year contract, avoiding a strike that was set to start last Friday, according to a Tuesday announcement from United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, which represents the workers. The deal, which the union struck with Cub Foods earlier this month, includes raises that average between $2.50 and $3.50 per hour.
That’s the annual rate of grocery inflation the U.S. economy recorded in March, continuing a string of declines in the key metric that began last year following a historic run-up, the federal government announced this week. The 8.4% level of food-at-home inflation last month represents the first time grocery prices rose more slowly than restaurant prices on an annual basis since mid-2021, CNBC noted.
Did you still believe you need a car or even a cart to carry all your groceries home? Think again. Earlier this week, this individual went viral on TikTok and is now all over Twitter for strapping groceries to a specially made vest and belt and then riding away on an electric scooter, carrying roughly a dozen grocery bags as well as a watermelon.
Man picks up Groceries on Scooter ????! pic.twitter.com/puuu4geChZ
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Grocery prices and overall inflation continued to drop in March after hitting multi-decade highs last year.
In March 2022, food-at-home prices shot up at a 10% annual rate while overall inflation for that month reached 8.5%. Those figures climbed even higher as 2022 progressed.
In total, three of the six major grocery store food group indexes posted month-to-month decreases last month. The index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs decreased 1.4% in March compared to the month before, with the index for eggs, specifically, dropping 10.9%, per the BLS. Prices for fruits and vegetables declined 1.3%, while dairy and dairy-related product prices decreased 0.1%.
Meanwhile, prices for cereals and bakery products increased 0.6% compared to February, and nonalcoholic beverage prices rose 0.2%.
The index for shelter, which was the main contributor to overall inflation in March, offset a decline in the energy index, per the BLS.
Industry followers have said they expect food prices and inflation to taper but remain high this year.
“I really think and hope that we’re on track towards much more normal year-over-year food price inflation going into 2024,” Dr. Ricky Volpe, associate professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly, said last month following the release of the February CPI. “I don’t think we’ll hit it this year, but maybe next year.”
Volpe stressed that while certain commodity cost increases have been abating in recent months, it might take a while for those decrease to reach consumers.
Executives from several top grocers and retailers who sell food told their investors earlier this year that they are expecting the pace of price increases to decelerate considerably as this year continues.
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SNAP benefits accounted for roughly 12% of food and beverage sales in 2022, per data from the Department of Commerce cited by Moody’s. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that SNAP spending would fall by $3 billion per month starting in March — a more than 25% reduction — due to the temporary pandemic-related boost to SNAP benefits nationwide.
“The loss of emergency benefits comes at a particularly stressful time for consumers, who are already facing rising costs for basic needs, especially food, as the US economy slows and food inflation stays stubbornly high,” Moody’s noted.
Grocers will be the bright spot as the broader retail sector faces a negative outlook with the lowered SNAP benefit amounts, Moody’s reported.
“Since lower income consumers have a fixed amount of disposable income they will have to fill in the gap of lower SNAP benefits by spending a larger part of their income on food while spending less on other retail categories,” Moody’s noted. “This shift will cause an overall compression in margins for the retail sector as food has lower profit margins compared to other merchandise.”
Retailers like Walmart, which Moody’s estimated has an annual SNAP sales average that tops $20 billion, likely will see their margins continue to face pressure as higher food sales steal spend from other merchandise.
Grocers, on the other hand, can expect a sales increase between 3% to 4%, mainly due to higher prices, and a roughly 1% boost to their earnings this year, with trade downs to higher margin private label offset by higher labor and occupancy costs, per Moody’s estimates.
The firm noted the rise of SNAP online purchasing and recent improvements to private label have helped grocers appeal to SNAP participants and stand out from their competitors. Private label that offers consumers less expensive alternatives likely will remain key to attracting consumer seeking to lower their grocery bills, according to Moody’s. Many grocers also have repaid debts and strengthened their balance sheets, improving their financial standings, the report noted.
Grocers continue to benefit from the at-home eating trend that ramped up due to COVID-19-related health concerns and restrictions and now has pivoted into a cost-saving measure amid high food inflation and higher costs of dining out. The ongoing popularity of hybrid work and high inflation steering consumers to focus on food and other essentials instead of discretionary spending are also factors in grocers’ favor, according to Moody’s.
Meanwhile, SNAP participants received a 12.5% cost-of-living adjustment in October to help offset inflation, Moody’s noted, adding that will not fully cover the loss of emergency SNAP benefits for food retailers but will ease revenue losses.
Along with predictions on the impact the end of the emergency SNAP allotments will have on sales in the retail sector, the Moody’s report also delved into how SNAP participants spend their benefits. Roughly 40% redeem their benefits at traditional supermarkets, while 53% shop at superstores and 6% at convenience stores, per USDA data cited in the report.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/online-grocery-sales-sag-march-rising-costs-squeeze-shoppers/647422/
The findings from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus make clear that rising prices are having a strong effect on grocery e-commerce trends across the board, with people’s income playing a central role in determining their online shopping behavior.
Forty-four percent of households that placed an online grocery order for pickup or delivery from a grocery or mass merchant said the most important factor in determining the service they used was “not paying more than necessary,” according to the report, which is based on a survey of 1,742 adults the firms conducted on March 30 and March 31.
Shoppers with annual household incomes below $50,000 were 34% more likely to opt for pickup, while households earning more than $200,000 per year were twice as likely to have their order delivered, David Bishop, a partner at Brick Meets Click, said in a statement. Lower-income shoppers are especially drawn to pickup because the channel is less expensive than delivery, Bishop said.
The recent elimination of emergency SNAP benefits — provided to participants in the government-sponsored nutrition program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — likely played a role in causing interest in pickup to decline more rapidly than it did for delivery, Brick Meets Click and Mercatus noted.
The firms also reported that the likelihood that a shopper who places an online grocery order will place another order with the same retailer during the ensuing 30 days, known as a repeat intent score, declined by nearly 3 percentage points in March compared with the same month in 2022. First-time shoppers and those in lower-income groups tended to have lower repeat intent scores than people who placed four or more online orders during the prior three months or were more affluent, according to the data.
Monthly order frequency, a key measure of people’s interest in using digital channels to buy groceries, declined in March to 2.42 — its lowest level since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. In a reflection of the lasting impact the public health crisis has had on the grocery industry, however, that figure was still almost 20% above its pre-pandemic level.
The drop in monthly order frequency was larger among traditional grocers than it was for mass retailers like Walmart and Target, which have been grabbing market share in the online grocery space.
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Link: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/Downtown-San-Francisco-Whole-Foods-Market-closes-citing-safety-concerns/647436/
The Whole Foods Market Trinity store in downtown San Francisco has closed its doors to “ensure the safety of our Team Members,” a spokesperson for the specialty grocer said in an emailed statement Tuesday.
The spokesperson noted all staff will be transferred to other nearby locations after making the “difficult decision to close the Trinity store for the time being.” The grocer did not say if or when the store would reopen, but that it will evaluate reopening if the safety of employees can be ensured.
The 64,737-square-foot flagship store, located at Eighth and Market streets in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood, closed its doors on April 11, a little over a year after opening in March 2022.
Reports from The San Francisco Standard cited “deteriorating street conditions” including drug use and crime as reasons for the Whole Foods closing. The local news source also reported the Trinity location cut back on operating hours due to “high theft and hostile people” in October and a month later had to limit restroom access after syringes and drug pipes were found inside.
Other national retailers have taken similar measures to protect the safety of employees. In July 2022, Starbucks said it would permanently close 16 stores due to safety issues. Six of those were in the Los Angeles area; another six in Seattle; two in Portland, Oregon; one in Philadelphia; and one in Washington, D.C., sister publication Restaurant Dive reported.
The coffee shop chain giant did not go into specifics surrounding incident reports and employee feedback regarding the 16 stores that closed. However, Starbucks had previously noted safety issues related to its open restrooms.
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2023.05.07 13:33 Interesting-Trade481 Sorry Americans, I only know metric system

Sorry Americans, I only know metric system
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https://preview.redd.it/gpxsgm5vaeya1.jpg?width=752&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee9d28e8d31b512afe2a435ae37e8b0d3767ce39
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2023.05.03 16:27 QC_knight1824 ELI5 - Precipitation Model Parameters

ELI5 - Precipitation Model Parameters
Crossposted from meteorology for more insight!
Getting into reading weather models in my free time as I'm an avid golfer and the hobbies seem to go perfectly hand-in-hand and I'm having trouble understanding the ECMWF (9km) precipitation parameters that i'm looking at. Can someone help?
The specific parameters are :
  • Precipitation Total, 1h
  • Precipitation Total 3h (and 6h as well)
  • Accumulated total precipitation
Some help deciphering the difference between these would be greatly appreciated, and any suggestions on reading material regarding these models and their various parameters would also be of interest...thanks!
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2023.04.23 04:08 TurtleTimeline AWS selects 14 startups for 2023 AWS Space Accelerator

https://turtletimeline.com/aws-selects-14-startups-for-2023-aws-space-accelerato
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the 14 global space startups that have been selected to participate in the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator. The program is designed to provide technical, business, and mentorship support to startups to help them accelerate their growth using the cloud. The selected startups are creating innovative solutions to address various challenges associated with space sustainability.

AWS Space Accelerator to drive innovation in the space industry

Today, space exploration has gained immense significance globally, with over 70 countries participating in space activities. To ensure that humans can use space sustainably for generations to come, organizations like the World Economic Forum, the European Space Agency, and NASA are exploring ways to support a safe, prosperous, and sustainable future in space. The AWS Space Accelerator will help selected startups leverage flexible, agile cloud tools that can help power their space missions and innovate faster.

AWS Space Accelerator program benefits

The AWS Space Accelerator provides participants with specialized AWS training, up to $100,000 in AWS Promotional Credit, business development and strategy support, and mentoring from AWS space domain and technical subject matter experts. The startups will also have the opportunity to work with AWS customers and AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners looking for innovative space solutions.

Meet the cohort

A panel of experts from AWS and TechConnect selected this year’s startups from hundreds of highly competitive applicants worldwide. The 14 startups were chosen based on several factors, including the innovative and unique nature of each project, relevance to the space sustainability focus, the overall value the solution may bring to the space industry, the creative application of AWS technology, and the team’s ability to deliver on an identified opportunity.

The 14 participating startups are:

Delta-V Analytics Inc (New Castle, Delaware) – Delta-V Analytics provides a cloud-based platform that automates satellite constellation operations using digital twin technology.
GATE Space (Vienna, Austria) – GATE Space enables the next generation of in-space mobility by providing scalable and cost-efficient plug-and-play mobility to satellites and orbital transfer vehicles.
GRASP (Lille, France) – GRASP’s mission is to develop satellite instruments and products that provide a complete picture of the Earth’s atmosphere and surface. These will be designed specifically to help decision-makers select paths that minimize climate change and improve air quality and human health.
In Orbit Aerospace (Torrance, California) – In Orbit is building infrastructure to support mass manufacturing in space. This startup operates uncrewed orbital platforms and re-entry vehicles, with the goal of providing more accessible and cost-effective service to and from space.
Integrate (Seattle, Washington) – Integrate is building a program logistics platform for complex hardware development and deployment scenarios for the space industry. The company’s collaboration-first approach allows program managers to organically pull together hardware specifications, high level requirements, and schedules into a single collaborative software platform for faster execution.
Kawa Space (San Francisco, California) – Kawa provides space-powered signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic intelligence (ELINT), and maritime domain awareness (MDA) as a service.
Little Place Labs (Houston, Texas) – Little Place Labs specializes in providing near-real-time space analytics for both ground and space-based applications, using advanced machine learning algorithms deployed directly on satellites and other space infrastructures. This enables rapid, precise, and cost-effective delivery of critical insights across commercial and national security sectors, with the ultimate purpose of making the world a better place.
Lunasonde – (Tucson, Arizona) – Lunasonde is making the underground world visible, transforming humanity’s approach to subsurface exploration and resource extraction. Using low-frequency radar, Lunasonde can identify objects and materials hundreds of meters underground, resulting in the first three-dimensional map below the surface of the Earth, and eventually the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and beyond.
Nominal (Austin, Texas) – Nominal builds continuous validation software for hardware organizations testing and deploying high-stakes, complex systems. The Nominal platform equips engineering teams to explore, monitor, and enrich mission-critical test data — all in one place.
Raven Space Systems, Inc. (Kansas City, Kansas) – Raven Space Systems is building entirely 3D printed reentry capsules for on-demand cargo return from space. The company’s automated factory will enable cheaper and faster capsule production with adaptability for any mission.
Rogue Space Systems (Laconia, New Hampshire) – Rogue Space Systems provides in-space services through autonomous robotic systems, and aims to support a future vision of growth and expansion in space, including the tools and resources humanity will need to flourish.
Space Kinetic (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – Space Kinetic is turning solar power into low-cost, in-space mobility with a novel electromechanical propulsion system. With several diverse applications across the space domain, the company’s long-term goal is to build a cislunar logistics network for sustainable space operations.
Violet Labs (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – Violet Labs is building cloud-based software integration for complex hardware engineering. The Violet platform aggregates data from software tools used across the hardware development lifecycle into a powerful single source of truth.
Xona Space Systems Inc (Burlingame, California) – Xona Space Systems enables modern technologies to operate safely in any environment, anywhere on Earth. Utilizing the efficiency of small satellites, Xona’s PULSAR service is a commercial “Super-GPS” designed to provide unprecedented precision, protection, and availability.

Innovative solutions for space sustainability

The 14 participating startups are working on inspiring and innovative solutions that address various challenges associated with space sustainability. Delta-V Analytics provides a cloud-based platform that automates satellite constellation operations using digital twin technology. GATE Space enables the next generation of in-space mobility by providing scalable and cost-efficient plug-and-play mobility to satellites and orbital transfer vehicles. GRASP’s mission is to develop satellite instruments and products that provide a complete picture of the Earth’s atmosphere and surface. These will be designed specifically to help decision-makers select paths that minimize climate change and improve air quality and human health.

Future of space for all humanity

As organizations are thinking big about how to transform the future of space for all humanity, the AWS Space Accelerator can help startups leverage the latest cloud tools and solutions to develop next-generation space technology. With their innovative ideas and the support provided by AWS, these startups have the potential to drive significant progress in the space industry.
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2023.04.16 22:16 Eoin_Urban Doors Open Minneapolis - May 13 and May 14

I want to share some information about a really cool event happening in a little less than a month. Doors Open Minneapolis is a free event where buildings throughout Minneapolis that aren't usually accessible to the public are opened for visitors to learn about and explore. You can explore historic buildings like churches but also modern buildings like the Federal Reserve Bank. They last held the event in 2019 and I had a terrific time going around the city to see buildings I've never seen before. Some of my favorites that are open in 2023:
It was really disappointing to see the event canceled from 2020-2022 due to the pandemic but I'm really excited to see it happening again. There are also opportunities to volunteer at the various venues. I just wanted to make a post about a month out to get this event on people's radar and so people interested in volunteering can sign up in time.
Venues open in 2023
https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/
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2023.04.15 18:13 bluecjj NBA/ABA "dynasty" Rankings, Part 4 (Dynasties)

Full Series:
The grand finale is here. We've covered the could've beens, and the teams in the mushy middle between bridesmaid and dynasty. However, ten teams have achieved true Dynasty status; which I define as having won three championships or more in six seasons or fewer.
Sometimes, this standard for a Dynasty can encounter stress tests. For example, the Pittsburgh Penguins won three Stanley Cups in nine seasons, so they would get denied the Dynasty title despite a pretty impressive run of success in the post-lockout era, including but not limited to those three Cups. On the other side of the coin, the San Francisco Giants won three World Series in five years, but their degree of success in surrounding seasons was so sparse that calling them a true Dynasty can feel weird.
However, I don't get a similar feeling when I look at basketball runs of excellence. All ten of the true Dynasties on this list belong, in my opinion; a Bill Simmons-type will exclude several of them, but only by applying a very strict standard. And when we look at the Dynastenders, it's hard to count any of them as Dynasties, as none had three titles to their name. The closest you would probably get would be the Heatles (the #1 Dynastender) or the Bad Boy Pistons (#6), but in both cases I think the consensus would be that calling them a proper dynasty is a stretch.

10. Indiana Pacers, 1969-1975

Head Coach: Slick Leonard
Key Players: Roger Brow, Mel Daniels, George McGinnis, Freddie Lewis, Bob Netolicky, Billy Knight
Dynasty Rankings: 9th in Seasons (7), 10th in Points (19.28), 10th in adjusted Championships (1.79), 10th in adjusted Finals appearances (2.97), 10th in win% (.601), 9th in playoff win% (.598), 10th in adjusted Net Rating (+2.4), 10th in Top 5 aNR (+3.0)
Total z-score: -0.48
Seeing “Pacers” and “dynasty” in the same sentence might be jarring, given that Indiana has zero NBA titles to their name. They do, however, have three ABA titles, which is what earns them a spot on this list.
You could dispute whether to include the ABA, but once I made that decision, it's clear that the Pacers are a Dynasty. They won three titles in four years, and added two additional Finals appearances to boot.
While that’s a clear dynasty, though, there’s a few marks against them which bury them well below the rest of the Dynasties I’m ranking, even though my system includes no penalty for being an ABA team. Indiana often spent too long dispatching teams for my system (and it’s playoff win % element)’s liking, including combining for only an 18-17 playoff record during their two Finals losses. Their regular seasons included only two seasons which would give them dynasty points in their own right (‘70 and ‘71), and none which meet the 60-win pace requirement for the top “tier” in my system. In addition, the ABA only had 10-11 teams during this Dynasty, which means every championship and finals appearance is discounted accordingly (they each count about 60% of a corresponding season in the 30-team era).
The Pacers are the clear odd-man out in this Dynasty club; if we bunched up Dynasties, Dynastenders and Bridesmaids into one list, Indiana would rank 36th. However, the nine teams we’re about to cover need no arbitrary “dividers” to set themselves apart. These nine teams are the top nine on the overall list as well, followed by the Heatles, ‘70s Bucks and Dr. J Sixers at 10th-12th, and the Bridesmaid Jazz at 13. Truly, we’re entering the area where the best of the best reside.

9. Minneapolis Lakers, 1949-1954

Head Coach: John Kundla
Key Players: George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard, Slater Martin
Dynasty Rankings: 10th in Seasons (6), 9th in Points (27.22), 7th in adjusted Championships (3.09), 9th in adjusted Finals appearances (3.09), 7th in win% (.676), 1st in playoff win% (.716), 4th in adjusted Net Rating (+5.6), 8th in Top 5 aNR (+6.1)
Total z-score: 0.53
If you've seen somebody mock what the NBA looked like in the '60s, there's a chance that they're actually talking about the very beginning of the NBA, which is what these Lakers occupy.
Nevertheless, it was never a guarantee that one team would dominate early on, and Mikan and co.'s dominance is very impressive indeed. Averaging a .716 win percentage across six playoff runs is absurd. For reference, the Bucks are going to finish with the best record in the NBA this season with about the same record. And these Lakers did that in the playoffs, and over six separate playoff runs at that.
Even when you include adjustments for the number of teams in the league, Minneapolis' five titles get reduced to three, still a dynasty-caliber number. If the Mikan Lakers wanted to challenge the teams above, they'd have to be more dominant in the regular season, or last longer and win even more championships. But as it is, my system still considers their run to be more impressive than any Dynastender (including the Heatles, Bad Boys, Dirks, etc.)

8. Los Angeles Lakers, 1995-2004

Head Coach: Del Harris, Phil Jackson
Key Players: Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones, Robert Horry, Nick Van Exel, Elden Campbell, Vlade Divac, Cedric Ceballos, Glen Rice, Gary Payton
Dynasty Rankings: 6th-7th in Seasons (10), 7th in Points (35), 8th in adjusted Championships (2.95), 8th in adjusted Finals appearances (3.93), 6th in win% (.680), 8th in playoff win% (.618), 8th in adjusted Net Rating (+4.7), 7th in Top 5 aNR (+6.6)
Total z-score: 0.63
The 1994-95 Lakers were an unimpressive team who allowed more points than they scored, but they pulled out a first round series against the playoff-challenged SuperSonics, and earned a dynasty point in so doing. The '96 team was better in the regular season, earning point number two.
However, that's of course not what you went to this entry for. Shaquille O'Neal joined the team the next season, and he along with the developing Kobe Bryant would vault this team into Dynastic territory. After a playoff funk that lasted for a few years, the team eventually won three straight titles, something only three other teams on this list can boast, and looked like they'd win a fourth before getting upset by the (#5 Dynastender) Pistons. Then Shaq left, and began a run of mediocrity well long enough to cut this run off from the Pau Gasol era we discussed on the Dynastender list.
Of this threepeat, it's notorious that 2002 is a footnote title (perhaps the largest footnote in NBA history), due to the incredibly favorable officiating that the Lakers received in a must-win Game 6 of the conference finals. The Lakers won by four points (ahead by one before the Kings were forced to foul), and Roland Beech’s analysis concludes that the Lakers gained 6 net points’ worth of expected value due to incorrect or doubtful officiating decisions, and that's without accounting for the considerable foul trouble implications of said decisions. Portland fans may argue that 2000 belongs in a similar conversation, what with a huge free-throw disparity at the end of that WCF Game 7. Of course, there are counterarguments, like that free-throw disparities don't tell the whole story, or that the refs went Sacramento's way in Game 5, or that some might not believe in putting footnotes on championships at all. However, you can't honestly look at this Lakers run without thinking about what happened with the Kings series, especially if you're in Sacramento.
The one title you can’t argue, though, is 2001, where Shaqobe and co. famously kicked an unfathomable amount of ass in the playoffs. They never lost a postseason game in regulation, something no other team in NBA history can boast, and their average point differential of +12.75 in the second season is better than any team’s total in the first.
A major factor hurting this Dynasty is that it isn’t attached to the later Lakers era from ‘08 to ‘12. The reason is that in the three years from ‘05 to ‘07, the Lakers missed the playoffs once and lost in the first round twice. They also didn’t have a 50-win season in that span, actually finishing with a total record under .500. That, plus the common-sense angle that Shaq left to coincide with all of this, is a pretty clear argument for why this chapter ended in 2004, despite Kobe’s (and Phil Jackson’s) presence in a later one.

7. Golden State Warriors, 2013-present

Head Coach: Mark Jackson, Steve Kerr
Key Players: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, David Lee
Dynasty Rankings: 6th-7th in Seasons (10), 8th in Points (31), 5th-6th in adjusted Championships (4), 4th in adjusted Finals appearances (6), 8th in win% (.665), 2nd in playoff win% (.699), 6th in adjusted Net Rating (+4.9), 3rd in Top 5 aNR (+8.8)
Total z-score: 0.92
After the previous two Laker dynasties comes our next tier, in which the NBA’s reigning Dynasty finds itself. The Warriors, particularly in their Finals streak, dazzlingly dominated in shooting efficiency. And unlike their predecessors in the Seven Seconds or Less Suns who did similarly, Golden State supplemented this with solid defensive performances.
The story of this Dynasty, in many ways, is a story of footnotes; largely absence-related ones, some of which have helped the Warriors, some of which have hurt them. Many would criticize my references to footnotes in this series, and say you should just take every result at face value; but with the Warriors, you almost can’t avoid these elephants in the room. Let's talk about them one by one.

6. Boston Celtics, 1980-1988

Head Coach: Bill Fitch, K.C. Jones
Key Players: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Cedric Maxwell, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, Tiny Archibald
Dynasty Rankings: 8th in Seasons (9), 6th in Points (38.91), 9th in adjusted Championships (2.63), 7th in adjusted Finals appearances (4.38), 1st in win% (.745), 7th in playoff win% (.619), 2nd in adjusted Net Rating (+6.5), 5th in Top 5 aNR (+7.05)
Total z-score: 1.01
Some people would dispute that Larry Bird's Celtics are a Dynasty, and to be honest, for a time I agreed with them. It does feel a little weird to have two coincidental Dynasties (although, as we'll get to later, that's inevitable), and I originally planned on leaving these guys out (either because I planned for "3 in 5" rather than "3 in 6" to be the standard, or because I didn't have a set standard, I forget). However, had I done that, looking over these numbers it wouldn't feel right. The '80s Celtics would be far and away the greatest Dynastender of all time; the difference between them and the Heatles would be, by my system, roughly equivalent to the difference between the Heat and LeBron's second Cleveland stint, which isn't even in the top 10 of Dynastenders. To paraphrase Sesame Street, one of those teams would not have been like the others. One of those teams wouldn't have belonged.
Instead, Bird and co. belong squarely among the true Dynasties in NBA history, in large part due to their ludicrous domination of the regular season. In the nine seasons of this run, the Celtics won 60 games six times, led the league in net rating five times, and never finished below 3rd in net rating or with fewer than 56 wins. Fans might care more or less about regular season numbers after the fact, but they represent how good a team was on a day-to-day level. If you were following the NBA in the '80s, there's a strong chance you were watching the Celtics win any given game, or that you were impressed at their place in the standings when perusing the newspaper.
And while these Celtics "only" won three championships, they certainly had additional opportunities. They outscored the Sixers in the '82 conference finals, but lost in seven. The disparity was caused in large part by the Mother’s Day Massacre in which Boston took Game 1 in a blowout. Boston also lost the '85 Finals after a more famous blowout Game 1 win, although the Lakers also made that deficit up in the aggregate tally.
In all, the Celtics were an incredible regular-season team, but they didn't last quite long enough, or win quite enough championships to crack what ends up being a rather distinct top five.

5. LeBron and Friends, 2006-2020(?)

Head Coach: Mike Brown, Erik Spoelstra, David Blatt, Tyronn Lue, Luke Walton, Frank Vogel
Key Players: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Kevin Love, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Tristan Thompson, Anderson Varejao, Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams, Anthony Davis
Dynasty Rankings: 2nd in Seasons (15), 3rd in Points (57), 5th-6th in adjusted Championships (4), 1st in adjusted Finals appearances (10), 9th in win% (.662), 5th in playoff win% (.662), 9th in adjusted Net Rating (+4.4), 4th in Top 5 aNR (+7.5)
Total z-score: 1.59
Decades ago, sports players fought for their rights to choose the organization that employs them, just like workers in any other profession. Much to the chagrin of some, LeBron James has used this right on multiple occasions, and has had the power to instantly transform teams into top championship contenders. This has led me to consider LeBron's career as a Dynasty ('12, '13 and '16 satisfies the "3 in 6" condition) alongside franchise-based ones.
We've basically talked about this Dynasty already, but piecemeal. It started in 2006, when LeBron's Cavaliers won 50 games and a playoff round, beginning the #11 Bridesmaid in this series. Then came the Decision and the #1 Dynastender in the Heatles. Then came LeBron's homecoming and the formation of yet another Dynastender in Cleveland. The one chapter of this Dynasty that hasn't independently qualified for the list is James’ stint in Los Angeles, where the ‘20 championship has no other qualifying season surrounding it (yet).
And when the LeBron dynasty is stacked up with the rest, it comes out very impressively indeed. 10 Finals appearances in the 30-team era is absolutely ridiculous; I don't care how weak the East used to be. We'll probably never see a player do that again in our lifetimes, short of a radical format change that would create more than one season per year. The juxtaposition between LeBron's nearly identical regular- and post- season win percentages in this run are illuminating, as his teams (particularly in his second Cleveland run) often stayed under the radar in the RS only to slam their feet on the gas in the second season.
The gap between number 5 all the way up to number three is extremely close, so all three of these next entries are basically interchangeable. LeBron ends up at #5, but he easily could've ended up at #3 with slightly different methodological decisions.
After a disappointing '21 and a terrible '22, it sure looked as if this LeBron dynasty was going to be slammed shut, and that 2020 would be its fairytale (or mickey mouse, depending on your perspective) ending. But we never saw LeBron or the dynasty die on screen, now did we? And indeed, the Lakers have closed out the regular season in impressive fashion, and appear to have about as strong of a chance as anybody in a messy Western Conference. If the Lakers make it back to the Finals in '23, LeBron's Dynasty will live on. If not, it will finally be over, but what a run it will have been.

4. Los Angeles Lakers, 1979-1991

Head Coach: Jerry West, Paul Westhead, Pat Riley, Mike Dunleavy
Key Players: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, A.C. Green, Norm Nixon, Vlade Divac, Sam Perkins
Dynasty Rankings: 3rd-4th in Seasons (13), 4th in Points (54.08), 4th in adjusted Championships (4.36), 2nd in adjusted Finals appearances (7.97), 2nd in win% (.712), 4th in playoff win% (.667), 5th in adjusted Net Rating (+5.3), 6th in Top 5 aNR (+7.0)
Total z-score: 1.60
When Kevin Pelton did an interview about his own dynasty-ranking system, it was observed that the Showtime Lakers stay weirdly under the radar when talking about Dynasties, in that their incredibly impressive accomplishments aren't highlighted very much. And that's a shame, because this era of Laker basketball was impressive indeed.
The Lakers dominated the western conference for a whole decade; bracketing aside the hanger-on ‘79 season which barely qualified, this team never fell below 54 wins during their run, made a remarkable nine Finals appearances in 12 tries, and were the West’s #1 seed nine consecutive times. The statistical profile of this run is very well-rounded; this is one of two Dynasties on the list which is top-six in every category of my system. This run has longevity, lasting from just after the merger to the dawn of the Bulls’ dynasty, and completely enveloping their rival Celtics’ Dynasty to boot. This run has regular-season success, with the aforementioned run of 1-seeds, as well as a four-year stay in the 60-win club. And this run had postseason success, scoring well among Dynasties for both championships, playoff win percentage, and (especially) Finals appearances.
It's possible that this team could've kept winning even more, and secured distance between themselves and this 3-5 pack on the list, if Magic didn't retire when he did.

3. Boston Celtics, 1957-1969

Head Coach: Red Auerbach, Bill Russell
Key Players: Bill Russell, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, John Havlicek, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Tom Sanders, Bailey Howell, Frank Ramsay, Don Nelson
Dynasty Rankings: 3rd-4th in Seasons (13), 2nd in Points (59.36), 1st in adjusted Championships (6.12), 3rd in adjusted Finals appearances (6.64), 4th in win% (.705), 6th in playoff win% (.647), 7th in adjusted Net Rating (+4.8), 9th in Top 5 aNR (+5.8)
Total z-score: 1.60
These lads won eight effing titles in a row. That’s a pretty incredible feat, and something that’s generally the first thing mentioned (or close) when discussing this dynasty.
Yes, it’s true that there were 8-9 teams in the league during the streak, but that doesn’t make an eight-peat some sort of trivial task. To compare across sports: for 60 seasons, MLB only had eight teams per league, and nobody won eight straight pennants (the Yankees’ five straight from 1949 to ‘53 is the longest streak). For 26 seasons, the NHL had six franchises, and three of them barely counted as real teams. Once again, the longest Stanley Cup streak was five (Montreal from 1956 to ‘60). There's no iron law of sports that says if there's eight teams in a league, you're going to have eight-peats all over the place.
On the other hand, Nate Silver makes a decent point that if you separated the current NBA into 10-team “leagues”, you’d also have seen some gaudy numbers (like the Showtime Lakers also winning eight straight titles). As someone who’s ranking the Celtics here, I’m not too threatened by this exercise, as the other teams putting up ridiculous numbers of hypothetical championships are mostly in this top-five tier (the Showtime Lakers, the Spurs, LeBron).
As a side note, that Silver article might have helped inspire my “adjusted championships” metric. I take a middle approach between flatly dividing titles based on the number of teams (what Nate does at another point in the article) vs. counting every title equally, by taking the square root of 30 divided by teams in the league, and dividing by that. It brings the Russell Celtics to just over 6 championships, which I think makes some intuitive sense; giving them credit for only 3.4 championships feels a little low based on the nature of their accomplishment.
Another point that Silver makes, and that also works against the Celtics' ranking, is that their domination of the field sometimes left some to be desired. That feels silly to say given all of their championships, but there were lots of Game 7s they had to play, which ends up dropping them to #6 in the playoff win percentage leaderboard for Dynasties. Compare to the Mikan Lakers from before, who often dispatched opponents with little pushback, while the Celtics sometimes had to sweat it out until Havlicek stole the ball. Boston's relatively weak top-5 aNR also reflects a lack of truly rarified individual seasons. Unlike a Warriors or Bulls dynasty who put up all-time great regular seasons on multiple occasions, the Russell Celtics’ highest aNR was +6.25 (in ‘62), which is lower than the average numbers for the Bulls and the Bird Celtics. The Celtics didn’t win by sheer dominance, as much as by an incredible ability to pull out close and crucial games.

2. Chicago Bulls, 1988-1998

Head Coach: Doug Collins, Phil Jackson
Key Players: Michaeljordanscottiepippendennisrodmantonikucoc, Horace Grant, Steve Kerr, B.J. Armstrong, John Paxson, Ron Harper
Dynasty Rankings: 5th in Seasons (11), 5th in Points (51), 2nd in adjusted Championships (5.8), 6th in adjusted Finals appearances (5.8), 3rd in win% (.712), 3rd in playoff win% (.693), 1st in adjusted Net Rating (+6.9), 1st in Top 5 aNR (+10.5)
Total z-score: 1.79
These Bulls need no introduction; they're the most fabled team in NBA history. Numerous moments of theirs (and of Michael Jordan’s) are iconic, from The Shot early in the dynasty to The Last Shot to finish it off. Their six championships are the constant measuring stick against which all successful players and teams are measured in the modern era. The reverence that Jordan and this team receives feels like it can border on idolatry at times; that Jordan, especially, is almost different in kind from any other superstar in NBA history, and it's never appropriate to compare anyone to him.
But while the degree of hype might occasionally go overboard, the all-time great reputation of the Bulls is definitely not unearned. Chicago averaged nearly a 60-win pace over these eleven seasons, and won a round in all of them. They were even able to survive very impressively when Jordan missed most of two regular seasons due to his retirement.
Net rating is a particular testament to Chicago’s greatness. It’s well-documented how dominant the Bulls were in all measures during their second threepeat, where ‘96 and ‘97 remain the top-2 net rating teams in NBA history. The first threepeat wasn’t too shabby either, with ‘92 ranking 6th all time, and ‘91 coming in at #18. This is a nice feather in their cap when I have a category for the top-5 seasons a dynasty recorded in (schedule-adjusted) net rating; if the average of the Bulls’ top 5 seasons were its own separate season, it would rank 7th all-time, above the 73-win Warriors season.
Their championships are also mostly footnote proof, although you can talk about possible missed foul calls on The Last Shot or the Smith play if you want.
Given all of this, the Bulls would likely be the majority pick for #1, and you may well be surprised that they didn’t land there. As we’ll later explore, this is less of a no-confidence vote for the Bulls as it is a confidence vote for the team above them.

1.San Antonio Spurs, 1993-2017

Head Coach: John Lucas, Bob Hill, Gregg Popovich
Key Players: Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard, Avery Johnson, Sean Elliott, Vinny Del Negro, Bruce Bowen, Danny Green, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dennis Rodman, Dale Ellis, Tiago Splitter, Derek Anderson, Rasho Nesterovic
Dynasty Rankings: 1st in Seasons (25), 1st in Points (76), 3rd in adjusted Championships (4.97), 5th in adjusted Finals appearances (5.97), 5th in win% (.688), 10th in playoff win% (.598), 3rd in adjusted Net Rating (+6.2), 2nd in Top 5 aNR (+9.2)
Total z-score: 2.28
Were the Spurs a dynasty? Before we answer that question, let me tell a story.
One night, near the lead-up to the 1990-91 NBA season, a couple in Compton were spending a night together.
These Laker fans (I think?) were enjoying the twilight of the Showtime Dynasty; and if they were thinking about potential obstacles their favorite team would face, one of them would be newcomers from San Antonio. The Spurs won 56 games the previous year, and narrowly lost to Portland in round 2. That’s 2 dynasty points, their first qualifying season since ‘83. The next three seasons saw 55 wins and a first round loss (1 point); 47 wins and a first round loss (-2 points); and 49 wins and a second-round loss (1 point). Based on the rules I established for this series, this ended their ‘90-91 run, as there’s a three-year stretch (‘91-93) with a negative season, and the other two seasons insufficient to make up for it. However, one could easily consider the Spurs’ run as ongoing at this point, starting from ‘90, depending on the ruleset one chooses.
After that ‘93 season, the Spurs barely ever looked back. That was the start of four straight qualifying seasons, including a 62-win ‘95 and a 59-win ‘96. A single year was spent in the basement, resulting in the acquisition of Tim Duncan, and the Spurs picked right back up. A 56-win ‘98 was the start of TWENTY straight seasons with a 50-win pace.
Over the next 6-7 seasons, Duncan and co. competed toe-to-toe with the Shaqobe Lakers at the top of the league. The Spurs and Lakers would win three apiece of the next seven titles, and the playoff series score was 3-2 for the Lakers (the two most remembered series seem to be ‘01 and ‘04, both Laker wins, but the Spurs do have ‘99 and ‘03 to their name).
Some people might say that SAS’ 1999 title deserves a footnote, because a lockout shortened the regular season. Those people are wrong, as the most impressive part of the Spurs’ season was the 15-1 playoff run that followed the 50-game regular season; which, while shorter than a normal season, should still be plenty of time to prepare for the playoffs. And besides, even nitpicking that regular season gets a little ridiculous when you think about the fact that they would replicate it eighteen more consecutive times. A better argument for a footnote is 2003, where San Antonio got help getting through the WCF via a Dirk Nowitzki injury (and potentially a prior Chris Weber injury, from Dallas’ side of the bracket).
While Shaqobe went their separate ways, the Spurs kept going. A 63-win ‘06 ended in a crushing 7-game loss to Dallas, but ‘07 ended with a championship, after an impressive playoff run where Round 2 (against Phoenix) was the only competitive (and admittedly, footnote-y) series. '07 is when Dynasty status was finally reached, as '03, '05 and '07 were three championships over five years.
After five more ho-hum seasons (where the Spurs “only” averaged 54 wins, third in the league, and made two conference finals, and won five playoff series, 5th-7th in the league), their new rival became the Heat. They won 58 games in ‘13, and came extremely close to beating the #1 Dynastender, but blew a late lead in Game 6 and lost Game 7 by 7. After a 62-win campaign the next season, they avenged this lost in resounding fashion, winning in five and outscoring Miami by fourteen points per game. It’s the worst playoff loss LeBron had ever suffered to that point; with the possible exception, of course, of what the Spurs had done to his Cavs team seven years prior.
Now, why did I mention that couple from Compton at the very top? What relevance do they have? Well, the product of the couple, Kawhi Leonard, was all grown up by this time, and earned the Finals MVP in the 2014 series. He would serve as the cornerstone of the team for three more qualifying seasons, but the playoff results weren’t there, and his rule-changing injury ended up spelling the end of San Antonio’s long run.
That, my friends, is the definition of a dynasty.
In non-sports terms, the term “dynasty” designates a family of rulers which transcends generations; families that can stay in power while entire lifetimes are lived, where nobody remembers a time when they were not around. The Spurs fit that mold more than any other team in NBA history.
The Spurs' run entirely encapsulates that of the the Shaq and LeBron Heat, the Shaq and Gasol Lakers, the Hakeem Rockets and the Durant/Westbrook Thunder. If you include partial overlaps, the Dynasty connects with more than half of the runs covered in this series; four other Dynasties, nine Dynastenders, and thirteen Bridesmaids, ranging from the Jordan Bulls all the way to the current Celtics.
The Spurs’ season-length of their run is the single biggest statistical outlier (4.44 standard deviations above the mean of all the teams on the three lists) out of any of the 8 metrics I used to compile these rankings. The second-biggest outlier is the Spurs’ own point total (3.63), and the third-biggest is LeBron’s Finals appearances (3.44).
If we’re comparing dynasty lengths across sports, then the Spurs have the Cowboys (1966-85) and the Patriots (2001-19) beat. They also barely eke it out over the Yankees’ run from 1920-43. The one MLB team that might top the Spurs is the Yankees from 1994 to the present, if you count their 2015 wild-card loss as a “playoff berth”. It’s worth noting, though, that Bill James’ original standards for baseball dynasties was looser than mine for basketball ones. The Yankees had a four-year run (‘13 to ‘16) with three negative seasons and their one WC loss; that’s a pretty lame way of extending a dynasty, although by James’ standards, it’s possible that it did the trick. I have preliminary NHL results from a similar system that I could compare the Spurs to, but I don't want to spoil those.
Given how ridiculously long the Spurs' Dynasty is, you would think they would flunk every rate statistic in my system. Given how great the aforementioned teams were, surely it would be impossible to sustain as good of a performance as them over 25 seasons… right?
Well, not necessarily. The Spurs are indeed last among Dynasties in playoff win percentage. That's their "weak link", if a near-60 percent win rate over 24 playoff runs can be considered a weakness. However, their regular season win percentage is greater than that of the Dynasties of the Shaqobe Lakers or Curry Warriors, and their average adjusted Net Rating is only worse than the Jordan Bulls and Bird Celtics. This is over twenty-five flipping years we're talking about, ladies and gents.
Most people don't think of the Spurs as the greatest Dynasty of all time, if they even think of them as a Dynasty at all. I think the fact that they "only" have five titles plays into it; if 2013, or 2006, or 2004 had gone differently, and Duncan were tied with Jordan in the ring rankings, maybe people would take these guys more seriously. Personally, I wasn't expecting the Spurs to come out on top as I was crunching these numbers. But the sheer quantity of success San Antonio enjoyed makes me inclined to agree that they are, indeed, the #1 Dynasty in basketball history.
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2023.04.15 12:22 kittehgoesmeow What A Day: Scarred For Pro-Life by Julia Claire & Crooked Media (04/14/23)

"Some Republicans when they get into office... just kind of hope to not have to make decisions until they're actually forced to do it." - Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) giving a speech in Akron, OH while Fort Lauderdale, FL is underwater due to historic flooding

No-Life Republican Party

It’s easy to get whiplash from the crash abortion litigation in America, but there are continued indications that Republican cruelty is backfiring in a big way.
So where does that leave us?
The fight is far from over. It’s clear that a loud, small minority of this country wants to see abortion banned completely with no exceptions at the federal level, and they’re calling the shots in the GOP at the current moment, to their own detriment. We can’t control the rulings of far-right nightmare judges, but it’s clear time and again that the majority of Americans support safe and legal abortion, and they will eventually have their say.

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Under The Radar

Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard serviceman who was taken into FBI custody on Thursday for leaking hundreds of highly classified national-security documents to show off to his buddies on Discord, apparently had a very active and easily traceable digital fingerprint. He often talked about God (Christian God, that is) in the hilariously titled Discord channel “Thug Shaker Central” in between sharing his love of guns and racist memes. According to a member of the Discord, he also expressed opposition to many of the priorities of the U.S. government and the military “since it was run by the elite politicians.” But it also cannot be thoroughly emphasized enough that his motivation to leak the documents was apparently not moral or political, but rather his personal bravado and being a 21-year-old with way too much security clearance. Teixeira made his initial appearance in federal court today, and Boston’s top federal national-security prosecutor Nadine Pellegrini requested that he be detained pending trial. A detention hearing was set for Wednesday.

What Else?

A senior official at the Federal Reserve said that there has been little progress on inflation after over a year and that more interest rate hikes are needed. Or, you know, they could suggest something else like appropriately taxing record corporate profits instead of continuing to punish average Americans.
The Montana legislature became the first state to unilaterally ban TikTok on nearly all devices in the state. The teens are gonna be so mad!
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will sign a bill on Friday that will allow split juries to recommend the death penalty in the state of Florida, requiring only an 8-4 vote instead of a unanimous one. Because apparently it wasn’t easy enough to kill people in “the most pro-life state”!
France’s Constitutional Council has approved a wildly unpopular plan to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64 after, three months of mass protests over the Macron government’s decision.
Minneapolis became the first city in the nation to okay the Muslim call to prayer five times per day, year round, amending the city’s noise ordinance to allow calls at dawn and late in the evening.
The Argentinian economy is buckling under crushing 103 percent inflation. Is that high?

What In The World?

British intelligence has assessed that Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from parts of the city of Bakhmut after a Russian missile strike killed eight people and injured 21 more in eastern Ukraine today. Earlier this week, Ukrainian military commanders rejected the claim by Russian leaders that its forces now controlled 80 percent of the city, but it’s clear that the Kremlin has been injecting new resources into its long-sought effort to capture Bakhmut as part of a larger aim to capture more territory in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Bakhmut was home to around 70,000 people before the war, and has been the Kremlin’s main target in its winter offensive.

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Light At The End Of The Email

Money has poured into the Tennessee Democratic Party and to local Dem candidates after the expulsion then reinstatement of state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for protesting against lax gun laws on the House floor after a school shooting.
President Biden continues to enjoy his victory tour of Ireland with this WWE-style entrance to a crowd of thousands.

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2023.03.30 13:56 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the StockMarketChat sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

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Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

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YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

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TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

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TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

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THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

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THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

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THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
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THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
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EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

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THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

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EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

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YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
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YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

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TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

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(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

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2023.03.30 13:55 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the WallStreetStockMarket sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SOURCE!)

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

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YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

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TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

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YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

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TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

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TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

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THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

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THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

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THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

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EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

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YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

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TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

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2023.03.30 13:54 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the StockMarketForums sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SOURCE!)

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

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YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

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TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

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YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

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TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

FULL DISCLOSURE:

bigbear0083 has no positions in any stocks mentioned. Reddit, moderators, and the author do not advise making investment decisions based on discussion in these posts. Analysis is not subject to validation and users take action at their own risk. bigbear0083 is an admin at the financial forums StonkForums.com where this content was originally posted.

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What's on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at StockMarketForums?

I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Thursday, March 30th, 2023! :)

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2023.03.30 13:54 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the StocksMarket sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SOURCE!)

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

(CLICK HERE FOR STOCK FUTURES CHARTS!)

YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP!)

TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S MARKET MAP!)

YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

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2023.03.30 13:53 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the EarningsWhispers sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SOURCE!)

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

(CLICK HERE FOR STOCK FUTURES CHARTS!)

YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP!)

TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S MARKET MAP!)

YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

FULL DISCLOSURE:

bigbear0083 has no positions in any stocks mentioned. Reddit, moderators, and the author do not advise making investment decisions based on discussion in these posts. Analysis is not subject to validation and users take action at their own risk. bigbear0083 is an admin at the financial forums StonkForums.com where this content was originally posted.

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2023.03.30 13:53 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the FinancialMarket sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SOURCE!)

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

(CLICK HERE FOR STOCK FUTURES CHARTS!)

YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP!)

TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S MARKET MAP!)

YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

FULL DISCLOSURE:

bigbear0083 has no positions in any stocks mentioned. Reddit, moderators, and the author do not advise making investment decisions based on discussion in these posts. Analysis is not subject to validation and users take action at their own risk. bigbear0083 is an admin at the financial forums StonkForums.com where this content was originally posted.

Join the Official Reddit Stock Market Chat Discord Server HERE!

DISCUSS!

What's on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at FinancialMarket?

I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Thursday, March 30th, 2023! :)

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2023.03.30 13:52 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the stocks sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

(CLICK HERE FOR STOCK FUTURES CHARTS!)

YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP!)

TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S MARKET MAP!)

YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

(CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STOCK QUOTE!)

FULL DISCLOSURE:

bigbear0083 has no positions in any stocks mentioned. Reddit, moderators, and the author do not advise making investment decisions based on discussion in these posts. Analysis is not subject to validation and users take action at their own risk.

DISCUSS!

What's on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at stocks?

I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Thursday, March 30th, 2023! :)

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2023.03.30 13:51 bigbear0083 (3/30) Thursday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders and investors of the StockMarket sub! Welcome to the new trading day and a fresh start! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news on this Thursday, March the 30th, 2023-

Stock futures rise as Wall Street bets banking crisis has stabilized: Live updates

Stock futures rose Thursday, building on the sharp gains from the previous session, as traders bet the regional banking crisis has stabilized.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 199 points, or 0.6% higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were also up 0.6% and 0.55%, respectively.
Regional banks ticked higher in the premarket, with the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) advancing nearly 1%. The ETF has gained 7% from its March 23 crisis low of $42.24, as investors posit that the central bank has reined in any further banking contagion. Shares of Western Alliance and PacWest gained 3% and 2%, respectively.
The major averages entered Thursday’s session up solidly for the week. The S&P 500 and Dow were up more than 1%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.9% through Wednesday’s close.
The moves over the course of the week stem from Wall Street’s attempts to weigh varying factors, said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. Those factors, he said, include the latest batch of corporate earnings, the future path of interest rates and potential for a recession and, as of recent weeks, the state of the banks.
“There’s always been the natural seesaw, but it’s sort of never been like this,” he said. “There’s just so many things that are on investors’ minds.”
The three major indexes ended Wednesday higher, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a roughly 1.8% jump. The S&P 500 and Dow followed at 1.4% and 1% higher, respectively.
On Thursday, investors will watch for economic data on weekly jobless claims and the gross domestic product. Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari are all slated to speak in the afternoon.

STOCK FUTURES CURRENTLY:

(CLICK HERE FOR STOCK FUTURES CHARTS!)

YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S MARKET MAP!)

TODAY'S MARKET MAP:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S MARKET MAP!)

YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S S&P SECTORS:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S S&P SECTORS CHART!)

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR!)

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING IPO'S!)

THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($CCL $BNTX $LULU $MU $IZEA $SKLZ $WBA $HTHT $FUTU $LOVE $RH $PAYX $IHS $GOEV $CALM $PLAY $RUM $CTAS $CNM $MKC $BB $EVGO $VERO $AUGX $RGF $GMDA $SNX $RAIL $AEHR $PVH $SRT $UGRO $AADI $PRGS $DNMR $NEOG $CONN $IMBI $SOL $LOV $GROY $EE $ABOS $CNXC $UNF $AMPS $JEF $ESLT $CURI $DARE)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:

($EVGO $LICY $NEOG $NOVN $MANU $ANGO $AMPS $EDAP $TRVN $CREX $CAAS $RNLX $ISUN $BVS $ASPS $GTEC $MKTW $RMTI $HSON $IMNN $CZOO $BCLI $CRMD $QBTS $IGMS $ATAT)
(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS MORNING'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

THIS AFTERNOON'S AFTER-HOURS EARNINGS CALENDAR:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS EARNINGS CALENDAR!)

EARNINGS RELEASES AFTER THE CLOSE TODAY:

(CLICK HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S EARNINGS RELEASES!)

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #1!)
(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES LINK #2!)

YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS:

(CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY'S INSIDER TRADING FILINGS!)

TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

([CLICK HERE FOR TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR!]())
(N/A.)

THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING TICKERS ON STOCKTWITS:

  • INTC
  • RUM
  • ENVX
  • AVXL
  • STEM
  • RH
  • OSH
  • MANU
  • EVGO
  • DKNG

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

(source: cnbc.com)
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.

STOCK SYMBOL: RH

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Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.

STOCK SYMBOL: SCHW

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Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.

STOCK SYMBOL: PM

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Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

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Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.

STOCK SYMBOL: FLNC

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Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.

STOCK SYMBOL: BTU

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UBS — U.S.-listed shares of the Swiss bank rose more than 2% in premarket trading, a day after UBS announced Sergio Ermotti would return as CEO to oversee the takeover of Credit Suisse.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

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Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.

STOCK SYMBOL: CCL

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