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Another superb week for stocks is in the books. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rallied on Friday to close out the week at a record high as Wall Street celebrated another solid batch of earnings and a strong-but-not-too-strong jobs report, while holding out hope for an end to the hostilities in the Mideast. As with each week since late February, the Iran war remained a major focus for investors. But a dizzying number of headlines made it impossible to tell where the conflict was really headed next. Media reports on Wednesday said the U.S. and Iran were nearing a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war. A day later, both sides reported exchanging fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global choke point for oil transport. On Friday morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, "We should know something today" from Iran on the latest peace proposal. There was no word as of Saturday afternoon. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has already said Iran will be a topic at next week's Beijing summit between President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping . For the week, the S & P 500 jumped 2.3%, while the Nasdaq gained 4.5%. Both indexes are up for six weeks in a row — their longest winning streaks since 2024. It certainly helped that oil prices and bond yields dropped, which has been a bullish combination for stocks as of late. It's unclear if the stock market will be able to continue its run into next week. Until then, here are three things that drove last week's trading action. What's next for the Fed? Friday's mixed economic reports did not stop the market's run. The April jobs report was strong, but consumer sentiment remained extremely low. They did complicate matters for the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, though, with Jerome Powell's term as central bank chairman ending on May 15 and Trump's pick to take over, Kevin Warsh, zeroing in on Senate confirmation. The Labor Department said Friday that nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 last month , far surpassing economists' muted expectations of 55,000, but well short of the 185,000 jobs created in an unusually strong March. The April unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. The print weakened the case for a near-term rate cut because of the labor market's resilience. However, it didn't completely slam the door for Warsh, who has been a vocal proponent of lowering rates. Jim Cramer argued that the segments of the economy linked to housing and consumer spending still need lower rates. "I'm still a believer that the Whirlpool economy is what Warsh will focus on," Jim said during Friday's Morning Meeting , referring to slowing demand across lower-end consumer and housing-related categories. Shares of Whirlpool were crushed 20% this week after the company cut forward guidance and suspended its long-running dividend. The latest University of Michigan survey of how consumers feel about the economy backed up Jim's view. Surging gas prices due to the Iran war sent the early May reading on consumer sentiment to a new low. Cyber stocks jump A quarterly earnings report from a cybersecurity competitor gave Club holdings CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks a boost, with their stocks rising roughly 16% and 15%, respectively, for the week. The driver was firewall provider Fortinet , which lifted its full-year billings guidance. Investors viewed the firm's report as a read-through for the health of our favorite cyber names. Overall, it's been a turbulent year for cyber stocks. The group has been unfairly caught up in the selloff in software names like Salesforce . Wall Street has sent the sector lower on AI-driven disruption concerns. We have long thought that more generative AI adoption will actually benefit cybersecurity companies, and we're glad to see investors coming around to the idea. Optical partnership Our top performer last week was Corning , which surged 18%. The stock really got going on Wednesday after the company shared upbeat financial forecasts and announced a big supply agreement with Nvidia , which also had a strong week, gaining 8.4%. During an Investor Day presentation, Corning forecasted a $20 billion annualized sales run rate exiting 2026, resulting in a 15% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for sales from the fourth quarter of 2023 to Q4 of 2026. Corning's most optimistic projection through the end of the decade now targets a $40 billion annualized revenue rate exiting 2030. That same day, Corning announced it would open up three new U.S. manufacturing plants to produce optical fiber technologies with Nvidia. As part of the multiyear deal, Corning will grow U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing by tenfold and increase fiber production capacity by 50%. This is all in an effort to keep up with the immense amount of AI infrastructure demand. "We're going through the single largest infrastructure buildout in human history," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on "Mad Money," one day after the news dropped . On Thursday evening, Jim also interviewed Corning CEO Wendell Weeks, who also talked up the alliance. Weeks also said deals with two previously unnamed hyperscalers are "larger" than the $6 billion pact with Meta Platforms . (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, including CRWD, PANW, CRM, GLW, NVDA, META.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . 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Remote expedition cruises to destinations like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming, but the deadly hantavirus aboard MV Hondius is a reminder of unique risks. View More

This aerial view shows a boat heading toward the port from the cruise ship MV Hondius, stationed off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. The cruise ship was stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus. Three people, two crew members, and one other person, thought to be infected with the virus were airlifted from the ship and taken to specialized hospitals in Europe.- | Afp | Getty Images Remote expedition cruises to places like Antarctica and the Arctic are booming as affluent travelers increasingly seek out isolated, experience-driven destinations far from traditional tourism infrastructure.The global cruise industry serviced a record 37.2 million passengers in 2025, up 7.5% from 2024, according to Cruise Lines International Association, with passenger volume expected to approach 42 million by 2028. Within that growth, expedition cruising has emerged as one of the industry's hottest segments.Ritu Panesar, founder and president of luxury travel company Travelopod, said her clients routinely spend between $30,000 and $50,000 per person on remote expedition itineraries, often booked months or even years in advance. "People are looking for experiences that feel transformative and rare," Panesar said. "They want access to destinations that still feel untouched."Interest in Antarctica trips was up 34% year-over-year through the first four months of 2026, according to Jacqueline Mondelli, chief marketing officer at travel insurance marketplace Squaremouth, reflecting continued demand for high-end expedition travel despite rising costs and growing awareness of the logistical and medical risks tied to remote travel.Travel risk experts and insurers told CNBC the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition vessel MV Hondius is not likely to dent the appeal of remote expeditions, and global health experts, as well as prediction markets, see the risks of a widespread contagion as being low. Even if there were an impact on traveler psychology, travel experts say it would be difficult to assess right now as many high-end expedition itineraries are booked far in advance. But experts do say that as more travelers book trips within this cruise market niche, they have become more aware of the challenges that can emerge when emergencies unfold far from advanced medical care. "People pursue these trips because the remoteness is part of the appeal," said Sahara Rose DeVore, founder of the Travel Coach Network, who has traveled to more than 80 countries, many in remote locations. "Travelers understand there are uncertainties involved in expedition travel, but highly sought-after destinations like Antarctica draw strong demand despite those risks."Evacuation logistics, onboard medical capabilities, and contingency planning are issues that travelers should research before venturing into remote regions. Expedition travel protection policies often include emergency medical coverage, medical evacuation, trip interruption protection, and coordination services designed to transport travelers from remote regions to advanced medical facilities if a serious emergency occurs.Rick Bagnall, vice president at travel insurance brokerage Brown & Brown, said it has not seen a meaningful uptick specifically tied to the MV Hondius situation. "Interest in evacuation tends to rise more from overall travel uncertainty than any one incident," he said.Travelers are 'more risk-conscious than ever'Dan Richards, CEO of Global Rescue, a travel risk-management company that provides medical evacuation, field rescue, security extraction, and crisis-response services for travelers in remote or high-risk locations around the world, said that, in general, travelers are more focused on risk prevention for these types of trips. "People are more risk-conscious today than ever. I wouldn't necessarily call it risk aversion, but they are looking for a plan B," he said.Global Rescue reported a 30% increase in security membership purchases so far this year compared with the same period in 2025 as travelers increasingly seek evacuation and crisis-response support before remote trips.Maritime evacuations remain among the most difficult rescue operations because helicopters have limited offshore range and many expedition vessels lack helipads entirely. "If something happens on the open ocean and you are more than about 150 miles from land, there's not a lot anybody can do," Richards said.Global Rescue handles roughly 100,000 assistance calls annually, with about 3,000 escalating into active rescue or evacuation operations. "We've done missions at sea where we orchestrate handoffs between vessels," Richards said. "Those are difficult logistical challenges."In one recent case, Richards said the company coordinated a medical evacuation from a remote island near Tahiti after a traveler aboard a vessel developed a life-threatening condition requiring emergency treatment.Cruise industry groups say the sector remains resilient and medically prepared. "The global cruise industry maintains comprehensive health, sanitation, and medical protocols designed to protect the health and well-being of passengers and crew," said Sally Andrews, vice president of communications for Cruise Lines International Association, in a statement to CNBC.Insurance policies and remote environments Travel insurance and evacuation specialists told CNBC many travelers underestimate how limited medical infrastructure can become once ships move far from major ports and hospitals.Bagnall said many travelers focus on whether they have insurance coverage without fully understanding how difficult evacuation logistics can become in remote environments, mistakenly assuming standard travel policies automatically provide robust evacuation support."Travel insurance is not a commodity," Bagnall said. "The difference between 'coverage exists' and 'help arrives fast' tends to show up on expedition itineraries. In serious remote situations, medical and evacuation costs can easily reach six figures and exceed $250,000 depending on distance, required air assets, and medical complexity," he said."In our experience, most travelers significantly underestimate both the likelihood and the cost of a serious medical event when traveling," Mondelli said. "Traditional cruises typically have consistent access to ports, medical facilities, and Coast Guard support. By contrast, expedition cruises operate in a remote, unpredictable environment where the nearest facility may be days away," she added.Mondelli said Antarctica trips insured through Squaremouth averaged roughly $28,750 in total trip cost, and travelers heading to Antarctica are placing greater emphasis on medical evacuation protection, with $500,000 evacuation limits among the most commonly purchased coverage levels for those trips.She added that purchases of "Cancel for Any Reason" and "Interruption for Any Reason" travel protection upgrades nearly doubled from 10% during the first four months of 2025 to 19% during the same period in 2026.The MV Hondius, according to recent reporting, has a reputation among travelers for attention to detail and risk management. But travelers heading out on an expedition cruise should not assume the premium price tag attached to expedition cruises also guarantees premium emergency infrastructure, said maritime attorney Jason Margulies of Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman. "What they actually get is a cruise that has a lot of risky activity in remote areas without easy access to medical care," he said. watch nowVIDEO2:4602:46Cruise demand is 'exceptionally high,' says Royal Caribbean Group CEOSquawk Box Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

Nvidia is pouring billions of dollars at a time into companies across the AI infrastructure stack, while also signing commercial deals with them. View More

In this articleCRWVFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 4, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia stepped on the gas last year, putting cash into companies up and down the AI infrastructure stack and helping to fund businesses that could turn around and buy the chipmaker's technology. It's been a lucrative endeavor, as the company's $5 billion bet on Intel is now worth over $25 billion, a historic return in a matter of months. In 2026, the pace of deals has kicked into overdrive, with Nvidia already topping $40 billion in commitments and expanding its portfolio to include more public equities. This week alone Nvidia forged an agreement with data center operator IREN, giving it the right to invest up to $2.1 billion in the company, a day after Nvidia struck a pact with Corning, allowing it to invest up to $3.2 billion in the 175-year-old glass maker. Shares of IREN and Corning popped on the announcements. Nvidia has been the biggest winner of the artificial intelligence boom, producing the graphics processing units required to train AI models and run large workloads. The global scramble to secure GPUs has lifted Nvidia's stock by more than 11-fold in four years, propelling the company to a roughly $5.2 trillion market cap and making it the most valuable business in the world. To help the company grow its dominance beyond chips, Nvidia is financing the entire AI supply chain, ensuring it runs on Nvidia hardware and that there's sufficient capacity to meet demand. But there's growing concern in some corners of AI that Nvidia — like cloud providers Google and Amazon — is investing in other companies as a way to fuel its own growth.Nvidia, which generated $97 billion in free cash flow last fiscal year, is backing some of the very companies that buy its chips and, in some cases, is leasing compute right back to them. Critics have compared it to the vendor financing that helped inflate the dot-com bubble. watch nowVIDEO2:5102:51Nvidia goes on investing spree to bolster supply chain empireTechCheck Matthew Bryson, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, said in a note that Nvidia's investments and buildouts fit "squarely into the circular investment theme" that's been driving fears around the market's durability. However, Bryson sees the investments as underscoring Nvidia's vision and creating a "competitive moat" if the company can execute.An Nvidia spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. Nvidia has signed at least seven multibillion-dollar investments this year with publicly traded companies. Additionally, it's been part of roughly two dozen investment rounds in private companies, including some relatively early-stage deals, according to FactSet. 'We don't pick winners' Its single largest bet was a $30 billion check for ChatGPT creator and longtime partner OpenAI. Nvidia also participated in massive funding rounds for Anthropic and Elon Musk's xAI, shortly before it merged with SpaceX in February. "There are so many great, amazing foundation model companies, and we try to invest in all of them," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during an April podcast appearance. "We don't pick winners. We need to support everyone."With Nvidia's earnings report for its fiscal first quarter less than two weeks away, shareholders will get a clearer picture of the size of the company's expanding portfolio and its impact on financials. During the last fiscal year, Nvidia invested $17.5 billion in private companies and infrastructure funds, "primarily to support early‑stage startups," according to its annual filing with the SEC. The company said those investments include AI model companies that purchase its products directly or through cloud service providers.Non-marketable equity securities (which are private company investments) held on Nvidia's balance sheet swelled to $22.25 billion at the end of January from $3.39 billion a year earlier. The company reported gains on those assets as well as publicly held equities of $8.92 billion, up from $1.03 billion in the prior fiscal year, in part due its investment in Intel, which has turned into a stock market darling this year, up well over 200%.On Nvidia's last earnings call in February, Huang said, "Our investments are focused very squarely, strategically on expanding and deepening our ecosystem reach." watch nowVIDEO1:5701:57Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Corning partnership will 'revitalize American manufacturing'Mad Money with Jim Cramer The IREN deal this week includes an agreement that the data center company will deploy up to 5 gigawatts of Nvidia's DSX-branded infrastructure designs intended to power AI workloads at facilities across the globe.As part of the Corning deal, the glass company is building three new U.S. facilities dedicated to optical technologies for Nvidia, which will likely be turning to fiber-optic cables instead of copper as it builds out its rack-scale systems. In March, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology as part of a strategic partnership to work on silicon photonics technology. That month it put the same amount in Lumentum and Coherent, two companies developing photonics technologies.Then there are the so-called neoclouds. In January, Nvidia invested $2 billion in CoreWeave in a deal that involves building out data centers with Nvidia's technology. It also invested $2 billion in Nebius Group, an AI cloud company, as part of an agreement on AI infrastructure deployment, fleet management, inference and AI factory design.Chip analyst Jordan Klein at Mizuho called the deals with component makers "super smart by the CFO and team and a great use of cash," because they help accelerate the development of critical technology and products that are in short supply. He's more skeptical of the neocloud investments, which he said "feel more questionable to me and likely investors.""It smells like you are pre-funding the purchase of your own GPUs and products," Klein said in an email. Still, he noted that the cloud providers have critical attributes like power and data center capacity that Nvidia needs. Ben Bajarin at Creative Strategies shared a similar sentiment regarding IREN, telling CNBC, "The risk is that if the cycle turns, the market starts questioning how much of the demand was organic versus supported by Nvidia's own balance sheet." Read more CNBC tech newsOpenAI trial: Mother of Musk's children says he offered Altman a Tesla board seatPaul Tudor Jones says U.S. is late to regulating AI: 'We should have already done it'CoreWeave revenue more than doubles in first quarter, topping estimatesDatadog stock soars 31% on blockbuster earnings as AI winners emerge in software As much as Nvidia is funneling money into publicly traded partners, those wagers are dwarfed by the chipmaker's investment in OpenAI. The $30 billion Nvidia pumped into OpenAI in late February came more than a decade after the companies started working together, though they've grown increasingly intertwined since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, the moment that sparked the generative AI frenzy. Nvidia's investment in OpenAI was originally going to be much bigger. In September, the companies said Nvidia would be putting in up to $100 billion over time into OpenAI as the AI company deployed 10 gigawatt's of Nvidia's systems. That deal never got off the ground as OpenAI pivoted away from developing data centers, instead leaning heavily on partners like Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon to piece together as much capacity as possible.Huang said in March that investing $100 billion in OpenAI is probably "not in the cards," and that the $30 billion deal "might be the last time" it writes a check before an IPO that could take place this year. WATCH: Nvidia’s AI supply chain empire: Here’s what you need to know watch nowVIDEO2:5802:58Nvidia's AI supply chain empire: Here's what you need to knowSquawk on the Street Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

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Non-spouse beneficiaries like children and grandchildren can be on the hook for a big tax bill if they inherit a health savings account. View More

Adamkaz | E+ | Getty Images Building up a large balance in a health savings account can be a smart financial move to cover medical expenses in old age. But dying with a hefty HSA can pose tax problems for heirs — specifically, non-spouse heirs like children, grandchildren, friends and others, according to financial planners. It's the "big unknown" that people don't understand about the tax-advantaged accounts, said Carolyn McClanahan, a certified financial planner and founder of Life Planning Partners in Jacksonville, Florida.The good news is: There are some ways to avoid the snafu. The HSA tax problem HSAs offer a three-pronged opportunity for tax savings: Contributions and growth are tax-free; withdrawals are, too, as long as used for qualifying medical expenses like doctor visits and prescriptions.Consumers can only contribute to the accounts if they have a high-deductible health insurance plan. watch nowVIDEO5:0405:04Americans drop health care insurance coverage as premiums surgeMarkets and Politics Digital Original Video Financial advisors often recommend that users invest their contributions for the long term if they can afford to pay for medical care out of pocket rather than raid their HSA. Account holders who treat their HSA this way can build a sizable balance, as with other investment accounts like 401(k)s that receive regular contributions and growth. McClanahan, a member of CNBC's Financial Advisor Council, said one of her clients had a $600,000 HSA, for example. Why large HSAs can pose a tax problem after death The tax rules are straightforward when it comes to spouses who inherit an HSA from a deceased account holder: the rules are essentially the same. The account transfer isn't taxable, and the surviving spouse can continue to take tax-free distributions from the account for qualified medical expenses. However, that's not true for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit HSAs. Read more CNBC personal finance coverageUsed EV sales are surging — how their ownership costs compare to gas carsTrump said $465,000 in retirement savings is 'rich.' Is it?New college grads overestimate starting salaries by nearly $24,000, report findsShould you buy Series I bonds amid higher inflation? What experts sayCNBC's Financial Advisor 100: Best financial advisors, top firms ranked If a non-spouse inherits an HSA, it loses its tax-advantaged HSA status and the assets become taxable income for beneficiaries in the year of death, according to financial planners. The tax treatment is more stringent than rules governing inherited individual retirement accounts, for example, which generally allow a 10-year window for non-spouse heirs to empty the accounts, they said. It can be "a huge problem" for people and "rarely talked about," said Ryan Greiser, a CFP and co-founder of Opulus, a financial advisory firm based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.Inheriting a large HSA as a non-spouse heir could mean they are pushed into the highest marginal tax bracket, currently 37%, in the year they inherit the account, financial planners said. How to reduce the HSA tax bomb There are some potential ways to reduce the tax hit. "If you know you have that big an HSA, start spending it," McClanahan said. "There's no reason for you to keep a huge HSA if you don't have a good plan for beneficiaries."Account holders can also choose to donate the HSA to charity, which generally would not owe tax on the transfer, McClanahan said. They can also spread the inheritance over multiple people instead of just one or two, to dilute the tax hit, she said. Account holders should notify heirs in advance to ensure they are well-prepared, she said. watch nowVIDEO0:2600:26Tax Tip: Health Savings AccountsTaxes Another potential workaround: Non-spouse beneficiaries can offset at least some of their tax liability by using the HSA to cover any of the deceased's unpaid medical expenses, Michael Ruger, a CFP and chief investment officer at Greenbush Financial Group, wrote in a blog post. This must occur within 12 months of the owner's death, experts said. For example, if the HSA has a value of $50,000 upon death and the non-spouse beneficiary uses the proceeds to pay $10,000 of the account holder's unpaid medical bills, the beneficiary would then owe tax on the remaining $40,000, Ruger wrote."This can make a meaningful difference in the taxes owed," he wrote. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

In India, children's legal claims on property depend on whether it is ancestral or self-acquired. Ancestral property grants rights by birth, while self-acquired assets allow fathers complete control. Here are details on whether you can contest it, among others. View More

Scientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, particularly in areas with high plastic pollution. This discovery necessitates updates to climate models to account for this previously underestimated factor. View More

Microplastics in the atmosphere are heating the planet, magnifying climate change impacts, according to new research. Scientists in China and the US found that tiny, colored plastic particles absorb sunlight as winds blow them around the world, trapping heat and contributing to temperature rise, according to the peer-reviewed paper published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. “The plastic problem is not just in our blue oceans, it is also in the invisible skies above us,” Hongbo Fu, a co-author of the study and an atmospheric scientist at Fudan University in Shanghai, said at a press conference. “Climate models need to be updated.” The researchers’ laboratory experiments and atmospheric modeling indicate that airborne plastic pollution has 16.2% of the heat-trapping impact of black carbon, the second biggest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. That effect is small on a global scale, according to the scientists, but can be significant in areas with high volumes of plastic, such as parts of the Pacific Ocean. There, plastic particles had 4.7 times the impact of black carbon. Scientists had previously detected the presence of nanoplastics and microplastics, which range in size from a billionth to a millionth of a meter, in the atmosphere. As plastic waste washes into the ocean and litters the landscape, it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces when exposed to sunlight until winds sweep the particles into the atmosphere, where they become suspended in air currents. Live Events The planet is awash in plastic trash and its deleterious consequences for the environment, wildlife and human health is the subject of ongoing study. But past research suggested that microscopic plastic has a negligible impact on global warming, as white-colored plastic particles reflect sunlight. The scientists at Fudan University, however, found that the majority of plastic particles in the atmosphere are colored and trap heat. Drew Shindell, a climate scientist at Duke University and a co-author of the paper, said their experiments break new ground by precisely measuring the rate at which different-colored particles absorb sunlight. He said atmospheric plastic particles either are already dark, or lighter ones darken as they age. “The net effect is warming,” said Shindell. Those impacts are maximized in regions of the world where plastic pollution is concentrated, such as in the Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch that lies between California and Japan, the researchers said. Typhoons and tropical cyclones can also create atmospheric hotspots and affect regional climate patterns as strong winds suspend more plastic particles in the air. A super typhoon in 2023, for instance, caused a nearly 51% increase in the atmospheric concentration of nanoplastics, according to the paper. The scientists said the effects from such extreme weather would likely be strong but short-lived in the immediate area. Exactly how much warming is attributable to plastic remains to be determined due to the difficulty of measuring the concentration of particles in the global atmosphere and the rates at which they enter the air from the ocean or land. That means the researchers could be underestimating or overestimating the impact on climate change. “We need more measurements from all around the world to really characterize more precisely how much of the stuff is in the atmosphere,” said Shindell. .Pbanner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;background-color:#ec1c40;margin-top:20px;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;line-height:10px;} .Pbannertext{display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannertext img{height:20px;margin:0 6px} .Pbannerbutton a{display:flex;align-items:center;background-color:#fff;color:#ec1c40;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:4px 8px;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannerbutton img{height:20px;margin-right:6px} .Pbannerbutton a:hover{background-color:#f7f7f7} Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!

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