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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 30/09/2026

Bloomberg reporting Ives will co-build MAGA-manager Yorkville Financial’s investment banking arm. Does this mean he’ll be wearing gold shirts and jackets now?

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 30/09/2026

A word about the Wordle 🤖: While it’s not an agentic force out to kill us, it does take on a petty persona when you beat it to the answer, especially today when it failed to get the word. It determined that we humans used no skill in getting the correct answer.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 22/09/2026

Molina Quintero says Panama does not want to be in the middle of conflict between the U.S. and China. L”When two elephants go at it” he says it’s best to stay out of it.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 22/09/2026

At Columbia U, Panamanian President José Raúl Molina says his country is working on combatting potential water shortages amid climate change, to maintain the viability of the Panamanian canal, while also maintaining water for citizens.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 15/09/2026

GAO report finds Amazon workers on food stamps & public assistance triples. Seems to have happened at the same time as the company’s profits grew 7-fold, while its cash tax rate has fallen to about 1.4%. fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 12/09/2026

Great idea from @nytimes’ Jancee Dunn. I’m doing this during my next customer service call. With open enrollment coming up in a couple of weeks, I bet I could do at least 10K steps just pacing in my kitchen while I’m on the phone!

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 10/09/2026

While Brent > $100 a barrel impacts global costs, WTI at that level more immediately impacts gas prices here. Our gasoline is made from Light Sweet Crude, which is easier to refine. (Venezuela’s heavy crude is tougher to process, and pollutes more when burned.)

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 10/09/2026

$WTI and gasoline prices usually cool along with the weather after Labor Day in the fall, barring storms. (🙏🏽 Let’s pray we don’t see a hurricane in the Gulf.)

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 09/09/2026

Can’t help wondering how the Treasury Secretary would be hedging this market if he were still a fund manager…

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 26/08/2026

Too soon Starbucks. Wait until Sept. #PSL

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 26/08/2026

Interesting to compare the economic headlines this morning across NYT, WSJ vs NewsNation and Fox.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 16/08/2026

Sen. Bill Cassidy says spreading out vaccines will cost parents more time and money, could lead to higher premiums. When asked about his vote to confirm the HHS Secretary who has upended vaccine policy, Cassidy says talking about that is just a distraction.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 10/08/2026

Whats with this fake invoice scam these days? Beware of opening these blind PDF/Links if you get them!

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 06/08/2026

What does Generational Health mean to you? If you're a caregiver for kids and elders, it can feel sometimes like you're the family's Chief Resident. Looking forward to some great discussions at BlackDoctor House in Martha's Vineyard next week! Come join in. It’s free! Register at blackdoctor.com/mv

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 29/07/2026

Is that Laura Ingraham behind Dr. Fauci?

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 27/07/2026

Clearly this was done with AI, but I just can’t fathom how anyone thought this was a good idea...

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 26/07/2026

On this 73rd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, which launched Fidel Castro’s overthrow of the government… it’s ironic how statements in his closing argument at the 1953 trial could be said of what’s happening in Cuba now after 65 years of the Castros.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 24/07/2026

@ivanthek.bsky.social Some of us just sprinkle 🎃Spice on our lattes when we make them home, any time of year, without all the gooey diabetes-promoting syrup you get at certain coffee chains. Might try it with my matcha.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 23/07/2026

#Bertha … the headlines have it just about right.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 21/07/2026

The top of the GW obscured by clouds as storms make their way east.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 21/07/2026

Was just expressing concern to my old producer at CNBC about storms headed their way. She kinda accused me of distracting from #Bertha I mean, it’s not like I took a sharpie to the storm map… 😂

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 19/07/2026

Madonna, Dudamel and K-Pop?!! Amazing. #halftime #fifa

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 19/07/2026

🚨new clinical trial recruiting perimenopausal women🚨 to develop new treatment protocols. h/t @drjengunter.bsky.social clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT069...

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 14/07/2026

Ahead of $UNH earnings this week, the NYT graphic is a shattered UnitedHealth card…

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 14/07/2026

That feeling on Monday afternoon before the start of earnings season, and you don’t really care…

A very relaxed seal laying on a rock in Snug Harbor, Washington.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 07/07/2026

Kudos to the folks behind this PNC ad: "Good things take time" and "Brilliantly Boring." If you're investing to buy a home or for retirement, there a lot of sexy options out there like crypto, but consistency and the magic of compounding in solid investments are what pay off over time.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 03/07/2026

I told my husband this is what it feels like when you get hot flashes. #MenopauseWeather

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 01/07/2026

Millions of #Medicare recipients can now access #GLP-1 for weight, joining consumers who are already rocking the U.S. #Economy. Watch our @aspenideas.bsky.social session here: www.aspenideas.org/sessions/how...

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 24/06/2026

On preparing for the next pandemic, @ashishkjha.bsky.social says “politics and policy do go together whether we like it or not.” He and @jessicamalaty.bsky.social say CDC needs to focus on communicating policy better. #AspenIdeasHealth #healthpolicy

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 23/06/2026

Great discussion this morning on GLP-1 impact on the economy, with new #PwC data. The best question was from the #AspenIdeasHealth audience: Given the rapid consumer-driven transformation in how the drugs are accessed, how do we make that happen in the overall health system?

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 22/06/2026

I’m curious: can people short $SPCX already, since the stock got accelerated inclusion in the major indices?

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 18/06/2026

Nearly 20% of U.S. households have someone on GLP-1s, according to PwC. And it’s changing spending, starting with how a lot of us buy the meds through DTC channels. We'll dig into all of it at Aspen Ideas: Health next week! #GLP1 #healtheconomics #AspenIdeasHealth2026

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 02/06/2026

I noticed that Zara is showing its models with connected headphones, and now I’ve noticed more young people around NYC using them. Wonder what’s driving the trend: is it just a cost issue given the price of air pods and how easy it is to lose them?

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 27/05/2026

I would like to thank the Academy for awarding my talented neighbor an Oscar for his work as a production designer. When someone asked him about it at a birthday party on our roof, he brought it up so we could all hold it! (And he helped get that yummy Tom Cruise coconut cake for the birthday girl!)

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 15/05/2026

Got a chance to see actual fake news yesterday. The @thedailyshow.com folks are so talented. The crew seemed to be having fun along with the reporters during the taping. And their bosses actually managed to get them to the right place to cover the Beijing goings on!

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 10/05/2026

Wishing all a Happy Mother’s Day. Grateful for having had a mom who supported my life dreams, and happy today for friends who saw their motherhood dreams realized after struggling to conceive.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 10/05/2026

Seems like personal injury firms dominate local advertising these days, especially on billboards. Must be good ROI. This firm had back to back ads.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 04/05/2026

There’s something ironic about The Met Gala happening on #MayTheFourth. I think about the out-of-this-world costs of the outfits and styling. On this beautiful day in NYC, celebs are stuck inside getting hair and makeup and, in some cases, getting strapped into corsets like modern Scarlett O’Haras.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 29/04/2026

#HealthcareIsPersonal 20 million Americans suffer from food allergies. My former CNBC colleague Ilana Golant helped launch FoodAllergyFund.org to help kids like her daughter. She’s bringing together researchers, advocates and funders to find better treatments, and to provide a voice for caregivers.

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Bertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 29/04/2026

20 Million Americans suffer from Food Allergies. The Food Allergy Fund is funding research in drug discovery and for companies like anjo.ai to develop programs that help detect the onset of anaphylaxis with a program on a Garmin watch. Fascinating discussion at today’s #FAFsummit.

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