I’m slowly coming to a realization. I thought I could tough through this. I thought that, even though my marriage is for all intents, over, I could hold myself together, focus on me, my kids, and tough it out. Tonight I am struggling.
We are at this cold standoff. She’s asked to separate. I want to work on it. Her parent’s $$ is what’s stopping her from acting.
About 5 years ago, as our marriage was ok, but looking back, was on the brink, we bought a large house, with a substantial (more than 50% of the value) gift contribution from her parents, who moved in with us. It was a decision that made sense at the time, but I won’t get into in this post. For reasons I don’t understand in hindsight, they put my name on the deed and on the mortgage.
She won’t file, because I won’t agree to surrender all or most of my equity of the house, or to not force a sale. She doesn’t want to lose her parent’s money. AITA for pressing my claim on this?
My rational is that I have to preserve some semblance of financial stability/outlook if we split. I have a good job, stable career, but don’t make a ton of money, and have no substantial savings to myself - enough for an emergency, but nowhere near down payment on a house. If I don’t get paid out, given the market, it’s likely I’ll never own a home again in my life.
I moved across the state to be closer to her family. She, the kids, and her family are the only family I have. I want the kids to be able to stay here and I want to be around and involved. But she shouldn’t get to just eject me from the family that I’ve contributed to for so long, and expect me to walk away with nothing and start from zero.
I don’t know the right thing to do. I don’t want this to seem like a money grab, but the truth is I need it. If we split, I need the money. I also know however that if I press this, I’m killing any hope of an amicable split, or a good relationship with her or her family after. With a terrible co-parenting environment.
At the same time though, I didn’t ask for this. I admit to and own my contributions to the relationship failing, but I still love her and want to be with her and want to work it out. None of this was my idea - not the house, not the in-laws moving in, not taking their money, not the separation. We’ve been in the cold standoff state for 3 years. It isn’t getting better. I’m miserable. It feels like I’m stuck. I can’t afford to do it on my own without the equity, I can’t fix the marriage, I can’t leave and risk the awful co-parent dynamic. I can’t force a sale and live with uprooting my kids. I’m stuck. FML

Setting the stage
The date is March 19, 2020. In the news, the US Senate announces a $1 trillion stimulus package to aid the American public through the Covid pandemic, the Department of Education issues guidelines for online learning, and the number of Covid-19 deaths in Italy surpasses those in China. Of less note at the time, Gig Harbor, Washington resident Erik Hasselquist posts on social media that his wife Gwendolyn has tested positive for the coronavirus. The next day, Gwen's body would be found floating in the Puget Sound. In the months and years to come, the case would receive little to no public interest. To those who knew Gwen, it would change their lives. Why does her obituary imply the virus as her cause of death, when the coroner's report rules it a suicide? How did she drive herself 15 miles (24 km) to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly after taking 60 pills of benzodiazepine? Who was the man a witness claims was in the vehicle with her? Why did Erik, just months later, re-marry and move to his new wife's home country in Africa, leaving his and Gwen's two children in the US?
Before we go further, I'd like to take a moment to speak to my sources. This is not a well-known case, in fact I have found exactly zero news articles about this. If you google Gwen's name, you'll find her obituary, a single account each on Instagram and Flickr, and the websites of two true crime podcasts. Luminol has a write-up about her, but in trying to listen to the episode, I experienced a 404 error. Lastly, the Locations Unknown podcast, which has released four episodes totaling 8 hours. Each episode features a guest, Andy. An attorney by trade, Andy is not professionally associated with the case, but rather has a personal connection to the case. He is a friend of a friend to the hosts of the podcast. Locations Unknown is my go-to source for most information here, cross-referencing all other sources as needed. Locations Unknown also submitted FOIA requests to several agencies, and received the police reports from the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, which the podcast has made available on their website. Episode 50 lays the groundwork through Andy's own account of the events. Episode 53 follows up with the police reports, and episodes 66 and 68 each feature extensive interviews with Gwen's loved ones. I first listened to the podcast on Pandora, but it's also available on YouTube with some very helpful visuals. Links to all materials will be provided at the end. That out of the way, back to Gwen's story.
Gwen's disappearance
Our story takes place in Washington State. The Hasselquists live outside the town of Gig Harbor. Located at the north end of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Gig Harbor is a small community of about 12,000. The Hasselquist home is located roughly a 15 mile (24 km) drive northwest of the bridge, in the rural, wooded community of Glencove.
On March 19, 2020, Erik posts on social media announcing Gwen's coronavirus diagnosis to friends and family. At 5:46 the next morning, Erik posts a video on Facebook from their home's Ring doorbell, announcing Gwen's disappearance and asking for help finding her. Gwen is seen exiting the home, alone. She closes the door behind her, then fumbles for nearly a minute to lock the door. She appears inebriated, lacking the dexterity to lock the door, and stands motionless for a long moment, as if dazed and confused. The video, since deleted, was described by Andy as "really creepy to watch." Later that same morning, at 7:30 AM, Erik posts on social media again: "Today I've watched the sunrise knowing my love likely didn't get to see it." Six hours after that post, around 3:20 that afternoon, police respond to a kayaker who called in reporting a body floating in the water about 6 miles (10 km) south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. She has multiple cuts on her left hand and wrist, not believed to be self-inflicted. The police report states of the Ring video, "Gwendolyn may have had the observed injury to the back of her left hand prior to leaving the residence."
August 25, 2020, another police report is filed, stating that the police had received and reviewed the medical examiner's report. The cause of death is found to be "multiple traumatic injuries due to fall," the manner of death ruled suicide. "Additionally, benzodiazepine was detected in the decedent's blood," however the dosage and other details are not mentioned.
Gwen's car and the witness
Around midnight the previous night --that's the evening of March 19 into the early morning hours of the 20th-- a minivan had been found near the middle of the bridge by a state trooper dispatched to investigate the report of the abandoned vehicle. Upon arriving at the car, the state trooper found the van and a witness. The van appeared to have been in a crash, with every passenger-side window broken out. The witness was seen reaching into the van as the trooper arrived. Witness's behavior was described as erratic, and Trooper suspected issues of "both alcohol and mental health." Witness claims to have been offered a ride by a female driver, and that there was a passenger in the back of the van. The female stopped the car, got out, and gifted Witness the car. Officers checked the car's registration, and visited Erik's home at 12:53 that night to inform him that his vehicle had been found. Erik stated his wife was home with him, and the officer noted in the police report that Erik seemed "noticeably unphased" by his vehicle being found stolen. Because Gwen was thought to have Covid, the officers did not enter the home or verify she was there that night.
Because it was presumed to be an unreported stolen vehicle, the witness was taken into custody, at which point he amended his story. He states that he told the woman not to park on the bridge, but she seemed unresponsive. He then left the woman, but returned a short while later. As Witness was walking back towards the van, he says he saw a "dark figure" over the guard rail before the figure disappeared, but could not say it was the woman nor that the figure jumped. Witness ID'd the woman he'd talked to as Gwen based on a photo, but could not identify Erik's photo. Witness was then released from custody.
On August 31, 2020, a final, brief supplemental police report is filed. It begins, "Please note for consideration that during the course of this investigation, a number of family/friends/citizens familiar with Gwendolyn came forward with concerns that her death was not an act of suicide." It discusses her childhood abuse and recent steps to process that in therapy. She is said to be doing well, "reforging old familial bonds, expressed a positive and optimistic outlook on life, and was making plans for the future. It was discussed that she would never abandon her children intentionally." It goes on to note Erik's "concerning history" and strange behavior following Gwen's death. He is an alcoholic, has a history of domestic abuse towards Gwen, and suicidal ideation. Erik insisted that Gwen was despondent over her recent Covid diagnosis, and was therefore driven to suicide. Days later, "a family pet died and Erik was quick to explain on social media that the pet was also taken by COVID19. Erik began isolating the children from Gwen's family and friends." It continues to address the strange circumstances surrounding his hastiness to remarry. The report concludes: "Though unusual, these documented circumstances do not readily identify any overt malicious intent behind Gwen's passing; however they do present cause for consideration. Those with opinions about the welfare Gwen's surviving children were encouraged to report their concerns to local CPS."
So with that, let's get into Erik's actions in the months and years following Gwen's death.
Erik remarries
April 16th, less than a month after Gwen's death. Erik posts on Instagram that both of his kids --roughly 8 and 11 years old-- encouraged him to start dating again. "This house needs more female leadership... No one will ever replace Gwen, but we want this family to be whole again." On May 31, he once again posts expressing his hope to "find a woman." Thursday, June 11, he gets his wish, announcing that he got married the previous Sunday. March 25, 2021, Erik posts on Instagram a photo of him and his wife on a plane. "Today I leave this shithole country to be with my wife. Fuck the US. Not coming back anytime soon." Three comments ask something to the effect of, "who are your kids staying with while you're gone?" to which there are no responses.
Interviews
The previous information entirely originated from the first two episodes of the Locations Unknown podcast, police reports, and Andy's knowledge of the case. At this point, we're going to start diving into the follow-up podcasts. Episode 66 of Locations Unknown is an interview with Gwen's best friend Dawn, and episode 68 is another interview with Gwen's sister Dora. The two interviews total another three hours in length, but this post is getting long enough as is. So I'll bullet point "a few" key take-aways from each interview.
Dawn

• Gwen's friendship with Dawn goes all the way back to high school. The two are very close, and so Gwen confided in Dawn about Erik's violent, alcoholic behavior, his repeated waving a gun around screaming about killing himself. Dawn had, on at least one occasion prior to Gwen's death, told her husband she thought Erik would someday kill Gwen.
• When Dawn visited Gwen and Erik in 2016, she described him as being weirdly obsessed with running, abruptly leaving social engagements when it was time for his 17 mile run. The abandoned car was found 15 miles from the Hasselquist home, which Dawn believes was a distance Erik would be capable of running in the time that elapsed between Gwen's death and the next time his location could be verified by others. Dora would later corroborate this.
• On Gwen's birthday two weeks before her death, she told Dawn "this is gonna be my best year yet." Of course nobody ever thinks a loved one will kill themself before it happens, but a friend who Gwen had often turned to during her darkest times? Why would Gwen have lied to Dawn? Gwen was also known to be an incredibly attentive and loving mother who would never leave her children.
• Dawn was not close with Erik, but he personally told her the news of Gwen's passing four days later. Dawn described him as being incredibly blunt in delivering this news.
• Dawn described the detective as expressing that he was overwhelmed with other cases at the time of Gwen's death.
• Shortly after the death, Dawn reached out to Dora, who only briefly met once as kids, and both quickly agreed that something felt off, they were convinced Erik was involved in her death.

Dora
This was a long interview, and a bit all over the place, and my notes may reflect that. I'll organize them as best I can, but some points may be a bit jumbled due to Dora kind of jumping around the timeline.

• Gwen's step-sister, though they grew up together and thought of each other as sisters. They were estranged for 20-some years, but reconnected seven weeks before Gwen's death. In that time, Dora and her family had gone to visit Gwen and Erik. Her impression was that all was well in the Hasselquist home, until she woke up to a midnight text from Erik asking if she'd heard from Gwen.
• Lives about a three hour's drive from Gwen, and described the home as immediately feeling weird when she arrived the morning of March 20. Erik did not want Dora to come to his home that morning, but she insisted.
• That morning, Dora's daughter --whose age is unclear but was at the time in a Master's program for mental health studies-- quickly took to caring for Gwen's children. On their way home March 21, Dora's daughter said that one of Gwen's children told her, "there was a bloody knife and tissues on the counter, but Dada cleaned them up."
• After Dawn expressed suspicion of Erik, a third unnamed friend of Gwen --who also had previously not known Dawn or Dora-- expressed the same concern. Gwen at one point sent her children to this friend who lived in Gig Harbor, following one of Erik's outbursts that left her fearing for the kids' safety.
• Dora believes that Erik's second wife, Miriam, had no role in Gwen's death, nor was Erik having an affair. Most likely a transactional marriage to get her green card. Her father then passed away, she returned to Kenya for the funeral, and was not allowed to return to the US afterwards. It is speculated this is what led to Erik's "fuck the US" posts.
• Dora was cut out of Erik's life around June or July after Gwen's death, even after she would drop everything and drive three hours to go help him with anything, including Miriam's call regarding one of Erik's drunken outbursts. She believes that Erik was intimidated by her concern and proximity.
• Gwen's children described to Dora burning their mom's clothes "so Mom could take them to heaven."
• The car had been described as looking as if it side-swiped a bridge guard rail, yet months later, the responding state trooper told Dora "that was a weird night," and that there were wood fragments in the car. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is made of metal and concrete.
• Shortly after Gwen's death, Erik mentioned to Dora that he had to go to multiple different banks to close Gwen's accounts. Loved ones believe Gwen may have been spreading her money around among different banks to hide it from Erik, as if she was planning to run away from him.
• Within weeks, Gwen's kids were calling Miriam "Mom" and referring to Gwen by name.

Rehoming the kids
Sticking with Dora's interview on the podcast, I think this part deserves a long-form section.
During one of Erik's suicidal outbursts, Erik's kid called his grandparents in Wisconsin, who contacted Dora asking her to take the kids for a few days. Social Services reached out to begin the process of re-homing the kids with Dora long-term. However, by the time she arrived in Gig Harbor after the three hour drive from her home, the local police informed Dora that the kids had already been placed with CPS in Tacoma. On the way, she was in communication with CPS to begin background checks and other steps for her to permanently take in the kids. When she arrived in Tacoma, Dora was told that due to her living across state lines in Oregon, the children could not be placed with her, and instead would end up with other family --distant family the kids only met once-- in Seattle. Dora was able to see the children in their new home, and felt that they were in good enough hands, however this family was an older lady. Her home was described as the type where "everything has a place, not a place where kids would be wanted bouncing off the walls." Dora, on the other hand, already had kids at home, has been with Gwen's kids through the whole ordeal, and was just generally a better fit, CPS bureaucracy aside.
Shortly after the kids were relocated to be with their paternal grandparents in Wisconsin pending custody disputes, Dora made plans to go see them for a week. She had made arrangements for a hotel with a pool, the kids would spend a night with Dora, a rental car large enough for the kids, and so on. Three weeks before the trip, Erik caught word of it, and tightly restricted how much Dora could see the kids. Ultimately, she decided to cancel the trip to avoid causing drama. The kids ultimately were permanently rehomed with their grandparents in Wisconsin, to the best of my knowledge.
Closing thoughts
Anyone still with me through all that? Wow. You're awesome! You've almost made it!
Honestly, I'm not unbiased on this. One host of the podcast in particular is very set in his interpretation of this case. I've listened to it all twice, that's 16+ hours of his bias, and that skews my interpretation of the facts. I tried to set that aside as best as possible and just present the facts and the opinions not of myself and the podcast, but of those who knew and loved Gwen. That said, a few closing thoughts.
The police work in this case, I think, is lacking, to put it lightly. I don't believe it to be malicious in nature, but rather simply a result of the times. It was the very, very early days of the pandemic. Police officers are humans just like anyone else, and were scared. Gwen was going through hard times personally during hard times worldwide, she took a bunch of pills, and jumped off a bridge. On the surface, it looks like a suicide. But there are so many questions. The bloody knife. The man that may have been seen in the car on the bridge. The Tacoma Narrows is a toll bridge. Why were toll booth attendants not interviewed? Were there cameras anywhere on the bridge, and if so, why do the police reports not mention pulling video?
At this point, I'll say it: I think Erik killed her. I understand that we all process grief differently, and if Erik was genuinely ready to remarry so quickly, then all the best to the newly wed couple. But there are so many bits and pieces that just add up to cause concern. If this case is re-opened, given a serious investigation without the effects of Covid fog, and they still rule it suicide, fine. I'll edit this post to put an apology to Erik right at the top in bold. But it needs a second look.
The hosts of Locations Unknown have said that more family and friends than just Dawn and Dora have reached out, but wish to stay off the record. Both Dawn and Dora were closest to Gwen. But the podcast has said that even some people who were friends of Erik before he met Gwen believe Erik killed her. At the time of the most recent episode of Locations Unknown being published (8/10/2022) 10 more interviews were lined up, including with those friends of Erik. In the most recent episode, they said it "certainly would not" be the last. And yet in a recent collaboration with another podcast, they said they've hit a dead end. I'll be following closely to see if they break through it, and I sure hope other people do as well.
So, thoughts? How do you think Gwen died? What did I miss in my presentation and interpretation of this, what other theories do you all have?
Sources
Locations Unknown 50 --Overview of the case
Locations Unknown 53 -- Reviewing police reports
Locations Unknown 66 --Interviewing Dawn
Locations Unknown 68 --Interviewing Dora
Police Reports
Luminol podcast article
Gwen's obituary

Streamlining Email Communications via Excel

Excel is not just a tool for managing data; it's a powerhouse for automating repetitive tasks, including sending emails. The capability to dispatch a worksheet as an attachment directly from an Excel workbook to a list of specified email addresses represents a significant efficiency boost for many professionals. This process not only saves valuable time but also reduces the margin for error in manual data entry or the process of attaching files. By leveraging Excel's built-in features or scripting capabilities, users can transform their workflow, turning intricate, time-consuming tasks into a seamless, automated process.
The importance of this functionality extends across various industries, from marketing to finance, where regular communication with stakeholders is pivotal. By automating the process of sending worksheets as email attachments, businesses can ensure timely updates are provided to clients, team members, or stakeholders with minimal effort. This introduction to automating email attachments through Excel will explore the essential steps, tools, and scripts necessary to implement this solution, making your Excel workbook an even more powerful asset in your professional toolkit.

Command	Description
Workbook.SendMail	Sends the workbook as an email attachment using Excel's built-in email functionality.
CreateObject("Outlook.Application")	Creates an Outlook Application object for email automation from Excel using VBA.
.Add	Adds a new email item to the Outlook Application object.
.Recipients.Add	Adds a recipient to the email item. Can be called multiple times to add multiple recipients.
.Subject	Sets the subject line of the email.
.Attachments.Add	Attaches a file to the email. The file path must be specified.
.Send	Sends the email.

Enhancing Workflow Efficiency with Excel Email Automation

Automating the process of sending emails from Excel not only streamlines a crucial communication channel but also introduces a higher level of efficiency and accuracy in the dissemination of information. This capability is particularly beneficial for businesses and professionals who regularly distribute reports, newsletters, or updates to a wide audience. The automation process can be customized to send emails at scheduled intervals, ensuring timely updates without the need for manual intervention. Furthermore, by integrating Excel with email, users can leverage the robust data processing and analysis capabilities of Excel, enabling them to send personalized and data-driven communications. This approach enhances the relevance and impact of the messages sent, as recipients receive information that is tailored to their needs or interests.
The technical foundation for automating email dispatch through Excel involves using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to script the email sending process. VBA allows for the creation of macros within Excel that can interact with email clients, like Microsoft Outlook, to automate the process of composing and sending emails. This includes dynamically adding recipients, subject lines, and attachments based on the content within the Excel workbook. Such automation not only reduces the time spent on repetitive tasks but also minimizes the potential for errors associated with manual email composition. As businesses continue to look for ways to optimize operations and improve communication efficiency, the integration of Excel's data management capabilities with email automation stands out as a powerful tool for achieving these objectives.

Automating Email Dispatch with Excel VBA

VBA in Microsoft Excel

Dim outlookApp As Object Set outlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Dim mailItem As Object Set mailItem = outlookApp.CreateItem(0) With mailItem .To = "example@example.com" .CC = "cc@example.com" .BCC = "bcc@example.com" .Subject = "Monthly Report" .Body = "Please find the attached report." .Attachments.Add "C:\Path\To\Your\Workbook.xlsx" .Send End With Set mailItem = Nothing Set outlookApp = Nothing 

Expanding Automation Horizons with Excel

Excel's capability to automate email sending tasks opens a new realm of efficiency for professionals across all sectors. This feature is not just about saving time; it's about enhancing the precision and personalization of communication. The integration of Excel with email clients, particularly through VBA, enables the automated sending of tailored messages and documents. This automation is pivotal for finance professionals, marketers, and project managers who regularly share updates, reports, and newsletters with stakeholders. The ability to dynamically attach Excel sheets as email attachments ensures that the latest data can be shared instantly, reducing the lag between data analysis and decision-making.
Beyond the immediate productivity gains, automating emails from Excel facilitates a more strategic approach to communication. Users can segment their audience within their Excel database, allowing for more targeted email campaigns. This level of customization ensures that recipients receive relevant information, increasing engagement and response rates. Moreover, the automation process can be fine-tuned to include conditional formatting rules, ensuring that emails are sent only when specific criteria are met, further enhancing the relevance and timeliness of the communication. As businesses evolve in an increasingly data-driven world, the ability to seamlessly merge data analysis with communication tools like email will become a cornerstone of efficient and effective operations.

Frequently Asked Questions About Excel Email Automation

1. Question: Can Excel send emails automatically?
2. Answer: Yes, Excel can send emails automatically using VBA scripts to interact with email clients like Microsoft Outlook.
3. Question: Do I need Outlook installed to send emails from Excel?
4. Answer: Yes, for the VBA approach, Microsoft Outlook needs to be installed and configured on your computer.
5. Question: Can Excel send an email to multiple recipients at once?
6. Answer: Yes, Excel can send emails to multiple recipients by adding them in the VBA script either directly or by referencing cells containing email addresses.
7. Question: How can I schedule emails to be sent from Excel?
8. Answer: While Excel itself doesn't have a built-in scheduler for emails, you can use Task Scheduler with a VBA script or third-party tools to automate the timing of your emails.
9. Question: Can I personalize the email content for each recipient?
10. Answer: Yes, by using VBA, you can customize the email content for each recipient based on the data stored in Excel.
11. Question: Is it possible to attach multiple files to an email from Excel?
12. Answer: Yes, the VBA script can be modified to attach multiple files by specifying the path of each file you wish to attach.
13. Question: Can I send emails from Excel without using VBA?
14. Answer: Yes, you can use Excel's built-in "Send as Attachment" feature, but this method does not allow for automation or customization.
15. Question: Are there any limitations to sending emails from Excel?
16. Answer: The primary limitation is the necessity of having an email client like Outlook installed, and potential security settings that may restrict automated emails.
17. Question: How can I ensure my automated emails don't end up in the spam folder?
18. Answer: Ensure your email content is clear, concise, and free of spam triggers. Additionally, having recipients add your email address to their trusted list can help.

Wrapping Up Excel's Email Automation Capabilities

The journey through Excel's email automation capabilities reveals a transformative approach to professional communication and data management. By leveraging VBA scripts, users unlock a powerful synergy between Excel's data analysis strengths and the efficiency of direct email communication. This not only streamlines the process of sharing vital information but also personalizes the way businesses interact with their stakeholders. From finance to marketing, the ability to automate email dispatches based on dynamic Excel datasets is a game-changer, ensuring that relevant, up-to-date information reaches the right audience at the right time. As we delve deeper into an era where efficiency and precision are paramount, Excel’s email automation stands out as a critical tool for professionals looking to optimize their workflows, enhance communication strategies, and drive decision-making processes with timely, data-informed insights.
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I keep seeing these in our MDR hits. It usually logs everything those processes are doing. So Outlook/Word and Dialpad just do add stuff in different ways.
I'm not sure about this one from chrome, seems legit with hardware acceleration turned on: Coming from chrome.exe.
tion:Start IWbemServices::ExecQuery - ROOT\CIMV2 : SELECT Family,VirtualizationFirmwareEnabled FROM Win32_Processor
Also seeing a lot of these, it looks to sandbox these?
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --field-trial-handle=1632,i,1189xxxx,262144 --variations-seed-version=20240517-13010xxxx00 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2780 /prefetch:3
Sorry, if this is pretty indepth. I like to at least know if the application normally this does so I can rule out some things. I think it's like 50-60k to have BD manage these.

Hello.
I am having an issue that is honestly really pissing me off. I've done this before with no issues with hundreds of events, and today I'm dealing with only 29 events.
I am trying to create a M365 group calendar to replace a calendar that an end user created and then shared out. The events are currently sitting on a local calendar in a data file that I created while troubleshooting, they're no longer in the shared calendar from the individual who previously owned them. I change this local data file calendar to list view, CTRL+A, CTRL+C, and then click on the M365 group calendar and CTRL+V.
It appears to copy over fine--the events populate in Outlook desktop, I see them in list view and in calendar view, it seems fine, "All folders are up to date" in the progress bar at the bottom of the window. But it never populates the events in OWA. I can manually create a new test event in Outlook desktop, and that populates almost immediately in OWA, but none of the copy/pasted events do.
Some googling suggests that this functionality was at some point in late 2023 intentionally removed by Microsoft. I'm not even going to address how stupid that is, but it doesn't seem to be the issue in my case because 1) I don't receive the error "Copying meetings is not supported," it just doesn't sync, and 2) adding the registry item referenced in this KB (https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/outlook-blocks-copying-meetings-with-copying-meetings-is-not-supported-4baaa023-2199-4833-b7ac-d9f0715d50f1) does NOT fix this issue. I also followed this KB (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/synchronization/groups-dont-synchronize) and made another reg change, which seems to have also done nothing.
I have tried to do this from multiple computers, a Windows 10 machine and a Windows 11 machine, both of them updated to the most recent version of Office 365 for their OS.
At this point, I think I'm going to start ANGRILY adding the events manually because it's only 29 events, but I know this is going to come up again--I can't possibly communicate to every end user in every company I support that creating personal calendars and sharing them out is not sustainable, so they're going to keep doing it and I'm going to have to keep rebuilding those calendars when there's turnover. So if anyone knows how to do this, please let me know.
Thank you.

Long story short, our relationship together was not good for our child. After conception, everything seemed to go downhill. She kicked me out after 2 years, because at the time she wasn’t sexually attracted to me anymore, and only liked women. Which, whatever. See who you want. I moved about 5 hours away, found work and immediately started paying her 360 dollars a week for daycare for about a year straight. I start struggling with work around that time, and not making enough to pay rent, bills, and other basic needs of mine while also paying for the full amount of daycare. So I bring up the fact that I won’t be able to pay all of it for a while, until I save up some more money. I ask her for help with daycare costs, and immediately got shunned. Saying I’m not doing anything for our daughter, that I don’t care about her well being, etc etc. A month or so goes by without regular communication with my daughter (she used to video call me just about every other day). Then I get spammed messages from her and her mother, and then get blocked. A few weeks goes by, I get unblocked and told that they are on the verge of homelessness, that they can’t afford anything because I cant send them much money. Well come to find out she filed for full custody, and then took a trip to Hawaii with her new boyfriend. What do I do? I love my daughter and want to be in her life, but I keep getting pushed away and lied to and I feel like I’m being used. I of course always want to be able to provide for my daughter, but why is it that the mother of my child can work 16 dollars an hour part time, have a side business, be a licensed massage therapist, take vacations, but be on the verge of homelessness? What can I do in this situation to keep from being taken advantage of?

Yes hello again, If you know me from my previous post then hi! If not hello!
Trigger warnings: Manipulation Abandoning
So I am a teen, I come from the balance (croatia) so I am used to hard words and stuff. But my father, he's never really been in my life. Ofcourse I'm not considered fatherless since I have seen him and have had contact with him. My father is in his late 40's and my mother early 30's. I was born while they weren't married (my mother sees marriage as useless and so do i) he was very aggressive back then, as all babies you kick,bite and throw right? Well one time I was in the backseat, my mom passenger and he was driving. I started kicking his car seat (it was an audi, I don't know the model) and he started screaming at me. I was atleast one at that time. When I turned two he left the house but still came randomly. My mother filed for full custody and he NEVER showed up to the hearings. So after some years of fighting the judge gave my mom full custody. At age 6 we left and moved to the Netherlands before moving to Germany. During these years he never contacted me at ALL. Ofcourse I didn't care but I still wanted fatherly love from him. And then when I turned 10 years old he made a try to contact me. I agreed to meet up with him. What happened? He cancelled. Over and over again. After some time I finally met him and he always spoke kindly of my mom and my mom always spoke badly about him. Now that I'm older I realised he was a bad man and was trying to manipulate me into believing he was a good man.
I'm so sorry if I sound emotional I'm just pissed off at him.
So this kept going on for some time. And then my mom hit rock bottom with her job, she needed money badly and I asked her :"Mama? Why aren't you using the money my dad sends you every month?" And she broke down. Mind you I have always seen her as a strong and independent woman. She's her own boss (ceo) and has to raise two kids 7 years apart. Considering the way people pay or acknowledge woman that are their own bosses she's strong. She told me and I quote:"He isn't paying me child support." (I was 10-11 at the time) and I stopped. My entire world view of that man changed. He is 28 THOUSAND EURO IN DEBT. And you wanna know the best part? That man. Spends money with me always, shows me his luxury vacations i could only DREAM of. And he spent 100k euro with me. And he has the audacity to say he doesn't have money to pay my mother. So the next time I came to him I asked him. "Papa? Why do you care more about your dogs then me?" Because he always buys things for his two dogs. When I told my mom what happened (what I asked him) she stopped. Ofcourse he bought me a phone every year (cool ig.) But 28 thousand euro would HAVE HELPED my MOTHER with raising me. So one day I wanted to mute him when we were talking since I was getting a haircut. What happens? I accidentally block him. I immediately unblock him to apologise and what does he do? Blocks me. I told my mom that and she says leave him. So I did. Wanna know what happens next? Well a few days after that I hear from my mother that he tried to regain custody of me. After not being in my life for most of it he tries to regain custody of me! Like I'd allow him! The court laughed in his face and dismissed the case. And ever since then I have cut contact with him. Best part you guys, he called my mom. Not about me, no why would he? About work.
So am I the asshole for cutting contact with my father? (Im so sorry if I sound emotional or was rude. I'm just angry)

I’ve had to use and customize various PowerShell scripts for installation. And every time, the stable installation process in place gets broken after a new update to teams, office, or FSLogix. For those running New Teams in non-persistent AVD environment (w/ FSLogix) & the Teams meeting add-in working for classic Outlook, are you experiencing the same issues?
It seems every few weeks, the existing stable workaround I have either breaks with another update to Teams, M365, or even the FSLogix Hotfix 3, which broke an existing workaround. It appears to be stable for persistent AVD sessions that do not run FSLogix profiles.
This issue is very specific to non-persistent AVD sessions that run FSLogix.
Problems with New Teams Deployments for AVD Using FSLogix Containers on Non-Persistent Sessions

1. Installation Fails Sysprep: The New Teams install script must run on creation on image deployments. This is not a big deal, but it’s an annoyance that it cannot deploy via the golden image.
2. Dynamic Registry Key: The dynamic registry key under the package list randomly appears post-deployment in the following registry location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList

The existing workaround I have in place is to deploy the newest Nerdio script on creation, then delete the registry key if it exists with the following registry PS script I’ve tweaked (got this script from the Nerdio forum). Either changing the key to 0 or deleting the key both fixes the issue. But whether the script is written to delete or change the value to 0, the dynamic key will either create automatically at random or reverse the value from 0 to 2.

# Define the registry path $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList" # Check if the registry path exists if (Test-Path $registryPath) { # Get all subkeys under PackageList $subkeys = Get-ChildItem -Path $registryPath # Iterate through each subkey foreach ($subkey in $subkeys) { # Delete the subkey Remove-Item -Path $subkey.PSPath -Recurse -Force Write-Host "Deleted $($subkey.Name)" } } else { Write-Host "Registry path not found: $registryPath" } 

I’ve been running this script initially on "START VM," and it was working for weeks. Then one day, it just stopped working. I then reconfigured it to run the script on machine startup via a GPO, and that worked for roughly two weeks. Now it’s failing when users initially log into a freshly re-imaged host, which we deploy on a weekly basis as this environment is heavily regulated. The problem is, even though the script runs if the registry key is created, the first login post-fresh new image will still recognize the registry key as existing. To fix the issue, users signing out and back in will resolve the issue.
Has anyone found a more permanent working solution to the problem? I have absolutely no hope that the FSLogix Hotfix 4 will resolve the issue. If anything, my prediction is it will break the existing workarounds and cause even further issues.
This is the nerdio Script being used on CREATION of VMs NMW/scripted-actions/windows-scripts/Install Microsoft Teams (new).ps1 at main · Get-Nerdio/NMW · GitHub.ps1) (Slightly Tweaked for successful Install of Teams Meeting-Add In)

#description: Installs/Updates New MS Teams client. Enables Teams WVD Optimization mode. #execution mode: IndividualWithRestart #tags: Nerdio, Apps install <# Notes: This script performs the following: 1. Sets registry value for MS Teams to WVD Mode 2. Uninstall MSTeams and WebRTC program 3. Downloads and Installs latest version of MS Teams machine-wide (Not per-user) 4. Downloads and Installs latest version of WebRTC component 5. Sends logs to C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams #> # Start powershell logging $SaveVerbosePreference = $VerbosePreference $VerbosePreference = 'continue' $VMTime = Get-Date $LogTime = $VMTime.ToUniversalTime() mkdir "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams" -Force Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\ps_log.txt" -Append Write-Host "################# New Script Run #################" Write-host "Current time (UTC-0): $LogTime" if (!(Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}\') -and !(Test-Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}\')) { # download WebView2 installer from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703 Write-Host "INFO: Installing WebView2" $WebView2Installer = "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\MicrosoftEdgeWebView2Setup.exe" $WebView2InstallerUrl = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $WebView2InstallerUrl -OutFile $WebView2Installer -UseBasicParsing Start-Process $WebView2Installer -ArgumentList '/silent /install' -Wait } # set registry values for Teams to use VDI optimization Write-Host "INFO: Adjusting registry to set Teams to WVD Environment mode" -ForegroundColor Gray reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Teams /v "IsWVDEnvironment" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f # uninstall any previous versions of MS Teams or Web RTC # Per-user teams uninstall logic $TeamsPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Teams') $TeamsUpdateExePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Teams', 'Update.exe') try { if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($TeamsUpdateExePath)) { Write-Host "INFO: Uninstalling Teams process (per-user installation)" # Uninstall app $proc = Start-Process $TeamsUpdateExePath "-uninstall -s" -PassThru $proc.WaitForExit() } else { write-host "INFO: No per-user teams install found." } Write-Host "INFO: Deleting any possible Teams directories (per user installation)." Remove-Item -path $TeamsPath -recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch { Write-Output "Uninstall failed with exception $_.exception.message" } # Per-Machine teams uninstall logic $GetTeams = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object IdentifyingNumber -match "{731F6BAA-A986-45A4-8936-7C3AAAAA760B}" if ($null -ne $GetTeams){ Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/x "{731F6BAA-A986-45A4-8936-7C3AAAAA760B}" /qn /norestart' -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Teams per-machine Install Found, uninstalling teams" } # WebRTC uninstall logic $GetWebRTC = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object Name -match "Remote Desktop WebRTC Redirector Service" if ($null -ne $GetWebRTC){ $WebRTCProductCode = $GetWebRTC Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/x $WebRTCProductCode /qn /norestart" -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: WebRTC Install Found, uninstalling Current version of WebRTC" } # Teams Meeting add-in uninstall logic $GetAddIn = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object Name -match "Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office" if ($null -ne $GetAddIn){ $AddInProductCode = $GetAddIn Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/x $AddInProductCode /qn /norestart" -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Teams Meeting Add-in Found, uninstalling Current version of Teams Meeting Add-in" } # make directories to hold new install mkdir "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install" -Force # grab MSI installer for MSTeams $DLink = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2243204&clcid=0x409" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DLink -OutFile "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\teamsbootstrapper.exe" -UseBasicParsing # use installer to install Machine-Wide Write-Host "INFO: Installing MS Teams" Start-Process C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\teamsbootstrapper.exe -ArgumentList '-p' # use MS shortcut to WebRTC install $dlink2 = "https://aka.ms/msrdcwebrtcsvc/msi" # grab MSI installer for WebRTC Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DLink2 -OutFile "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\MsRdcWebRTCSvc_x64.msi" -UseBasicParsing # install Teams WebRTC Websocket Service Write-Host "INFO: Installing WebRTC component" Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe ` -ArgumentList '/i C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\MsRdcWebRTCSvc_x64.msi /l*v C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\WebRTC_install_log.txt /qn /norestart' -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Finished running installers. Check C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa for logs on the MSI installations." Write-Host "INFO: All Commands Executed; script is now finished. Allow 5 minutes for teams to appear" -ForegroundColor Green # Delay the script execution by 300 seconds (5 minutes) Start-Sleep -Seconds 300 # install Teams Meeting add-in $TeamsVersion = (Get-AppxPackage -Name MSTeams).Version $TMAPath = "{0}\WINDOWSAPPS\MSTEAMS_{1}_X64__8WEKYB3D8BBWE\MICROSOFTTEAMSMEETINGADDININSTALLER.MSI" -f $env:programfiles,$TeamsVersion $TMAVersion = (Get-AppLockerFileInformation -Path $TMAPath Select-Object -ExpandProperty Publisher).BinaryVersion $TargetDir = "{0}\Microsoft\TeamsMeetingAddin\{1}\" -f ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)},$TMAVersion $params = '/i "{0}" TARGETDIR="{1}" /qn ALLUSERS=1' -f $TMAPath, $TargetDir Write-Host "INFO: Installing Teams Meeting add-in" Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList $params Write-Host "INFO: Finished running installers. Check C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa for logs on the MSI installations." Write-Host "INFO: All Commands Executed; script is now finished. Allow 5 minutes for teams to appear" -ForegroundColor Green # End Logging Stop-Transcript $VerbosePreference=$SaveVerbosePreference 

I’ve had to use and customize various PowerShell scripts for installation. And every time, the stable installation process in place gets broken after a new update to teams, office, or FSLogix. For those running New Teams in non-persistent AVD environment (w/ FSLogix) & the Teams meeting add-in working for classic Outlook, are you experiencing the same issues?
It seems every few weeks, the existing stable workaround I have either breaks with another update to Teams, M365, or even the FSLogix Hotfix 3, which broke an existing workaround. It appears to be stable for persistent AVD sessions that do not run FSLogix profiles.
This issue is very specific to non-persistent AVD sessions that run FSLogix.
Problems with New Teams Deployments for AVD Using FSLogix Containers on Non-Persistent Sessions

1. Installation Fails Sysprep: The New Teams install script must run on creation on image deployments. This is not a big deal, but it’s an annoyance that it cannot deploy via the golden image.
2. Dynamic Registry Key: The dynamic registry key under the package list randomly appears post-deployment in the following registry location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList

The existing workaround I have in place is to deploy the newest Nerdio script on creation, then delete the registry key if it exists with the following registry PS script I’ve tweaked (got this script from the Nerdio forum). Either changing the key to 0 or deleting the key both fixes the issue. But whether the script is written to delete or change the value to 0, the dynamic key will either create automatically at random or reverse the value from 0 to 2.

# Define the registry path $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList" # Check if the registry path exists if (Test-Path $registryPath) { # Get all subkeys under PackageList $subkeys = Get-ChildItem -Path $registryPath # Iterate through each subkey foreach ($subkey in $subkeys) { # Delete the subkey Remove-Item -Path $subkey.PSPath -Recurse -Force Write-Host "Deleted $($subkey.Name)" } } else { Write-Host "Registry path not found: $registryPath" } 

I’ve been running this script initially on "START VM," and it was working for weeks. Then one day, it just stopped working. I then reconfigured it to run the script on machine startup via a GPO, and that worked for roughly two weeks. Now it’s failing when users initially log into a freshly re-imaged host, which we deploy on a weekly basis as this environment is heavily regulated. The problem is, even though the script runs if the registry key is created, the first login post-fresh new image will still recognize the registry key as existing. To fix the issue, users signing out and back in will resolve the issue.
Has anyone found a more permanent working solution to the problem? I have absolutely no hope that the FSLogix Hotfix 4 will resolve the issue. If anything, my prediction is it will break the existing workarounds and cause even further issues.
This is the nerdio Script being used on CREATION of VMs NMW/scripted-actions/windows-scripts/Install Microsoft Teams (new).ps1 at main · Get-Nerdio/NMW · GitHub.ps1) (Slightly Tweaked for successful Install of Teams Meeting-Add In)

#description: Installs/Updates New MS Teams client. Enables Teams WVD Optimization mode. #execution mode: IndividualWithRestart #tags: Nerdio, Apps install <# Notes: This script performs the following: 1. Sets registry value for MS Teams to WVD Mode 2. Uninstall MSTeams and WebRTC program 3. Downloads and Installs latest version of MS Teams machine-wide (Not per-user) 4. Downloads and Installs latest version of WebRTC component 5. Sends logs to C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams #> # Start powershell logging $SaveVerbosePreference = $VerbosePreference $VerbosePreference = 'continue' $VMTime = Get-Date $LogTime = $VMTime.ToUniversalTime() mkdir "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams" -Force Start-Transcript -Path "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\ps_log.txt" -Append Write-Host "################# New Script Run #################" Write-host "Current time (UTC-0): $LogTime" if (!(Test-Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}\') -and !(Test-Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}\')) { # download WebView2 installer from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703 Write-Host "INFO: Installing WebView2" $WebView2Installer = "C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\MicrosoftEdgeWebView2Setup.exe" $WebView2InstallerUrl = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $WebView2InstallerUrl -OutFile $WebView2Installer -UseBasicParsing Start-Process $WebView2Installer -ArgumentList '/silent /install' -Wait } # set registry values for Teams to use VDI optimization Write-Host "INFO: Adjusting registry to set Teams to WVD Environment mode" -ForegroundColor Gray reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Teams /v "IsWVDEnvironment" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f # uninstall any previous versions of MS Teams or Web RTC # Per-user teams uninstall logic $TeamsPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Teams') $TeamsUpdateExePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Teams', 'Update.exe') try { if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($TeamsUpdateExePath)) { Write-Host "INFO: Uninstalling Teams process (per-user installation)" # Uninstall app $proc = Start-Process $TeamsUpdateExePath "-uninstall -s" -PassThru $proc.WaitForExit() } else { write-host "INFO: No per-user teams install found." } Write-Host "INFO: Deleting any possible Teams directories (per user installation)." Remove-Item -path $TeamsPath -recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch { Write-Output "Uninstall failed with exception $_.exception.message" } # Per-Machine teams uninstall logic $GetTeams = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object IdentifyingNumber -match "{731F6BAA-A986-45A4-8936-7C3AAAAA760B}" if ($null -ne $GetTeams){ Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/x "{731F6BAA-A986-45A4-8936-7C3AAAAA760B}" /qn /norestart' -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Teams per-machine Install Found, uninstalling teams" } # WebRTC uninstall logic $GetWebRTC = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object Name -match "Remote Desktop WebRTC Redirector Service" if ($null -ne $GetWebRTC){ $WebRTCProductCode = $GetWebRTC Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/x $WebRTCProductCode /qn /norestart" -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: WebRTC Install Found, uninstalling Current version of WebRTC" } # Teams Meeting add-in uninstall logic $GetAddIn = get-wmiobject Win32_Product Where-Object Name -match "Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office" if ($null -ne $GetAddIn){ $AddInProductCode = $GetAddIn Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/x $AddInProductCode /qn /norestart" -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Teams Meeting Add-in Found, uninstalling Current version of Teams Meeting Add-in" } # make directories to hold new install mkdir "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install" -Force # grab MSI installer for MSTeams $DLink = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2243204&clcid=0x409" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DLink -OutFile "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\teamsbootstrapper.exe" -UseBasicParsing # use installer to install Machine-Wide Write-Host "INFO: Installing MS Teams" Start-Process C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\teamsbootstrapper.exe -ArgumentList '-p' # use MS shortcut to WebRTC install $dlink2 = "https://aka.ms/msrdcwebrtcsvc/msi" # grab MSI installer for WebRTC Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DLink2 -OutFile "C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\MsRdcWebRTCSvc_x64.msi" -UseBasicParsing # install Teams WebRTC Websocket Service Write-Host "INFO: Installing WebRTC component" Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe ` -ArgumentList '/i C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa\install\MsRdcWebRTCSvc_x64.msi /l*v C:\Windows\temp\NerdioManagerLogs\ScriptedActions\msteams\WebRTC_install_log.txt /qn /norestart' -Wait 2>&1 Write-Host "INFO: Finished running installers. Check C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa for logs on the MSI installations." Write-Host "INFO: All Commands Executed; script is now finished. Allow 5 minutes for teams to appear" -ForegroundColor Green # Delay the script execution by 300 seconds (5 minutes) Start-Sleep -Seconds 300 # install Teams Meeting add-in $TeamsVersion = (Get-AppxPackage -Name MSTeams).Version $TMAPath = "{0}\WINDOWSAPPS\MSTEAMS_{1}_X64__8WEKYB3D8BBWE\MICROSOFTTEAMSMEETINGADDININSTALLER.MSI" -f $env:programfiles,$TeamsVersion $TMAVersion = (Get-AppLockerFileInformation -Path $TMAPath Select-Object -ExpandProperty Publisher).BinaryVersion $TargetDir = "{0}\Microsoft\TeamsMeetingAddin\{1}\" -f ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)},$TMAVersion $params = '/i "{0}" TARGETDIR="{1}" /qn ALLUSERS=1' -f $TMAPath, $TargetDir Write-Host "INFO: Installing Teams Meeting add-in" Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList $params Write-Host "INFO: Finished running installers. Check C:\Windows\Temp\msteams_sa for logs on the MSI installations." Write-Host "INFO: All Commands Executed; script is now finished. Allow 5 minutes for teams to appear" -ForegroundColor Green # End Logging Stop-Transcript $VerbosePreference=$SaveVerbosePreference 

when outlook starts, for the first few seconds all mailboxes show there and suddenly disappear. I have realized that OST files do not appear under account settings>Data files but they are present on their respective folders "C:\Users\myuser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook"
I have not found any errors in the event viewer. Have you ever experienced it? any way to fix it without having to create a new profile?

ANALYSIS:

• If we look at US equities, breadth and positioning supportive. Traders remain very bearish on VIX which means market makers will add liquidity to support equities.
• 5300 still key level. 5330 is a big intraday barrier to break looking at positioning
• 5275 is key support on downside looking at positioning.
• EURUSD: looks like bullish positioning on EURUSD short term. Skew positive, pointing higher in short term option contracts. Improving in long term too. Positioning supportive on all time frames then. Here we see technicals too, on verge of breakout.
• https://imgur.com/a/9Q4hwtp
• Silver Update: Hit new yearly high again, positioning remains bullish. Still not seeing signs for big pullback here, as IV in options isn't lowering. This is keeping skew v high and pointing to more upside. Skew actually hit a yearly high, which suggests traders still look higher.
• Gold update: Skew is still moving higher. Again skew is near a yearly high. Traders continue to seek upside exposure and momentum looks strong. We are seeing calls building on even as high as 2700 lol. Trend v strong with more data coming this week.
• Oil positioning still points to potential bounce as oil moves higher slightly in premarket. Positioning has pointed to a bounce for some time even as price has traded flat, so let's see if we get it soon.
• BTC positioning is supportive: If we look at options, we see Call interest increasing on 75k. Traders are looking for a breakout. Even bitcoin ETFs showing increasing gamma on high strikes.

DATA LEDE:

• China maintains loan prime rate for 1 and 5 year as expected. Has kept it same for more than 6 months in a row now.
• Fed speakers today:
• Bostic, Barr, Waller, Jefferson

MARKETS:

• SPX - relatively flat at 5311. On Friday, it closed at 5304, breaking the 5300 level. Today is flat maintaining above 5300
• Nasdaq: Trading at 18,600 level. Flat vs friday.
• Dow Jones trades above 40k. Totally flat this morning.
• Ger40: On Thursday came v close to 19k. Then fell by Friday to 18,630. Now is trading at 18,800. Moving higher back towards 19k
• UK100 moving higher again, for last week or so has been flat around the highs.
• HKG50: Reached 19,800 on Friday. Today is trading down v slightly to 19,600 today.
• CHINA50: pushed higher, close to 13k after loan prime rate was kept constant in China. But came down after that, fell 0.7%
• OIL: Moved higher, but got rejected off WTI 80.
• GOLD: Moving higher by 0.5% to 2434. Hit 2450 before getting rejected lower. Is at new ATH.
• VIX at new lows of 12.2.

MAG 7:

• NVDA - Baird Raises price target for NVDA to 1200 from 1050
• NVDA - Barclays raises NVDA PT to 1100 from 850
• Analysts are clearly betting on strong NVDA results. NVDA IS HIGHER IN PREMARKET ON THESE ANALYST UPGRADES.
• AAPL - slashes iPhone prices in China amid Huawei competition. Offering discounts up to $318 on select iPhone models in China. These discounts are even more aggressive than their February discount campaign
• AAPl - news from weekend, plans a thinner iPhone in 2025.
• TSLA - is offering discounts to European leasing companies to address concerns over falling fleet values, due to repeated retail price cuts. These include unofficial discounts on in stock vehicles
• MSFT - to launch next call of duty game on Game Pass. This move aims at boosting long term subscriptions rather than traditional single game sales. MSFT build event tomorrow. Will unveil several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices ahead of the event.
• GOOGL - invests $1B in Finnish data center to drive AI growth.

EARNINGS:
Li : V poor earnings

• Revenue of 25.63B missed estimates by 4.5%
• Was down 39% QOQ.
• Deliveries were 80,400, up 52% YOY
• EPS came in at 0.6, vs 2.5 estimate So big miss there
• Vehicle sales were up YOY but down 39% QOQ
• Vehicle margin was 19.3% which was down from 22% last quarter.
• OPERATING MARIGN WAS -2.3% VS 2.2% last year and 7.3% last quarter.
• Launched new delivery models.
• GUIDANCE:
• Revenue guidance for next quarter was 29.9-31.4B, miss in midpoint by 21% vs estimate
• Vehicle deliveries expected to be 105-110K, up 21-27% YOY
• WEAK CURRENT QUARTER AND WEAK GUDIANCE
• V weak operating margin.

OTHER COMPANIES:

• Gold stocks are higher as Gold moves higher in premarket.
• Crypto stocks slightly higher at BTC consolidates above 67k
• MU - Morgan Stnaley upgrades to equal weight from underweight, raised price target to 130 from 98. Said that MU remains overvalued via long term DCF metrics, but there are several factors supporting near term performance, including ongoing ramp up of HBM supply, which can lead to above consensus earnings.
• JCI - Activist Elliott Management has built a $1B+ stake in JCI
• PARA - Sony and Apollo have reportedly signed non disclosure agreements with paramount global
• XPEV - Audi partners with SAIC for new EV platform in China. This deepens VW relationship with and commitment to China.
• TER - up as raised to buy form neutral by Goldman Sachs. Price target 161, from 131 current price
• GMED - Price target raised to 80 from 60 by Piper Sandler. Raise dot overweight form neutral
• TGT - will lower their prices on 5000 everyday items. Including essentials like milk, meat, bread, soda etc.
• RDDT - files for 1.93M share offering by selling stockholders
• BHP Is considering an improved bid for Anglo - must decide by 5pm onW Wednesday whether to announce a firm intention to offer or to walk away.
• Red Lobster files for bankruptcy - largest seafood restaurant in US.
• JPM - raises their 2024 interest income forecast to $91B
• GLBE - up on earnings, raises FY 2024 outlook, be a stop and bottom line estimates.
• PTCT - European commission decides against adoption of negative opinion. Translarna authorisation remains active in Europe
• SMCI moving higher with NVDA
• ULTA - price target cut to 505 from 595 by Piper Sandler. Maintained at overweight
• BIDU given buy rating by CCB International

OTHER NEWS:

• Yesterday, Powell spoke but with no reference to monetary policy.
• Bostic says Fed are open to all possibilities, risks are balanced right now.
• Deutsche Bank raises their end of year SPX target to 5500 which is the highest on Wall Street.
• One of Wall streets most prominent bears, Mike Wilson has turned bullish on US stock outlook, saying he sees SPX rising 2% by June 2025, which is a big change vs his previous prediction of -15%.
• Raised price target to 5300 from 4500.
• The US Fed will slash the proposed big bank capital hike requirement, reports WSJ
• Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar. Another company reporting strong travel demand amongst consumers right now. Launched strong share buyback.
• US government monthly debt interest payments continue to rise, are on verge of exceeding define spending now.
• Chinese vessels got hit by Houthi rebels yesterday.
• Oil tanker hit by missile off the coast of Yemen, AFP reports
• CHina Foreign ministry says that Taiwan is a part of China, says US has been distorting facts to play up the problem of Taiwan
• Chinese property stocks fall as chinese property support measures dissapoint.
• Iran’s President Raisi and Iran foreign minister die in helicopter crash. The helicopter completely burned.
• US say there is no evidence of foul play in Raisi’s crash. Blamed it on bad, foggy weather in Northwest Iran. Visibility was only 5m in the area of incident.
• UK BOE Deputy Governor: Its a matter of individual opinion on MPC as to how much evidence we need to cut rates.
• Signs of inflation pressures easing is good
• Even with a rate cut policy would still be restrictive
• Said its possible that bank rate can be cut in the summer.
• ECB’s Kazaks says that June meeting will quite likely be start of rate cuts for ECB. So June is still being touted as the time for rate cuts.
• Britain expands AI institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over shortcomings.
• Musk launches spaceX’s Stalin’s internet services in Indonesia
• Saudi crown prince in poor health. - lung inflammation. Getting treatment at palace.

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ANALYSIS:

• If we look at US equities, breadth and positioning supportive. Traders remain very bearish on VIX which means market makers will add liquidity to support equities.
• 5300 still key level. 5330 is a big intraday barrier to break looking at positioning
• 5275 is key support on downside looking at positioning.
• EURUSD: looks like bullish positioning on EURUSD short term. Skew positive, pointing higher in short term option contracts. Improving in long term too. Positioning supportive on all time frames then. Here we see technicals too, on verge of breakout.
• https://imgur.com/a/9Q4hwtp
• Silver Update: Hit new yearly high again, positioning remains bullish. Still not seeing signs for big pullback here, as IV in options isn't lowering. This is keeping skew v high and pointing to more upside. Skew actually hit a yearly high, which suggests traders still look higher.
• Gold update: Skew is still moving higher. Again skew is near a yearly high. Traders continue to seek upside exposure and momentum looks strong. We are seeing calls building on even as high as 2700 lol. Trend v strong with more data coming this week.
• Oil positioning still points to potential bounce as oil moves higher slightly in premarket. Positioning has pointed to a bounce for some time even as price has traded flat, so let's see if we get it soon.
• BTC positioning is supportive: If we look at options, we see Call interest increasing on 75k. Traders are looking for a breakout. Even bitcoin ETFs showing increasing gamma on high strikes.

DATA LEDE:

• China maintains loan prime rate for 1 and 5 year as expected. Has kept it same for more than 6 months in a row now.
• Fed speakers today:
• Bostic, Barr, Waller, Jefferson

MARKETS:

• SPX - relatively flat at 5311. On Friday, it closed at 5304, breaking the 5300 level. Today is flat maintaining above 5300
• Nasdaq: Trading at 18,600 level. Flat vs friday.
• Dow Jones trades above 40k. Totally flat this morning.
• Ger40: On Thursday came v close to 19k. Then fell by Friday to 18,630. Now is trading at 18,800. Moving higher back towards 19k
• UK100 moving higher again, for last week or so has been flat around the highs.
• HKG50: Reached 19,800 on Friday. Today is trading down v slightly to 19,600 today.
• CHINA50: pushed higher, close to 13k after loan prime rate was kept constant in China. But came down after that, fell 0.7%
• OIL: Moved higher, but got rejected off WTI 80.
• GOLD: Moving higher by 0.5% to 2434. Hit 2450 before getting rejected lower. Is at new ATH.
• VIX at new lows of 12.2.

MAG 7:

• NVDA - Baird Raises price target for NVDA to 1200 from 1050
• NVDA - Barclays raises NVDA PT to 1100 from 850
• Analysts are clearly betting on strong NVDA results. NVDA IS HIGHER IN PREMARKET ON THESE ANALYST UPGRADES.
• AAPL - slashes iPhone prices in China amid Huawei competition. Offering discounts up to $318 on select iPhone models in China. These discounts are even more aggressive than their February discount campaign
• AAPl - news from weekend, plans a thinner iPhone in 2025.
• TSLA - is offering discounts to European leasing companies to address concerns over falling fleet values, due to repeated retail price cuts. These include unofficial discounts on in stock vehicles
• MSFT - to launch next call of duty game on Game Pass. This move aims at boosting long term subscriptions rather than traditional single game sales. MSFT build event tomorrow. Will unveil several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices ahead of the event.
• GOOGL - invests $1B in Finnish data center to drive AI growth.

EARNINGS:
Li : V poor earnings

• Revenue of 25.63B missed estimates by 4.5%
• Was down 39% QOQ.
• Deliveries were 80,400, up 52% YOY
• EPS came in at 0.6, vs 2.5 estimate So big miss there
• Vehicle sales were up YOY but down 39% QOQ
• Vehicle margin was 19.3% which was down from 22% last quarter.
• OPERATING MARIGN WAS -2.3% VS 2.2% last year and 7.3% last quarter.
• Launched new delivery models.
• GUIDANCE:
• Revenue guidance for next quarter was 29.9-31.4B, miss in midpoint by 21% vs estimate
• Vehicle deliveries expected to be 105-110K, up 21-27% YOY
• WEAK CURRENT QUARTER AND WEAK GUDIANCE
• V weak operating margin.

OTHER COMPANIES:

• Gold stocks are higher as Gold moves higher in premarket.
• Crypto stocks slightly higher at BTC consolidates above 67k
• MU - Morgan Stnaley upgrades to equal weight from underweight, raised price target to 130 from 98. Said that MU remains overvalued via long term DCF metrics, but there are several factors supporting near term performance, including ongoing ramp up of HBM supply, which can lead to above consensus earnings.
• JCI - Activist Elliott Management has built a $1B+ stake in JCI
• PARA - Sony and Apollo have reportedly signed non disclosure agreements with paramount global
• XPEV - Audi partners with SAIC for new EV platform in China. This deepens VW relationship with and commitment to China.
• TER - up as raised to buy form neutral by Goldman Sachs. Price target 161, from 131 current price
• GMED - Price target raised to 80 from 60 by Piper Sandler. Raise dot overweight form neutral
• TGT - will lower their prices on 5000 everyday items. Including essentials like milk, meat, bread, soda etc.
• RDDT - files for 1.93M share offering by selling stockholders
• BHP Is considering an improved bid for Anglo - must decide by 5pm onW Wednesday whether to announce a firm intention to offer or to walk away.
• Red Lobster files for bankruptcy - largest seafood restaurant in US.
• JPM - raises their 2024 interest income forecast to $91B
• GLBE - up on earnings, raises FY 2024 outlook, be a stop and bottom line estimates.
• PTCT - European commission decides against adoption of negative opinion. Translarna authorisation remains active in Europe
• SMCI moving higher with NVDA
• ULTA - price target cut to 505 from 595 by Piper Sandler. Maintained at overweight
• BIDU given buy rating by CCB International

OTHER NEWS:

• Yesterday, Powell spoke but with no reference to monetary policy.
• Bostic says Fed are open to all possibilities, risks are balanced right now.
• Deutsche Bank raises their end of year SPX target to 5500 which is the highest on Wall Street.
• One of Wall streets most prominent bears, Mike Wilson has turned bullish on US stock outlook, saying he sees SPX rising 2% by June 2025, which is a big change vs his previous prediction of -15%.
• Raised price target to 5300 from 4500.
• The US Fed will slash the proposed big bank capital hike requirement, reports WSJ
• Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar. Another company reporting strong travel demand amongst consumers right now. Launched strong share buyback.
• US government monthly debt interest payments continue to rise, are on verge of exceeding define spending now.
• Chinese vessels got hit by Houthi rebels yesterday.
• Oil tanker hit by missile off the coast of Yemen, AFP reports
• CHina Foreign ministry says that Taiwan is a part of China, says US has been distorting facts to play up the problem of Taiwan
• Chinese property stocks fall as chinese property support measures dissapoint.
• Iran’s President Raisi and Iran foreign minister die in helicopter crash. The helicopter completely burned.
• US say there is no evidence of foul play in Raisi’s crash. Blamed it on bad, foggy weather in Northwest Iran. Visibility was only 5m in the area of incident.
• UK BOE Deputy Governor: Its a matter of individual opinion on MPC as to how much evidence we need to cut rates.
• Signs of inflation pressures easing is good
• Even with a rate cut policy would still be restrictive
• Said its possible that bank rate can be cut in the summer.
• ECB’s Kazaks says that June meeting will quite likely be start of rate cuts for ECB. So June is still being touted as the time for rate cuts.
• Britain expands AI institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over shortcomings.
• Musk launches spaceX’s Stalin’s internet services in Indonesia
• Saudi crown prince in poor health. - lung inflammation. Getting treatment at palace.

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ANALYSIS:

• If we look at US equities, breadth and positioning supportive. Traders remain very bearish on VIX which means market makers will add liquidity to support equities.
• 5300 still key level. 5330 is a big intraday barrier to break looking at positioning
• 5275 is key support on downside looking at positioning.
• EURUSD: looks like bullish positioning on EURUSD short term. Skew positive, pointing higher in short term option contracts. Improving in long term too. Positioning supportive on all time frames then. Here we see technicals too, on verge of breakout.
• https://imgur.com/a/9Q4hwtp
• Silver Update: Hit new yearly high again, positioning remains bullish. Still not seeing signs for big pullback here, as IV in options isn't lowering. This is keeping skew v high and pointing to more upside. Skew actually hit a yearly high, which suggests traders still look higher.
• Gold update: Skew is still moving higher. Again skew is near a yearly high. Traders continue to seek upside exposure and momentum looks strong. We are seeing calls building on even as high as 2700 lol. Trend v strong with more data coming this week.
• Oil positioning still points to potential bounce as oil moves higher slightly in premarket. Positioning has pointed to a bounce for some time even as price has traded flat, so let's see if we get it soon.
• BTC positioning is supportive: If we look at options, we see Call interest increasing on 75k. Traders are looking for a breakout. Even bitcoin ETFs showing increasing gamma on high strikes.

DATA LEDE:

• China maintains loan prime rate for 1 and 5 year as expected. Has kept it same for more than 6 months in a row now.
• Fed speakers today:
• Bostic, Barr, Waller, Jefferson

MARKETS:

• SPX - relatively flat at 5311. On Friday, it closed at 5304, breaking the 5300 level. Today is flat maintaining above 5300
• Nasdaq: Trading at 18,600 level. Flat vs friday.
• Dow Jones trades above 40k. Totally flat this morning.
• Ger40: On Thursday came v close to 19k. Then fell by Friday to 18,630. Now is trading at 18,800. Moving higher back towards 19k
• UK100 moving higher again, for last week or so has been flat around the highs.
• HKG50: Reached 19,800 on Friday. Today is trading down v slightly to 19,600 today.
• CHINA50: pushed higher, close to 13k after loan prime rate was kept constant in China. But came down after that, fell 0.7%
• OIL: Moved higher, but got rejected off WTI 80.
• GOLD: Moving higher by 0.5% to 2434. Hit 2450 before getting rejected lower. Is at new ATH.
• VIX at new lows of 12.2.

MAG 7:

• NVDA - Baird Raises price target for NVDA to 1200 from 1050
• NVDA - Barclays raises NVDA PT to 1100 from 850
• Analysts are clearly betting on strong NVDA results. NVDA IS HIGHER IN PREMARKET ON THESE ANALYST UPGRADES.
• AAPL - slashes iPhone prices in China amid Huawei competition. Offering discounts up to $318 on select iPhone models in China. These discounts are even more aggressive than their February discount campaign
• AAPl - news from weekend, plans a thinner iPhone in 2025.
• TSLA - is offering discounts to European leasing companies to address concerns over falling fleet values, due to repeated retail price cuts. These include unofficial discounts on in stock vehicles
• MSFT - to launch next call of duty game on Game Pass. This move aims at boosting long term subscriptions rather than traditional single game sales. MSFT build event tomorrow. Will unveil several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices ahead of the event.
• GOOGL - invests $1B in Finnish data center to drive AI growth.

EARNINGS:
Li : V poor earnings

• Revenue of 25.63B missed estimates by 4.5%
• Was down 39% QOQ.
• Deliveries were 80,400, up 52% YOY
• EPS came in at 0.6, vs 2.5 estimate So big miss there
• Vehicle sales were up YOY but down 39% QOQ
• Vehicle margin was 19.3% which was down from 22% last quarter.
• OPERATING MARIGN WAS -2.3% VS 2.2% last year and 7.3% last quarter.
• Launched new delivery models.
• GUIDANCE:
• Revenue guidance for next quarter was 29.9-31.4B, miss in midpoint by 21% vs estimate
• Vehicle deliveries expected to be 105-110K, up 21-27% YOY
• WEAK CURRENT QUARTER AND WEAK GUDIANCE
• V weak operating margin.

OTHER COMPANIES:

• Gold stocks are higher as Gold moves higher in premarket.
• Crypto stocks slightly higher at BTC consolidates above 67k
• MU - Morgan Stnaley upgrades to equal weight from underweight, raised price target to 130 from 98. Said that MU remains overvalued via long term DCF metrics, but there are several factors supporting near term performance, including ongoing ramp up of HBM supply, which can lead to above consensus earnings.
• JCI - Activist Elliott Management has built a $1B+ stake in JCI
• PARA - Sony and Apollo have reportedly signed non disclosure agreements with paramount global
• XPEV - Audi partners with SAIC for new EV platform in China. This deepens VW relationship with and commitment to China.
• TER - up as raised to buy form neutral by Goldman Sachs. Price target 161, from 131 current price
• GMED - Price target raised to 80 from 60 by Piper Sandler. Raise dot overweight form neutral
• TGT - will lower their prices on 5000 everyday items. Including essentials like milk, meat, bread, soda etc.
• RDDT - files for 1.93M share offering by selling stockholders
• BHP Is considering an improved bid for Anglo - must decide by 5pm onW Wednesday whether to announce a firm intention to offer or to walk away.
• Red Lobster files for bankruptcy - largest seafood restaurant in US.
• JPM - raises their 2024 interest income forecast to $91B
• GLBE - up on earnings, raises FY 2024 outlook, be a stop and bottom line estimates.
• PTCT - European commission decides against adoption of negative opinion. Translarna authorisation remains active in Europe
• SMCI moving higher with NVDA
• ULTA - price target cut to 505 from 595 by Piper Sandler. Maintained at overweight
• BIDU given buy rating by CCB International

OTHER NEWS:

• Yesterday, Powell spoke but with no reference to monetary policy.
• Bostic says Fed are open to all possibilities, risks are balanced right now.
• Deutsche Bank raises their end of year SPX target to 5500 which is the highest on Wall Street.
• One of Wall streets most prominent bears, Mike Wilson has turned bullish on US stock outlook, saying he sees SPX rising 2% by June 2025, which is a big change vs his previous prediction of -15%.
• Raised price target to 5300 from 4500.
• The US Fed will slash the proposed big bank capital hike requirement, reports WSJ
• Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar. Another company reporting strong travel demand amongst consumers right now. Launched strong share buyback.
• US government monthly debt interest payments continue to rise, are on verge of exceeding define spending now.
• Chinese vessels got hit by Houthi rebels yesterday.
• Oil tanker hit by missile off the coast of Yemen, AFP reports
• CHina Foreign ministry says that Taiwan is a part of China, says US has been distorting facts to play up the problem of Taiwan
• Chinese property stocks fall as chinese property support measures dissapoint.
• Iran’s President Raisi and Iran foreign minister die in helicopter crash. The helicopter completely burned.
• US say there is no evidence of foul play in Raisi’s crash. Blamed it on bad, foggy weather in Northwest Iran. Visibility was only 5m in the area of incident.
• UK BOE Deputy Governor: Its a matter of individual opinion on MPC as to how much evidence we need to cut rates.
• Signs of inflation pressures easing is good
• Even with a rate cut policy would still be restrictive
• Said its possible that bank rate can be cut in the summer.
• ECB’s Kazaks says that June meeting will quite likely be start of rate cuts for ECB. So June is still being touted as the time for rate cuts.
• Britain expands AI institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over shortcomings.
• Musk launches spaceX’s Stalin’s internet services in Indonesia
• Saudi crown prince in poor health. - lung inflammation. Getting treatment at palace.

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ANALYSIS:

• If we look at US equities, breadth and positioning supportive. Traders remain very bearish on VIX which means market makers will add liquidity to support equities.
• 5300 still key level. 5330 is a big intraday barrier to break looking at positioning
• 5275 is key support on downside looking at positioning.
• EURUSD: looks like bullish positioning on EURUSD short term. Skew positive, pointing higher in short term option contracts. Improving in long term too. Positioning supportive on all time frames then. Here we see technicals too, on verge of breakout.
• https://imgur.com/a/9Q4hwtp
• Silver Update: Hit new yearly high again, positioning remains bullish. Still not seeing signs for big pullback here, as IV in options isn't lowering. This is keeping skew v high and pointing to more upside. Skew actually hit a yearly high, which suggests traders still look higher.
• Gold update: Skew is still moving higher. Again skew is near a yearly high. Traders continue to seek upside exposure and momentum looks strong. We are seeing calls building on even as high as 2700 lol. Trend v strong with more data coming this week.
• Oil positioning still points to potential bounce as oil moves higher slightly in premarket. Positioning has pointed to a bounce for some time even as price has traded flat, so let's see if we get it soon.
• BTC positioning is supportive: If we look at options, we see Call interest increasing on 75k. Traders are looking for a breakout. Even bitcoin ETFs showing increasing gamma on high strikes.

DATA LEDE:

• China maintains loan prime rate for 1 and 5 year as expected. Has kept it same for more than 6 months in a row now.
• Fed speakers today:
• Bostic, Barr, Waller, Jefferson

MARKETS:

• SPX - relatively flat at 5311. On Friday, it closed at 5304, breaking the 5300 level. Today is flat maintaining above 5300
• Nasdaq: Trading at 18,600 level. Flat vs friday.
• Dow Jones trades above 40k. Totally flat this morning.
• Ger40: On Thursday came v close to 19k. Then fell by Friday to 18,630. Now is trading at 18,800. Moving higher back towards 19k
• UK100 moving higher again, for last week or so has been flat around the highs.
• HKG50: Reached 19,800 on Friday. Today is trading down v slightly to 19,600 today.
• CHINA50: pushed higher, close to 13k after loan prime rate was kept constant in China. But came down after that, fell 0.7%
• OIL: Moved higher, but got rejected off WTI 80.
• GOLD: Moving higher by 0.5% to 2434. Hit 2450 before getting rejected lower. Is at new ATH.
• VIX at new lows of 12.2.

MAG 7:

• NVDA - Baird Raises price target for NVDA to 1200 from 1050
• NVDA - Barclays raises NVDA PT to 1100 from 850
• Analysts are clearly betting on strong NVDA results. NVDA IS HIGHER IN PREMARKET ON THESE ANALYST UPGRADES.
• AAPL - slashes iPhone prices in China amid Huawei competition. Offering discounts up to $318 on select iPhone models in China. These discounts are even more aggressive than their February discount campaign
• AAPl - news from weekend, plans a thinner iPhone in 2025.
• TSLA - is offering discounts to European leasing companies to address concerns over falling fleet values, due to repeated retail price cuts. These include unofficial discounts on in stock vehicles
• MSFT - to launch next call of duty game on Game Pass. This move aims at boosting long term subscriptions rather than traditional single game sales. MSFT build event tomorrow. Will unveil several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices ahead of the event.
• GOOGL - invests $1B in Finnish data center to drive AI growth.

EARNINGS:
Li : V poor earnings

• Revenue of 25.63B missed estimates by 4.5%
• Was down 39% QOQ.
• Deliveries were 80,400, up 52% YOY
• EPS came in at 0.6, vs 2.5 estimate So big miss there
• Vehicle sales were up YOY but down 39% QOQ
• Vehicle margin was 19.3% which was down from 22% last quarter.
• OPERATING MARIGN WAS -2.3% VS 2.2% last year and 7.3% last quarter.
• Launched new delivery models.
• GUIDANCE:
• Revenue guidance for next quarter was 29.9-31.4B, miss in midpoint by 21% vs estimate
• Vehicle deliveries expected to be 105-110K, up 21-27% YOY
• WEAK CURRENT QUARTER AND WEAK GUDIANCE
• V weak operating margin.

OTHER COMPANIES:

• Gold stocks are higher as Gold moves higher in premarket.
• Crypto stocks slightly higher at BTC consolidates above 67k
• MU - Morgan Stnaley upgrades to equal weight from underweight, raised price target to 130 from 98. Said that MU remains overvalued via long term DCF metrics, but there are several factors supporting near term performance, including ongoing ramp up of HBM supply, which can lead to above consensus earnings.
• JCI - Activist Elliott Management has built a $1B+ stake in JCI
• PARA - Sony and Apollo have reportedly signed non disclosure agreements with paramount global
• XPEV - Audi partners with SAIC for new EV platform in China. This deepens VW relationship with and commitment to China.
• TER - up as raised to buy form neutral by Goldman Sachs. Price target 161, from 131 current price
• GMED - Price target raised to 80 from 60 by Piper Sandler. Raise dot overweight form neutral
• TGT - will lower their prices on 5000 everyday items. Including essentials like milk, meat, bread, soda etc.
• RDDT - files for 1.93M share offering by selling stockholders
• BHP Is considering an improved bid for Anglo - must decide by 5pm onW Wednesday whether to announce a firm intention to offer or to walk away.
• Red Lobster files for bankruptcy - largest seafood restaurant in US.
• JPM - raises their 2024 interest income forecast to $91B
• GLBE - up on earnings, raises FY 2024 outlook, be a stop and bottom line estimates.
• PTCT - European commission decides against adoption of negative opinion. Translarna authorisation remains active in Europe
• SMCI moving higher with NVDA
• ULTA - price target cut to 505 from 595 by Piper Sandler. Maintained at overweight
• BIDU given buy rating by CCB International

OTHER NEWS:

• Yesterday, Powell spoke but with no reference to monetary policy.
• Bostic says Fed are open to all possibilities, risks are balanced right now.
• Deutsche Bank raises their end of year SPX target to 5500 which is the highest on Wall Street.
• One of Wall streets most prominent bears, Mike Wilson has turned bullish on US stock outlook, saying he sees SPX rising 2% by June 2025, which is a big change vs his previous prediction of -15%.
• Raised price target to 5300 from 4500.
• The US Fed will slash the proposed big bank capital hike requirement, reports WSJ
• Budget airline Ryanair posts record annual profit as passenger numbers soar. Another company reporting strong travel demand amongst consumers right now. Launched strong share buyback.
• US government monthly debt interest payments continue to rise, are on verge of exceeding define spending now.
• Chinese vessels got hit by Houthi rebels yesterday.
• Oil tanker hit by missile off the coast of Yemen, AFP reports
• CHina Foreign ministry says that Taiwan is a part of China, says US has been distorting facts to play up the problem of Taiwan
• Chinese property stocks fall as chinese property support measures dissapoint.
• Iran’s President Raisi and Iran foreign minister die in helicopter crash. The helicopter completely burned.
• US say there is no evidence of foul play in Raisi’s crash. Blamed it on bad, foggy weather in Northwest Iran. Visibility was only 5m in the area of incident.
• UK BOE Deputy Governor: Its a matter of individual opinion on MPC as to how much evidence we need to cut rates.
• Signs of inflation pressures easing is good
• Even with a rate cut policy would still be restrictive
• Said its possible that bank rate can be cut in the summer.
• ECB’s Kazaks says that June meeting will quite likely be start of rate cuts for ECB. So June is still being touted as the time for rate cuts.
• Britain expands AI institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over shortcomings.
• Musk launches spaceX’s Stalin’s internet services in Indonesia
• Saudi crown prince in poor health. - lung inflammation. Getting treatment at palace.

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Hi guys, my girlfriend is in such a big problem at the moment. she uses 2 email outlook accounts and since her email + password was hacked because of a leaked databse both emails are blocked. Now the biggest problem is to unblock the emails to retrieve email will be send to her second outlook account. but since she cannot even log into that account and vice versa, she cannot unlock her account. she receives important emails on them but it's been a long time since that she send a email which doesnt help at all when filling in the account-retrieve form. She has a subscription running for OneDrive 2 euros a month. which she pays with her bank ( not a creditcard ) so this information cannot be filled in into the form since they are asking for creditcard details. microsoft is unreachable with the phone so we're running out of options. Does someone has more ideas how to retrieve one or both accounts? All tips are welcome, thank you.

Hello, and TIA. I have a home networking question; please do advise and forgive me if I have posted in the wrong subreddit, or posted the wrong question, etc.
* * * *
TL;DR: Client got hacked, bad, and wants a new laptop installed instead of fixing old system.
-> Can I simply install the new system and connect it to the Internet without worrying about the previous hack, since 1) the client left two obvious password files on his computer desktop, and 2) Avast gave a warning of open router ports? His ISP is Spectrum, so I don't have access to open/close any ports individually as far as I know, even from within the My Spectrum app.
-> Would a factory reset of the router work, or even be advisable?
* * * *
I am basically new to computer tech support, and while I have a piece of paper saying I have studied networking, I have never had the opportunity to actually work in the field. So I am being ultra-cautious with a client who got hacked.
I have many years' experience using software and PCs but only 1 1/2 years in actually doing stuff in this new arena. I was a contractor (eww? but I did gain experience) for a year and now am a part-time, bottom-feeding freelancer, helping senior citizens with stuff that's hard for them but that I can do (ISP router and modem setup, printer connection and TS and repair, system research and recommendation, data transfer, OS reset, etc) without negatively impacting them. I happen to live in a retirement mecca, so...
Anyway, I have a client who got hacked, bad, (RAT with accessible password files, multiple-file deletion, etc), and he wants a new laptop - he thinks we can just plug it in and connect it to the internet, and all will be well; he is disconnecting and storing the old laptop and the data thereon rather than face the difficulties of remediation, which would be beyond my current capabilities. I tried referring out to a PC tech company but the client instead wants a new system.
Avast gave a network warning saying there are open ports on the router. Given that the hack was a RAT and that the client literally had two files named "Passwords...[date]" on his desktop, and that the hacker presumably has them, as well as the previous access info for his router, I am concerned that simply hooking up the new laptop will be a disaster, as for one thing, it will be a while before the client can change all the passwords, disconnect logged in accounts, set up 2FA, etc.
His ISP is Spectrum, so I don't know how or if the hacker actually got blocked ports, unblocked. I just checked Spectrum's site and there is an extensive list of the ports Spectrum itself blocks. So, I don't even know if the Avast warning was anything to worry about.
Thanks for all answers, and if I have posted in the wrong subreddit, please advise and forgive.