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☆ A millennial couple invested in a $143,000 vacation home in Bali. It's become the crux of their early retirement strategy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rory and Casey Jones built a villa in Bali for 2.287 billion Indonesian rupiah, or about $143,000. AdvertisementFor Rory Jones and his wife Casey, building a house in Bali seemed like a good idea — even though they had never been to Indonesia. The couple, from Tasmania, Australia, dreamed of retiring early, so they spent a lot of time investing in the stock market. Rory and Casey Jones built a villa in Bali. That said, the couple has plans to build more investment properties in Bali in the future.

Persons: Rory, Casey Jones, —, Rory Jones, Casey, Jones, " Jones, videographer, aren't, Propertia Organizations: Service, Global Consulting, Facebook Locations: Bali, Indonesia, Tasmania, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Portugal, Southeast Asia, Bingin, Uluwatu

☆ Trump Voter Proved MyPillow's Mike Lindell Wrong. He Wants $5 Million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Brent Crane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He called it the Prove Mike Wrong challenge. He entered the Prove Mike Wrong challenge with low confidence he would win the exorbitant pot, estimating he had a 0.5% chance of disproving Lindell's "evidence." He had indeed Proven Mike Wrong, and now Mike must pay. In March, during a rally in Wisconsin, Trump praised him as "the great, legendary Mike Lindell." Jared Bartman for BIUnder deposition in the arbitration proceedings over his refusal to pay Zeidman, Lindell was a tornado of evasion and contradiction.

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CNN —President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his ultimatum that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off of some US weapons. “So if you’re worried about Palestinian casualties, the stated policy here actually doesn’t make a ton of sense,” Vance said. The president’s announcement amounted to a turning point in US-Israeli ties since the seven-month conflict between Israel and Hamas began in October. Still, the president’s aides said the message shouldn’t have been a surprise to their intended recipients in Israel given repeated warnings to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I think President Biden has taken forceful action – so much so there’s been a lot of blowback for his recent public statement.”CNN’s Kit Maher, Aileen Graef, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood contributed to this report.

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☆ Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The completed stage for the Eurovision song contest (ESC) is pictured at the Malmo Arena, shown to the media at a press conference in Malmo, Sweden on April 25, 2024. Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers' top-three to win the competition. Swiss rapper and singer Nemo, 24, won the contest with "The Code", a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and rock song, about Nemo's journey of self-discovery as a non-binary person. The Eurovision winner is awarded the contest's official glass trophy, which is shaped like a classic, old-fashioned microphone, with sand blasted and painted details. "I didn't just break the code, I also broke the trophy," Nemo said, laughing, at the press conference after the win.

Persons: Nemo, Celine Dion, Swiss revellers, Maha Nater, Lasagna, Marko Purisic, Israel's Eden Golan, Joost Klein Organizations: Eurovision, Malmo, Saturday, Moi, Protesters, European Broadcasting Union, Russia, Police Locations: Malmo, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia, Israel, Gaza, Swiss, Zurich, Europe, Ukraine, Dutch

☆ Bob Menendez: Here’s what prosecutors say bought off a US senator
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s what prosecutors say the senator and his wife got:Gold barsProsecutors say Hana and Daibes gave Menendez and his wife gold bars, which were seized by the FBI from the Menendez residence. After returning from a trip to Egypt and getting a ride home from the airport from Daibes’ driver, prosecutors say Menendez searched online for the price of a gold bar. Nadine Menendez needed a new car, apparently after hitting and killing a jaywalker in Bogota, New Jersey, in December 2018. There is a long list of actions prosecutors say Menendez undertook in exchange for all of these alleged bribes. The envelopes of cash prosecutors say bore Daibes’ fingerprints may be more difficult to explain.

Persons: CNN — Democratic Sen, Bob Menendez, Mercedes, Menendez, CNN’s Manu Raju, “, ”, Nadine, Wael Hana, Fred Daibes, Jose Uribe, Daibes, Nadine Menendez’s, Nadine Menendez, Uribe, Hana, –, …, Qataris, retry Menendez, Salomon Melgen, Melgen, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN — Democratic, Bob Menendez of New, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Capitol, FBI, Court Southern District of, Prosecutors, Court Southern District of New York Prosecutors, Court Southern District of New York, Menendez, Uribe, Mercedes, Benz, Senate Foreign Relations, US Department of Agriculture, New York, of Justice Locations: Bob Menendez of, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Egypt, Qatar, New Jersey, Daibes, Court Southern District of New York, Bogota , New Jersey, New

☆ Drugs, Sacraments or Medicine? Psychedelic Churches Blur the Line.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Ernesto Londoño | Meridith Kohut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Facing the latest participants attending her four-day psychedelic retreat, Whitney Lasseter made a bold claim: The ceremonies they would take part in were sanctioned by federal law, which sets a high bar for the government to interfere in religious practices. “We are using these medicines to connect with the divine,” said Ms. Lasseter, the founder of All Tribes Medicine Assembly, one of dozens of organizations that describe themselves as churches and view their use of psychoactive substances as sacramental, even though they are generally illegal under federal law. “It’s your right to practice your religion however you are guided.”Eight guests seated in a circle in a suburban Austin, Texas, living room nodded, some looking apprehensive, as Ms. Lasseter outlined the sequence of body-jolting, mind-altering rituals ahead. First, there would be a detoxification protocol in which poisonous secretions of a frog from the Amazon are dabbed on tiny burn marks on a person’s skin, often inducing nausea and projectile vomiting.

Persons: Whitney Lasseter, ”, Lasseter, “ Organizations: All Tribes Medicine Assembly Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ A wargame simulated a 2nd Trump presidency. It concluded NATO would collapse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

If Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House in November, NATO may fall apart, a recent wargame found. "What Donald Trump can do is just really hollow out what NATO does," Grimble told Business Insider. The UK has traditionally backed a transatlantic, America-Europe alliance rather than a purely European defense bloc. Yet in the game, it could neither persuade Trump to ease his demands, nor the European NATO members to spend more on defense. "Many NATO members — except for France mainly — thought post-Trump it could be salvageable," Grimble said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Finley Grimble, Grimble, John Bolton, —, SACEUR, Jens Stoltenberg, NICHOLAS KAMM, hadn't, I'm, Florian Gaertner, Russia doesn't, God's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, House, NATO, EU, US, Business, US National Security, Allied, Europe, Washington, Nato, Getty, European Union, Joint Expeditionary Force, Northern, —, European NATO, Trump, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Europe, Russia, NATO, Ukraine, China, American, United States, Finland, Romania, Poland, Baltic, France, Germany, French, America, Italy, Estonia, British, Turkey, Baltic States, Ukraine stalemated, Moscow, Russian, Kyiv . Europe, Beijing, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, European, Forbes

☆ Eurovision Final Eurovision 2024 Live Updates: Competition Set to Start Amid Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

PinnedTo its millions of devoted fans, the Eurovision Song Contest is a cultural juggernaut, an exciting competition in which singers and rappers represent their countries and perform for votes. To more casual observers, it’s simply a fun, camp — and often bewildering — night of TV, with extravagant songs and outrageous outfits. This year, as always, the contest features songs that range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Eden Golan, a 20-year-old pop star, will represent Israel with “Hurricane,” a ballad that obliquely references Israeli grief over the Oct. 7 attacks last year. Will Golan win over the audience and the tens of millions watching live on TV and YouTube?

Persons: it’s, Angelina Mango, Tagi, Eden Golan, Will Golan Organizations: “, Eurovision, Palestinian, Malmo Arena, Israel Locations: France, Malmo, Sweden, Gaza, Israel, U.S, Peacock

☆ S&P 500 rebounds to less than 1% from a record after orderly three-week pullback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The five-month, 28% sprint from the October correction low to the record high on the last trading day of the first quarter left the S & P 500 overbought, overheated and over-loved. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500, YTD So far, so good, three weeks down and now three weeks up, taking the S & P 500 back to within 1% of its March 28 peak. More specifically, he tracks the correlation between S & P 500 and the Citi Economic Surprise Index. Fidelity Investments head of global macro Jurrien Timmer fashioned this look at the path of S & P 500 earnings heading into and through each calendar year, with 2024 holding up better than 2023 was last year at this time. The last time the S & P 500 was at today's level above 5200 in late March, the 12-month forward price/earnings multiple was 21.

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☆ Want to invest in real estate without dealing with tenants or leaky roofs? Buy these 13 stocks with major rebound potential instead, a strategy chief says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, there's an easy way to invest in real estate without breaking the bank or even leaving the couch: buying real-estate stocks, which BMO Capital Markets finds increasingly attractive. But, contrary to what many investors believe, higher rates don't always hurt real-estate stocks, Belski wrote. AdvertisementThe market's misleading narrative about real-estate stocks has made the group remarkably cheap relative to its solid fundamentals, in Belski's view. "The severity of underperformance appears mismatched with the fundamental underpinnings of the group," Belski wrote. 13 real-estate stocks set to outperformInvestors looking to diversify their portfolios should consider 13 stocks in the real-estate sector with outperform ratings from BMO Capital Markets.

Persons: —, Brian Belski, Belski, it's Organizations: Service, Business, BMO Capital Markets, BMO, doesn't Locations: Montreal

☆ A new crop of startups wants to help solve loneliness among millennials and Gen Z. Here's how they're connecting strangers and making money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Lauren Johnson | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Plus, the pandemic and the shift to working from home have made millennials and Gen Z lonelier than ever, thanks in part to doomscrolling. "I believe the conventional 'make friends' apps too closely mimic the dating model, which can feel awkward and high-pressure for making friends," he said. The group hosts "reading parties" at bars and event spaces with the goal of helping people connect through reading. Dinner With Friends, a group that throws dinner parties, has worked on sponsored events with brands like Bumble and Geneva. Dinner With Friends founder Anita Michaud said brands typically either sponsor entire dinners or provide products — like canned cocktails — for the dinner parties.

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☆ I was born and raised in Greece. These are the 11 best luxury resorts in the country that are actually worth the money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Fani Mari | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I'm from Athens, Greece, and I travel around the islands all the time staying at luxury resorts. Some of my favorite spots in Crete are Stella Island Resort and ACRO Suites. And if you're looking for luxury, I've found some of the best resorts in the country. One&Only Aesthesis Resort, AthensOne&Only is a global brand, but the chain's first luxury resort in Greece is located in Glyfada, right by the sea. AdvertisementStella Island Resort, Heraklion, CreteStella Island is an adults-only resort that's great for solo women, couples, or honeymooners.

Persons: Sani, —, I've, Mari, Cavo, Fani Mari, Halkidiki Sani, Milos Cove, Milos, Milos —, Aphrodite, Porto, Sven Hansche Organizations: Service, Delta Air Lines, UNESCO, Cavo, Porto Heli Porto Heli, Porto Cheli Locations: Athens, Greece, Crete, Stella, Mystras, Mykonos, Glyfada, Kea, Antiparos, Heraklion, Crete Stella, Maldives, Agia Pelagia, Kiev.Victor, Zakynthos, Peloponnese, UNESCO, Spetses

☆ Eurovision is back, but will Baby Lasagne or Nemo triumph? Your complete guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“People are like ‘OK, Sweden is the spiritual home of Eurovision’ – I see Eurovision as this moving entity,” she tells CNN. “The whole product, ABBA, is a vibe, isn’t it?”ABBA sing "Waterloo" at Eurovision 50 years ago. But ABBA are the past; Baby Lasagne, Windows95Man and Nemo – a person, not a fish – are very much the present. This year’s slim favorite is Baby Lasagne, whose arena-pounding anthem “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” describes a brain drain affecting Croatian towns. He credits his fiancée with helping him launch his career – “She’s the lasagne, and I’m just the baby,” he tells CNN.

Persons: Paul Anka, Abba –, Loreen, –, “, Loreen –, they’ve, ” Loreen, Olle Lindeborg, Lasagne, Nemo, Sarah Bonnici, aga, you’d, Music ”, Dominic Lipinski, Marcus, Martinus, ”, – “, I’m, Switzerland’s Nemo, ” Nemo, ” Joost Klein's, Jens Büttner, Joost Klein, Teemu Keisteri, he’s, Windows95Man, it’s, Belgium’s Mustii, Bonnie Tyler’s, Sanjin, Marina Satti, Hera Bjork, ” Saba, Slimane, who’s, ” Poland’s Luna, Jeff Spicer, ” we’re, Luna “, doesn’t, we’re, ” Portugal’s, … “, Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, Jens Bittner, ” Joost Klein, bro, airdropped, Angelina, Greta Thunberg, Eden Golan, audibly, they’ll, oddballs gunning Organizations: CNN, Waterloo, Malmo, Eurovision, Getty, Pulitzer, aga … aaa, aaa, United, Music, MAG, San, ” “ Hurricanes, Israel, European Broadcasting Union Locations: Sweden, AFP, Malmo, Europe, Armenia, wail, Gaza, Israel

☆ Election Updates Partisan fight in Ohio threatens to keep Biden off the November ballot.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Ohio was one of three states that had warned the Democratic Party that Mr. Biden could be left off the ballot because the Democratic National Convention would take place after certification deadlines for presidential nominees. Election officials in Washington State also signaled that their state would accept a provisional certification of Mr. Biden’s nomination. Charles Lutvak, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, said that Mr. Biden would be on the ballot in all 50 states. Republicans in Ohio have said that passing the ban on foreign donations is the price that Democrats will have to pay to ensure that Mr. Biden is on the ballot in the state. “If Ohio bars Biden from the ballot, the Supreme Court should order him back on the ballot just like it did with Trump in Colorado,” Ms. Torres-Spelliscy said.

Persons: Biden, Mr, Biden’s, Frank LaRose, LaRose, Jason Stephens, Charles Lutvak, ” Mr, Lutvak, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Donald J, Trump, Hansjörg Wyss, Wyss, Joe Biden, ” Ciara Torres, Ms, Torres, Spelliscy Organizations: Democratic Party, Democratic, Convention, Alabama, State Legislature, Republican, General Assembly, Republicans, Ohio Senate, Democrats, state’s Senate Republican, Stetson University, Biden, Trump, Colorado Locations: Ohio, Washington State, Alabama, Swiss, state’s, Florida, Colorado, . Ohio, —

☆ Cold Stone Creamery is being sued because its pistachio ice cream has no pistachios in it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cold Stone Creamery is facing legal action over 'pistachio' ice cream that contains no pistachios. AdvertisementThe parent company of Cold Stone Creamery is facing legal action after a New York woman ordered "pistachio" ice cream only to discover that it didn't contain pistachios. It all started when the plaintiff visited a Cold Stone Creamery in Levittown, Long Island, in July 2022, ordering what she believed was a pistachio ice cream. The plaintiff's lawyers argued that had she been aware of this, she wouldn't have bought the ice cream. Related storiesIn the ruling, the plaintiff compared Cold Stone Creamy's pistachio ice cream to offerings from Häagen-Dazs and Ben and Jerry's, both of which contained real pistachios.

Persons: —, Gary R, Brown, wouldn't, Jerry's, Kahala Brands, Taco, Oren Bitan Organizations: Service, Cold, Eastern, Court, Kahala Brands, Kahala, Business, Taco Bell Locations: New York, York, Brooklyn, Levittown, Long, Häagen

☆ Netflix's 'Cooking Up Murder' tells the story of a chef who killed his girlfriend. Here's where César Román is now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Cooking Up Murder" tells the story of Spanish chef César Román, who murdered his girlfriend, Heidi Paz. The chef killed Paz in 2018, and he then moved to Madrid using a fake name. AdvertisementNetflix's "Cooking Up Murder" tells the story of Spanish chef César Román, who killed his girlfriend, Heidi Paz, in 2018. NetflixIn the series, Román alleges that Paz was killed by a gang in connection to a cocaine deal gone wrong. Advertisement"I cannot turn back time, something I would like more than anything in the world," Román wrote.

Persons: César Román, Heidi Paz, Paz, —, Dr, Ruth Tully, dismembering, Román, he's, God, Jesus Christ, Heidi's, Alexis Socias, El Pais Organizations: Service, Netflix, Madrid Metropolitan, Román, Soto, Soto del Real Penitentiary, Spanish, El Pais Locations: Madrid, Spanish, Zaragoza, Spain, Soto del

☆ Some Tesla owners just got a cool new update that makes loading their cars a lot easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla owners must enable the feature in vehicle settings and ensure that phone settings allow for nearby interactions for the Tesla app. So far, the update is only available to iPhone 11+ users with the Tesla app 4.3.0+. However, a future update will extend the feature to Android users, according to Not a Tesla App. Another change in the software update allows owners to attend Zoom video calls from the car using the interior cabin camera. While you can only use the video feature if you're parked, you can still use the app with audio only during driving mode.

Persons: —, — Tesla Organizations: Service, EV, Twitter

☆ Google CEO responds to 'woke AI' criticisms after Gemini debacle: 'We got it wrong'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google's CEO said "We got it wrong" in response to Gemini's AI debacle. Google has temporarily disabled Gemini's ability to generate images of people. AdvertisementGoogle's CEO reflected in a new interview on the company's Gemini AI image-generation debacle earlier this year, a controversy that drew backlash. Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Bloomberg in an interview published Wednesday that "we got it wrong" and it was a case in which good intentions went awry. Following criticism of the issue, Google paused Gemini from generating AI images of people while it corrected the changes.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, —, Pichai, should've, chatbot, Gemini Organizations: Google, Service, Bloomberg

☆ 'Griefbots' could use AI to haunt relatives from beyond the grave, ethicists warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nascent 'griefbots' or 'deadbots' allow users to chat with the deceased. Safeguards should keep kids away from the bots and allow users to turn them off, a study suggested. AdvertisementAI could make your relatives haunt you from beyond the grave, researchers are warning. These bots use generative AI to allow people to have text and voice conversations with the deceased, using their past digital footprints to conjure a likeness. But AI ethicists at Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence warn that AI could one day push ads on grieving relatives or confuse children.

Persons: —, Tomasz Hollanek, Dr, Katarzyna Nowaczyk Organizations: Service, University of Cambridge, Cambridge's Leverhulme, Intelligence Locations: Cambridge, China, Cambridge's

☆ Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 6-3 ruling, authored by liberal Justice Elena Kagan, affirmed a lower court's decision that favored producer Sherman Nealy, who sued a Warner subsidiary and others in Florida federal court in 2018. Nealy has said that his label Music Specialist owns rights to the electronic dance song "Jam the Box" by Tony Butler, also known as Pretty Tony. Warner artist Flo Rida, whose given name is Tramar Dillard, incorporated elements of "Jam the Box" into his 2008 song "In the Ayer." The producer requested damages for alleged copyright infringement dating back to 2008. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision and said there was "no bar to damages in a timely action."

Persons: Flo Rida, John Shearer, Elena Kagan, Sherman Nealy, Nealy, Tony Butler, Tony, Warner, Dillard, Warner Chappell, Butler Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Warner Music, Warner, Circuit, Appeals Locations: Universal City, Calif, Miami, Florida, Ayer, Atlanta

☆ Jim Cramer: Costco has room to run despite a rich valuation and shares nearing all-time highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer likes Costco stock despite its high valuation and suggests it has more room to run. "I feel very comfortable" about Costco, Cramer said Thursday on " Squawk on the Street ," after the wholesale retailer reported a solid April sales report. Costco shares rose nearly 1.5% after Wednesday evening's monthly sales report showed core comparable sales, which exclude gas and foreign exchange fluctuations, gained 5.5% last month. Goldman Sachs analysts increased its Costco price target to $840 from $830 and also maintained its buy rating. The Club currently has a 2 rating on Costco shares and a price target of $800.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, FactSet, Wells Fargo, —, Costco's, we're, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Costco, CNBC, Wells, Street, JPMorgan

The Major Supreme Court Cases of 2024No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society. In 2015, the Supreme Court limited the sweep of the statute at issue in the case, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In 2023, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked efforts to severely curb access to the pill, mifepristone, as an appeal moved forward. A series of Supreme Court decisions say that making race the predominant factor in drawing voting districts violates the Constitution. The difference matters because the Supreme Court has said that only racial gerrymandering may be challenged in federal court under the Constitution.

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☆ Sexism, Cheating, and Nightclubs: Inside the Dark Heart of Chess
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Socialites are playing chess on "The Real Housewives of New York City." In 1990, according to the US Chess Federation, only 4% of chess players were women. Out in the world, chess' resurgence has been accompanied by a wave of new clubs and events. I made a pilgrimage to the Marshall Chess Club, a 109-year-old institution in Greenwich Village. The following evening, I went to an East Village bar and found a very different scene at Club Chess.

Persons: we'd, she'd, I'd, festers, Judit Polgár, Gary Kasparov, —, Juliana Gallin, Jennifer Shahade, Alejandro Ramírez, Ramírez —, Ramírez, Shahade, Levy, Hikaru Nakamura, Rey, Anna Cramling, Miguel Pereira, Cramling, Nakamura, Bill Withers, Frank Marshall, Alexander Luke Bahta —, athleisure, you've, it's, Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, Carlsen, Niemann, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, I've, Kasparov, they're, Vladimir Kramnik, Chess.com, Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, Dan Timbrell, doesn't Organizations: Mechanics ' Institute, Housewives, New, US Chess Federation, FIDE, Washington Post, Marshall Chess Club, Chess, The Guardian, New York, whacking, Computer, YouTube Locations: San Francisco, New York City, Berkeley , California, Greenwich Village, hipsters, American, East, Canadian, Romanian, Netherlands, It's, New York, Russian

☆ Inside Balyasny's summer internship, where how you accept feedback can make or break your chance of a full-time offer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That goes for summer interns, too, and may be especially important for them considering the bar to entry is high at Balyasny. The firm said it usually converts about 50% of its top-performing summer interns into full-time hires. AdvertisementThe hedge fund also has a formal feedback process where interns get a progress report about halfway through the summer, and again at the end. Anna Gietl, intern summer of 2022 BalyasnyDon't just hear feedback — implement itBalyasny's culture is about more than accepting feedback or seeking it out. Feedback can also be a catalyst to help build connections and solicit mentorship from people outside your team, Gietl added.

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☆ Gold bars are selling like hot cakes in Korea's convenience stores and vending machines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Aside from ramen and sausages, South Korea's convenience stores have a new popular item on the menu — gold bars. The country's largest convenience store chain, CU, has been collaborating with the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) to offer customers mini gold bars — and they're selling like hot cakes. A variety of finger-nail sized gold bars weighing between 0.1 gram and 1.87 gram have been up for sale at CU outlets since April. Priced at 113,000 won each, 1 gram bars were sold out within two days, according to local news reports. This was the sharpest quarterly increase in gold purchases in South Korea in more than two years, WGC noted.

Organizations: Printing Corporation, Gold Locations: Korea, South Korea

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