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☆ Walmart is finding its groove — and that should terrify Target
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Walmart keeps posting strong earnings, driven in part by gains among higher-income shoppers. Bit by bit, Walmart is looking more like Target, and that should terrify the smaller rival. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Bentonville retailer on Thursday reported a solid 6% year-over-year improvement in first-quarter sales, with profits growing even faster.

Persons: —, Doug McMillon Organizations: Walmart, Service, Business Locations: Bentonville

☆ The end of 'Bridgerton' season three, part one features a book fan-favorite carriage scene between Penelope and Colin. Here's how the TV show compares.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the new season of "Bridgerton," one of Netflix's most popular franchises, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) is moving on from her hopeless crush on her close friend Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). Even ahead of the season, "Bridgerton" fandom was freaking out when a teaser clip hinted at a mirror sex scene from the book. Though Lady Whistledown has retired, London's society, the Ton, is trying to reveal her identity to win Lady Danbury's bounty of £1,000. AdvertisementThis change may mean there's a rocky road ahead for PolinNicola Coughlan stars as Penelope Featherington in season three of "Bridgerton." "Bridgerton" season three, part two, premieres on June 13.

Persons: —, Penelope Featherington, Nicola Coughlan, Colin Bridgerton, Luke Newton, Colin, Penelope, Bridgerton, Lady Whistledown Colin, Liam Daniel, Whistledown, Lady Whistledown, Lady Danbury's, Cressida Twombley, Twombley's, Lady Featherington, Polin Nicola Coughlan, Laurence Cendrowicz, Madame Delacroix, Kathryn Drysdale, Eloise Bridgerton, Claudia Jessie, Eloise, Cressida Cowper, Jessica Madsen Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix Locations: Colin's, London

☆ 'Bridgerton' showrunner Jess Brownell explains how a Pitbull cover made its way into a pivotal scene in season 3
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for season 3 of Netflix's "Bridgerton." A cover of Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" plays during Colin and Penelope's carriage scene in episode 4. Showrunner Jess Brownell told BI she picked the song because it had the "right crescendo" for the moment. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The love story between Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), collectively known by the ship name Polin, gets the spotlight on this season of "Bridgerton."

Persons: Colin, Jess Brownell, —, Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington, Luke Newton, Penelope, Nicola Coughlan, Julia Quinn's, Bridgerton, Archer Marsh Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Chinese Grand Prix could deliver drama to F1 and slow Verstappen’s victory march
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing reacts during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 18, 2024 in Shanghai, China. Edmund So | Getty ImagesThe Chinese Grand Prix could deliver some much-needed drama to Formula 1, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen can't be penciled in as the almost-certain winner on Sunday. It's also the season's first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday's practice session was the only one of the weekend. This is the first F1 race in China in five years, scratched from the calendar by the COVID-19 pandemic. Horner accepted the concern but noted the Shanghai circuit is a known quantity, hosting races since 2004.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Edmund So, It's, Lando Norris, McLaren, Verstappen, Christian Horner, Clive Mason, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Friday's, Lance, Aston Martin, Oscar Piastri, McClaren, Sergio Perez, Haas, — Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, China's, Zhou Guanyu, Charles Leclerc, Bull, Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Andrea Stella said, Horner, Lando Norris of Great, Qian Jun, Norris, Fernando Alonso, Sainz, Perez, Mark Thompson Organizations: Oracle Red Bull, of China, Shanghai, Circuit, Bull, Getty, Pirelli, Sauber, Ferrari, McLaren, McLaren F1 Team, Sprint, Bahrain, Hamilton, Oracle Red Bull Racing Locations: Netherlands, Shanghai, China, Australia, Lando Norris of Great Britain, parc feme, Bahrain

☆ Here's our fourth-quarter earnings report card for 31 stocks in the portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Please note, that Abbott Laboratories is not listed below as we did not own the name before the company's earnings release. Meta Platforms had one of the best earnings reports of the entire season, as sales, earnings, and cash flow trounced expectations. Despite missing earnings expectations, Coterra Energy delivered where it matters most: discretionary and free cash flow. Honeywell 's earnings results weren't great, with sales missing across the board and segment profit results coming up mixed. Given the stock's reaction, one might wonder why we don't think the earnings results from Palo Alto Networks were flat-out ugly.

Persons: we've, Eaton, Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Bausch, Estee Lauder, Fabrizio Freda's, Linde, shouldn't, Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble, Stanley Black, Decker, We're, Wells Fargo, Nikesh Arora, Palo, they've, Locker, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Satya Nadella, Nadella, SeongJoon Cho Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Wall, GE Healthcare, Meta, Microsoft, Investors, Nvidia, Wynn Resorts, Pharmaceuticals, Broadcom, Coterra Energy, Disney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Procter &, TJX, Google Services, Constellation Brands, Costco Wholesale, Costco, DuPont, Honeywell, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Management, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, Ford, China, Macao, Las Vegas, Boston, Wells Fargo underdelivered, Seoul

☆ The rise of the job-search bots
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Unlike the other bots, which ingested job openings into their own sites, LazyApply submitted applications via external job boards. AdvertisementUnlike the other bots, LazyApply did all the applying in real time, right in front of my eyes. Hugo Herrera for BISo far, though, it looks like the arrival of job bots is only making the problem worse. But the job bots at LazyApply and other services never get tired. Still, I came away from my time among the job-search bots feeling the way I do about much of AI.

Persons: they're, hadn't, Sonara, Hugo Herrera, LazyApply, American Aki, Aki Ito, Carlson, Boston Globe —, CareerBuilder, Tony Riggins, I've, Teal, Marc Cenedella, Cenedella, John Henry, —, didn't, it's, Bob, you'd, Emily Lamia, Lamia, she's, underpaid Organizations: BI, AK, Boston Globe, Employers, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, Facebook, YouTube, Business Locations: America, American, That's

☆ Online trading platform Webull is set to go public via a $7.3 billion SPAC deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The New York-based online brokerage will combine with SK Growth Opportunities Corporation in the second half of the year, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals. Webull is planning to go public through merging with a special purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the digital investing platform at $7.3 billion. Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, raise capital in an initial public offering and use the cash to merge with a private company and take it public, usually within two years. Webull launched its trading platform in the U.S. in 2018 and enjoyed a huge boost during the Covid-19 pandemic as many Americans became first-time traders during lockdowns. The firm had $370 billion in equity notional volumes and 430 million options contracts traded through its platform in 2023.

Persons: Robinhood, Anthony Organizations: SK Growth, Corporation, Nasdaq, Webull, CNBC, CNBC PRO Locations: York, U.S

☆ A 3,000-Year-Old Jewish Tradition Is Making a Comeback. Here's Why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Daniel T. Allen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

One of the most sacred objects in Judaism is made of skin from a bull's neck. It's called tefillin, and each black box contains scrolls that must be written by hand. Now, demand for these prayer objects has soared since the war in Israel and Gaza that erupted on October 7 — mostly from less religious Jews, including Israeli soldiers headed into battle. So what does it say inside these little boxes? And why are so many people trying to get their hands on them?

Persons: It's Locations: Israel, Gaza

The team leader has remained defiant in his denial of claims of misconduct made to parent company Red Bull, which two weeks ago announced it had launched an independent investigation into the claims. Mark Rushbrook, global head of Ford Performance Motorsport, said Friday at Daytona International Speedway that Ford is awaiting the outcome of the investigation into Horner. "It appears to us, and what we've been told, was that Red Bull is taking the situation very seriously. “I think it’s been very clear and the position of Red Bull has been that it’s business as normal. What Horner has been accused of doing by a Red Bull employee has not been made clear.

Persons: Christian Horner, Ford, Horner, Red, Mark Rushbrook, “, ” Rushbrook, we've, Bull, they're, they've, it's, ” Horner, Red Bull, Horner's, Max Verstappen, “ We’ve, We’ve, ”, Christian, It’s, Verstappen, Geri Halliwell, Ginger Spice Organizations: DAYTONA, Bull, Ford Motor, Ford, Red Bull, Ford Performance Motorsport, Daytona, Red Bull Energy Locations: Fla, Austria, Jos

☆ Christian Horner, Red Bull's F1 team principal, under investigation by company
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Dennis Romero | Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Christian Horner ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on November 26, 2023. Red Bull has commissioned an investigation into Christian Horner, the team principal of its highly successful Formula 1 racing team. In a statement Monday, Red Bull characterized the investigation of Horner, who is also CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing, as independent. This process, which is already underway, is being carried out by an external specialist barrister," Red Bull said in a statement. Red Bull is the reigning constructors' champion in the world's premier auto racing series.

Persons: Christian Horner, Red Bull, Bull, Horner, Telegraaf, Red, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Verstappen's Organizations: Abu, Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, United, United Arab Emirates, Oracle Red Bull Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab

Visa has taken over the title sponsorship of Red Bull's second team, which has been called Scuderia AlphaTauri since 2020 when Red Bull put its fashion label on its two junior cars. The team said Wednesday it will be called Visa Cash App RB F1 Team when Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda start the season. The team was known as Scuderia Toro Rosso — the Italian translation of Red Bull — from its 2006 debut season until 2020. Visa's deal with Red Bull is for three years, its senior vice president of global sponsorship strategy told The Associated Press. Visa becomes the third billion-dollar American company to join Red Bull as a sponsor in the last two years; Oracle is the title sponsor of the main two Red Bull cars, while Hard Rock International also launched a partnership.

Persons: Red, Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Toro Rosso —, Bull, Andrea Fairchild, ” Fairchild, “, ”, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, there's, Catherine Ferdon, Cash Organizations: Visa, Formula, Red, Racing, Sauber, Red Bull's, Associated Press, F1 Academy, Red Bull, Oracle, Hard, American Express, Meta, “, NFL, F1, Brand Locations: United States, America

☆ Formula One set to change sprint format for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The governing FIA said on Friday its Sporting Advisory Committee would present a final proposal to the F1 Commission in January. "The Commission gave overall support for an update to the sprint format for 2024 to further rationalise the weekend by separating Sprint activities from those for the Grand Prix," the FIA said in a statement. Six of this year's 22 rounds were sprint weekends, including the Qatar Grand Prix in which Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinched his third world title on a Saturday. The current format has qualifying for the grand prix on Friday with sprint qualifying and standalone race filling Saturday's schedule. Points could be awarded more widely for the sprint race, with a possible reverse grid element also under consideration.

Persons: Stefano Rellandini, ABU, Max Verstappen, Red, Christian Horner, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond Organizations: Prix, FiA, REUTERS, FIA, Sporting, F1, Sprint, Qatar, Red Bull, F1 Commission, Thomson Locations: Monza, Italy, ABU DHABI, Qatar, London

☆ Russell takes the blame for costly Verstappen collision
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 18, 2023 Mercedes' George Russell talks to the media after qualifying REUTERS/Finn Blake/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - George Russell accepted the blame for a costly Las Vegas Grand Prix collision that left Mercedes in danger of losing second place overall to Ferrari in the Formula One constructors' championship. Russell was handed a five-second penalty for a lap 25 clash with Red Bull's triple world champion and eventual winner Max Verstappen that demoted the Briton from fourth at the finish to eighth. Ferrari ended up scoring 16 points more than Mercedes and closed the gap to four with just one race remaining in Abu Dhabi next weekend. "Just another massively missed opportunity this weekend," Russell told Sky Sports television. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said it was game over once Russell incurred the penalty but remained optimistic for the finale.

Persons: Mercedes, George Russell, Finn Blake, Russell, Max Verstappen, Ferrari, Max, you've, Toto Wolff, Fred Vasseur, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Red Bull, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, Vegas, Mercedes, Ferrari, Formula, Sky Sports, DRS, Red, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, London

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 18, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at the start of the race REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The much-maligned Las Vegas Grand Prix crossed the finish line in style on Saturday night, delivering a dramatic race on the famed Las Vegas Strip to help offset earlier missteps. "And I think for all those who were so negative about the weekend, saying it was all about show blah blah blah, I think Vegas proved them wrong." "There was no better race to be the first race in Vegas," he said. "The energy around the city is incredible and I'm just really, really happy. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Las Vegas; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Mike Blake, Verstappen, Christian Horner, Carlos Sainz's Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Rory Carroll, William Mallard Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, LAS VEGAS, Prix, Bull, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Vegas, Bellagio, Las Vegas

[1/5] Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 18, 2023 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Finn Blake Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Ferrari first and second in Las Vegas qualifyingLeclerc on pole but penalty drops Sainz 10 placesVerstappen to start on front row for Red BullWilliams in surprise third row sweep, McLaren struggleLAS VEGAS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen stepping up to join him on the front row. Leclerc was fastest in all three qualifying phases down the floodlit Strip, with its neon backdrop of landmark hotels and casinos, for his third pole in the last four races. The Monaco driver was still disappointed with his laps, and a pole time of one minute 32.726 seconds only half a tenth faster than Sainz. Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who can clinch second place overall in the championship this weekend, will start 11th as Sainz drops to 12th. Qualifying started at midnight on Friday, making Las Vegas the first grand prix since Japan in 2019 where the pole position was decided on the same day as the race.

Persons: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Finn Blake, Ferrari, Leclerc, Verstappen, Red Bull Williams, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Sainz, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Williams, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, MCLARENS, McLarens, Britain's Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Aston, Lance, Zak Brown, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Frenchman, Ocon, Alan Baldwin, Kirsten Donovan, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Sainz, McLaren, LAS VEGAS, Monaco, Mercedes, Alfa, U.S, Aston, Sky Sports, Verstappen, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Sin City, Dutch, Japan, London

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - November 15, 2023 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc talks to the media ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS/Finn Blake Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The first practice session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cancelled on Thursday just eight minutes in to repair the track after a faulty water valve cover badly damaged Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said two-thirds of the car would need to be changed out and called the situation "unacceptable." "These cars are generating huge amounts of suction underneath now," said Williams Racing team principal James Vowles. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff lashed out at a reporter who asked how the cancelled practice was not a "black eye" for F1. The brief first test of the course along the transformed Strip marks F1's return to Las Vegas for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Persons: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Finn Blake, Carlos Sainz's Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur, Carlos, Vasseur, Esteban Ocon's, Williams, James Vowles, McLaren, Zak Brown, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Wolff, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Max Verstappen, Logan Sargeant, Rory Carroll, Miral Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, Prix, Ferrari, FIA, Williams Racing, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Baku, Montreal, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

[1/5] Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 16, 2023 Stewards use a crane to remove the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr. after the cancellation of the first practice session due to a drain cover that came off the asphalt and hit the car. The survival cell, engine, battery and control electronics were all damaged beyond repair during an incident that Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur called "unacceptable." "I think it's tough for a team to arrive in Vegas and to have this kind of incident," he said as mechanics rebuilt Sainz's car. read moreAlpine driver Esteban Ocon's chassis also needed to be replaced due to damage but he too returned for second practice. The sessions along the transformed Strip marked F1's return to Las Vegas for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Persons: Carlos Sainz Jr, Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Frederic Vasseur, Esteban Ocon's, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Valtteri, Alfa Romeo, Red, Max Verstappen, Verstappen, I've, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, I'm, Vasseur, McLaren, Zak Brown, Toto Wolff, Wolff, Leclerc, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Rory Carroll, Alan Baldwin, Miral Fahmy, Toby Davis Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, VEGAS, Ferrari, FIA, Aston, Alfa, Briton, Liberty, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Vegas, Qatar, Las Vegas, Monaco, Baku, Los Angeles, London

☆ Unimpressed Verstappen not buying into Las Vegas hype
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - November 15, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen talks to the media ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen isn't buying into the turbo-charged hype around Formula One's return to Las Vegas, describing the race as 99% show, 1% sport. Asked if he was looking forward to this weekend, the three-time world champion was unequivocal, "No." "I just always want to focus on the performance side of things," shrugged Verstappen. "I am looking forward to trying to do the best I can, but not looking forward to this." Reporting by Steve Keating in Las Vegas.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Mike Blake, Max Verstappen isn't, Verstappen, I'm, It's, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Steve Keating, Christina Fincher Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Las Vegas, Nevada, Abu Dhabi

☆ No reason to fear the Sphere, say Formula One drivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Night satellite imagery of Las Vegas during preparation for Formula 1 Grand Prix, in Las Vegas, U.S., November 14, 2023. "It is either going to be really cool or really annoying," summed up Williams American driver Logan Sargeant. The Sphere will be used for driver introductions and will show some live action but three colours, red, yellow and blue, cannot be displayed to avoid distracting drivers. Those are the same colours of flags used by marshals to alert drivers to crashes and other on track issues. Reporting by Steve Keating in Las Vegas.

Persons: Williams, Logan Sargeant, Daniel Ricciardo, “, Max Verstappen, Steve Keating, Rory Carroll, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Formula, Maxar Technologies, REUTERS Acquire, LAS VEGAS, Alpha, Thomson Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas , U.S, Las Vegas

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - November 15, 2023 AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo talks to the media ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS/Finn Blake Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Las Vegas is a 24-hour city but the Formula One drivers facing a schedule that will see them racing into the early morning hours said on Wednesday that they will need to find another gear at the Grand Prix. Friday's qualifying will not begin until midnight local time, meaning it will take place on the same day as Saturday's 10 p.m. race down the Las Vegas Strip, with media obligations following both events. "If I'm tired I'm just going to sleep and if I'm in the car, I'm just going to drink Red Bull. Asked if Verstappen could be more vulnerable in Las Vegas, Alonso did not hesitate. Drivers said the late night starts in Las Vegas could have a knock on effect when they head to Abu Dhabi the following weekend.

Persons: AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo, Finn Blake, I'm, Red, It's, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, Alonso, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Rory Carroll, Miral Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, Las, U.S, Drivers, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Vegas, LA, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Los Angeles

Red Bull Racing's dominance in Formula 1 this year is translating directly to higher sales of its namesake energy drink, the team's principal and CEO, Christian Horner, told CNBC. The Red Bull team, which also counts tech giant Oracle as a title sponsor, has trounced the grid this season, winning 19 of the 20 Grand Prix weekends so far. The Red Bull team secured the constructors championship the weekend prior, in Japan. Red Bull declined to share specific sales metrics, but a company spokesperson reiterated the F1 "uplift" and said it's particularly noticeable in corresponding race markets. It's incredible the amount of consumption of Red Bull that is happening," Horner told CNBC.

Persons: Bull, Christian Horner, Horner, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Red Bull Organizations: CNBC, Red Bull Locations: Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Japan, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Red

☆ Viva Las Vegas, Formula One betting big on Sin City race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Wynn resort is offering the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix Million Dollar All-Access Experience that includes a $100,000 philanthropic gift. "However, the brand synergies with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix are unmatched." Formula One has long been a magnet for the celebrity class and Las Vegas is sure to be an irresistible pull. Las Vegas may be the gambling capital of the world but there will be little bet on F1. "I would say this is due to lack of parity," Derek Stevens, owner of Circa and several other Las Vegas casinos told Reuters.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Greg Maffei, Red Bull, Aston Martin, Hilton, Red, it’s, Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Mark Wang, David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal, Mark Wahlberg, Gordon Ramsay, Toto Wolff, Derek Stevens, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Liberty Media, Formula One, Vegas, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull, PokerStars, Public Relations, Reuters, Poker, New York Stock Exchange, American Express, Heineken, Hilton, MGM Resorts International, Fountain Club, Hilton Grand, Club SI, Drai's Beach Club, Thomson Locations: Vegas, United States, Sin City, VVIPs, Las Vegas, Monaco, Drai's, Toronto

☆ F1 on the right track in Vegas after parking lot past
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"The only problem last time was we couldn’t run on the Strip, which is what I wanted to do," he said. "I wanted to make sure when somebody turned their television on they knew they were in Vegas, not in the desert. But it never happened because the people in Vegas, all the hotels, couldn’t see that it was going to be any good for them. "F1 didn’t take to Vegas, it was mutual," recalled journalist Nigel Roebuck 30 years later in MotorSport magazine. "A night race down the Strip that’s going to be iconic ... that’s going to be on every piece of television imaginable."

Persons: Jose Carlos Pace, Bernie Ecclestone, Amanda Perobelli, Max Verstappen, Ecclestone, we’d, I’m, They’ve, Nigel Roebuck, Roebuck, Alan Jones, Maurice Hamilton, Greg Maffei, Alan Baldwin, Chris Reese Organizations: Prix, Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Formula, One, Briton, Caesars Palace, Formula One, MotorSport, Netflix, Liberty Media, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Las Vegas, Vegas, United States, Miami, Americas, Austin, America, U.S, London

☆ U.S. GP results stand after F1 stewards reject Haas appeal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Stewards ruled, in a lengthy statement, that Haas had presented no significant and relevant new element that was unavailable to them at the time of the Oct. 22 race in Austin, Texas. The decision was reached after a virtual hearing that started on Wednesday and was deferred to Thursday. Haas, last in the championship, sought the review during last weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix because they believed some rivals exceeded track limits without sanction. The U.S.-owned team argued that the track limit infringements were "neither noted, nor investigated nor penalized by the stewards as reflected in the final classification." The stewards found the onboard camera footage of Albon's Williams and following cars was significant but not new, previously unavailable or relevant.

Persons: Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Brian Snyder, Aston Martin, Williams, Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Aston, Lance, Albon's Williams, Albon, Sargeant, Alan Baldwin, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: United, Prix, U.S, Formula, Stewards, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Grand Prix, FIA, Red, Austin, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, Sao Paulo Grand

☆ Verstappen now officially the most dominant in a single season
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

I mean, it's not something that when I joined Formula One, I need to have a 75% win record over a season you know," he told reporters. He has led 922 laps, another record for a season, and counting. Verstappen has led the championship since the Spanish Grand Prix of May 2022 and is guaranteed to end the season with a record run of 39 races in a row as leader. He has won more times (11) from pole position in a season than any other driver, after last year setting a record for most wins in a season not from pole (nine). Red Bull's 19th win of the campaign equalled Mercedes' 2016 record and broke their rivals' record from that same season of most laps led (1,055).

Persons: Jose Carlos Pace, Amanda Perobelli, Max Verstappen's, Alberto Ascari, Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes, McLaren's Lando Norris, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Prix, Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Grand Prix REUTERS, Sunday's Sao Paulo, Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Interlagos, Ferrari, Formula, Bull's, Formula One, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday's, Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand, Italian, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Spanish

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