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☆ I have 2 men in my life, so I wear 2 rings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Stacy Brooks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But I also wear a white gold band on my right ring finger to celebrate my commitment to my longtime life partner. We got married a year later and exchanged wedding rings. I always tell people that if you know one person in a polyamorous relationship, you know one person in a polyamorous relationship. Stacy Brooks and her husband both wear wedding rings. We think of a wedding ring as something that symbolizes love and dedication to a relationship that you want to last for the rest of your life.

Persons: I'm, we've, He's, Stacy Brooks, didn't Organizations: Netflix

☆ I left JPMorgan and escaped the 'golden handcuffs.' I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I started working in a towering office building in London, and I felt completely out of my depth. In 2016, I was about to move into an area I didn't want to work in when JPMorgan headhunted me. I had been stuck in golden handcuffs, but I was lucky that I didn't have some of the financial pressures other people have, like children. But I get much more of a sense of purpose from my work and feel like I am supporting people. If you left a high-paying career and would like to share your story, email Ella Hopkins at ehopkins@businessinsider.com.

Persons: —, Lucy Puttergill, It's, JPMorgan headhunted, I'd, I've, weren't, Gabor Mate, Ella Hopkins Organizations: Service, JPMorgan, Citi, Business, impressiveness, Mexico City Locations: South Africa, London, Italy, South America, Mexico, Cape Town , South Africa, ehopkins@businessinsider.com

☆ As a parent, I make the most of work trips to turn them into vacations. I schedule lunches instead of dinners so I can sleep.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Elliott Harrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On a recent work trip to New York City, I had dinner with my boss. It was a far cry from what work dinners used to look like when I traveled. My first business trip was a sales conference in San Diego in 2009. For the next 10 years or so, every time I took a business trip, I reveled in all of the late-night activities. Swapping business dinners for lunches still means I get dedicated face time with people, but it also means that I can enjoy a break from parenthood while I'm away.

Persons: I've, that's, I'm, hasn't, It's Organizations: Service Locations: New York City, San Diego, It's

☆ I have spent entirely too much time thinking about Mark Zuckerberg's outfit at his birthday party
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe Instagram photos from Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday party left me with many questions. AdvertisementIn two of the photos, he's wearing a slightly different outfit: the gold chain is missing, and his T-shirt is plain black. AdvertisementOr, another option, which is my theory: He didn't choose the shirt; the shirt was gifted to him during the party. My theory is that this wasn't just her regular casual party attire — she was dressing up in a typical Mark outfit as a joke, chain and all. But I feel confident in my assessment that Zuckberg's outfit was gifted to him as a joke during his party.

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☆ Hackers really, really like trying to take over your food delivery apps
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewYour DoorDash or other food delivery apps are a prime target for hackers. One reason: food delivery apps use two-factor authentication — like those codes texted to you before you can log in — less often than other kinds, Sift found. Just 3.5% of log-ins on food delivery apps asked for that kind of verification, making it easier for hackers to get in. Related storiesHackers also target food delivery accounts since many customers only use them periodically — meaning they're less likely to notice if someone takes control. AdvertisementDo you work for DoorDash, Instacart, Uber Eats, or another gig delivery service and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, Brittany Allen, Allen, fraudsters, Uber Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, Walmart Locations: cryptocurrency

☆ Meet the millennials who suddenly doubled their wealth in the last 4 years after an adulthood plagued by bad economic luck
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"So looking at even a $150,000 price tag for a house, you're just like, when is that ever going to happen?" In the fourth quarter of 2019, millennials held $3.5 trillion in real estate wealth; as of the fourth quarter of 2023, that's more than doubled. Average millennial wealth doubled between 2019 and 2023, according to an analysis from the Center for American Progress. For example, Gen Xers' real wealth grew by only 4% in the four years following 2007's Great Recession. Baby boomers' real wealth grew by 46% in the four years after the 1990 recession.

Persons: —, James Barnes, Barnes, you'd, millennials, Khary, Gen Xers, boomers, Joe Biden, Biden, didn't, Amanda, Rob Gruijters, They're, there's, Caitlin de Oliveira, she's Organizations: Service, Navy, BI, Center for American Progress, University of Cambridge, Research Locations: Lawrenceville , Georgia, Atlanta, Alabama, —, Texas

☆ Healthy alternatives to replace ultraprocessed foods in your diet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. More than 70% of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food. But a diet heavy in ultraprocessed food isn’t good for us, science has shown. Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing or dying from dozens of health conditions, according to a February review covering nearly 10 million people. The no-fly list of ultraprocessed food is loaded with store-bought chips, sugar-packed yogurts and candy-filled trail mix.

Persons: Skip, Al Bochi, Casey Barber’s, Suzy, Karadsheh, Bochi’s, Parfaits, CNN’s Sandee LaMotte, Madeline Holcombe Organizations: CNN, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Olive, Olive Tree Nutrition Locations: Olive Tree

☆ This is my first Mother's Day without my mom. Instead of being sad, I will celebrate her life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Bethany Kandel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Instead of being sad that she's not here this Mother's Day I will celebrate her life. AdvertisementThis Mother's Day is the first time in my 66 years of life that I have no mom. I used to feel bad on Mother's Day for friends who had lost theirs. AdvertisementAs a self-taught outsider artist, my mother's life was one giant treasure hunt. Her greatest joy would be to see me happy and celebrating Mother's Day with my own sons.

Persons: —, I'm, gravesites, Joseph Cornell, Mona, Warren Buffet, Pollyanna Organizations: Service

☆ A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

A hiker discovered the 400-year-old remains of a wealthy man on a glacier in the Swiss Alps. © Valais History Museum, Sion; Michel MartinezAll these items dated to around 1600 AD. Archaeologists uncover mule bones on the Theodul glacier in Switzerland, near Zermatt. © Valais History Museum, Sion; Michel MartinezHe wasn't a soldier-for-hire after all, a 2015 paper concluded. Andenmatten steps out of a freezer where artifacts are stored in the basement of the Valais History Museum archives.

Persons: Michel Martinez, They're, Pierre, Yves Nicod, Nicod, Ambroise Héritier, Morgan McFall, Johnsen, Sophie Providoli, It's, you've, haven't, Philippe Curdy, Romain Andenmatten, Spain's, Emilio Morenatti, Paul HANNY, Ötzi, Andenmatten Organizations: Service, . Business, Business, AP, Johnsen Archaeologists Locations: Swiss, Switzerland, Italy, Valais, Sion, du Valais, Zermatt, Germany, Aosta, Russia, Vilanova, Sau, Catalonia, Spain, Florida, Austria

The results of pure-breeding, on display starting this Saturday at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, are profound. Erich Andres/United Archives, via Getty Images Modern shepherds have more pronounced slopes A German shepherd at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Imagno/Getty Images Modern pugs have smushed, round faces A pug at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Fox Photos/Getty Images Modern chows are slightly larger, with more fluffy fur A chow at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Fox Photos/Getty Images Modern bull terriers have more football-shaped heads A bull terrier at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

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☆ I was laid off from my job at a fancy convenience store chain when it suddenly shuttered. My final shift felt like 'The Purge.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Foxtrot, an upscale convenience-store chain, shuttered its 33 locations on April 23. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Declan Rhodes, a 25-year-old former employee of Foxtrot, an upscale convenience store chain that was based in Chicago. This will be a nice little survival job while I'm auditioning." It was just: "Kick everyone out of the store, take out the trash, lock doors, and close the store officially." My next move after FoxtrotIt's back to square one in terms of finding a survival job.

Persons: Declan Rhodes, —, I've, John J, Kim, strapping, we'd, Rhodes, It's, I'm Organizations: Service, Washington DC, Business, Caesars, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Getty, Foxtrot Locations: Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Springfield , Missouri, Illinois

Apple revealed new iPad Air and iPad Pro models at its "Let Loose" event on Tuesday. The iPad Pro models are the first to feature OLED displays with deeper contrast. AdvertisementApple overhauled its iPad lineup on Tuesday during its "Let Loose" event in California — including fancy new screens for its top-of-the-line "Pro" models. AppleThe iPad Air comes in four colors: a new blue, a new purple, and the usual Starlight and Space Gray. Related storiesBut the standout feature is the new screens, which are the first OLED displays in the iPad lineup.

Persons: Apple, —, Tim Cook Organizations: Service, Apple, Gray, Apple Apple Locations: California

☆ I visited Walmart and found over 25 products that show how the retail giant is trying to win over wealthier customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

However, the retailer plans to stock more premium items to attract wealthier shoppers. I visited Walmart to see which fancy brands and products it already carries. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Bentonville-based retail giant's primary focus since day one has been to drive down costs and offer rock-bottom prices. Before the new products hit shelves, I visited my local Supercenter to see what premium items the retailer already carries.

Persons: — Organizations: Walmart, Service Locations: Walmart's, Bentonville

☆ I'm a professional declutterer. Here are the 5 things you need to throw away right now from your kitchen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Julia Williamson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I help my clients get rid of things they don't need or use anymore. AdvertisementAs a professional declutterer, I work with clients, helping them get rid of things they don't want, need, or have too many of. Pull them all out, see what's useful and what isn't, and ditch the things you're unlikely to use. If you're convinced you need them all, try this: put half in a box and hide it away for a few months. Happily, you can fill them with all the other stuff you're getting rid of.

Persons: —, you've Organizations: Service, IBM

☆ When my husband was laid off, we tried to reassure our kids everything would be OK. Meanwhile, I wasn't so sure.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Liz Alterman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Unintentionally, they sat on the living room couch in order of age from left to right: Sam, Ben, Charlie. Sam and Charlie both had chocolatey brown hair like Rich and chestnut eyes while Ben was all vanilla with blond hair and light blue eyes. Our kids had a hard time understanding what had happened"So, wait, wait, Dad was fired?" "I just mean the group I was part of decided that they don't need as many people anymore," Rich said. Sam and Ben dashed to the kitchen with Charlie on their heels, ever the little brother.

Persons: —, Ben, Charlie, Rich, I've, Dad, Charlie giggled, Sam, he'd, I'd, who'd, they'd, He'd, dibs, Liz Alterman Organizations: Service, Business, Sad, Vine Leaves Press

☆ I visited Walmart and saw more than 25 premium items you might not expect to find there
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

However, the retailer plans to stock more premium items to attract wealthier shoppers. I visited Walmart to see which fancy brands and products it already carries. NEW LOOK 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 . Before the new products hit shelves, I visited my local Supercenter to see what premium items the retailer already carries.

Persons: — Organizations: Walmart, Service Locations: Walmart's, Bentonville

☆ Opinion: The magic art of changing your mind
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Opinion Tess Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The poem shows a human speaker in the vulnerable act of changing their mind. Keats doesn’t want to be in the sky, eternally (and probably uncomfortably) unblinking, or even to be an “Eremite,” — which is just a fancy word for hermit. Keats doesn’t want to be distant at all, it turns out. It was the poem’s role to change its mind out loud, by setting out one way and then changing course. I’m not saying that poetry doesn’t have a place to hold our rage.

Persons: Tess Taylor, John Keats, Tess Taylor Adrianne, Keats, Keats doesn’t, he’d, He’s, what’s, certainties, ”, —, WB Yeats, I’m Organizations: “, CNN, Hulton, Twitter, WB Locations: absolutes

☆ I took my 2 toddlers into first class on a flight. Parents shouldn't be scared to do the same.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Conz Preti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I took my twin 4-year-olds in first class on a trip to Florida. It wasn't my original plane, but after having to change my flight, those were the only free seats. NEW LOOK 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 . I had to change my tickets, and when I checked the airline's website, the only three available were in first class.

Persons: —, wouldn't Organizations: Service Locations: Florida

☆ Opinion | Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There’s the Sapphire caricature from “Amos ’n’ Andy,” the emasculating shrew who is rude, meanspirited and prone to fits of rage. There’s the welfare queen — a stereotype popularized during Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign — rooted in the toxic combination of promiscuity and work avoidance. And of course, there’s the idea of the angry Black woman, a stereotype that often overlaps and amplifies others. In the American psyche, it’s the Miss Millie story line from Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple,” about someone so blinded by a conception of her own virtue that it doesn’t register when she condescends. She fully believes that it is her right and that her request, politely spoken, must be honored.

Persons: “ Amos ’, Andy, —, Ronald Reagan’s, mammy, Millie, Alice Walker’s “, Sofia Organizations: Sofia Locations: Sofia

☆ Higher-paid employees looking for work are having a tough time, and it could be a sign of a shift in the workplace
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we examine how tough the job market is for the well-paid employee . That's the current job trend, as higher-paid employees are having trouble finding work despite a historically strong labor market. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIThe so-called white-collar recession could also have a lasting impact on the job market for high earners. AdvertisementIt speaks to the broader theme of efficiency Big Tech companies have touted for the better part of a year .

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☆ Bonds offer income and some volatility protection. Pick out the right bond fund for your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That said, in general, most investors would be best served buying a diversified bond fund, said Mulach. What to look for in bond fundsThere are several factors to consider when investing in a bond fund. Intermediate-core durations typically range between 75% and 135% of the three-year average of the effective duration of the Morningstar Core Bond Index. Top Morningstar Bond Funds Ticker Fund Morningstar Category Type 30-day SEC yield Adj. Aggregate Bond ETF can be a great option to simply replicate that index, he said.

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☆ New Status Symbol for Rich Young Men: a $7,000 Herman Miller Chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"The Eames chair is basically meme status," said Joel Vanderveen, a 35-year-old from Minnesota who created a subreddit about a decade ago dedicated to all things Eames. "Until the last 10 years, when people would say to me they had an Eames chair, I never knew which one they meant," Kirkham said. The Eames chair is one of those rare luxury goods that checks all those boxes for novices and experts alike, in his view. Not everyone with the Eames chair has a new one, an expensive one, or even a real one. The Eames chair seems eco-friendly, too — they're not going to be tossing it out in two years.

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☆ Rich Young Men Want This Famous $7,000 Herman Miller Eames Chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

☆ Opinion | What Students Read Before They Protest
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I was a college undergraduate 25 years ago, the fancy school that I attended offered what it styled as a “core curriculum” that was really nothing of the sort. Instead of giving students a set of foundational courses and assignments, a shared base of important ideas and arguments, our core assembled a grab bag of courses from different disciplines and invited us to pick among them. The idea was that we were experiencing a variety of “approaches to knowledge” and it didn’t matter what specific knowledge we picked up. Against the belief that multiculturalism required dismantling the canon, Columbia insisted that it was still obligatory to expose students to some version of the best that has been thought and said. That approach survives today: The Columbia that has become the primary stage for political drama in America still requires its students to encounter what it calls “cornerstone ideas and theories from across literature, philosophy, history, science and the arts.”

Persons: Helen Vendler’s, ” Organizations: Women Writers, ”, Columbia University Locations: Imperial China, Columbia, America

☆ 3 red flags to look out for at a Korean barbecue restaurant, according to a top Korean chef
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kim hopes that by expanding Baekjeong's reach, he can share Korean barbecue with more people who've never tried it. And he shared some tips to help newcomers and Korean barbecue lovers find restaurants that offer the most authentic experience. But if you want a truly authentic, flavor-driven Korean barbecue meal, don't eat all-you-can-eat." The restaurant feels like a nightclub"There are some restaurants where you walk in, and it just doesn't seem like a barbecue restaurant," Kim said. "Korean barbecue, for me, is going to a place where you can see the people you're eating with," he said.

Persons: —, Jean, Georges, Samuel Kim, Kim, Washington —, It's, who've, Sam Kim, We've, we're, that's Organizations: Service, New York, Baekjeong, Business Locations: New, Korean, California, Washington, Los Angeles, Koreatown, Korea

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