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☆ I had a 'power lunch' at Cecconi's, where Hollywood diners frequently forget their Gucci bags and iPads. Here's what it was like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I recently dined at Cecconi's, considered to be an iconic "power lunch" spot in Los Angeles. The hostess told me people often forget their Gucci bags and iPads at the restaurant. AdvertisementWe now live in a hybrid world, but the "power lunch" is due for a comeback. A classic Italian restaurant off West Hollywood's famous Melrose Avenue, Cecconi's frequently appears on lists for the "top power lunch spots" and has been known to attract everyone from Beyoncé to Prince Harry. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Cecconi's, Beyoncé, Prince Harry Organizations: Service, Melrose, Business Locations: Cecconi's, Los Angeles, Italian

☆ I make more than $5,500 a month using an app to pick up restaurant shifts. Here's how I use it to make the most money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Cowan's earnings from using FrontHouz regularly average more than $5,500 monthly. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . To manage my responsibilities, I pick up shifts through FrontHouz, a staffing platform for hospitality workers that allows for flexible scheduling. Restaurant shifts are usually posted a week in advance, but it's not uncommon for a last-minute shift to pop up for the same night. Consider dedicating specific days or nights to FrontHouz shifts, particularly when restaurants are busier, like special event nights or popular weekly specials (think: Taco Tuesday or Sunday brunch).

Persons: Kai Cowan, FrontHouz, Cowan, bartend, —, It's, Starr Douglas, Starr, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Atlanta, FrontHouz

☆ Jim Cramer says stay clear of this retail stock: 'It is not something you want to own'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

First Solar : Shares rose more than 3% after the solar firm's quarterly earnings topped estimates, and its guidance was formidable. Urban Outfitters : Shares fell 13% after earnings, revenue and same-store sales growth missed Wall Street's expectations. While Cramer complimented the performance of its clothing-rental business, Nuuly, he said investors should not view Urban Outfitters as much more than an industry temperature check. That seems like good news for GE Healthcare , according to Cramer, whose Charitable Trust also owns shares of the medical-equipment maker. GE Healthcare has been the best-performing health-care stock in the S & P 500 in February, "and it's not done," Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Cramer, Eli Lilly Organizations: CNBC, Club, Novo Nordisk, Charitable Trust, Universal Health Services, GE Healthcare, Trust

☆ My name is Taylor Swift. Sharing a name with the pop superstar has been helpful, especially at work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was 15 years old when I heard about the singer Taylor Swift for the first time. Additionally, I had just moved back to Ohio to live with my dad, so I was the new kid at school, with the name Taylor Swift. To make them feel less weird about it, I pause, grab the microphone, and say, "Yes, my name is Taylor Swift. Please feel free to make jokes, I'll just shake it off, later," a Taylor Swift reference. For example, just this past weekend, I booked a dinner reservation for two under the name Taylor Swift.

Persons: Taylor J, Swift, Taylor Swift, she's, Justin Bieber, TJ, I've, Taylor, Manseen Logan Locations: Washington , DC, Ohio

☆ ‘It Turned Out That We Lived About 10 Blocks From Each Other’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

ImageTable for TwoDear Diary:I was in the East Village and went to Veselka, planning to get a quick lunch. I was disappointed when the hostess said it would be 15 minutes for a table for one. As I considered what to do, an older woman who was in front of me in line leaned toward the hostess. “If we’re together, can we be seated now?” the woman asked. On our way, my new companion turned to me.

Persons: “ Locations: East, Veselka

☆ A look back at ‘Entertaining,’ Martha Stewart’s first book
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: The new CNN Original Series, “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart,” features never-before-seen images and rich archival footage that reveals the woman behind the legendary lifestyle icon. When Stewart says “Entertaining,” she truly means entertaining. Austin Steele/CNNA new CNN Original Series, “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart,” premieres Sunday and provides a look at her rise from caterer to business mogul. It’s a perfect occasion to look back at Stewart’s first book (she has 99 total, because what can’t she do) that started it all. Four decades later, the book is still considered an entertaining must-haveThough “Entertaining” kicked off Stewart’s career from local caterer to nationally known hostess, its release was not without controversy.

Persons: Martha Stewart, Martha, Snoop, Stewart’s, ”, Stewart, Austin Steele, It’s, Alan Mirken, CNN Stewart, Sofu, Alison Roman, suckling, — it’s, Swiss chard, wouldn’t, Julia Child, Barbara Tropp, Norma Collier, there’s, Bon Appétit Organizations: CNN, 9PM, New York Magazine, Crown Publishing, York Magazine Locations: caterer, New, Brussels, Swiss, Japan, Portuguese

☆ Opinion: Martha Stewart is a feminist icon in ways you may never have imagined
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Opinion Sarah Archer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The new CNN Original Series “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” premieres Sunday, January 28 at 9pm ET/PT. CNN —It’s rare to meet someone who’s totally indifferent to Martha Stewart. For women who remember the “Martha Stewart Living” media empire at the zenith of its influence — the 1990s — she can inspire a feeling of inadequacy. American media mogul and businesswoman Martha Stewart stands in a kitchen in August 1976. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart at a private table in the kitchen of Nice Guy in West Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 25, 2016.

Persons: Sarah Archer, ”, Martha Stewart ”, who’s, Martha Stewart, Sarah Archer Sarah Archer, she’s, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Martha, Martha I, steely perfectionism, homekeeping, Julia Child, doughty, “ Martha Stewart, Jadeite, Marc Morrone, Susan Wood, —, Anna Wintour, Nice Guy, Kendrick Brinson, Dobbs, they’ve Organizations: New York Times, Vox, Washington Post, Culture, CNN, Comedy Central, Sports Illustrated, Reading, Vogue Locations: Philadelphia , PA, Japan, Las Vegas, Turkey, Nice, West Hollywood, Calif, America, California

☆ Bobbi Brown is still living a life of luxury and lipstick — and it's all on her own terms
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Bobbi Brown is a beauty icon with two major makeup brands. But through it all, Bobbi Brown has never budged from her status as a beauty icon. Bobbi Brown on set for Jones Road. It's hard to describe," Brown told BI, though she notes that "no one" does the "no-makeup" look better than her brand. According to SimilarWeb, a software company that analyzes internet traffic, the Jones Road site reached more than 850,000 visits in November 2023.

Persons: Bobbi Brown, Brown, —, Yogi Berra, Estée Lauder, freebies, Becca Cosmetics, James Charles, Ben Ritter, Jones, Cody Plofker, Plofker, There's, it's, SimilarWeb, she's, that's, Bobbi Organizations: Business, Service, Scholastic, Brands, Jones, Athletic Greens, Ikea Locations: Montclair , New Jersey, New York, Montclair, TikTok, New Jersey, London

☆ A woman created a list of service workers she refuses to tip in 2024, saying that tipping has gotten 'out of control'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Kieran Press-Reynolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

@Antidietpilot began the video by saying that tipping culture has gotten "out of control." AdvertisementShe said she wouldn't tip for to-go orders, drive-thru service, frozen yogurt shops, or the pretzel store Auntie Anne's. She said she wouldn't tip people who set their own wage, like beauty service professionals. She also said that if someone needs a medical qualification or license to perform their job, she wouldn't tip them. AdvertisementAs tipping screens become increasingly prevalent throughout the US, tipping culture continues to be a hot debate on TikTok.

Persons: —, @Antidietpilot, I'm, Anne's, @antidietpilot, @hopscotchproductions, I've Organizations: Service Locations: TikToker, TikTok

☆ I founded a Montessori school and see how kids have 'decision fatigue.' We need to stop giving them so many choices.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Christine Carrig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I run a Montessori school in Brooklyn and engage with parents and kids regularly. The idea behind giving kids choices is that it will empower them. Giving choices can be goodParenting trends come and go, and at some point, giving kids choices became a parenting practice that was widely promoted. We might be giving kids too many choicesBut ask any parent, working or stay-at-home, at 6 pm what they want for dinner, and most will tell you they don't want to decide. AdvertisementExpecting children to sign off or weigh in on every decision quickly becomes impractical for the parent and the child.

Persons: —, Christine Carrig Organizations: Service, Carrig Montessori School Locations: Brooklyn, California, New York, Brooklyn , NY, Queens , NY

☆ Cramer's week ahead: Pay attention to Friday's labor report, the 'great rate arbiter'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"This was some week for the huddled masses of stocks longing to be free of the bears," he said. He'll also be paying attention when Ollie's Bargain Outlet reports earnings, wondering if consumers have moved on from off-price retailers. With an earnings report from Dollar General , Thursday will tell investors whether the company has been able to "break the anti-dollar store spell," Cramer said. Friday will bring the "great rate arbiter," November's labor report. Cramer said he thinks rates will keep falling if the unemployment rate rises to 4% and there isn't significant wage growth.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, pinpointing, Cramer, he'll, Campbell, He'll Organizations: homebuilder, Dollar, Broadcom, Lululemon, VMware

☆ Rosalynn Carter Funeral Family of Former First Lady Says Goodbye in Her Georgia Church
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Some two decades after leaving the White House, Rosalynn Carter reflected on the criticism she generated for expanding the role of a first lady. “The first lady role has changed,” she observed. Mrs. Carter pushed the boundaries that had constrained most of her predecessors. Nancy Reagan recalled in her memoir a “chill in her manner” when Mrs. Carter showed her around the White House following the 1980 election when Ronald Reagan defeated Mr. Carter. Dr. Biden “isn’t an activist first lady” in the way that Mrs. Carter was, said Mr. LaRosa, the former aide to the current first lady.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, ”, “, Carter, Anita B, McBride, Laura Bush, —, Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jimmy Carter, “ Rosalynn, David, Anwar el, Sadat of, Menachem Begin, Camp David, Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden, “ Eleanor, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Stanly Godbold, Bird, Dawn Porter, Julia Sweig, Lyndon, Melanne Verveer, Clinton’s, Verveer, ” Michelle Obama, “ I’ll, . Cook, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Mr, Barbara Bush, Nancy, Bush, Biden, Dr, . Biden, Biden “ isn’t, LaRosa, “ Hillary, ” Ms Organizations: White, Israel, Camp, Getty, Hulu, Associated Press, White House Locations: Plains , Ga, Israel, Egypt, Sadat of Egypt, Georgia, Washington, Northern Virginia

☆ Martha Stewart clarifies her holiday plans: ‘It’s not true that I gave up Thanksgiving!’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Martha Stewart, hostess extraordinaire, is still participating in the holiday most associated with food and entertaining this year. “It’s not true that I gave up Thanksgiving!,” Stewart wrote in a multi-part Instagram post. The lifestyle and food expert also shared that she was “baking lemon tarts, cranberry tarts, chocolate pecan pies, pecan pies and pumpkin pies.”Chef Marcus Samuelsson and Martha Stewart on the 'Today' show last week. Nathan Congleton/NBC/Getty ImagesCooking isn’t the only thing that’s keeping Stewart busy. “My colossal chocolate turkey, crafted using my giant antique turkey mold, did not survive storage since October, crumbling into itself,” she wrote.

Persons: Martha Stewart, extraordinaire, Stewart, Kelly, “ It’s, ” Stewart, Stephen Sill’s, Marcus Samuelsson, Nathan Congleton, “, ” Organizations: CNN, NBC

☆ Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some two decades after leaving the White House, Rosalynn Carter reflected on the criticism she generated for expanding the role of a first lady. “You can’t let it stop you,” she told an interviewer. “The first lady role has changed,” she observed. “I don’t think there will ever be another first lady who will be just a hostess and pour tea.”If that is true, Mrs. Carter will have been one of the primary reasons. “It was a time in the country of profound change for women, and she wanted to seize the opportunities before her.”

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, ”, “, Carter, Anita B, McBride, Laura Bush, — Organizations: White Locations: Plains , Ga

“I was in all the states,” Rosalynn Carter told the AP. At The Carter Center, she launched a fellowship for journalists to pursue better coverage of mental health issues. Years later, Rosalynn and Jimmy would quietly support integration — and call for it more vocally at Plains Baptist Church. Ruth Carter later engineered a date between her brother and Rosalynn during one of his trips home from the U.S. But the void would not begin to close until the former president conceived The Carter Center.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter’s, ”, Kathy Cade, “, Cade, ” Jimmy Carter, Jonathan Alter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn, ” Cade, Ronald Reagan, ” Rosalynn Carter, Reagan, ” Grandson Jason Carter, She “, Jason Carter, Carter, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, Lillian Carter, “ Miss Lillian ”, Jimmy, Smith, James Earl Carter Sr, Jim Crow, Rosalynn’s, Alter, Ruth Carter, Earl Carter, ” Alter, Stu Eizenstat, Anwar Sadat, Israel’s Menachem Begin, ” Miss Lillian, Pat Caddell, They’ve, ” Jason Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Mrs, Paige Alexander Organizations: Washington, Georgia Democrat, The Carter, Carter Center, Associated Press, White, AP, East Wing, Mental Health Systems, Kennedy Center, Plains Baptist, Smiths, U.S . Naval Academy, Navy, Plains Methodist Church, Georgia Southwestern College, Naval, “, Brigade, Democratic, Wing, White House, Camp David, Carter, ” Carter Locations: Ga, Georgia, Iran, Plains, Plains Baptist Church, Washington, Iowa, Spanish, America, Cambodian, U.S, COVID, Panama, Atlanta, Guinea

☆ Cramer: Diversification is crushing investors this year. Will 2024 be different?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The stock of Club holding Morgan Stanley (MS) dropped to $70 from $100 before bouncing back to $80 when interest rates recently peaked. Morgan Stanley and Schwab did nothing bad or shameful, but their multiples are shadows of their former selves. At least Morgan Stanley has a nice dividend yield of 4.25%. Key, Huntington, First Horizon, Morgan Stanley and Schwab are all good franchises that are regarded as cheap. The Morgan Stanley headquarters is seen in New York City on Jan. 17, 2023.

Persons: It's, Huntington Bancshares, Stephen Steinour, Chris Gorman, Bryan Jordan, Morgan Stanley, That's, Charles Schwab, Schwab, We're, Macy's, Albert Bourla, Myers, Meyers, Eli Lilly, let's, Mills, Campbell Soup, WK Kellogg, McCormick, Neutrogena, Johnson, Edwards, Zimmer Biomet, Becton Dickenson, Baxter, BAX, Ford, Hess, Tesla, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Dominion, Federal Reserve, Nordstrom, Pfizer, Bristol, Myers, Hostess Brands, Novo Nordisk, PepsiCo, Hershey, Brands, Spice, Johnson, Moderna, American Electric Power, Duke Energy, Motors, JetBlue, EOG Resources, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Apple, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Santiago, Getty Locations: Huntington, Memphis, Tennessee, Toronto, United States, Celgene, Bristol, New York City

☆ A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kate Phillipson moved from the UK to Bahrain in 2020 with her navy-sailor boyfriend at the time. She says Bahrain is safe and sunny and she has a better work-life balance than she did in London. Phillipson describes life in Bahrain as idyll — as it is for many educated, mostly Western professionals who have arrived in Bahrain like her. There's also a much-stronger work-life balance, she said, with less expectation to be on call outside office hours compared with her London life. "I'd not even heard of it before I moved here, but I don't have any plans on leaving anytime soon."

Persons: Kate Phillipson, —, Phillipson, Briton, expats who've, idyll, Bahrain —, There's, Kate Phillipson Phillipson, I've, I'd, It's, she's Organizations: Service, Human Rights Watch, Bahraini, Las Locations: Bahrain, London, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, Solymar, St, Tropez, France, Italy, England, Europe, Saudi, Las Vegas, Ethiopian

☆ Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The BlueTriton bottling plant in Poland Spring, Maine, this month. Water Clashes NationwideBlueTriton finds itself pitted against local water boards, environmentalists and other groups across the country. Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Continental U.S. aquifer map data from GebreEgziabher, Jasechko and Perrone, Nature Communications (2022) Mira Rojanasakul/The New York TimesIn California, BlueTriton has publicly criticized and vowed to fight a cease-and-desist order issued by the state’s water board to stop diverting millions of gallons of water from a spring in San Bernardino County. Poland Spring water was first packaged as a local elixir in the mid-1800s. The original Poland Spring water source.

Persons: BlueTriton, ”, Elizabeth M, Frazier, haven’t, Christopher Kessler, Bottlers, Ms, Frazier didn’t, Anthony Moffa, Mark Lawrence, Lawrence, Mira Rojanasakul, State Legislature’s, Margaret M, “, John Mullaney, Roger Crouse, Cheryl Dieter, Metropoulos, Nestlé, John McGowan, Natalie DiPentino, DiPentino, Poland Spring, BlueTriton’s Organizations: The New York Times, Times, Democratic, Energy, Utilities, Technology, Maine State House, ”, Industries, University of Maine School of Law ., Democrat, Water, . Geological Survey, Continental, Nature Communications, New York Times, State, Poland, U.S, Geological, Water Science, Industry, Maine Water Utilities Association, United States Geological Survey, Rock Capital Partners, Metropoulos, Moody’s Investors Service Locations: Maine, Poland, Poland Spring , Maine, South Portland, Michigan, Colorado, Augusta, In Colorado, Arkansas, United States, Continental U.S, GebreEgziabher, California, San Bernardino County, In Michigan, Lincoln, Lincoln , Maine, New York, BlueTriton’s Poland, Chaffee County , Colorado

☆ ‘While He Waited, He Turned His Gaze in Our Direction’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

ImageCasual EleganceDear Diary:I was dining with a friend at a French restaurant on the Upper East Side in the early 1990s. While he waited, he turned his gaze in our direction. I smiled and mimed playing a piano keyboard. I shook my head and mimed playing classical guitar. Then, as the hostess escorted him to his table, he waved in our direction and our brief encounter was over.

Persons: André Watts, — Mark Shechtman

☆ Who Is Nadine Arslanian, Bob Menendez's Wife Indicted in a Bribery Scandal?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michelle Mark | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian arrive at federal court following an indictment on corruption charges. Still, even prior to Menendez and federal indictment, Arslanian brushed up against fame and scandal. Arslanian "liked nice things," Anton told Insider. The longtime friend, who asked not to be identified by name, told Insider that Arslanian was conscious of her looks. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We felt that it was a very one-sided investigation," Koop's sister, Rosemarie Koop-Angelicola, told Insider.

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☆ Ozempic isn't the existential threat food companies think it is — yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Food companies fear soaring Ozempic sales could hurt their bottom lines. AdvertisementAdvertisementExecutives at America's biggest food companies can't stop talking about Ozempic . And early data suggests that Ozempic sales will have some impact on the food industry. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor example, if consumers begin to prefer smaller portions, food companies have time to adjust their package sizes, and restaurants have time to modify their menus. "This is not an existential threat to the food industry," he said.

Persons: —, Doug McMillon, Arun Sundaram, Morgan Stanley, Walmart's John Furner, Steve Cahillane, Rice Krispies, Jefferies, Sundaram, David M, Gordon, Ozempic Organizations: Service, America's, Nordisk, North, Walmart, Bloomberg, Wall, Cheesecake

☆ With Ozempic on the rise, food companies develop a plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“If they switch to different types of nutrients … we switch to different types of nutrients,” he said. Drugs like Ozempic could change how people eat, affecting food sellers. Big food companies are constantly evolving their products to adapt to consumer trends. And with wellness top of mind for many — not just people taking semaglutide drugs — companies have already tweaked their products in an effort to appeal to health-conscious consumers. “And then what is the churn rate?” To adapt to a possible shift, companies should be “planning for different scenarios,” she said.

Persons: Sean Connolly, “, ” Connolly, ” Conagra, Duncan Hines, Marie Callender’s, Jaap Arriens, ”, Bernstein, Alexia Howard, ” Howard, John Furner, Morgan Stanley, Pamela Kaufman, Ding Dongs, Mark Smucker, Jody Dushay, “ Dieticians, Deidre McPhillips Organizations: New, New York CNN, Wall Street, Healthy, PepsiCo, Coca, Walmart, Bloomberg, CNN, Companies, Brands, Harvard Medical School Locations: New York

☆ Big Food vs. Big Pharma: Companies bet on snacking just as weight loss drugs boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But food companies' major bets on snacking come as investors fear the looming danger of Big Pharma's blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Younger generations snack more often than older consumers, said Kelsey Olsen, food and drink analyst for market research firm Mintel. Millennials and Gen-Z consumers tend to eat smaller meals that are closer together, creating more occasions to grab a snack. At the same time, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy have taken off, fueled by prescriptions to help patients lose weight. Some patients even report developing aversions to foods with higher sugar and fat content — a category that includes many big snack brands.

Persons: Smucker, Big, Wegovy, snacking, Kelsey Olsen, Millennials, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, General Mills Organizations: Hostess Brands, HSBC, Accenture, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Hershey, Mondelez, PepsiCo, General Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, U.S

☆ Stock market selloff means these shares are forming the dreaded death cross pattern
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The death cross has come calling for some stocks. A death cross is a price chart pattern that forms when a stock's 50-day moving average crosses below its 200-day moving average. A handful of stocks, ranging from well-known food names to a lesser-known energy company, are close to drawing a death cross. But analysts are bullish on the stock, according to LSEG, with an average rating of buy and price target implying shares could rally more almost 20%. BlackRock also made a death cross and is similarly down more than 9% on the year.

Persons: Smucker, McCormick, Alejandro Zamacona, BlackRock, Craig Siegenthaler, bode, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC Pro, PepsiCo, Pepsi, Hostess Brands, McCormick, Bank of America, Federal, BlackRock Locations: U.S, LSEG

☆ Why the Twinkie Is Now Worth Billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jesse Newman | Ben Cohen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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