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☆ A Norwegian Cruise Line worker is accused of stabbing people on board with scissors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A cruise ship worker was accused of stabbing a passenger and attacking crew members. AdvertisementA cruise ship employee was arrested after he allegedly used scissors to stab three people aboard a ship that was traveling to Alaska. The employee, identified as Ntando Sogoni from South Africa, had recently started working on Norwegian Encore, a ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line, according to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Matthew Judy cited by AP News. The US Department of Transportation keeps a record of reported crimes on cruise ships through quarterly reports. The district attorney's office, Juneau's police department, Sogoni's lawyer, and Norwegian Cruise Line did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: —, Matthew Judy, Sogoni Organizations: Service, Norwegian Cruise, AP News, FBI, US Department of Transportation, Cruise Locations: Alaska, Seattle, South Africa, Norwegian, Sogoni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Juneau

☆ Sweetgreen shares soar 35% after company beats revenue expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sweetgreen shares surged 35% on Friday after the company topped Wall Street's revenue expectations for the first quarter. The salad chain reported $158 million in revenue, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. It is an increase of 26% from the prior-year period, when it reported revenue of $125.1 million. Neman added that the company remains "on track" to open about seven new automated Infinite Kitchen restaurants this year and plans to establish more next year. The company announced Tuesday it's introducing steak to the menu, expanding its protein offerings with a Caramelized Garlic Steak protein plate, a Steakhouse Chopped warm bowl and a Kale Caesar (Steak) salad.

Persons: Sweetgreen, Jonathan Neman, Kale Caesar, Nicolas Jammet, We're Organizations: Wall, South Lake Union, Analysts Locations: Neman, South Lake, Seattle, Boston

Hans Zimmer Live 2024 is the sixth official touring production in which the famous composer performs live onstage. We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Hans Zimmer Live 2024. Hans Zimmer 2024 tour scheduleHans Zimmer has 17 shows confirmed for the North American portion of his 2024 tour, taking him across just as many cities in the United States and Canada. Standard tickets for Hans Zimmer Live on verified resale sites are generally comparable to or less expensive than original ticket prices. Three international dates for Hans Zimmer Live 2024's North American leg are also confirmed.

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☆ I was a tech DINK earning over $100k a year. Our double income helped me quit my 9-to-5 — but now the glory days are over.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I even quit my 9-to-5 to pursue my passion for content creation. I made $40,000 in revenue from content creation in 2022 and $107,000 in 2023 before expenses. AdvertisementSince I'm not earning a stable income, we've decided to limit our spending more this year. I decided to give myself a salary of $35,000 for 2024 from my content creation business. As content creation doesn't require me to go into an office, I'm hoping to build a flexible career that I can continue around raising a kid.

Persons: —, Natalie Fischer, Keldon, now's, we've, There's, Roth, I'm, DINK, We've, He's, we're, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, UGC Locations: Washington, Seattle, pomeranian, Rome, Mexico, Finland

☆ Boeing Locks Out Firefighters in Contract Dispute, and Biden Weighs In
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Niraj Chokshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Contract negotiations between Boeing and a union representing firefighters at some of the company’s commercial plane factories broke down last week. On Thursday, President Biden called on both sides to return to the negotiating table. The company locked out about 125 workers represented by a chapter of the International Association of Firefighters union on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract, said Casey Yeager, the president of the union chapter, I-66. The previous contract expired on March 1, but the firefighters, who work at Boeing’s plants in the Seattle area, continued to work under its provisions. The talks, conducted with the help of a federal mediator, stalled after the firefighters rejected what the company had said was its final offer.

Persons: Biden, Casey Yeager, Yeager, ”, “ Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Firefighters Locations: Seattle

☆ Seattle's gig worker wage law is just four months old. Now a proposed overhaul could result in pay cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSince January, gig delivery workers in Seattle have been reaping the benefits of a local law mandating a certain pay level. Under the proposal, gig workers would be paid an hourly rate of $19.97 for their time spent retrieving and delivering orders. Instead, gig workers would get paid 35 cents per mile — down from the current 74 cents. In emails and calls to action sent to gig workers, DoorDash, Instacart, Uber, and others have claimed that there are fewer orders for gig workers to claim. Seattle City Council President Nelson did not respond to a request for an interview from Business Insider.

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☆ ‘I will return to the US in an urn’: She moved to Portugal with her husband two years ago, and this American woman says she’s never coming back
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

‘Aha’ momentCynthia Wilson and her husband Craig Bjork relocated from the US to Marinha Grande, situated in the Leiria District of Portugal, just over two years ago. Community spiritThe couple celebrate Wilson's first birthday in Portugal with friends. “My Portuguese friends taught me that you have to first recognize their humanity,” says Wilson. There’s no place for that.”Wilson has warmly embraced the Portuguese way of life, particularly the focus on food, which has long been a big part of her life. Doing something odd.”Wilson and Bjork say that they’ve had “zero problems” since relocating to Portugal and couldn’t be happier.

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☆ A Boeing 787 full of passengers was stranded in Canada's deep north after a burning smell forced an emergency landing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Air France plane diverted after a burning smell was detected in the cabin. The airline had to cancel a different flight to reroute a Boeing 777 to rescue the passengers. AdvertisementAir France has been working to get passengers back on track after their plane made an emergency landing in the deep north of Canada on Tuesday. The Boeing 777 was scheduled to fly from Montreal to Paris, but that flight was canceled. Nearly 11 hours after the passengers had landed in Iqaluit, the 777 departed for New York.

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☆ Former students say a California school district 'ignored and concealed' sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Three former students have filed suit, saying a SoCal school district failed to protect them from "rampant" sexual abuse. AdvertisementA group of sexual abuse survivors have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying their high school district failed to protect them from predatory teachers for years. Administrators failed to properly supervise employees, the lawsuit claims, and repeatedly "ignored and concealed the sexual abuse of minor students." "It's about protecting the interests of the school district over protecting children." After leaving a job as PE teacher in the Lake Washington School District outside of Seattle, Scott Nelson was coaching basketball in the Issaquah school district.

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☆ Macklemore criticizes Biden in new song supporting pro-Palestinian student protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Across the US, pro-Palestinian protesters have been occupying lawns and buildings on campuses, and many are requesting that their universities divest from Israel. Nic Antaya/Getty Images Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on the New York University campus in New York on Friday, May 3. Before police were deployed to campus, pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters were clashing at the school , according to multiple reports. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Columbia University students gather for a picket organized by the Student Workers Union (UAW Local 2710) on Monday, April 29. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Israeli flags are reflected in the sunglasses of a demonstrator in front of Columbia University on April 22.

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☆ Fender benders mean serious high-tech repairs now
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Virtually every new vehicle sold in the last few years has sensors and cameras, including radar and sonar, throughout the body of the vehicle. These have made the repair process more complex because, unlike a smashed fender, a sensor or camera can’t just be bolted or welded back on. Some of these systems can cut crash rates in half, said Greg Brannon, director of automotive engineering at AAA. In a crash, these sensors and cameras can be damaged or just knocked out of alignment. Claim adjustors, who often come from the collision repair industry themselves, need to understand all the nuances involved in repairing these automated systems and sensors.

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☆ Lesley Hazleton, Writer Who Tackled Religion and Fast Cars, Dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Penelope Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Lesley Hazleton, a British-born, secular Jewish psychologist turned journalist and author, whose curiosity about faith and religion led her to write biographies of Muhammad, Mary and Jezebel and examine her own passions in books about agnosticism and automobiles, died on April 29 at her home, a houseboat in Seattle. She was 78. Ms. Hazleton announced her death herself, in an email that she scheduled to be sent to friends after she died. She had been diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer and chose to take her own life, as Washington State’s Death with Dignity Act allowed her to do legally, with the assistance of hospice volunteers. “Yes, this is a goodbye letter,” she wrote, “which is difficult for me, because as many of you know, I’m lousy at saying goodbye.”

Persons: Lesley Hazleton, Muhammad, Mary, Jezebel, “, ” Organizations: Hazleton Locations: British, Seattle, Washington

Indiana Fever 2024 scheduleThe Indiana Fever's regular season will run from May 14 to September 19. The table below features the cheapest starting prices for Indiana Fever tickets on Vivid Seats at the time of writing. How to buy Indiana Fever ticketsOriginal standard tickets to Indiana Fever games are sold through Ticketmaster. Original standard Indiana Fever tickets range in price depending on the date, opposing team, and venue. Overall, the cheapest Indiana Fever resale listings range in price from about $10 to $250, with an average of about $125.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, They'll, StubHub Organizations: Business, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Fever, Eastern Conference, Iowa, NCAA Division, Boston, Indiana, . Indiana Fever, Indiana Fever's, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, Sun, New York Liberty, Seattle Storm Seattle, Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces Las, Seattle Storm Indianapolis, Chicago Sky, Washington Mystics Washington, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Dream College, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, Ticketmaster Locations: . Indiana, Uncasville , CT, Washington ,, Sun Uncasville, New York Liberty Indianapolis, New York Liberty Brooklyn, NY, Connecticut Sun Indianapolis, WA, Beach, CA, Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas, Angeles Sparks Indianapolis, Chicago Sky Indianapolis, Washington Mystics Indianapolis, Chicago Sky Chicago, Phoenix Mercury Indianapolis, Minnesota Lynx Minneapolis, Las Vegas Aces Indianapolis, Dallas Wings Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Chicago

☆ A woman who lost 55 pounds by making 2 simple changes shared 10 fat loss lessons she learned
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This time, she wanted to get healthier and lose weight in a way that was sustainable. Tjelle's experience is a reflection of how approaches and attitudes toward weight loss are changing. Tjelle, now 30, shared the 10 fat loss and fitness lessons she's learned during her journey. Walking is great for fat loss"Walking was by far the most effective exercise for weight loss early in my weight loss journey," Tjelle said. You won't always feel motivatedFor the first few months of her weight loss journey, Tjelle really didn't want to go to the gym, she said.

Persons: —, Megan, Tjelle, she's, Megan Tjelle, Patience Organizations: Service, Business, Research Locations: Chicago, Seattle Sutton

☆ Microsoft's in-house AI model, reportedly called MAI-1, is a chance for CEO Satya Nadella to prove he doesn't need OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft is building its own AI model dubbed MAI-1, The Information reported. It's a sign Microsoft is ready to depend less on the ChatGPT maker as the AI wars heat up. AdvertisementMicrosoft is reportedly working on its own AI model separately from OpenAI — a chance for CEO Satya Nadella to prove his company doesn't need the ChatGPT maker to get ahead in the AI wars. Microsoft is working on building an in-house large language model model it calls MAI-1, The Information reported earlier this week. That's on top of the smaller, less advanced models Microsoft is developing for smartphone apps, reflecting the tech titan's multi-pronged approach to developing advanced AI.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, It's, —, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Google's DeepMind, Kevin Scott, Scott, it's, Microsoft didn't Organizations: Microsoft, Service, MAI, Meta, Business, Microsoft's Locations: ChatGPT, Seattle

☆ This 'locked-in' risk management advisor gets his followers hyped about 'hammering spreadsheets' and quarterly meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Davis Clarke, a risk management advisor at Citizens, has gained quite a following on social media. AdvertisementYou don't have to look far on social media to find people who are sick and tired of their office jobs. But one office worker has gained a following for his unabashedly upbeat and positive content. In one video, he's walking through downtown on a Monday morning, ready to start "hammering spreadsheets and chugging waters." Build a social media account and use it to show the world the values he cared about.

Persons: Davis Clarke, Clarke, —, he's, he'll, Tom Ranucci, Ranucci, wasn't, they'll Organizations: Citizens, Service, Citizens Bank, Business, selfies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Boston Marathon Locations: Boston, America, Seattle

☆ From 25 years in prison to just four months: Inside the final verdict on a crypto billionaire CEO archrivalry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. A month earlier, on the opposite coast in downtown Manhattan, FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence for his crimes. At the beginning of his trial, SBF sported a fresh haircut and wore suits, but by its end, his curls were wild again. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022. watch nowMoney makes all the differenceUnlike SBF, CZ didn't have his wealth wiped out by bankruptcy of the crypto company he founded.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Zhao Changpeng, Mike Segar, Benjamin Girette, Changpeng Zhao, FTX's Sam Bankman, Fried, Zhao, Binance's Zhao, FTX's, Toyotas, Braden Perry, Perry, Manfred, SBF, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Sam didn't, Amr Alfiky, Sam, Caroline Ellison, —, Zhao's, Yi He, Binance, David Ryder, Yang, Rachel Zhao, Yesha Yadav, Yadav, Mark Bini, Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Kaplan, perjured, Neama Rahmani, Rahmani, Tre Lovell, Zhao hasn't, Lovell, weren't, FTX Organizations: Reuters, Bloomberg, Getty, Department of Justice, CFTC, Stanford University's, Bankman, CZ, Staff, Reuters Prosecutors, Alameda Research, Vanderbilt University, Wall Street, CNBC, FTX, Emergency Economic, Justice Department, DOJ Locations: Seattle, Manhattan, California, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Palo Alto, U.S, New York City, Alameda, Seattle , Washington, Paris, France, Angeles, Binance, Dubai, Delaware

☆ Escaped zebra captured after nearly a week on the lam
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The zebra was one of four that escaped on April 28 from a trailer near North Bend in Washington state, Regional Animal Services of King County said in a media release. While the other three zebras were captured within a few hours, a mare remained on the loose. The mare “was safely rescued on Friday evening in the Riverbend neighborhood after being on the run for nearly six days,” animal services said. Shug’s owner reportedly had stopped just off Interstate 90 in the North Bend area to fix an issue with the trailer when the animals escaped, animal services said. The zebra’s days-long escape spawned memes and jokes, with local government agencies pitching in with edited images of the zebra around the state.

Persons: Shug Organizations: CNN, Regional Animal Services, King, County Department of Natural Resources, Parks Locations: North Bend, Washington, King County, Riverbend, Anaconda , Montana, County, Snoqualmie, Seattle

☆ AI engineers report burnout, rushed rollouts as 'rat race' to stay competitive hits tech industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

The AI engineer bailed on his friends, who had traveled from the East Coast to the Seattle area. watch nowThis is the dark underbelly of the generative AI gold rush. Last year marked the beginning of the generative AI boom, following the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT near the end of 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAn AI engineer at Microsoft said the company is engaged in an "AI rat race." The Microsoft AI engineer said a lot of tasks are about "trying to create AI hype" with no practical use.

Persons: Sebastien Bozon, Jensen Huang, Tech's, Amy Hood, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Andy Jassy, Jassy, they're, Eric Gu, “, Gu, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Justin Sullivan, there's, Morry, Kolman, doesn't, Sundar Pichai, Bard, There's, That's, beholden, Ayodele Odubela, ", it’s, Adam Selipsky, Anthropic, Dario Amodei, Noah Berger, Odubela, Gemini Organizations: Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, AFP, Getty, Amazon, CNBC, Big Tech, Nvidia, Google . Engineers, Tech, Vision, Cloud Next, Web, Amazon Web Locations: Mulhouse, France, East Coast, Seattle, ChatGPT, San Francisco, Vegas, Las Vegas, German

☆ A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of turning a blind eye to defects has died after a sudden illness: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died on Tuesday. Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean, 45, died after contracting a sudden illness, The Seattle Times reported on Wednesday. This sudden loss is stunning news here and for his loved ones," Joe Buccino, a spokesperson for Spirit, told The Seattle Times. Dawn soap is, however, documented under the Federal Aviation Administration's standards as a viable factory tool, Spirit told The Times. AdvertisementDean's lawyer, Brian Knowles, told The Seattle Times that he did not want to speculate about the timing and circumstances of Dean's death.

Persons: —, Max, Joshua Dean, Dean's, Carol Parsons, Dean, Parsons, intubated, Josh Dean's, Joe Buccino, John Barnett, Barnett, Brian Knowles, Knowles, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems Organizations: Service, Seattle Times, Business, Spirit, New York Times, Federal Aviation, Times, Wall Street, Boeing, BI Locations: Charleston

☆ Employers Flee Rich Coastal Cities for South, Sunbelt, As Workers Move
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eliza Relman | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US job creation is shifting from rich coastal cities to the Sunbelt and Midwest. The shift is in large part a result of skyrocketing housing costs in coastal cities. This is in part because these cities have a lower cost of living — driven by lower housing costs — as big coastal cities have become increasingly unaffordable. At the same time, major coastal cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle saw their hiring shares decline. The richest coastal cities are also suffering from negative perceptions about safety and public order, and those reputations likely also play a role in people leaving.

Persons: —, Benzow, EIG Organizations: Service, Economic, Group, Hilton, Employers, Seattle Locations: —, EIG, San Francisco , New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Gainesville , Georgia, South Carolina, Midwest, Wenatchee , Washington, Lansing , Michigan, American, New York City

☆ Turkey Halts Trade With Israel as Relations Deteriorate
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Gulsin Harman | Ben Hubbard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Peaceful protest is. Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations — none of this is a peaceful protest. Threatening people, intimidating people, instilling fear in people is not peaceful protest. “Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations — none of this is a peaceful protest. Peaceful protest is.”In calming some in his party, though, Mr. Biden took heat from others on the political left.

Persons: Biden, It’s, President Biden, ” Mr, “, Nemat Shafik, ”, Tim Scott, Donald J, Mr, Trump, Crooked Joe Biden, Newscum, Gavin Newsom, Israel, George Floyd, could’ve, Matt Duss, Bernie Sanders, Jonathan Wolfe, Ernesto Londoño, Bob Chiarito, Mike Baker Organizations: Jewish, White, Republican, National Guard, “, Police, University of California, Portland State University, University of Wisconsin, Fordham, Manhattan, University of Texas, Dartmouth College, Tulane University, New York Times, Brown University, Northwestern University, Columbia University, American Association of University, Hamilton, Republicans, Trump Locations: America, Palestinian, Gaza, “, Los Angeles, Oregon, Madison, Dallas, New Hampshire, New Orleans, Rhode Island, Illinois, Israel, Washington, South Carolina, U.C.L.A, California, North Carolina, Charlotte, Wilmington, Vermont, St, Paul, Minn, Wis, Seattle

☆ Carlyle thinks it's a good time to move on sports teams, but investors should be careful
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Carlyle also sees an opportunity to take advantage of sports' greater openness to institutional capital as teams get more expensive. Advertisement"Post-COVID, no content is more important than sports content," Fund said. Successfully running a team isn't as easy as investing in oneCarlyle sees openings for outside investors in teams as their valuations soar. "As teams become more expensive, you're running out of people to buy controlling stakes in teams," Fund said. Key to the Reign deal, for example, was having the Sounders, with its deep market knowledge, as a day-to-day operator.

Persons: —, Carlyle, Ben Fund, Alex Popov, cochair David Rubenstein, We've, We're Organizations: Service, National, Soccer, Seattle, FC, Seattle Sounders, Business, Fund, Baltimore Orioles, NFL, Sounders

☆ The Fed could make a big change today. We’re not talking about interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision will likely be pretty boring for investors — officials are widely expected to keep interest rates the same, just as they have since July 2023. They think that the Fed may curtail its quantitative tightening (QT) program — that’s the selling off of its assets to decrease money supply and increase interest rates — by as much as half. Those purchases ended up pushing down interest rates in certain parts of the economy, like housing and auto sales. That led to a “repo crisis”, where the interest rates for overnight loans between banks spiked unusually high. That’s because a taper should send bond prices higher, and interest rates lower.

Persons: there’s, Jamie Dimon, Jerome Powell doesn’t, Krishna Guha, Marco Casiraghi, ”, Bill Adams, Biden, reclassify, General Merrick Garland, Xochitl Hinojosa, “, Nancy Mace, Earl Blumenauer, ” Read, Zhao, Allison Morrow, ” Binance Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Fed, JPMorgan Chase, Comerica Bank, Bank of America, CNN, US Department of Justice, Federal Register, Congress, Associated Press, Republican, CZ, Binance, Bloomberg Locations: New York, South Carolina, Oregon, Seattle

☆ Starbucks says mornings are so busy that one in 8 mobile customers are abandoning orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The company said a mid-teens percent of mobile customers abandon their carts due to long wait times. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Related storiesNarasimhan said on the company's earnings call that nearly two-thirds of Starbucks' morning business in the US is from rewards members using the mobile app, which has yielded a remarkable insight. "In other words, customers using Mobile Order-Pay put items into their carts and sometimes chose not to complete the order, citing long wait times and product unavailability." That works out to more than one in eight mobile order customers opting not to buy a menu item they were otherwise interested in — a hefty chunk of cash left on the table for Starbucks.

Persons: —, Laxman Narasimhan, Narasimhan Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Mobile Locations: Seattle

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