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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There’s a question that Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito likes to ask people. “Bill takes in all opinions, but he does what he thinks is right,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “We travel with this really high-end coffee maker,” Tkachuk said when told of Zito’s belief that good coffee is vital. He’s really involved with helping us with whatever we need, but he’s not overly involved like where he’s in your face every day. “Those players are committed and committed to winning and being selfless, who are really, really good people.

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☆ Geopolitical events could temporarily boost oil: Citi's Max Layton
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGeopolitical events could temporarily boost oil: Citi's Max LaytonMax Layton, Citi global head of commodities research, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss why events in the Red Sea haven't had a major impact on oil prices, how significant the oversupply is in the oil markets, and what'll happen with oil prices this year.

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☆ Amazon entertainment layoffs stir 4 big questions for insiders about the tech giant's Hollywood ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The layoffs hit Prime Video and the Amazon MGM Studios division, with many of the cuts related to Amazon's $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM in 2022, the second biggest deal in the tech giant's history. The layoffs, combined with other factors straining the entertainment business — from strikes to content spending pullbacks — have heightened concerns about the future of the company's entertainment ambitions. These are the questions that came up the most about that future, according to conversations with six people close to Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. As part of the layoffs, two MGM teams were integrated under Chris Brearton, a business-side exec who joined Amazon with the MGM acquisition in 2022. How will sports impact original content spending?

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s conference had something for bulls and bears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. However, Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to a subsequent rate hike, saying the central bank will make decisions "meeting by meeting." At his post-meeting press conference, Chair Jerome Powell, in other words, deftly negotiated expectations from market bulls and bears, and somehow managed to reaffirm the case of both camps. The "hawkish" part will please the bears, while the "hold" portion will appeal to the bulls.

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☆ San Francisco’s ‘doom loop’ is a warning for every American city. Here’s how we can fix it — before it’s too late.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

If you want to rile up a San Francisco native, mention the doom loop. But treating San Francisco as some sort of outlier, a sui generis example of urban decay, is wrong, too. After I washed out back there I washed up on the Embarcadero, a typical San Francisco story. Because here's my one crazy trick to fix San Francisco: homes. To revive the city, San Francisco needs to get back to its freak-flag-flying roots.

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☆ How to save San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

But treating San Francisco as some sort of outlier, a sui generis example of urban decay, is wrong, too. After I washed out back there I washed up on the Embarcadero, a typical San Francisco story. Because here's my one crazy trick to fix San Francisco: homes. Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesThis is just a matter of good old-fashioned supply and demand. To revive the city, San Francisco needs to get back to its freak-flag-flying roots.

☆ Zuckerberg goes after Musk’s Twitter. Here's what it could mean for Meta
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meta Platforms ' (META) new social media app is set to rival Twitter at a time when the Elon Musk-owned microblogging app is facing fresh upheaval. Meta's latest social networking app, Threads , is expected to go live Thursday, according to Apple's App Store. Twitter users have responded angrily to Musk's latest restrictions on the platform, and many appear to be looking for new alternatives — potentially making Zuckerberg's Threads an attractive option for disgruntled Twitter users. Bottom line We couldn't think of any company other than Meta Platforms, under the leadership of Zuckerberg, to take on Twitter. This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2023, shows the logos for Threads, an Instagram app, and Instagram.

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☆ Meta launches Instagram Threads in a direct challenge to Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta has officially debuted its Twitter-like messaging app Threads, which the company is pitching as Instagram's "text-based conversation app." Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO and co-founder, announced the debut of Threads on Wednesday, marking the official release of the social networking giant's new text-focused messaging app. The Threads app is now available to download for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play online store in over 100 countries, Meta said in a blog post. Many Instagram users were also recently able to obtain invitations to access Threads from within their Instagram accounts. Although Threads is linked to Instagram, with users able to use their existing Instagram usernames, the messaging service is a separate app that people will need to download.

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☆ The new Instagram Threads app was briefly accessible from desktop. Here's what the Twitter rival looks like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Marta Biino | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meta's new Twitter rival Threads was accessible from desktop for a few hours on Wednesday. The launch for the app is set for July 6, but profiles were visible on browser before Meta shut down access. Instagram's new Threads app was briefly visible from desktop on Wednesday, before Meta limited access. Rumors about the app have been swirling for months, and the app appeared on app stores over the weekend, as well as for "pre-download" starting July 3. Zuckerberg's first post on the Threads platform reads: "Let's do this.

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☆ Read the leaked 'early access' guide Meta sent select influencers to test Threads, its new Twitter rival app
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Instagram's new text-based app, Threads, is now available for pre-order in the US App Store. The company invited some influencers to test out the app ahead of its official July 6 launch. Read the exact 4-page onboarding guide Meta sent select creators, which was shared with Insider. Meta employees are hard at work onboarding creators and other public figures to its new text-based app, Threads, ahead of its official release later this week. Three influencer industry professionals told Insider that they received an early-access email from Meta this week inviting them to test Threads.

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☆ Meta's new Twitter rival, a 'text-based conversation app' called Threads, is available to pre-download in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Instagram's new Twitter-like app, called Threads, is now available for pre-order in the US. The app is expected to officially drop July 6, according to its App Store description. The app, called Threads, is expected to officially drop July 6, according to its App Store description. Over the weekend, several people spotted that the new app was listed on the Google Play app store for Android. The app description currently reads:"Say more with Threads — Instagram's text-based conversation appThreads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow.

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☆ Instagram's new Twitter rival 'Threads' appears to be showing up on the European Google Play app store
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now the Threads app has been spotted on the Google Play app store in Europe. After months of rumors, Instagram's Twitter rival may be hitting the app store soon. Over the weekend, several people spotted that a new app called "Threads" was listed on the Google Play app store for Android. A link to the desktop version of the Google Play app store appears to only be available in European countries, such as Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. The Threads app is currently listed on the Google Play app store in European countries.

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☆ Investors should look for Meta's ad revenue in earnings, says 01 Advisors' Fischer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestors should look for Meta's ad revenue in earnings, says 01 Advisors' FischerDavid Fischer, former Meta chief revenue officer and 01 Advisors partner, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what'll be most important to hear in Meta's earnings call, if Wall Street understands the new chapter of efficiency the company is in, and more.

☆ Everything you need to know as JPMorgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and other big banks report earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America and Goldman Sachs come in on Tuesday, with Morgan Stanley bringing up the rear on Wednesday. For a breakdown on the specific numbers, check out Markets Insider and the fantastic 10 Things Before the Opening Bell newsletter. Big banks poured $30 billion into First Republic in the midst of the banking crisis in an effort to shore up the wider market. And what about those pesky shadow banks? Never one to miss a good opportunity, shadow lenders are looking to step up where big banks are stepping back, Bloomberg reported.

☆ How a Trump arrest would play out: Yes, he'll be fingerprinted. No, he probably won't be handcuffed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Trump is likely to be fingerprinted, swabbed for the state DNA database, and photographed for his mugshot. Trump has been indicted in the Manhattan district attorney's five-year investigation into his personal and business finances, Insider reported Thursday, but he'll be treated like any defendant moving forward — with many key exceptions. "That's called 'walking it through,'" explains Diana Florence, a former white-collar crime prosecutor for the Manhattan district attorney's office. That's what typically happens in white-collar indictments, said Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former chief assistant with the Manhattan district attorney's office. But even if Trump does need to surrender in person, Secret Service would likely give the perp walk a hard pass.

☆ Here's how a Trump indictment would play out: Yes, he'll be fingerprinted. No, he probably won't be handcuffed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Here are predictions for how this historic event would roll out, courtesy of some of Manhattan's top defense lawyers, former high-ranking prosecutors, and a retired Secret Service special agent. "They can tell the foreperson come back two weeks from Wednesday, or something," to sign the revised indictment, Florence said. There can always be a leak, of course, somewhere between indictment and arraignment, which is the court proceeding where Trump would plead not guilty. But even if Trump does need to surrender in person, Secret Service would likely give the perp walk a hard pass. "That walk is not going to happen," said Pickle, the former Secret Service special agent.

☆ Harvey Schwartz has his work cut out for him at Carlyle. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first, a Wall Street firm finally finds its CEO. Harvey Schwartz Goldman Sachs1. In many ways, Carlyle and Harvey Schwartz are perfectly imperfect for each other. Might as well call it "Carefree Carlyle," because that's the vibes I'm getting under the soon-to-be Schwartz era. Click here to read more about what'll be expected of Harvey Schwartz as CEO of Carlyle.

☆ Bank earnings are under way. Here are the biggest storylines everyone on Wall Street is focused on.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Starting today, the six big US banks (Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo) report their Q4 and year-end earnings. But instead of a boring preview on what to expect, I figured I'd have some fun by setting gambling lines on some of the biggest storylines heading into earnings. OK, let's get into the biggest storylines and their odds:David Solomon discusses the recent headcount reduction at Goldman Sachs. What'll be interesting is if he teases even more cuts coming down the line as the bank looks to cut costs. (-150)Background: The bank got ahead of this one by announcing its plans to step back from mortgages earlier this week.

Insider's rising stars of real estate span roles in leasing, affordable housing, and urban planning. We asked 20 of these young industry experts and innovators to offer predictions for 2023. 2022 wreaked havoc on the housing market: Mortgage rates rose at a fast clip, bidding wars cooled, the Airbnb market shifted, and some high-flying proptech darlings crashed back down to earth. Insider picked 30 rising stars of commercial and residential real estate who're transforming the way homes are sold and offices get built. Here are the predictions for 2023 from our rising stars:

☆ I've been a cab driver in London for 20 years. Graveyard shifts were the best — you never know what'll happen in the back of a cab.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Olivia Atkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Asher Moses completed The Knowledge, a memory test, and became a London black-cab driver in 1989. He said the test was very challenging and that he loved the excitement of graveyard shifts. London is the most incredible capital in the world, and I've been a cab driver in the city since 1989. Learning London's road map committed me to become a taxi driver. Memorizing the 46,000 London streets in the 6-mile radius around Charing Cross was one of the most challenging things I've ever done.

A relic of pre-pandemic days is making its return to the workplace: the office cold. With people returning to workplaces amid relaxing Covid protocols, poor Covid-19 booster uptake and cold and flu season on the way, the office bug is making an unwelcome comeback. Cold, flu, Covid cases could be serious this winterThere are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: On Oct. 14, the CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity. Still, "there's more pressure to get people in, and it's hitting at the same time as cold and flu and RSV season." Working while sick does everyone a disserviceShowing up to work sick, or even powering through from home, can be damaging on a number of levels.

☆ A mom of a disabled child receives $5,000 a month through an Oregon paid caregiver program — but she's scared of what will happen when the payments stop this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-23 | by ( Leo Aquino | Stephanie Hallett | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Her daughter is disabled and requires round-the-clock care, so she's unable to work outside the home. Because their daughter is immunocompromised, the family have been isolating and taking extra precautions even before the COVID-19 pandemic started. Parents themselves are not eligible to be paid as caregivers for their own children through this program. However, according to the Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS), paying parents of minor children with disabilities for their caregiving services was "prohibited" under Medicaid rules before the pandemic. Now, through that Medicaid program, the family receive $5,000 a month for their daughter's full-time care.

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