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☆ From Burger King to Panda Express, 7 places you can get Mother’s Day freebies and discounts this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mother's Day is right around the corner, and restaurants across the U.S. are offering up freebies and discounts to help you celebrate. This year, Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 12. You can join Burger King's "Royal Perks" program online at bk.com/royalperks, or by downloading the BK app. At Friendly's, you can treat mom to a free scoop of ice cream on Mother's Day at participating locations. Insomnia CookiesWhen you buy 12 classic cookies online or in store from Insomnia Cookies, you'll get four more classic cookies for free.

Persons: Mother's, Auntie Anne's, Anne's, Burger, you'll, Robin, Margarita, King Organizations: Sunday, BK, Panda Locations: U.S, Friendly's

Some of the best early Memorial Day mattress discounts are from Leesa, Helix, Bear, Nolah, and Brooklyn Bedding. For even more of this month's best discounts, check out our roundups of the best Mother's Day deals and the best Memorial Day sales. Leesa Memorial Day dealsLeesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress (Queen) $1,499.00 $1,999.00 Save 25% The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress has great edge support and motion isolation. Helix Memorial Day dealsHelix Moonlight Mattress (Queen) $999.00 $1,332.00 Save 25% This mattress is soft and plush and best suited for back and stomach sleepers. Nolah Memorial Day dealsNolah Evolution 15-inch Mattress (Queen) $1,624.00 $2,499.00 Save 35% The Evolution is Nolah's most substantial mattress for total support.

Persons: Leesa, you'll, Nolah Organizations: Business, Luxe Locations: Brooklyn

☆ 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

With that in mind, we've gathered the best Teacher Appreciation Week discounts and deals below. Keep scrolling to find some of the best teacher discounts you can shop for this week. The best Teacher Appreciation Week discounts and dealsWhen is Teacher Appreciation Week? Teacher Appreciation Week officially lasts from May 6 to May 10. How is teacher status verified for educator discounts?

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☆ Frustrated Sephora workers say their makeup freebies and hours are drying up
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The difference, they said, is that as flex employees, their hours aren't guaranteed. Multiple employees told BI that May will be the last month that flex workers receive gratis. Related storiesWhen frustrated workers flooded the r/SephoraWorkers forum, a photo of a poster was uploaded that depicted the benefits flex employees earned compared to their coworkers. "We're all being pushed to sell, sell, sell," a current employee told BI. One former Sephora employee previously told BI that Sephora had changed from being a dream job for makeup lovers to "just a transaction" after several years.

Persons: —, Grace —, Grace, Sephora, concealers, hasn't, it's, Weeks, they'd, gratis Organizations: Service, Business, BI, LVMH Locations: Sephora, Ohio

☆ Cash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Dhruv Tikekar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A record quantity of bribes, including cash, booze, drugs and precious metals, has been seized by Indian election authorities in the run-up to mammoth nationwide polls that begin on Friday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday revealed it had recovered inducements worth just over $550 million since March — the largest amount in the country’s 75-year electoral history. It marks a “sharp increase” on the more than $400 million in bribes seized by the ECI in the country’s last general election in 2019, the agency said. India’s political parties and leaders routinely preach against election corruption and inducements, but the level of monitoring and tackling of graft across such a vast nation varies widely. Anti-corruption groups had long complained that the system meant a lack of transparency in donations to political parties — allowing corporations to donate large sums without disclosure.

Persons: Narendra Modi, gratis, Modi, ” Organizations: CNN, of India, Bharatiya Janta Party, BJP, “, Indian National Congress, India, Kazakhstan, India’s, Bank of India Locations: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Lok, Maldives

☆ We're buying more of this cyber stock as we wait for it to leave the penalty box
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 300 shares of PANW, increasing its weighting to 2.5% from 2.28%. Specifically, Arora said he has been "very excited" about the response he has received from customers about the platformization change. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Nikesh Arora, Arora, that's, There's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, PANW, Alto, Palo, CNBC Locations: Palo Alto, billings

☆ I've only used drugstore makeup for years, but there are 3 high-end products I swear are worth splurging on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm usually frugal, but some Tom Ford, Westman Atelier, and La Mer products are worth the splurge. I've also added a high-end concealer and mascara to my makeup bag and don't regret it at all. Westman Atelier Eye Love You volumizing mascara gives me volume without the clumpingThis Westman Atelier Eye Love You volumizing mascara doesn't clump or flake on me. I think these Westman Atelier and La Mer products are worth the splurge. Jill RobbinsThe Westman Atelier mascara is awesome for both volume and length.

Persons: Tom Ford, TikTok, I've, mascara, —, Tom Ford Traceless, Jill Robbins, you've, I'm Organizations: Service, Amazon, Nordstrom, mascara Locations: Mer, La Mer

☆ 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

☆ 14 ways to get better at using ChatGPT: Comprehensive prompt guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Here are 12 ways you can write better ChatGPT prompts. Prioritize clarity and precisionDeStefano-Tangorra suggests that ChatGPT users "explicitly outline your expectations within the prompt" by adding precise words. "Clear and specific prompts lead to more relevant and useful responses," she said. Couto finds that the best marketing copy reads at a fifth- or sixth-grade level, which includes "short sentences and paragraphs, a conversational tone, and simple language." OpenAI's prompt guide suggests copying and pasting articles into ChatGPT, and then asking the chatbot to answer questions based on them.

Persons: —, ChatGPT, It's, Jacqueline DeStefano, Jason Gulya, Rob Cressy, Cressy, Peggy Dean, Dean, " DeStefano, Tangorra, Agatha Christie's Miss, DeStefano, Gulya, Anna Bernstein, didn't, Bernstein, Mary, Ashley Couto, Couto Organizations: Service, Business, Berkeley College, GPT, Facebook, Microsoft Locations: Asia

☆ I worked at a popular hotel chain for 3 years. From lost-and-found rules to freebies, here's what would surprise guests.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dani Quesnel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I worked at a popular hotel chain for three years, and many things about the job surprised me. Here are the most surprising things about the job. I could offer a number of surprising toiletries to guestsThe front desk at a hotel usually offers more toiletries than you might think. Guests rarely checked out of their roomsThe checkout process lets hotel staff know when a room is vacant so they can start cleaning and reoccupying it. I often learned a lot from our guestsI loved meeting new guests when I worked at a hotel.

Persons: didn't, —, I'd Organizations: Service, DC, Hinterhaus

☆ Rape at sea: How a broken system is failing passengers and darkening the cruise industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Cruise ship companies are failing sexual assault victims, lawsuits seen by Business Insider show. Carnival told the Washington Post last year that the alleged assailant was fired from the cruise line but that he was never charged. "The truth is, cruise companies don't know much about the employees they hire," he told BI. "I don't know how they sleep at night, I really don't"Jamie Barnett, from the organization International Cruise Victims (ICV), told BI that the behavior of cruise companies makes victims feel "lost and very isolated." Cruise companies, she said, "will fight tooth and nail before they would roll over and not do what they needed to do, to keep the public from knowing."

Persons: —, Ryan, Patrick Connolly, Ross Klein, They'll, they'll, Klein, they've, Justin Sullivan, Jane Doe, Jim Walker, Walker, Jamie Barnett, Barnett, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal Organizations: Business, Service, MSC, MSC Cruises, MSC Meraviglia, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Getty, BI, US Department of Transportation, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Cruise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Cruise, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Vessel Security, Safety, FBI, Princess Cruises, BuzzFeed, Carnival, Washington Post, International Cruise, Democratic Locations: Port Canaveral, Port of Oakland, California, Caribbean, Miami, Key West , Florida

☆ Starbucks workers file more labor complaints with NYC as union goes on largest-ever strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Members of a recently formed union of Starbucks workers hold a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of their founding, December 9, 2022 in New York City. Starbucks workers in New York City have filed 14 more complaints alleging that the coffee giant violated the city's labor laws. Starbucks baristas have repeatedly accused the company of running afoul of the law: They have filed nearly 70 complaints with the city related to the law since February. The allegations come as Starbucks baristas at more than 200 locations nationwide strike Thursday, on the company's busy Red Cup promotion day. Starbucks Workers United said the strike is protesting understaffing at the company's locations, particularly on promotion days.

Persons: understaffing, baristas, Deborah Hall Lefevre, Sara Kelly, Chipotle, Alberto Oliart Organizations: Starbucks, Red, Starbucks Workers United, Workers, National Labor Relations Board, city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, CNBC Locations: New York City, York City, Brooklyn

☆ WeWork has a massive footprint in London. Its bankruptcy could shake up the city's office market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok's London office is based out of a WeWork building in Holborn called Aviation House. WeWorkWeWork , the U.S. office rental startup, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, threatening office closures across the U.S. where it has become a major destination for tech firms. The company's restructuring may also have implications for its London operations, where it is one of the biggest tenants. According to CoStar, the commercial real estate data company, the company has 36 offices in London, spanning more than 2.89 million square feet. "We've actually got an agreement with them for another seven months," Tailor, who is based in London, told CNBC.

Persons: WeWork WeWork, WeWork, Deepak Tailor, We've Organizations: Aviation, WeWork, CNBC, Lease Locations: London, Holborn, U.S, Canada, Waterloo, WeWork

☆ Writing ‘Maid’ Pulled Stephanie Land Out of Poverty. She’s Fine Now, Right?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Ron Lieber | More About Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Land got married in 2019 to a veteran who is eligible to receive disability payments through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but two late student-loan payments had left him ineligible for a V.A. They tried to move from Missoula, Mont., to Raleigh, N.C., in early 2020 and were seeking a mortgage of about $350,000. But her book deal and its promise of future payments weren’t enough for her to qualify for one. But if the show doesn’t get made at all, no more money generally comes your way — and production hadn’t started yet when Ms. Land was trying to buy a home. Like many nonfiction authors, Ms. Land turned to speaking.

Persons: Land, ”, Land’s, hadn’t Organizations: U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs, Netflix Locations: Missoula, Mont, Raleigh, N.C

☆ How options traders are setting up for the major tech earnings this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Big Tech earnings This week is less about reading between the lines/through results, and contextualizing management comments, but rather it's about the market itself. AI - AI - AI! The options market is implying an earnings related move of 4.7%. Our options market sentiment score for GOOG/GOOGL is 80th percentile - which one may think of like a score/grade, so a B- in terms of options sentiment. Call open interest is 15% higher than put open interest, our options market sentiment score is 83% so B/B- territory.

Persons: ChatGPT, Bing, it's, AMZN, Mark Zuckerberg's, Zuckerberg, one's Organizations: Cambridge, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman, Equity, Big Tech, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Inc, Investors, YouTube, Amazon, Google, Gaming, Activision, Logistics, Federal Express, CNBC, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Visa, Mastercard, Merck, Co Locations: financials, Wells Fargo

☆ Costco-style free samples are popping up at Walmart and other stores as brands try to get you to buy their stuff
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More retailers and brands are offering free samples as an alternative to advertising. AdvertisementAdvertisementExpect to see free samples like what you get at Costco at more stores soon. Among retailers, Walmart is rolling out free samples to 1,000 locations, and supermarket operator Wakefern is adding vending machines for free samples to 95 locations. They're now common enough again that one TikToker made a meal out of Costco samples. AdvertisementAdvertisementMondelez, meanwhile, has been trialing Oreos with orange-colored creme at Walmart stores, according to the article.

Persons: —, That's, Sean Riley, Riley Organizations: Companies, Walmart, Costco, Service, Bloomberg, Brands, Oreo, Sam's

☆ Rohit flattens Afghanistan as India romp to second win
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/9] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India v Afghanistan - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - October 11, 2023 India's Rohit Sharma in action as he hits four runs REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - World Cup hosts India cantered to their second successive win of the tournament after captain Rohit Sharma's incendiary century set up their eight-wicket thrashing of Afghanistan on Wednesday. Electing to bat, Afghanistan were 63-3 in the 14th over before skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (80) and Azmatullah Omarzai (62) combined in a 121-run stand to frustrate India. Rohit became the first batter to smash five hundreds in a single World Cup in the tournament's previous edition in England and Wales four years ago. Rohit treated Rashid with disdain, hitting him for back-to-back fours and following it with a six, but the spinner eventually had his revenge. Rohit lost his stumps to Rashid attempting a slog-sweep but Kohli stayed put to guide India home.

Persons: Arun Jaitley, India's Rohit Sharma, Anushree, India cantered, Rohit, Virat Kohli, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah, Jasprit Bumrah, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammed Siraj, Bumrah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Omarzai, Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid, Ishan Kishan, Kohli, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge, Ed Osmond Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, India, Arun, India's, Wales, Thomson Locations: India, Afghanistan, New Delhi, DELHI, Saturday's, Pakistan, Ahmedabad, England

☆ How TikTok's obsession with pickle-jar sweatshirts has been 'absolutely life-changing' for one seller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One merchant, Jessica Slone, has sold over 43,000 sweatshirts through TikTok Shop. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne seller, Jessica Slone, founder of Bad Addiction Boutique, has sold over 43,000 pickle-jar sweatshirts at $44 a pop through TikTok Shop. The company released a Halloween version of the pickle-jar sweatshirt ahead of the holiday. "TikTok Shop is kind of this roller coaster, and right now it's on this amazing uphill journey," she said. Read more about how TikTok Shop virality is impacting sellers

Persons: TikTok, Jessica Slone, Slone, —, Anker, Slone isn't, It's, Wickles Pickles, Dill Organizations: TikTok, Service, Facebook, Shop, Slone Locations: McClure's, Mt . Olive

☆ Delta CEO: Company went ‘too far’ with its SkyMiles rewards program changes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the company probably went “too far” in its controversial changes to the SkyMiles loyalty program and said there are plans for modifications. It got to the point, he said, that the company couldn’t effectively serve those elite status holders, including upgrade certificates and agents on special phone lines. When the moderator asked Bastian about the rewards program changes, the audience at the Atlanta Rotary Club booed. In September, the company implemented changes that would make it more difficult for American Express cardholders to access Delta Sky Clubs and earn Medallion elite status, taking effect in 2025. For frequent fliers, the airline will also change how it awards Medallion elite status starting in 2024.

Persons: Ed Bastian, ” Bastian, “, Bastian, It’s, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Rotary Club of Atlanta, Delta, Atlanta Rotary Club, American Express, Delta Sky Clubs, American, Starbucks Locations: New York

While you can get plenty of value out of a free account, Robinhood Gold is a good deal with lots of features. Account Minimum $0 ($1 for fractional shares; $2,000 for margin trading through Robinhood Gold) Fees 0% ($5/month for Robinhood Gold) Pros Check mark icon A check mark. IPO investing availableCheck mark icon A check mark. Through ACATS, you can electronically transfer cash, stocks, and other eligible assets from other brokerages to your Robinhood account. Getting Robinhood Gold is optional, and a standard Robinhood account still offers plenty of freebies and low-cost features.

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☆ Retailers are losing $100 billion a year from return fraud, bots and coupon stacking, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This type of "friendly fraud" might feel harmless and seem like a small drop in the bucket for powerful corporations. But taken together with more nefarious forms of fraud, it's costing retailers more than $100 billion per year, according to Riskified , which published a new study on the problem on Thursday. Riskified uses artificial intelligence and automation to fight fraud and boost revenue at major retailers including Wayfair , Peloton , Revolve and Canada Goose . For the study, it surveyed over 300 global companies with more than $500 million in total annual revenue. The firm found retail policy abuses, such as return fraud and using fake email addresses for promo codes, is rising for some retailers.

Persons: Robert, there's, they've, Eido Gal, Gal Organizations: Hulu, CNBC Locations: Long, , New York

☆ From holidays to mortgage waivers, UK homebuilders dish out freebies to revive sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Ajose Koilparambil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

If they have a 5% deposit, then deposit boost works well where we give an additional 5% so that they can secure a 90% loan-to-value mortgage," said a sales director with Persimmon. Some homebuyers are opting for exchange options, where the builder purchases the buyer's existing property and the payment helps fund the new-home purchase. "Mortgage holidays", offered by Persimmon and other builders, are also popular among homebuyers with builders contributing towards home-loan payment during a specific period. Reuters GraphicsKNOCK ON MARGINSThe incentives, while aimed at boosting demand, come at a cost for homebuilders struggling to keep costs low. Persimmon said last month sales incentives and marketing costs shaved off 2.1% from its half-year gross margins.

Persons: Toby Melville, Barratt, Persimmon, Aynsley Lammin, Peel Hunt, Sam Cullen, Cullen, Taylor, Aby Jose Koilparambil, Sweta Singh, Saumyadeb Organizations: REUTERS, British, Reuters Graphics, Bank of England, Reuters, Peel, Thomson Locations: Bristol, Britain, British, Bengaluru

☆ Freebies fade away: Retailers make perks harder to get
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | 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 EmailFreebies fade away: Retailers make perks harder to getCNBC's Melissa Repko and Leslie Josephs join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the change in companies' rewards and perks programs for consumers.

Persons: Melissa Repko, Leslie Josephs

Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIt's not your imagination: Companies are getting stingier with customer rewards. Raising the barSome of the biggest shifts in customer perks have come in the airline industry. At many retailers, customers must now pay a return fee if they want to ship back unwanted clothing, shoes or other items. "To drive that online demand, free shipping and free returns were put in place, but now we all know it costs significant money," he said. Both companies aim to make sure membership isn't shared with people who aren't paying, particularly as the companies chase new avenues of growth.

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