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☆ Hot dog eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi to face off on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —World record holder Joey Chestnut may not be competing at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest this year, but now fans will be able to watch Chestnut face off with his rival Takeru Kobayashi on Netflix on Labor Day. The two professional competitive eaters will face off in a Netflix special titled “CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF,” which the streaming company advertised as a determination of the ultimate hot dog eating champion. Netflix’s announcement comes just a day after Chestnut was banned from competing in Nathan’s hot dog eating contest because he signed a deal with rival plant-based food company Impossible Foods. Chestnut is a hot dog champ. Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi stuff hot dogs into their mouths during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island in New York City, on July 4, 2009.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Chestnut, He’s, Kobayashi, Yana Paskova, ”, Kobayashi —, —, CNN’s Erika Tulfo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nathan’s, Netflix, Labor, Impossible Foods, League Eating Locations: New York, Coney Island, New York City

☆ Joey Chestnut was kicked out of Nathan's eating contest after he endorsed plant-based hot dogs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Joey Chestnut won't compete in Nathan's hot-dog-eating contest this year. Major League Eating, the event overseer, cited Chestnut's partnership with a rival brand. AdvertisementThe competitive-eating champ Joey Chestnut has been kicked out of an upcoming contest over a beef between him and the Coney Island hot-dog-eating competition he's won a whopping 16 times. Chestnut, 40, won't participate in this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 — an event he won last year after pounding 62 hot dogs. In a statement posted to X on Tuesday, Major League Eating — the governing body that oversees the event — said Chestnut had "chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant-based hot dogs rather than competing."

Persons: Joey Chestnut, wiener, —, he's, Chestnut Organizations: Foods, Service, Business Locations: Coney

☆ Nathan's hot dog contest parts ways with champion Joey Chestnut over plant-based frank partnership
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest will be down one dog this year. Major League Eating announced Tuesday that it's parting ways with 16-time champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ahead of this year's competition, hosted by Nathan's Famous . Joey Chestnut holds the Guinness World Record for eating the most hot dogs in 10 minutes, a title he won at the annual hot dog eating contest in 2021. Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, is a Fourth of July tradition and broadcast nationally on ESPN. It's also a marketing strategy for Nathan's Famous, whose signature offering, the hot dog, is on a decline.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Frankster, Joey, Nathan's, Chestnut, MLE, Richard Shea, It's Organizations: League Eating, CNBC, New York Post, Impossible Foods, Labor, ESPN Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Coney Island, Coney Island , New York

☆ I ranked 4 brands of beef hot dogs, and the organic ones had the most flavor and snap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I tried beef hot dogs from Nathan's, Sabrett, Applegate, and Ball Park. Ball Park had the thickest frank, but I thought Applegate's organic hot dogs packed the most flavor. I didn't think Sabrett's less-than-flavorful hot dogs warranted their higher price tag. The months between Memorial Day and Labor Day are recognized as "hot dog season" by the sausage industry. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans consume roughly 7 billion hot dogs during this time and produce roughly $614 million in hot-dog sales.

Persons: Applegate, — Organizations: Ball, Service, Day, Labor, Sausage Council, Business

☆ This bitcoin miner and Nvidia AI cloud partner's stock could go up 50%, Berenberg says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Frankfurt-based tech company Northern Data , prominently known for bitcoin mining, has recently transformed its business model into cloud solutions and data center infrastructure. Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Northern Data has three core divisions: Peak Mining for bitcoin mining, Taiga Cloud for cloud computing and Ardent Data Centers for data center infrastructure. The company's Taiga Cloud division is certified as an "Elite" partner of Nvidia , making it one of the largest providers of Nvidia-based cloud services in Europe. The investment bank forecasts annual revenues of around 400 million euros and adjusted profits of about 290 million euros from Taiga Cloud from 2026 onward. Northern Data's cloud computing platform is expected to have 20,000 Nvidia AI chips, worth 730 million euros, by the third quarter of 2024, the note said.

Persons: Gerhard Orgonas, Jenna Xu, Aroosh Thillainathan Organizations: Northern Data, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Data, Mining, Ardent, Healthcare, Northern Bitcoin, Northern, Nvidia, Data's Locations: Frankfurt, Italy, United States, Northern, Pittsburgh, North Dakota, Texas, Europe

☆ Electrification could overwhelm energy grids. Startups are betting on AI to make sure that doesn't happen
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Today's energy grids are unable to keep up with the intense demand being heaped upon them. Globally, energy projects struggle to overcome permitting hurdles. Making smart grids a realityData was transmitted across a national energy grid for the first time in 2016. Startups selling them are hoping to alleviate pressure from physical grid infrastructure and allow operators to do more with the infrastructure they have. Victoria McIvor, an advisor to energy startups who was formerly an investor at the European climatetech firm World Fund, imagines a future where energy tariffs dictate when energy-intensive appliances run.

Persons: Rajesh Swaminathan, it's, Andrés Dancausa, Dancausa, Swaminathan, Victoria McIvor, Timothy Barat, Barat, Duncan Turner, SOSV, Turner, McIvor Organizations: Infrastructure, Service, International Energy Agency, Paris, Investors, Khosla Ventures, US Department of Energy, Fund, Octopus Energy, Continuum Industries, Software Locations: Europe, Ukraine, Portuguese, Amsterdam, California, London, VCs, Scottish

He also said that Flywire trading at a discount of about 25% is "unwarranted given the company's strong competitive position and organic revenue growth trajectory." "These risks along with a tough demand setting is likely to remove any support for the stock price." — Alex Harring 5:29 a.m.: BTIG moves to sidelines on McDonald's after earnings BTIG has a different taste in its mouth about McDonald's following earnings. The bank upgraded the delivery giant to buy from neutral and hiked its price target to $175 from $160. "We expect management to deliver a strong cost reduction program to support margin expansion and attractive EPS growth despite facing a backdrop of muted revenue growth," analyst Thomas Wadewitz wrote.

Persons: Flywire, Nate Svensson, That's, Svensson, — Alex Harring, Gross, Manav Gupta, Gupta, Jairam Nathan, Nathan, Tesla, Li, Edison Yu, Yu, Piper Sandler, Arvind Ramnani, Chegg, Ramnani, Alex Harring, Tyler Radke, Palantir, Radke, BTIG, Peter Saleh, Saleh, McDonald's, Thomas Wadewitz, Wadewitz, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Parcel Service, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Leadership, Li Auto, KraneShares CSI China Internet, Citi, Wall, Revenue, UPS Locations: Tuesday's premarket, Monday's, U.S, Israel

☆ Ghislaine Maxwell's Appeal of Sex Trafficking Conviction to Be Heard in March
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will in March review Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Wednesday scheduled oral arguments in Maxwell's appeal for March 12 before a three-judge panel. Prosecutors countered that Maxwell's appeal had no merit. Nathan was elevated to the 2nd Circuit from the U.S. District Court in Manhattan after being assigned Maxwell's criminal case. The appeals court may take at least a few months to rule.

Persons: Jonathan Stempel, Ghislaine, Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell, Epstein, Robert Maxwell, scapegoated, Alison Nathan's, Virginia Giuffre, Britain's Prince Andrew, Jes Staley, Nathan, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Prosecutors, Barclays Locations: Manhattan, Tallahassee , Florida, British, Florida, New York

☆ I've been a single mom for 26 years. My son and his girlfriend developed a healthy relationship, a type I aspire to have.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Melissa Drake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My marriage dissolved when my son was 2; 26 years later, I'm still single. I wonder how my son cultivated a healthy relationship without seeing a healthy example. I imagine the healthy relationship I created with my son helped. It's the type of relationship I've always envisioned for myself, as someone who's been single for 26 years. It's been interesting to see his happy relationship juxtaposed with my pastMy marriage ended when my son was 2; 26 years later, I'm still single.

Persons: I'm, —, I'd, Stephanie, I've, who's, they've, They're, It's, it's Organizations: Service

☆ The best and worst career advice I ever got
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Henry Blodget | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've gotten some great career advice over 35 years in the workforce. AdvertisementOver the past 35 years, I've been the lucky and grateful recipient of some excellent career advice. I've also gotten lousy career advice, including this:Advertisement"Follow your bliss." The best adviceThe best career advice I ever got, meanwhile, came from one of my first bosses on Wall Street, an investment banker named Jonathan Morgan. Want to change your job, career, life, community, or world for the better?

Persons: I've, —, Joseph Campbell, Campbell, Sarah Lawrence, Jonathan Morgan, Jonathan, I'm Organizations: Service, Yale, Ivy League

Nigeria's Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke (C) attends the flag-off for Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign for a second term in office, in Lagos January 8, 2015. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Ex-minister was arrested in London in 2015Police allege lavish lifestyle came from corruptionAssets frozen in UK, seized in U.S., NigeriaLONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million pound oil and gas contracts. Alison-Madueke, 63, served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015, under former President Goodluck Jonathan. A London lawyer who was acting for her in 2015 did not immediately respond to a request for comment. News of the British charges comes a month after a London court ordered the confiscation of $130 million from a former Nigerian oil state governor, James Ibori, in an unrelated but equally high-profile case involving political corruption in Nigeria.

Persons: Diezani Alison, Goodluck Jonathan's, Akintunde, Alison, Madueke, Goodluck Jonathan, Andy Kelly, St John’s Wood, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, James Ibori, Michael Holden, Estelle Shirbon, Giles Elgood Organizations: Nigeria's Petroleum, Nigeria's, REUTERS, Police, Nigeria LONDON, British, Organization of, Petroleum, NCA, Westminster Magistrates, Louis, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Lagos, London, U.S, Nigeria, Africa's, Britain, United States, St John’s, Westminster

☆ Hot dog-eater Joey Chestnut wins July Fourth title with 62 franks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Amr AlfikyJuly 4 (Reuters) - Reigning champion of the annual U.S. Fourth of July hot dog eating contest Joey Chestnut defended his title on Tuesday, clinching his 16th career win by scarfing down 62 franks in 10 minutes. The second place men's finisher, Geoff Esper of Oxford, Massachusetts, was far behind with 49 hot dogs consumed. Chestnut fell short of besting his world record - 76 hot dogs - which he achieved in 2021. She set the women's world record in 2020 with 48.5 hot dogs. Chestnut, by comparison, typically eats nine hot dogs in less than a minute.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Amr Alfiky, scarfing, franks, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Chestnut, Gabriella Borter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, ESPN, York City, Thomson Locations: Coney, New York City, U.S, New York, Indiana, Oxford , Massachusetts, York

☆ Nathan's hot dog eating contest crowns Joey Chestnut men's champion and Miki Sudo women's champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s the 4th of July, I got to eat some hot dogs and get a win.”“I feel great,” he added. People take shelter from the rain Tuesday at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. A spectacle of gluttonyMayoi Ebihara and Miki Sudo compete in the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Tuesday. Amr Alfiky/ReutersChestnut was the heavy favorite on the men’s side and has now won 16 of the last 17 Independence Day contests, including 63 hot dogs last year. Sudo won last year’s title with 40 hot dogs and holds the women’s world record for eating 48.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Chestnut, ” Chestnut, I’m, ”, “ I’ve, I’ll, ” Geoffrey Esper, Australia’s James Webb, Amr Alfiky, Ebihara, “, “ It’s, Mayoi Ebihara, Michelle Lesco, Sudo, Nathan’s Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, FDNY, Lutheran Medical Center, Nathan’s, Professional League, WABC Locations: Coney Island , New York, Coney, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Sudo, Surf, New York City

☆ Full-time Airbnb hosts who work between 2 and 15 hours a week on their portfolios share 5 tools that help them improve efficiency and free up more time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Full-time Airbnb hosts Kent He and Nathan Turner are efficient with their time. He spends 2-3 hours a week managing his properties, while Turner spends no more than 15 hours. "We probably only work 10 to 15 hours a week," said Nathan, who used to deliver for FedEx. The Turners and He shared five tools they use that help them work efficiently on their Airbnb businesses and free up more time. You may have the most unique Airbnb property, but if you don't properly market it, guests might never see.

Persons: Nathan Turner, Turner, Rankbreeze, doesn't, Nathan, Taniera Turner, Taniera, —, Monday.com Turner, Airbnb, I'm, It's, they'll Organizations: Kent, FedEx, Marriott, Google Locations: San Diego, Scottsdale , Arizona, Houston, Scottsdale, PriceLabs

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTIt's been 17 years since my last trip to Disney World. But if you're an infrequent visitor, traveling with young kids or uninterested in diving into the world of Disney blogs, buying access to shorter lines is your best bet. You may be on vacation, but a trip to Disney World is no time for a digital detox. Jonathan Alder called VIP tours at Disney World "the greatest thing." Buy the bandsMagicBands are part of the ever-growing list of formerly free items that are now chargeable at Disney World.

Persons: Rafael Henrique, —, Peter Pan, Jonathan Alder Organizations: Disney, CNBC, Lightning, Jonathan's

☆ Fast Money's Dan Nathan Twitter gets suspended over April fools joke
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Melissa Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFast Money's Dan Nathan Twitter gets suspended over April fools jokeFast Money's Dan Nathan's twitter account was permanently suspended after playing an April Fools joke on Elon Musk.

☆ Why fans say trips to Disney World are now 'incredibly complicated' to pull off
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

But some travelers aren't thrilled about what it takes to pull off a trip to Walt Disney World these days. He said he goes to Disney World about "once a month." They will leave thinking food at Disney World is a "cheeseburger and a hot dog … which could not be farther from the truth," he said. Walt Disney World comprises four theme parks, two water parks and dozens of themed hotels, plus a shopping and entertainment area called Disney Springs. He called Disney World an "amazing spa destination" and said Disney Springs, formerly known as Downtown Disney, has shopping, live music and fantastic restaurants.

☆ Indian shares rise on easing global banking concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Bharath Rajeswaran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, March 17 (Reuters) - Indian shares advanced on Friday, aided by financials, tracking a rebound in global equities after a slew of measures to support the global banking system eased worries about a crisis in the financial sector. While the developments eased immediate concerns of a crisis in the global banking system, some analysts remained cautious. "The Fed needs to manage a delicate balancing act between price stability (inflation) and financial stability (growth) in next week's meeting." Information technology stocks (.NIFTYIT) rose over 1% with all 10 constituents logging gains. ($1 = 82.5870 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Janane VenkatramanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How shadow bankers are already emerging as winners in the SVB collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the momentum already behind the secretive private credit space has picked up — fast. He was witnessing a new willingness from borrowers to turn first to private credit, a market that has grown yet generally remains more opaque than its public-market counterparts. "Borrowers used to look at these banks and say, 'Look, the banks, they've been around forever. The private lenders say that privacy is all part of the pitch. Money managers smell opportunityThe momentum already behind the secretive private credit space has gained steam as the SVB collapse pushes companies to consider alternate sources of debt and, on the other side, private credit managers seek out new targets.

☆ I asked ChatGPT to help me plan a vacation. Here’s what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

So the idea that artificial intelligence chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Bing, can research travel destinations and create itineraries is intriguing. I went to the developer's website, clicked on the word "ChatGPT," registered for an account — and started chatting. "All of the places I recommended have great online reviews," ChatGPT replied, providing ratings from Tripadvisor, Booking.com and Google for each hotel. But ChatGPT couldn't show photographs of the hotels or help book them — although it did provide ample instructions on how to do both. Every city I asked ChatGPT about resulted in the bot praising the local food scene.

☆ Caught in the crossfire, Peru protest deaths keep anger burning
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Alexander Villegas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The protests, the worst in years even in tumultuous Peru, have seen 22 people killed, the youngest just 15. The deaths threaten to keep anger fired up despite a lull in violence over the festive period in the heavily Catholic country. A security camera near the airport shows protesters invading the runway around 2 p.m., some throwing rocks and burning tires while troops gathered. The deaths have become a lightning rod for anger in poor Andean and Amazonian areas, when many feel overlooked despite local oil and copper wealth. She said the deaths would spur more anger as people looked to find someone to hold accountable.

☆ Meta Platforms appoints Sandhya Devanathan as India head
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O) appointed Sandhya Devanathan as its India head on Thursday, days after Ajit Mohan quit to join rival Snap Inc (SNAP.N). WhatsApp's India head Abhijit Bose and Meta Platforms's public policy director in India Rajiv Aggarwal also resigned earlier this week. The company has for years faced criticism for doing little to curb the spread of fake news and hate speech in India. Devanathan has been with Meta since 2016 and will move into her new role in January. Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Burger King's owner just opened a delivery-focused food hall where customers can order from Popeyes, Firehouse Subs, and other chains. The company is one of many expanding the ghost kitchen model to r
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Burger King's owner recently opened its first ghost kitchen, or digital food hall, in Miami. And recently, the parent of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International, opened its first ghost kitchen in Miami. Wonder is part ghost kitchen, part food delivery van, part meal-kit provider. These ghost kitchens on wheels, outfitted with cooking equipment and chefs, can be hailed through an app. The company, which ended its partnership with Miami-based Reef Technology this year, is not labeling the facility as a ghost kitchen.

☆ We visited Chris Sacca-backed Epoch Biodesign's London HQ. The startup wants to clamp down on pollution with plastic eating enzymes.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Epoch Biodesign, a startup converting plastic to chemicals using enzymes, has raised $14.5 million. Epoch Biodesign uses plastic-eating enzymes as a base and scientifically alters them to produce a specific chemical from the consumed plastic. Epoch Biodesign is also developing enabling technologies to do this cheaper, faster, better, and at greater scale. This is a colony picker, one the machines used test and select Epoch Biodesign's enzymes in the lab. In the long run, Epoch Biodesign expects to license out its technology so it isn't running facilities itself.

☆ Burger King's owner opened its first ghost kitchen in Miami. Meet 7 innovative ghost-kitchen startups expanding the multibillion-dollar segment beyond the models developed by CloudKitchens and Reef Te
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-27 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Burger King's owner recently opened its first ghost kitchen, or digital food hall, in Miami. Meet 7 nontraditional ghost kitchen startups. And, recently, the parent of Burger King, Restaurant Brands International, opened its first ghost kitchen in Miami. These ghost kitchens on wheels, outfitted with cooking equipment and chefs, can be hailed through an app. The company, which ended its partnership with Miami-based Reef Technology this year, is not labeling the facility as a ghost kitchen.

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