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☆ Apple is trying to unwind its Goldman Sachs credit card partnership
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It would also mean that Apple would need to find a new financial partner for its popular credit card, Apple Card, and its high-yield savings accounts under the Apple brand. While Apple offers both its credit card and savings account through the wallet app on iPhones, the banking backend is handled by Goldman Sachs. When Apple first launched the Apple Card in 2019, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was in attendance at a glitzy Apple launch event at its California campus. But the partnership has been rocky in recent years as Goldman Sachs, under CEO David Solomon, has retreated from its previous consumer banking ambitions as costs stacked up. Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs said that it would "consider strategic alternatives" for its consumer banking business.

Persons: David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, The Beverly Hilton, CNBC's Leslie Picker, Goldman, It's, Apple, Steve Kovach Organizations: Milken Institute Global, The Beverly, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Apple, CNBC, Wall Street Locations: Beverly Hills , California, California

☆ Disney CEO Bob Iger says company is ready to start building
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 95th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 28 (Reuters) - Walt Disney (DIS.N) CEO Bob Iger told employees that he faced a "myriad of challenges" upon returning to the company but remained upbeat about its prospects. "I feel that we’ve just emerged from a period of a lot of fixing to one of building again," Iger said. The meeting marks the one-year anniversary of Iger's first town hall since rejoining the company as chief executive in November 2022. Disney has undergone a transformation under Iger, who restructured the company and streamlined operations to make the business more cost effective.

Persons: Bob Iger, Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, “, ” Iger, I've, Iger, Alan Bergman, Dana Walden, Jimmy Pitaro, Josh D’Amaro, Nelson Peltz, Bob Chapek, Scarlett Johansson, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Disney, Dawn Chmielewski, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Walt Disney Company, REUTERS, New Amsterdam Theatre, Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Walt, New York Times, Disney, Florida Governor, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Iger's, Burbank , California, New York

☆ Princess Diana’s ruff-collared blouse, worn in engagement portrait, is going on sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A ruff-collared, pale pink blouse Princess Diana wore in a 1981 engagement portrait is expected to fetch up to $100,000 when it goes up for auction next month. Diana wore the blouse while posing for a portrait taken by Lord Snowdon that several magazines and newspapers, including Vogue, used when her engagement to the then Prince Charles (later King Charles III) was announced. After the blouse was worn by Diana, the designer held onto it until she sold it in 2010. Another of Diana’s outfits, an evening dress she wore in public twice, is expected to sell for up to $200,000 at the same auction. Other items in the auction include memorabilia used or worn by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s.

Persons: Diana, Lord Snowdon, Prince Charles, King Charles III, Elizabeth, David Emanuel, Elizabeth Emanuel, ”, ” Emanuel, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Beverly, Kensington Palace, CNN’s Royal Locations: Kensington, Beverly Hills

☆ Tiffany Haddish arrested for alleged DUI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tiffany Haddish was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. Police were called at 5:45 a.m. PST on Friday morning and she was arrested shortly after. The comedic actress was also arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in 2022 in Peachtree City, Georgia after she fell asleep at the wheel. And I’ve got to get my asking of things to God a little better,” Haddish added at the time. Haddish, who has starred on several television shows, is best known for her stand-up comedy and her performance in the film “Girls Trip.”

Persons: CNN — Tiffany Haddish, Haddish, Jimmy Fallon, ”, I’ve, ” “, we’re Organizations: CNN, Beverly Hills Police Department . Police, TMZ, Haddish Locations: West Hollywood, Peachtree City , Georgia

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tiffany Haddish was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence, police said. The actor and comedian was detained after Beverly Hills police received a call about 5:45 a.m. Police said she appeared to be found slumped over the wheel of the vehicle while the car engine was still running. Haddish, an Emmy and Grammy winner, performed at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Last year, Haddish was arrested on suspicion of DUI in suburban Atlanta. In 2018, Haddish won an Emmy for her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and a Grammy in 2021 for her special "Black Mitzvah.”

Persons: — Tiffany Haddish, Haddish, ” Organizations: Beverly Hills, Police, New York Times Locations: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Los Angeles, Atlanta

☆ Animatronic model of E.T.’s head expected to fetch up to $1 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The animatronic model from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” is part of a sale organized by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, which, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. The model is expected to sell for up to $1 million. This model comes from Rambaldi’s own collection, as did the animatronic figure of E.T. His daughter, Daniela Rambaldi, recalls her father finding inspiration for E.T.’s expressive blue eyes from their family cat “Kikka,” the auction house said.

Persons: Steven Spielberg’s, E.T, Carlo Rambaldi, Daniela Rambaldi, Elliott, Michael Keaton, “, Harry Potter, Richard Harris, Albus Dumbledore, “ Harry Potter, America’s, America, Robert Downey Jr Organizations: CNN, Julien’s, Turner, Warner Bros ., Marvel, “, America Locations: Beverly Hills , California

☆ I'm a housekeeper at a hotel where a 1-night stay costs more than I make in 2 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two housekeepers at luxury hotels told BI they're after fair wages and humane working conditions. One said a single-night stay at the hotel where she works costs more than she makes in two weeks. "I want them to understand and to realize that we have families," Reyes told Business Insider through a translator, Maria Hernandez, with the communications department of Unite Here Local 11. Those that have reached agreements have provided hotel workers with wage increases, staffing agreements to prevent shortages, as well as pension increases that Unite Here Local 11 says will help workers "retire with dignity." "Everybody is very enthusiastic," Galindo told Business Insider.

Persons: —, They've, Maribel Reyes, she's, Reyes, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth Galindo, Galindo Organizations: Service, Workers, Waldorf, Le, Westin Bonaventure, Biltmore, Loews Hollywood, Cliffs, Hilton Anaheim, Business Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, Beverly Hills, Unite, Santa Monica, Dana Point, Anaheim

☆ Billionaire Asness says he is 'more a bond guy' at this moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Carolina Mandl | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cliff Asness, Co-Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer of AQR Capital Management, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire quant investor Cliff Asness said on Thursday that he currently favors bonds over equities, given the returns that U.S. Treasuries are offering. "I'm more of a bond than a stock guy at this point," the founder principal of AQR Capital Management said when asked about his asset preferences at a virtual event hosted by Brazilian bank Banco Bradesco. "Bonds are starting to look pretty, pretty reasonable. Asness added he believes U.S. stocks are unlikely to repeat the same valuation growth they posted in the last 30 years.

Persons: Cliff Asness, Lucy Nicholson, Bonds, Asness, Carolina Mandl, Jonathan Oatis, Nick Zieminski Organizations: AQR Capital Management, Milken Institute Global Conference, REUTERS, Banco Bradesco, Treasury, Reserve, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Banco Bradesco . U.S, New York

☆ Maria Tallchief, America’s first prima ballerina, continues to inspire new generations of Native American dancers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Osage Ballet overlooks a creek in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian reservation. The Osage Ballet hopes to continue to inspire a new generations of dancers in her honor. But Tallchief refused and insisted on dancing as Maria Tallchief, keeping her Osage name, according to a biography of the ballerina by the School of American Ballet. Ballerina Maria Tallchief WATFORD/Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesElise Paschen, Tallchief’s daughter and a poet, told CNN her mother took great pride in her heritage. Smith said she hopes the Osage Ballet will continue Tallchief’s pioneering legacy of dance and Native American representation in ballet.

Persons: Elizabeth Marie Tallchief, Randy Tinker Smith, she’s, “ I’ve, ” Smith, America’s, Tallchief, Maria Tallchief, Ballerina Maria Tallchief, Elise Paschen, ” Paschen, ” Kate Mattingly, ” Mattingly, Mattingly, Tallcheif, George Balanchine, Balanchine, John Martin, “, “ Balanchine, Paschen, ”, ” Tallchief, Princess Wa, Smith, ballerinas, Maria Organizations: CNN, Osage Ballet, Osage, New, School of American Ballet, Ballerina Maria Tallchief WATFORD, Old Dominion University, New York City Ballet, Firebird, The New York Times, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ballet Locations: Pawhuska , Oklahoma, Fairfax , Oklahoma, Osage, Beverly Hills, Carlo, Oklahoma, United States, Europe, Swan Lake, An

☆ Anthony Farrer of LA’s The Timepiece Gentleman accused of scamming $3 million from customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

According to federal court documents, Farrer’s life started unraveling months before his arrest. His watch business started in Dallas and moved to LAIn court documents, federal agents detailed Farrer’s downfall from luxury watch seller to alleged scammer. Investigators said Farrer pocketed customers’ money from the watch sales and used it to maintain his lavish lifestyle. At times, court documents said, Farrer would send customers pieces that were different from what they’d requested. Court documents state the Rolex actually belonged to another customer who’d given it to Farrer to sell on consignment.

Persons: CNN — Anthony Farrer’s, Farrer, ”, Erica Choi, scammer, “, Anthony Farrer, they’d, who’d, he’d, “ I’ve, I’ve, …, Ciaran McEvoy, he’s Organizations: CNN, Lamborghini, Ducati, Business, YouTube, Office, Central, Central District of, Rolex, US Locations: Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Las Vegas, Central District, Central District of California, Dallas, LA, Los Angeles, California, South Carolina , Colorado , Texas, Florida, Beverly, Swiss, Texas

☆ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez had a 2nd star-studded engagement party attended by guests including Kris Jenner, Oprah, and Robert Pattinson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Call it déjà vu: Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez had an engagement party, again. Guests included the likes of Oprah, Kris Jenner, Barbra Streisand, and Robert Pattinson. AdvertisementWhy have one engagement party when you can have two? Guests included the likes of Kris Jenner, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Pattinson, Salma Hayek Pinault, and Barbra Streisand, per Vogue. AdvertisementGuests at Bezos' and Sanchez's first engagement party included big names like Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, the Queen of Jordan, Andrew Garfield, and Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, according to Page Six.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, fiancée Lauren Sanchez, Barry Diller, Diane von Furstenberg, Oprah, Kris Jenner, Barbra Streisand, Robert Pattinson, —, Lauren Sanchez, Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek Pinault, Bezos, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, Queen, Jordan, Andrew Garfield, Bumble, Whitney Wolfe, Sanchez Organizations: Service, Beverly, Vogue

☆ Two former NBA players are convicted over roles in health care fraud
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 17, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; Power power forward Glen Davis (0) during the game at the American Airlines Center. Glen Davis, 37, who played for three NBA teams and won a championship in 2008 with the Boston Celtics, was convicted on four counts including wire fraud, health care fraud, conspiring to commit fraud, and conspiring to make false statements. Will Bynum, 40, who played for three teams including the Detroit Pistons, was found guilty of conspiring to make false statements, but acquitted on a fraud conspiracy charge. At least two dozen people including 19 former NBA players, a dentist, a doctor and a chiropractor were implicated in the fraud scheme, with charges first announced in October 2021. Williams, who played with the New Jersey Nets and three other teams, pleaded guilty over his role last year.

Persons: Glen Davis, Jerome Miron, Will Bynum, Damian Williams, Sabrina Shroff, Davis, Victor Henderson, Mr, Bynum, Terrence Williams, Williams, Jonathan Stempel, Stephen Coates Organizations: American Airlines Center, National Basketball Association, NBA, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, U.S, Attorney, Prosecutors, New Jersey Nets, Thomson Locations: Dallas , TX, USA, Manhattan, Beverly Hills, Nevada, Encino , California, New York

☆ Kate Beckinsale attends Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday in a party dress with a familiar blue gemstone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kate Beckinsale and rapper Big Boss Vette arrive for DiCaprio's birthday. Miha Azne/Frank Vasquez/BACKGRIDCNN —Kate Beckinsale wore a bejeweled mini dress over the weekend to celebrate Leonardo DiCaprio’s 49th birthday in Los Angeles, and a photograph of the black frock, which featured a colossal blue-gemstone-like accessory belted around her waist, has since made its rounds across the Internet. Though the look seems to be a delightful reference to a famous DiCaprio film, one question has persisted: Which one? Is the gem a blue diamond or blue sapphire? Beckinsale starred alongside DiCaprio in “The Aviator“ as actress Ava Gardner and aerospace engineer Howard Hughes.

Persons: Kate Beckinsale, Big Boss Vette, Miha Azne, Frank Vasquez, CNN — Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio’s, DiCaprio, Beckinsale, Ava Gardner, ” Beckinsale, Howard Hughes, “, Moviestore, Billy Zane, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Taylor, Phillipe Blond, David Blond —, Beyoncé, Salma Hayek, Kim Kardashian, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum Organizations: CNN, New York, Beverly Hills Locations: Los Angeles, “

☆ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse is not taking hold of Whoopi Goldberg’s property
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A satirical article claiming that Kyle Rittenhouse put a $22 million lien on Whoopi Goldberg’s Beverly Hills mansion due to her not paying him for a settlement is being taken seriously by social media users online. A Facebook post (archived) sharing the claim reads, “Whoopi Goldberg still hasn’t paid Kyle Rittenhouse for their settlement agreement. Kyle just put a lien on her Beverly Hills mansion for $22 million. Reuters previously addressed a false claim from the same satirical publication that Rittenhouse sued and won a defamation case against The View and was awarded $22 million. Claims that Kyle Rittenhouse put a lien on Whoopi Goldberg’s Beverly Hills mansion for $22 million stem from a satire article.

Persons: Kyle Rittenhouse, Whoopi, “ Whoopi Goldberg, Kyle, ’, Lien, ”, Dunning, Kruger, Rittenhouse, Mark Richards, Goldberg, Read Organizations: Kruger Times, Defense, Reuters, ” Reuters, Thomson Locations: Beverly, America’s, Beverly Hills

Peng Zhao, CEO, Citadel Securities speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. If Citadel Securities were to obtain a licence, it would be the first foreign firm to formally foray into market-making in China outside interbank and foreign exchange market making. "We are pleased to see the introduction of the market-making program in China," Zhao told Reuters in an interview in Hong Kong. Citadel Securities in July appointed Tony Tang, the former head of BlackRock's China business, to helm its China operations. This year, Citadel Securities also launched an investment-grade corporate bond market-making business in the United States.

Persons: Peng Zhao, Mike Blake, Zhao, Ken, Tony Tang, Summer Zhen, Selena Li, Sumeet Chatterjee, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Citadel Securities, Milken, Global Conference, REUTERS, Reuters, Beijing Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, China's Stock, Treasuries, Asia, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, HONG KONG, China, interbank, Hong Kong, United States, Beijing, Asia

☆ Salesforce appoints longtime executive Denise Dresser as Slack CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Longtime Salesforce executive Denise Dresser has been appointed CEO of Slack, Salesforce co-founder and chief executive Marc Benioff announced Monday. Dresser becomes the third CEO of the Salesforce unit since it was acquired by Salesforce in 2020. She has been a Salesforce executive for more than 12 years, according to her company biography and LinkedIn profile, most recently as president of accelerated industries. Dresser will take the top job at Slack after its most recent CEO, Lidiane Jones, accepted the chief executive role at dating app Bumble earlier this month. Most notably, Slack founder Stewart Butterfield and Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor departed in the span of two weeks in December 2022.

Persons: Technology Denise Holland Dresser, Casey Hurbis, Shilpa Sharma, Denise Dresser, Slack, Salesforce, Marc Benioff, Dresser, Lidiane Jones, Jones, Bumble, Whitney Wolfe, Benioff, Denise, Arthur Andersen, Stewart Butterfield, Bret Taylor, Butterfield, — CNBC's Ari Levy, Jordan Novet Organizations: Communications, Media, Technology, Rocket, Boston Consulting, Salesforce, CNBC, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Oracle, Big Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Salesforce

☆ Exclusive: Exxon aims to begin lithium production by 2026 in Arkansas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ernest Scheyder | Thomson Reuters | Ernest Scheyder Is An Award-Winning Senior Correspondent Covering The Green Energy Transition | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

For Exxon and other oil companies, lithium production offers the prospect of selling a new product with relatively little added cost. OTHER ACREAGESeparate from its Tetra partnership, Exxon also controls more than 100,000 acres in Arkansas from which it plans to begin lithium production by 2027, according to the source. It was not clear whether Exxon plans to expand lithium operations outside Arkansas. Like all oil producers, Exxon extracts water containing traces of lithium as part of fossil fuel production. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, which overseas lithium operations in the state, has said it plans to hold hearings on the matter.

Persons: Darren Woods, Mike Blake, Albemarle, Ernest Scheyder, Caroline Humer, David Gregorio Our Organizations: ExxonMobil, Milken, Global Conference, REUTERS, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Tetra Technologies, EV, Reuters, Tetra, Chevron, Battery Metals, EnergySource Minerals, Energy, Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, Benchmark Minerals, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Albemarle, Louisiana, Los Angeles

☆ I'm a stylist who dresses tech workers, executives, and surgeons. Here's how to get the quiet luxury look.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIn her 20 years as a corporate image consultant, Michelle Sterling has styled surgeons, tech workers, executives, investment bankers, and young, aspiring executives. I wanted a more chill life so I went to San Francisco and started working for Emporio Armani again. There weren't that many stylists around, so I was serving San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami, Texas, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. The client came from the Midwest to San Francisco to see me. In San Francisco, you could be wearing an $800 t-shirt and it just looks like something that's $50 or $30.

Persons: Michelle Sterling, —, Emporio Armani, Sterling, he'd, I've, it's, Brunello Cucinelli Organizations: Service, Global, Group, Sterling Style Academy, Express, Armani Exchange, Wellesley College, San, San Francisco Opera, Cartier, Midwest, Porsche, Ferrari Locations: Boston, New York, San Francisco, San Francisco , New York, Chicago, Miami , Texas, Los Angeles, Washington, Beverly Hills, California, Silicon

☆ These are the 11 best US cities for retirees — and only one is in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. News and World Report released its latest list of the best places to retire in 2024. Cities in Pennsylvania dominated the list, while only one spot in Florida made it in. Smaller cities in Pennsylvania took seven of the top 10 spots, in part because they are more affordable relative to bigger metropolitan areas in the region. Only one of Florida's metropolitan areas made the top 10; it's possible that the relatively lower taxes were outweighed by the risk of hurricane flooding. Here are U.S. News' top 11 cities to retire, worth a look for their affordability and more.

Persons: —, Beverly Harzog, Rowe Price Organizations: . News, Service, U.S . News, News, New, U.S . Locations: Pennsylvania, Florida, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, America, U.S, Florida's, New York

☆ Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many states subsidize golf courses with low property taxes, so non-golfers are footing the bill. David Madison/Getty ImagesUrban golf courses also cost taxpayers — even those who don't play — a lot of money. Proponents of retrofitting courses note that reducing the number of golf courses would help boost revenue for courses that do survive. "But then on the flip side, we have these public golf courses that are just these almost vacuous spaces that are quite underutilized." He noted that projects that just involve turning golf courses into parks are often most palatable to neighbors.

Persons: —, they'd, Franciscans who'd, Zach Klein, VDERHLrowD, David Madison, it's, Malcolm Gladwell, Scottie Scheffler, Richard Heathcote, Mitchell Reardon, htpq6Uqx8q — Cork Gaines, Ray Delahanty, Jennifer Keesmaat, Keesmaat, Don, RENE JOHNSTON, Charlie McCabe, he's, Former California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, McCabe, Reardon Organizations: Urban, Service, Franciscans, Olympic, Getty, Los Angeles Country Club, United, 123rd U.S, YouTube, Center, City, Trust, Public, Denver, Council, Democrat Locations: Presidio, U.S, San Francisco , California, California, San Francisco's, Golden, Beverly Hills, United States, Los Angeles , California, Cities, Florida, Toronto, haven't, Don Valley, Toronto , Ontario, New Orleans, Former California, Los Angeles County

☆ With ‘Dream Scenario,’ Nicolas Cage Reclaims the Memes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Nicolas Cage is not afraid to go big. “It’s not going to be the same old, same old.”But at some point, that bigness is exactly what audiences came to predict from him. Cage could sense that shift but felt powerless to stop it: How should a star react when the public’s changing perception starts to turn like a tidal wave? Cage sent up his persona by playing a heightened version of himself in last year’s “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” but found even more to mine in “Dream Scenario,” which has its limited release next Friday. Still, once those collective dreams become nightmares, the hapless professor is helpless against the public backlash.

Persons: Nicolas Cage, “, Peggy Sue Got, Pokey, Nicolas Coppola, Luke Cage’s —, ‘ Nic Cage, ’, “ It’s, YouTube supercuts, —, Ari Aster, Kristoffer Borgli, Cage, Paul Matthews, Paul Organizations: Beverly Hills, YouTube Locations: “, Beverly

Cast member Matthew Perry poses at the premiere of the television series "The Kennedys After Camelot" at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California U.S., March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 3 (Reuters) - Actor Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday at age 54, was laid to rest on Friday at a Los Angeles cemetery in a service attended by relatives and castmates from the hit 1990s television sitcom "Friends," show business media reported, citing photographs. Mourners gathered at the Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, less than a mile from the Warner Brothers studio where the show was filmed. The cause and manner of Perry's death are to be determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, following completion of an autopsy with toxicology tests. Reporting by Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, California, and Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Matthew Perry, Mario Anzuoni, Michael Jackson, Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Perry, Chandler Bing, York Post's, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, TMZ, John Bennett Perry, Keith Morrison, that's, Daniel Trotta, Steve Gorman, Jamie Freed Organizations: The Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills , California U.S, REUTERS, Warner Brothers, Media, TMZ, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Medical, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Los Angeles, Hollywood, York, Los Angeles County, Carlsbad , California

☆ Storylines Residential Cruise Faces Backlash From Investors, Ex-Employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Kate Taylor | Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Storylines' first cruise ship was initially scheduled to launch in 2019; it's now set for December 2026. Nine former employees, consultants, and investors told Insider that they'd come to doubt the MV Narrative would ever be built. The only existing residential cruise ship is The World. Many Storylines buyers remain optimistic about the residential cruise ship. "The ball is in your court," Punton told buyers in July in a video that's since been taken down.

Persons: Alister Punton, Punton, Shannon Lee, Mike Kasperzak, Jim Holt, Holt, Angela Nuran, Paul Cosentino, Cosentino, We're, Lee, it's, Alexandre Caillol, Condé, superyachts, Sean Fremder, Weeks, Caillol —, —, Marco Polo —, PitchBook, Alexandra Zodian —, Caillol, Michael Edwards, Edwards, he'd, Martin Buggy, Melissa Edyvean, Edyvean, Paul Read, Salvatore R, Mercogliano, Pat Helmers, Helmers, Michael Perisi, Andrew Lentz, didn't, Lentz, Wrocław . Lentz, Andrew, I'm, Lee ., Dick Rosman —, Lee —, Krzysztof Kontek, Kontek's, Michal Jackiewicz, Brodosplit, Brian Martin, Read, Nuran, We've, he's, New Zealand —, Kasperzak, " Lentz Organizations: Punton, Army, West —, Industry, CNN, Brodosplit, Regent Seven Seas, Wall Street Journal, Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries, Utopia, Beverly Hills, Rock City, The Raiders, Raiders, Holland America's, Mariners, New Zealand Locations: massages, Croatian, Beverly, Punton, Queensland, Australia, Broadbeach, California, Rock, Brisbane, Netherlands, Caillol, Polynesia, French Polynesia, France, London, Australian, British, Delaware, Sweden, Tahiti, Perth, Ecuador, Poland, Wrocław, Mexico, Florida, New

☆ From $800 Sandals to $1,600 Skirts: If She Likes It, They’ll Buy It
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Chavie Lieber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Morgan Stewart McGraw is rich. Rich with an enviable wardrobe, rich with witty one-liners and yes, rich with family money. This wealth has made the 35-year-old famous twice: first as a star of the E! series “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills,” and more recently as a fashion influencer with fine taste. With 1.6 million Instagram followers, many of which track her every pair of sunglasses and sandals, Stewart McGraw has become something of a linchpin in the global sale of luxury goods.

Persons: Morgan Stewart McGraw, Stewart McGraw Locations: Beverly Hills, ”

☆ 9 Moves to Help You Pay Off Credit Card Debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kerri Anne Renzulli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +14 min

More than half of all Americans are currently aren’t managing to pay their credit card bills in full each month, J.D. Power found recently, helping explain why we now owe a record $1 trillion in credit card debt. Request an interest rate reductionCall each of your credit card issuers and ask for a lower APR, advises Todd Christensen, education manager with Debt Reduction Services, a nonprofit debt counseling agency. Work with a nonprofit credit counseling agencyIf you’re struggling to make the minimum credit card payment required each month or already behind, reach out to a nonprofit credit counseling service for assistance. These organizations, typically members of the Financial Counseling Association of America or the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, will review your finances and credit card debt to help you better manage your budget and repayments.

Persons: Kerri Anne Renzulli, Power, you’ve, You’ll, Experian, Beverly Harzog, ”, Todd Christensen, John Ulzheimer, you’ll, you’re, Bruce McClary, Says Organizations: Mint, Debt, Surveys, TK, nab, Consumer Financial, Financial, Association of America, National Foundation, Credit, Credit Counseling Locations: FICO

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