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☆ Interior designers reveal 13 things worth splurging on in your living room
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Cheyenne Lentz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Aspects and Angles/ShutterstockThe sofa is the most important piece of furniture in the living room, according to Rachel Street, an interior designer who hosted DIY Network's "Philly Revival." "This is a good place to spend your budget," Street told BI. "The ideal sofa will provide a comfortable place to sit as well as add to the overall design of the room." A bar is great when you're entertaining guestsWhether it be a wet bar or a wine cabinet, having a little bar area in the living room is convenient for when you have guests over. "When designing a living room, I pay special attention to all the light fixtures, including recessed fixtures and decorative table lamps," Maynard told BI.

Persons: —, Rachel Street, Samantha Orley, Robbie Maynard, Robbie Interiors, Maynard, Orley, John Keeble Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I spent 12 days seeking Costa Rica's highlights, from the Cloud Forest to the Nicoya Peninsula. I'd revisit 3 places in a heartbeat but one tourist trap I'll never fall into again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewMy partner and I decided to splurge on a vacation to Costa Rica for a milestone birthday celebration this year. Costa Rica boasts 5% of the world's biodiversity, with white sand beaches and lush jungles to explore — a huge draw for us as animal lovers. My partner captured drone footage of our rafting trip down the Rio Celeste in Costa Rica. We chose to take a night walk that included a coffee and chocolate tour. I suggest a dedicated night walk tour, which usually begin at dusk, for a chance to see sloths and other creatures, rather than a gimmicky coffee and chocolate tour offered by many locations.

Persons: —, It's, Costa, Rio Celeste, Rio, Sergio Ortiz, Katherine Tangalakis Organizations: Service, Central, Business, La Fortuna, La, El, Costa Rica — Locations: Costa Rica, Central American, Costa Rica's, San Jose, La, Arenal, Monteverde, Santa Elena, Paquera, Montezuma, Nicoya, Rio Celeste, La Fortuna, Tigre, Puntarenas, artsy, El Tigre, Costa Rican

☆ What’s Stopping Liberals From Having Kids? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Anastasia Berg | Rachel Wiseman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For young, secular, politically progressive men and women, having children has become something of an afterthought. Indeed, the data suggest that people are having children later than they used to and are having fewer than they’d like. Unreserved enthusiasm for having children can come across as essentially reactionary. Over the past four years, we’ve conducted interviews and surveys with hundreds of young Americans about their attitudes toward having children. If they are not, they face a choice of returning to the dating pool, freezing their eggs (if they haven’t done so already), single parenting or giving up their hope of having kids of their own.

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☆ I always book rooms near staircases on cruises. If you pick the right part of the ship, your vacation will be way better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Asonta Benetti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

And with cruise ships getting bigger to the point where a new world's largest one is crowned almost every year, there are even more rooms to choose from when booking a trip. Because I've learned that if my cabin is located near staircases in just the right way, my cruise is way more enjoyable and efficient. AdvertisementThe perks of this placement are so good that I only book cabins near staircases now and will continue to do so for every cruise I take. AdvertisementThe convenience of a cabin near stairs is unmatchedThis cabin placement is just convenient. To find your ideal cabin, review the ship's deck plans before you book.

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☆ Teddy Roosevelt: A major reevaluation of the most masculine president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

O’KEEFE: “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt” argues that the most masculine president in the American memory is actually the product of unsung and extraordinary women. Theodore Roosevelt with his second wife, Edith Carow Roosevelt, and his first five children in the mid-1890s. I had this fascinating conversation with Connie Roosevelt, who is the wife of Theodore Roosevelt IV (Teddy’s great-grandson). I love Robin Williams and the depiction in “Night at the Museum,” but that’s a cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt, like his distant cousin Franklin Roosevelt, was considered a traitor to his class.

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☆ I traveled to London with my 3 kids. I was surprised by how accommodating restaurants were with food allergies compared to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jennifer Knowles | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Our family traveled to London, apprehensive of how the kids would eat there with food allergies. We were pleasantly surprised by the precautions that London restaurants take — more than in the US. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAs a parent of kids with food allergies, traveling can be stressful. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ The utilities sector is up 10% in 2024. These four names still have room to run, Morningstar says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"We think the market was ignoring and underappreciating what utilities can accomplish," Travis Miller, energy and utilities strategist for Morningstar, told CNBC. Eric Holcomb announced that Microsoft will be constructing a $1 billion data center in La Porte, Indiana. Another name that is due to see a boost from AI data center growth is WEC Energy. The tech giant already has a data center that is under construction in the area, which is expected to open in 2026. "Microsoft's first data center represents 1,000 [megawatts] of electricity load, or over 10% of WEC's current load in the state," wrote Morningstar analyst Andrew Bischof in May.

Persons: Travis Miller, Morningstar, Entergy, Eric Holcomb, Miller, NiSource, Andrew Bischof Organizations: Morningstar . Utilities, CNBC, WEC Energy, Duke Energy, Indiana Gov, Microsoft, NiSource, WEC Locations: Morningstar, Thursday's, La Porte , Indiana, NiSource, Virginia, Mount Pleasant , Wisconsin

☆ It's never been easier to start a company, says Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian. Here are his top 4 tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ohanian is a cofounder at Angel City, a board member of Apecoin, and has made more than 220 investments, according to PitchBook data. AdvertisementIn a 2023 episode of MasterClass, Ohanian explained what it's like to be on the other side of the investment table and shared his top tips for startup founders. "That's not just doing the work — that's doing the right work." Ohanian suggested that early founders focus on shipping something, even if it's basic, and sharing that widely on social media. Ohanian recommended founders look outside their network when hiring and aggressively reach out to talent on platforms like X.

Persons: —, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, Condé Nast, Ohanian, It's, That's, that's, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Angel City

☆ Jacqueline Winspear Read a History of Cocaine as Research
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“War” by Sebastian Junger, “End Times” by Peter Turchin and “The Unwinding,” the fabulous book by illustrator/writer Jackie Morris. No one should be surprised by a writer’s library. We all read well beyond the literary forms for which we are known. However, a friend was scanning my shelves and asked, “Why do you have that book on cocaine?” Dominic Streatfeild’s “Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography” is a terrific book — I read it for background research. Sometimes my mother would comment, “I think that book will mean more to you when you’re older, love.”

Persons: Sebastian Junger, Peter Turchin, Jackie Morris, ” Dominic Streatfeild’s, “, ” Organizations: “

☆ I'm an American mom in Germany. When naming my kids, I had to take into consideration the meanings in 3 languages.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Naomi Kaye Honova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My husband and I each speak our native languages to the kids, and they learn German from day care and school. It's fantastic that they're growing up with three languages, but sometimes having multiple languages can present some quandaries when it comes to finding baby names. One classic example is that certain letters sound different in various languages, such as the letter "j," which makes a "y" sound in languages like Spanish and German but a "djuh" sound in English. As a result, names like Jonas or Juliana may not sound quite the same in different languages. You can also test out names in various languages if you're unsure how they'll be received by talking directly to native speakers.

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☆ NY Gov Hochul delays controversial NYC congestion pricing plan ‘indefinitely’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A source familiar with the Governor’s plan said Hochul pushed for the delay due to concerns about affordability and the potential impact to the city’s post-pandemic economic recovery. New York’s congestion pricing would have been the first of its kind in the United States. “As a longtime champion of Congestion Pricing and the Congressional Representative of a significant portion of the Central Business District (CBD), I am disappointed by reports that Governor Hochul will not implement Congestion Pricing on June 30, as previously planned,” Nadler said in a statement. “For years, Leader Hakeem Jeffries has maintained neutrality with respect to the congestion pricing policy debate. Congestion pricing is a $15 billion lifeline for the MTA – critical funding that will be lost if the program is stalled,” the group said in a statement.

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☆ The Great Concert Ticket Bust
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are a combination of factors that are dragging down some artists' ticket sales. Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales. But there are no guarantees that any of that will translate to hard ticket sales. "Just having the big song doesn't necessarily always translate into ticket sales." Hiccups are not all about ticket sales, either.

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☆ F.D.A. Advisers Recommend a New Covid Vaccine Formula for the Fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Noah Weiland | Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The unanimous vote by the 16 advisers recommends a formula aimed at combating the variant JN.1, which dominated infections in the United States in February, or a version of it. In recent weeks, JN.1 has been overtaken by descendants known as KP.2 and KP.3. is expected to formally recommend a variant target for vaccine makers for the next round of shots in the late summer or early fall. Any decision involves some educated guesswork, given that any new vaccine formula won’t be available until months after a variant becomes dominant. “It’s becoming clear that the ideal timing for a vaccine composition decision remains elusive,” said Jerry Weir, an official with the F.D.A.’s vaccine division.

Persons: ”, Jerry Weir Organizations: Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States

☆ Gold rangebound as traders seek more U.S. data for Fed cues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gold bars arranged at the Korea Gold Exchange store in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Gold prices rose slightly on Wednesday helped by lower Treasury yields, but were stuck in a tight range as investors waited for more U.S. data to gauge the Federal Reserve's next step on monetary policy. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% to $2,354.50. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields lingered near their lowest level in almost three weeks hit on Tuesday, making bullion more attractive to investors. The U.S. services data is due at 1400 GMT.

Persons: Matt Simpson Organizations: Korea Gold Exchange, Federal, Index, Gold Locations: Seoul, South Korea, U.S

☆ The 15 companies US tech students most want to work for
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

1 spot in Universum's US ranking based on a survey of computer science students. The spots in the ranking are based on what students said were their ideal employers. 2 in the new ranking based on business students and No. But it looks like US computer science students are still thinking about some well-known tech companies, such as Microsoft, as employers they would love to work for — at least based on new results from another survey. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Talent sourcing has never been easier with this AI-powered recruitment product. Here's how it works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Building on the Indeed Resume product, which allows recruiters to search the 295 million resumes on Indeed, Smart Sourcing adds the efficiency of AI to your talent sourcing. Rather than manually filtering through talent, Smart Sourcing's algorithms match active candidates to your open roles. As you accept or reject candidates, the Smart Sourcing AI will learn what you prefer over time. "Smart Sourcing serves up appropriate candidates that tend to be more eager to respond and are active on Indeed. Getting started with Smart SourcingSmart Sourcing subscriptions are available starting today, and existing Indeed Resume subscriptions have transitioned to Smart Sourcing.

Persons: —, Smart, Donal McMahon, Harris, Smart Sourcing's, they've, you've, McMahon Organizations: Harris Poll, Smart, Universal Health Services, UHS, Employers, Insider Studios Locations: Puerto Rico, United States

☆ Opinion: Why we’re having less sex
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Women still cannot hold top positions in many religious institutions, and so many have understandably rejected these misogynistic formal patriarchies. If young women do indeed feel freer to opt out of sex they don’t want, that’s great. And most women desire sex, too, and deserve to have sex that feels good. This doesn’t mean everyone needs to be having sex all the time. The trick is refusing to fall into sexist ideas about what sex is for or how women should be valued.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, wouldn’t, they’re, —, it’s, Bumble, Julia Fox, Roe, Wade, ”, Andy Cohen, Christopher Rufo Organizations: Twitter, CNN, Facebook, The New York Times Locations: New York

☆ Hochul Pushes for Congestion Pricing Delay in Last-Minute Reversal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | Grace Ashford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hochul is quietly maneuvering to delay a plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district, just weeks before it is slated to go into effect, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan, which has been decades in the making, is slated to start June 30. Drivers using E-ZPass will pay as much as $15 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. But even as Ms. Hochul believes that congestion pricing is good environmental policy, she has concerns that the timing was less than ideal, according to a person familiar with her thinking. The governor feared that it might deter commuters from returning to the central business district, which has yet to fully recover from the pandemic.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ The 15 employers US engineering students most want to work for
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Around 1 in 5 US engineering students in a survey chose Lockheed Martin as an ideal employer. 1 employer on Universum's new ranking using what engineering students said. AdvertisementWhile the labor market is looking tough for job seekers, some US engineering students are thinking about hopefully landing work at Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, or Nvidia one day. These places ranked highly on a new ranking about the employers US engineering students most want to work for. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Tesla, — Organizations: Lockheed, General Motors, Apple, Service, GE Aerospace, Nvidia, Business

☆ The 15 companies US business students most want to work for
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Universum shared a new set of rankings about what US students said would be their ideal employers. 1 among business students. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe dream employers of US business students vary a lot based on new results from employer branding specialist Universum. Universum surveyed over 40,000 US students from September 2023 to April 2024 and put together rankings based on what students in different fields of study, such as business, chose as their ideal employers.

Persons: Universum, — Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Fidelity Investments, BlackRock, Service, Business Locations: Universum

☆ Bitcoin miners sink millions into AI businesses, seeking billions in return
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Late Monday, Core Scientific announced a 12-year deal with cloud provider CoreWeave to provide infrastructure for use cases like machine learning. Core Scientific, which emerged from bankruptcy in January, has been mining a mix of digital assets since 2017. Butterfill said the the overlap is leading to a competition for rack space between bitcoin mining and AI activities. While AI operations require up to 20 times the capital expenditure of bitcoin mining, they're more profitable, according to a report from CoinShares. watch now"While we intend to remain one of the largest and most productive bitcoin miners, we expect to have a diversified business model and more predictable cash flows," Sullivan said.

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You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Indeed, Florida hosts some of the best spots to retire, according to a new ranking from real-estate website Realtor.com. AdvertisementWhile Florida is showing up and showing out, you don't necessarily have to head south to find an ideal post-career destination — your affordable retirement might just be down the Jersey Shore. Here are the top 10 spots to retire, according to Realtor.com, what it costs to live there, and what they're best known for.

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☆ S&P 500 enters June near a record but with growing concerns about the market's narrow leadership
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The S & P 500 is a mere 1.2% from its all-time high, yet only 60% of its member stocks are up for the year and just over 40% last week were above their 50-day moving average. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500, 1-year We seem to undergo one of these periods of decrying a lack of market breadth every few months in recent years. Bespoke Investment Group last week looked at the small number of past instances when the S & P 500 was so close to a record yet most stocks were beneath a 50-day average. The 100-day correlation between the S & P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit its lowest level since the dot-com bust of the early 2000s, according to CNBC's Data & Analytics group. The S & P 500 at the highs hit 21-times forward earnings, and we've spent very little time above that outside the pandemic melt-up and the tech boom/bust a quarter-century ago.

Persons: Warren Pies, Dow, Scott Chronert, we've Organizations: Investment, 3Fourteen, Nvidia, Treasury, Microsoft, Apple, Dow Jones, Dell Technologies, Citi, UBS Locations: Banks

☆ Mom of 2: My husband supercommuted from Minneapolis to NYC for 10 years—how we made it work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Megan Bearce | In Meganbearce | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The author, Megan Bearce, and her husband, Ian, had just moved from Los Angeles to Minneapolis when he got a job offer in New York City in 2010. I heard this question so many times over the 10 years my husband, Ian, flew weekly from our home in Minneapolis to his job in New York City. Ian posted photos and art on the walls of the New York City apartments he stayed in during the week when he supercommuted from Minneapolis. Visits to New York City helped the kids get a glimpse of Ian's life during the week, Megan says. The logistics of multiple activities felt too overwhelming for me to handle with Ian away during the week.

Persons: Megan Bearce, Ian, We'd, we'd, Ian didn't, Megan, Ian couldn't Organizations: New Locations: Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Minnesota, Cape Cod

☆ Planet parade: What’s really going on with June’s planetary alignment
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The order in which the planets will align on Sunday is Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, and they will be accompanied by a crescent moon. The alignment will be visible to sky-watchers everywhere, but the ideal date to see the planets with the closest alignment might differ depending on where you are in the world. Planetary alignments: What to knowIt’s important to note that this alignment is not happening in space, but just in the sky as seen from our planet. This kind of planetary alignment is in fact not rare at all. “Jupiter will be the easiest to spot, because it’ll be the brightest thing in the sky after the moon,” Pattle said.

Persons: You’ll, ”, James O’Donoghue, there’s, O’Donoghue, “ It’s, Kate Pattle, “ There’s, they’re, ” Pattle, “, we’ll, Pattle, it’ll Organizations: CNN, University of Reading, Mercury, University College London Locations: United Kingdom, Europe, North America

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