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☆ A New York man who admitted to leaving threatening voicemails for Marjorie Taylor Greene dared her to file charges against him
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A New York man pleaded guilty Wednesday to leaving threatening voicemails for GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Joseph F. Morelli, 51, called Taylor Greene's office from his Endicott home and threatened to hurt her, prosecutors say. Prosecutors say Morelli admitted he left Greene a voicemail saying, "I'm gonna have to take your life into my own hands… I'm gonna hurt you. Physically, I'm gonna harm you." "My name is Joseph Morelli, M-O-R-E-L-L-I," he said, according to court documents.

☆ Jim Cramer warns that negative forces are still pulling down the economy in the new year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday reminded investors that the new year didn't bring about a new economy. "The fundamentals are what matters and, sadly, we have not turned the page on this economy — just the calendar," he said. Stocks slipped on Tuesday to kick off the year, as rising interest rates and persistent inflation continued to worry investors. Stocks of companies that have significant business in China are also performing well since the country is poised to continue reopening its economy, he added. Disclaimer: Cramer's Charitable Trust owns shares of Apple.

☆ Ben Affleck says it's an 'impossible job' to make great movies with Netflix's 'assembly-line process'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Affleck said it's impossible to make a large number of great movies with Netflix's "assembly-line process." "I would have said, 'How are we going to make 50 great movies? He noted that it's "impossible" to make a lot of great content under an "assembly-line process" like Netflix's, which pumps out hundreds of movies and TV shows a year. "If you ask [Netflix co-CEO] Reed Hastings … I'm sure there's some risk in that, and I'm sure they had a great strategy, but I would have said, 'How are we going to make 50 great movies? The company's content spend has included hundreds of millions of dollars on action movies that it hopes to turn into franchises, such as "Red Notice" and "The Gray Man."

☆ This veteran learned these 5 leadership tips in the Navy—they work in corporate America, too
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As a combat-decorated former Navy SEAL, Marty Strong spearheaded combat missions and helped create special operations capabilities during his 20 years in uniform. And though Strong left the military decades ago, he still employs the strategies he learned to excel in business today. And you do that through training programs. But you have to also follow up on all those training programs with coaching, and eventually, mentoring programs." As a SEAL, Strong says being curious and "nimble" helped him problem-solve and create solutions for complex problems in the force.

☆ The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial jury has been chosen, and it's mostly minority and mostly male
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It took three days to seat the jury for the Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial in Manhattan. The mostly male, mostly minority jury has 2 men the defense tried to boot for their views on Trump. She does not read the news, and said she had no strong opinion about Trump. "Of course, President Trump was the president of the United States," she said in court. Juror 10: A custodian for Macy's, he said he had strong opinions concerning Trump, but could be fair.

☆ 5 of the riskiest industries to work in during a recession, according to economists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

While a downturn isn't inevitable, many economic forecasters believe it's just a matter of time before a recession hits. While no job is completely immune to economic headwinds, some industries tend to fare worse than others during a downturn. CNBC Make It asked three economists which industries they expect will be the most vulnerable during the next economic downturn. "The risk of a recession is real, but I think there's also a really good chance we don't have a recession at all." Check out:Here's how you can recession-proof your career, according to one CEOThe 4 most 'recession-proof' industries to work in, according to economists5 recession-proof jobs with 'consistently high' demand, according to economistsSign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter

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