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☆ Here’s What Buy Side Staffers Are Buying on Sale for Prime Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

Here are products on sale that our team members are buying themselves—or already own and can highly recommend—during this year’s two-day Prime event. I’ve set goals to cook more than I eat out or order in to save money and for my health goals, so I’ll be purchasing this All-Clad cookware set this Prime Day for all my cooking needs. The 8-inch version is on sale for Prime Day, coming in at less than $300. Reviewers note that they’re ideal for larger hands.” —Leslie Yazel, editor, head of contentSalon-level styling tool“I bought the Revlon One Step Volumizer styling brush last Prime Day, and it has been a favorite all year. My partner always steals them when we travel, so this Prime Day, I’ll be buying him his own pair while they’re $100 off ahead of our fall wedding-season travels.” —Chao Li, head of product

Persons: what’s, juicer “ I’ve, ”, Nick Guy, I’ve, ” — Ian Salisbury, AirTag, Brittany Nguyen, Madeline Diamond, Emily Schwartzberg, It’s, ” — Emily Welsh, it’s, ” — Alix Milne, Rina Stone, I’ll, — Caroline Wernecke, Hydrating, — Irma Sahinovic, Astrid Stawiarz, ” — Leslie Yazel, Jessica Woodbury, I’d, Caroline Wernecke, ” — Bellamy Richardson, Bissell, ” — Chao Li Organizations: Side, Timex Men’s Expedition, Revlon, Altos, Colgate, Sony WH, 1000XM4, Sony Locations: France

☆ I make 6 figures working 20-hour weeks as a freelance writer. Here's what my typical day looks like hour by hour.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Zulie Rane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Zulie Rane is a freelance writer who earns six figures a year while working around 20 hours a week. At the end of this article, you should have a solid idea of what it's like to be a freelance writer. 7:00 - 8:00 a.m: Start the day (for real this time)I start a day in the life of a freelance writer with an alarm. After all, it's not just a day in the life of a freelance writer — it's a day in the life of a freelance writer and her two cats. Hopefully this snapshot of my Mondays gives you a good idea of what it's like to be a freelance writer.

Persons: Zulie Rane, —, Astrid, dislodging, it's, Sally, — it's, Slack, I've, I'm, you've, there's, Here's Organizations: Service, Twitter Locations: Boston, Salem, Euronews, Spain

☆ Yellow-crested cockatoos find an unlikely urban refuge in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Hong Kong CNN —It’s dusk in Hong Kong Park. On a sweltering summer day in Hong Kong Park, nestled between skyscrapers in the urban center of the Asian metropolis, a yellow-crested cockatoo perches on a branch. Noemi Cassanelli/CNN Yellow-crested cockatoos nest in old trees, typically more than 100 years old, which form cavities in the trunk. Hong Kong, despite its urban sprawl and concrete veneer, is a stronghold for several endangered species, including Chinese pangolins, Hong Kong groupers, and the black-faced spoonbill. (According to the AFCD, it has “not received any report related to poaching of yellow-crested cockatoos in the past three years.”)Extremely picky about where they roost, the yellow-crested cockatoos use cavities that form in the trunks of trees that are typically older than 100 years.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, –, Astrid Andersson, it’s, ”, Andersson, Quadrupling, Noemi Cassanelli, Cassanelli, CNN Andersson, CNN There's, they’ve, “, Tom Booth, Fox, It’s, ’, Fiona Woodhouse, Woodhouse, Hong Kong’s, Jovy Chan, Chan, “ They’ve Organizations: CNN, Hong Kong CNN, Press, University of Hong, Timor Leste, International Trade, Fisheries, Conservation Department, CITES, Scottish wildcats, ADM Capital Foundation, Society for, Bird, Cultural Services Department, Facebook, Hong, SPCA HK, WWF Locations: Hong Kong, Swedish, Indonesia, Timor, Australia, University of Hong Kong, Hong, ”, Mainland China, HKD28,000, Indonesian

☆ Colombia jungle plane crash: Government official hopeful children found alive in jungle 17 days after plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Mia Alberti Stefano Pozzebon Jennifer Deaton | Mia Alberti | Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Colombian government official is “very confident” four children were found alive 17 days after their plane crashed in the Amazon jungle but is awaiting further proof. The Director of Colombia’s Family Affairs Institute, Astrid Caceres, said her team received second hand confirmation that search teams rescued and identified the children missing following the crash of a small airplane in southern Colombia. While the children were found alive, Aerocivil said they found another three bodies inside the small aircraft. President Petro said news of the rescue was “a joy for the country.”“After arduous searching by our military, we have found alive the four children who went missing after a plane crash in Guaviare. A joy for the country,” Petro tweeted earlier on Thursday.

☆ Factbox: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

[1/2] Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File PhotoMay 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people are descending on Omaha, Nebraska to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N). Susan Buffett and Howard Buffett are Berkshire directors. His Berkshire stock will go to philanthropy after he dies. (Interview with CNBC, April 12, 2023)Abel on Berkshire managers' relationship with him: "It's not the same as working for Warren.

☆ Macy's CEO to step down. Here's what the future of the brand looks like and the strategy to engage younger consumers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette will retire in February, the company announced on Wednesday. Tony Spring will take his place and continue shifting Macy's strategy based on consumer changes. Here's how Macy's "Polaris Strategy" is preparing the brand for the future. A shift in supply chain proceduresJeff Gennette spoke about the future of Macy's. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty ImagesThe supply chain has been a pain point for many businesses over the last three years.

☆ BNP Paribas is the first commercial bank to be sued over its fossil-fuel financing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Climate activists say BNP Paribas is violating a French law meant to reduce environmental risks. BNP Paribas defended its plan to exit the fossil-fuel sector and have a net-zero portfolio by 2050. BNP Paribas has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its portfolio by 2050. Ripoll said BNP Paribas should adopt a policy requiring fossil-fuel companies to stop developing new projects. If they fail to do so in a certain time frame, BNP Paribas should divest from these companies, she said.

WHO IS INVESTIGATING WAR CRIMES IN UKRAINE? Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors are working with mobile justice teams supported by international legal experts and forensic teams. A total of 296 individuals have been charged with war crimes. War crimes can be defined under customary international law or national law. A number of mostly European states have universal jurisdiction laws that allow them to prosecute Ukrainian war crimes.

☆ 'Three years ahead of our guidance.' Palo Alto Networks' CEO shows why the Club holding is soaring
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Arora's comments came as shares of Palo Alto Networks surged by more than 8% in extended trading Tuesday, to over $180 apiece. Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday raised elements of its full-year guidance that it first issued in November . Palo Alto Networks is the newest Club stock, joining our portfolio just under a week ago, on Feb. 15 . And Palo Alto Networks is delivering. Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, speaking at the TEC Summit on October 29, 2019 in New York City.

☆ Here's how Macy's is doing business differently, according to the brand's Chairman and CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette joined the National Retail Federation's "Retail's Big Show" event this month. Retail leaders can predict consumer trends with pricing science and credit card data. One way the store is predicting consumer trends is with digital strategy, allocation science, and pricing science. A shift in supply chain proceduresThe supply chain has been a pain point for many businesses over the last three years. In recent years, Macy's has "totally redone" its supply chain, said Gennette, adding that it's reducing its dependence on China and shifting to more duty-free countries.

☆ Trump targets the 'thug' special counsel investigating him and his 'Trump Hater' wife in new attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump attacked special counsel Jack Smith in recent days, calling him a "thug" and "terrorist." He claimed the Smith's wife, who worked on Michelle Obama's documentary, "a serial and open Trump Hater." Trump complained that the special counsel probing Biden's mishandling of classified documents was "a nice guy." ), is a Trump Hating THUG whose wife is a serial and open Trump Hater, whose friends & other family members are even worse," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. Trump claimed that Smith's "wife & family get a perfect "10" for spewing Trump HATE."

China, the world's top oil importer, has continued buying Russian oil despite Western sanctions, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched what they called a no-limit partnership before the war in Ukraine. The sources said a fifth supertanker, or very large crude carrier (VLCC), was shipping crude to India, which like China has continued buying Russian oil sold at a discount as many Western buyers turn to other suppliers. All five shipments were scheduled between Dec. 22 and Jan. 23, according to the sources and Eikon ship tracking data. The G7 price cap introduced in December allows countries outside the European Union to import seaborne Russian oil but it prohibits shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling Russian crude cargoes unless sold for below the $60 cap. Industry sources say Indian refiners are securing a discount of $15-$20 per barrel on Russian oil on a delivered basis compared to Brent.

☆ The December jobs report sent mixed signals. Here's what it means for markets.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The December jobs report is another data point that signals the Fed has more work to do to cool the economy. "A labor market this strong means an imminent recession is highly improbable," Indeed Hiring Lab economist Nick Bunker wrote in a note. While stocks usually sell off after these strong reports, fearing the worst from the Fed, Friday saw a strong rally. History suggests there are very strong odds the stock market gains 20% this year after last year's bludgeoning. Tesla stock has tumbled to multiyear lows.

☆ In car crashes, women are more likely to die than men. This new crash test dummy could help save lives
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Rochelle Beighton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

According to Verity Now, a US-based campaign group striving to achieve equity in vehicle safety, women are 73% more likely to be injured – and 17% more likely to die – in a vehicle crash. CNN: You’ve developed the first ever female crash test dummy. Swedish engineer Dr Astrid Linder has created a "female" crash test dummy. Courtesy VTICNN: How has the female crash test dummy been designed, and how is technology used to test safety? Linder: We took data for the average male and the average female, including weight and height, for the crash test dummy.

☆ Arielle Charnas' company, Something Navy, is floundering amid dwindling sales, an employee exodus, and furious suppliers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

From the outside, it doesn't look as if Charnas' company is in trouble. Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Beach MagazineSeveral former employees told Insider they cut ties with Something Navy because they saw signs the company was struggling. Several current and former Something Navy employees told Insider they'd been inundated with emails since the spring from suppliers, freelancers, and models asking where their money was. In one email viewed by Insider, Scanlan told a supplier that cash was tight but promised payment was on the way. The current Something Navy employee said that based on data she'd seen, the retail locations most likely don't turn a profit.

☆ Stocks crashed 50% in the 2008 crisis. Here's how bad Jamie Dimon, Nouriel Roubini, Michael Burry, and other top commentators see it getting in the next recession.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here's how bad a the next downturn could hit the stock market, according to five top experts. The stock market cratered from 2008-2009, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending at a low of 6,594 in March 2009, down more than 50% from its peak before the recession. With warning signs piling up, here's what five experts have to say about the next recession and what's in store for the stock market. "This is just the beginning of that pain," Roubini said of a potential repeat of the 2008 recession. He's voiced concerns about financial stability, warning markets that the Fed could "break something" on the way to reducing inflation.

☆ New money is pouring into Singapore, but a series of recent multimillion-dollar real-estate transactions show the old status symbols are as popular as ever
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Good Class Bungalows, or GCBs, are powerful status symbols for old and new money alike in Singapore. With land this scarce, the most elite level of property on the island is the Good Class Bungalow, or GCB. New money, old status symbolWith new money pouring into Singapore, a series of recent multimillion-dollar real-estate transactions show these old status symbols are as popular as ever. And in 2019, British billionaire inventor James Dyson purchased an SG$50 million bungalow opposite Singapore's Botanic Gardens, per the Straits Times. Moreover, some prospective Good Class Bungalow renters are not even living in these properties.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank hires UK chair, sees deal boom despite tough macro outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O) (SVB) has hired former TSB Bank executive Darren Pope as Chairman of its newly-formed British subsidiary, as it expands its business advising on tech deals despite the darkening economic outlook. Initial public offerings have been even harder-hit, with funds raised plunging 88% this year compared to 2021 to just $1.2 billion, according to the Refinitiv data. "A lot of money has been raised by venture capital and that money is time-bound," Platts said, meaning it has to be invested, giving Silicon Valley Bank confidence to grow its British business despite the tougher macro environment. Silicon Valley bank hired more than 150 staff across finance, risk and compliance roles in Europe in 2021, Reuters reported in July last year, as it looked to connect investors with tech firms across the continent. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting By Lawrence White; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I traded a tiny apartment for a sprawling farm in the countryside. I make $600 a month renting out the extra rooms and couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Leo Ginsburg | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He and his family moved to a farm in the countryside that they bought for 210,000 euros. Now, I live on a farm with my family and our horses, chickens, dogs, and cats — and I couldn't be happier. I live with my wife, Franziska, and our three children in the village of Mosigkau, near Dessau-Roßlau in eastern Germany. Since we started living on the farm, my life has drastically changed. Working on the house has been another key reason I've loved living here; I've been able to learn so much.

☆ 10 Best Home Office Upgrades We Love for Remote Working
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Instead of pressing cmd/ctrl + ~ I have a custom key that’s red and on the thumb part of the keyboard. It makes things so much easier, especially if you are a designer or someone who works with software with lots of shortcuts. As a creative director, I use a handblown glass timer for 15-minute tasks during a full day of design work. It’s a small thing, but it feels like you’re being kind to yourself by simplifying your work setup. It’s made with botanicals and smells clean and refreshing, as if you just stepped out of the shower.

„Astăzi este ziua de naștere a marelui Spiridon Vangheli, vreau cu toții să îi urăm la mulți ani, multă sănătate și mulți ani înainte”, a spus Ceban în cadrul ședinții săptămânale a serviciilor primăriei Chișinău. Spiridon Vangheli s-a născut pe 14 iunie 1932 în satul Grinăuţi, judeţul Bălţi, astăzi raionul Râşcani. După absolvirea Institutului Pedagogic de Stat „Ion Creangă” (astăzi – Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat „Ion Creangă”), a lucrat profesor şcolar, apoi redactor la editurile „Cartea Moldoveneasca” şi „Lumina”. Cărțile sale ”Isprăvile lui Guguță” și ”Steaua lui Ciuboțel” au fost traduse în zeci de limbi, printre care: engleză, franceză, germană, cehă, slovacă, japoneză, chineză, armeană, finlandeză, hindi, înregistrând tiraje de milioane de exemplare. Spiridon Vangheli este unul dintre coautorii ”Abecedarului” (1970, 1990).

Persons: Ion Ceban, Spiridon, Spiridon Vangheli, Ion Creangă, Guguţă, Peter Pan, Wendy, James Barrie, Pepi, Astrid Lindgren, Andersen, Mihai Eminescu Organizations: Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat, Steaua, Academiei Române Locations: Chișinău, Grinăuţi, judeţul Bălţi, Râşcani, Universitatea, Ciuboțel, Hiroșima, RSSM

☆ Librăria Cartier vă invită la lansarea online a volumului pentru copii Evadarea lui moș Columb
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Joi, 3 iunie, ora 19.00, sunteți invităm la lansarea online a volumului pentru copii Evadarea lui moș Columb, de Lavinia Braniște, ilustrații de Irina Dobtrescu, apărut la Editura Cartier. Discuția va fi transmisă live, pe pagina Facebook a Editurii Cartier și pe pagina Librăriilor Cărturești. Evenimentul este organizat de către Editura Cartier în colaborare cu Librăriile Cărturești. „Moș Columb, porumbelul inimos, îl ajută pe cintezoiul Alexei să aibă grijă de puiul lui, care mai are puțin și iese din ou. La Editura Cartier a ilustrat Cati ani ai?, de Grigore Vieru (2016), Regele Piticut, de Radu Vancu (2017) și Evadarea lui moș Columb, de Lavinia Braniște (2020).

Persons: moș Columb, Lavinia Braniște, Irina Dobtrescu, Irina Dobrescu, Vasile Ernu, Moș Columb, Alexei, Columb, LAVINIA BRANIȘTE, Thoreau, Sonia, Sofia Nădejde, Arthur, Rostogol, Anca Smărăndache, Veronica Neacșu, Oscar Wilde, Jill Barklem, IRINA DOBRESCU, Grigore Vieru, Regele, Radu Vancu, Astrid Lindgren, White Organizations: Cartier, Facebook, YouTube, Trofeul Arthur, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Arte Vizuale, Universitatea Natională, Arte, Hardcomix, Art, Internationale Locations: Brăila, Cluj - Napoca, Bucureşti, Polirom, Piatra, Neamț, Internationale Jugendbibliothek München, București, Vellant, România, Germania, Regele, Republica Moldova

☆ Incendiul de la Piatra Neamț. Anchetatorii au stabilit locul de unde a pornit focul
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie din România anunță că a fost stabilit locul din salonul ATI de unde s-a declanşat incendiul de la Spitalul Județean Piatra Neamț și că patru dintre necropsiile victimelor au fost finalizate. În salonul incendiat a fost stabilit locul din care s-a declanşat incendiul şi vor fi ridicate dispozitive şi echipamente medicale, în vederea expertizării. Ancheta de la Spitalul Județean Piatra Neamț este condusă de procurorii din dosarele Colectiv şi Maternitatea Giuleşti, Eduard Mihai Ilie şi Marius Iacob. Zece pacienţi au murit în urma unui incendiu care a izbucnit sâmbătă la secţia de Terapie Intensivă a Spitalului Judeţean Piatra Neamţ. Doctorul a fost transferat la Spitalul Militar Regina Astrid din Bruxelles, iar cei șase pacienți COVID care se aflau în terapie intensivă au ajuns la spitalul mobil de la Lețcani, din Iași.

Persons: Procurorii, Eduard Mihai Ilie, Marius Iacob, Ioan Cătălin Denciu, Doctorul Organizations: Zece, Regina Astrid Locations: România, Piatra Neamț, Judeţean Piatra Neamţ, Bruxelles, Lețcani, Iași

☆ Fostul rege al Belgei și-a întâlnit fiica pe care a recunoscut-o abia după 10 ani de luptă în instanță
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Albert și-a recunoscut fiica în ianuarie, după o îndelungată luptă în instanță. Delphine, în vârstă de 52 de ani, este copilul unei relații de 18 ani pe care Albert a avut-o cu o femeie, înainte de a deveni rege. Albert, soția sa Paola și prințesa Delphine au arătat într-o declarație că s-au întâlnit duminică și că încep un „nou capitol”. În ianuarie, el a anunțat că a acceptat-o pe Delphine drept al patrulea copil al său după ce „a aflat rezultatele testelor ADN”. Conform hotărârii, Delphine și cei doi copii ai ei pot folosi numele de familie al tatălui ei, Saxa-Coburg.

Persons: Albert, Paola, Delphine, Saxa -, Laurent, Astrid, Philippe Organizations: Facebook Locations: belgian, Bruxelles, Saxa, Saxa - Coburg

☆ Fostul rege al Belgei și-a întâlnit fiica pe care a recunoscut-o abia după 10 ani de luptă în instanță
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Persons: Albert, Paola, Delphine, Saxa -, Laurent, Astrid, Philippe Organizations: Facebook Locations: belgian, Bruxelles, Saxa, Saxa - Coburg

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