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☆ Engagement bait's rise on Threads is another example of how we just can't help ourselves on social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While rage bait can be found across social media, its prominence on Threads is because of how the app promotes content. AdvertisementWith that in mind, there's often something in your behavior on social media that's leading the apps to send those posts your way. In the grand scheme of things, rage bait is not the worst thing on social media by a long shot . YouTube star MrBeast mastered social media algorithms to build a huge audience in no time. Here's what business students said , and here's what tech students said .

Persons: —, Rebecca Zisser, Katie Notopoulos, Katie, it's, it'll, Samantha Lee, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon isn't, Solomon, Warren Buffett's, Kanu Gulati, she'd, Jensen Huang doesn't, Huang, Alberto E, Rodriguez, MrBeast, Jonah Peretti, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Twitter, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Occidental Petroleum, Khosla Ventures, Kanu Gulati Khosla Ventures, Nvidia, Warner Bros, HBO, Charter Locations: Taiwan, China, New York, London

☆ Applying to jobs is tough, try doing it 2,200 times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, this guy is ready to give up after applying to nearly 2,200 jobs . The big storyNot hiringKevin Cash Ben BoxerHow tough is the current job market? AdvertisementThe job market is in a weird spot these days. On paper — and maybe in another labor market — Kevin appears to be the perfect candidate. It's a tough reality check for employees who previously held all the power in the job market.

Persons: —, Zer, Kevin Cash Ben Boxer, Kevin Cash, Tim Paradis, Kevin, it's, Forget, Tyler Le, we're, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Rebecca Zisser, Elon, Apple, Jensen, Goldman Sachs, David Soloman, Huang, Chelsea Jia Feng, Trump, Brian Niccol, We're, Niccol, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Mensa, BI Trump, Oppenheimer, Fed, Twitter, Nvidia, Kroger, London Locations: San Francisco, Austin, New York, London

☆ Commerzbank shares jump 17% after UniCredit buys 4.5% stake from the German government
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Commerzbank shares jumped on market open on Wednesday, after Italian bank UniCredit acquired a 4.5% stake in the Frankfurt-based lender from the German government. Commerzbank stock was up 17.5% at 9:37 a.m. London time. The stake acquisition marks the first step in Berlin's exit from its position in the German lender. The German government said it had sold around 53.1 million shares — or a roughly 4.49% tranche out of its 16.49% total shareholding — in Commerzbank for roughly 702 million euros ($775 million) to UniCredit. Also on Wednesday, the German lender said Commerzbank chief Manfred Knof will fulfil but not seek to renew his term after the end of his contract in December 2025.

Persons: Commerzbank, Eva Grunwald, UniCredit, Manfred Knof Organizations: UniCredit, Bank, CNBC Locations: Frankfurt, London, Commerzbank, Berlin, Milan

☆ A debate with bad blood
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When discussing immigration, Harris took a shot at Trump's rallies, saying that people leave them early " out of exhaustion and boredom ." Trump responded with his own attack about Harris' rallies, but his demeanor also took a noticeable turn for the remainder of the debate. And while the two candidates basically don't agree on anything, Harris took one page out of Trump's book. The vice president had some noticeable facial expressions during the debate , something the former president has been known for. The Harris campaign said following the debate the vice president would participate in another one in October .

Persons: —, we're, Saul Loeb, Kevin Dietsch, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Jon Stewart, Insider's Brent D, Griffiths, David Muir, Linsey Davis, Roe, Wade, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Walz, Alex Brandon, Rebecca Zisser, Jamie Dimon's, Goldman Sachs, greenlights, Dan Ives, Ives, Brooks Kraft, Apple, Millennials, TikTok doesn't, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Megan Thee, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, White, JPMorgan, Apple, Brooks, Brooks Kraft LLC, Getty, YouTube, EV, UK Foreign, MTV, MTV . Locations: —, Ukraine, New York, London

☆ Tadej Pogačar: ‘The odds are pretty good to have five Tours de France, but that’s not the goal I want’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“When I was younger, I was never thinking that I can win a stage in the Tour de France,” Pogačar tells CNN Sport. “After I won the first Tour de France – because that’s an ultimate goal in cycling – everything is more or less a bonus. “But three now, three Tours de France and maybe 10 more years of my career if I’m well. That includes one-day classics, which require an explosivity normally sacrificed by Tour de France contenders in favor of endurance. He said last year that Pogačar can “win everything” and called the young rider a “blessing” for cycling fans.

Persons: Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, la, Pogačar hadn’t, Pogačar, Marco Pantani, ” Pogačar, that’s, “ I’m, Marco Bertorello, Primož Roglič, Denmark’s Vingegaard, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Lance Armstrong –, –, ”, I’m, Jerome Delay, “, Urška Žigart, Komenda, “ Jonas, Stephane Mahe, Merckx, we’ve Organizations: CNN, de France, Tour de France, CNN Sport, ” UAE Team Emirates, France, Getty, Slovenian, Tours de, de, UAE Team Emirates, Tour de, Paris, Roubaix, Belgian, ”, Reuters Locations: Slovenia, AFP, Tours de France, de France, Milan, San Remo, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Swiss, Zürich, Venice, Italy, Ljubljana, cycling’s, Slovenian

☆ U.S. men's national soccer team names Mauricio Pochettino next coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Rudy Chinchilla | Rudy Chinchilla Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

He's coached soccer greats Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — and now Mauricio Pochettino will be taking the helm of the U.S. Men’s National Team, ending the high-profile search for the person to lead the team into the 2026 World Cup on home soil. “I am so excited to become the new head coach of [the] U.S. men’s national team. The men’s national team is coming off a stinging and humbling experience at this summer’s Copa America, which was also played in the U.S. Pochettino and the U.S. Men’s National Team now find each other at perhaps a perfect — or imperfect — time. The Copa America laid bare some glaring deficiencies, including at center-back, full-back and even goalkeeper, long a position of strength for the national team.

Persons: He's, Lionel Messi, Kylian, Mauricio Pochettino, “, Pochettino, Germain, Emma Hayes, Mauricio, Cindy Parlow Cone, should’ve, Gregg Berhalter, Christian Pulisic, Robin Alam, Matt Crocker, Crocker, he’s, Harry Kane, Paris Saint, who’d, Todd Boehly, Christian, Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Folarin Balogun, it’s Organizations: Men’s, men’s, Argentine, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint, . Soccer, Copa America, CONCACAF Nations League, AC Milan, USMNT Sporting, TNT, Southampton, Tottenham, Premier League, Spurs, Champions League, Liverpool, League, PSG, French Super, Clearlake Capital, U.S, Men’s National Team, CONCACAF Locations: U.S, England, Paris, France, Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Southampton, London, Pochettino’s, Chelsea

☆ Harris and Trump face off for the first time tonight, but some corners of the business world are already over it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Business Insider's Brent D. Griffiths has a rundown on everything you need to know heading into tonight . A newly released Times/Siena poll shows Trump holding just a one-point advantage over Harris among likely voters. For Trump, the focus will likely be the economy, which is a high priority for voters and also a sore spot for Harris. The latest Times poll showed Trump (55%) held a big advantage over Harris (42%) regarding who would be better equipped to handle the economy. Trump will also likely target Harris' biggest vulnerabilities , which may include trying to define her shifting views as disingenuous flip-flops, Brent writes.

Persons: —, he'll, it's, Jose Luis Pelaez, Michael Ciaglo, Getty, Tom Williams, Tyler Le, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Insider's Brent D, Griffiths, Harris, BI's John L Dorman, Trump, Brent, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, BI's Bradley Saacks, It's, BI's Alice Tecotzky, Sébastien Thibault, Goldman Sachs, Torsten Sløk, Anson Chan, Brian Niccol, hasn't, Putin, Andrew Cuomo, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Elon, Business, Jose Luis Pelaez Inc, Trump, BI Bitcoin, Arab League Locations: Philadelphia, Siena, Silicon Valley, China, America, Russia, Ukraine, Cairo, Israel, Gaza, New York, London

☆ Apple's event will serve as a litmus test for the wider AI industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Apple is gearing up to announce a new lineup of devices at its 'Glowtime' event today — that's where we kick things off in our big story. AdvertisementApple's "Glowtime" event is today, the latest iteration of the tech giant's annual unveiling of its newest iPhone , writes Business Insider's Jordan Hart. AdvertisementAppleThe Apple event will also serve as a litmus test for the wider AI industry. Even giants like Microsoft and Amazon have struggled to turn their big AI bets into revenue drivers. AdvertisementSuccess could give the AI industry more confidence that there is a light at the end of the AI spending tunnel.

Persons: —, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Jordan Hart, Apple, that's, BI's Hasan Chowdhury, that'll, –, Siri, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Paul Graham's, Brian Niccol, Laxman Narasimhan, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Grace Lett, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Chelsea, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Microsoft, Amazon, Getty, Nvidia, JPMorgan, DOJ, Google, Oracle Locations: China, New York, London, Chicago

☆ New York Fashion Week: Highlights from Spring-Summer 2025 runways
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Fashion Week, which formally kicks off fashion month, has found itself at a crossroads in recent seasons as its counterparts in Milan and Paris have maintained dominance on the industry’s schedule with sought-after shows and splashy celebrity guest lists. Gilbert Flores/WWD/Getty ImagesBut Olympians haven’t just been on the guest list this week — they’ve made surprise runway debuts as well. The Nepali American designer Prabal Gurung, too, had a message, but one of hope. Paris Hilton invited Megan Thee Stallion for a performance at Hilton’s album release party with Nylon Magazine for New York Fashion Week. Victor Pagan/Getty ImagesA model walks the runway for the Off-White fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 8, 2024 in New York City.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Lady Jill Biden, Usher, Jude Law, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, Solomon, Alaïa, supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Amber Valletta, Stephanie Seymour, Kendall Jenner, Ib Kamara, Zayn Malik, Mary J, Blige, Camila Cabello, Alessandra Ambrosio, Ashleigh Johnson —, Flav, Sunisa Lee, Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren’s Bridgehampton, Theo Wargo, Rihanna, Pieter Mulier, Brooke Shields, Gilbert Flores, haven’t, they’ve, ” Jordan Chiles, Kim Shui, Noah Lyles, Willy Chavarria’s, “ América, Adidas —, ”, Willy Chavarria, ” Nina Westervelt, Piotrek Panszczyk, Prabal Gurung, Kamala Harris ’, Gurung, Harris, “ I’ve, ” Gurung, …, Paris Hilton, Megan Thee, Roy Rochlin, Victor Virgile, Nina Westervelt, Dan Lecca, Jonas Gustavsson, Lee, David Dee Delgado, Pink, Prabal Gurung Brandon Maxwell, Fernanda Calfat, Sergio Hudson’s, Grace Ling, Jennifer Lopez, Radhika Merchant, Alex Consani, Grace Ling Ling, Victor Pagan, JP Yim, Kamara, Virgil Abloh, Kamara —, Sierra Leone —, utopias, Jason Wu, Tong Yang, Arturo Holmes, Tommy Hilfiger’s, Giovanni Giannoni, Sandy Liang, —, Filippo Fior Organizations: CNN, New York, U.S ., Polo Bar, Guggenheim, Adidas, American Civil Liberties Union, Tinder, Paris, Nylon Magazine, Labor, Getty, Seaport Locations: New York City, Long, Paris, Milan, York, Brooklyn, New York, Gotham, Nepali, City Hall, AFP, New, Ghana, Sierra Leone

☆ When is Apple’s next event and what to expect from the new iPhone 16
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Apple excited fans with its vision for its “Apple Intelligence” artificial intelligence system earlier this year. Apple faces immense pressure ahead of the event to prove the new AI features and other iPhone 16 updates are worth shelling out for an upgrade. Subplot or main character, here is everything we’re expecting from the Apple event. The company’s task on Monday will be to show iPhone users what that will look in real life. A major question heading into Monday’s event is how Apple will price the iPhone 16 lineup.

Persons: Ming Yeung, Dan Ives, Wedbush, ” D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Siri, ” Luria, “, Tiffany, Tiffany R, you’ll, Luria, Aly Song, ‘, ”, Mark Gurman, CFRA Research’s Angelo Zino, Gurman, Samantha Kelly, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: CNN, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Apple Watch Locations: Milan, Italy, –, Shanghai, China

☆ She met a man on a rooftop bar on her first night in Paris. Her life changed forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

A series of fortuitous eventsWhen the train arrived in Paris, Erin and her seat neighbor went their separate ways, and Erin figured she’d never see him again. It’s called the Generator, and it has a great rooftop bar.’ And I love rooftop bars, so I remembered that.”Erin returned to the US, and she quickly lost touch with her train friend. Jordan figured the reviews were decent, the prices OK – and the rooftop bar looked appealing. “Then, that night, there was a party, an organized event on the rooftop,” Erin recalls. By then, fall had arrived, and Jordan’s summer stint at the rooftop bar was ending.

Persons: Erin Tridle, Erin, She’d, “ I’m, ”, she’d, “, we’ve, ‘ I’m, It’s, ” Erin, ’ ” Erin, Jordan, Frenchman who’d, ’ ”, Erin didn’t, ‘, ” Jordan, ‘ Let’s, ’ ” Jordan, he’d, – he’d, you’re, hesitating, we’ll, it’s, Jordan couldn’t, let’s, – Jordan wasn’t, Erin couldn’t, “ He’d, “ Jordan, Milian, hadn’t, Jordan –, ’, Anthony Bourdain’s, Anthony Bourdain, ’ Erin Tridle, She’ll, Jordan’s Covid, Erin’s, I’d, Nika Gunchak Erin, Jordan’s, – she’d, Paris, He’s, he’s, Frenchman, Jordan upended, Erin “, Jordan “, Sebastián, “ There’s, I’m Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Jordan, Omicron, Eiffel Locations: Paris, of Versailles, Europe, Los Angeles, Sacre, America, France, Caribbean, Australia, Paris ”, “, ”, Seine, Milan, French, Nice, Sebastián, Spain’s Basque, United States, Erin, LA, ‘, 8th, ’, American, TikTok

☆ Here's where American Airlines is adding flights to Europe in summer 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 24th February 2023. As social media feeds make their seasonal shift from the Parthenon to pumpkin patches, airlines are busy preparing for the 2025 Europe travel season, a bet that strong demand for international travel will continue next summer. American Airlines on Thursday unveiled new routes to Europe for spring and summer next year. Rivals United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are expected to release their 2025 travel plans in the coming weeks. American said its trans-Atlantic capacity next summer will be up low-to-mid-single digits over this year, with executives confident that consumers will continue to prioritize travel.

Persons: Charlotte ,, Brian Znotins, American's Organizations: Boeing, American Airlines, Milan, Rivals United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Locations: Barcelona, Europe, Chicago, Madrid, Philadelphia, Edinburgh, Scotland, Charlotte, Charlotte , North Carolina, Athens, Greece, Miami, Rome, Italy

☆ 4 simple steps to 'make yourself indispensable' at work, says bestselling author: 'It actually works'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

They probably have one thing in common: the ability to consistently come up with great, "non-obvious" ideas, says bestselling author and marketing expert Rohit Bhargava. Reliably devising great ideas that other people haven't considered is easier said than done, of course. "It's more work to come up with something new and original. Here are the four steps you should take to become more creative and reliably come up with great ideas, according to Bhargava. In their book, Bhargava and DuPont advise people to "follow your frustrations" by thinking about the everyday things that annoy them or don't work perfectly.

Persons: Rohit Bhargava, who's, Bhargava, haven't, Bhargava —, Georgetown University —, Ben DuPont, Howard Schultz, Schultz, we're, you've, DuPont, Sakichi Toyoda, Dyson, James Dyson Organizations: Employers, CNBC, Ogilvy, Georgetown University, Toyota, DuPont Locations: Italy

☆ Hollywood has a big problem with how people are watching TV these days
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, viewers are opting for free TV, and that's throwing a massive wrench in Hollywood's plans . AdvertisementBut first, what's on (free) TV? The big storyChanging channelsGetty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BIIf the best things in life truly are free, Hollywood is about to learn a brutal lesson. But what's really caught people's attention over the past year has been "free, ad-supported TV" or FAST services. Figuring out how to make money from free TV is a big enough problem.

Persons: —, Natalie Ammari, upend, Insider's Lucia Moses, what's, Andy Kiersz, Fox's Tubi, Gen Z, that's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, cofounders, John Overdeck, David Siegel, Carter Lyons, Scott Hoffman, Warren Buffett's, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Noah Berger, Chelsea Jia Feng, Jensen Huang, Alyssa Powell, Banks, Sam Altman's, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz's, Dana Bash, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Tech, Hollywood, Nielsen, Netflix, Paramount, Pluto, Comcast, Warner Bros . Discovery, YouTube, Getty, Big Tech, Chelsea, Menlo Ventures, CNN Locations: Berkshire, A16z, New York, London

In addition to locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Cohabs has properties scattered across European cities including Madrid, Paris, London and Milan. Ishan Abeysekera decided that choosing a communal living space would increase his chances of making friends in a new city. Valentina Duarte | CNBC Make ItAbeysekera actually didn't set out to have so many roommates — or any roommates at all. On a whim, he looked up communal living in Brooklyn and came across Cohabs. Each person has their own locker in the communal living area, and the six refrigerators have enough space for each tenant to have their own shelf for their groceries.

Persons: Ishan Abeysekera, Valentina Duarte, —, Abeysekera, Ishan's Organizations: CNBC, Cohabs, Financial Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Cohabs, Madrid, Paris, London, Milan, New York City, Crown Heights , Brooklyn

☆ Leaked Microsoft salary data shows the pay gap between Microsoft AI and the rest of the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The doc includes more than 500 submissions from people who identified themselves as Microsoft employees in the US. The move came in response to a growing number of its workers feeling underpaid compared to Microsoft's tech peers like Amazon . AdvertisementAs a reminder, this pay data is based on Microsoft employees' self-reporting, so it's not a complete picture. However, the pay gap between Microsoft AI and the rest of the company is undeniable. These are the 100 most-used AI apps, according to a top VC.

Persons: —, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Ashley Stewart, Ashley, Satya Nadella, Drew Angerer, Mustafa Suleyman, it's, they're, Tyler Le, Jerome, Jerome Powell's, Goldman Sachs, Jamie Dimon's, Dimon, Ned Davis, Justin Sullivan, Andreessen Horowitz, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Jack, Jerome Powell, Sabrina Carpenter, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Microsoft Microsoft, Getty, Bloomberg Creative, JPMorgan, Treasury, Ned Davis Research, Big Tech, RBC Capital Markets, Consumer, Engineers, BI Locations: Washington, New York, London

☆ The Paris Olympics wanted a fast track and it got one – this is how it was made
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

There were two requirements for the Stade de France track for the 2024 Paris Olympics: make it purple and make it fast. But Paris was fast: seven Olympic records and three track and field world records were set at the Games. Thirteen men ran under Kenenisa Bekele’s 10,000m Olympic record (Michael Steele/Getty Images)Four men broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 1500m Olympic record from Tokyo, including Ingebrigtsen, only for him to not medal. Washing the Olympic track in Tokyo in 2021 (Antonin Thullier/AFP via Getty Images)One myth Stroppiana is keen to bust is track hardness. And since then we haven’t been able to change that point of view.”How hard is the Paris track?

Persons: Joshua Cheptegei 10000m, Cole, Arshad Nadeem Javelin, Sydney McLaughlin, Marileidy Paulino, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Michael Steele, Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s, Noah Lyles ’, Richard Heathcote, Maurizio Stroppiana, Mondo, ”, Stroppiana, Antonin Thullier, “, haven’t, Patrick Smith, ’, Denis, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Nathan Laine Organizations: Stade de France, Joshua Cheptegei 10000m Uganda, Bahrain, Dominican, Kenya, Kipyegon, Getty, Mexico City, Paris, Getty Images, University of Milan, Olympic, Stade, Adidas, Nike, Asics, Puma, Bloomberg Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London, Rio, Tokyo, Sweden, Seville, Italian, Moscow, Mexico, Barcelona, Mexico City, AFP, Atlanta, Los Angeles, USA, Brisbane, Australia, Before Tokyo

We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 tour. How to buy tickets for Sabrina Carpenter 2024 concert tourWhen the shows originally went on sale, you could buy standard original tickets to Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 concert tour on Ticketmaster. Tickets to Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour are also available from verified resale ticket vendors such as StubHub and Vivid Seats. 17 international tour dates are already scheduled for Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Tour. Here's a breakdown of the international tour dates confirmed for Sabrina Carpenter's tour:

Persons: Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Carpenter, Sabrina Carpenter's, We've, It's, Sabrina, Griff, Declan McKenna, Rachel Chinouriri Organizations: Business, UT, Ticketmaster, Dublin, San, Vivid Locations: Mexico, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Columbus , Ohio, North America, Europe, Milan, United States, Canada, Inglewood , California, San Francisco , CA, Columbus, Toronto, ON, Detroit, MI, York City, NY, Brooklyn, Hartford, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Montreal, Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, TN, St, Louis, Raleigh, NC, Charlottesville, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, BC, Seattle, WA, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, Inglewood, Dublin, Ireland, Birmingham, England, London, Glasgow, Scotland, Manchester, Paris, France, Berlin, Germany, Brussels, Belgium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Italy

☆ A couple tested out life in Canada and Italy. They chose to move where salaries are lower but life is sweeter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"I can easily travel around Italy or Europe for the same cost as a long-distance bus ticket in Canada," Craparotta said. Alexandr Spatari/Getty ImagesItalians "cook very simply," and there are fewer deep-fried or sugary dishes compared to restaurants in Canada, Craparotta said. Italian social life is less focused on drinkingIn Toronto, Craparotta was used to a social life that revolved around drinking. When they lived in Canada, Craparotta remembered Fabiani being shocked by a rowdy party where people were playing beer pong and drinking out of red Solo cups. While she is making less than what she would back in Toronto, Craparotta said the location is worth the pay cut.

Persons: —, Craparotta, Flavio Fabiani, They'd, Dyson, Fabiani, Victoria Craparotta, Allan Baxter, she's, Alexandr Spatari, I'm, she'd, querbeet, Numbeo Organizations: Service, Business, Fabiani, Getty Locations: Italy, Toronto, Spain, Rome, Canada, Banff, Vancouver, Europe, Milan, Amalfi, London, Paris, Craparotta

☆ A dietitian who researches ultra-processed foods mostly avoids them. Here are her 3 favorite healthy, quick snacks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA dietitian whose research on the potential harms of ultra-processed foods has led her to eat fewer of them shared her three favorite quick, minimally processed snacks with Business Insider. "I try and lean on whole foods for snacks," Patel said. Here are the healthy, quick snacks Patel has on hand to help her avoid reaching for UPFs. Related storiesNuts are whole foods, containing health fats as well as some protein, and require little to no preparation or cooking to eat. But be mindful of how much you eat because despite being nutritionally dense, these snacks can be quite high in calories, Patel said.

Persons: —, Linia Patel, Patel Organizations: Service, Business, University of Milan, Global Public Health Locations: Italy

☆ Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Prior to the company’s demise, it had looked like Europe was poised for something of a night train revolution. Despite this demand, the hurdles for startups like Midnight Train trying to enter the market to meet it remain virtually insurmountable. Formidable obstaclesEuropean Sleeper is one of the few new night train operators to begin services, but the company has struggled to find rolling stock. “Politicians must be clear: the night train market will be effectively closed for a very long time,” he says. With the honorable exception of Nightjet, which plans to expand rapidly over the next five years, European night train services have yet to match the hype.

Persons: Adrien Aumont, Eva Plevier, Alex Halada, –, ÖBB, Nick Brooks, ”, “, Bart Biesemans, ” Brooks, Mark Smith, Robert Nemeti Organizations: CNN, Trains, Midnight Trains, Regiojet, Compagnie Internationale des, Orient Express, Getty, Austrian Federal Railways, Reuters, Barcelona, European Union, Swiss Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, Italian State Railways, Formidable, EU Locations: Europe, Stockholm, Denmark, Germany, Czech, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Prague, Croatia’s, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, –, France, Barcelona, AFP, Spanish, Paris, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Madrid, Porto, Edinburgh, Anadolu, Vienna, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Sicily, Messina, Europe’s

☆ The next world’s tallest building could be a 3,000-feet-high battery
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A combination of technologies — from various forms of batteries to other energy storage methods — will likely be necessary to increase capacity. As shown in this render, energy storage company Energy Vault, along with Skidmore, Owens & Merrill, the architecture and engineering firm behind some of the world's tallest buildings, is integrating gravity energy storage technology into building designs. A view of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, in December 2022. Two energy storage experts contacted by CNN questioned if the economics of a skyscraper battery could work, given the space that would need to be used for energy storage and the structural changes that would be needed to support the extra weight. Energy Vault has already completed a project in China which it says is the world’s first commercial-scale, non-pumped hydro gravitational energy storage system.

Persons: Chicago’s Willis, Bill Baker, Abdelhadi Ramahi, Robert Piconi, Stefano Boeri, Daniel Safarik, ” Organizations: CNN, Skidmore, Owings, Merrill, Energy, Owens & Merrill, Trade Center, Sears, Burj, International Energy Association ., SOM, Reuters Locations: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, China, Milan, Italian

☆ Hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy to help reverse a fundraising slump, but it comes with a risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy that's a unique twist on passive investing . And with the fundraising environment for hedge funds looking bleak , they'll take any help they can get. AdvertisementBut with portable alpha, hedge funds are tying themselves to something they've pledged they are better than. What happens if the hedge fund's portion of the portable alpha strategy is what pulls returns down? With competition from venture capital and private equity, hedge funds can't afford to turn their nose up at anything.

Persons: —, Tyler Le, Alex Morrell, It's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Philippe, hasn't, they've, it's, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Jerome Powell, Powell, Tetiana Lazunova, Meta, it'll, Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, DWS Group, BI, Nvidia, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, Barclays, Shell, Democratic National Committee Locations: Hollywood, London, Milan, Dubai, New York

☆ London's hedge fund rich are looking to avoid new taxes by relocating to Milan and Dubai. People who have made the move tell us what it's like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementSeveral cities have been trying to take advantage of the new policy, including Dubai, Milan, and more. A recently relocated hedge fund manager in Milan is planning to visit London or New York six or seven times a year going forward. "The best type of knowledge comes from people, from frequent interaction with people," said a Milan-based hedge fund manager. Several people — based in spots such as Dubai, Milan, and Zurich — mentioned that people early in their careers should still prioritize working in the biggest cities though. Moving to the Middle East just to interact with fellow UK ex-pats doesn't add much diversification to a portfolio manager's life.

Persons: —, Julian Robertson, Muyshondt, Elena Partners, Steve Cohen's Point72, Sebastian Dickgiesser, Girish Chouhan, aren't, COVID, I'm, Alfonso Peccatiello, he's, Darren Wolf, abrdn, It's, Wolf, Zoom Organizations: Service, Tyrian Investments, Business, Labour, Henley & Partners, United Arab, Eisler Capital, Capstone Investment Advisors, Getty, London, Investors, —, pats Locations: New York, Cascais, Portugal, Lisbon, London, Florida, Hong Kong, Dubai, Milan, China, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Point72, Girish Chouhan Dubai, Abu Dhabi, India, East, Europe, Madrid, Zurich, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Brera, —, Milan's Brera, UAE

☆ Time to dump CDs? 6 experts share 6 investing moves to make as the Fed prepares to cut rates in September.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Certain areas of the stock market that benefit from lower rates could see a boost. AdvertisementInstead, plug some money into longer-duration bonds to lock in higher returns while they're still around, Milan said. In addition to tying down solid returns, longer-duration bonds could also appreciate when rates fall, he said. AdvertisementLook at rate-sensitive areas of the stock marketCertain areas of the stock market should also benefit from Fed rate cuts. But investors should keep their eye on the labor market the more the Fed cuts rates, Young Thomas said.

Persons: —, Daniel Milan, they're, Ed Mahaffy, Mahaffy, Robert Phipps, Bernstein, Liz Young Thomas, Shmuel Shayowitz, Kristy Kim, Young Thomas Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Business, Cornerstone Financial Services, Treasury, ClientFirst Wealth Management, Corporate, Per Stirling Capital Management, Bloomberg, Bond, Index, Fed, Vanguard, ®, Schwab, Fidelity Locations: Michigan, Milan, TreasuryDirect, TomoCredit

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