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☆ There's a massive disconnect between markets and the Fed - and Jerome Powell's messaging could fall upon deaf ears
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Let's break down what to know ahead of the Federal Reserve's widely expected interest rate hike today. Today's rate hike decision probably won't surprise anyone, as markets have long priced in a 25-basis-point move for the February and March meetings. Goldman said he'll be watching for three things in Powell's speech:Powell will talk tough: "He's going to push back on financial markets. In any case, according to Reinking, unless Powell musters up some serious aggression, any messaging will ultimately fall upon deaf ears. What will your investment strategy look like following another interest rate hike from the Fed?

☆ ChatGPT: CEOs at Davos are using it to write work emails
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Julia Horowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Davos, Switzerland CNN —Jeff Maggioncalda, the CEO of online learning provider Coursera, said that when he first tried ChatGPT, he was “dumbstruck.” Now, it’s part of his daily routine. He uses the powerful new AI chatbot tool to bang out emails. Maggioncalda is one of thousands of business leaders, politicians and academics gathered in Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. He’s also used the platform to write emails and claims no one has noticed the difference. He even had it perform some accounting work, a service for which Tradeshift currently employs an expensive professional services firm.

☆ How Anti-Abortion Activists Bought Access to the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

In exchange for as little as a few thousand dollars in contributions to the nonprofit, these people received easy access to events where Supreme Court justices would be. Supreme Court Historical society trustee Jay Sekulow, center, represented President Trump during the latter's impeachment trial in 2020. Anti-abortion advocates cheer in front of the Supreme Court after the decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores was announced in 2014. Alito did not respond to a request for comment on his involvement in the Supreme Court Historical Society. Supreme Court justices, though, aren't even required to stay within those weak guardrails because no code of ethics governs justices' behavior.

☆ Meet 41-year old Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-nominated Floridian who will pick the special master to weed through the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Judge Aileen Cannon recently reversed a big win that she had handed Trump's defense team. Judge Aileen Cannon gave her confirmation testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee over Zoom on July 29, 2020. There, she prosecuted cases involving narcotics, fraud, firearms, and immigration cases, according to her Senate confirmation document. Cannon during her confirmation hearing thanked Rubio as well as fellow Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida for their "continued support." "Judge Cannon is a great judge who I am very proud to have enthusiastically supported," Rubio told Insider through his office when asked about the connection.

☆ How Big Tech Shakeup, Layoffs Leave Social-Media Creators Scrambling
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Brooke Erin Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Meanwhile, laborers who rely on social-media platforms for visibility, reputation burnishing, and income have been left reeling — from journalists and academics to freelancers and adult performers. Last month, a plus-size creator told me how self-censorship becomes a risk-reduction strategy for marginalized creators. As the journalist Paul Gallant argued, queer content creators face a continuous struggle to avoid "the wrath that comes from violating ever-changing and poorly explained terms of service." Even coverage of the influence on social-media creators has been more tuned in to those with the biggest followings. But the real pain from this tug-of-war for the future of social media will be felt by those who have long faced the greatest hurdles: marginalized creators.

☆ Kim Kardashian says she's 'disgusted and outraged' over Balenciaga ad featuring children and harness-wearing teddy bears
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Lindsay Lowe | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kim Kardashian says she is “re-evaluating” her relationship with Balenciaga in light of the brand’s recent ad campaign that featured images of young children posing with teddy bears that appeared to be wearing BDSM-inspired accessories. “We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” read the statement, which was shared last week. “Our plush bear bag should not have been featured with children in this campaign. While Balenciaga did not reference this text specifically in its statement, the brand apologized for “displaying unsettling documents” in the recent campaign. Kardashian has collaborated frequently with Balenciaga, appearing in the brand’s campaigns and wearing Balenciaga on the red carpet.

☆ Elon’s erratic entry leaves Twitter in chaos as he vows to free suspended users from ‘Twitter jail’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Not only do politicians sometimes stretch the rules in the run-up to elections, but foreign actors aiming to disrupt the process often run operations on social media aiming to spread disinformation. Musk on Friday addressed the Trump question with an effective non-answer: “Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints,” Musk tweeted. He has said he will run Twitter in a way that hues closer to free speech absolutism. There still has not been an all-hands meeting at Twitter to inform staff of the key decisions and changes underway. Twitter is often referred to as a social media website.

☆ Omicron subvariants are resistant to key antibody treatments, putting people with weak immune systems at risk of Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Emerging omicron subvariants are resistant to key antibody treatments for HIV patients, kidney transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people, making them particularly vulnerable to Covid this winter, the White House warned this week. While this may be true for the general population, it is not the case for people with weak immune systems. Evusheld is an antibody cocktail authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent Covid in people ages 12 and older who have moderately or severely compromised immune systems. Evusheld, made by AstraZeneca , has helped fill a gap in protection for those with weak immune systems who cannot mount a strong response to the vaccines. Jha acknowledged at the White House on Tuesday that the U.S. has dwindling treatment and prevention options for people with weak immune systems as Covid evolves.

☆ Biden just took a big swing at lowering gas prices ahead of the midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden is reportedly set to release 14 million more barrels of oil from the federal government's stockpile. That last batch of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could bring down creeping gas prices. According to Reuters, Biden is expected to release 14 million more barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Per Reuters, the latest release would fulfill the administration's pledge to release 180 million barrels from the reserves between May and October. What remains to be seen is if bringing down gas prices — a persistent concern among Americans, who still live in a heavily car-dependent society — might swing things towards Democrats.

☆ Citi exceeded its 2022 goals to make leadership more diverse. A top exec explains what the firm is focused on next.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In June 2021, Citi hired Erika Irish Brown to lead diversity and inclusion at the firm. Since then, Citi exceeded its goals to increase Black and female leadership. "As proud as we are of our representation goals, it's just one tool in the toolkit," Brown told Insider. "We have very specific development and retention programs for mid-level Black employees as well as women," Brown said. For Brown, diversity and inclusion isn't a one-department job; it's a company-wide priority.

☆ Patagonia's CEO gets candid: How sustainability, diversity, and social justice guide the beloved brand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

As CEO of Patagonia, Ryan Gellert wrestles with a paradox: The outdoor-gear maker's good works, philanthropy, and intentions are still not enough to justify its existence. To Gellert, who took over from the widely respected Rose Marcario, the company could always be doing more. And we need business to step up. Patagonia really struggled in Europe, and that never made sense to me. One of the things that I love more than anything about Patagonia is that we are an unapologetically for-profit business.

News centered on the trans community is often dominated by such trends, but across the country, grassroots nonprofit groups led by transgender people are creating spaces for their communities to find safety and joy. Here are 11 grassroots groups that do just that by providing their communities with home-cooked meals, health care, space for creativity and other services. Transgender Education Network of Texas — Austin, TexasThe Transgender Education Network of Texas at a protest last year. Jamil-Jack AbreuThe group provides free chest binders to transmasculine people nationwide and Thanksgiving meals to those who need them. The Black trans-led LGBTQ organization provides low-barrier shelter to those experiencing homelessness, transitional housing, middle-age housing and senior housing.

☆ 35 vintage photos show what life was like for women 100 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-03 | by ( Frank Olito | Zoë Ettinger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementThe 1920s saw huge changes for women. World War I saw women flocking to work, taking over the jobs of men who had gone to war. No longer constricted by tight corsets and large, frilly skirts, the style of the 1920s woman was loose and comfortable. The right to vote solidified some women's new position in society — however, it would still be decades before all women could vote. AdvertisementThis Women's History Month, take a look at the photos that show what life was like for the 1920s woman.

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☆ An Epidemic of Violence We Never Discuss
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-07 | by ( Alisa Roth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

“Such assaults happen daily with domestic violence but I have yet to speak with a prosecutor who sees these crimes treated as seriously” when they occur in that setting. She wants to see prosecutors handle domestic violence with the same rigor they accord to stranger violence. For most of our history, domestic violence has been considered a private matter. (One outcome of the #MeToo movement may be a greater willingness to report domestic violence: In 2018, calls to the national domestic violence hotline reportedly went up 30 percent.) (As Snyder points out, the reluctance to intervene in cases of domestic violence isn’t helped by the high incidence of such violence within the law enforcement community itself.)

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