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☆ The Big Number: $1,199
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekIf you’re eyeing the latest iPhone, you may be raising an eyebrow at its price tag. The iPhone 15 Pro Max, which became available on Friday, is Apple’s most expensive yet, at $1,199. Here’s what to know about the new model →

Persons: Marie Solis, you’re Organizations: Business

☆ Should you scrape your tongue?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tongue scrapers are metal or plastic devices used to clean the surface of the tongue. Tongue scraping can help when “you have a lot of bacteria and film on your tongue,” Kosdon said. A few medical studies support the use of tongue scraping for getting rid of tongue bacteria and bad breath, but the studies were mostly small and didn’t show strong results. The few clinical trials available found a slightly greater benefit in using tongue scrapers for tongue cleaning than toothbrushing, but these effects were temporary. Consider starting in the middle rather than trying to stick the tongue scraper all the way to the back of the tongue.

Persons: Jocelyn Solis, Moreira, Michael Kosdon, “, ” Kosdon, you’re, Alice Boghosian, Boghosian, Kosdon, It’s, ” Boghosian, “ It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, American Dental Association Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ The Big Number: $3.87
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekHigh gasoline prices are not in the rearview mirror yet. While they haven’t spiked to last summer’s peak, national gas prices have crept up in recent months. As of Friday, the average was $3.87 a gallon, according to AAA. Here’s how that is affecting the economy →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business, AAA

☆ Why ‘Girls’ Rule the Internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If someone can’t penetrate several layers of irony to determine whether you are merely pretending to be obtuse or are genuinely slow on the uptake, well, that’s a good laugh for the girls. One might assume “girl” identity as a way to show naysayers just how clever girls actually are, or to show men how unserious those things to which they ascribe such importance may be. Claiming that something that is supposed to be “for boys” — say, baseball, the Grateful Dead, Karl Ove Knausgaard — is really “for girls,” is like a pinprick into a balloon, slowly letting the air out of masculinity. In the newsletter, Ms. Picurro has described Daniel Craig as “a girl actor trapped within the boy movie industrial complex.”“You can take things for men and make them less serious,” Ms. Balingit added. And with actual teenage girls shaping much of pop culture and pioneering linguistic trends, some argue: Wasn’t it always that way?

Persons: ”, Karl Ove Knausgaard —, Marlowe Granados, bimbo, there’s, Granados, Ms, Balingit, levity, Allison Picurro, Picurro, Daniel Craig, “, Ulysses

☆ The Big Number: $1.7 Trillion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekA googol, the number for which Google is named, is a 1 followed by 100 zeros. At $1.7 trillion, the company’s valuation is far from that large, but it’s closer than the market cap of almost every other tech competitor. Here’s why some worry it’s too big →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business, Google

☆ The Big Number: $55,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekOn the clock with no overtime pay? That can be the reality for salaried workers who make more than about $35,000 a year. But a new proposal from the Labor Department seeks to increase that salary threshold to about $55,000. Here’s what to know →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business, Labor Department

☆ The Big Number: 30 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The program, called SAVE, is something of a Plan B for President Biden, whose efforts to cancel up to $20,000 per borrower were thwarted by the Supreme Court in June, when justices ruled that he had overstepped his authority. While perhaps less flashy than Biden’s earlier effort, SAVE will reduce payments for millions of borrowers, eventually by as much as half.

Persons: Biden

☆ The Big Number: 90,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

That is a stark change from recent years, when budget cuts, outdated technology and staff shortages helped create a pileup of tens of millions of tax returns. Last year, the agency held job fairs with the aim of hiring 10,000 employees to help clear the backlog. At the same time, the Biden administration was pushing to get more money to modernize the agency.

Persons: Biden

☆ The Big Number: $1.62 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekAfter a mega-merger with Penguin Random House collapsed, the publishing giant Simon & Schuster is set to be sold to the private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion. Here’s what to know →

Persons: Marie Solis, Simon, Schuster Organizations: Business, Penguin Random, KKR, & $

☆ The Big Number: $15 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Meryl Streep and George Clooney are leading the charge, according to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, a charity associated with the actors’ union that provides financial assistance to workaday performers. They each donated $1 million, and then began lobbying their fellow A-listers. Large donations have poured in from celebrities like Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey.

Persons: Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey Organizations: SAG, AFTRA Foundation

☆ The Peso Is Strong and a Problem for Mexicans Working Abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Solis, who earns about $3,500 a month delivering for apps like DoorDash, used to send about $1,500 monthly. Since the spring, he has had to send more than $2,000 to cover the same expenses, something he does by working longer days. That means each dollar Mr. Solis sends covers less of the budget back home. In 2022, those working abroad, primarily in the United States, sent more than $61 billion to Mexico. The largest portion of that money goes to food and clothes, followed by health care, according to the Wilson Center, a Washington research organization.

Persons: Antonio Solis, Solis Organizations: Wilson Locations: New York City, Monterrey, Mexico, India, United States, Washington

☆ RV sales are slumping. Winnebago is betting its new-and-improved $150,000 camper van can change this.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

RV sales have slumped after hitting a record high during the COVID-19 pandemic. Winnebago is betting a refresh of its popular Solis Pocket camper van will bring in new buyers. Amid a slump in RV sales, Winnebago is betting a refresh of its popular Solis Pocket camper van will bring the legacy RV company a needed boost. And this boon was immediately felt across the industry as travelers began scrambling to buy tiny homes on wheels. Sales were so frenzied, Winnebago amassed an astounding $4.37 billion backlog in orders in 2022.

Persons: Solis, Winnebago Organizations: Morning, Winnebago

☆ The Big Number: 30,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekOut on the road with nowhere to plug in — that fear is why some would-be electric vehicle buyers are staying on the sidelines. And that’s why a group of automakers is planning to build 30,000 fast charging points in North America. Here’s how it would work →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business Locations: North America

☆ The Big Number: $150 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ordinarily, two films opening on the same day would be competitors. But “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” widely released on Friday, are geared toward different audiences. And the stark contrast between the movies — one portraying the Mattel doll’s pink-bathed universe and the other the architect of the atomic bomb — has borne a surfeit of jokes online and a conjoined hype cycle that promises eye-popping ticket sales for both.

Persons: Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, ” Organizations: Mattel

☆ The Big Number: 160,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekSound stages are quiet, studio lots empty. The machinery in Hollywood is grinding to a halt, as SAG-AFTRA, the union representing 160,000 television and movie actors, began a strike on Friday. Here’s what to know →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business, SAG Locations: Hollywood

☆ Mississippi's ban on gender-affirming care is forcing one teenager to leave his mom and 2 brothers and go live with his dad in Virginia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Arleigh Rodgers | Michael Goldberg | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ray Walker had been receiving gender-affirming care in the state where he lives, and now can't. AP Photo/Rogelio V. SolisAt least 20 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for trans minors, though several are embroiled in legal challenges. Opponents of gender-affirming care say there's no solid proof of purported benefits, cite widely discredited research and say children shouldn't make life-altering decisions they might regret. Then the broad effort in conservative states to restrict gender-affirming care set its sights on Mississippi. "Most people in Mississippi cannot afford to just move to another state or even go to another state for care."

Persons: Ray Walker, Walker, Katie Rives, Tate Reeves, Reeves, Rogelio V, Solis, Walker's, Rives, It's, ___ Arleigh Rodgers, Michael Goldberg, Rodgers, Goldberg Organizations: Mississippi Republican, Service, Mississippi Republican Gov, AP, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Mississippi, Virginia, Wall, Silicon, Jackson, Madison County, Miss, Chicago, Indianapolis

☆ Costa Rica charges former president Solis with corruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAN JOSE, July 6 (Reuters) - Costa Rica said on Thursday it has charged former President Luis Guillermo Solis with corruption, accusing him of involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. Solis, who governed between 2014 and 2018, denied the charges. "I categorically reject the charges that have been brought against me," the former center-left leader said in a video posted on Twitter. "I know I did not commit any crime," he said in a text message to Reuters. "This is a case that has already been prosecuted," he wrote in a text message, saying he would not comment further.

Persons: Luis Guillermo Solis, Solis, Helios Fallas, Sergio Alfaro, Alfaro, Fallas, Alvaro Murillo, Brendan O'Boyle, Edwina Gibbs, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: JOSE, Twitter, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Costa Rica

☆ The Big Number: 29(ish)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Seacrest left “Live,” the morning show he hosted with Kelly Ripa, in February after six years. But he is still the host of “American Idol,” which made him a household name. He is also the host of the syndicated radio programs “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” and “American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest.”“American Idol” is on two hours a week, though at some points there are two-hour episodes, twice a week, and the finale is three hours.

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☆ The Big Number: 70 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Reporting on the Business news of the weekMarie Solis Reporting on the Business news of the weekA federal judge is deciding whether Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of the video game giant Activision Blizzard can move forward. If it can, it would be the largest consumer tech deal in decades. If the judge delays it, a Microsoft lawyer says the company may abandon it. Here’s what to know →

Persons: Marie Solis Organizations: Business, Activision

☆ The Big Number: 5.6%
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Fed began raising interest rates from near zero in March 2022, as inflation hit a 40-year high. By last month, the Fed had taken rates above 5 percent and reached a milestone of 10 straight rate increases. Why so many? Even as the Fed has kept two feet firmly on the brakes, inflation has proved stubborn. Other economic data, like the jobs report, has shown unexpected resilience in the face of the Fed’s campaign to slow the economy.

Organizations: Fed

☆ Somehow 32 school districts in Mississippi are still under federal orders to desegregate
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Michael Goldberg | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But 69 years later, 32 school districts in Mississippi are still under federal desegregation orders. (AP) — There are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders, the US Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's assistant attorney general said Thursday. "In our ongoing efforts to fulfill the promise of Brown vs. Board of Education, we currently have 32 open cases with school districts here in Mississippi," Clarke said. In addition to school districts, Clarke said at least five Mississippi jails and prisons have come under federal scrutiny. Clarke declined to offer more details about the case, citing an ongoing federal civil rights investigation.

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☆ The Week in Business: An Attempt to Ban TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The legislation seeks to cut off access by targeting mobile app stores, like the Apple Store and Google Play, and prohibit them from offering TikTok in Montana. If the stores continue allowing people to download the app, the companies could face fines, as could TikTok. The ban is set to take effect on Jan. 1, but it is already facing a legal challenge. A ‘Truly Sorry’ C.E.O. Though there was no explicit mention of Mr. DeSantis in the memo announcing the decision, Mr. D’Amaro noted “changing business conditions.”Image Credit... Giulio BonaseraWhat’s Next?

☆ As G-7 Summit kicks off in Hiroshima, China and Russia are on everyone’s minds
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jihye Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A man rides his bicycle past a "G7 Hiroshima" flower sign at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty ImagesThe annual Group of 7 summit officially kicks off on Friday in Hiroshima, Japan. A sign of G7 Hiroshima Summit is pictured in Hiroshima, ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 16, 2023. G-7 finance leaders and central bankers finalized a three-day meeting in Niigata last week. "The U.S. will have a package of sanctions associated with the G-7 statement that will center on this enforcement issue," he told reporters.

☆ The Week in Business: Trump on TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

(May 7-13)CNN’s TrumpcastUntil last week, former President Donald J. Trump had not appeared on CNN since 2016. But at a town hall hosted by the network on Wednesday night, Mr. Trump, the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential campaign, resumed the lies and name-calling that marked his presidency. Critics of CNN’s forum said it was reckless to give Mr. Trump such a large platform for his message, especially because it proved difficult to fact check his statements in real time. The results came in: Almost 58 percent of the 17.5 million people who voted agreed that Mr. Musk should leave his post. Mr. Musk said Ms. Yaccarino, who recently interviewed him onstage at an advertising event in Miami, would focus on business operations while he would continue to work on product design and technology.

☆ The Week in Business: The 10th Straight Rate Increase
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Marie Solis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

It was the third consecutive increase of that size and the 10th straight rate increase since last March. This encroaching deadline presents a tricky political problem for Mr. Biden. Republicans are trying to extract concessions from Mr. Biden that would significantly undermine his agenda. He could negotiate spending cuts but divorce those discussions from the debt limit. There is one other possible option: a constitutional challenge to the debt limit, a long-shot plan that would rely on a clause in the 14th Amendment.

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