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☆ New Shell CEO Faces Big Dilemma: Should the Company Pump More Oil?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Jenny Strasburg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HOUSTON— Wael Sawan knows he is about to make some people very unhappy. The new chief executive of Shell PLC is in the midst of crafting his business plan for the London-based energy giant, including whether to increase oil production. Doing so would please many investors looking to build on last year’s oil-and-gas bonanza, which produced record annual earnings for Shell.

☆ Podcasts can help small-business owners build their brands and win new customers. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider talked to small business owners who say brand podcasting has helped them build trust and credibility with customers. The channel is a cost-friendly way to connect with prospective customers, as well as other industry leaders. Podcasts can help you scale your businessMany small-business owners see podcasts as an important way to acquire loyal customers. Courtesy of Tania BhattacharyyaBhattacharyya added that she uses her podcast episodes to help guide prospective customers through the sales process. Bhattacharyya had a podcast episode on the subject that she was able to send her.

☆ You are seeing people move from banks into money market funds says Franklin Templeton CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailYou are seeing people move from banks into money market funds says Franklin Templeton CEOJenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton CEO joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss her thoughts on the bond market, Fed and more.

Ever since it first released in 2021, it's been one of our top picks for the best smart display. If you're in the market for an Alexa smart display, the Echo Show 8 should be your first buy. Amazon Echo Show 8 Amazon's mid-range and mid-size Echo Show 8 is the best smart display in its current lineup. Everyone in your home will likely use a smart display a little differently. The Amazon Echo Show 8 is larger than the Echo Show 5, making watching videos a more enjoyable experience.

☆ Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A new study has offered a more sober explanation - that 'Oumuamua's speed-up was due to the release of hydrogen gas as the comet warmed up in the sunlight. "The key finding is that 'Oumuamua may have started as a water-rich icy planetesimal broadly similar to solar system comets. "We don't know its place of origin but it was probably traveling through interstellar space for less than 100 million years. It had a reddish color consistent with the colors of many small bodies in the solar system. A second interstellar object, the comet 2I/Borisov, was discovered visiting our solar system in 2019.

☆ Wall Street is confident high-yielding banks won't cut their dividends
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Atlanta's Truist Financial ($41 billion) now yields 6.2% while Minneapolis's U.S. Bancorp ($53 billion) pays 5.1% on its common stock. After all, high dividend yields are often a sign of financial or business distress, or a red flag that the payments so many mom-and-pop investors depend on are unsustainable. Wall Street just doesn't think most payouts will be cut — so long as any recession this year stays on the mild side. "Despite these lower dividend growth expectations, we believe these bank holdings still have attractive dividends," Peris added. A final straw in the wind: Wall Street has issued dozens of research reports since Silicon Valley Bank went under.

☆ Emerging venture fund managers had few banking options to begin with. After Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, where do they turn now?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Melia Russell | Vishal Persaud | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Silicon Valley Bank had long banked a class of startup investors known as emerging managers. He was able to quickly switch from Silicon Valley Bank with an email to his contact at AngelList. Novak is part of a contingent of investors who are shifting their banking strategy in the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank's failure. After Silicon Valley Bank's demise, the big banks have gotten more selective, the three investors said. The big banks like JPMorgan set account minimums for its private banking group, locking out emerging fund managers.

It exceeds in being a smart alarm clock, and it can you give control of your smart devices. It's meant to function as a very smart alarm clock while giving you the ability to control your smart home, video chat, see pictures of cute animals, and stream video. Lowest Price Amazon Echo Show 5 The second-gen Echo Show 5 is a compact smart display that's perfect for use as a smart alarm clock on your bedside table. And while it works as a decent smart alarm clock, it won't blow you away as anything beyond that. The Amazon Echo Show 8 offers a much larger screen and better speakers than the Amazon Echo Show 5.

☆ Big banks may takeover smaller banks soon, says Gilman's Jenny Harrington
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBig banks may takeover smaller banks soon, says Gilman's Jenny HarringtonJenny Harrington, Gilman Hill CEO, joins the 'Halftime Report' to discuss New York Community Bank and the financial sector. The 'Investment Committee' also weighs in.

☆ Banks could become a sector of 'haves and have nots.' How the 'Halftime' Traders are preparing
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"This is a classic example of a company that's gonna do well when all the other banks are not," Sethi said on CNBC's "Halftime Report." Shares of New York Community Bancorp surged more than 35% Monday, rebounding from losses of 11.3% and 14.6%, respectively, the past two weeks. The announcement made her think, "the game has changed for New York Community Bank." "One bank's loss is going to be another bank's gain, and that's exactly what this is." NYCB FRC,KRE 1M mountain New York Community Bancorp, First Republic and the KRE's past month

☆ U.K. Billionaire Bidding for Manchester United Plots a U.S. Expansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Jenny Strasburg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ineos founder and chairman Jim Ratcliffe, in Monte Carlo last summer. K. billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has built one of the world’s most unconventional conglomerates, a sprawling collection of assets that includes a global chemicals business and baubles like a centuries-old London pub and a luxury British fashion brand. Now the 70-year-old tycoon, who was knighted in his home country but isn’t as well known outside of Europe, is making a deeper push into the U.S. market.

The second-generation Google Nest Hub compact design that's perfect for a nightstand. Deal Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) Released in 2021, the second-generation Google Nest Hub is a cameraless smart display that can automatically track your sleep habits, making it ideal for the bedroom. Steph Coelho/InsiderThe second-generation Google Nest Hub looks pretty similar to its predecessor, with just a few minor tweaks that make it more aesthetically pleasing. Privacy featuresSince the Google Nest Hub is geared towards bedside use, there isn't a camera like with many other smart displays. The Google Nest Hub is worth the price, especially for Google Home fans.

☆ Kim Jong Un's daughter was a mystery for years, but now she's showing up at North Korea's biggest missile tests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

For years, Kim Jong Un's daughter — Kim Ju Ae — was a mystery to the world. But in late 2022 state media began showing photos of her at North Korean military events. Photographs released by state media after the launch appear to show the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, watching with a girl who has been identified by analysts and experts as his daughter, Kim Ju Ae. This photo provided on Nov. 19, 2022, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and his daughter inspecting a missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with his daughter, inspects what it says is an artillery drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, March 9, 2023.

NASA unveiled the suit astronauts will wear during the 2025 Artemis III moon mission. The new Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit was developed by private company Axiom Space. NASA gave astronauts their first operational spacesuits in the early 1960s. The space agency just unveiled a new fit for the occasion, developed by private company Axiom Space. From the silvery suits of the Mercury program to Elon Musk's sleek Crew Dragon suits, here's how astronauts' spacesuits have evolved over six decades.

☆ A Meta worker found out she'd lost her 'dream job' in an email sent at 5:55 a.m. and said 'it's been a tough morning'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Meta worker found out she lost her "dream job" in an email sent at 5:55 a.m.Jenny Saxton said in a LinkedIn post Wednesday that she hasn't "fully processed" the news yet. The recruiter said it was a "tough morning" and she'd been experiencing a "wave of emotions". Jenny Saxton revealed in a LinkedIn post that she'd lost her job in the second mass layoffs at Meta this week. "Meta was my dream company and dream job. Are you a Meta employee who's lost their job in the latest layoffs?

☆ Inside a women-only poker night at the New York Stock Exchange: 'If it's worth betting, it's worth raising'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

BNY Mellon threw a women-only poker night at the NYSE to celebrate International Women's Day. Hours after the markets had closed, I was at the New York Stock Exchange learning how to play poker. This women-only poker night was thrown by Bank of New York Mellon on March 9, the day after International Women's Day. "Aggression is actually a winning strategy," said AJ Rudolph, the director of education and technology at Power Poker, as she walked us through the basics of poker. The Poker Power chips featured Frida Kahlo, Malala Yousafzai, Maya Angelou, and Rosie the Riveter.

☆ The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Crystal Raypole | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Authorities plan to relocate 70 of the hippos living wild in Colombia, but it's not an easy task. Very carefully, according to David Echeverri López, head of Biodiversity Management, Protected Areas, and Ecosystem Services at Cornare in Colombia. So, authorities will continue pursuing other options, from sterilization to searching for other zoos and sanctuaries willing to take hippos. The thickness of a hippo's skin, and the density of their subcutaneous tissue, also makes it challenging to deliver enough anesthesia to keep them asleep for the right amount of time. Cornare has sterilized 13 hippos, López said, and relocated seven to zoos in Colombia.

☆ TikTok went big at SXSW and creators discussed building lasting businesses. Here are 3 takeaways that I left Austin with.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Creators gathered at Meta's Austin, TX offices for a series of talks hosted by the Asian Creator House. Whether creators were talking about pay transparency, or startups were pitching their products as solutions, creator monetization was an ongoing conversation at SXSW. "More and more creators are being transparent as to how much they're making," said Monica Ravichandran, creator and Collective Voice staffer. At the Asian Creator House, led by Always Be Creating cofounders Justin Nguyen and Jerry Won, creator pay and business building were also top of mind. But on the brand and marketing side of SXSW, AI wasn't a potent topic, according to Influencer's Penchin.

☆ I designed the hat Beyoncé wore in the Renaissance tour promo. Now I'm working up to 15 hours a day to meet my Etsy waitlist of 6,000.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now Misbin works 12 to 15 hours a day to keep up with the waitlist of 6,000 for the disco-ball hat. On February 1, I sold 70 disco-ball hats at an increased price of $350 each. I'm a hat decorator first and foremost, and I'm not willing to sacrifice the quality of my product to sell more of them. Thanks to their help, I've cut about an hour off the process of making a disco-ball hat, so at five hours per hat, I can usually make around 15 a week. At the end of the day, I didn't create the disco-ball hat.

Companies Conocophillips FollowWASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The oil industry on Monday cheered the U.S. government's greenlighting of ConocoPhillips' multibillion-dollar oil drilling project in Alaska's Arctic, but court challenges could mire the plans in further delays. President Joe Biden's administration approved a trimmed-down version of the $7 billion Willow project on federal lands in a pristine area on Alaska's north coast. Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, another group involved in the previous suits, said Monday's approval for the Willow project is "still inadequate in numerous respects." Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, told reporters the state's lawmakers are prepared to defend the decision against "frivolous" legal challenges. Even if Interior could beat back the oil company's challenge, it would probably only mean another delay for Willow, he said.

☆ 9 startup founders who banked with Silicon Valley Bank share where they're moving their money: 'We will not get caught like this again'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Stephanie Palazzolo | Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Silicon Valley Bank's failure has left startup founders scrambling for a new home for their money. Last Friday morning, the startup founder Mang-Git Ng zipped up the interstate before sunrise to a Silicon Valley Bank branch in St. Helena, in California's wine country. Ng's plight is similar to countless other founders following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, who waited with bated breath over the weekend on whether they'd ever get their money back. DiversificationSilicon Valley Bank's collapse could forever change how startups stash their cash, at least two investors told Insider. Silicon Valley Bank had exclusivity clauses with some of its clients, according to a CNBC report, forcing them to use the firm for most or all of their banking services.

☆ VideoAmp Hires Its First CMO as Ad-Measurement Race Heats Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

VideoAmp is part of a group of media-measurement upstarts aiming to challenge longtime standard-bearer Nielsen. VideoAmp Inc. hired media executive Jenny Wall to be its first chief marketing officer as it looks to further establish its position in the contentious media measurement space. Ms. Wall had been CMO of Paramount Global ’s Nickelodeon and previously held marketing roles at Hulu, Netflix Inc. and Gimlet Media, a podcasting company owned by Spotify Technology S. A.

☆ Goldman warns that higher Fed rates could lead to sharp sell-off in stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A more aggressive Federal Reserve when it comes to interest rate hikes could mean trouble for stocks and other assets, according to Goldman Sachs. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell shook Wall Street this week when he said, during separate appearances on Capitol Hill, that he expects the central bank to push rates higher than previously thought. Hotter inflation data means the Fed still has work to do, Powell said in his semiannual testimony on monetary policy. While Goldman thinks it's a "close call" that the Fed is still more likely to approve a 0.25-point hike , the firm is making room now for a higher trajectory for rates. Markets Thursday morning were pricing in a nearly 81% probability of a 50-basis point, or 0.5 percentage point, rate hike at the meeting, according to CME data.

☆ Britain's early retired resist calls to work, despite higher living costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( David Milliken | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

The exodus of older workers has no equivalent in other advanced economies. "The best part of 90% of people who say they are early retired ... say that they will probably or definitely never work again." Based on data from before the pandemic, Britain's Resolution Foundation found the richest fifth of 50-59 year olds were 10 times likelier to retire early than the bottom fifth. Other companies say they value older workers for their experience. "Older workers are the ones that have got the skills - we don't find young people with the skills that we need.

☆ Right now, we have an opportunity to be patient with investments, says Gilman Hill's Jenny Harrington
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRight now, we have an opportunity to be patient with investments, says Gilman Hill's Jenny HarringtonShannon Saccocia, SVB Private CIO, and Jenny Harrington, Gilman Hill Asset Management CEO, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss investing in cash, timing stock investments and the case for active portfolio management.

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