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☆ Important inflation data and big bank earnings could create volatility for markets in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Other speakers include Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic Monday. On Thursday, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin and St. Louis Fed President Bullard all speak at separate events. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari and Boston Fed President Susan Collins have appearances Friday. The most important inflation report in the week ahead is the consumer price index, released Thursday. Import prices 10:00 a.m. Consumer sentiment 10:00 a.m. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari 10:20 a.m. Philadelphia Fed's Harker 9:00 a.m. Boston Fed President Susan Collins

☆ The Lanby just raised $1.2 million to launch a primary-care members club in New York. Here's the pitch deck it used to seal the deal with investors at Female Founders Fund and other VC firms.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Primary-care startup The Lanby just raised a $1.2 million seed round. The startup provides members with unlimited access to its care teams for $250 a month. Check out the 14-slide pitch deck it used to raise money from Female Founders Fund and other VCs. The New York-based startup raised a $1.2 million seed round at an undisclosed valuation last month led by Female Founders Fund with participation from Launch, Goodwater Capital, and Magic Fund. Check out the 14-slide pitch deck The Lanby used to raise its $1.2 million seed round:

☆ Zelenskyy and Biden kick off show of unity and force with Oval Office meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered President Joe Biden “all my appreciation” as the two met at the White House on Wednesday, before the wartime leader was set to address a joint meeting of Congress. In the Oval Office meeting, Biden confirmed that the U.S. will be giving Ukraine the Patriot Missile battery the country has requested to counter Russian missile and air attacks. When his large motorcade of black SUVs pulled up the White House, the president and first lady Jill Biden greeted the Ukrainian president before heading inside. Zelenskyy, wearing his now-familiar army-green casual attire, handed Biden the medal in a wooden display case, giving details about the soldier who he said wanted it delivered to Biden. “Well, undeserved, but much appreciate it,” Biden responded, before calling his counterpart “the man of the year” in reference to the Time magazine accolade that Zelenskyy received.

☆ Messi's 'Maradona moment' faces formidable French final hurdle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

They really found their rhythm against Croatia, sweeping aside a team who had just knocked out Brazil, to march into the final on high. France looked the best side in the tournament in their first two group games and recovered from the Tunisia blip to turn on the style in beating Poland 3-1. The final will mark his 26th World Cup appearance, more than any other player, as the stars are seemingly aligning for the mini-maestro. Having lost to Germany in the 2014 final, Argentina are seeking a third triumph to follow 1978 and '86 but France are the team of the moment. Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Purdue Northwest chancellor apologizes after racist Asian language impression on stage at commencement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Thomas L. Keon, chancellor of Purdue University Northwest in Indiana, has apologized after a racist display on stage at the school’s winter commencement ceremony. Thomas L. Keon, chancellor of Purdue University Northwest in Indiana. Purdue University NorthwestKeon received the Giving Back Award in 2016 for his “commitment to diversity and inclusion,” according to the magazine Insight Into Diversity, which gave him the accolade. Purdue University Northwest was ranked in the top 20 Midwest regional universities for campus ethnic diversity by U.S. News & World Report for the 2022-2023 school year. “I will learn from this and assure you that Purdue Northwest and I will take action to prevent such missteps from occurring in the future,” he wrote.

☆ Michael Jordan: The NBA has renamed its MVP trophy after the Bulls great
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Jordan poses for a Little League Baseball photo in the late 1970s. Ken Levine/Getty Images Jordan famously shrugs his shoulders after hitting another 3-pointer during the 1992 NBA Finals versus Portland. "There is a reason you call someone the Michael Jordan of ... neurosurgery, or the Michael Jordan of rabbis, or the Michael Jordan of outrigger canoeing. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jordan continues to promote Nike's Jordan Brand across the world. Jordan Brand/Getty Images Jordan cries at the Kobe Bryant memorial in Los Angeles in February 2020.

☆ Kremlin complains about Time magazine naming Zelenskyy Person of the Year, calls it 'short-sighted' and 'anti-Russian'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Vladimir Putin's spokesperson complained about Time naming Zelenskyy its person of the year. Dmitry Peskov said the accolade was "vehemently Russophobic" and attacked Western media. Time said that the choice of Zelenskyy was "the most clear-cut in memory." Speaking to reporters, Dmitry Peskov claimed the accolade was evidence of an anti-Russian Western media system. Time announced the award on Tuesday, naming not only Zelenskyy but also "the spirit of Ukraine" as its person of the year.

☆ Messi or Ronaldo? Football's hottest debate rages on in Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Philip O'Connor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I think he's more versatile than Messi, who has a wonderful left foot, but Ronaldo is the better footballer and athlete," England fan David Barley told Reuters. Both are playing at their fifth World Cup but neither has yet won the trophy. It's probably Messi, but overall I prefer Ronaldo - I'm a Portugal fan, Sporting is my team, so Ronaldo," American fan Melo Barrows said. "Messi, Messi, absolutely Messi," he said. He's a good player, he scores also, he assists -- what a player, he's the best player of all time."

☆ Arias in the throes of war: Ukrainian companies crowned at 'Opera Oscars'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( David Latona | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MADRID, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Two Ukrainian opera houses were awarded this year's "Opera Oscar" for offering up mellifluous cadenzas and virtuosic trills amid power cuts and artillery blasts on their country's territory - allowing audiences to evade, if only for a few hours, the war outside. In recognition of their "outstanding work in challenging circumstances", the opera theatres in the Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Odesa jointly clinched the Company of the Year prize at the International Opera Awards ceremony held on Monday in Madrid's Teatro Real. The jury celebrated their "courage and resilience for continuing to perform despite the dangers and depredations unleashed by the war." Samoan tenor Pene Pati bagged the Opera Magazine Readers' award, the only one decided by popular vote instead of a jury. Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and baritone Stephane Degout, both French, won Female Singer and Male Singer, respectively.

☆ Tom Brady makes history as Tampa Bay Buccaneers win first-ever regular season game in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tom Brady has become well-accustomed at making history over his long and illustrious NFL career. Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 at the Allianz Arena in Germany, the NFL’s first regular season game in the country. With the victory, Brady became the first quarterback to win an NFL game in three different countries outside of the US. And now, he can add Germany to the list as the NFL’s most decorated player adds another accolade to his ever-expanding collection. “It felt like a pretty hyped up game when we came out for warm-ups.

London CNN —Andy Taylor, guitarist with British New Romantic group Duran Duran at the height of their fame, is battling stage four prostate cancer. Taylor, who did not join his former bandmates John Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes at the Class of 2022 celebrations due to ongoing treatment, wrote a letter to mark the occasion. Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran Derek Storm/FilmMagic/Getty Images“There’s nothing that comes close to such recognition. You can dream about what happened to us but to experience it, on one’s own terms, as mates, was beyond incredible,” Taylor wrote in the message relayed by Le Bon. According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.

☆ Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor absent from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony due to stage 4 cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dianadasrath-Headshot.Jpg | Diana Dasrath | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor was not able to attend Saturday night's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where the band was honored, due to a setback in a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a statement from the English band. "Just over 4-years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer," the letter read. "Recently I was doing okay after some very sophisticated life extending treatment, that was until a week or so ago when I suffered a setback," Taylor wrote. Taylor said it was an honor to even be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, let alone inducted, and addressed his bandmates of 44 years as his brothers. Duran Duran was the first act inducted at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Saturday night.

☆ No Roger Federer Street in Basel, at least for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Swiss tennis great Roger Federer's hometown won't be naming a street after him - at least for now. Officials and politicians in Basel have begun discussions on how to honour the 20-time grand slam singles champion, who retired from the ATP tour last month. But city surveyor Paul Haffner ruled out prospects of Federer getting his own street, an accolade already bestowed on him by some Swiss and German cities. "The policy in Basel is that only deceased individuals have a square or a street named after them," Haffner told Swiss broadcaster SRF. Reporting by Noele Illien; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New UK PM Rishi Sunak is a child of privilege, married into almost $1 billion in tech money, and takes over a country struggling to afford heating
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rishi Sunak will soon become the new prime minister of the UK. It's a union that made Sunak the first frontline UK politician to enter The Sunday Times' annual wealth listing. Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murthy, celebrating the British Asian Trust at the British Museum on February 2022. But despite his attempts to portray a down-to-earth image, the British public has had numerous reminders that Sunak has a very different experience with money than most people. His supporters, including British chancellor Jeremy Hunt, argue that Sunak's experience in finance and at the treasury make him the right man for the job.

☆ The economic sexism of being a stay-at-home mom cost me years of career momentum, salary, and the ability to save for retirement — but I'd do it again
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Lygia Navarro | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I had to depend more on my partner's salary and fell out of touch with professional contacts. Thanks to my partner's salary, my six-month-leave stretched longer. I was still saddled with societal pressures around work: working mom friends quizzed me constantly about my return, and I stressed about being "unproductive." While my partner's salary covers our basic living expenses, and mine goes to savings and student debt, our kid doesn't have a college fund yet — and we won't be able to retire before our 70s. The economic sexism of caregiving cost me years of career momentum, salary, and the ability to save for retirement — even more worrisome now that I am disabled by long COVID.

☆ Prince William's alma mater beats Oxford and Cambridge to be named Britain's best university
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

St Andrews University pipped Oxford and Cambridge for the first time in a Guardian ranking. Cambridge came in at second place and Oxford was the third in the Guardian University Guide. St Andrews took the best university title for the first time in The Guardian's rankings of Britain's top undergraduate institutions, with Oxford second and Cambridge in third place. St Andrews led the way in major subjects such as economics, English, history and chemistry in the 2023 guide. "I hope that St Andrews' terrific students and all of my hard-working colleagues will feel the recognition of this very significant achievement.

☆ Thursday Boot Co. makes a really nice leather briefcase for under $250 — as far as work bags go, it's one of the best values I've found
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-19 | by ( Amir Ismael | Sally Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

With such a distinguished accolade in footwear and a name like Thursday Boot Company, you'd think that the startup had every intention on staying in footwear, but that's not the case. Aside from the attractive colorways available, what I like about the Thursday Briefcase is its size and the optional shoulder strap. On top of that, many options don't have a shoulder strap, making them handheld only. With the Thursday Boot Company Briefcase, I was able to fit everything I'd normally carry in my backpack when commuting. If you're looking for a stylish, functional briefcase that's also durable and affordable, the Thursday Boot Company Briefcase is the way to go.

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