DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

Back in June 2022, big banks approved 15.4% of small business loan applications. All those factors have added up to a grim environment if you’re a small business seeking a loan. Without two years of tax returns, however, she didn’t qualify for many small business loans. Online lenders were quick to offer their services, but the terms were too strict, requiring weekly repayments or interest rates up to 40%. “For a small business that is not only intimidating, it’s almost impossible," she said.

Persons: Banks, Cheyenne Smith, Smith, ”, Shantell Chambliss, Chambliss, “, she’s, Nate Hodge, He’s, Hodge, “ It’s, ” Jen Rose, Rose Organizations: Federal Reserve, National Federation of Independent Business, Bee, Comerica Bank, Comerica Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Dakota, Richmond , Va, Capital, Dallas , Texas

☆ Deals to the Maldives, Paris and Palm Springs: How to take advantage of ‘Travel Tuesday’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shoppers compete for the best deals on merchandise and retailers compete for consumer dollars. Here's how to strategize to score the best deals, according to experts. One of the biggest open secrets in the travel industry is that the best deals on airfare aren't on advertised deals — it's the ones that are running in the background," says Scott Keyes, founder of Going.com. "Advertised sales that are slightly better than normal are nowhere near the best deals that you tend to see on flights." In the past, Air New Zealand has offered Black Friday weekend deals on flights to Australia and New Zealand.

Persons: Julie Ramhold, it's, Ramhold, It's, Scott Keyes, Keyes Organizations: Black, DealNews.com, Air New Zealand, Discount, Bee Locations: Palm Springs, Maldives, U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Emirates, Athens, Milan, Paris, French Polynesia

☆ Andrew Tate said he'd give $1M a month to Elon Musk after major companies suspended their ad campaigns on X. It's not nearly enough to help him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Several large companies have pulled ads on X after Elon Musk reposted an antisemitic remark. AdvertisementAndrew Tate has stepped in to pledge funds to Elon Musk's X after antisemitism row caused several major companies to pull ads from the platform. Since returning to X, Tate seems to be earning a significant amount under Elon Musk's content-creator plan, claiming he received $20,000 during one payout. Several right-wing figures stepped in to express support for Musk, including Seth Dillon, the CEO of satirical site Babylon Bee, and commentator Tim Pool. "I will advertise X on X," he wrote on X.

Persons: Elon Musk, influencers, Andrew Tate, Tate, —, Elon Musk's, Musk, Jack Dorsey, Seth Dillon, Tim Pool, Tate —, Tristan Organizations: Service, Elon, Elon Musk's, Disney, Apple, IBM, Bloomberg, Sun Locations: Romania

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in New York Times articles. This part of Montana, Lewis and Clark country, is flat and implacable with swells, coulees and hills. — 52 Places to Love in 2021 (Jan. 6, 2021)4. motet — a vocal composition, often religious:Another wonderful motet by Byrd is “Justorum animae,” which is basically a commemoration or a celebration of martyrs. He was seeing people being put to death because of their faith. — Language Is Smarter Than We Are (Jan. 11, 1987)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: cicely —, labile —, didn’t, Lewis, Clark, Byrd, —, William Byrd, louche, Brando, Pierre Trudeau, Jon Peters, Barbra Streisand, lookbook, Santis, “, Mr, Arnault, Aimé Leon Dore, cellule Organizations: New York Times, Art, Food, Wear, Aimé Leon Dore Took Locations: New, Faroe Islands, Jena, Montana, Aimé Leon Dore Took New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Nope” star Keke Palmer alleges in civil court documents that she suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, with whom she shares a son. The filing this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court included a request for a domestic violence restraining order against Darius Jackson, 29. Telephone messages seeking comment from Jackson were left on voicemail at a number associated with his address as listed in the court filing. She said she dated Jackson from June 2021 until the relationship ended this past October because of physical and emotional abuse. Representatives for Palmer did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment from the star.

Persons: Keke Palmer, Darius Jackson, Wendy L, Wilcox, Jackson, Lauren Palmer, Darius trespassed, “, ”, Palmer, ” Palmer, “ Akeelah, she's Organizations: ANGELES, Court, Broadway Locations: Los Angeles, Palmer

You shouldn't expect high-yield savings account interest rates to drop anytime soon. High-yield savings accounts are a great choiceDespite the fact that APYs will likely fall eventually, high-yield savings accounts can still be a really good place to put your money. "By its nature a high-yield savings account will still provide more interest than an ordinary savings account at a major bank," Herzog says. In fact, now may be the time to take advantage and put funds into a high-yield savings account if you haven't already. "If we see more talk of interest rates slowly declining, I think there will be more interest in longer-term securities or options to lock in those interest rates," Valega says.

Persons: —, you'll, we're, Andrew Herzog, Herzog, Catherine Valega, It's, Valega, it's Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Fed, Green Bee

☆ ‘Mean Girls’ Adaptation Trailer Inspires Mixed Reactions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Lola Fadulu | More About Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Paramount Pictures on Wednesday released a trailer for the film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” which was itself an adaptation of the beloved 2004 movie about a girl trying to fit in with the popular crowd at her high school. The new film is due to hit theaters on Jan. 12. The reactions to Wednesday’s trailer, which was posted across social media platforms, were mixed. !”There was some confusion about the lack of musical performances in the trailer, given that the film is being positioned as an adaptation of a musical. One user on TikTok wrote in a comment: “Wait so it’s based on the musical and there’s no music???

Persons: Regina George, Rachel McAdams, ”, TikTok Organizations: Paramount Pictures, North Shore High School Locations: Regina

☆ How Whitney Wolfe Herd's fateful deal with a Russian mogul deprived early Bumble employees of a stock windfall when she became a billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

I'm fucking done," she told a reporter at Time, who described Wolfe Herd as "blinking back tears" during the interview. "My hands are tied," Wolfe Herd told the audience, according to several people who were in the room. Wolfe Herd once called him her biggest mentor, saying, "He's become my family and one of my best friends." Some early employees said they only found out about the shadow-equity program, and who received it, years later. Based on the current share price, Wolfe Herd is no longer a billionaire, though her fortune still sits at an estimated $627 million.

Persons: Whitney Wolfe Herd, Andrey Andreev, Wolfe Herd, Bumble, Whitney Wolfe, Wolfe, Bumble wasn't, Charley Gallay, I've, Robbie McKay, McKay, Jerod Harris, Sarah Mick, Bumble's, That's, Mick, Justin Mateen, Tinder, Antoine Antoniol, Andreev, What's, He's, —, Jody Thelander, Alexandra Williamson, Samantha Fulgham, Chelsea Maclin, Caroline Ellis Roche, Michael Herd, they'd, Taylor, they're, Vivien Killilea, didn't, Charles Elson, Elson, Blackstone, Forbes, Ben Bergman Organizations: Worldwide Vision, Nasdaq, Carlton, Getty, Fortune, Andreev's, TechCrunch, Southwest, telltale, Founders, Chelsea, Austin, Ritz, Mailchimp, Intuit, University of Delaware, Twitter Locations: Russian, Austin, Los Angeles , California, Bumble, Northern California, Deer Valley , Utah, Punta Mita , Mexico, Tinder, London, Bermuda, WVL, San Francisco, Texas, Positano, Italy, Bay, Atlanta, MagicLab, Badoo, bbergman@insider.com

☆ The Salty, Soothing Twist of Pretzels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Bee Wilson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

If you asked most people whether they would like to eat dough which has been dipped in caustic soda—the stuff you use to unblock drains—I don’t imagine they would be too keen. The lye doesn’t seem to put consumers off, judging from the fact that the U.S. market for hard and soft pretzels combined was worth $1.6 billion in 2022, up 16% from the year before. We will probably never find out who was the first ingenious baker to take dough and twist it into a knot, but that person engineered a winner. The pretzel’s shape made it easy to store on racks and easy to eat; there is something about the loops that makes you want to pick it up and tear it apart. The pretzels in the painting would not look out of place at a baseball game today, except that the holes inside the knot are slightly bigger.

Persons: There’s, Jan van Bijlert Locations: U.S

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in New York Times articles. Working with future Confederate Gen. Edward Porter Alexander, Myer developed the Army’s “wigwag” flag system. (June 24, 2019)10. atilt — askew:Think compression tops patterned à la one-shouldered tanks and sweatpants chopped up and wrapped into lappa-like long shorts. And the star of the Liberian flag strategically placed throughout, though slightly atilt, as though being blown sideways in a sprinter’s wake. — Clean Energy, Cherished Waters and a Sacred California Rock Caught in the Middle (Oct. 24, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: callaloo, bok choy, Rose Nzada, Ned Rorem, wigwag —, Edward Porter Alexander, Myer, libidinal, efflorescence, John Turturro, venule, —, tailcoat, They’re, cloaca, atilt — askew, — Telfar Clemens, Waters Organizations: New York Times, Community, Confederate, Liberian, Clean Energy Locations: New, West, Cameroon, Bronx, Central, Northern, Southern California, Gaviota, California

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInside the $40 billion tuna industryOnce a staple in American homes, canned tuna consumption dropped 45.7% between 2000 and 2021. That is mainly due to changing consumer preferences, sustainability concerns, market consolidation and a major price-fixing scandal between Bumble Bee and StarKist that lasted nearly a decade. Despite this, in 2020, the U.S. remained the top importer. The industry, largely controlled by conglomerates such as Thai Union Group, saw a pandemic-driven demand spike in 2020, but that has since declined.

Persons: Bumble Organizations: U.S ., Thai Union Group Locations: U.S

☆ Tarantula sighting results in car accident in Death Valley National Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A tourist tried to avoid a wild animal in a national park and got in a car accident. According to a press release issued by the Death Valley National Park in California, two tourists from Switzerland were in a campervan on October 28 when the driver saw the spider and slammed on the brakes. However, the park urges Death Valley visitors not to panic if they see an eight-legged creature. Earlier this year, staff at Yellowstone National Park were forced to euthanize a bison calf after a visitor tried to pick up the animal. Last week, a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway national park in North Carolina was closed after multiple incidents of “visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear.”

Persons: who’d, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Death, Yellowstone Locations: California, Switzerland, Death, North Carolina

☆ Heather Somerville — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Heather Somerville | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Heather SomervilleHeather Somerville is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco covering technology and national security. Her articles explore the national-security implications of emerging technology, U.S. efforts to counter China's rise as a technology power, and the relationship between Silicon Valley and the U.S. defense complex. Heather joined the Journal in 2019 to cover venture capital and technology companies. Before that, she wrote about venture capital and Silicon Valley startups for Reuters and the Mercury News. She was previously a reporter for the Fresno Bee and the Charlotte Observer and wrote about national security for outlets in Washington, D.C.

Persons: Heather Somerville Heather Somerville, Heather Organizations: Wall Street, Reuters, Mercury, Fresno Bee, Charlotte Observer Locations: San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Silicon, Washington ,

☆ Fliers Can’t Get Enough of the ‘Upper-Middle Class’ Section of the Plane
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Allison Pohle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Low-cost airlines such as Norse Atlantic Airways and French Bee are advertising cheap trans-Atlantic flights, but with the summer season ending and international demand set to drop, will their low fare, low-margin approach withstand the winter? Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street JournalThe new hot section on the plane isn’t at the very front. Not quite business class and definitely not coach, premium-economy cabins are hooking travelers willing to treat themselves to extra comfort for about double the price of a coach seat on some flights.

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Atlantic Airways, Street

☆ Fact Check: Altered CNN chyron recirculates with Maine mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A CNN broadcast with a chyron about a mass shooter in Colorado in 2021 was digitally altered and miscaptioned online as showing a headline about the suspect in the October mass shooting in Maine. Police have identified U.S. army reservist Robert R. Card as the suspect who killed 18 people in a mass shooting at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine on Oct. 25. Posts on social media on Oct. 26 said: “The Maine shooter was an Arabic Obama supporter. However, the chyron at that timestamp reads: “COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT BOOKED INTO JAIL TODAY,” which does not match the inauthentic headline circulating online. The CNN chyron was digitally altered and stems from coverage of the 2021 mass shooting in Colorado, not the Maine mass shooting in October 2023.

Persons: Robert R, Obama, Brooke Baldwin, Lucy Kafanov, CNN chyron, Read Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Police, YouTube, Thomson Locations: Colorado, Maine, Boulder , Colorado, Lewiston , Maine, Boulder, COLORADO

☆ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg ‘vegan grenades’ TV interview is deepfake
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A doctored video of Greta Thunberg is spreading online showing the environmental campaigner advertising a book called Vegan Wars and promoting the use of “vegan grenades” and “sustainable tanks and weaponry” during wars. In the clip, Thunberg speaks during a BBC interview with audio that doesn’t match her mouth movements. “If you use hand grenades, please use vegan grenades. Reuters has contacted Greta Thunberg for comment. A video showing Greta Thunberg promoting “vegan grenades” and a book called Vegan Wars is a deepfake made using a November 2022 BBC interview with the activist.

Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, it's, Read Organizations: Facebook, BBC, Reuters, Thomson

☆ A Couple Paid Down Most of Their Debt. Now They Need a New Financial Plan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Demetria Gallegos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Emily and Weston Hayes would like to get their short-term savings fund to $100,000. Photo: Bee Ann PhotographyIn September 2020, Weston and Emily Hayes were holding $125,000 in debt, mostly his student loans and her new car. Today, that number is down to $21,000 because they have dedicated themselves to becoming debt-free. The couple now is wondering how best to reallocate savings to build an emergency fund, buy a house, plan for children and get serious about retirement savings.

Persons: Emily, Weston Hayes, Emily Hayes Locations: Weston

☆ A Couple Paid Down Most of Their Debt. Now They Need a New Financial Plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Demetria Gallegos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Emily, Weston Hayes, Emily Hayes Locations: Weston

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in New York Times articles. 1. tumid — swollen, or bombastic:His once-tumid imagination now sagged like an empty skin. Also some good tippet nippers for fishing, new deck boots and a Fenix flashlight to replace the one someone stole from my desk. Some of the species have declined even more: Meadow pipit populations, for example, fell by 68 percent. — Book Review: Margalit Fox’s ‘Riddle of the Labyrinth’ (June 14, 2013)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: Boss Christine, ghosted, tippet, Lucy, Gabrielle Hamilton’s, Cook, Fontaine, tempi, “ I’ve, ”, “, — Rossini, Ramy Youssef, — Dave Chappelle, tutee, —, nonclinical —, logogram, Margalit Fox’s ‘ Riddle Organizations: New York Times, San Francisco Opera, West Bank, The, Health Locations: New, France, Israel, America, Britain, The New York

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in Times articles. — A Taiwan Museum Featuring All of Asia (Oct. 6, 2016)5. tactual — related to touch:“This is something you can learn so quickly,” she said. “You may not become an Olympic rider that fast, but it is a skill you can gain competence in so quickly as opposed to other sports. It’s amazing in terms of the tactual sense. — As Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore, Ukraine Builds a Case of Ecocide Against Russia (Aug. 17, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: Hahn’s, Sue Williams, Lisa Yuskavage, Judith Linhares, Dana Schutz, Heidi Hahn, Jack Hanley, ”, Kan, tantara, arhat, tactual, “, lunula, gigue, — Katherine Hoffman, Dr, Kerner, cetacean, Goldin Organizations: “ Star, Christian, Taiwan, Dolphins, Ecocide Locations: Lawrence, Edo, Japan, —, Asia, Florida, Ukraine

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police arrested two people, including a former professional baseball player, Friday in Nevada in connection to a Lake Tahoe-area attack that left a man dead and his wife in critical condition. Authorities say they knew each other and the victims — Robert Gary Spohr and his wife, Wendy Wood. Spohr, 70, was killed and Wood survived the shooting at their home in an unincorporated community in California off the shore of Lake Tahoe, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. “Today, justice was served,” Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo said in a statement. Police records don't list an attorney, and a spokesperson with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said the department has no information on her representation.

Persons: Danny Serafini, Samantha Scott, Robert Gary Spohr, Wendy Wood, Wood, Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo, David Fischer, didn’t, Serafini, Office didn’t, Scott, Spohr Organizations: — Police, Authorities, Placer County Sheriff's, “, Placer County Sheriff, Associated Press, MLB, Sacramento Bee, Public, Office, Placer County Sheriff’s Locations: ROSEVILLE, Calif, Nevada, Tahoe, Las Vegas, Reno, Spohr, California, Lake Tahoe, Placer County, Homewood, North Lake Tahoe, Clark

☆ Ruthless South Africa extinguish French fire to reach last four
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

We had good opportunities but unfortunately we couldn't convert them into points," France manager Raphael Ibanez said. South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said the bench was critical. Jonathan Danty was held up and Arendse dived over for South Africa after collecting a fortunate bounce from a speculative kick. With barely time to breathe, South Africa regained control when Kolbe outpaced Damian Penaud with astonishing ease to collect Jesse Kriel's kick and score. Pollard added another penalty before Ramos brought France back within a point, but South Africa defended brilliantly to keep out a late French onslaught.

Persons: France's, Fabien Galthie, Lee Arendse, Damian de Allende, Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth, Mannie, Handre Pollard, Antoine Dupont, scrumhalf, Les Bleus, Cyril Baille, Peato Mauvaka, Thomas Ramos, Raphael Ibanez, Siya Kolisi, Jacques Nienaber's, Dupont, Baille, Jonathan Danty, Arendse, De Allende, Mauvaka, Kolbe, Damian Penaud, Jesse Kriel's, maul, Ramos, Atonio, Nienaber, Etzebeth, Pollard, Julien Pretot, Ed Osmond Organizations: France, Galthie Springboks, Springboks, England, Kurt, Mauvaka, South, Thomson Locations: Africa, France, England, PARIS, South Africa, South

☆ We moved to Austin for the tech jobs, but finding a home was defeating. We kept getting outbid by people making cash offers sight-unseen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Hollingsworth, 35, about her experience moving from San Antonio to Austin in 2019. My six-month-old daughter, Amelia; my husband, Scott; and I moved to Austin in August 2019 from San Antonio — literally an hour and a half away. There really just aren't that many high-paying tech jobs in San Antonio and we both loved that industry and wanted to stay in it. Austin, being the next-closest tech city, had an abundant amount of high-paying tech jobs. I enrolled in the Entrepreneur Center of Austin, which San Antonio doesn't have.

Persons: Sarah Hollingsworth, —, Austin, Hollingsworth, Poppylist, Amelia, Scott, San Antonio —, Hollingsworth's, Zoey, Antonio doesn't, Techstars Austin, Sarah Hollingsworth San, it's Organizations: Service, Entrepreneur Center of Austin, Capital Factory Locations: Austin, San Antonio, Scott's, West Austin, Lake Austin, Sarah Hollingsworth San Antonio, There's

In March, the Democratic governor announced a plan to gift several California cities hundreds of tiny homes by the fall to create space to help clear homeless encampments that have sprung up across the state’s major cities. More than 171,000 homeless people live in California, making up about 30% of the nation’s homeless population. The state has spent roughly $30 billion in the last few years to help them, with mixed results. Officials also pointed to a new law signed by Newsom in July to streamline construction of tiny homes. “It’s going to help thousands of people who are going to benefit because of the comprehensive nature of the approach here.”Sacramento and the state have also agreed to place the other 175 tiny homes at the California state fairgrounds.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom's, Newsom, it’s, ” Hafsa Kaka, “, We’ve, Darrell Steinberg, “ It’s Organizations: Gov, Democratic, Sacramento Bee, WellSpace Health, Sacramento, Transportation Authority Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, Sacramento, California, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Diego, ” Sacramento, Santa Clara

☆ I missed Beyoncé’s European tour, so I flew 4,600 miles to New Orleans to see her in concert — by myself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Afterward, I listened to "Summer Renaissance," Beyoncé's reworking of one of my favorite songs, Donna Summer's 1977 disco hit "I Feel Love," on repeat. Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, dances, as her mother sings behind her on the London, U.K. leg of the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Virgin Hotels New Orleans, where I stayed, is only a half-mile from the Superdome stadium, and was well-prepared to host the many concertgoers who stayed there. Members of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour band perform at jazz club Snug Harbor in New Orleans, led by saxophonist Kat Rodriguez (second from right). Caesars Superdome stadium in New Orleans is illuminated by thousands of lights attached to audience members' wristbands during Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

Persons: Beyoncé, Kevin Mazur, WireImage, Alexander McQueen, Roksanda, Roksanda Ilincic, Annie Macmanus, Donna Summer's, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé I've, I've, Redmond —, Honey Dijon, Laveau Contraire, Kat Rodriguez, Lucy Handley, Crystal Torres, Tayler Green, Danny Laurino, John Coletti, Hurricane Katrina, Willa Jean, diamante Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Parkwood, London, Caesar's, British Airways, Southbank, Virgin Hotels, Preservation Hall, Bank, Getty, Garden, Uptown, Plantations, New, New Orleans police, Vue Orleans, Caesars Locations: London —, Instagram, London, U.K, British, Amsterdam, New Orleans , Louisiana, YOLO, New Orleans, Orleans, Virgin Hotels New Orleans, Bey, Preservation Hall , New Orleans, Snug, Faubourg Marigny, U.S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Beyoncé's

Search resuls for: "BEE"

25 mentions found