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☆ The rise, fall, and comeback of Victoria's Secret, America's biggest lingerie retailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Mary Hanbury | Áine Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

He named the brand after the Victorian era in England, wanting to evoke the refinement of this period in his lingerie. Victoria's Secret vintage catalog 1982. Victoria's SecretHis vision was summed up by Slate's Naomi Barr in 2013: "Raymond imagined a Victorian boudoir, replete with dark wood, oriental rugs, and silk drapery. He chose the name 'Victoria' to evoke the propriety and respectability associated with the Victorian era; outwardly refined, Victoria's 'secrets' were hidden beneath." He went on to open a handful of Victoria's Secret stores and launched its famous catalog.

☆ Philippines to deploy underwater vehicle to pinpoint location of stricken tanker
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A view of an oil spill at a beach in Caluya, Philippines March 4, 2023 in this still image obtained from social media video. A remotely operated autonomous vehicle would be deployed to help determine the exact location of the tanker, it said. Authorities want to know how much oil is inside and how to pump the remainder out and stop any leaks, experts said. The tanker's owner has contracted local agencies, Harbor Star Shipping Services and Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp., for the cleanup. If sea conditions are bad, it is also unsafe for our contractors to work," Rodrigo Bella, vice president of Harbor Star, told the media briefing.

☆ This half-century old fund seeks out global value and has Warren Buffett's style all over it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Warren Buffett has inspired generations of value investors, and one 53-year-old, market-beating mutual fund has his legacy all over it. For almost three decades, starting in 1979, the fund was run by another acolyte of value, Jean-Marie Eveillard. Since 1979, First Eagle Global has returned more than 12% annually, even including the 5% load fee charged on the first $25,000 invested. The fund employs three main elements when it comes to security selection within the universe of global value, Brooker said. When we're not able to find things that make sense to us, that meet our underwriting criteria, we'll wait in cash," Brooker said.

☆ ChatGPT's 5-part strategy for balancing your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Dave Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

I'm a deputy editor at Insider who helps oversee our newsletters, but I've worn plenty of hats around here. Phil and the rest of the newsletter squad are off today, but here are six (not 10 today, sorry!) A stock trader built his strategy into real software. ChatGPT's 5-part strategy for balancing a portfolio. OpenAI's buzzy chatbot is everywhere these days, so why not put it in charge of your investing strategy?

☆ Insurers Avoid Picking Up Businesses’ Covid-19 Pandemic Costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

“If they assumed incorrectly, the mom-and-pop restaurants shouldn’t be penalized.”Federal appeals courts so far have rejected cases like Consolidated Restaurant’s. In January, the federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled against a range of businesses. With that decision, businesses had seen losses in 11 federal appeals courts, whose jurisdictions span nearly the entire country. Business interruption insurance policies are typically written to address harm to property: For instance, if a water-main break floods a sales floor, or a fire forces a business to close. In June, a Boston federal appeals court rejected a Covid insurance claim by a group of restaurants.

☆ How to get ahead in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Hallam Bullock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We've got top tips for stocks (and serving prison time), a path to financial freedom, and what to expect for the rest of 2023. If you want to start investing in real estate this year, Harr says don't be deterred by uncertainty or high-interest rates. US stocks got off to a choppy start in the first week of 2023, however, Goldman Sachs still sees attractive investing opportunities. According to Grant Sabatier, 2023 will be the year of the "the creator millionaire" — here's how he plans to take advantage of it. As one expert said: "2023 is going to be the survival of the fittest."

☆ I changed careers to become an acupuncturist. In a year, my business earned $200,000 — and I'm a lot happier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I opened Moon Rabbit Acupuncture in June 2020, and in 2021, I earned a little more than $200,000 in profits. Going to acupuncture school is relatively inexpensive, about $8,000 per semester, which isn't much compared to other degrees. When I opened Moon Rabbit Acupuncture, I found myself busy very quicklySnyder standing outside Moon Rabbit. Before I opened my business, I did a lot of cold interviews with business owners. However, I felt that a huge reason for becoming an acupuncturist and opening Moon Rabbit was to link to my Asian heritage, my lineage, and my culture.

☆ Noma to reinvent Michelin-starred restaurant as new food 'lab'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Rene Redzepi, the head chef of Noma in Copenhagen, talks during an interview with Reuters at Noma at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya ShinoCOPENHAGEN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Noma will close as a full-time restaurant in 2025, with the $505 per head foodie favourite focusing on pop-ups and innovation instead in order to secure a long-term future. "In 2025, our restaurant is transforming into a giant lab - a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors," Noma said in a posting announcing the move on its website. "Our goal is to create a lasting organization dedicated to groundbreaking work in food," said Noma, whose name is a play on the Danish words "nordisk mad", meaning "Nordic food". ($1 = 6.9350 Danish crowns)Reporting by Nikolaj Skydsgaard; Editing by Alexander SmithOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Today, there are 54 Hispanic American banks and credit unions that are FDIC or NCUA insured around the US. We selected Hispanic American-owned credit unions from the National Credit Union Administration's list of minority depository institutions which was also updated in September 2022. In our list of Hispanic American-owned banks and credit unions, many of the institutions listed offer customer support in Spanish and English. You can open up savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts in most of the institutions listed. To help you learn more about a specific Hispanic American-owned bank or credit union, we've included links to reviews of individual institutions.

☆ A family who was headed to Tokyo to visit Disney and celebrate their son's 21st birthday is 'devastated' and out $7,000 after Southwest cancelled their flight
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But after Southwest cancelled their flight from Tuscon to LAX, they missed their flight to Tokyo. They were going to visit Tokyo Disney and the Pokemon Cafe in Tokyo, take a train to Kyoto and go sightseeing at historic temples. But Tokyo Disney, which is not owned by The Walt Disney Company, generally does not issue refunds. Tokyo Disney, which is owned by The Oriental Land Company, could not immediately be reached for comment. The Walt Disney Company, which licenses intellectual property to Tokyo Disney, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Nebraska man gets prison for leaving noose for coworker
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

— A former employee at the Oriental Trading Co. has been sentenced to prison for leaving a noose on a floor scrubber that a Black colleague was set to use. The Nebraska U.S. Attorney’s office said Bruce Quinn, 66, was sentenced Friday to four months in prison and one year of supervised release for leaving the noose for his coworker to find. He pleaded guilty in September to a federal civil rights violation. Prosecutors said a 63-year-old Black man who worked for Oriental Trading found the noose made out of orange twine sitting on the seat of the equipment in June 2020. “Federal courts have long recognized the noose as one of the most vile symbols in American history,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

☆ Hedge funds bought the dip in Chinese stocks — here are their favorite ADRs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hedge funds bought the dip in Chinese stocks last quarter after many technology names sold off amid political uncertainty, according to Goldman Sachs. U.S. hedge fund ownership of Chinese ADRs increased modestly during the third quarter after declining for four straight quarters, according to Goldman. At the start of the fourth quarter, 20% of equity hedge funds had a long position in at least one Chinese stock, the firm said. Alibaba remained the most popular China ADR among U.S. hedge funds, and it's the only Chinese stock to be included in Goldman's Hedge Fund VIP list . Brad Gerstner's hedge fund Altimeter Capital bought $69 million worth of Pinduoduo last quarter, according to a filing.

☆ UBS says disinflation is on the way — and shares 8 global stocks to play it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After a year of double-digit inflation in many countries, UBS is now forecasting "sharp" disinflation in 2023. The bank screened for stocks it expects to be positively impacted in such an environment. The table below shows two stocks across four regions that UBS says will benefit the most from disinflation. British healthcare companies Genus and Hikma Pharmaceuticals ranked highly among the stocks UBS says will benefit from disinflation in the United Kingdom. "The negative payoff from getting our disinflation call wrong is large," strategists led by Arend Kapteyn warned.

☆ Luxury hotel booking programs from Amex, Capital One, Visa, and more can get you free elite benefits like room upgrades and on-property credits — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Eric Rosen | Tessa Campbell | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

David Slotnick/Business InsiderMany travel rewards cards offer elite-like hotel benefits when you book with their online portals. The prices through credit card travel portals are often on par with booking directly through hotels. However, it's only available to Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Spark Travel Elite cardholders. Bottom lineYou might not have a premium hotel credit card or elite status with one of the major loyalty programs. However, that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of credit card booking portals to enjoy perks like room upgrades, free breakfast, and on-property credits.

An advertisement promoting Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping festival is pictured, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, October 22, 2022. Sweaty Betty China Vice President Lexie Morris told Reuters the active-wear brand would use only "one or two" livestream hosts this Singles Day season and that it was starting to work with much smaller and more sports-focused livestreamers. Analysts expect to see another year of slowing sales overall this Singles Day, dampened by a slowing economy and China's zero-COVID-19 policy. In June, Alibaba rival JD.com Inc (9618.HK) also recorded its slowest-ever sales growth for 618, China's second-largest shopping festival after Singles Day. "Instead of a traffic-driven model, Taobao Live helps merchants grow their businesses sustainably," it said.

☆ China ADRs slump on fears Xi's new team to favor state over growth
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tingshu WangOct 24 (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of China firms slumped in premarket trading after Xi Jinping's newly unveiled leadership team sparked investor fears that ideology-driven policies would be prioritized at the cost of private sector growth. The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI.O) skid 8.6%, tracking a sharp fall in Hong Kong shares (.HSI), led by losses in technology and property sector. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterXi secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced the new Politburo Standing Committee stacked with loyalists. read moreMusic streaming co Tencent Music , e-commerce platform Pinduoduo (PDD.O) and mobile game publisher Bilibili shed between 10% and 15%. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A travel planner for the ultrawealthy shares what goes into organizing $800,000 trips to exclusive locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Mark Ellwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Jules Maury is the head of Scott Dunn Private, an ultraexclusive division of a luxury travel firm. She was raised in a wealthy family and learned how to plan luxury trips by taking them herself. Jules Maury was 12 when she made her first hotel booking. She handles trips for the world's wealthiest people along with a team of four travel advisors and six booking specialists. But even an expert travel planner lacks some knowledgeMaury still relishes the chance to travel, and she spends much of the year on the road, often attending luxury travel shows like ILTM in Cannes or Pure in Marrakech.

☆ For a healthier environment, plant a native garden — no matter how big, says the famed entomologist Doug Tallamy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mara Leighton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The entomologist Doug Tallamy is on a crusade to reduce grass lawns in favor of native plants. Native plants feed insects and wildlife that contribute to healthier food webs, which keep us alive. AdvertisementLisa Sabatini, an editor who's planted more than 50 native trees and shrubs since 2021, told Insider she joined a "Native Plants of the Northeast" Facebook group that welcomes beginners. If you have a garden already, you can begin by simply introducing native plants into it. AdvertisementNative landscaping is inherently regional, but those interested can type their ZIP code into the National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder for suggestions.

Persons: Doug Tallamy, —, Doug Tallamy doesn't, who's, Tallamy, E.O, Wilson, there's, Douglas, Bre Bauerly, Tim Stout, Stout, Lisa Sabatini, Tom Estill, Bauerly, We're Organizations: Service, Facebook, University of Delaware, National Wildlife Federation Locations: Asia, Denver, Minneapolis, Vermont, Minnesota, Rutland , Vermont

☆ Mukesh Ambani pulls off one shade of overseas M&A
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Una Galani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MUMBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mukesh Ambani’s overseas shopping spree is so far more splash than cash. Ambani calls this the “newest growth engine” and “far more global in scope than anything Reliance has ever done before”. Earlier this month, Reliance bought a majority stake in SenseHawk, which develops software-based management tools for solar energy generation. The unknown, following the failed flutter at Boots, is where Ambani’s global ambitions stop. CONTEXT NEWSMukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries on Sept. 5 announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in California-based SenseHawk for $32 million.

Today, there are 56 Hispanic American banks and credit unions that are FDIC or NCUA insured around the US. We selected Hispanic American-owned credit unions from the National Credit Union Administration's list of minority depository institutions which was also updated on June 30, 2022. In our list of Hispanic American-owned banks and credit unions, many of the institutions listed offer customer support in Spanish and English. You can open up savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts in most of the institutions listed. To help you learn more about a specific Hispanic American-owned bank or credit union, we've included links to reviews of individual institutions.

The prices through credit card travel portals are often on par with booking directly through hotels. Depending on the issuer and type of credit card you carry, you might have access to special online booking portals where reservations include these sorts of freebies, too. Although you won't earn hotel points or credit toward elite status by booking through this portal, the $100 credit will likely make up for it. More Information Earn 60,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $4,000 on eligible purchases with your new Card within the first 6 months of Card Membership. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application.

☆ Papa Francisc, îngrijorat de intensificarea activităților militare din Ucraina
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: vaticanews.vaPapa Francisc, îngrijorat de intensificarea activităților militare din UcrainaPapa Francisc și-a exprimat duminică îngrijorarea în legătură cu „intensificarea activităților militare” din estul Ucrainei. „Urmăresc cu o îngrijorare profundă evenimentele care se desfăşoară în câteva regiuni din estul Ucrainei, unde în ultimele luni s-au înmulţit încălcările armistiţiului”, a declarat Papa Francisc în tradiţionala sa rugăciune duminicală publică din Piaţa San Pietro, potrivit Agerpres. „Trebuie să ne gândim de asemenea la situaţia umanitară care afectează populaţia, faţă de care îmi exprim solidaritatea”, a adăugat Suveranul Pontif. Totodată, Volodimir Zelenski, cere ca țara sa să fie primită în NATO şi UE, în faţa ameninţării ruse, şi îi îndeamnă pe europeni să treacă de la vorbe la acţiuni. Populaţia din Ucraina este majoritar ortodoxă, însă catolicii de rit oriental sunt extrem de prezenţi în vestul ţării, în apropiere de Polonia.

Persons: Papa Francisc, Ucraina Papa Francisc, francez Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Volodimir Zelenski, ., Volodimir Organizations: Agerpres, NATO, UE Locations: Ucraina, Ucrainei, Rusia, Crimeea, Moscova, San Pietro, francez, acţiuni, ţării, Polonia

☆ (foto) Urfa Kebap House – localul din Chișinău unde puteți gusta mâncare autentică turcească
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Prima impresie despre Urfa Kebap House: localul arată ca o „badâgă”, cum se spune la noi. Kelle Paca Ciorbasi (50 MDL, 300 ml)Am comandat ciorba la recomandarea lui Omer și nu am dat greș. Kavurmali Pide (90 MDL, 300 g)Pide sau cum mai este numită pizza turcească este în formă de bărcuță (seamănă vizual cu хачапури по-аджарски). Umplutura clasică este cu carne tocată și cu legume, însă eu am comandat pide cu carne tocată de vită și cașcaval. Cred că ketchup-ul de pe carne a fost de prisos, în rest perfect!

Persons: Tomm Blanaru, Reviews, Omer, Kelle, Kavurmali, Mehmed Organizations: Facebook Tomm Locations: Tomm, Chișinău, Urfa Kebap House, Urfa, House, Otoman

Și, tot din cele mai vechi timpuri, oamenii s-au aflat perpetuu în căutarea unui leac minune împotriva demonului mahmurelii. Chiar dacă „mecanismul” mahmurelii este binecunoscut, știința nu a reușit încă să identifice, până în prezent, un remediu perfect. Pe de o parte, există binecunoscutele rețete tradiționale anti-mahmureală, precum zeama de varză sau pur și simplu, hidratarea cu apă. O variantă ar fi rădăcina de kudzu, o alegere considerată de mulți drept cea mai potrivită pentru combaterea efectelor mahmurelii. Ampelopsina (sau dihidromiricetina) e folosită de secole în medicina tradițională chineză ca leac anti-mahmureală și ca metodă de prevenire a intoxicației cu alcool.

☆ Yo-Yo Ma and the Meaning of Life
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

“People need each other for support beyond the immediate staples of life,” Ma says. “They need music.”Do you think music is fundamentally good? Think about language, think about agriculture, think about navigation, think about engineering. I’m using culture.” It doesn’t need to be defined as “I’m going to play for you this piece of music.” It’s not that. I’m going to figure out what I can do with the cello.” He says, “I’m going to learn everything about the instrument.” He writes the first suite, second, third suites.

Persons: Bráulio Amado, Ma, ”, Kathryn Stott, ” Ma, I’ve, You’re, don’t, you’ve, David, Newton, you’re, It’s, ” It’s, “, who’s, Tell, I’m, Teddy, Oliver, It’ll, Ted Thai, we’ve, Bach, “ I’m, Clive Barda, Seiji Ozawa, ” — Anthony McGill, He’s, Manny Ax, Jeff Vespa Organizations: YouTube, Carnegie Hall, Getty, English, Orchestra, Boston Symphony Locations: London, United States, United States of America, Europe

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