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☆ Meet the Man Behind Litquidity, the Anonymous Instagram Account Dominating Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Reed Alexander | Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The deck kicked off a game of one-upmanship among Wall Street banks trying to keep their employees happy. Lit capitalized on poking fun at Wall Street culture, selling $35 dad hats that read, "Do You Know Who My Father Is?" There have, of course, been endless rumors about Lit's identity, especially among Wall Street underlings. Wall Street underlings have speculated about Litquidity's identity for years. Basak, one attendee said, wanted to take a "wrecking ball through it all" and hold Wall Street heavy hitters accountable.

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☆ I worked at Starbucks for a year. Here are 10 of the best things to order from the coffee chain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Inga Parkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I prefer things to be sweet and cold, but you can use these recommendations as a baseline and adjust your order to your own preferences. Read on for my favorite things to order at Starbucks. ShutterstockAn iced caramel macchiato is currently my favorite order when I'm looking for a fancier drink — as long as the barista doesn't skimp out on the caramel drizzle (the most important part). A classic soy-milk latte is the perfect pick-me-upI'll order a soy latte hot or iced. The glazed doughnuts are the perfect companion to a cup of coffeePastries are one of my favorite things to pair with coffee.

Persons: —, I've, Abigail Abesamis, James Andrews1, I'm, Mary Meisenzahl Organizations: Service, Starbucks, Business, creamer Locations: Chicago, scone, Gouda

The best high-yield checking accounts pay significantly more than the average checking account rate of 0.07% APY (Annual Percentage Yield). Farmers Savings Bank, a local brick-and-mortar bank in Iowa, is the current market leader for interest-earning checking accounts. Betterment Cash Reserve: Betterment is primarily an investment platform, but it also offers a Cash Reserve account for your savings. My Banking Direct Savings Account: My Banking Direct has a high-yield savings account that pays 5.35% APY on balances of $1 or more. Products in this post: Farmers Savings Bank Star Checking, Betterment Cash Reserve Account, BrioDirect High-Yield Savings Account, Customers Bank High Yield Savings Account, UFB Secure Savings, CIT Bank Platinum Savings, Wealthfront Cash Account, American Express® High Yield Savings Account, OnPath Rewards High-Yield Checking, Redneck Bank Rewards Checkin' Account, Primis Premium Checking, Milli Savings Account, Betterment Cash Reserve Account, BrioDirect High-Yield Savings Account, My Banking Direct High Yield Savings Account

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☆ U.K. to Ban Disposable Vapes in Plan to Combat Use by Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The brightly colored packaging is a slick mix of ombré pink and lime green. The nicotine inside comes wreathed in a “strawberry kiwi” flavor. Increasingly, plastic disposable vapes like this one are making their way into the hands of children, with one in five young people in Britain between the ages of 11 and 17 trying vaping last year, according to Action on Smoking and Health, an independent public health charity. Soon, they will be banned in Britain, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday, as he unveiled a package of measures to ban single-use vapes, restrict flavors, and regulate packaging and displays. Britain is following several other nations, and a number of American states, that have already taken steps to curb underage vaping, as the colorful and trendy packaging and fruit or candy flavoring has proved appealing to teenagers and children.

Persons: vaping, Rishi Sunak Locations: Britain

☆ Taiwan's political disrupter could be kingmaker in a split parliament. Here's why it matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks during an interview in New Taipei City on December 12, 2023. He urged his disappointed young supporters, some of them crying, not to give up, and framed himself as a one-man social movement crusading for political change. Since this social movement has not fully materialized, let's keep working hard," the former Taipei City Mayor told supporters in Mandarin. That kind of populist messaging appeals to people who feel like Taiwan's current economic and political system is not benefiting them. Taiwan's young and restlessIn any case, Taiwan's two major parties now face a battle to cater to younger voters that could come at the expense of older votes or a focus on broader strategic interests.

Persons: Ko Wen, Cheng, we'll, Ko, let's, Wei, Ting Yen, Sara Newland, Taiwan's, Newland, Lai Ching, Taiwan People's Party —, —, Yuan, Beijing's, Tsai Ing, Annice Lyn, Xi Jinping, Lily, Hwa CHENG, HWA CHENG, Ho Organizations: Taiwan People's Party, AFP, Getty, TAIPEI, Taipei City Mayor, Democratic Progressive Party, Kuomintang, Franklin, Marshall College, CNBC, Sara Newland Smith, Ko's, Taipei, KMT, Smith College, National Taiwan University, Democratic, Chinese Communist Party, HWA, Afp, Sunflower Movement Locations: Taiwan, New Taipei City, China, Taipei, Xinzhuang, AFP

☆ January’s full ‘wolf moon’ will brighten the night sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The first full moon of the new year, known as the wolf moon, will shine in the night sky Thursday. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, completely blocking the golden orb’s face. Those within the path of totality, or locations where the moon’s shadow will completely cover the sun, will see a total solar eclipse. Instead, annular solar eclipses create a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow.

Persons: Buck, Lyrids, Capricornids Organizations: CNN, NASA, Lakota, American Meteor Society, Taurids Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, South America, Europe, North, East Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Earth’s, Asia

☆ Loyal Aldi shoppers shared their grocery lists with us — here are the best things they're buying for breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read Amanda Turner's full Aldi shopping list: I'm a military wife who drives 90 minutes with my toddler to shop at Aldi. Read Tori Hazelett's full Aldi shopping list: I'm a chef and mom of 2 who loves Aldi. Read Megan Schuett's full Aldi shopping list: I spend $100 a week at Aldi to feed my family of 4. Read Jailynn Taylor's full Aldi shopping list: I shop at Aldi for just myself and spend under $50 a week. Read Lisa Tanner's full Aldi shopping list: I'm a mom of 10 who loves shopping at Aldi.

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☆ Oatly shares pop as oat milk maker brings dairy-free flavors to Carvel ice cream shops
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Oatly and Carvel said on Monday that they will partner to add oat milk-based items at the chain's ice cream stores nationwide. Carvel, a chain known for its soft serve, will add five new plant-based desserts to its menu as part of the partnership. The Oatly products will include strawberry soft serve and scooped cookies and cream and chocolate peanut butter flavors, along with cakes. Oatly said the partnership will help the ice cream shop chain serve people with dairy allergies or dietary restrictions. More consumers have embraced plant-based milk in recent years, and oat milk has started to make up a larger share of that segment.

Persons: Oatly, Carvel, Jim Salerno Organizations: Foods, CNBC PRO Locations: San Rafael , California, Swedish

☆ A woman claims Panera Bread's highly-caffeinated 'charged' lemonade gave her 'permanent' cardiac injuries, in a 3rd customer lawsuit about the beverage
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A woman says she has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking Panera's caffeinated lemonade, NBC reported. She said in a lawsuit that she drank two-and-a-half cups and now experiences brain fog, palpitations, and body shakes. It's the third lawsuit against Panera over its Charged Lemonade since October. AdvertisementA new lawsuit against Panera Bread claims that a woman has "permanent cardiac injuries" after drinking its caffeinated Charged Lemonade, NBC and other outlets reported. The drinks contain large quantities of sugar, though Panera also sells a Blood Orange Charged Splash, which is sugar-free but caffeinated.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa's presidential nominating contest, holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo for a playoff game that was delayed a day by wind-whipped snow. Saco, Montana, dropped to minus 51 F (minus 26 C). Subzero lows reached as far south as Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and parts of Indiana, Taylor said. The person killed — the fifth death nationwide attributed to the Arctic cold — was among four snowmobilers attempting to cross U.S. Highway 40 in the Strawberry Reservoir area. Ice jam warnings were issued in Wyoming and Montana, where the bitter cold could cause rivers and streams to lock up with ice and overflow their banks.

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☆ Quaker Oats recall: Cap’n Crunch cereal, granola bars and more pulled over possible salmonella risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Quaker Oats broadened its recall from last month to its granola bars, snacks and some varieties of its popular Cap’n Crunch cereal products sold nationwide due to possible Salmonella contamination. The packaged foods maker said Thursday it is recalling additional products that include more cereals bars and snacks. The affected products, listed by the US Food and Drug Administration now also include Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (Fruity Fun) Amazing Apple, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (Fruity Fun) Amazing Apple and Splendid Strawberry Variety Pack, Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Yogurt Strawberry Flavor, Cap’n Crunch Treats Crunch Berries Cereal Bar, Quaker Chewy Granola Breakfast Cereal Strawberry, Cap’n Crunch Cinnamon Crunch Cereal and Cap’n Crunch OOPS! The CDC estimates more than 1 million cases of foodborne illness every year are caused by this bacteria. Quaker Oats said the recalled products were sold nationwide and in Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan.

Persons: Quaker Oats, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Apple, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, FDA, Quaker, Quaker Consumer Locations: New York, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan

He started making money on the app by offering fishing baits through TikTok Shop, selling around 92 strawberry- and sweet-corn-flavored "little bitz," for instance. "TikTok product violations are nearly enough to make me walk away," one merchant who sells children's products on TikTok Shop told BI. TikTok Shop officially launched in the US in September after months of testing and previous rollouts in other countries like the UK and Singapore. But lately, its AI detection system has run amok, Shop sellers told BI. Several TikTok Shop merchants told BI that it felt like submitting a ticket through the creator center felt like a dead end.

Persons: Joel, livestreaming, TikTok, Sellers, Jessica Slone, Anastasia Wesselink Moellering, Etsy Organizations: Business, TikTok Shop, Singapore, Bloomberg, TikTok, Shopify Locations: Chicago

☆ I tried 20 types of Dannon Light + Fit Greek Yogurt to find the best low-calorie, protein-packed flavor
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( David Silbert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dannon's Light + Fit Greek yogurt cups taste great and provide 12 grams of protein for 80 calories. My least favorite flavor was strawberry banana, because I didn't feel the flavors mixed well. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Dannon's Light + Fit yogurt makes eating right easier for me. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Groundbreaking procedure allows heart repairs to grow with children, new study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Owen Monroe was 18 days old when he made history, becoming the first person in the world to receive a partial heart transplant. At the time of his first operation, Owen’s heart was the size of a strawberry. Researchers have been working to make growing heart valves a reality through tissue engineering, germinating them from cells in a lab. She wrote a recent editorial about the potential of partial heart transplants, but she was not involved in this research. Another child who’s gotten a partial heart transplant hasn’t needed any anti-rejection medication and is doing well.

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☆ My kids witnessed the worst of my alcohol use. They made a pact never to drink.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-01 | by ( Suzanne Hayes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've been sober for 10 years, but my kids saw the worst of me when I was excessively using alcohol. Because of what they saw, they made a pact to never drink alcohol. While I hadn't heard about this pact before, I was certain it had something to do with my alcohol use. Before I got sober 10 years ago, my kids witnessed the worst of my disease. Together, one day, they agreed that none of them would ever drink alcohol — not even a sip.

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☆ The Art Basel party circuit is kicking off in Miami. Here are 6 must-attend events for the Wall Street set.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

High-brow art and millionaires tend to go hand in hand, so Art Week also means some of the world's wealthiest come out to play. Ciara attends the NYLON Presents NYLON House At Miami Art Week 2022 at Strawberry Moon at Goodtime Hotel on December 02, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. Regardless of the events you attend, Art Basel week is a great time to mingle and do business, explained Jasmina Midzic, Typhon's director of Investor Relations. Desperate ApeWives perform at #0XGenesis presented by Marshland, Magnus and FloodFM.com at Maps Backlot during Art Basel Miami on December 01, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Erika Goldring / Getty ImagesHere are 6 Art Basel parties the Wall Street elite and wannabes alike are vying to attend.

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☆ One identical twin went vegan while the other didn’t. See what happened
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A vegan diet differs from a vegetarian diet in that it eliminates not only animal flesh but dairy, eggs or any other ingredient derived from animals. In each pair, one twin was assigned a vegan diet, while the other was assigned an omnivore diet. “I feel like a lot of people who do a vegan diet think ‘Oh great, soda is vegan. Cutting back on eating meat and animal byproducts can be done slowly, bit by bit. Harvard’s Hu agreed: “While this study showed a vegan diet may provide additional advantages compared to a healthy omnivorous diet, it does not mean that everyone should become a vegan or vegetarian.

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☆ Washington's secret weapon is a beloved Gen Z energy drink with more caffeine than God
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Lauren Vespoli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Celsius, the suddenly-ubiquitous energy drink, is a favorite of Gen Z — and Capitol Hill. "I love to take meetings in front of the Celsius vending machine," he told Business Insider. "It's a way better alternative to coffee, honestly," Robertson told Business Insider. "Capitol Hill is full of young, energetic career-oriented people who by and large care about fitness," he told Business Insider. Stanford said these young workers are part of a new consumer group that's helping drive the overall growth of the energy drink market.

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☆ Cartoon Figures Give These Necklaces a Bit of a Twist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amy Elliott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I just like digging for things and finding treasure,” Irini Arakas said. He held a bouquet of flowers and flashed a hand gesture that some might consider offensive. Ms. Arakas is the founder of Prova, a fashion line she started in the early 2000s after leaving her job as an accessories writer at Vogue. It has been dormant for almost 10 years, but now she has started its second act with the new line of necklaces. The original Prova, featuring necklaces, scarves and apparel in mix-and-match fabrics with eclectic trims and a profusion of pearls and beads, had fans like Michelle Obama, a repeat Prova buyer at the Ikram boutique in Chicago, and Taylor Swift, photographed in one of its dresses for a 2011 Teen Vogue issue.

Persons: “, Irini Arakas, Grover, Arakas, Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift Organizations: Vogue Locations: New York, Chicago

☆ Tip a Self-Service Kiosk? How to Deal With the Many Requests for Tips.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ann Carrns | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Rossman recalled encountering a tip screen this year at a self-checkout station at Newark Liberty International Airport. Replacing the old-fashioned tip jar, new digital payment systems have made it easy for businesses to ask customers for tips electronically. So for some, it can feel awkward to tap “other amount” or “no tip” on a payment screen if they feel that the employee or others in line are watching. More generous tipping practices took hold earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, with people inspired to help frontline workers. But as the pandemic eased, higher inflation took hold, and tipping as a percentage of a pricier meal tab became more noticeable.

Persons: Rossman, “ It’s, Michael Lynn Organizations: Newark Liberty International Airport, Cornell University

[1/5] An aerial view shows a flooded area in Estree as the Canche River overflows near Montreuil-sur-Mer after days of heavy rain causing flooding in northern France, November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsSAINT-ETIENNE-AU-MONT, France, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Days of heavy rains in northern France have caused local rivers to overflow and flood houses and fields, prompting the evacuation of residents, with some having to be airlifted to safety. More than 100 towns are on red alert, and some 200 schools in the region have been shut. But I've had losses in chickens, financial losses in terms of seeds and equipment, and so today, it's really hard." "We've never seen something like that," said campsite owner Jean-Marc Joyez in the village of Enquin-sur-Baillons, where many houses are flooded and roads submerged.

Persons: Pascal Rossignol, Gaetan Guche, I've, Loup Mionnet, We've, Jean, Marc Joyez, Christophe Bechu, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Ingrid Melander, Alison Williams, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Estree, Montreuil, Mer, France, ETIENNE, MONT, Jean, Enquin

☆ I read Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's children's book based on the 2020 election. It suggests Joe Biden's election victory wasn't legitimate and underscores that election denialism is never really going awa
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna recently wrote a children's book based on the 2020 election. In "The Legend of Naranja," a Biden-like banana cheats in a race against a Trump-like orange. It's yet another sign that 2020 election denialism is never really going away. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Nonetheless, it stands as a solid example of how lies about the 2020 election will be massaged, repackaged, and filtered down to the next generation over the coming years.

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☆ How the Humble Sheet Cake Became Top Tier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Martha Cheng | Sharon Radisch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Los Angeles-based baker Michelle Boulos can still picture the sheet cakes she ate as a child: slathered with bright white frosting, decorated with tiny plastic balloons. But the confections she makes and sells via her Instagram account No Good Cakes are something else entirely. On one recent creation, frills of buttercream surrounded an acid green ombré surface inspired by a chemical spill. Boulos, 34, started baking the fantastical cakes out of her home in 2022 after making one for a wedding. “I got bitten by the sheet cake bug,” she says.

Persons: Michelle Boulos, “, Lucie Franc de Ferriere, Rose Wilde, Red, ”, Julie Saha Locations: Los Angeles, Manhattan, Lucie, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

☆ Vaping Declines Among High School Students, Survey Shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Christina Jewett | More About Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

About 90 percent of the students who reported vaping said they used flavored products, citing favorites that tasted like fruit and candy. Public health experts also linked other state and local flavor bans and education campaigns to the falling high school vaping rate, which is the lowest in nearly a decade. In all, about 2.1 million middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes, down from 2.5 million last year. While the agency has authorized about two dozen vaping products for sale, thousands of illicit candy-colored flavored vapes have flooded the country and are top sellers. Other researchers noted that the combined general use of tobacco products by middle and high school students barely fell, to 10 percent this year from 11 percent last year.

Persons: vaping, Juul, Brian King, There’s, Dr, Neff, “, ” Dr, ”, Karen Knudsen Organizations: Public, ., Food and Drug Administration, Federal, University of Southern, American Cancer Society Locations: California, University of Southern California

Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds of the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century. But there were technical limitations to finishing “Now and Then.”On Wednesday, a short film titled “The Beatles — Now And Then — The Last Beatles Song” was released, detailing the creation of the track. On the original tape, Lennon's voice was hidden; the piano was “hard to hear,” as Paul McCartney describes it. “Like we would do that anyway.”“This is the last track, ever, that you’ll get the four Beatles on the track. John, Paul, George, and Ringo,” he continued.

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