DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

If you have an Amex Platinum or Centurion card, you can access Amex Centurion lounges. For many frequent travelers, the single best card perk is access to airport lounges — particularly, access to Amex Centurion lounges. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Concourse E)Charlotte Douglas International Airport (between Concourse D and E)Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (Terminal D)Denver International Airport (Concourse C)Intercontinental Houston Airport (Terminal D)Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (Concourse D)Los Angeles International Airport (Tom Bradley International Terminal)Miami International Airport (Concourse D)John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)Newark Liberty International Airport (Terminal A) — slated for 2026New York LaGuardia Airport (Terminal B, pre-security)Philadelphia International Airport (Terminal A)Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Terminal 4)San Francisco International Airport (Terminal 3)Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Concourse B)Washington, DC Ronald Reagan National Airport (Terminal B) — coming soonInternational locations Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Hartford Bradley International Airport (Terminal A)Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (Concourse B)John Glenn Columbus International Airport (Concourse B)Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Terminal 3)Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (Concourse B)Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (Terminal 1)Oakland International Airport (Terminal 1)Palm Beach International Airport (Concourse B)Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Terminals 3 and 4)Rhode Island T.F. You can only get into a Centurion Lounge if you have an Amex Platinum or an Amex Centurion credit card.

Persons: cardholders, Uber, Wiley, Julie Mehretu, Peacock, Uber Cash, Cardholders, Charlotte Douglas, Tom Bradley, John F, Ronald, –, Mariano, John Glenn Columbus Organizations: Delta Reserve, Read, American Express, Amex, Express, Hilton, Marriott, Saks, Entertainment, Disney, ESPN, The New York Times, Street, American, Walmart, TSA, Global, Saks Fifth, Delta SkyMiles ®, Delta SkyMiles, Chevron, Atlanta Hartsfield, Jackson International, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Fort Worth International, Denver International, Intercontinental Houston Airport, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Tom, International Airport, Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia International, Sky Harbor International, San Francisco International, Tacoma International, Ronald Reagan National Airport, Hong Kong International, London, Stockholm Arlanda, Shivaji International, Delhi Indira Gandhi International, Melbourne, International, Monterrey, Sydney, Centurion Studios, Hartford Bradley International Airport, Northern Kentucky International, John Glenn Columbus International, Hollywood International, Spartanburg International, Saint Paul International Airport, Oakland International, Rhode, Green, Tahoe, Sacramento International, Centurion, SkyMiles Locations: —, London, Hong Kong, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland, Sacramento, Hulu, Delta, Dallas, New York, Seattle, Washington, Stockholm, Mumbai, Shivaji, Delhi, Buenos Aires, Mexico, Cincinnati, Greenville, Spartanburg, Minneapolis, Reno, U.S

The Platinum Card® from American Express offers a ton of value from its welcome bonus and benefits. Introduction to American Express premium benefitsThe Platinum Card® from American Express has one of the highest annual fees of any publicly available consumer card: $695. Activating your Amex Platinum benefitsThe Platinum Card® from American Express Apply now lock icon An icon in the shape of lock. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Add your Amex Platinum card to your Uber accountThe Amex Platinum Card offers cardholders up to $200 in Uber Cash credits each calendar year.

Persons: Uber, Wiley, Julie Mehretu, Peacock, Uber Cash, you've, you'll, It's, doled, it's, You'll, —, cardholders Organizations: American Express, Read, Express, Hilton, Marriott, Saks, Entertainment, Disney, ESPN, The New York Times, Street, American, Walmart, TSA, Global, Saks Fifth, Spirit Airlines, Card, Hulu —, Hulu, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, Marriott Bonvoy, Gold, & Resorts, Fine Hotels & Resorts, Amex, Rockefeller, Avis, Hertz, Chevron, Saks Fifth Avenue Locations: Hulu

☆ The dark side of double dipping: 3 people juggling multiple full-time jobs share how they do it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe pay and benefits of a full-time job aren't always enough to sustain an employee's lifestyle and monetary goals. From 9-to-5, she worked a remote marketing job, and from 5 to 10, she worked a low-lift customer service job. AdvertisementIn September 2022, she left her full-time job and created a job-juggling system to avoid legal and professional consequences. If it ever does come up, I make it seem like the dates overlap less than they did," McGill told BI. AdvertisementDespite the risky overlaps and long hours, McGill said she was happy with her choice.

Persons: —, aren't, Jane, I've, Kendall McGill, McGill, didn't, We've, Davrick Hayes, Hayes, Tess Martinelli, tmartinelli@businessinsider.com Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Apple, McGill Locations: LA, North Dakota

☆ This Street Was Clogged With Traffic. Now It Belongs to Ping-Pong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks. Jackson Heights, Queens, has been called “the most culturally diverse neighborhood in New York, if not on the planet.” It is also a neighborhood with the some of the least green space in New York. On Roosevelt Avenue, the elevated subway line rattles above a steady stream of car traffic. Storefronts and pushcarts on the narrow, bustling sidewalks offer all kinds of food — Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Himalayan, Indian, Colombian, Guatemalan, Ecuadorean, Peruvian and more — but it’s tough to find any calm. Yet just three blocks north, running parallel to Roosevelt, is 34th Avenue, where a stretch of 26 blocks, running east to west, has been closed to cars from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day since 2020.

Organizations: Colombian, Ecuadorean Locations: Jackson Heights , Queens, New York, Roosevelt

☆ Elon Musk Allies Help Start Pro-Trump Super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of Elon Musk’s closest friends have helped start a new super PAC meant to help former President Donald J. Trump, creating an avenue for Mr. Musk and his $250 billion fortune to potentially play a significant role in the 2024 presidential race. Mr. Musk had not donated to the super PAC as of June 30, the end of the most recent disclosure period, according to a Monday filing with the Federal Election Commission. On Saturday, soon after Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt, Mr. Musk went on X to issue a full-throated endorsement of the former president. The super PAC, according to three people close to the organization, is led in part by Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of the software company Palantir and a politically ambitious venture capitalist in Austin who serves as a political confidant to Mr. Musk. Mr. Lonsdale, the people say, has played a key role in fund-raising for the group in its opening weeks, encouraging his network of influential entrepreneurs to support the super PAC.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Donald J, Musk, Trump, Joe Lonsdale, Lonsdale Organizations: Trump, America PAC, Federal, Commission, Republicans Locations: Austin

☆ A Pioneering New York Rabbi Says Goodbye to Her L.G.B.T.Q. Congregation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( James Estrin | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A New York rabbi had asked permission for her congregation to march in the city’s annual Salute to Israel Parade up Fifth Avenue. But the rabbi was Sharon Kleinbaum, the new leader of a predominantly gay synagogue. Officials from various Orthodox Jewish organizations were threatening to boycott the event, and the rabbi was getting hate mail. It was not until 2012 that the congregation was allowed to march. “I never let it upset me,” Rabbi Kleinbaum said.

Persons: Sharon Kleinbaum, “, Rabbi Kleinbaum, ” Organizations: New, Israel Parade Locations: New York, Israel

☆ Opinion: We built our world for a climate that no longer exists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Jeff Goodell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But it’s evidence of one of the central truths of our time, and one that is becoming more and more apparent every day: We have built our world for a climate that no longer exists. But less than two months earlier, a sudden windstorm in the city blacked out electricity for more than a million people. How many blackouts will it take before we realize today’s power grid was built for yesterday’s climate? One clear example: the incredible decline in the cost of renewable power in recent years. In virtually every part of the world, electricity generated by renewable power is cheaper than electricity generated by fossil fuels.

Persons: Jeff Goodell, Read, – wouldn’t, Firefighters, Hurricane Beryl, Ethan Swope, I’ve, Andreas Solaro, –, ”, Rafiq Maqbool Organizations: CNN, Big Oil, Hurricane, AP, Nature Medicine, Big, Toyota, GM, Kodak, Getty Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Houston, Big, Oroville , California, California, Palm Springs, London, Paris, Madrid, Europe, Phoenix, Saudi Arabia, Rome's, AFP, Texas, Mecca

☆ Apple expands Vision Pro to more countries outside the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on Feb. 2, 2024 in New York City. Apple's mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, will become available in more countries outside of the U.S. on Friday. The Vision Pro will also hit the shelves in Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. when stores open. At one of Apple's largest stores in London on Regent Street, customers booked slots for demos with the Vision Pro. But the Vision Pro demos offer Apple a chance to convince people why they should drop $3,499 for its headset — far pricier than other mass-market headsets.

Persons: Bryan Ma Organizations: Apple, Fifth, Vision, Singapore –, Regent, International Data Corporation Locations: New York City, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, London

☆ See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion Pricing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Keith Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion PricingAfter Gov. Here are some of the subway projects the authority says it has shelved:Work has been suspended on the expansion of the Second Avenue subway. Improvements have been postponed at nearly 100 subway stations, including new elevator and ramp installations, platform replacements and upgrades to public announcement systems. A map shows a dot for each of the affected subway stations across four of the five boroughs, with Staten Island out of frame. Below is a list of the subway stations where upgrades have been put on hold, based on what the M.T.A.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hoyt, Schermerhornt Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Locations: New York, North America, Manhattan, Upper Manhattan, York, Brooklyn, Queens, New York City, Staten

☆ Too young for an iPhone? Apple says its watch is 'a great call for kids' in new promotion
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The iPhone maker on Wednesday launched a new marketing website as part of a rebranding effort for its suite of Apple Watch features aimed at children. The software that lets parents track their child's location and manage the device is called "Apple Watch For Your Kids." Apple introduced Family Setup in 2020, allowing parents to set up a kid's Apple Watch from their phone and to control messaging options. Young audiences are critical for Apple's watch device, which hit the market almost a decade ago. According to a May survey from Piper Sandler, 34% of U.S. teens own an Apple Watch.

Persons: Glenn Younkin, Apple, Piper Sandler Organizations: Apple, Wednesday, Apple Watch, Virginia Gov, Pew Research Center Locations: New York, New York City, Los Angeles

☆ 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, and most to gain from billions in federal dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

To evaluate each state's infrastructure, our Top States study considers not just roads, bridges, ports and airports. The state broadband office notes that it is the nation's ninth-largest allocation per capita. The state's power grid is among America's least reliable, according to U.S. Department of Energy data. The severe weather means power outages are frequent as well. Since then, the power outages have persisted, making Maine's grid among the worst in the nation.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Seth Martindale, Rusty, Dan Koeck, Doug Burgum, Biden, Mark Miller, Suzanne Kreiter, Jim Justice, Senators Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, Mississippi Brenda Gavin, Elnora Ross, Michael Democker, Robert Gauthier, We're, Lauren Owens Lambert, Logan —, stoplights, Brianna Soukup, Lance King Organizations: Companies, Business, CNBC, Infrastructure Law, Arkansas Turrell, Arkansas Broadband Office, Law, Arkansas Economic Development Corporation, North Dakota, Washington Post, Peace Garden State, U.S . Department of Energy, Power Company, Dakota Utilities, Montana Bison, Getty, Industrial, Rte, Boston Globe, Census, U.S . Department of Transportation, West Virginia, Gov, U.S, Senators, West Virginia Coal Association, Justice, Manchin, Virginia Economic, First Street Foundation, Hawaii, Los Angeles Times, Afp, Boston Regional Airport, Spirit Airlines, Orlando, Logan, JetBlue, White Mountain Cable, Portland Press, Portland Press Herald, Central Maine Power, Power, Energy Department, Maine Locations: States, Arkansas, Arkansas Turrell Arkansas, Turrell Arkansas, Underwood, Peace, North Dakota, Minnesota, Dakota, Buffalo, Yellowstone, Montana, Massachusetts, Canton, Bay State, Boston, Kanawha, Poca, West Virginia, Winfield, Putnam County, Mountain State, Virginia, Mississippi, Louin , Mississippi, Gulf, BroadbandNow, Lahaina , Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Western Maui, Hampshire, Hampton , New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, New England, Maine, Epsom , New Hampshire, Brighton, Woodford Street, Portland, Alaska, Dalton, Coldfoot , Alaska

☆ When Tenants Get Illegally Locked Out, Landlords Often Win.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Cecilia Reyes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

A handful of states, including Texas and Nevada, have set up dedicated systems designed to restore tenants to their homes after an illegal lockout. She and her family still don't have a new apartment, she said, and the eviction cases on her record don't help. BI reviewed two years' worth of lockout cases from the department and found city lawyers routinely dismissed tickets, often without documenting why. Bridget Bennett for Business InsiderThat afternoon, Brown had three cases on his docket in which tenants were alleging they'd been illegally locked out and dozens of cases in which landlords were seeking formal evictions. In 2022, Miami-Dade County passed a tenant's bill of rights that underlines the illegality of lockouts and limits a landlord's ability to harass tenants.

Persons: Henisha Dunn, Dunn, Zion Griffin, Griffin, Dunn's, Alyssa Pointer, —, Caryn Schreiber, Paul Panusky, He's, Jeffrey Uno, Uno, David Brogan, Griffin's, didn't, Brandon Johnson, Abel Uribe, Rolando Quebrado, lockouts, Quebrado, Pangea, Troy Marr, Marr, James Byczek, Byczek, Michael Dudek, wasn't, Dudek, Marr's, lockouts that's, David Brown, Bridget Bennett, Brown, they'd, They're, doesn't, Dana Karni, Karni, Brooke Boyett, Harris, Marlon Coleman, Coleman, Shay Awosiyan, Mr, Awosiyan, he'd, Callaghan O'Hare, Schreiber, Jay Trumbull, Trumbull, Tom Butler, Ron DeSantis, Joe Raedle, Florida's, Austin, Coleman's Organizations: Business, BI, Survey, Department of Justice, Legal, Foundation of Los, New, Apartment Association, Atlanta Legal, Chicago police, Police, Chicago, Nevada Business, Regional Justice Center, Las Vegas Regional Justice Center, Las Vegas Justice, Justice, Lone Star Legal, Harris County's, Administration, Houston, Texas Excel Property Management, Houston Police Department, Excel's Villa Nueva, Texas Excel, Apartments, Republican, Florida Realtors, Gov Locations: Georgia, New Jersey, Minnesota, California, Texas, Nevada, New York, Atlanta, Michigan, Foundation of Los Angeles, Fulton County, Chicago, Chicago's Jefferson, They're, Las Vegas, Harris County, Houston, In Texas, Harris, Greater Inwood, Miami, Dade County, Florida, Dallas, Applebee's

☆ A Street Brawl, a Stabbing Spree and a New York Block No One Can Fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Andy Newman | Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the first sweltering Sunday of the summer, East 14th Street erupted. An aborted drug deal turned into a brawl with a glass lamp used as a weapon. An assailant in a homemade superhero cape pulled out a knife and started slashing. To the Trader Joe’s shoppers who dropped their groceries and fled in horror, the violence that unfolded along a busy commercial strip in the East Village on June 23 was as surreal and random as it was terrifying. But East 14th Street also embodies New York City’s struggles with a web of interconnected ills that have defied attempts to rein them in and have flared since the pandemic in parts of Manhattan: homelessness and mental illness, addiction and rampant shoplifting and seesaw battles for control of public space.

Persons: City’s Locations: New, Manhattan

☆ Iran's new president may be a reformist, but change remains distant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on July 06, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Friday elected its first "reformist" president in 20 years, signaling many voters' rejection of hardline conservative policies amid low turnout of just 49%, according to official figures. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. "This is why many Iranians have lost hope in bringing about change through the ballot boxes and are boycotting elections." "The core structure of Iran's theocratic regime, where a Supreme Leader's authority eclipses that of any president, will remain steadfastly intact… In essence, Iran's theocracy is designed to resist meaningful change."

Persons: Masoud Pezeshkian, Ruhollah Khomeini, Fatemeh, Masoud, Ibrahim Raisi, Sina, Toossi, Massoud Pezeshkian, Majid Saeedi, Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nader Itayim, Khamenei, Itayim, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh, Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Iran's, ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, Atta Kenare, Ben Taleblu, Pezeshkhian, Mahsa Amini, Amini, Mahsa, Ozan Kose, Pezeshkian's Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Center for International, CNBC, Guardian Council, Argus Media, Vehicles, Afp, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, AFP, for Human Rights, Trump Locations: Tehran, Iran, Afrasiabi, Islamic Republic, Mideast, Washington, Pezeshkian, Kurdish Iranian, Iranian, Istanbul

☆ Street Erupts When Man in a Wheelchair Is Taken Into Custody in Killing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | Dean Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Manhattan street erupted in anger on Monday when a man in a wheelchair was taken into custody in the killing of a young woman, whose body had been found wrapped in a blue sleeping bag days before. Some got close enough to punch him in the face, grab his jeans and rip the back of his blue-and-yellow striped shirt. Officers and emergency service workers held out their arms to keep the crowd at bay. Some of the loudest screams were from Ms. Williams’s mother, Nicole Williams. Neighbors said he and Yazmeen Williams were a couple, but the family said they were not familiar with him.

Persons: Yazmeen Williams, Williams’s, Nicole Williams, “, ”, Neighbors Locations: Manhattan

☆ Waymo's robotaxis are better than some San Francisco drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Waymo's autonomous driver is pretty damn smart, and aside from a few hesitations, the robotaxi offers a smooth, comfortable experience with competitive pricing against other ride-hailing apps. Lloyd Lee/Business InsiderWaymo's 5th generation autonomous driver could be best described as a safe but not an annoyingly cautious driver. It did the same thing to give itself more room when it detected a large parked bucket truck slightly in Waymo's lane. The expectation I had that the Waymo driver would be stiff, as the term "robot taxi" might suggest, was dispelled throughout the rides. The spokesperson said it's also possible I failed to notice something the Waymo car picked up.

Persons: —, San Francisco —, Uber, Lloyd Lee, Spokespeople, Lyft, Andrew Macdonald, Uber's, Waymo, Waymo's, BI's Peter Kafka, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Financial, SF, PACE, Jaguars Locations: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Pine

☆ Two Teenagers Drown Off Brooklyn Beach
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Victoria Kim | More About Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two teenagers drowned while swimming off Coney Island in Brooklyn as a thunderstorm rolled into the area Friday evening, the second such fatal episode at a New York City beach in less than a month. Two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing after going into the water near Stillwell Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., according to the New York City Police Department. Both were later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the police. The deaths, two weeks after two teenagers died swimming off the Rockaways in Queens, mark a particularly deadly start to the summer season at New York City beaches, where drownings have been a perennial problem. With more than two months remaining, the city matched last year’s total of four lives lost.

Organizations: New York City Police Department ., New Locations: Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, Stillwell, Queens

☆ Critics roasted LVMH for spending big on Tiffany. 4 years later, the bet doesn't look so bad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

When luxury giant LVMH shelled out $15.8 billion for storied jewelry company Tiffany in 2021, it faced outsize expectations. On the luxury resale site The RealReal, Tiffany is the most-searched jewelry brand of 2024 so far. Meanwhile at Tiffany, LVMH is using a team of Cartier veterans. Growing pains have tarnished TiffanyBut reviving a luxury brand isn't easy, and investors have been murmuring that Tiffany's turnaround hasn't met expectations. "When you go into a Tiffany store, you're going to expect to have that amazing experience in customer service."

Persons: —, Blake Lively, Gabrielle Union, Hailey, Katy Perry, Tiffany, That's, haven't, Bernard Arnault, they're, Cartier, it's, — hasn't, Arnault, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd, Theodore Roosevelt, LVMH, Fflur Roberts, HSBC's Rambourg, Cindy Ord, Rambourg, Bernard Arnault's baguette, Euromonitor's Roberts, Bulgari, Jelena Sokolova, Morningstar, China —, Roberts, Jeremy Moeller, Vierig, It's, Van, Taylor Swift, Chiara Battistini, " Roberts, There's, Battistini, Audrey Hepburn, — it's, LVMH's Tiffany, Hailey Bieber, Taylor Hill, Sokolova, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, LVMH's, HSBC, Bloomberg, Getty, Cartier, Fifth, Nike, McKinsey Locations: Manhattan, China, Asia, Paris, Tiffany, influencers, LVMH's

☆ Some transgender and nonbinary people may want to change their voices. Gender-affirming vocal coaches are there to help
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Alexandra Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This is where gender-affirming vocal coaches come in. “At the same time, I was taking a voice disorders class, and there was just a single bullet point on there about gender-affirming voice work,” they told CNN. “But that was enough for me to look out on my own and seek further education.”There are different approaches to gender-affirming vocal work. “Transgender vocal training, as it’s sometimes called, sprung up from a marriage of speech pathologists, singing teachers, theater specialists and their techniques. Freya, who is a lesbian, says gender-affirming work is a skill she can offer to her wider LGBTQ community.

Persons: Kevin Dorman, Dorman, “, ”, it’s, ” Dorman, Kim Chandler, Alexis Vandom, ” Vandom, Vandom, ” Bryce Chambers, Chambers, Anna Freya, Freya, It’s, ” Freya, “ There’s, There’s, —, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Alabama Statehouse Locations: Greensboro , North Carolina, Alabama, Seattle

☆ Saks Fifth Avenue parent HBC to purchase Neiman Marcus Group in a $2.65 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | 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 EmailSaks Fifth Avenue parent HBC to purchase Neiman Marcus Group in a $2.65 billion dealStorch Advisors CEO Jerry Storch joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Saks parent company's decision to buy Neiman Marcus, luxury retail's pandemic comparisons to today, and much more.

Persons: Jerry Storch, Neiman Organizations: Saks, HBC, Neiman Marcus, Storch

☆ Biden's first post-debate interview could ultimately decide his fate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, we're looking at the mounting pressure President Joe Biden is facing to forgo his reelection campaign . The Clash's 1982 hit could be President Joe Biden's anthem these days as rumors swirl about his reelection bid. Under campaign finance law, the VP is the only candidate who can easily inherit the hundreds of millions of dollars raised by Biden's campaign . Patrick Semansky/AP Photo; BIBiden's first post-debate interview could ultimately decide his fate. In other newsAdvertisementWhat's happening todayA first look at Biden's interview with George Stephanopoulos airs on ABC.

Persons: —, he's, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Win McNamee, Chelsea Jia Feng, Joe Biden's, Biden, Insider's Bryan Metzger, Biden's, Donald Trump, Lloyd Doggett, Raúl Grijalva, Kamala Harris — hasn't, Harris, Patrick Semansky, George Stephanopoulos, Karine Jean, Pierre, CFRA, Berkshire Hathaway, Neil Shearing, Jensen Huang, Justin Sullivan, Rebecca Zisser, Caitlin Clark, Alex Morgan, Hailey Welch, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Labour Party, Business, Democratic, ABC News, New York Times, Trump, Berkshire, Economics, Saks, Saks Global, ABC Locations: New Mexico, Virginia, Biden's, New York, London

☆ Japan is bracing for rage against the vending machine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hole-in-the-wall izakayas (traditional bars), ryokan (traditional inns), and Shinto shrines often accept cash only. STR/Getty ImagesTake Japan's millions of vending machines. The Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association recently said that almost 80% of the country's machines would need upgrades to accept the new notes, per comments reported by Reuters. Vending machines are a common sight in Japan. If they're stopping by a vending machine there anytime soon, they may want to check first if their bills will work.

Persons: —, Omotesando, Bank of Japan — Organizations: Service, Business, Kansai region's, Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association, Reuters, Bank of Japan Locations: Japan, Ginza, Tokyo, Kansai, Kansai region's Osaka

☆ CNBC Daily Open: UK Labour landslide election victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. UK Labour wins landslide victoryThe center-left Labour Party has won a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Samsung shares climbed 2.84%, hitting their highest level since January 2021. Here are Evercore ISI's best stock ideas for the second half.

Persons: Keir Starmer's, Tony Blair's, Rishi Sunak, Brexiteer Nigel Farage, jeopardizing, Korea's Kospi, nonfarm payrolls, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Labour, Labour Party, Conservative, Keir Starmer's Labour, Party, Nikkei, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, CSI, S3 Partners, Saks Fifth, HBC, Saks, ISI Locations: May's

☆ Saks Fifth Avenue is buying Neiman Marcus with Amazon’s help
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus are merging to create a luxury department store empire. “We’re thrilled to take this step in bringing together these iconic luxury names, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman,” said HBC CEO Richard Baker in a release. Saks has 39 stores, while Neiman Marcus, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, has 36 stores. Neiman Marcus also owns Bergdorf Goodman. Both of them will report to Baker, who becomes the executive chairman of Saks Global.

Persons: New York CNN —, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, “ We’re, ”, Richard Baker, Marc Metrick, Ian Putnam, Baker, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, ” Neil Saunders, “, Amazon, Saunders Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Saks Fifth, Saks, HBC, Saks Fifth, Saks Global, HBC Properties, Canadian, Brands, Neiman, Capri, GlobalData, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Locations: New York, Hudson’s, Glendale , California, Columbus , Ohio

☆ Saks Fifth Avenue parent HBC to acquire Neiman Marcus Group in $2.65 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Saks Fifth Avenue parent HBC said on Thursday it will acquire Neiman Marcus Group in a $2.65 billion deal combining the storied retailers. The combination will establish Saks Global, which will include Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Neiman Marcus' namesake department store chain and Bergdorf Goodman. "We're thrilled to take this step in bringing together these iconic luxury names," HBC CEO Richard Baker. "This is an exciting time in luxury retail," Baker added, citing technological advancements that can "redefine" the customer experience. Neiman Marcus Group CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck called the partnership a "proactive choice in an evolving retail landscape."

Persons: Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, We're, Richard Baker, Baker, Marc Metrick, Ian Putnam, Geoffroy van Raemdonck, what's Organizations: Saks Fifth, HBC, Saks Global, Saks, HBC Properties, Investments, Neiman

Search resuls for: "Avenue"

25 mentions found