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☆ How hustle icon Gary Vee found his inner Ted Lasso
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementVaynerchuk, also known as Gary Vee, has built a legion of fans, many of whom are young men, by evangelizing hard work. His schtick lands with a generation that's grown up with — and is now exhausted by — social media, which encourages constant comparisons with others. Advertisement"In the beginning, it was, 'That's dumb, that's dumb,'" Jon Halvorson, SVP of Mondelez and a longtime client, said of Vaynerchuk's rhetoric. CMOs no longer have to be convinced to embrace social media, and many have even bypassed agencies like VaynerX altogether to take that work in-house. Naysayers say his personal brand is still bigger than his company; Vaynerchuk has 22 times as many followers on X as VaynerMedia.

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☆ Food prices are at their highest levels in over a year. And these items will get even more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Athvisions | E+ | Getty ImagesGlobal food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets expected to continue climbing, according to market watchers. In October, world food commodity prices were at their highest since April 2023, according to the most recent data compiled by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index, which monitors the prices of five food baskets: grains, meat, dairy, vegetable oils and sugar, rose by 2% in October, driven primarily by a surge in vegetable oil prices. The index measures raw commodity prices rather than retail costs, but the increase suggests that higher food prices may continue to affect consumers. While coffee and cocoa prices are not reflected in the FAO index, prices of the two commodities face the "most risk," said Biggin.

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☆ Jorge Martin: Swashbuckling bike racer poised to make history in MotoGP season finale
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In April 2021, he was on a roll following a stunning introduction to life in the premier class of bike racing. Fresh from a pole position and a third place in only his second ever MotoGP race, Martin arrived at the third round of the championship in Portugal believing the world was at his feet. “When I arrived in MotoGP in 2021, I started too good, let’s say,” Martin tells CNN, smiling. Prima Pramac RacingA month later, however, Martin was back on a bike and has steadily improved ever since. Jorge Martin has had three race wins this MotoGP season.

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Most Americans who moved to Texas came from California and Florida, followed by New York and Illinois. AdvertisementMichelle Clifford and her family moved from California to Texas. Where people from Texas move toThere are also plenty of people who leave Texas in search of greener pastures. Between 2022 and 2023, about 38,700 people moved from Texas to California, a slight decrease from the 42,300 who did so the previous year. Courtesy of Ty JoergerTexan native Ty Joerger, 25, and about a dozen of his friends moved from Texas to the Pacific Northwest over the past two years.

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☆ No. 1 Alabama upset by Vanderbilt: Is the Tide in Playoff trouble after historic loss?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Kennington Smith Iii | Joe Rexrode | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

It marked the Commodores’ first-ever win over an AP top-five team and just the fourth time Alabama has lost as a No. — Joe RexrodeAlabama isn’t in as much CFP trouble as it may seemThe CFP margin for error has shrunk, of course, for an Alabama team that still has challenging road games against Tennessee, LSU and Oklahoma ahead. Despite a near-even margin in total yards (Vanderbilt 186, Alabama 159), the Commodores controlled the game by converting third downs — 7-of-10 in the first half. Williams’ magic isn’t enoughWhen Alabama needed a big play it called on its 17-year-old phenom Ryan Williams — and he delivered. Then, faced with a fourth-and-goal and trailing 40-28, Williams’ 2-yard touchdown run put Alabama back within one possession.

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Otis Keys II, 41, The Colony, Texas UPS driver grappling with smaller average paychecks despite a new union contract. When Otis Keys II hit top-level pay for his role at UPS in 2019, he expected to start checking items off his financial bucket list. That’s not what happened, even after the Teamsters union he belongs to negotiated a historic new contract last summer. “There’s a lot of guys that actually had to take a hard layoff and sit home.”Primary source of income: Keys drives full time for UPS. A UPS spokesperson said feeder drivers “are the best compensated in the industry” and “their total pay and benefits package is valued at nearly double our competitors’.”Otis Keys II is a feeder truck driver at UPS.

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☆ What is F1 Academy? Here's everything you need to know about Formula 1's female-only racing series
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Gregory Leporati | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In many ways, F1 Academy is a spiritual successor to W Series, an all-female racing series that shuttered in 2022 because of financial problems. Where F1 Academy differs is that it has the financial backing of Formula 1 and buy-in from the sport's constructors, with each team sponsoring F1 Academy drivers. "F1 Academy is a really friendly environment and a bit different to when I've been in male paddocks with mixed competition. She previously competed in W Series and has enjoyed her time so far with F1 Academy, which she describes as a "streamlined" series. Most importantly, though, she's grateful for the amount of testing and practice time that F1 Academy provides.

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☆ They got priced out of NYC, so they bought a $160,000 house in Vermont — but country life doesn't mean they're 'suddenly wealthy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewAfter four years of living in their studio apartment in Brooklyn, Taylor and Tatum Barnes decided it was time to leave New York City. Advertisement"In New York City, I did not drive. Related stories"In New York City, we're not waving at everyone we pass by because if you did that, you'd go insane. The slower pace of life in Vermont has been refreshing compared to the hustle and bustle of the city, Taylor, who was originally from Pennsylvania, added. "Compared to New York City, the mortgage is half that of what we paid for rent," Tatum said.

Persons: —, Taylor, Tatum Barnes, Tatum, they're, we're, you'd, It's, Barnes, isn't, We're, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New, Fiscal, Institute Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, Vermont, Hartford , Vermont, Pomfret, Burlington, City, playgroups, Pennsylvania, NYC, New York

☆ To woo investors, hedge funds are reviving a strategy left for dead post-crisis — supercharged index investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewFaced with higher rates and a daunting fundraising climate, hedge funds are wooing investors with a seemingly antithetical pitch: index investing with a twist. Hedge fund industry insiders are abuzz right now about "portable alpha," a blast-from-the-past strategy that's undergoing a revival. According to the Morgan Stanley white paper, it can take on a variety of forms, including "dedicated portable alpha funds, portable alpha share classes, portable alpha feeder funds and other solutions." Advertisement"It's a nice way of smuggling hedge funds into your portfolio if you're an allocator," said Jon Caplis, CEO of hedge fund research firm PivotalPath. He said much of the industry still hasn't woken up to the appetite for portable alpha solutions and the potential boon to hedge funds.

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☆ Delta hires powerful lawyer David Boies’ firm to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for its outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And now it wants Microsoft and the cybersecurity firm that caused the problem to compensate it for at least some of its losses. Delta has hired high-profile attorney David Boies’ law firm to seek damages from cyber security firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the massive service issues it suffered last week following a badly flawed software update caused problems in a key computer program. The hiring of the firm of Boies Schiller Flexner, first reported by CNBC, was confirmed to CNN by a person familiar with the decision. Delta’s costs could total between $325 million to $475 million, according to a note published Tuesday by Savanthi Syth, airline analyst for Raymond James. Boies and his firm won $290 million in 2023 from JPMorgan Chase for Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse victims.

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☆ The Van Epps family left town for a youth baseball tournament Then tragedy struck
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Van Epps family left behind two dogs, a stunned and grieving community, and an untold number of priceless memories. The Van Epps family in an undated photo from several years ago. The Van Epps family took a different route. James Ryan Van Epps pitched in a baseball tournament the morning of the plane crash. Courtesy Ansley Van EppsMeanwhile, she and others who loved the Van Epps family took care of other priorities.

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Enter the Epson FastFoto (FF-680W), the only home scanner on the market that can batch-process up to 35 photos at a time, with scanning speeds up to 80 photos per minute. Epson FastFoto (FF-680W) The FastFoto is one of the best photo scanners on the market, allowing you to batch-scan images at speeds of up to two photos per second. While the OfficeJet has can scan images, it is much slower and more manual process than with the FastFoto. The same photo, as scanned by a cellphone app and the Epson FastFoto. AdvertisementThe bottom lineThe Epson FastFoto is the easiest and fastest solution I've found for digitizing old photos.

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☆ Why Walmart, Walgreens, CVS retail health clinic experiment is struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

But the business experience in the retail health clinic space has largely disappointed. Walmart and the problem of volume vs. priceIn 2019, Walmart announced a bold initiative to open 4,000 in-store health clinics by 2029. "Primary health care is a low margin business," said Arielle Trzcinski, a principal analyst covering health care at research firm. "Compared to what they see in traditional retail, health care is a fundamentally different business," Trzcinski said, citing the challenges of navigating insurance companies and administrative burdens that health care brings. In-store health clinics can be profitable and viable, and retailers are experimenting with piecemeal approaches tailored to the local market.

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☆ What putting up a bird feeder can lead to
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Blame the bird feeders — all three of them (plus a bird bath and a hummingbird feeder, of course). It’s hard to describe what happens, but it comes upon you like a cascade of feathered dopamine: You get a bird feeder. Then, the birds start to come to your bird feeder! While you can certainly outfit your bird community with top-of-the-line accoutrement, it’s not that expensive — and just as satisfying — to just have a single feeder. Even the most humble sparrow or house wren has its own little personality, its own little dramas and peculiarities.

Persons: can’t, I’ve, Cardinal, I’m, It’s, birdsong, you’re, it’s Organizations: CNN, Bravo

☆ Tesla engineers break down what it's like to interview at Elon Musk's car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

10 Tesla engineers broke down the process and gave tips for getting a job at Musk's company. But engineers at Tesla say it's no small feat to land a role at Elon Musk's most well-known company. Business Insider spoke with 10 current Tesla engineers about what it takes to work at the company. Advertisement"Sometimes it really is who you know at Tesla," said one engineer who has worked at the company for six years. AdvertisementSome Tesla engineers said they spent over 40 hours preparing for the presentation over the course of several weeks.

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☆ How to get hired at Tesla: Engineers can face up to 9 interviews, a 6-hour panel, and a letter to Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla's hiring process can involve up to 9 interviews, a presentation, and sometimes a letter to Elon Musk. 10 Tesla engineers broke down the process and gave tips for getting a job at Musk's company. But engineers at Tesla say it's no small feat to land a role at Elon Musk's most well-known company. Business Insider spoke with 10 current Tesla engineers about what it takes to work at the company. AdvertisementSome Tesla engineers said they spent over 40 hours preparing for the presentation over the course of several weeks.

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Without ever clicking a mouse or touching a screen, Mark selected this command on his computer simply using signals from his brain. “I figured I had two choices: I could wallow in self-pity, or I could pick myself up by the bootstraps and do what I could to help,” Mark said. Synchron’s brain implant, the one Mark has, is called a Stentrode and consists of a stent with electrode sensors that can detect electrical brain activity. That external transmitter sits right above the internal transmitter and carries the signal from Mark’s brain to the computer almost instantaneously. Earlier this month, Musk also said Neuralink’s first human trial participant can control a computer mouse with their brain.

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After living through the Civil Rights movement, he became the first Black man to build a billion-dollar business in the 1980s. Black History Month is also Black Futures Month — and it's a chance to remember him. Make money while you sleepMy father said he wanted to make money while he was sleeping, and he certainly accomplished that through investing. Follow-up is keyThe second thing I want to share that my father taught me was about following up. One day, an employee of his dropped the ball on an initiative, and my dad wanted to use it as an example of what not to do.

Persons: Reginald F, Lewis, it's, —, ” Organizations: Service, Civil Rights, Harvard Law School Locations: Southern

☆ Inside the $36,000 Grammy gift bag given to performers like Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It also gets you one of the best gift bags in the business. For the 25th consecutive year, Grammy performers and presenters will receive a massive gift bag courtesy of Los Angeles-based marketing company Distinctive Assets. Unlike the famous Oscars gift bag, which only goes to a select few nominees, Distinctive Assets founder Lash Fary says that 145 individuals will receive this year's Grammy bag. Most recipients will receive their bags — large duffels stuffed full of nearly 60 products — during rehearsals for the show. "As talent leaves rehearsals, the bag goes into the back of their car."

Persons: Dyson, Lash Fary, Fary Organizations: Los, CNBC Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Private-asset binge exposes insurance to new risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The concept is not new: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) has used its insurance premiums to help fund everything from railways to cowboy-boot makers. The prospect of insurance companies buying risky loans or private equity investments has raised eyebrows. Many private credit assets, for example, rely on so-called private letter ratings based on confidential data. Given the private nature of private credit, it’s hard to see from the outside how big these risks are, or where they lurk. Besides, even if the share of life insurance assets that are mis-rated or undercapitalized is tiny, smaller insurers could carry more concentrated risk.

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☆ 5 UPS workers shared the toughest parts of their jobs: 'Sleeping on a truck four nights a week is rough'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Manseen Logan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read more: I'm a UPS driver. AdvertisementThe tension between UPS and the union was not favorable"I really like driving for UPS," said another delivery driver. AdvertisementSummers in the UPS warehouse can be really difficultA UPS part-time warehouse worker, who is based in the Southeastern US, said summers in the warehouse could be really difficult. AdvertisementRead more: I've been a UPS warehouse worker for almost 20 years. Are you a UPS driver with an interesting story?

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☆ Pay Thousands to Quit Your Job? Some Employers Say So.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mandating a financial penalty if a contract is broken, as in Vidal’s case, has a long history in contract law, but it is relatively new in employment contracts. A typical stay-or-pay clause is called a training-repayment-agreement provision (TRAP), which stipulates that the cost of on-the-job training will be borne by the employee. Nevertheless, Harris says, it’s hard to know how many workers are subject to these contracts, because employment contracts are often private. She had to wait tables for a while but eventually got an offer with Ameriflight, a Texas-based cargo carrier. and FedEx have routes around the country, they still rely on smaller carriers to fly the connecting routes from, say, Lansing to Detroit.

Persons: “, ” Seligman, ”, Jonathan Harris, Harris, — Harris, Kate Fredericks, Fredericks Organizations: U.S ., Appeals, First Circuit, National Employment, Private, Loyola Marymount, Ameriflight, FedEx Locations: Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Texas, Lansing, Detroit, Puerto Rico

☆ 10 in-demand, low-stress jobs—one pays more than $100,000 per year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stress level: 52 Media salary: $113,940Packaging and filling machine operator and tenderPackaging and filling machine operators work in places like factories preparing goods for shipment. Stress level: 52 Media salary: $36,750ArchivistArchivists are responsible for safeguarding important historical documents. Stress level: 53 Media salary: $60,800Electromechanical equipment assemblerElectromechanical equipment assemblers put together and maintain various machines or parts of machines (like dynamometers and actuators). Stress level: 53 Media salary: $76,480Fuel cell engineerFuel cells produce electricity using energy from elements like hydrogen. Stress level: 55 Media salary: $44,930Machine feeder and offbearer

Persons: assemblers Organizations: America Survey, Occupational

☆ 2 prominent conservative judges have quashed an investigation into their former clerk — and friend of Clarence Thomas — for texting 'I hate black people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe federal courts have spiked an investigation into racist text messages sent by a conservative activist-turned-law clerk who got jobs working alongside two federal judges with the full-throated support of Clarence Thomas . She also landed clerkships with two federal judges — Judge Corey Maze, a federal district judge in Alabama, and Judge William Pryor, an influential appellate judge. Last year, a federal judicial panel ordered that an investigation take place into whether Clanton actually sent the texts. After finishing law school, Clanton clerked for Maze, a federal judge in Anniston, Alabama from 2022 to 2023. Judge Debra Livington, the Second Circuit's chief judge, wrote in 2022 that Judges Pryor and Maze simply concluded that the New Yorker's reporting wasn't true.

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