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☆ Product managers rule Silicon Valley. Not everyone is happy about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Several companies, from Airbnb to Snap, are now reconsidering the utility of product managers entirely, while others claim that the product manager's reign will only expand in the age of AI. Advertisement"The shift in power moved from engineering to product managers," says Hubert Palan, the CEO of Productboard, a company that provides software for product managers. "The product manager is at the center of everything," says Avi Siegel, a former product manager who's working on his own startup, Momentum. Whether their coworkers are happy about it or not, product managers are gaining recognition. "The future really does belong to product managers," says Frank Fusco, a product manager turned CEO of a software company called Silicon Society.

Persons: Elle, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, YouTube's Neal Mohan, Gamble, Hubert Palan, doesn't, Avi Siegel, who's, Aaron, he's, ZipRecruiter, Zippia, I've, they're, Palan, Meg Watson, Watson, Brian Chesky, Paul Graham —, Frank Fusco, Fusco Organizations: LinkedIn, Procter, Hewlett, Packard, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Companies, Big Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, . News, McKinsey, Software, Spotify, Chesky, Silicon Society

☆ DuPont's biggest businesses get stronger and a key catalyst may arrive sooner than thought
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Operating EBITDA of $857 million in the quarter came in ahead of the $818 million consensus, according to FactSet. DuPont's performance on profitability metrics shined, with the better-than-expected operating EBITDA and earnings results for the quarter compounded by an increase to management's full-year outlook on both metrics. Quarterly results Another reason to look past the light water-and-protection sales: Operating margins at both of the core business units were ahead of expectations. For the electronics-and-industrial segment, management said operating EBITDA was helped, in part, by increased volume gains along with savings from productivity and restructuring actions. The operating EBITDA guide was raised to about $3.125 billion, up from a prior range of $3.06 billion to $3.11 billion.

Persons: we've, EBITDA, aren't, It's, Ed Breen, DuPont, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jeff Fusco Organizations: DuPont, Club, PPG Industries, Management, Analysts, CNBC Locations: China, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

Persons: Greg McDonald Jr, “, you’re, ” Greg Jr, Betsy, Greg Jr, he’d, He’d, ”, that’s, Greg Sr, Lynn McDonald, Greg, ’, Austin Steele, ” Rob Bell’s, Charles Swindoll’s “, Ali Forney, –, PFLAG –, Lynn, ‘, McDonald, Hodges, Jon Cherry, Kahlib Barton, Barton, they’re, ” Barton, Connie, Grace ’, ” Greg Sr, He’ll, Connie McDonald, ” Lynn, James Dobson, ” Dobson, Jeff Fusco, ” Lynn McDonald, Abraham, Isaac, “ Wanna, Karen, David Gushee, ethicists, Gushee, ” Gushee, Gushee’s, Jesus, —, Lynn’s, ’ ’ ’ Lynn, David Quinones, Quinones, Deb, Josh, ” Quinones, David Quinones Quinones, ” David Quinones, Andy Stanley, Stanley, Sterling Graves, Albert Mohler, podcaster, Mohler, ” “, ” Mohler, Dominic Gwinn, ” Stanley, Andy, “ Greg Jr, ” Greg McDonald, ‘ We’re, Greg McDonald, They’ve, Patrick Potulski, Potulski, ” Potulski, Standing, he’s Greg Jr, Jon, doesn’t, John Blake Organizations: CNN, McDonalds, Christian, Ali, Supreme, Kentucky State Capitol, DePaul University in, DePaul, Fashion Institute of Technology, ”, Episcopal, North Point Community Church, North, “, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, National Conservative Conference, Washington D.C, McDonald Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan, America, Chattahoochee, Atlanta, Christian, Frankfort , Kentucky, DePaul University in Chicago, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City, Duluth , Georgia, New Zealand, Georgia, North Point, Atlanta ., North, Washington, AFP, England, South Africa, Australia, Ethiopia, Poland

☆ Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco on Gas Prices and Fed Impact at Gastech Conference
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | 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 EmailCheniere CEO Jack Fusco on Gas Prices and Fed Impact at Gastech ConferenceCheniere CEO Jack Fusco, in an interview with Brian Sullivan at the Gastech Conference, highlighted how low natural gas prices benefit the company and discussed the $1.5 trillion global investment in natural gas infrastructure. He also emphasized the importance of Federal Reserve decisions, given Cheniere's $25 billion in debt, and their impact on the company's financial outlook.

Persons: Jack Fusco, Brian Sullivan Organizations: Gas, Gastech Conference, Gastech, Federal Reserve

☆ DuPont's AI ties drew us in, but its water unit may be the sleeper hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

DuPont's water business DuPont is considered a leader in purification and specialty-separation technologies that generates cleaner water for industries, governments, and communities. Arun Viswanathan, analyst at RBC Capital Markets, characterizes Dupont's water business' next-generation products as being "at the top of the technology pyramid." Dupont's water business is the smallest of the three companies that will be created by the breakup. As this exercise shows, DuPont's water business as a standalone firm would certainly deserve that compared to some. Potential M & A It's possible DuPont's water business never makes it to standalone status.

Persons: we've, Jim Cramer, It's, Lori Koch, it's, Aleksey Yefremov, Arun Viswanathan, Viswanathan, Dupont, RBC's Viswanathan, DuPont, KeyBank's Yefremov, EBITDA, Pentair, Veralto, Yefremov, They'll, they'll, —, Koch, Ed Breen, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Jeff Fusco Organizations: DuPont, CNBC, JPMorgan, Bank, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets Locations: China, North America, Asia, East, Africa, America, Yefremov, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ LNG pause adds 'uncertainty' to the industry, says Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLNG pause adds 'uncertainty' to the industry, says Cheniere CEO Jack FuscoCNBC's Brian Sullivan interviews Cheniere President and CEO Jack Fusco, from the CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas.

Persons: Jack Fusco CNBC's Brian Sullivan, Jack Fusco Locations: Houston , Texas

☆ DuPont sets a low bar and hops over it — the quarter is a step in the right direction and investors scoop up shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

While the recovery time may vary buy end market, it's important to note that on a consolidated basis, management does believe that the first quarter 2024 will represent the bottom. They expect to see a pickup in sales as we exit the second quarter of 2024. DD 1Y mountain DuPont 1 year Guidance Management's forecast for the current quarter (first quarter of fiscal 2024) was unchanged from what we got on the preannouncement. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jeff Fusco Organizations: DuPont, Electronics, DuPont's Semiconductor Technologies, Semiconductor Technologies, Industrial Solutions, Protection, Safety Solutions, Solutions, Management, CNBC Locations: China, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Everything you need know about DuPont's earnings warning and our price target change on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

DuPont preannounced disappointing earnings results before the opening bell Wednesday, sending the stock down roughly 13%. Operating fourth-quarter EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is expected to be about $715 million, operating cash flow about $640 million, and adjusted free cash flow is expected to be about $500 million. That compares to estimates, according to FactSet, of $746 million, $573 million and $447 million, respectively. These forecasts represent across-the-board misses versus Street expectations for sales of $3.04 billion, operating EBITDA of $751 million, and earnings of 88 cents per share. Given the slower recovery and impact on 2024 earnings, we are reducing our DuPont price target to $78 per share from $85.

Persons: We're, That's, destocking, it's, Dupont, Patience, Danaher, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jeff Fusco Organizations: DuPont, LSEG, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Danaher, Devices, AMD, Broadcom, CNBC Locations: Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Inside the rise of Chiara Ferragni, the social media mega-star who's been accused of misleading followers into buying a charity cake
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chiara Ferragni is an Italian influencer with just under 30 million followers on Instagram. Here's how the digital entrepreneur shot to social media superstardom. The item was packaged with a pink box featuring Ferragni's name and logo, as well as an illustration of the social media star. AdvertisementBut how did Ferragni become such a social media superstar and build her empire — amid this controversy? Amid the recent scandal, Ferragni's massive online presence continues to span social media.

Persons: Chiara Ferragni, Here's, —, Ferragni, Balocco, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Federico Leonardo Lucia, Leone, Fedez, ferragnez, Lapresse, Eugenio Fusco, Alessandra Balocco Organizations: Service, Regina Margherita Hospital, Italian Competition Authority, Authority, Associated Press, Milan's Bocconi University, Financial Times, Teen Vogue, Forbes, Harvard Business School, Prada, AP Locations: Italian, Turin, Italy, Balocco, Milan, Venice, TikTok

☆ Julianne Moore’s Montauk Sanctuary
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nick Haramis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +34 min

— HANYA YANAGIHARASpeak Softly In a wild meadow by the sea, Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich’s Montauk house uses just a few materials to say many things. In Moore’s office, a Pierre Jeanneret desk and chair, an Alvar Aalto stool and a Willy Van Der Meeren cabinet. In the oak-paneled living room of Justinian Kfoury’s apartment in a townhouse on Washington Square Park, an Audubon-style print and a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair. A view of the double-height living room from the curved balcony on the third floor. A sculpture by Huma Bhabha and a configuration of five Isamu Noguchi L7 pendants in the landing that separates the primary suite from the living room.

Persons: it’s, Mishan, there’s, —, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich’s Montauk, Bart Freundlich’s, Moore, Tom Volk, Oliver Freundlich, Anne’s, Pierre Jeanneret, Alvar Aalto, Willy Van Der, Ori Gersht, she’s, ” It’s, ”, “, Bart Freundlich, Tomas Maier, Bottega, Andrew Geller, Norman Jaffe, Freundlich, ” Moore, Moore’s, Liv, Caleb, Robert Gurr, Isamu Noguchi, Pierre, Noguchi, Alma Allen, Joseph Dirand, Oliver, “ I’m, ” Oliver, grins, MOORE, Anne Love Smith, Massimiliano Locatelli, Daniel Romualdez, Vincent Van Duysen, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Willy Van Der Meeren, Friedrich Kunath, Mark Wilson, Donald Judd, Wilson, Mario Bellini, Karl Springer, Rogan Gregory, Nancy Pearce, Oscar, Alice ”, Alexander Calder, Andrea Zittel, JB Blunk, AFTRA, Hope, It’s, ‘ You’re, ’ ”, Justinian, Hans Wegner Papa Bear, Paavo, Marc Hundley, that’s, Adriana Lara, Nicholas Krushenick, Justinian Kfoury, downtowners, He’d, Trish Goff, Kfoury, Leonid Berman, Jelto ”, Tomma Abts, Paul Cadmus, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Paul van der, ” Kfoury, Joe Roberts, Mary Cameron Goodyear, Kfoury’s, He’s, Wolfgang Tillmans, they’d, Lorna Simpson, Misha Kahn, Michael Anastassiades, Glenn Ligon’s, Frank Bowling, Piet Hein Eek, Miriam Cahn, Paul Pfeiffer’s, Leah Panlilio, Tal Schori, Rustam Mehta, Adam Pogue, Constantino Buccolieri, Michael Kirkland, Cy Twombly’s, Ho, Huma Bhabha, Nairy Baghramian, Coco Fusco, Robert Vinas Jr, Duro Olowu, Mark Ellison, Adam Marelli, Bob Chan, Isamu Noguchi Akari, Danh Vo, Nairy, ‘, Laura Mac Donald, Theaster Gates, Frank Lloyd, Kirkland, Ettore, Parsons, Jasper Johns, Merce Cunningham Organizations: Manhattan’s, Yorkers, that’s, Hamptons, WHO, Writers Guild of America, SAG, “, Audubon, Washington, East Village, brac, AS, Fifth, Fort Standard, GRT Architects, Architects, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Soane Britain Locations: New York, Paris, London, Rome , New York, It’s, Washington, Manhattan, Harlem, Montauk, American, Chinatown, York, N.Y, Summerhill, Long, Fort Pond, New York City, Pond, North Carolina, Morentz, Scottish, Japanese American, Belgian, East Hampton, Japan, “, California, Swiss, New York’s Washington, Kennebunkport, England, East, Boston, Lebanon, Maine, Vermont, Venice, Moroccan, North, Kfoury’s, New York’s Harlem, Westchester County, Brooklyn, Italian, Finnish, Rome, Los Angeles, Korean, Berlin, Iranian, Chicago

☆ Inside the Elaborate, Enviable Design of Three New York Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +34 min

If You Can Make It Here Great design for a great city (New York, of course — where else?) In the oak-paneled living room of Justinian Kfoury’s apartment in a townhouse on Washington Square Park, an Audubon-style print and a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair. “She was eccentric, grand, but not afraid of making weird decisions about design.” In the living room, a 1975 Leonid Berman painting of the Venice Lagoon hangs between the French doors. A view of the double-height living room from the curved balcony on the third floor. A sculpture by Huma Bhabha and a configuration of five Isamu Noguchi L7 pendants in the landing that separates the primary suite from the living room.

Persons: it’s, Mishan, there’s, —, Justinian, Hans Wegner Papa Bear, Paavo, Marc Hundley, that’s, Adriana Lara, Nicholas Krushenick, ”, Justinian Kfoury, downtowners, He’d, Trish Goff, Kfoury, “, Leonid Berman, Jelto ”, Tomma Abts, Paul Cadmus, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Paul van der, ” Kfoury, Joe Roberts, Mary Cameron Goodyear, Kfoury’s, He’s, Wolfgang Tillmans, they’d, It’s, Lorna Simpson, Mario Bellini, Misha Kahn, Michael Anastassiades, Glenn Ligon’s, Frank Bowling, Piet Hein Eek, Miriam Cahn, Paul Pfeiffer’s, Leah Panlilio, Tal Schori, Rustam Mehta, Adam Pogue, Constantino Buccolieri, Michael Kirkland, Alvar Aalto, Cy Twombly’s, Ho, Huma Bhabha, Isamu Noguchi, Nairy Baghramian, Coco Fusco, Robert Vinas Jr, Duro Olowu, Mark Ellison, Adam Marelli, Bob Chan, Isamu Noguchi Akari, Danh Vo, Nairy, ‘, Laura Mac Donald, Theaster Gates, Frank Lloyd, Kirkland, Ettore, Parsons, Jasper Johns, Merce Cunningham, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich’s Montauk, Bart Freundlich’s, Moore, Tom Volk, Oliver Freundlich, Anne’s, Pierre Jeanneret, Willy Van Der, Ori Gersht, she’s, ” It’s, Bart Freundlich, Tomas Maier, Bottega, Andrew Geller, Norman Jaffe, Freundlich, ” Moore, Moore’s, Liv, Caleb, Robert Gurr, Pierre, Noguchi, Alma Allen, Joseph Dirand, Oliver, “ I’m, ” Oliver, grins, MOORE, Anne Love Smith, Massimiliano Locatelli, Daniel Romualdez, Vincent Van Duysen, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Willy Van Der Meeren, Friedrich Kunath, Mark Wilson, Donald Judd, Wilson, Karl Springer, Rogan Gregory, Nancy Pearce, Oscar, Alice ”, Alexander Calder, Andrea Zittel, JB Blunk, AFTRA, Hope, ‘ You’re, ’ ” Organizations: Manhattan’s, Yorkers, that’s, Audubon, Washington, East Village, brac, AS, Fifth, Fort Standard, GRT Architects, Architects, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Soane Britain, Hamptons, WHO, Writers Guild of America, SAG, “ Locations: New York, Paris, London, Rome , New York, It’s, Washington, Manhattan, Harlem, Montauk, American, Chinatown, York, New York’s Washington, Kennebunkport, England, East, Boston, Lebanon, Maine, Vermont, Venice, Moroccan, North, Kfoury’s, New York’s Harlem, Westchester County, N.Y, Brooklyn, Italian, Finnish, Rome, Los Angeles, Korean, Berlin, Iranian, Chicago, North Carolina, California, Summerhill, Long, Fort Pond, New York City, Pond, Morentz, Scottish, Japanese American, Belgian, East Hampton, Japan, “, Swiss

☆ Pope acknowledges his Russia comments were faulty
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after visiting Mongolia, September 4, 2023. "I was not thinking of imperialism when I said that," Francis said about his comments last month. The comments caused an uproar in Ukraine because Russian President Vladimir Putin has invoked the legacies of the two Russian monarchs in justifying his invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of its territory. They were welcomed by the Kremlin, which praised the pope for his knowledge of Russian history. There were dark political years in Russia but the heritage is there, available to all," he said.

Persons: Pope Francis, Ciro Fusco, Pope, Catholic Church Pope, Francis, tsars Peter I, Catherine II, Vladimir Putin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Peter, Catherine, Francis said, John XXIV, Philip Pullella Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Catholic Church, Kremlin, Communist Party, Vatican, coy, Thomson Locations: Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Kremlin China, China, Vatican, Beijing, Vietnam, Marseilles

☆ Cheniere raises 2023 core earnings forecast after strong first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Sourasis Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies Cheniere Energy Inc FollowMay 2 (Reuters) - Top U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG.A) raised its 2023 core earnings forecast on Tuesday after reporting a quarterly profit compared with a year-ago loss, sending its shares up 1.63% in premarket trading. Cheniere raised its consolidated adjusted core earnings forecast for 2023 to $8.2 billion-$8.7 billion from $8 billion-$8.5 billion, while analysts on average had expected $8.39 billion, according to Refinitiv. Cheniere, which operates the Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass export terminals, also expects higher distributable cash flow in 2023. "We set a new quarterly LNG production record in the first quarter," said Chief Executive Officer Jack Fusco. Cheniere posted a net income of $5.4 billion, or $22.10 cents per share, compared with average analysts' estimate of $5.52 cents per share, according to Refinitiv.

CNN —The 2022 World Series is a classic case of overwhelming favorite against plucky underdog. The Astros’ only previous World Series win came when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. “It is the World Series, it’s a big stage, but they have been loose the entire time through this whole process. The Philadelphia Phillies last won the World Series in 2008. Further back in 1929, the Philadelphia Athletics’ World Series win was followed by the Wall Street Crash.

☆ Airbnb hosts say they're fed up with how the vacation-rental platform treats them and favors guests. Some are planning to 'strike' or even quit Airbnb altogether.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-18 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The host, Ryan Villines, is organizing a boycott, encouraging hosts to "snooze" their listings. Like Johnson, many Airbnb hosts and property managers are frustrated by what they describe as the vacation-rental platform's tendency to favor guests in disputes. Liz DeBold Fusco, an Airbnb spokesperson, said the new policy was meant to provide "greater flexibility" to hosts and guests. After outrage from hosts, Airbnb walked back the reimbursement component, but hosts said it's too little, too late. Airbnb host Ryan Villines is "snoozing" his listings in Missouri and Montana as a protest.

☆ Tom Carper's love of Amtrak doesn't take a back seat to Joe Biden's
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

His committee oversees surface transportation, and he loves trains, just like "Amtrak Joe." "Then they named it after Joe Biden, and my staff was so ticked off. Sen. Thomas Carper and then-Vice President Joe Biden speak at the former GM Boxwood Plant in October 2009 in Wilmington, Delaware. Tom Carper and Chris Coons speak to reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in February, 2021. As he left, "Tell Joe Biden we love him," the ticket counter attendant said.

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