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☆ I became a regular at my local casino when I was unemployed. I networked directly with people in power and landed my next gig.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Adam Sheinman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When I was unemployed, I decided to visit my local casino in Colorado. In the casino, I was able to network with people in power and even landed a gig. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. As an exuberant, gregarious, and genuine person, I was able to connect directly with those in power.

Persons: —, Trey Parker, Parker, Black, I'm, Joe, that's Organizations: Service, YouTube, Society, Casinos Locations: Colorado, New York, Denver, Vegas, Sin City

☆ I dated a man 20 years older than me. He helped me jump-start my career and open up emotionally.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Diane Mendoza | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On a late afternoon near the end of August, a man with curly gray hair came in to shop. AdvertisementFrom there, he helped jump-start my professional career and my romantic life. When I landed that freelance gig, Curly Gray Hair and I were both stressed. But Curly Gray Hair felt like a good thing in my life — especially because we became more romantic. AdvertisementI appreciated Curly Gray Hair's maturity and what he saw in me.

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☆ WHERE ARE THEY NOW: All 165 cast members in 'Saturday Night Live' history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | Frank Olito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 50th season of "SNL" premiered last month. Since the first show in 1975, 165 comedians and actors have been a part of "SNL." Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Here's what all 165 cast members of "SNL," from the original "Not Ready for Primetime Players" to the current cast of season 50, are doing now.

Persons: —, Adam Sandler, Forbes, Darcy Schild Organizations: Service, NBC, Studio 8H

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☆ No degree? No problem. Inside Blackstone's ambitious plans to internally grow talent for its data centers and other portfolio companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It's launched an internal Data Center Academy to find and train candidates to fill the specialized technical positions that can be tricky to hire for. QTS's talent programs have led to 100 new, trained hires, or 8% of the company's total size. Here's how Blackstone's Career Pathways program is helping the firm solve its data center talent problem. So far, the firm has placed five Data Center Academy cohorts in eleven markets. Dawon said the Data Center Academy taught him both hard and soft skills, such as public speaking and the ability to navigate a corporate environment.

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☆ It’s all about fun and games now at these dead former Sears stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —In Florida, a handful of dead mall anchor Sears stores, left vacant and unmoored by the iconic retailer’s bankruptcy six years ago, are being jolted back to life. Oca said all venues Elev8 Fun uses are converted commercial spaces of more than 100,000 square feet. Construction began in the empty Sears stores at the citrus Park Mall in early 2022 and the facility opened in May 2023. The team also studied the local demographic and competitors to decide which attractions made sense to include in each new Elev8 Fun center. So we decided to put all of the attractions that we could into that former Sears store,” Oca said.

Persons: Oca, ”, Solomon, Victor Calanog, ” Calanog, “, pickleball, Elev8, Lainie Solomon Calanog, Lainie Solomon, “ Sanford, Jim Hull, “ I’m, ” Hull Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sears, Design Lab, CNN, Oca, Seminole, Treasure, Miami International, Entertainment, Manulife Investment Management, Industry, Construction, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Hull Property Group, ” Hull Locations: New York, Florida, Tampa , Florida, Sanford , Florida, Tampa, Jensen, Miami, Sanford, Orlando, Hull, Citrus

☆ Interest rates staying where they are is a forgone conclusion, but the Fed's decision day still matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, what another delay to interest rate cuts means for a market banking on them. The big storyThe waiting game continuesChip Somodevilla/Getty Images; BISpoiler alert: The Federal Reserve won't be lowering interest rates today. The official announcement won't come until this afternoon, but interest rates staying where they are is a forgone conclusion. The CME FedWatch Tool, which calculates the probability of the Fed's decision based on interest rate traders, has the odds of rates staying untouched at 97.5%.) Talk of cutting interest rates has been going on for the better part of a year.

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☆ Holiday shopping: Months-long sale season may dilute the impact of Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The day after Thanksgiving historically has marked the start of the holiday shopping rush. This matters because the November-December gift-buying months combined can account for about 20%, or a sizable chunk, of retailers’ sales for the full year. Retailers this year trotted out early Black Friday-like deals weeks ahead of the annual day-after-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza. “It is a lengthier shopping season because retailers were rolling out early Black Friday deals as early as October. Walmart’s first round of early Black Friday deals included a 50-inch TV house brand for $148.

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☆ Jamie Dimon says India optimism is 'completely justified'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

I think the optimism of India is actually completely justified," Dimon told CNBC-TV18's Shereen Bhan at the conference Monday . LONDON — JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon struck a bullish tone at the India Investor Summit, saying the optimism surrounding the country at the moment is "completely justified." The bank has increased its employee numbers in India from around 6,000 in 2005 to 60,000 today, Dimon added. India became the world's most populous country in April, with a total of 1.4 billion citizens, according to the United Nations. In his interview with CNBC-TV18, Dimon emphasized that it wasn't just a lack of confidence in China that was turning businesses towards India.

Persons: Dimon, Jamie Dimon, Narendra Modi, We're, It's, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Modi Organizations: CNBC, LONDON, JPMorgan Chase, India Investor Summit, Indian, Accenture, McKinsey, Tata, United Nations, P Global, European Union, TV18 Locations: China, India, Japan, Germany, U.S, New Delhi

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers were scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to give Democratic Gov. Five companies paid roughly $750 million last year to lease areas off the California coast to build wind turbines. The bill before lawmakers Thursday would let the state buy the power. Consumers would not pay it until the wind projects are up and running, likely several years from now. The bill lawmakers approved on Wednesday also includes provisions to fast-track new electric transmission projects.

Persons: Gavin Newsom's, Alex Jackson, ”, Sen, Brian Dahle, ” Scott Wetch, Newsom, Henry Stern, Alice Reynolds, ” Reynolds Organizations: Democratic Gov, American Clean Power Association, Republican, of Water Resources, Democratic, California Public Utilities Commission Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California

☆ The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a helicopter last month is now helping Ukraine fight Russia. Maksym Kuzminov, the helicopter pilot who switched sides in a daring defection, is now providing the Ukrainian military with key Russian aviation intelligence, according to an interview with Kuzminov released by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Kuzminov first reached out to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence at the end of 2022, jumpstarting a plan for him to flee Russia with his helicopter. After Kuzminov landed in the Kharkiv region, the helicopter was eventually moved to safer territory, Ukraine's defense intelligence said. The aircraft will be used to "replenish" Ukraine's military fleet, the defense intelligence said.

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☆ The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter said he flew 32 feet above the ground to avoid being seen and turned off his transponder, per the WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sarah Gray | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian pilot Maksym Kuzminov defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 AMTSh helicopter last month. Kuzminov described how he crossed into Ukraine in a video shared by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. He flew 32 feet above the ground with his transponder off to avoid being spotted, The Wall Street Journal reported. The defection was first made public in late August, but additional details about the Russian pilot who flew a Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine were released by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence in a video posted on Sunday. Kuzminov communicated with Ukrainian defense officials via the encrypted messaging app Telegram and came up with a plan to fly the stolen Russian helicopter into Ukraine.

Persons: Maksym Kuzminov, Kuzminov, Kyrylo Budanov, Andrii Yusova Organizations: Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Radio Free Europe, Ukrainian, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Military Intelligence, Kyiv Independent Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Russia's, Ukrainian, Kuzminov, Verkhovna, Kyiv

☆ Analysis: Decades of US corn export dominance fade as Brazil seizes top supplier crown
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Karl Plume | Thomson Reuters | Chicago-Based Senior Commodities Correspondent Covering Agricultural Markets | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Brazilian corn exports are expected to flood the global marketplace beginning in July and into the U.S. autumn harvest. China's overall corn imports are down about 10% this year, according to customs data, as buyers there await ample supplies of cheap Brazilian corn in the coming months. Total U.S. corn export sales in April and May were the lowest in at least 22 years, according to weekly USDA export sales data. The period included three weeks in which more purchases were canceled than booked, and the two worst weeks of U.S. corn exports on record. Rapid growth in Brazilian corn production offset loss of much of the corn exports from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.

Persons: Yahir, Stephen Nicholson, Richard Guebert, They're, Nicholson, Matthew Roberts, Brazil's, We're, Karl Plume, Caroline Stauffer, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Rabobank, . Department of Agriculture, Gulf, Total U.S, Thomson Locations: Brazil, Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, China, Illinois, U.S, Ukraine, United States, BRAZIL, Gulf Coast, Chicago

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☆ Turkey’s opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Istanbul CNN —A hushed silence fell over the crowd outside the Istanbul headquarters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) party. Sullen faces turned to the election count on the large screen — Erdogan’s vote had dropped below the 50% threshold needed to clinch the first round of Sunday’s historic election. Erdogan secured a five-point lead over his principal opponent, destining them to a run-off vote. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan meet supporters outside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey May 14, 2023. Then our President Erdogan saves us.”Ahead of the run-off vote, Erdogan now has two weeks in which to save himself – and all the indications are that he begins, as ever, from a place of strength.

☆ House GOP gave 'a ransom note' on spending cuts -Jeffries
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsHouse GOP gave 'a ransom note' on spending cuts -JeffriesPosted"President Biden has produced the budget, House Republicans produced a ransom note. That is what the Default on America Act is, and that is wildly irresponsible," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters on Friday. His comments came days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushed through a bill with $4.8 trillion of spending cuts in hopes of jumpstarting talks with Democratic President Joe Biden on lifting the U.S. debt limit.

☆ Sovereign debtors, creditors agree on steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Global creditors, debtor nations and international financial institutions on Wednesday agreed to improve data sharing, set clearer timetables and take other steps aimed at jumpstarting debt restructuring processes. Reuters reported Beijing was poised to drop its demand that multilateral development banks share in debt restructuring losses, partly in exchange for the IMF and World Bank providing earlier access to their debt sustainability analyses for countries receiving debt treatments. The statement said the debt roundtable participants agreed on the importance to urgently improve information sharing on macroeconomic projections and debt sustainability assessments in debt treatment cases. "This work will also help in clarifying potential timetables to accelerate debt restructurings," the statement said. It said the IMF, World Bank and the G20 presidency will continue to work closely together and with other partners to further support the international response to current debt challenges.

☆ Sovereign debtors, creditors agree steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) - Global creditors, debtor nations and international financial institutions on Wednesday agreed to improve data-sharing, set clearer timetables and take other steps aimed at jumpstarting debt restructuring processes. "The discussion focused on the actions that can be taken now to accelerate debt restructuring processes and make them more efficient, including under the G20 Common Framework," the statement said. Participants agreed on the importance to urgently improve information sharing on macroeconomic projections and debt sustainability assessments in debt treatment cases, the statement said. "This work will also help in clarifying potential timetables to accelerate debt restructurings," the statement said. It said the IMF, World Bank and the G20 Presidency will continue to work closely together and with other partners to further support the international response to current debt challenges.

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☆ Former UK PM Liz Truss is blaming the left-wing 'economic establishment' for ousting her
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 20, 2022. Henry Nicholls | ReutersLONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss is blaming a "powerful economic establishment" for bringing her chaotic 44-day tenure to an end last year. Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party in September, defeating her eventual successor Rishi Sunak, after garnering 81,326 votes from party members following the ousting of Boris Johnson. She was acting as if winning a majority of the Conservative Party membership gave her economic credibility, and it most clearly doesn't." Current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government vowed to restore this credibility upon taking over in October, and quickly reversed Truss' entire economic agenda.

☆ 6 key Disney executives working with Bob Iger to remake former CEO Bob Chapek's business structure
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Lucia Moses | Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Disney CEO Bob Iger has returned to a company facing significant pressures on its linear and streaming businesses. He'll also need to unwind the business structure implemented in 2020 by his short-lived predecessor, Bob Chapek — which separated budgeting and distribution decisions from creative content development. Alan Bergman, chairman, Disney Studios ContentAlan Bergman. Disney Interactive/Reuters/Jonathan AlcornPitaro is close to Iger, has a long tenure at Disney, and has a foot in both creative and business sides. Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment ContentDana Walden.

☆ 6 Disney executives Bob Iger will trust to drive his new strategy as he radically remakes the business structure implemented by former CEO Bob Chapek
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The returning CEO will have to unwind the business structure implemented by Bob Chapek while finding a successor. Disney CEO Bob Iger returns to a company facing significant pressures on its linear and streaming businesses. He'll also need to unwind the business structure implemented in 2020 by his short-lived predecessor, Bob Chapek — which separated budgeting and distribution decisions from creative content development. Alan Bergman, chairman, Disney Studios ContentAlan Bergman. Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment ContentDana Walden.

☆ I made $10K a month from freelancing after jumpstarting my career on Fiverr. Here are 9 not-so-obvious tips for maximizing your earnings.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Emilina Lomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

I had already dabbled in fitness writing, so I figured I could sell workout plans on the platform for supplemental income. This was crucial to making money from freelancing, as Fiverr takes 20% of your earnings per gig. Based on my own experience, here are some of the most effective tips to be successful on Fiverr. After a few months, it was clear that health and fitness writing was a niche I could fill on Fiverr. While making a lot of money on Fiverr might be possible further down the line, it's rare.

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