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☆ Workplace wellness expert: My top 3 tips to get ahead of holiday stress—'It's such a crazy time of year'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"It's such a crazy time of year," says Gloria Chan Packer, a workplace mental wellness expert and founder of Recalibrate. Here, she shares her best tips for what you can do now to get ahead of holiday stress. To rein it in, Packer recommends starting every week by reviewing your commitments, deadlines and deliverables for the next seven days. For those who have a hard time doing so, Packer recommends tying breaks into things you do every day. If something comes up, it's OK to move your protected time block, Packer says.

Persons: Gloria Chan Packer, Packer

☆ Five Below downgraded by Bank of America on Trump tariff threat after U.S. election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

With Donald Trump reclaiming the White House , Bank of America thinks his threat of steep tariffs could hurt Five Below . The bank downgraded the discount retailer to underperform from neutral on Wednesday and slashed its price target to $75 per share from $98. BofA's new forecast implies for nearly 20% downside for the stock. President-elect Trump campaigned on the prospect of tariffs on Chinese imports, and BofA analyst Melanie Nuñez thinks that Five Below's outsized exposure to China could serve as a material headwind moving forward. FIVE YTD mountain Five Below stock.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Melanie Nuñez, Nuñez Organizations: House, Bank of America Locations: China

☆ Joan Vassos says she left 'The Golden Bachelorette' happier than when she started the show. Here's everything we know about if she gets engaged.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewJoan Vassos is happier than ever after getting another chance at love on the inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelorette." Now, Joan is reprioritizing herself on "The Golden Bachelorette," and it seems to have worked out in her favor. AdvertisementWith the season just beginning, here's what we could piece together about whether Joan gets engaged at the end of "The Golden Bachelorette." Joan described her season as emotional, adventurous, and funJoan Vassos on the series premiere of "The Golden Bachelorette." AdvertisementNew episodes of "The Golden Bachelorette" premiere on Wednesdays on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

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Romona Smith, 20, Nashville, Tennessee Undergraduate subsidizing her college costs with shifts at Kroger and McDonald’s. “Me working wasn’t enough,” said Smith, who described the latter experience as strengthening her resolve. Living situation: Spending the summer rent-free with her college roommate and family in their five-bedroom home in Corona. Romona Smith, 20, NashvilleSmith is pursuing a double major in social work and psychology, along with a certification as a registered behavior technician to work with people with ADHD or autism. With her out-of-pocket tuition set to hit nearly $5,000 this fall, Smith wants to avoid another financial Hail Mary.

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☆ Starbucks should take a page from McDonald's to get customers back in its stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Financials also did well, with Club stocks Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo trading at new 52-week highs. Portfolio name Starbucks should take a page out of this book, lowering its price of coffee and food to attract more customers. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, they've, Lael Brainard, Financials, Morgan Stanley, Wells, McDonald's, Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Robert Gauthier Organizations: CNBC, University of Michigan Survey, National Economic Council, Club, Bloomberg, Starbucks, Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Jim Cramer's Charitable, McDonalds, Rte, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: Wells Fargo, United States, Azusa , CA

☆ Millennials aren't giving up on having a home they love
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . From the home shortage to having higher debt compared to their parents during the same stage of life, it hasn't been easy. AdvertisementBut millennials, the eldest of the group being in their early 40s, aren't giving up. Still, while some millennials are spending seven figures buying and renovating their homes, others are giving up on homeownership completely. Why Masters merch is so coveted.

Persons: —, let's, Alyssa Powell, millennials, homeownership, they're, Brigette Muller, Kinga Krzeminska, you've, Mikel Jaso, It's, Christian Petersen, merch, Rob Hobson, Rob Hobson Skip, Hobson, bagels, Tyler Le, Patti Stanger, Robert Downey Jr, Brandy Hellville, Kate Taylor, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Business, Service, HGTV, EU, Getty Locations: Brooklyn, Italy, Swiss, New York

☆ 'Madame Web' is a spectacular failure — and a sign we officially have superhero fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf "Madame Web" is a predictor of the future of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, the road ahead doesn't look very promising. The reviews are in, and "Madame Web" is no critical darling, nor will it satisfy Spidey fans. 'Madame Web' suffers from a weak script and poorly defined charactersTahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims in "Madame Web." Superhero fatigue is at an all-time high, and 'Madame Web' doesn't make a solid case for the genre(L-R) Celeste O'Connor, Dakota Johnson, Isabela Merced, and Sydney Sweeney in "Madame Web." AdvertisementAt the end of "Madame Web," Cassie says that the best thing about the future is that it hasn't happened yet.

Persons: —, SJ Clarkson, Dakota Johnson, Cassandra Webb, Cassie, Ezekiel Sims, Tahar Rahim, Beyoncé's, Martha Stewart's, Ezekiel, selfishly, He's, Ezekiel regurgitates, Celeste O'Connor, Sydney Sweeney, Adam, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Jared Leto, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Eddie Brock, Hardy, Matt Smith's, cackled, there's, Kraven, Hunter, Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Bad Bunny, he's, Olivia Wilde Organizations: Service, Marvel Comics, Business, Sony Pictures, Sony, Marvel, DC Comics, Warner Bros, Discovery's DC Studios, Rotten Locations: New York, Peruvian, Isabela Merced

☆ The No. 1 soft skill you need to get hired right now, according to LinkedIn–and how to mention it in an interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The difference between landing a job offer or a rejection can come down to how well you adjust to a fast-paced environment and interact with your colleagues. Communication is the top skill companies are hiring for right now, while adaptability is a soft skill that's "increasingly in demand" across a wide range of industries, according to new research from LinkedIn. Employers want to hire people who can quickly adapt to these ongoing changes, says LinkedIn vice president Aneesh Raman. "Adaptability is the best way to have agency right now," he notes in the report. "At its core, communication is essential for connecting, inspiring, building trust and getting work done effectively," she adds.

Persons: Catherine Fisher, Aneesh Raman, Fisher, What's, they're, you've Organizations: LinkedIn, Project, CNBC, Employers Locations: U.S

☆ Inside Project Espresso, Amazon's secretive and painful reset of its big healthcare bet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It already shut down the Amazon Care telehealth service in 2022, while disbanding Haven , a joint healthcare venture, in 2021. She said Amazon's healthcare business continues to grow and receive positive customer feedback. Less focus on senior healthcareAnother idea One Medical recently explored was to put less focus on the senior healthcare business. Still, for some One Medical employees, Amazon’s scrutiny is leading to growing frustration. “As Trent Green communicated to employees, One Medical employees will not return to physical offices at this time.

Persons: Big, Samantha Kruse, ” Kruse, Andy Jassy Chelsea Jia Feng, Neil Lindsay, ” Amazon’s Kruse, Amazon's Kruse, Lindsay, ”, Amir Dan Rubin, Kruse, Amazon’s, “, Trent Green Organizations: Business, Amazon, Care, Amazon Health Services, Amazon's Pharmacy, Amazon Health, Iora Health, Iora, “ Locations: New York, Minneapolis, St, Petersburg , Florida, Francisco

☆ In a leaked email, Amazon's healthcare boss tells employees not to believe 'speculation' about its business one day after announcing layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The head of Amazon's healthcare business wants employees to know Tuesday's layoffs are part of a normal business cycle, not a sign of underperformance. He noted that other companies have also made similar job cuts lately, urging employees not to believe the "pundits" who may say negative things about Amazon's healthcare business. "As often happens with changes like this, some pundits may speculate that we're eliminating roles because our health care business is underperforming — don't believe this speculation. In a separate email on Tuesday , Lindsay highlighted the growth of Amazon's healthcare business, saying the layoffs were intended to "reposition resources" so the company can better invest in other growth areas. He also said Amazon integrated One Medical's finance, legal, and tech teams into Amazon's healthcare business as it looks to "realign resources."

Persons: Neil Lindsay, —, Lindsay, we've Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Health Services, Amazon, Pharmacy, Amazon Pharmacy, we've, Amazon Clinic Locations: U.S

☆ 4 ways to 'spring clean' your life in less than 15 minutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Kelly Hyman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's only after the first quarter that people begin to spring into action and tidy up areas of their life. Reviewing your calendar before embarking on the work week can save you a lot of time and frustration come Monday. Set an alarm for 15 minutes to look at your week ahead and make adjustments. Put your to-do list into actionA to-do list can easily become a place for procrastination if not edited and acted upon regularly. To clean up your to-do list, create tasks in the way you'll get them done.

Six months after Morgan Stanley pulled its rating on Carvana shares, the firm says it has "improved confidence" in the used-car dealer. Analyst Adam Jonas reinstated coverage of the stock, giving it an equal-weight rating. The analyst added that the company's reductions of selling, general and administrative expenses have been progressing better than expected, marking a "turning point" for Carvana. Carvana shares have soared nearly 130% in 2023. CVNA YTD mountain Carvana stock —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

☆ Autonomous agents are Silicon Valley's latest AI obsession. Here's why pizza-ordering bots may be coming to a computer near you soon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Autonomous AI agents" are AI bots that can plan and prioritize to achieve user-provided goals. However, the rise of AI agents has sparked concerns around safety and the potential for AGI. From assistants to digital friendsHowever, AI doomsdayers don't have to be too worried yet — the performance of these AI agents have often been less than stellar. Without the proper guardrails, AI agents with unrestricted access to the Internet may similarly take unanticipated steps to complete its goals, like transferring money from a bank account. And sometimes, the misuse of AI agents is intentional, rather than accidental.

☆ I left NYC for SC and I'll probably never go back. Here's what the slower pace of life taught me about work-life balance and happiness.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Michelle Gross | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Michelle Gross and her husband left New York City after 14 years and moved to South Carolina. Here's what it's been like to leave New York City in search of a slower way of life in the South. I knew leaving New York City wouldn't be easyGross posing in front of a mini Statue of Liberty in NYC. Living and working remotely in the South has led to a better work-life balanceGross on her dock in Beaufort, South Carolina. Moving to a small town in the South Carolina Lowcountry meant I needed to alter my work and travel habits considerably.

☆ Tech employees should expect more debloating even after 330,000 jobs got wiped
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter have collectively chopped around 70,000 staff — but ongoing concerns about profitability and over-hiring means they could slim down more. Google and Amazon should cut more jobs: analystsAnalysts note that Google, for example, added around 71,000 employees in the past three years. They say Meta has seen "limited impact on its growth" after laying off around 25% of its workforce since November. The bank's analysts say that profitability per employee at Amazon excluding its warehouse workers — a measure of its efficiency — is "significantly below peers." With less cash available, cuts will likely persist and workers in tech should brace for more instability this year.

☆ Wall Street says Meta job cuts reiterate focus on efficiency, offer 'rare EPS upside story'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The latest round of job cuts at Meta Platforms is boosting Wall Street's confidence in the upside potential for earnings in the months and year ahead. It's another round of eliminations after Meta's announcement in November that it would be laying off 13% of its workforce. Despite the blow to workers, Wall Street views the latest round of layoffs as a sign that Meta Platforms is following through on these efficiency plans. Post called the company in a Tuesday note a "rare EPS upside story," saying that the cuts should set Meta up to generate higher profitability once the economy reaccelerates. Although Wall Street broadly praised the latest efficiency move from Meta, some analysts say there's more work to do.

☆ GitLab to cut 7% of workforce, or about 130 employees, sending shares down
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij said in a message to employees Thursday that the company is reducing headcount by 11%, or about 130 positions. Shares of GitLab fell about 9% on the news. GitLab had 1,860 employees according to PitchBook data. Unfortunately, we need to take further steps and match our pace of spending with our commitment to responsible growth," the CEO told employees. GitLab joins the ranks of tech companies, large and small, that have laid off staff in recent months, including Alphabet , Meta , Amazon , and Microsoft .

☆ Goldman Sachs likes Pinterest even after Q4 revenue miss, says long-term catalysts still in place
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The company's long-term revenue outlook is also promising for investors, according to the analyst. The analyst also noted that management's "focus on reprioritizing investments" could help Pinterest grow margins and long-term profitability. Sheridan maintained his price target of $30 per share on Pinterest, implying a 9.2% upside from the stock's closing price of $27.48 as of Monday. He reiterated his neutral rating on Pinterest shares and issued a price target of $26 per share, implying downside of 5.4%. JPMorgan lowered its price target to $27 from $28 and maintained its neutral rating for the stock.

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