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☆ When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

Two Black men, in tuxedos, clasp hands and dance in a smoky foreground in a scene from "Looking for Langston," the 1989 film that reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’ Mapping the people, homes and hot spots that transformed the neighborhood during its Renaissance. A map of Harlem with a location labeled “Ma Rainey at the Lincoln Theater” near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMap with location labeled “Bessie Smith at Hotel Olga” in the northernmost part of Harlem. was often called the living room of the Harlem Renaissance, and over the years provided a safe and affordable space for Black artists, writers and thinkers.

Persons: Langston, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Nicholas Park, Clare Corbould, ”, Ma Rainey’s, Ma Rainey, ” Ma Rainey, “, ” Donaldson, Gladys Bentley, Gladys Bentley West, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street Gladys Bentley, Bentley, Michael Ochs, Bessie Smith, Hotel Olga ”, Bessie Smith Lenox, Lillian Simpson, Emma Chen, ” Smith, Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins, Ain’t, Jimmie Daniels ”, Jimmie Daniels, Daniels, Ethel Waters, Nicholas Avenue, Nicholas, Ethel Williams, Waters, ” Everett, Edna Thomas ”, Edna Thomas, Lloyd Thomas, Olivia Wyndham, Thomas, Wyndham, Georgette Harvey ”, Georgette Harvey, Maria, Porgy ”, Porgy, Bess, Musa Williams, Billy Rose, Hunter ”, Alberta Hunter, Lottie Tyler, Bert Williams, ’, ” Michael Ochs, Lindy Hop, Shane Vogel, Vogel, Jerome Robbins, James F, Wilson, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Heather Nickels, Harry, Nickels, “ SAVOY, George Karger, Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Olga ”, Olga Lenox, Edward H, Olga, Victor Hugo Green’s “, Bill “ BoJangles ” Robinson, Robert W Kelley, Alain Locke Washington, ” Alain Locke, Locke —, —, Nella Larsen ”, Nella Larsen, Street Nella Larsen, Larsen, Octavio González, Audre Lorde, Hughes, ” Arnold Rampersad, Countee Cullen ”, Harold Jackman, Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent ”, Richard Bruce Nugent, Thurman, Jade ”, González, Nugent, ” Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Vechten, Street Carl Van Vechten, Harold Jackman ”, ” Harold Jackman, Jackman, Maurice Hunter ”, Maurice Hunter, Corbould, Claude McKay ”, Claude McKay, West 142nd Street Claude McKay, Alexander Gumby, A’Leila Walker, A’Lelia Walker, Madame C.J, Walker, “ Wallace Thurman ”, Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Bennett, Sydney ”, Sydney, Iolanthe Sydney, Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Robert “ Bobby ” Winchester, Horace Hicks, Isaac Julien, Mr, Julien Organizations: Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, The New, Black, Greenwich, Harvard, Central, Deakin University, Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz, Jazz, Lincoln, Lenox, Lincoln Theater, Street, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street, New York Times, Michael Ochs Archives, Hotel Olga, Blues, Hotel, Lesbian, Blues Women, Communities, West, of Congress, Music Division, Federal, St, Library of Congress, Guild Theatre, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public, 138th Street, Alberta Hunter, West 138th, ” Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, Savoy, African American Studies, Yale University, Cabaret, 155th Street, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, 131st, CUNY, Hulton, West 133rd, 133rd, Avenues, Cotton, 142nd, Cotton Club 142nd Street, U.S, Swing, 141st, Ballroom, Blacks, 125th, 135th, Harlem Y.M.C.A, Harlem Branch, Columbia University, Lafayette Theater, Lafayette Players, Washington D.C, Wellesley College, 127th, Mount Morris Park, East 127th, 136th, The New York Public Library, Bettmann, Everett, 134th Street, Eighth, West 142nd, West 142nd Street, Cabaret School, Yale, American, Library, 136th Street, “ Infants, Columbia, Harlem’s Locations: tuxedos, Manhattan, Harlem, Central, Rockland, New York, St, Australia, Ma Rainey’s Georgia, Philadelphia, Colonial, British, Alberta, ”, —, Hamilton Lodge, Lenox, Seventh, Morris, Lafayette, Washington, Eighth, Mount Morris, Lenox Avenue, United States, Midtown, Black, Sugar

☆ The Viral Dances Changing the Way Women Move
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Coralie Kraft | Photographs Malike Sidibe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Parris Goebel Is Changing the Way Women Move Her surreal, muscular dances for Rihanna, SZA and other pop stars have made her one of the world’s most in-demand choreographers. As the music gathered momentum, the camera raced through the crowd of scowling dancers until, finally, Rihanna appeared. The choreographer behind this viral performance, 32-year-old Parris Goebel, has established herself as one of the music industry’s most innovative and in-demand artists. There’s something cathartic about watching a group of (mostly) women snarling in lock step, an image of power and indomitability. Rihanna’s representative confirmed that Rihanna and Goebel were shooting something at the palace, though the project is still under wraps.

Persons: Parris Goebel, Rihanna, SZA, “, ”, Cat, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Goebel, Fatima Robinson, Missy Elliott, Britney, Christina Aguilera’s, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Tate McRae, It’s, Tate, McRae, Gene Kelly, growled, choreographing, Jennifer Lopez’s, ” Goebel, Bob Fosse, Justin Bieber’s, —, ” SZA, ” — Parris Goebel, influencer, natalieg, I’m Organizations: Nike, Paris, Nike Paris, YouTube, Urban Dance, Rihanna’s, Samoan rugby, Coachella, intuit, of Mirrors Locations: Auckland, Versailles

☆ Why $3 billion Crestline Summit believes it's different from the 'indentured servitude model' of its multimanager rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For others, such as the $3 billion hedge-fund platform Crestline Summit, it is a part of their expansion plans. One such manager is former Citadel PM Josh White, who started trading at his London-based Regents Gate earlier this year with capital from Crestline. Advertisement"Some of our competitors are kind of an indentured servitude model," said Scott Nelson, who runs the client partnership group. The brand the firm is trying to push externally is that they are "capital partners, not capital providers," Nelson said. AdvertisementA person familiar with the manager's flagship strategy said Crestline was up nearly 12% in 2023, besting funds such as Point72 and Millennium.

Persons: —, Caroline Cooley, Crestline, we're, ExodusPoint, Michael Gelband, Neilson Arbour, multimanagers, Arbour, Cooley, Josh White, Scott Nelson, Nelson Organizations: Service, of, Crestline Summit, Texas, Citadel Locations: Texas, The Texas, of Texas, New York, London, Crestline

☆ NFL Week 5 takeaways: Are the Ravens Super Bowl favorites? Time to bench Deshaun Watson? Trouble in New York?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Minnesota Vikings safety Camryn Bynum celebrates after a play during a game against the New York Jets in London on Sunday, October 6. The Broncos beat the Las Vegas Raiders 34-18. Cooper Neill/Getty Images New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks off the field after his team's loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London on October 6. Christian Petersen/Getty Images Denver Broncos cornerback Tremon Smith celebrates as a field goal attempt by New York Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein misses in the fourth quarter in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on September 29. Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold throws the ball to tight end Johnny Mundt in Minneapolis on Sunday, September 22. The arrival of Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in 2023 was meant to be a game-changer for the hapless franchise.

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☆ ESPN's head of content explains why ace news-breaker Shams Charania was a must-hire after Woj's sudden exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

ESPN replaced retired NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski with Shams Charania. AdvertisementAs many basketball fans have likely heard, the latest major NBA signing is Shams Charania to ESPN. The 30-year-old scoop master is replacing Adrian Wojnarowski, the genre-defining NBA reporter who had unexpectedly retired from the news-breaking business three weeks earlier. "It felt like it was a perfect way to solve this problem," said Burke Magnus, ESPN's head of content, in an interview with Business Insider on Wednesday. In the last few months, veteran NBA reporter Zach Lowe, host Samantha Ponder, and analyst Robert Griffin III each were let go.

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☆ Jürgen Klopp to become Red Bull’s global head of soccer in first job since leaving Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jürgen Klopp was announced as the global head of soccer for the Red Bull group on Wednesday in what will be his first job since leaving Premier League giant Liverpool earlier this year. “By joining Red Bull at a global level, I want to develop, improve and support the incredible football talent that we have at our disposal. Before managing Liverpool, Klopp won the German league title twice with Borussia Dortmund. “We are very proud of this outstanding and certainly the strongest signing in Red Bull’s soccer history,” Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of corporate projects and investments at Red Bull, said in a statement. In his role as Head of Soccer, he will be a game changer for our involvement in international soccer and its continued development.

Persons: Jürgen Klopp, Klopp, ” Klopp, Red Bull, Klopp won’t, ”, “, Julian Nagelsmann, ” Oliver Mintzlaff Organizations: CNN, Red Bull, Premier League, Liverpool, RB Leipzig, RB Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, “, Bull, Champions League, FA, FIFA Club, UEFA Super League, Europa League, Sky Sports, Red, German, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Soccer Locations: Germany, Austria, New, Liverpool, “

Josh Shapiro, according to three people familiar with the conversation. Musk told Shapiro he wants to invest in Pennsylvania, specifically the Pittsburgh area, according to two of the sources. McCarthy was at a Yankees game with Tull on Saturday, the same day that Musk spoke at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Shapiro spoke to Musk on Sunday. Tull then called Shapiro and put Musk on the phone for the short call.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Josh Shapiro, Musk, Shapiro, Trump, Harris, Tim Walz, Thomas Tull’s, Tull, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Matthew Hatcher, playbook Organizations: Steelers, Cowboys, Pennsylvania’s Democratic, PAC, America PAC, Politico, NBC News, Minnesota Gov, Democratic National Convention, Republicans, Yankees, SpaceX, Commonwealth, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh, Getty Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hollywood, Butler , Pennsylvania, Tull’s, California, AFP

☆ Rema decided 2024 was the year to rep Benin City
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Lauren Lee | Lamide Akintobi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —When a Benin City boy like Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema rises to global stardom, selling out international shows and recording the first song led by an African-artist to surpass a billion streams on Spotify, what does he do next? “I got Benin (City) blood rushing in my rushing in my veins,” the singer told CNN, just before his sold-out homecoming show there at the end of August. “I just feel like I needed to have a good body of work tied to my roots.”Larry Madowo interviews Nigerian singer Rema ahead of his Afronation performance in Detroit, Michigan August 17, 2024. In June, Rema dropped his lead single from the album, a collaboration with another Benin City native, Shallipoppi, called “Benin Boys,” a tribute to their hometown. Shortly after, Rema staged a homecoming show in the city, about 186 miles (300 kilometers) east of Lagos.

Persons: “, ” Rema, ”, Selena Gomez, “ It’s, Larry Madowo, Rema, Gregg Canes, Samuel Ogbemudia, Okutoyi, Zerry, Magixx, Lamide Akintobi Organizations: CNN, Records Locations: Benin City, Benin, Africa, Detroit , Michigan, Lagos, “

☆ How Harris could secure a historic winning record for Democrats in November – and still lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

By contrast, the modern day Democrats’ historic success at winning the popular vote hasn’t translated into nearly as much governing power for them. Over this record run of popular vote success, Democrats have already twice lost the Electoral College – and thus the White House – while winning more votes. Amazingly, Republicans won unified control of government in two elections when Democrats won a plurality of the national presidential vote: 2000 and 2016. The Democrats’ popular vote winning stretch began in 1992 with Clinton’s victory over George H.W. The highest share of the popular vote Democrats have won over this period is the 52.9% that Obama garnered in 2008.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D, Roosevelt, –, ”, Paul Pierson, Harris isn’t, Trump, Joe Biden, Harris, Evan Vucci, Grover Cleveland, Kyle Kondik, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Biden, Lee Drutman, Dwight Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Truman, “, Pierson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Mark Schiefelbein, George H.W, Clinton, Al Gore, Obama, Hillary Clinton, George W . Bush, William McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt’s, William Howard Taft’s, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Harding, Lyndon B, FDR, John Sides, Lynn Vavreck, Michael Tesler, Kondik, that’s, Drutman, Mitch McConnell, ” Drutman, Mitt Romney’s, Nikki Haley, Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini, centrists, Jim Kessler, Reagan, H.W, H.W . Bush, haven’t, ” Pierson, Ruffini Organizations: CNN, Democrats, Deal, TR Republicans, FDR Democrats, Electoral College –, TR, Supreme, University of California, Electoral, House, Senate, AP, Republican Senate, Democratic, University of Virginia’s Center, Politics, FDR, White, White House, “ Republicans, New America, Republicans, Republican, Dort Financial, Electoral College, Trump, GOP, kinks, Democratic Party, “ Party, The Locations: Berkeley, Butler , Pennsylvania, LBJ, Dort, Flint , Michigan, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Vermont, Arkansas, North Carolina, –, ”, H.W .

☆ Want to get into the AI industry? Head to Abu Dhabi.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The UAE's AI minister believes we'll have "centers and nodes of excellence across the world." Last year, the country's wealthiest emirate, Abu Dhabi, launched Falcon — its first open-source large language model. Abu Dhabi's ruling family also controls several of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company, a founding partner of MGX. In 2010, New York University launched a branch in Abu Dhabi that has since developed a focus on AI. Its "true strengths lie in the leadership's strategic vision, substantial investments in AI research and compute capacity, and government-led initiatives in industry.

Persons: we'll, —, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Al Olama, Abu Dhabi's, PwC, It's, Mohamed bin, Abu Dhabi, Nancy Gleason, Mohamed Organizations: United, United Arab Emirates, Service, Stanford's Center, Atlantic Council, International Trade Administration, Abu, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Company, Atlantic, New York University, University of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence, NYU Abu Locations: United Arab, Silicon Valley, Malta, Paris, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Silicon, Abu Dhabi, United States, China, Dubai, University, Abu, NYU Abu Dhabi

☆ A startup pitching AI as a way to automate 80% of influencer-marketing tasks gets funding from billionaire Tim Draper
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Influencer-marketing startup Dreamwell AI raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Tim Draper. The company uses AI to automate marketing tasks like influencer prospecting and outreach. A new tech startup called Dreamwell AI has its sights set on using AI to make influencer marketing run more efficiently. "First and foremost, we try to understand what's the value of this creator," Khazaal said. Startups and Big Tech alike are adding AI tools to help creators automate tasks like video editing, dubbing, and even coming up with ideas.

Persons: Tim Draper, —, Kazzy Khazaal, Dreamwell, Tim Draper's, Draper, Khazaal, they'd, Prashant Matta Organizations: Service, Business, Draper Associates, Seed Venture Fund, YouTube, LinkedIn, Big Tech, Publicis Groupe

☆ Famed Cuban, MLB pitcher Luis Tiant dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Close | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Renowned Cuban baseball player Luis Tiant died Tuesday at his home in Maine, according to the Boston Red Sox. Tiant played for Cleveland, Minnesota, Boston, the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh before finishing his career with the California Angels. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos/Getty Images“Luis had the kind of unforgettable presence that made you feel like you were part of his world,” said John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, where Tiant played from 1971-78. Tiant was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a three-time MLB All-Star. My friend and teammate, Luis Tiant, passed away,” Tiant’s former teammate and nine-time All-Star Fred Lynn posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Persons: CNN —, Luis Tiant, “ El, Tiant, Rich Pilling, “ Luis, ”, John Henry, Luis, Fred Lynn Organizations: CNN, Boston Red Sox, MLB, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh, California Angels, Red Sox, American League, Red Sox Hall of Fame Locations: Cuban, Maine, Cleveland , Minnesota, Boston

☆ LinkedIn goes deeper into puzzle games with Tango, following success of Queens
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A man opens the LinkedIn social network app on his smartphone at the breakfast table in Berlin on July 5, 2024. Every morning, Emily Ritter spends 15 minutes in bed checking her Instagram, Messages, Slack and Strava apps and playing The New York Times' Connections and Strands games on her phone. LinkedIn, which Microsoft acquired for $27 billion in 2016, rolled out its first three games in May, and Queens has emerged as the hottest of the trio. On Tuesday, the company launches game number four, and it's going deeper into logic puzzles with a title called Tango. The New York Times offers eight games, and made a splash in the market in 2022 with the purchase of viral word game Wordle.

Persons: Emily Ritter, Ritter, Daniel Roth, Roth, It's Organizations: New York Times, LinkedIn, San, Microsoft, Facebook, Activision Locations: Berlin, San Francisco, Queens, U.S

Wall Street's top performers are hard workers who tend to work long, intense hours. Business Insider asked its 2024 class of Wall Street stars about how they stay mentally sharp. Here's what we learned about the hacks, habits, and routines that help top talent on Wall Street stay on their game. The routine helps him stay present with his home life as well as work, he added. But I think those two things help me to at least stay recharged and stay ready each day," he said.

Persons: —, Mark Zhu, Craig Kolwicz, Goldman Sachs, Corey White, Nina Gnedin, Blake Cecil, Chi Chen, Robert Sapolsky, Justin Elliott, Read, Palmer Osteen, KKR's, I've, That's, Daniela Cardona, America's White, Ben Carper, it's, there's, Matthew Eid, Holm, Reinhard Dirscherl, Melissa Ding, Wells, Annie Cheslin, she's, Margaret Williams, Morgan Stanley, Williams, Apollo's Austin Anton, Erica Wilson's, deadlifted, Harrison DiGia, Patrick Lenihan, barre, Elizabeth Stone Redding, Stone Redding, Matt Gilbert, Thoma, Gilbert, I'm, Dan, Feroz Khosla, isn't Organizations: Business, Service, Blackstone, Finance, Goldman, of America, Man Group, Productivity, Bridgewater Associates, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, RBC, Bank, America's, Jefferies, Capital Advisory, Ares Management, Getty, BlackRock, Blue, General Atlantic, JPMorgan Asset Management, TPG, Thoma Bravo, Citadel Securities Locations: Blackstone, Chicago, San Francisco, Coast, Boston, Silicon Valley, New York, I'm, Maldives, he's, Thailand, Central Park

☆ ‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Yet despite the atrocious conditions, the fixture went ahead as planned, and after 90 minutes of less-than-inspiring football, England had beaten Czechoslovakia 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. More importantly, however, was the fact that Anderson had made history as the first Black player to represent the England national team. Up and down the country, Anderson says that racist abuse formed an ugly backdrop to some of his football career. “It’s one of those things we (Black players) all had to get through if we wanted to make a career,” he says. Whether it be on the playground, whether it be at home with nieces and nephews, I was always playing football.

Persons: Viv Anderson, Anderson, ” Anderson, Anderson’s, Queen Elizabeth II, Elton John, “, didn’t, Peter Robinson, –, ”, Graham Budd, Brian Clough, Clough, ’ ”, “ ‘ You’ve, you’ve, Shutterstock Anderson, Clyde Best, Laurie Cunningham, Brendon Batson, Cyrille Regis, ’ ” Regis, you’re, ’ ” Anderson, Michel Barrault, Keith Alexander, Lincoln, nothing’s, That’s, Richard Masters, Simon Bruty, Jack Leslie, Greg Clarke, it’s Organizations: CNN, England, Wembley, England national, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal, CNN Sport, –, FA Cup, Football League, West Brom, English Premier League, Black, English Football Association, ” Premier League, Plymouth Argyle Locations: Czechoslovakia, Nottingham, England, Jamaica, Carlisle, Coventry

☆ This $9 billion hedge fund just joined the raid on big bank commodity index traders with a senior JPMorgan hire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alphadyne Asset Management hired JPMorgan's Thomas Byuen as a commodity index portfolio manager. Hedge funds like Balyasny and Jain Global have poached big bank commodity traders in recent years. Byuen, global head of commodity index trading, joined the bank in 2012 out of college, according to his LinkedIn profile and industry records. More recently, Jain Global, the most hyped new hedge fund launch in years, hired BofA's Max Lee, head of commodity and FX systematic strategy trading. Commodities is a top strategy at the fund, which brought in ex-Macquarie exec David Hochberg to lead the unit.

Persons: JPMorgan's Thomas Byuen, —, wasn't, Thomas Byuen, Max Lee, Mike Severo, LMR, Goldman Sachs, Will Scott, Morgan Stanley, Dan Deighton, Balyasny, Deighton's, BofA's Max Lee, David Hochberg Organizations: Asset Management, Jain, Service, Alphadyne, Management, JPMorgan, Verition Fund Management, Balyasny Asset Management, LMR Partners, Commodities, Macquarie Locations: BofA

☆ Reese Witherspoon says her 'aha moment' in business came after realizing she needed help
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Reese Witherspoon said she initially struggled to run her media company, "Hello Sunshine." AdvertisementReese Witherspoon opened up about the struggles she faced while starting her media company, Hello Sunshine. She'd go home, and I'd be like, 'My business partner's an idiot.' In 2021, Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist and performance coach, told BI that business partners should understand their business partners' communication styles and know how they like to resolve conflict. A representative for Witherspoon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Harden, Witherspoon, Harden, —, Strand, Seth Rodsky, I'm, That's, you've, Jonathan Alpert, Alpert, Barbara Corcoran, Esther Kaplan, Corcoran, Kaplan Organizations: Service, Strand Equity's, Hollywood, aha, Corcoran Group, Sunshine, Candle Media, Blackstone, BI Locations: Los Angeles

☆ The top 3 skills you need if you want to land a job in a family office, according to industry recruiters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Family office employees, in turn, can be paid on par with, or even better than, banking, private equity, and other top finance jobs. AdvertisementBillionaires like Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have established family offices in the city-state. Family office staff need to learn on the fly — even about racehorses. Managing multiple family membersIn family offices, technical brilliance alone isn't enough to secure a role. Westall shared a story of a family office executive who started as a cleaner while he was in film school.

Persons: —, Ray Dalio, Sergey Brin, Mukesh Ambani, Jack, Paul Westall, Goldman Sachs, Westall, Jimmy Soh, Soh, Pierre Pineau, that's, Pineau, Mike Campbell, there's, who's Organizations: Service, Bridgewater Associates, Google, Business, Agreus, Goldman, AP, Ivy League, Mandoga Locations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Asia, Europe

Nguyen: With Aaron Rodgers’ age and their defense, the Jets have a small window to make some noise. In theory, Adams would also add some much-needed explosiveness to a Jets offense that entered this week ranked 29th in the NFL in total yards and 27th in points. The Bills’ defense also suffered losses in free agency, and holes went unfilled even though Buffalo’s top competitors in the AFC include elite offenses in Kansas City, Baltimore and Cincinnati. Watson isn’t just not playing well, he’s playing like one of the worst quarterbacks in the league. Maybe improved offensive production would help ease pressure on the Browns’ defense.

Persons: —, 🫡, ike J ones,, rade, aron R, ould, ake, utside., ssues, orth, d, aron R odgers, ike, ong, ike W, hough, oster, e., eon, halil S hakir, eason, hird, owns., ffense, kay, iants Organizations: Cowboys, Steelers, Sunday, Football, NFL, Jets, Bills, AFC bluebloods, ust, ards, ets, FC, ast,, alton K, ave Locations: ife, osh

☆ There's a 'hidden truth about American-style capitalism' that investors need to know, Josh Brown says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Josh Brown Photo: Duncan HillJosh Brown once had this idea that in order to be a financial advisor, you needed to be buttoned up and fit a particular mold. Throughout his new book, "You Weren’t Supposed To See That: Secrets Every Investor Should Know," Brown encourages investors to look beyond the surface level of financial advice you see in traditional and social media. "The hidden truth about American-style capitalism is that if everybody is good all at once, the whole thing breaks down. Gen Z doesn't need financial planning advice. 'Gen Z doesn't need financial planning advice'

Persons: Josh Brown, Duncan Hill Josh Brown, Brown, Joshua Brown, Ana Teresa Solá, James Moock, Gen, They're, they've, X, Let's Organizations: CNBC, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Finance, New York Stock Exchange, ATS Locations: New York City

☆ A Gen Xer went from a six-figure salary to considering bankruptcy after 1,000 unsuccessful job applications — 'It's like playing the lottery'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In between job applications, he drove for Lyft and landed a job in 2021. Tetpon suspects his age and his industry's intense competition have impacted his ability to land a job. Advertisement"Job seeking initially has become a full-time job again — seven, eight hours a day applying for roles," Tetpon said. Of these applications, he's had nearly 30 interviews, and he made it to the final round for three positions. Between job applications, Tetpon drives five days a week for Lyft, earning about $3,000 a week.

Persons: Sean Tetpon, ageism, —, Tetpon, hasn't, it's, constricting, he's, he'd, I'm, He's, I've Organizations: Service, University of Idaho, IBM, Lyft, BI Locations: America, Atlanta, ageism

☆ 5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Business Insider asked experts about what job seekers do and don't need to have on a résumé. But beware: What you include and leave out and how your résumé looks could shape your chances of getting hired. With that in mind, job seekers may want to leave out certain things on their résumé that potential employers don't really care about. Don't make the résumé unreadable and unprofessionalNorton said she would move on if a résumé was in "unprofessional formatting." Don't include a line about referencesHaller said people include on their résumé "references available upon requests."

Persons: —, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, They're, Vicki Salemi, There's, Maggie Norton, we've, Haller, Norton, Salemi, it's, résumés, I've, It's Organizations: Service

5 uniform to the first-round pick last May, is one of the best in the NFL at his position. Until the lone punt in Week 4, they had 16 consecutive scoring drives (excluding kneel-down situations). Nobody needs to punt if the offense continually marches down the field. Way said he’s constantly thinking on the sideline about when he’s checking in, what the wind velocity is and what specifically to aim for. It was a decent punt that our guys went down and made a great tackle.

Persons: Jayden Daniels, Tress, he’s, ”, “, Daniels, Kliff, it’s, It’s, haven’t, Dan Snyder, Josh Harris, Adam Peters, Dan Quinn, Terry McLaughlin, I’m Organizations: Washington, NFL, NBC News, NFC, Cardinals, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Locations: Washington

The company launched its first Amazon Go convenience store featuring a new kind of technology, called "Just Walk Out." In 2020, the company began licensing Just Walk Out technology to third parties, signing on retailers in stadiums, airports and hospitals. The company discontinued some of its retail chains, closed eight Amazon Go stores, and hit pause on new Fresh store openings. While it's no longer featuring Just Walk Out as prominently in its own stores, Amazon says it has inked deals with a growing list of customers. Amazon in July updated the AI system behind its Just Walk Out technology to handle all the inputs in a store simultaneously.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Charlie Rose, Bezos, Andy Jassy's, It's, Jordan Berke, Berke, Walmart's, Jon Jenkins, Jenkins, Amazon's, CNBC Jenkins Organizations: Amazon, Foods, Anadolu, Getty, Bloomberg, Walmart, Kroger, Target, CNBC Locations: San Mateo , California, United States, China, Seattle , Washington, Amazon's Seattle

That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis Redding, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. Jimmy Jam, a music producer and the master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the star, lauded Redding as legendary. Santiago started off by thanking Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's wife, who attended the ceremony. But this means the world, that here we are, traveling all the way to the West Coast for this honor that will live on forever as the legacy of Otis Redding does," Redding-Andrews said. “I am not a blues singer or an R&B singer,” Redding once said.

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