DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ I'm a Nashville local. It's expensive and overrun by tourists, but it's still the best city in the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bryan Clayton is a Tennessee native who moved to Nashville a decade ago to build his company. Michael Warren/Getty ImagesWhen I moved here, I'd go out on Broadway for the dive bars and live music. You could hear live music from the best musicians without the downsides of big cities, such as generic food and bar chains. People started coming from around the world to enjoy live music and sports without spending a fortune. AdvertisementAfter living in Nashville for a decade, I still believe it's the best city in the world for a weekend.

Persons: Bryan Clayton, it's, —, I've, tonks, It's, Michael Warren, I'd, haven't, we've, John Greim, wilder, I'm, Percy Warner, Percy Priest Lake Organizations: Service, It's, Uber, Broadway, Nashville, NHL's Predators, NFL's, People Locations: Tennessee, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Southern, Nashville , Tennessee, California, New York, Miami, Radnor, Atlanta, Barcelona

☆ Packers dominate Cowboys to advance in NFL playoffs and throw Dallas into disarray while Lions defeat Rams in 1st playoff win in 32 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jacob Lev | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +38 min

Matt Krohn/USA Today Network/Reuters New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams grabs the jersey of Washington Commanders wide receiver Curtis Samuel on December 24. Adam Hunger/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs can't make the catch as Atlanta Falcons cornerback Clark Phillips III defends on December 24. Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA Today Network/Reuters Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed stiff arms Joey Porter Jr. of the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 12. Michael Conroy/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes walks off the field after the Chiefs' loss to the Denver Broncos on October 29. Michael Dwyer/AP Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams drops a pass in the end zone on October 22.

Persons: “, Mike McCarthy’s, Dallas hadn’t, Jordan Love, Aaron Jones, Love, Doubs, Luke Musgrave, Dontayvion Wicks, Jones, –, “ Jordan, Matt LaFleur, … I’m, Dak Prescott, Prescott, Darnell Savage, Aaron Rodgers, ” Love, Jerry Jones, McCarthy, Jones –, “ He’s, ”, I’ve, they’ve, Jahmyr Gibbs, Rey Del, Jaire Alexander, Ron Jenkins, Michael Owens, Patrick Mahomes, DeShon Elliott, Emily Curiel, Christian Harris, Ryan Kang, Josh Allen, Trent Sherfield, —, Rich Storry, Thomas Hennessy, Brian Fluharty, Micah McFadden, Boston Scott, Adam Hunger, Bill Belichick, Belichick, David Butler II, Tayler Hawkins, Ezra Shaw, Emmanuel Forbes, Mark Schiefelbein, Tyrique Stevenson, Jeffrey Phelps, Mitchell Wilcox, Jeff Dean, Najee Harris, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Smith, James Conner, Nicholas Morrow, Chris Szagola, Juan Thornhill, Nick Cammett, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jay Biggerstaff, Ifeatu Melifonwu, Matt Krohn, Quincy Williams, Curtis Samuel, Josh Downs, Clark Phillips III, Danny Karnik, George Pickens, Mark Alberti, Chamarri Conner, Charles Omenihu, Nick Bolton of, Ezekiel Elliott, Sarah Stier, Raheem Mostert, Lauren Sopourn, Desmond Ridder, Jared C, Tilton, Bradley Chubb, Zach Wilson, Sam Navarro, Tommy DeVito, Chris Graythen, Sam LaPorta, Brandon Staley, Staley, Tom Telesco, Sean M, DeAndre Hopkins, Moore, Quinn Harris, Jake Ferguson, Kelee Ringo, Sam Hodde, Jamie Squire, Kevin C, Cox, Tylan Wallace, Wallace's, David Tulis, Nick Bosa, Drew Lock, Lock, Geno Smith, Trevor Lawrence, David Rosenblum, Brock Purdy, Matt Slocum, Tim Boyle, Al Bello, Roger McCreary, Trey Sermon, Andy Lyons, Brandon Aiyuk, Eric Hartline, Courtland Sutton, Eric Christian Smith, Jamal Adams, Roger Steinman, Jalen, Ian Johnson, Tyler Allgeier, Todd Kirkland, Micah Hyde, Jevon Holland, Tim Boyle's, Mary, Holland, Chris Pedota, Jerome Miron, Reuters Christian Watson, Lauren Leigh Bacho, Marquez Valdes, David Eulitt, Devon Witherspoon, Matthew Stafford, Mark J, Terrill, Joe Burrow, Aaron M, Julian Blackmon, Nathan Ray Seebeck, Reed, Joey Porter Jr, Joe Sargent, Kyler Murray, Mike Christy, Tristan Wirfs, Chris O'Meara, Austin Ekeler, Detroit's Aidan Hutchinson, Derrick Barnes, Jack Campbell, Harry, Demario Douglas, Kenny Moore II, Steve Luciano, Noah Sewell, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Joshua Dobbs, Dobbs, Kevin Sabitus, Cooper Neill, Daniel Jones grimaces, John Locher, Cole Kmet, Tyrann Mathieu, Wesley Hitt, Jaylen Warren, Tre Avery, Joe Robbins, Ja'Quan McMillian, Justin Edmonds, Will Levis, Levis, George Walker IV, Brown, Benjamin St, Juste, Alex Brandon, Zack Moss, Michael Conroy, Mahomes, Jack Dempsey, Irv Smith Jr, Talanoa Hufanga, Josie Lepe, Dalton Kincaid, Rich Barnes, Sean McDermott, Michael Dwyer, Davante Adams, Jamie Sabau, Younghoe Koo, Javonte Williams, Jonathan Taylor, Trevor Ruszkowski, Charlie Riedel, Brock Purdy scrambles, Jeremiah Owusu, Sue Ogrocki, CJ Henderson, Mostert, Lynne Sladky, Justin Fields, Dick Butkus, Butkus, Todd Rosenberg, Christian Rozeboom, Tony Ding, DeVonta Smith, Kathryn Riley, Robert Spillane, David Becker, Paul Sancya, Dustin Bradford, KaVontae Turpin, Henderson, Matt Durisko, Chase, Marco Wilson, Joe Camporeale, Khalil Mack, Mack, Gregory Trott, Justin Setterfield, Brian Robinson Jr, Mitchell Leff, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, Adrian Kraus, Evan McPherson, McPherson, Amon, Ra St, Braxton Berrios, Christian Wilkins, Rebecca Blackwell, Amari Cooper, Andrew Nelles, Evan Vucci, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Alie, Tavius Robinson, Brent Skeen, Isaac Yiadom, Dan Powers, Rick Osentoski, Elijah Mitchell, Cary Edmondson, Nick Chubb grimaces, Michael Ainsworth, Lawrence, Sam Greenwood, Michael Wilson, Jason Pinnock, Matt York, Noah Gray, Leonard Floyd, Rodgers, Elsa, Christian McCaffrey, Justin K, Jakobi Meyers, Damarri Mathis, Ron Chenoy, Grant Delpit, Nick Wosika, JK Scott, Kirby Lee, Zay Flowers, Randy Litzinger, T.J, Watt, Matt Freed, Jared Goff, Stafford, Goff, Brett Maher, ” Goff, It’s, ” Stafford, I’m, Nacua Organizations: CNN, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, NFL, ”, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Packers, Cowboys, AT, T, Lions, Ford Field, 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Divisional, Dallas, Research, New York Jets, FOX, Rey Del Rio, Getty Images Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chiefs, Dolphins, National Football League, Kansas City Star, Tribune, Service, Getty Images Houston Texans, Texans, Cleveland Browns, AP Buffalo, Trent, Bills, AFC East, The Jets, USA, Network, Reuters New York Giants, Boston, Giants, Eagles, New England Patriots, Reuters San Francisco 49ers, NFC, Rams, Chicago Bears, AP Cincinnati Bengals, Bengals, Cincinnati, Cleveland, AP Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Ravens, AFC, Getty Images, Getty Images Arizona Cardinals, Cardinals, AP Cleveland Browns, Browns, Jets, New York Giants, AP Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, AFC West, Reuters Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, The Lions, Reuters New York Jets, Washington, AP Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Getty Images Miami Dolphins, AP Atlanta Falcons, The Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Getty Images Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Raiders, Chargers, Getty Images Tennessee, Miami, Titans, Bears, Buffalo Bills, Getty Images Atlanta Falcons, Getty, UPI, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle, Seahawks, The 49ers, AP Jacksonville Jaguars, Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, Colts, Reuters Denver Broncos, Broncos, Houston Texans, AP Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, AP Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, AP Miami Dolphins, Network Dallas Cowboys, Reuters, Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs, Super, Getty Images Seattle Seahawks, Buccaneers, AP Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit, Indianapolis, Football, Carolina Panthers, Getty Images Minnesota Vikings, Vikings, Stroud, AP Chicago Bears, Saints, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, AP Denver Broncos, Getty Images Tennessee Titans, Patriots, AP Las Vegas Raiders, Reuters Atlanta Falcons, Getty Images Denver Broncos, Koramoah, Soldier, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Arizona Cardinals, AP Detroit Lions, AP New York Jets, Levi's, Lucas Oil, North, Reuters Los Angeles Chargers, Wembley, Getty Images Buffalo Bills, Tennesee Titans, Lambeau, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Reuters Buffalo Bills, Reuters Cleveland Browns, TIAA Bank, Kansas, Jacksonville Jaguars, Reuters Las Vegas Raiders, Highmark, Acrisure, US Bank, JK, Reuters Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore, Niners, NBC Locations: Arlington , Texas, Detroit, San Francisco . Detroit, Dallas, Prescott, Texas, Kansas City , Missouri, Houston, New England, Getty Images Arizona, Frankfurt, Germany, AFP, Stroud, Denver, Chicago, North America, London, New, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Los Angeles

Political, business and other elites will gather once again Monday for the World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting in the Alpine hamlet of Davos, Switzerland, to tackle the thorniest of problems, from war to inequality to climate change. The forum is not without its own controversy, having been pegged over the years as a haven for globalists and ruling elites. This year’s conference comes on the heels of a report released Wednesday by think tank The Conference Board detailing findings from a survey of global business leaders, which showed a global economic downturn and inflation are among the top concerns of CEOs worldwide. With Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict raging on, global political instability also topped the list of things keeping corporate leaders awake at night. Meanwhile, global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% in 2024, according to a report from the World Bank released on Tuesday.

Persons: Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Nelson Mandela, Jacques Yvez, Tony Blair, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Bono, Antony Blinken, Li Qiang, Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Javier Milei, Antonio Guterres, “, ”, Andres Cadena, Elon Musk, Gayle Markovitz, ” Markovitz, Economists Organizations: corporate titans, McKinsey, Republican, White, Trump, World Economic, World Bank Locations: U.S, Israel, Davos, Switzerland, Argentine, China, Ukraine

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The NFL was concerned that nobody could make it Sunday in Buffalo, where up to a couple of feet of snow was expected overnight. So, the league and New York officials decided to postpone the Bills' wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers until Monday. They practiced all week in warm Miami, and it was 86 degrees on Friday, when they stepped on the plane to Kansas City. For you, me — it's cold,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said.

Persons: “, Mark Poloncarz, Tom Coughlin's, ”, Keaton Schlatter, We've, I've, Justin Reid, Lauren Bays, “ I've, Tua Tagovailoa, Andy Reid Organizations: KANSAS CITY, The Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, NFL, New, Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chiefs, Dolphins, National Weather Service, NFC, Giants, Packers, New York, Lambeau, Cowboys, Buffalo, Arrowhead, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, ” Chiefs Locations: KANSAS, Mo, The, Buffalo, New York, Erie County, Kansas City, West Des Moines , Iowa, Smithville , Missouri, Miami, Hawaii, Alabama

☆ Bill Belichick is parting ways with the New England Patriots
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bill Belichick is stepping aside as coach of the New England Patriots. AdvertisementSix-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, ending his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league's Super Bowl era. Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo won a Super Bowl ring playing under Belichick and has interviewed for multiple head coaching vacancies since becoming a New England assistant in 2019. Related storiesThe six Super Bowl wins tie Belichick with pre-merger mentors Halas and Curly Lambeau for the most NFL championships. Meanwhile Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that same season.

Persons: Bill Belichick, Belichick, Nick Saban, —, Robert Kraft, Kraft, of Famers Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Brady, It's, Jerod Mayo, Mayo, Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels, McDaniels, Brian, he'd, Saban, Belichick's, Steve, Halas, Curly Lambeau, Bill Parcells, Brady, haven't, Cam Newton, Mac Jones, Matt Patricia, Jones, Bill O'Brien, Bailey Zappe, didn't, Nick Caserio, Donald Trump Organizations: New England Patriots, Service, Gillette, of Famers, Belichick, Shula, Patriots, NFL, Super, AFC, Cleveland Browns, of Famer, Tennessee Titans, Raiders, Las, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, U.S, Capitol Locations: Cleveland, New England, Las Vegas

☆ RBC raises 2024 S&P 500 target despite the pullback to start the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lori Calvasina, the bank's head of U.S. equity strategy, raised her year-end S & P 500 price target to 5,150 from 5,000. This is approximately 9.6% higher than the S & P 500's Friday closing level of 4,697.24. Last week, the S & P 500 snapped a nine-week winning streak as investors began pulling back on the technology titans. The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury also traded above 4% last week, further placing downward pressure on the equity market. Calvasina's bear case sees the S & P 500 closing at 4,770 in 2024, just 1.5% above Friday's close.

Persons: Lori Calvasina, Calvasina's, Oppenheimer's John Stoltzfus, Calvasina, she's, hasn't, Russell Organizations: RBC Capital, titans, Treasury, Wall Locations: U.S

☆ Heroes to zeroes in 12 months: How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-30 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. Meanwhile, Solana is nearly 10x higher in the last 12 months, and bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has also skyrocketed. That same year, Bankman-Fried earned street cred in crypto circles for his bitcoin arbitrage trading strategy, dubbed the Kimchi swap. The relationship between Zhao and Bankman-Fried began to sour a few months after they met. In Nov. 2022, a fight between Bankman-Fried and CZ on Twitter, now known as X, pulled the mask off the scheme.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Zhao Changpeng, Bitcoin, Solana, Binance's, Zhao, FTX's Sam Bankman, Fried, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, bitcoin, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Elizabeth Warren, execs, Renato Mariotti, Michael Lewis, Sam, gunning, Lewis, SBF, Binance, FTX, Goldman Sachs, General Merrick Garland, Garland, Amr Alfiky Organizations: Marathon, JPMorgan, Microsoft, Capitol, Department of Justice, U.S . Justice Department's Securities, Commodities, CZ, Alameda Research, Formula, Democratic, Twitter, Emergency Economic, U.S ., Futures Trading Commission, Treasury Department, Securities, Exchange Commission, Justice Department, DOJ, Reuters Locations: Hong Kong, Singapore, Bankman, FTX, Miami, Washington, Alameda, U.S, New York City

☆ India wants to host the Olympic Games in 2036. Is the country ready?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Labourers work beside the Olympic signage at the entrance of a venue ahead of the upcoming 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai on OCtober 11, 2023. In October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India plans to host the 2036 Games, reportedly saying it's the country's "age-old dream." Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and Poland have also expressed their interest to host the Games in 2036. Reliance Industries, the country's largest private sector company, entered into a partnership with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last year. In 2011, after the games concluded, the chairman of the of the Commonwealth Games organizing committee, Suresh Kalmadi, was arrested for corruption and financial malpractice.

Persons: Indranil MUKHERJEE, INDRANIL MUKHERJEE, Indranil Mukherjee, Narendra Modi, Nita Mukesh Ambani, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Ambani, Thomas Bach, Suresh Kalmadi, David Carter, Carter Organizations: 141st International Olympic Committee, AFP, Getty, Afp, India, Business, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Industries, Indian Olympic Association, Olympic Games, CNBC TV18, Olympic, Commonwealth Games, Guardian, BBC, Cricket, University of Southern, CNBC Locations: Mumbai, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, Poland, Delhi, University of Southern California

☆ 3 titans will fight to dominate the market for Wegovy in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dozens of startups have jumped into the weight-loss market this year as weight-loss drugs, including Wegovy and Ozempic, have exploded in popularity. The few companies with enough money and brand recognition to stand up to Ozempic's distribution challenges — WeightWatchers, Noom, and Ro — can expect to compete for market dominance next year. But WeightWatchers signaled it's going all in on weight-loss drugs by launching its own behavioral program for patients on Ozempic in December. WeightWatchersLike WeightWatchers, Noom has remained staunchly in the weight-loss market since its 2008 launch. Ro launched its own program prescribing weight-loss drugs in January.

Persons: VCs, — WeightWatchers, Sari Kaganoff, WeightWatchers, it's, Sima Sistani, Noom, Ro, Zach Reitano, Kaganoff, Saeju Jeong, Sam Barnes, Aaron DeGagne Organizations: Business, Rock Health, Web, Getty, PitchBook Locations: Ozempic

(PRO subscribers can view the official 2024 strategist survey here . ) "Lifting our 12-month S & P 500 target to 5100 as inflation falls, the Fed turns dovish, and real yields plunge," Kostin wrote. Other Wall Street firms with similarly bullish forecasts include Citigroup and BMO Capital Markets, which each have S & P 500 price targets of 5,100. Barclays' Venu Krishna was even more bearish, anticipating the S & P 500 would fall to 3,725. Entering the penultimate trading week of the year, the S & P 500 is almost 23% higher in 2023, while the Nasdaq Composite has advanced almost 42%.

Persons: —, Stocks, Sam Stovall, Monday, Stovall, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Kostin, John Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, America's Savita Subramanian, JPMorgan's, Bujas, Morgan Stanley, BofA's Subramanian —, Venu Krishna, Oppenheimer's John Stoltzfus, Dow Industrials Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, CFRA Research, Goldman, Oppenheimer Asset Management, Citigroup, BMO Capital Markets, Bank, America's, Nvidia, Microsoft, Barclays, Nasdaq Locations: Friday's

☆ Central bank blunders undermine tough rate talk
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Francesco Guerrera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Comments by central bankers underline their desire to keep interest rates high until price growth quiesces. Policymakers’ recent mistakes mean they will struggle to convince investors their tough talk is real. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell says his fellow policymakers are “not thinking about rate cuts at all”. In May, after another U.S. regional bank failure, markets concluded that the Fed’s rate hike at the beginning of that month would be its last. Respected central bankers might be able to convince markets that these numbers don’t portend imminent rate cuts.

Persons: Jay Powell, Christine Lagarde, Andrew Bailey, Powell, backtrack, –, Lagarde, Treasuries, BoE, Bailey, Ben Bernanke, Jacob Frenkel, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Traders, U.S . Federal, European Central Bank, Bank of England, titans, Deutsche Bank, Treasury, Reuters Graphics Reuters, LSEG, Silicon Valley Bank, Fed, ECB, Bank of Israel, Federal Reserve, European, Thomson Locations: Silicon, Bailey, United States, Ukraine, Central

☆ Everything you need to know about the 'Squid Game: The Challenge finalists Sam, Mai, and Phill
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Amanda Paule | Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Finalists Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan, and Phill Cain are competing for the $4.56 million grand prize. The finalist dinner in "Squid Game: The Challenge" episode ten. Mai Whelan (Player 287)Mai Whelan attends the "Squid Game: The Challenge" Celebration at the Trials Live Experience Space on November 30, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. Mai Whelan speaking to Ashley Tolbert in episode nine of "Squid Game: The Challenge." AdvertisementPlayer 337 Bradford and Phill during the marbles game in episode six of "Squid Game: The Challenge."

Persons: Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan, Phill Cain, —, Joe Scarnici, Netflix Sam Lantz, Sam, Lantz, Doug Lantz, pitbull, Moo, Netflix Mai Whelan, Mai, Ashley Tolbert, Phill Cain's Instagram, Netflix Phill Cain, Phill Organizations: Netflix, Service, ABC, People's Army, US Navy, Bradford, Major League Quadball's New York Titans, US Quadball's, Games, Brazilian national Locations: Los Angeles , California, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Kuna , Idaho, Fairfax County , Virginia, Vietnam, Saigon, Viet, New Jersey, Brazil, United States, York

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The momentary bliss-fueled blackouts that used to consume T.J. Watt after every big play still come. So maybe it's best to let others — like older brother J.J. Watt — serve as his hype men. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin called Watt “the best defensive player on the planet” on Tuesday. Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick — himself a three-time All-Pro — laughed when asked if he took Tomlin's praise of Watt personally. “I just want to continue to be the best player I can be for myself and for this team.”___

Persons: Watt, It's, Bud Dupree, ” Watt, “, “ I’ve, I’m, ”, Matt Canada's, Alex Highsmith, Will Levis, J.J, Watt —, Mike Tomlin, Minkah Fitzpatrick —, —, Fitzpatrick, Tomlin, ” Fitzpatrick, James Conner, Conner, “ TJ, line’s, Cole Holcomb, It’s, Teryl Austin, Derek, He's, Nick Herbig, pang, I've, “ You've, Broderick Jones, you’re, Reggie White, hasn't Organizations: PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL, Steelers, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore, Tennessee, Titans, Steeler, of Fame Locations: Pittsburgh, Arizona, Wisconsin

☆ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went on an 18-month, $85 million real-estate shopping spree — including a previously unknown Hawaii estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katherine Long | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementYears before the recent drama at OpenAI turned CEO Sam Altman into a household name, the former Y Combinator president went on an extraordinary 18-month, $85 million real-estate shopping spree, according to records reviewed by Business Insider — including a previously unreported $43 million Hawaii estate on land that locals describe as historically significant. AdvertisementSam Altman's Hawaii estate is immediately adjacent to the reconstruction of the royal temple of King Kamehameha I. Maxar TechnologiesA $43 million estate in HawaiiIn July 2021, Altman bought a twelve-bedroom estate in Kailua-Kona, on the big island of Hawaii, for $43 million. Altman's purchase of the Hawaii property has not been previously reported. AdvertisementAnnie had been unaware that her oldest brother owned property in Hawaii until Business Insider asked her about it, she said. A $27 million San Francisco homeAltman's weekday residence is a home on San Francisco's Russian Hill that was once described — inaccurately — as the most expensive home in San Francisco.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, OpenAI, he's, He's, Sam Altman's, King Kamehameha I, King Kamehameha, Jennifer Serralta, Serralta, Jack, Max, — Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Annie Altman, Annie, Sam's, Napa Altman, Cade Metz, Bob Dickinson Organizations: Service, Business, Bloomberg Tech Summit, Wall Street Journal, YouTube, Altman, LinkedIn, Apollo, Opportunity Fund, Silicon Valley, Business Insider, San, SEC, 9Point Ventures, Uncommon Ventures, New York Times, Capital Management, San Francisco Chronicle, New Yorker, Israeli Defense Force, Tesla Locations: San Francisco, Napa, Hawaii, Napa , California, Sam Altman's Hawaii, Kailua, Kona, wakesurfing, Kauai, Lanai, San, Russian, California, Hollywood, Big Sur

☆ 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' sees the legendary monsters team up against a new enemy. Here's everything we know about the upcoming sequel.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is the follow-up to 2021's "Godzilla vs. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Since then, the franchise has continued with 2017's "Kong: Skull Island" and 2019's "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," before the iconic lizard fought the mighty ape in 2021's "Godzilla vs. The two Titans are gearing up to return to the big screen for Adam Wingard's "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," although they probably won't be fighting each other this time.

Persons: —, Gareth Edwards, Adam Wingard's Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Titans

☆ I've lived between Singapore and NYC my entire life. Here are 3 ways the latter is better, and one way it isn't.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Denise Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've spent half of my life in Singapore and the other half in New York City. I think New York City has a better culture and community for me. But when it comes to the food, I think Singapore is the better place. Here are reasons I think NYC is superior and the one area Singapore has the American city beat. AdvertisementI think Singapore has its beauty and charm, but, the culture of the city doesn't inspire me as much as NYC.

Persons: I've, —, It's, Denise Lee Organizations: Service, New York City ., titans, New, NYC, hawker Locations: Singapore, New York City, York City, Manhattan, American, NYC, New York, York

☆ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: 'Help Nikki Haley'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for some of the world's wealthiest corporate leaders: help Nikki Haley's presidential campaign. "Even if you're a very liberal Democrat, I urge you, help Nikki Haley, too. Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, media titan David Zaslav and Disney CEO Bob Iger were all scheduled to speak later in the day. Haley earlier this month told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that she and Dimon spoke by phone recently about the state of the economy. At the DealBook conference, Dimon stopped short of saying the Republican presidential nominee should be anyone but Trump.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Nikki Haley's, Nikki Haley, Donald, Trump, Dimon, Dimon's, Bill Ackman, Tesla, Elon Musk, David Zaslav, Bob Iger, Haley, Charles Koch, CNBC's Organizations: Democrat, Republican, The New York Times, Wall Street titans, Disney, Democrats, Forbes Locations: South Carolina, Dimon

As technology titans jockey to back hot new startups, they are extracting explicit or implicit promises of revenue in return. loadingMicrosoft’s injection of $10 billion into OpenAI in January helped kick off the craze. As part of their deal, the ChatGPT operator agreed to exclusively use its new investor’s cloud computing services. Much of the invested capital should be returned relatively quickly as AI firms buy back-end services. Nvidia (NVDA.O) has at least 80% and as much as 95% of the AI market, according to estimates by analysts.

Persons: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, OpenAI, Optimists, cynics, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam, Aditya Sriwatsav, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Microsoft, Financial Times, Apple, Nasdaq, Big Tech, OpenAI, Wall Street, Google, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Technologies, Company, Global, Telecom, Nortel, Network, Nvidia, Thomson Locations: OpenAI, Silicon Valley

Nashville is seeing an unprecedented surge in luxury hotels, with renowned brands such as the Four Seasons Hotel, the W Hotel and the Grand Hyatt opening their doors in Music City. More than 90 new hotels have been constructed in Nashville since 2013, contributing more than 14,000 rooms to the city's accommodation offerings, according to the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. CNBCStratouly is one of the key figures behind a new Four Seasons Luxury Hotel in Nashville. The Grand Hyatt Nashville pool. Grand Hyatt

Persons: Dean Stratouly, Read, it's, he's, Hyatt Organizations: Hyatt, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, CNBC, Residences, CNBC Stratouly, Grand Hyatt Nashville, Hyatt Nashville Locations: Music City, Nashville, Tennessee

☆ Sima Sistani says its time for WeightWatchers to embrace Ozempic. Will its users agree?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sima Sistani, the 44-year-old CEO of WeightWatchers, is aware of this, and she recognized WeightWatchers had to evolve – or else. She also landed a massive deal to buy a telehealth business that can issue virtual prescriptions to patients for these weight loss drugs. Semaglutide was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes as Ozempic, but it was also used off-label for weight loss. Some longtime users of the program feel betrayed by the pivot away from in-person meetings and toward medication-based solutions. “Sadly, they don’t want to do the work,” she said, of tracking food or exercising to achieve weight loss goals.

Persons: New York CNN —, Sima Sistani, WeightWatchers, she’s, Sistani, “, ” Sistani, Erica Shroeder, ”, Jaap Arriens, ” Goldman Sachs, Jenny Craig, Adam Rockmore, Ged, Angela Weiss, Variety Sistani, there’s, Semaglutide, aren’t, “ there’s, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Yonash, influencers, Velanti, Michael Nagle, We’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walmart, CNN, WeightWatchers, Variety, US Food and Drug Administration, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York, Cola, Wegovy

☆ Charlie Munger's sharp wit turned Berkshire meetings into uproarious affairs. Here's a sample
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Munger, who died Tuesday at the age of 99, leaves behind not just an illustrious career as an investor but also a string of jokes and stories that entertained Berkshire Hathaway watchers for decades. Many of the quotes below come from annual meetings of Berkshire Hathaway and are chronicled in CNBC's Warren Buffett archive. Those events — sometimes called "Woodstock for Capitalists" — allowed Berkshire shareholders to ask Buffett and Munger questions about the company. They also gave the investing titans a chance to share wisdom and jokes, often at their own expense. Here's a collection of some of Munger's funniest quotes and life advice, starting with his musings on aging and the proper goals for your own funeral.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Munger, Berkshire Hathaway, CNBC's Warren Buffett, —, Buffett Organizations: Berkshire Locations: Woodstock

The Carolina Panthers fired their coach on Monday following the team’s NFL-worst 1-10 start in his first year at the helm. Instead, the Panthers are assured of a sixth straight losing season since Tepper bought the team in 2018 for $2.275 billion. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesSpecial teams coordinator Chris Tabor will take over as interim head coach. Tabor will become the fifth head coach or interim head coach since Tepper bought the team. Tabor has never served as an NFL head coach.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Frank Reich, David Tepper, Tepper, Reich, Bryce Young, Moore, Chris Tabor, Thomas Brown, Jim Caldwell, Tabor, Matt Rhule, Steve Wilks, haven’t, Pete McCulley, Nathaniel Hackett, Urban Meyer, Freddie Kitchens, Ron Rivera, Perry Fewell, Rhule, Wilks, Young, ___ Organizations: The Carolina Panthers, NFL, Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina, San, Major League Soccer, Baylor, Chicago Bears, Young Locations: N.C, Carolina, San Francisco, Denver, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Arizona, Charlotte

[1/3] Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on November 24, 2023. Jade Gao/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING/PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is set to meet the Chinese leadership in Beijing on Friday as she seeks to soothe ties after the launch of a European Union anti-subsidy probe backed by Paris into Chinese-made electric vehicles. France is also concerned about Chinese attempts to force French cosmetics companies to share manufacturing secrets with Chinese parties. Xi insisted that China welcomes investment from French firms in a telephone call on Monday with Macron, who urged fair treatment for foreign companies in China. Macron visited China in April with great fanfare, in an attempt to demonstrate France's strategic autonomy from the United States.

Persons: Li Qiang, Catherine Colonna, Jade Gao, Wang Yi, Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Xi Jinping, Emmanuel Macron, Xi, Macron, Colonna, Laurie Chen, John Irish, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: French, of, People, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, European, European Commission, EU, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, PARIS, European Union, Paris, France, Ukraine, Iran, Gaza, North Korea, United States

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesJared Goff bounced back from three picks to lead Detroit to a comeback win over Chicago last week. Jordan Love rallied the Packers to a comeback win last week over the Chargers. COWBOYS, 31-16SAN FRANCISCO at SEATTLELine: 49ers minus 7The 49ers (7-3) are healthy and back to playing at a championship caliber. VIKINGS, 24-21Last week: Straight up: 8-6.

Persons: Rob Maaddi, Jared Goff, Jordan Love, FanDuel, Kenny Pickett, Jake Browning, Joe Burrow, it’ll, Josh Allen, Geno Smith, Tua, Aaron Rodgers, Tim Boyle, Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Bailey, Tommy DeVito, QB C.J ., DeMeco Ryans, Desmond Ridder, Derek Carr, Winston, Bryce Young, Carolina’s, Shaquille Leonard, Patrick Mahomes, They’ve, Aidan O’Connell’s, Kyler Murray, QB Dorian Thompson, Robinson, Myles Garrett, Russell Wilson, Mark Andrews, Justin Herbert can’t, Joshua Dobbs, Justin Field, ___ Organizations: AP Pro Football, Detroit Lions, Lions, Green Bay Packers, NFC, Chicago, Packers, Chargers, The Packers, Dallas, Washington, San, Seattle, LIONS, PITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI Line, Steelers, Bengals, BEST BET, STEELERS, BUFFALO, PHILADELPHIA, Eagles, Super Bowl, Kansas City, Chiefs, 49ers, Bills, WASHINGTON, DALLAS Line, Cowboys, Philadelphia, Giants . COWBOYS, FRANCISCO, SEATTLE Line, Seahawks, Rams, 49ERS, MIAMI, NEW YORK JETS Line, Dolphins, Jets, DOLPHINS, NEW YORK, Line, Patriots, Giants, PATRIOTS, JACKSONVILLE, HOUSTON Line, AFC South, Jaguars, Texans, JAGUARS, ORLEANS, ATLANTA Line, Falcons, New Orleans . FALCONS, Panthers, Titans, Tennessee, Chicago . TITANS, TAMPA BAY, Pro, Buccaneers, BUCCANEERS, LAS VEGAS, Raiders, CHIEFS, ANGELES RAMS, ARIZONA, Cardinals, RAMS, CLEVELAND, DENVER Line, Broncos, Browns, BRONCOS, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, Ravens, underachieving Chargers, RAVENS, MINNESOTA, Vikings, Bears, Detroit, VIKINGS Locations: Minnesota, Detroit, San Francisco, Washington, New York, QB C.J . Stroud, New, CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, Chicago, TAMPA, INDIANAPOLIS, KANSAS, BALTIMORE, CHICAGO

☆ Branding’s corporate titans face moment of truth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Aimee Donnellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Now for the first time this century, sales volumes at the big consumer goods manufacturers are falling. In the first nine months of the year, Kraft Heinz said the quantity of its sold items declined by nearly 6 percentage points year-on-year. That’s likely to allow Nestlé, Kraft Heinz and Unilever to see flat or modest increases in 2023 sales, LSEG data shows. Earlier this year, outgoing Kraft Heinz Chief Executive Miguel Patricio said the company lost market share to a branded competitor that spent more. Unilever, Nestlé and Kraft Heinz have all pointed to a slowing of price growth in the coming year.

Persons: Kraft Heinz, Nestlé, ’, Xavier Roger, Kraft, what’s, John Furner, Miguel Patricio, Mars, ”, François, EY, George Hay, Streisand Neto, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Consumer, Kraft, Unilever, Danone, ’, United Nations, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Nestlé, Kraft Heinz, Target, Reuters Graphics, Obesity, Mondelez, Walmart, “, Thomson Locations: U.S, Europe, Australia, Norway, Chocolat, London

Search resuls for: "Titans"

25 mentions found