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☆ 86% of Gen Z interns think a recession is coming—and it's changing their approach to their careers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Cassidy Case is a few months into her fall internship, but she's already planning ahead for summer. As young workers search for stability and meaning when entering the working world, they're changing their behaviors and mindsets to "recession-proof" their futures. At this stage of their lives and careers, Gen Zers want flexibility in the way they live and work most of all, Cruzvergara says. At the University of Arkansas, 21-year-old senior Oliver Sims also has his summer work plans locked in. "You could work remotely from your parents' house for a company with an office based in New York."

Companies Xcel Energy Inc FollowSept 29 (Reuters) - More big U.S. companies have tied their CEO pay to climate goals but few give executives much incentive to make significant emissions cuts, a new study shows. Only four other companies tied their executive pay to climate metrics, though they were not as strict about reducing emissions, As You Sow found. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSome companies may only be trying to look good to investors with vague wording in securities filings about making progress toward cutting emissions, study authors said. As You Sow's study examined all the 47 U.S. companies targeted by the Climate Action 100+ global investor initiative to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions. Among the 47, more than half did not directly tie their pay to climate actions, the study shows.

☆ Hurricane Ian: What to do if your flight is canceled or if you want to change your booking
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday. Here is what you can do if you want to change your flight, or if your flight is canceled. If your flight is canceled, then the airline must provide a full refund. According to FlightAware data, nearly 1,850 flights originating from or flying to Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or Fort Myers have been canceled as of 5:30 pm on Wednesday. Customer service: (800) 435-9792Sun Country Airlines: Customers traveling to, from, or through the Florida cities of Fort Myers, Orlando, or Tampa from September 25-30 can rebook their flight once for free.

☆ A judge rebuked Republicans over warnings of violence if an investigation into Trump 'doesn't go his way'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge said patriotism is not standing up for a man "who knows full well that he lost." Judge Amy Berman Jackson noted the recent increase in threats to law enforcement officials. Her comments came as she sentenced a Capitol rioter to more than seven years in prison. For one federal judge, that rhetoric merited a message of deterrence on Tuesday. At the sentencing of a Capitol rioter, Judge Amy Berman Jackson rebuked Republican leaders for "cagily predicting or even outright calling for violence in the streets if one of the multiple investigations doesn't go his way."

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has lost $70 billion in net worth, bumping him down to 20th richest person in the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has plummeted by $70 billion so far this year, a fall of 55%. Zuckerberg is now just the 20th richest person on the planet, way behind Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. But since then, it's tanked down to $55.3 billion, a fall of just over 55%, according to the data. Forbes puts his net worth at $53.4 billion. Meta's net income fell 36%, or more than $3 billion, in the second quarter from the same period in 2021.

☆ More than 1,600 books banned during 2021-22 school year, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

More than 1,600 books were banned in over 5,000 schools during the last school year, with most of the bans targeting titles related to the LGBTQ community or race and racism, according to a new report. PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for free expression in literature, released a report Monday, the start of Banned Books Week, that shows the sweeping scope of efforts to ban certain books during the 2021-22 school year. Books were banned in 5,049 schools with a combined enrollment of nearly 4 million students in 32 states, the report found. Friedman pointed to a case in Walton County, Florida, where a popular children’s book called “Everywhere Babies” landed on a banned books list last spring. The most frequently banned books were “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” by Maia Kobabe, followed by “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” by George M. Johnson and “Out of Darkness” by Ashley Hope Pérez, the report found.

☆ Inside the $4 billion family office of Walmart Heir Lukas Walton
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Lukas Walton, the billionaire grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is reinventing the family office — building a multi-billion-dollar funding machine that powers charities, tech start-ups, public companies and activists seeking global change. Walton, 36, last year launched Builders Vision, a one-stop-shop of impact investing based in Chicago with more than $4 billion in assets. While most family offices separate philanthropy and investing, Walton has stitched them together into an impact-investing superstore – funding social and environmental causes through start-ups, public companies or charities. The Builders Vision venture capital fund, called S2G, is in the top quartile of venture capital funds by returns, according to Cambridge Associates benchmarks. Climate change, the food supply and ocean health are, after all, also investment risks, he said.

☆ Billionaire Lukas Walton’s family office accelerates impact-investing push
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Builders Vision, the investing and philanthropy platform of billionaire Lukas Walton, has shifted its $1 billion endowment into what it calls "impact investments," leading a broader shift in family offices to connect their investing and giving. Chicago-based Builders Vision will announce today that its Builders Initiative Foundation has moved 90% of its endowment into "mission-related" investments -- investments in keeping with Builder's broader goals of sustainability and equity. Most foundations have 20% or less of their endowments in ESG or impact investments, so the 90% level sets a new benchmark for family offices and foundations. Walton, 36, is at the forefront of a rapid generational shift in family offices, as inheritors and entrepreneurs in their 30s and 40s use their fortunes to drive social change. For decades, family offices split their philanthropy and investing — making money on one side and giving it away on the other.

☆ The Family Office Investor: Walmart heir blazes trail in ESG investing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Family Office Investor: Walmart heir blazes trail in ESG investingCNBC's Robert Frank sits down for an interview with Builders Vision Founder and Walmart heir Lukas Walton to discuss how he is investing for a cleaner and healthier planet.

☆ Gen Z mistrusts everything — big business, government, other people, you name it
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-25 | by ( Daniel Cox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

With that question, The Washington Post's technology columnist, Taylor Lorenz, kicked off a recent Aspen Institute panel entitled "Can Gen Z Trust Their Elders?" Across the board, members of Gen Z are less inclined to trust major institutions than their elders are. Add all these factors up, and Gen Z is looking more and more like it will become permanently mistrustful. Why doesn't Gen Z trust anyone? According to a report by Edelman, seven in 10 members of Gen Z say "they will fact-check" any claim made by a business or advertiser.

☆ TikTok is being sued after two young girls died while copying the 'blackout challenge', report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-03 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok is being sued for wrongful death after two girls died trying to recreate a choking challenge. The lawsuit alleges the girls aged 8 and 9 were fed videos of the challenge by the app's algorithm. The suit alleges that the app's algorithm recommended videos of the strangulation challenge to the young girls. The police took Walton's phone and tablet, and later told her stepmother that she had been watching blackout challenge videos "on repeat," the suit says, according to the newspaper. "TikTok unquestionably knew that the deadly Blackout Challenge was spreading through their app and that their algorithm was specifically feeding the Blackout Challenge to children," the Social Media Victims Law Center's complaint claims, per the Los Angeles Times.

☆ I started my business after struggling to sell my best watch as a cash-strapped student. Now, I resell luxury watches worth up to $7.6 million.
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-10 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Silas Walton struggled to sell his watch as a student when he was strapped for cash. It sparked the idea of an online watch resellerI wanted to offer a smooth system for clients buying and selling via the platform. Coincidentally, a friend of my family happened to sell watches. I wanted to pitch him my idea, but I decided to pitch it to an online watch forum first. Six years ago, if you bought independent watches, you were expected to lose money.

☆ (foto) Topul celor mai bogate femei din lume în anul 2021, conform revistei Forbes
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

Tradițional, în fiecare an, revista Forbes întocmește topul celor mai bogați oameni din întreaga lume. Mai jos vă prezentăm topul celor mai bogate femei din acest an. Născut în Iowa, Koch s-a mutat în New York în anii 1980 și a lucrat ca asistentă a designerului de modă Adolfo. Fiica exploratorului de minereu de fier de profil Lang Hancock, Rinehart a reconstruit compania aflată în dificultate financiară a răposatului său tată, Hancock Prospecting. De asemenea, puteți vedea topul celor mai bogați oameni din lume și topul celor mai bogați tineri din acest an.

Persons: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, L’Oreal . Ea, . Alice Walton, Alice Walton, Sam Walton, Rob, Jim ., MacKenzie Scott, Jeff, Julia Koch, David, Koch, Adolfo, Nancy Reagan, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Jacqueline Mars, Ea, Audrey Ruth, Meyer, Forrest Mars, Frank C ., Inc, Yang, Susanne Klatten, Klatten, Herbert Quandt, Gina Rinehart, Rinehart, Lang Hancock, Hancock, Hill, Fontbona, Andrónico, Jean, Paul, Guillermo Luksic Organizations: Forbes, Artă Americană, Bridges, MacKenzie, Koch, Las, Frank C . Mars, Mars, Country Garden Holdings, Bright, Education Holdings, BMW, Iris, Antofagasta Plc Locations: Bentonville, Arkansas, Iowa, New York, Las Vegas, Singapore, Macao, americană, China, Germania, Australia, Asia, Antofagasta, Chile, Londra

☆ Majoritatea a studiat științele reale, iar unii au renunțat la universitate. Ce studii au cei mai bogați oameni din lume
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Cu toate acestea, și-a pierdut interesul pentru educație și a renunțat la universitate după un semestru. A absolvit Universitatea din Arkansas din Fayetteville, fiind licențiat în administrarea afacerilor în marketing. A absolvit Universitatea Trinity din San Antonio, fiind licențiată în economie. A absolvit Universitatea din Arkansas cu o diplomă de licență în administrarea afacerilor. De asemenea, are și o diplomă de doctorat în jurisprudență, obținută la Școala de Drept din Columbia.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Larry Ellison, Amancio Ortega, ZARA, Mark Zuckerberg, Jim Walton, . Alice Walton, Rob Walton Organizations: Forbes, Amazon, Universitatea Princeton, Microsoft, Universitatea Harvard, École, Universitatea din, Universitatea Columbia, Oracle Corporation, Facebook, Harvard, Universitatea Trinity Locations: francez, Paris, Berkshire, Universitatea din Nebraska, Harvard, Universitatea din Chicago, spaniol, Universitatea din Arkansas, Fayetteville, San Antonio, Columbia

☆ Criza îi îmbogăţeşte pe cei bogaţi şi îi sărăceşte pe cei săraci
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-18 | by ( On | In | ) omniapres.md time to read: +2 min

În timp ce milioane de cetăţeni ai Statelor Unite câştigă mai puţin faţă de perioada de dinainte de pandemie, averea celor mai bogaţi americani a crescut enorm în ultimele şase luni, potrivit unui studiu citat de zf.ro. În doar şase luni, averea celor mai bogaţi americani a crescut de la 2,95 trilioane de dolari la 3,8 trilioane. Între timp, pandemia a generat cea mai gravă criză a pieţei forţei de muncă de la Marea Depresiune a anilor 1930 încoace. Drept rezultat, CEO-ul Jeff Bezos – cel mai bogat om din lume – a raportat o creştere a averii nete de 55,2 miliarde de dolari în doar câteva luni. Familia Walton, care controlează gigantul Walmart – cel mai mare retailer la nivel mondial, a înregistrat o creştere similară, 60 de miliarde de dolari de la începutul anului până în prezent.

Persons: Tesla, Oracle Larry Ellison, Michael Bloomberg, Page, Jeff, Familia Walton, Larry Page, Elon, Chuck Collins Organizations: Washington DC, Oracle, Google, americană Locations: Statelor Unite, New York, SUA

☆ This is the most common zodiac sign among the world's richest billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-08 | by ( Anna Papadopoulos | Ceoworld Magazine | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Libra was the most common sign, with 27 notable billionaires, like Ralph Lauren and Alice Walton. Pisces was next in line, while Cancer came in third as the most common billionaire sign. But did you know one zodiac sign, in particular, is the most likely to produce billionaires? A study has figured out the most common star sign among the world's wealthiest billionaires. With notable billionaires including Ralph Lauren, Stefan Persson, Liliane Bettencourt, Alice Walton, Libra is the star sign of 27 famous-wealthy faces.

☆ Meet Lukas Walton, the fiercely private heir to the Walmart empire who has donated millions from his fortune to find solutions to environmental problems
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-20 | by ( Ben Tobin | Ryder Kimball | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

On the foundation's work, Lukas recalled that "one of the first grants that we did back in the day was help to develop a sustainable fisheries label. That to me, was a shooting star, was a golden emblem of what would be a successful marketplace development." The Walton Family Foundation has focused their efforts on the places that support humans. Walton Family Foundation/YouTubeSource: Walton Family Foundation

The Walmart heirs' combined worth is more than $230 billion, according to Bloomberg. The family grants money and resources to support education, environmental efforts, and their home community through the Walton Family Foundation. In public, the Waltons live pretty modest lifestyles despite their wealth. Sam Walton, the original man behind the company that now encompasses both Walmart and Sam's Club, set his family up for financial success when he divided the ownership before he died. He wasn't a man of flashy luxury, but you can see how his children are living a slightly more lavish life now.

☆ Diego Maradona: How the 'Hand of God' and the 'Goal of the Century' redefined football
▼ + stars: | 2018-06-11 | by ( Marcela Mora Y Araujo For Cnn Video Patrick Sung | Marcela Mora Y Araujo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. With the scores between England and West Germany level at 2-2 in the 1966 World Cup final, striker Geoff Hurst's shot hit the crossbar and deflected downwards. STAFF/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Diego Maradona, 1986 — "The Hand of God" needs little introduction. BONGARTS/Getty Images Maradona followed that act of subterfuge with one of the greatest ever World Cup goals as England lost 2-1. Ian Walton/Getty Images Maradona is also venerated in Naples after leading Napoli to the Italian Serie A title in 1987 and 1990.

☆ Bill Walton’s Long, Strange Tale of N.B.A. Survival
▼ + stars: | 2016-03-27 | by ( Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Walton arrived at the San Diego Natural History Museum carrying a large black chair. It’s so large that it made even Walton, one of basketball’s dominating giants, look small. We were standing inside the building, near the skeleton of a dinosaur (Allosaurus fragilis, the sign said), watching him approach. I had come to San Diego to speak with Walton about his life: the magic rainbows interweaving over the bottomless, flaming abyss. It suggests an existence largely shaped by dark matter — all the things that didn’t happen, that never coalesced, that went missing.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, —, — Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Larry Bird — Organizations: San, San Diego Natural History Locations: San Diego

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File found just 69 confirmed, unprovoked shark attacks on people and 36 confirmed bites worldwide in 2023. Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesYou should avoid estuaries, said Richard Peirce, an author, shark expert and former chair of the UK-based Shark Trust and Shark Conservation Society. Avoid dusk and dawnSwimming early in the morning or late at night can be lovely, but it’s also the time when a shark attack is most likely. If a shark is nearbyA great white shark swims off Guadalupe Island in Baja California, Mexico. Cut off the anglesA white shark swims across a sand bar off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in August 2021.

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