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☆ A bloc of Trump voters in key swing states also backs Democratic Senate candidates. Here's why that matters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, there's an interesting dynamic at play in pivotal swing states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania headed into November: A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump voters are also backing Democratic Senate candidates. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin led Rogers by five points (47% to 42%). If Harris wins in November and Democrats win exactly 50 seats, then Minnesota Gov. But should Trump win the election and pro-Trump ticket-splitters help Democrats keep their majority, it would pump the brakes on a conservative agenda. AdvertisementA Democratic Senate would serve as a check on Trump.

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☆ Here’s what might be tough to find if there’s a long port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It doesn’t make economic – or logistical – sense to ship many of the goods that come into East Coast ports by alternative ports of entry – or by plane. That means America could see some shortages of chocolate, alcohol, popular fruit, including bananas and cherries, and even certain cars if the strike lasts a long time. A potential strike at this and other ports on the Gulf and East costs could start early Tuesday. And the federation and its members are concerned with how long it will take to recover from even a short strike. And many of those imports come in through East and Gulf coast ports.

Persons: ” Jonathan Gold, Brandon Bell, Gold, ”, “, That’s, Danny Munch, Munch, ” Chris Swonger, Swonger, Erin Keating, Mark Gillies, Loren Elliott, Chris Frey, Cox Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Retail Federation, CNN, Port, Houston Authority, ILA, American Farm Bureau, Consumers, Cox Automotive, “, Cox, Volkswagen, ” Audi, Auto, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York, East, Gulf Coast, East Coast, America, West Coast, United States, Port Wilmington, Delaware, Michigan, Europe, South America, Port of New York, New Jersey, Port of Houston, Gulf, Asia, Midwest

☆ Top Wall Street analysts prefer these dividend stocks to strengthen portfolios
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts' recommendations and in-depth analysis can help investors choose dividend stocks that can enhance total returns with passive income and stock price appreciation. Northern Oil and GasThis week's first dividend stock is Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), a non-operated, upstream energy asset owner. Recently, Mizuho analyst William Janela initiated a buy rating on NOG stock with a price target of $47. With a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share (annualized dividend of $5.60), DRI stock offers a dividend yield of 3.3%. He added that the company's price reduction across nearly 5,000 items over the summer fueled higher unit and dollar sales.

Persons: Wall, NOG, William Janela, Janela, TipRanks, Darden, Peter Saleh, Uber, Saleh, Jim Lee, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Lee Organizations: Federal Reserve, Wall Street, Northern Oil, Mizuho, Darden, Uber, Olive Garden, Target, PepsiCo Locations: U.S, Olive

☆ Costco's members are getting younger as millennial and Gen Z shoppers flock to wholesale clubs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Costco is the latest warehouse club to tout its growing popularity with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. Sam's Club has reported similar trends as younger shoppers look to stretch their budgets. AdvertisementOne of the hottest clubs for millennials and Gen Z continues to be the wholesale club. AdvertisementThe news echoes results from Sam's Club, the Walmart-owned club store, where Gen Z membership has grown by 68% in the past two years. Related stories"That generation believes it's cool to save money, and we agree with them," Sam's Club CEO Chris Nicholas told CNBC in June.

Persons: —, Gen Z, Gary Millerchip, Millerchip, GoBankingRates, Dominic Wright, Placer.ai, That's, Hottovy, Chris Nicholas, Nicholas, Corey Tarlowe, Jordan, Ford Pinto, TJ, Tarlowe, you'll, Mercedes, Costco's Kirkland, Club's, Mark Organizations: Costco, Sam's, Service, millennials, Analytical Research, Business, Sam's Club, Walmart, CNBC, Jefferies, Price Club, TJ Maxx

If Dave Gilboa kept better track of his glasses, Warby Parker might not exist. They co-founded Warby Parker, a pioneering direct-to-consumer brand that's sold millions of pairs of glasses, both online and in 269 brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S. and Canada. Warby Parker brought in nearly $670 million in revenue last year. "The need for glasses and contacts continues to grow and grow and grow," Blumenthal tells CNBC Make It. "And we're putting Warby Parker in a position to take advantage of that growth, to serve that very large growing need."

Persons: Dave Gilboa, Warby Parker, Gilboa, — Neil Blumenthal, Andy Hunt, Jeff Raider —, Blumenthal Organizations: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, CNBC Locations: Canada, Gilboa

☆ Meet the 80-year-old Miss Universe Korea contestant proving age is just a number
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Oscar Holland | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Earlier this month, she was unveiled as a finalist in the annual Miss Universe Korea competition. Choi surrounded by fellow Miss Universe Korea contestants at a pageant rehearsal on Friday. Charlie Miller/CNNNational-level Miss Universe pageants, although not all directly administered by the Miss Universe Organization, were obliged to follow suit. This year, 58-year-old Lorraine Peters and 60-year-old Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez took part in Miss Universe Canada and Miss Universe Argentina, respectively, though neither advanced to November’s final. It’s so fun and I love it.”More opportunitiesWith a rapidly declining birth rate, South Korea is among the world’s fastest-aging countries.

Persons: CNN —, Choi, hwa, “, ”, —, Charlie Miller, Lorraine Peters, Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez, ‘, ’ ” Choi, Choi —, Beatrice Njoya of, It’s, Jung Yeon, ” Choi, Jean Chung, he’s Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Universe, Miss Universe Organization, Miss Universe Canada, Miss Universe Korea, Getty, Seoul Fashion, Harper’s, Elle, South Locations: Miss Universe Korea, South Korea, Mexico, Korea, Miss Universe Argentina, Beatrice Njoya of Malta, Seoul, Cass, Japan

☆ Indie movies are having a surprising comeback in a bleak time for Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDespite all the doom and gloom in Hollywood, there's optimism coming from a surprising place: indie films. "Longlegs" barely promoted its biggest star, Nicolas Cage, and is the year's biggest indie film, grossing over $100 million worldwide. AdvertisementThe case for hope for indie filmsRecently, there's been a spree of pieces predicting the death of indie films. Brands like Procter & Gamble and Neutrogena are taking a bigger role in film financing, too, providing another source of hope for indie films. Indie films can also be a bargain to rent or buy on streaming compared to big studio films.

Persons: Thelma, —, There's, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Matt Walsh's, Shawn Robbins, Seth, there's, Ampere, Jonathan Glickman, Neutrogena, Michael Messina, Ken Kao, They're Organizations: Service, Magnolia Pictures, Conservative, Blue Harbor Entertainment, Hollywood, Netflix, Ampere, Miramax, Waypoint Entertainment, Partners, Brands, Procter, Gamble, Toronto Film Locations: Hollywood, Seattle, Eastern Europe

☆ Two major deals coming soon may help jumpstart the IPO market
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company is seeking to sell 60 million shares at a price range of $20 to $23 per share. StandardAero previously filed to offer 46.5 million shares at the same $20 to $23 per share range. StandardAero will be a large IPO, likely raising about $1.3 billion at the midpoint. The IPO raise has been sub-par for three years running. IPO watchers note childcare provider KinderCare and digital health marketplace company Solera both could raise $500 million or more.

Persons: Safran, StandardAero, Carlyle, IPOs, StubHub Organizations: Dow Jones, Cerebras, StandardAero, New York Stock Exchange, GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Royce, Honeywell, Amer Sports, Ingram, Dunkin, Brands, Inspire Brands Locations: U.S

☆ French tycoon gains $17 billion from China’s economic stimulus push
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But by the end of the day, his net worth jumped by $17 billion to $201 billion, the index reported, calling it his third-biggest daily increase ever. That market, which accounted for 31% of total revenue last year, is dominated by China. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index has added just over 12% so far this week, while mainland China’s blue-chip CSI300 has gained more than 15%. However, experts urged investors to be cautious as officials must still come up with ways of stabilizing the property market, which once accounted for as much as 30% of economic activity. It began to cool in 2019 and fell into a deep trough about two years later, after a government-led clampdown on developers’ borrowing.

Persons: Bernard Arnault isn’t, Arnault, LVMH, “, Nomura, Xi Jinping, Pan Gongsheng, Pan Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, LVMH, Bloomberg, Markets, People’s Bank of China Locations: China, Hong Kong, LVMH, Paris, Asia, “ Beijing

☆ LVMH's Bernard Arnault set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's 3rd-richest person after $24 billion wealth surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard Arnault's net worth has soared by $24 billion in four days to $201 billion. The LVMH CEO is set to leapfrog Mark Zuckerberg and become the world's third-richest person. AdvertisementBernard Arnault has grown $24 billion richer in four days — and looks set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's third-richest person. He was the richest person on the planet with a $231 billion net worth in late March. AdvertisementThe decline in LVMH stock this year has narrowed from about 20% to 5%, meaning it's no longer languishing at a two-year low.

Persons: Bernard Arnault's, Mark Zuckerberg, —, Bernard Arnault, leapfrog Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, He's, who's, Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon Champagne Organizations: Service, Dior, Tiffany, Oracle, LVMH Locations: China, Moncler, Cashmere, Japan

☆ Paris Fashion Week: The best celebrity looks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesKylie Jenner at Schiaparelli. Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty ImagesRob Lowe. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesNicole Richie at Saint Laurent. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesGwyneth Paltrow. Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images

Persons: Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Here’s who’s, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Loewe, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Kloss, Jacopo Raule, Jeff Goldblum, Emilie Livingston, Pascal Le Segretain, Kylie Jenner, Scott A, Willow Smith, Lila Moss, Neil Mockford, Rob Lowe, Sienna Miller, Laurent Vu, Bauer, Griffin, Anya Taylor, Joy, Natalie Portman, Christian Dior, Swan, Lauren Hutton, Saint Laurent, Marechal Aurore, Cyril Pecquenard, USA Cole Sprouse, Kelly Rutherford, Abdul Saboor, Jennifer Garner, Kate Moss, Zoë Kravitz, Saint, Aitor Rosas Sune, WWD, Juliette Lewis, Nicole Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow Organizations: CNN, Paris, Callaway, Balmain, Getty, Christian, Abaca, Dior, Saint Locations: Schiaparelli, Chloé, Saint Laurent

☆ Luxury stocks have gotten a huge boost from China's stimulus this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

European luxury stocks have struggled this year amid weak Chinese demand. AdvertisementEuropean luxury stocks rallied sharply this week as a wave of Chinese stimulus measures spurred hopes of more spending. On Monday, the day before the stimulus measures were announced, Bank of America analysts cut their price objectives on luxury stocks by an average of around 20%. They also downgraded four luxury stocks to neutral, and another from neutral to underperform — leaving just three luxury stocks at buy ratings. Now, it seems investors are banking on the stimulus measures to bring luxury spending back to the country.

Persons: Cartier, —, Burberry, Hugo Boss Organizations: Hermes, Service, Bank of America Locations: China, EU, Japan

☆ Volkswagen cuts 2024 outlook as car demand falters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A VW Golf GTI stands in a parking lot within sight of the brand tower on the grounds of the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen cut its annual outlook for the second time in less than three months on Friday, citing a weaker-than-expected performance at its passenger car division as pressure on Europe's top automaker continues to rise. The lowered outlook is the latest from Germany's car giants, with Mercedes-Benz and BMW both downgrading their annual forecasts earlier this month as a result of weakening demand in China, the world's biggest car market. Volkswagen said it was cutting its outlook "in light of a challenging market environment and developments that have fallen short of original expectations, particularly at the brands Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Tech. Porsche, the holding company of the Porsche and Piech families that holds most of the voting rights in Volkswagen and is the carmaker's single biggest shareholder, also cut its own outlook in the wake of Volkswagen's downgrade.

Persons: IG Organizations: VW, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Benz, BMW, IG Metall, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Porsche Locations: Wolfsburg, Germany, China

☆ Brat summer is over. Here's what Gen Z's wearing to the office this fall.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z workers are redefining office dress codes with their fall fashion trends. AdvertisementCharli XCX may have painted this summer "Brat" green, but a new season — and thus new style trends — are upon us. As a result, office fashionistas are building their fall work wardrobes. As for "Brat Summer," Rose compared it to the pink craze sparked by "Barbie" summer in 2023, which she said faded away by September last year. The office encourages employees to wear what they want, and Butler takes full advantage by expressing her street style.

Persons: —, what's, Zers, Jordan Booker, Jordan Booker Booker, Booker, Ralph Lauren, he's, Bella Hadid, Syndey Rose, Sydney Rose, Sydney Rose Rose, Rose, Barbie, Tealoni Butler, Butler, Tealoni Butler Butler Organizations: Service, Business, Nike, Sydney Locations: Patagonia

☆ My husband and I spent $275 at Fleming's Steakhouse. The pricey restaurant was better suited for business dinners than date nights.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Andrea Mchugh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My husband and I visited Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar for a date night. Most of our food was delicious, but at $275, we didn't feel our meal was worth the high price tag. 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 . So, for a recent date night, my husband and I went to Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Fleming's, Wine, Omni, Bloomin, Inc, Outback Locations: ribeye, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta, Providence , Rhode Island, California

☆ Here are our trades of the week and what's ahead for this overbought market
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mixed market : The S & P 500 spent Friday's session mostly unchanged as it tried for a fourth record close this week. Still frothy : The S & P Short Range Oscillator pulled back from Tuesday's most overbought reading since August. Month to date, consumer discretionary, utilities, and materials were the best-performing S & P 500 sectors. 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.

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☆ Wall Street braces for a turbulent October with jobs report on deck next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 have broken out to new highs this month. BTIG chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky asked this week, referring to the S & P 500. The S & P 500 had risen more than 5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was higher by more than 1%. For the S & P 500, those levels represent declines of about 6% to 9%, as of Thursday's close. Initial Claims (09/28) 9:45 a.m. PMI Composite final (September) 9:45 a.m. S & P PMI Services SA final (September) 10 a.m.

Persons: Jonathan Krinsky, Dow, Adam Turnquist, LPL Financial's Turnquist, Jeff Hirsch, he's bullish, Hirsch wouldn't, Lamb Weston, Nonfarm Payrolls, —, Nick Wells Organizations: Federal, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow, CNBC, Nasdaq, LPL, Chicago PMI, Dallas Fed, PMI, Manufacturing, Nike, McCormick, ADP, PMI Services SA, Services PMI, Constellation Locations: Europe, U.S, Chicago

☆ Red light, blue light, or both? I tried all three using the Dr. Dennis Gross DRx Spectralite Facewear Pro LED mask
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Ashley Morris | Ashley Morris Is An Associate Seo Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

SKIP AHEAD How I tried the DRx Spectralite Faceware Pro | My experience with the Dr. Dennis Gross DRx Spectralite Faceware Pro | Who is the DRx Spectralite Faceware Pro best for? What is the Dr. Dennis Gross DRx Spectralite Faceware Pro? You can wear the Dr. Dennis Gross DRx Spectralite Faceware Pro mask for three minutes a day to target fine lines, discoloration and acne-causing bacteria. In short, yes: Dermatology offices nationwide have been using red light therapy for over a decade, according to experts we spoke to in our guide to red light therapy. Who is the Dr. Dennis Gross Drx Spectralite Faceware Pro best for?

Persons: I’ve, Dennis Gross’s, Dennis Gross, Apple, Ashley Morris, —, Solawave, it’s, TikTok Organizations: NBC, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Public Health, Therabody’s, Technologies, FDA, Facebook, Twitter Locations: New York

To some, a purse with its tags still on in an aisle where it may not belong looks like a piece of discarded inventory. Videos of TikTok users joking about going into baby aisles to search for and take money from baby products have racked up millions of views since the trend took off. Cecily Bauchmann, a TikTok creator with 2.2 million followers, was the first to take action after seeing Gonazalez's video. The video brought her to tears because it reminded her of times when she experienced financial strain while providing for her family. “I hope that in this [trend] parents, caretakers, moms, dads would feel in a moment that there is a financial burden lifted off of their shoulders,” Bauchmann said.

Persons: DeNaesha Gonzalez, —, Gonzalez’s TikTok, ” Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Courtney Olson, ” “, you’ve, Cecily Bauchmann, “, ” Bauchmann, ” Organizations: NBC News Locations: ”

SKIP AHEAD Methodology | How we tested Hoka walking shoes | The best Hoka walking shoes | What’s so great about Hoka sneakers? How we tested Hoka walking shoesWhile testing Hoka walking shoes, we considered the following factors:Activity: We wore each sneaker while walking varying distances and for varying periods. Arch support : There are two main categories that shoes fall into: cushioning shoes and stability shoes. Material : We tested Hoka walking shoes between July and September to see how well they regulated our feet’s temperature. The best Hoka walking shoesAll the Hoka walking shoes we tested and recommend below are available in men’s and women’s sizes, as well as standard and wide widths.

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Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for people of color to afford, a new report finds. Black people in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with the condition and die from it, the report highlights. Several health care advocacy organizations, including Patients for Affordable Drugs and Health Care for America Now, are pushing for policies that will help lower the financial burden of patients. Both organizations supported the Inflation Reduction Act, a law signed by President Joe Biden that aims to reduce prescription drug prices. In the meantime, Basey, of Patients for Affordable Drugs, said her organization continues to push for bills like S.142, which prevents pharmaceutical companies from paying generic brands to delay the release of their drugs on the market.

Persons: Merith, “, ” Basey, ”, Basey, haven’t, Carrol Olinger, Olinger, ” Olinger, Joe Biden, Margarida Jorge, Jorge, hasn’t, “ It’s, ” Jorge, she’s Organizations: Drugs, New England, of Medicine, AstraZeneca, NBC News, Bristol Myers Squibb, ” Pharmaceutical, U.S, Health Care, America, Centers for Disease Control, Biden Locations: U.S, Daiichi, Hope Mills , North Carolina, Basey

☆ Why Ester Manas fears the size inclusive dream is over
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Paris CNN —On the second day of Paris Fashion Week at the city’s Palais de Tokyo, a giant inflatable elephant welcomed guests to the Ester Manas fashion show. Methods such as ruching and drawstrings eliminate the need for classical sizing and enable Ester Manas to cater to sizes XS to 3XL. Similarly, a 2023 size inclusivity report conducted by Vogue Business found that 95.6% of all looks presented for Fall-Winter 2023 were in a size US 0-4. “Numerically, it is very apparent that this ‘trend’ (of both being personally comfortable with your size and size inclusivity being socially accepted) has retreated,” Delepierre said. “Beyond the size dimension, (Ester Manas clothes) are strong pieces that stand on their own and make everyone feel sexy,” he said.

Persons: Ester Manas, Balthazar Delepierre, SZA, Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, Beth Ditto, ”, Manas, “, bienveillance, bookers, Goldman Sachs, Ester Manas’s, they’ve, ” Delepierre, Ester Manas “, inclusivity, Giulietta Canzani Mora, ” Guillaume Boulez Organizations: Paris CNN —, BMI, CNN, Goldman, Vogue Business Locations: Paris, de Tokyo, —, Manas, France

☆ Klarna partners with fellow fintech Adyen to bring buy now, pay later into physical stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesSwedish firm Klarna is partnering up with Dutch payments fintech Adyen to bring its popular buy now, pay later service into physical retail stores. Klarna will be included as an option across more than 450,000 Adyen payment terminals in brick-and-mortar locations as a result of the deal, according to the companies. Klarna's buy now, pay later, or BNPL, service allows users to spread the cost of their purchases over a period of interest-free installments. Earlier this year, Klarna sold Klarna Checkout, the company's online checkout solution for merchants. The recently elected U.K. Labour government is expected to set out plans for buy now, pay later regulation soon.

Persons: Jakub Porzycki, Klarna, David Sykes, Alexa von Bismarck, Adyen, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, BNPL, Tulip Siddiq Organizations: NurPhoto, Getty, Klarna, Adyen, EMEA, Alexa, CNBC, Labour, Conservative Locations: Amsterdam, Europe, North America, Australia, Swedish

But the news wasn't greeted warmly in some corners of media, as it raised concerns that Snapchat might become the latest in a line of Big Tech platforms to deprioritize traditional media publishers in favor of creators. A fourth said any time publishers get mixed up with creators, it's bad for publishers, adding that their Snapchat revenue was already in decline so the platform had become less of a focus. A few years later, as user-generated content became dominant on social apps like TikTok, the company shifted focus to individual content creators. Advertisement"The way they're structured now is less built to over cater to traditional publishers," a fifth Snap publisher exec said. ESPN on Snapchat Discover SnapchatSome publishers have shifted resources away from Snapchat during a challenging period for the media business as a whole.

Persons: —, Snapchat Snapchat, it's, Evan Spiegel, Presley Ann, Getty, Snap's, Spiegel, Digiday, influencers, Ben Reininga, Sophie Crowther, There's, Ben Jeffries Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Business, Publishers, Meta, Google, ESPN, The Daily Mail, CNN, Snapchat, Harvard University, Dollar Locations: Snapchat

Read previewIt could be the end of an era for publishers on Snapchat. A fourth said any time publishers get mixed up with creators, it's bad for publishers, adding that their Snapchat revenue was already in decline so the platform had become less of a focus. A few years later, as user-generated content became dominant on social apps like TikTok, the company shifted focus to individual content creators. Advertisement"The way they're structured now is less built to over cater to traditional publishers," a fifth Snap publisher exec said. ESPN on Snapchat Discover SnapchatSome publishers have shifted resources away from Snapchat during a challenging period for the media business as a whole.

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