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A little over a year into running her cleaning business, Cool Aunt Cleaners, Anna-Marie Ortiz has learned a lot about the resilience and adaptability needed to succeed as a small business owner. Matt Wolcott | CNBC Make ItOrtiz started the business in July 2023 with her last $2,000 in savings. Despite the failure, running the shop gave Ortiz lasting insights she was able to apply to her cleaning business. To drum up business, Ortiz put up flyers and handed out business cards in targeted neighborhoods. Looking aheadOrtiz has ambitious plans to expand Cool Aunt Cleaners beyond Portland and turn it into a "seven-figure business."

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His chicken finger restaurant chain Raising Cane's brought in $3.7 billion in net sales last year, contributing significantly to his estimated net worth of $9.5 billion. With cash flowing again, Graves made his payments and avoided selling any company equity, he says. Graves: I remember watching on television from our location on Lee Drive [in Baton Rouge, Louisiana] when the levees broke. At first, my American dream was: You can go out and start your own business, and you can make the business work, and that's a success. Bring people into a great place to work that's a great place to grow.

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☆ Read a letter from Sam Bankman-Fried’s father.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

For anyone who knows Sam, the popular portrayal of him as a high-rolling, celebrity-secking, CEO driven by greed is simply bizarre. I am the son of a small businessman and told Sam what I believe my father would have told him: take some money out for yourself and put it somewhere safe. Others, including senior counsel, told Sam the same thing. The lawyer was aghast when Sam told him that he was spending all of his time working with the Bahamian government to get depositors their money back. The lawyer strongly advised Sam to focus on his defense.

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☆ Self-harm: Why it happens and how to treat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. She had just recently learned about self-harm after asking a friend about her many bandages and long sleeves. In 2019 there were 363,000 emergency department visits for self-harm, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Self-harm can also be a form of self-punishment among those feeling guilt or shame and thus like they deserve physical pain. You should of course use common sense and not let someone have their self-harm toolkit in their bedroom, for example, Whitlock added.

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☆ I tried Popeyes' and Subway's new ghost-pepper sandwiches. They were inventive, but not spicy enough to give me a real scare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Popeyes and Subway recently launched their own takes on a ghost-pepper sandwich. I tried both and thought they were milder than other spicy sandwiches I've had. For the last two years, Burger King has sold a ghost-pepper Whopper and ghost-pepper chicken fries in time for Halloween. Starting in May 2023, Wendy's added its own ghost-pepper items to menus, including fries, chicken nuggets, and chicken sandwiches. Here's what I discovered when I tried the ghost-pepper sandwich from Popeyes and Subway.

Persons: Z's, —, Bhut, Burger, Wendy's, Zers, I've Organizations: Subway, Service, YouTube Locations: Imphal, Northeast India

☆ GM CEO Mary Barra says there's so much EV competition in China that it's driving a price war that isn't sustainable
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Tuesday that EV manufacturers face steep competition in China. It's not sustainable for EV manufacturers like GM, Barra said. AdvertisementGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra said there are so many companies trying to sell EVs in China right now that it's driving a price war that isn't sustainable. "You have to look at what the sustainable business is because the situation that is there right now is not sustainable," Barra said. In China specifically, GM sold 14% more vehicles in the third quarter than in the second.

Persons: Mary Barra, Barra, —, she's Organizations: EV, GM, Service, General, TechCrunch, European, BI, China EV, Benz Locations: China, San Francisco

☆ Starbucks CEO's plan to fix the chain includes coffee in 4 minutes and comfy chairs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol just laid out his plan to turn around the struggling coffee chain. AdvertisementStarbucks CEO Brian Niccol gave investors the first look at his plan to turn around the struggling chain, and it involves faster coffee orders and better decor. For starters, Niccol said in-store orders will need to be fulfilled much faster than they currently are in many cases. "Before discussing China in detail, I need to spend time there to better understand our operations and the market," he said. Niccol said his optimism is rooted in Starbucks employees, who he said are passionate about coffee, the company, and its customers.

Persons: Brian Niccol, —, Niccol, Diana Frost, Kraft Heinz, I'm, aren't Organizations: Service, Business Locations: China, North Carolina

☆ TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person. But the country’s total number of billionaires has shrunk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —China has a new richest person – and it’s the entrepreneur behind the wildly popular, and controversial, app TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, topped the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, released Tuesday. His wealth reached $49.3 billion, as assessed by research, media and investment group Hurun Inc, which publishes the ranking of the country’s richest people. ByteDance also holds China’s popular news app Toutiao and Douyin, TikTok’s sister app in China. Billionaires on the declineOverall, the number of US-dollar billionaires in China shrank to 753, down 142 from the previous year.

Persons: Zhang Yiming, Zhang’s ascendency, Hurun, TikTok, it’s, –, Zhang, Liang Rubo, ByteDance, Zhong Shanshan, Zhong, Ma, Rupert Hoogewerf, ” Organizations: CNN, Hurun Inc Locations: China, India, Britain, Canada, Australia, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan

☆ Read the letter sent to AWS CEO Matt Garman, signed by 500 employees, protesting his RTO comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AWS CEO Matt Garman has been sent a letter from employees protesting his pro-RTO comments. Over 500 employees have signed a letter, sent on Wednesday, urging Garman to reconsider the plans. AdvertisementAmazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is facing backlash from some employees over his comments about its return-to-office policy, according to an open letter obtained by Business Insider. The policy is stricter than at Amazon's peer companies and, by some accounts, stricter than Amazon's office work policy before the pandemic. The letter has been signed by 523 staff from Amazon and AWS, with 172 of those including their names.

Persons: Matt Garman, Garman, —, Matt doesn't, Elizabeth Rutledge, Garman's, Andy Jassy, Margaret Callahan, we're, Amazon's, Jyoti Mann, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Service, Web, Business, AWS, BI, American Express, Amazon Locations: jyotimann

☆ Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s voting for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Shania Shelton | Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, said Wednesday he will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Schwarzenegger said in a post on X. Following the January 6, 2021, insurrection, Schwarzenegger said Trump would be remembered as the worst president in US history and urged unity among Americans. The feud between the two stretches back to Trump’s first term, after Schwarzenegger took over the former president’s prized show, “The Celebrity Apprentice,” in 2015. Trump mocked the show, titled “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” for low ratings in 2017, and Schwarzenegger responded: “Hey Donald, I have a great idea.

Persons: CNN — Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, “, ” Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Trump, Schwarzenegger, CNN’s Dana Bash, ”, Bash, Hey Donald, Harris, Walz, ” Buzz Aldrin, Edwin “ Buzz ” Aldrin, Aldrin, Trump’s, Elon, Donald J, CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, Republican, Gov, GOP, Republicans, Trump Administration, Trump, Space Force Locations: California, America, American, Arizona

☆ CIA: Her case began the agency’s #MeToo movement. A jury found the man she accused of assault not guilty.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Victims’ rights advocates point out that women who come forward with allegations of sexual assault are often not believed. They took frequent walks around agency grounds, and Bayatpour testified that Cuda often seemed to be going through a hard time. Cuda testified that he told her, “This is what I want to do to you,” and leaned in to kiss her. Bayatpour told her he was in love, that he thought he had found the woman he was going to marry. “In the stairwell, I was thinking, I need to do something funny to break the mood,” Bayatpour told the jury.

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☆ I'm a CEO who started a company and had a baby at the same time. Fatherhood has completely changed how I think about work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Balancing family and entrepreneurship, MacKay prioritizes family time while building Cadence. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Ross MacKay, the 33-year-old cofounder and CEO of Cadence, based in Los Angeles. I'm now the cofounder and CEO of Cadence, a salt-based electrolyte drink. This year, my daughter, Bloom, was born on March 20Mackay and his family. My family deserves me to be at my best, and to do that, I need to feel passionate about what I'm building.

Persons: Andrew Ross MacKay, MacKay, Bloom, MacKay prioritizes, —, I'm, Peter Thiel, Drake, George Heaton, Mackay, Anastasia Hing, Anastasia, I've, Ana, I'd Organizations: Cadence, Service, Daring Foods, D1 Capital, Founders Fund, Daring, Ana Locations: Los Angeles, Glasgow, Scotland

☆ Adidas is getting back on track after Yeezy woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Adidas posted strong third-quarter growth. Operating profit jumped to 598 million euros ($646 million) from 409 million euros ($442 million) the year before. AdvertisementBjørn Gulden, who took over as Adidas CEO in 2023, said the Q3 numbers were evidence that Adidas is "moving in the right direction." Adidas stock dipped slightly on Wednesday but is up 20% since the start of the year, valuing the company at almost 40 billion euros ($43 billion). Related storiesOne of the reasons Adidas is finding success in the increasingly competitive athleisure and footwear industry is through the revival of retro styles such as the Adidas Samba, which was coronated the "It Shoe" of 2023.

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☆ RFK Jr. to remain on the ballot in 2 swing states despite attempts to get himself removed, Supreme Court rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied his two last-ditch requests in Michigan and Wisconsin. AdvertisementIt's official: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan. The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied two last-minute requests from Kennedy's lawyers filed this month in an effort to remove his name from the ballot in the crucial swing states. AdvertisementThe Supreme Court Justices did not issue any explanation for their ruling, as is typical for emergency decisions such as this. Representatives for Kennedy Jr. and the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ China's warplanes have all but erased the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, creating a dangerous new normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementChina's warplanes are pressuring Taiwan and have all but eliminated an important dividing line, with near-daily incursions creating a dangerous new normal. Since 2020, Taiwan has released regular, almost daily updates on incursions in its air defense identification zone by Chinese military aircraft. In 2021, the Chinese military flew 972 aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ, and that number nearly doubled in 2022. "We've become desensitized to high numbers of the military aircraft flying across the median line of the Taiwan Strait," Shattuck told Business Insider. AdvertisementChinese incursions are tiring out Taiwan's forcesThe near-daily ADIZ incursions aren't just changing the status quo in the area; they're also exhausting Taiwan's military.

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☆ Swiss bank UBS smashes third-quarter expectations with $1.4 billion in profit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday posted a large profit beat, after completing its first wave of client migrations following its integration of collapsed domestic rival Credit Suisse. Net profit attributable to shareholders came in at $1.43 billion, compared with a mean forecast of $667.5 million in a LSEG poll of analysts. UBS defends it is not "too big to fail." UBS still faces the lofty tasks of integrating its IT system with that of Credit Suisse, along with migrating clients — with the latter transition set to take around 18 months, Reuters reported earlier this month. The UBS results come after the profit beat of Germany's largest lender Deutsche Bank last Wednesday and join this week's spate of third-quarter reports from European lenders, including from BNP Paribas and Santander.

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CNN has reached out to Terada for comment on the R-FBI’s role in Russian disinformation efforts, and ties to the state. Storm-1516 and R-FBI network members have spread at least 54 different disinformation narratives online since August 2023, according to Clemson and CNN’s analysis. “Does anyone believe that an American would be the spearhead of what some call the biggest Russian Disinformation operation since the cold war? TelegramAnother prominent figure in propagating Russian disinformation is American Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who in 2020 accused then-presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual harassment. The links between Terada’s group and other Russian disinformation efforts are at best opaque, which is likely no accident.

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Define your real estate goalsWhat are you looking to gain from real estate investing, and what risks are you willing to take? REITs (real estate investment trusts)One of the best ways to start investing in real estate as a beginner is with a real estate investment trust (REIT). Real estate limited partnershipsA real estate limited partnership (RELP) provides investors with a diversified portfolio of real estate investment opportunities. Other notable real estate books worth checking out include:"The Warren Buffet Way" By Robert G. Hagstrom"The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Flipping Houses" By J. Scott"The Intelligent Investor" By Benjamin GrahamLocal real estate investment clubsConnecting with local real estate investment enthusiasts can be a great way to engage with the real estate community and expand your knowledge. FAQs about real estate investing for beginnersHow much money do I need to start investing in real estate?

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☆ Why Tesla's sales are slipping in California, and what it means for Elon Musk's car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's falling California sales point to bigger problems for the car company. AdvertisementTesla is losing some ground in its home state of California, signaling more trouble ahead for the world's largest electric car company. As electric car sales rose 2% in California, Tesla's sales in the state fell 3.5%, according to third-quarter figures from the California New Car Dealers Association. The losses don't upset Tesla's market dominance: the Elon Musk-led company still accounted for more than half of all EV sales in California for the quarter. "Tesla's sales are actually doing great," he said during a recent X space.

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☆ Why Kamala Harris made her 'closing argument' in front of the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Harris delivered a "closing argument" speech at the same spot Trump held his January 6 rally. AdvertisementOn Tuesday evening, exactly one week out from the end of the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in the heart of Washington, DC that her campaign described as their "closing argument." Her choice to hold the rally at the Ellipse, a 52-acre park sandwiched between the White House and the Washington Monument, was all-important. Harris talked about January 6 in her rally, noting that former President Donald Trump "stood at this very spot" when he delivered his speech that day. AdvertisementAs far as closing arguments go, it may work — particularly when her opponent's own "closing argument" speech at Madison Square Garden was drowned out by one comedian's offensive joke about Puerto Ricans.

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Despite a difficult quarter, McDonald’s looks resilient in the face of various pressures, analysts say — something the company shares with U.S. consumers overall. “The spotlight is always on McDonald’s because it’s so big” and something of a “bellwether,” she said. That spurred former President Donald Trump to sling fries this month at a Philadelphia-area McDonald’s in a photo op. Like many major brands, McDonald’s raked in big profits as the economy reopened from the pandemic. “The thing that McDonald’s had struggled with, and why I think we’re seeing kind of an inflection point, is a value proposition,” Senatore said.

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☆ Hotels are leaning into their spookier sides to sell ‘rooms with a boo’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perhaps unsurprisingly, more and more hotels are happy to show off their spookier side as a result. “They ditched the [premise of], ‘Oh, people may be scared,’ and said, ‘Wow, people will come and I can market it, so we’re a haunted hotel,’” said Melchiorri. The inspiration for Stephen King’s novel-turned-film “The Shining,” the 420-room grande dame, whose imposing facade is nearly as dramatic as its Rocky Mountains backdrop, is arguably the world’s most famous haunted hotel. From a messaging and marketing perspective, hotels should share their ghost stories or spooky lore “in a way that they don’t surprise anyone,” Orr said. “My experience is, whether they will admit it or not, most hotels have something that goes bump in the night,” Hunnings said.

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HONG KONG — A key piece of a little-told chapter of World War II history almost ended up in a landfill. That diary is now believed to be the only known primary source documenting the involvement of Chinese naval officers in the D-Day landings at Normandy. The 24 British-trained Chinese naval officers were forced to choose between the two sides, with many of them going on to have distinguished careers in the Chinese or Taiwanese militaries. Instead he settled down in Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, where he worked as a merchant seaman until the late 1960s. A page from Lam’s journal on display at the Fringe Club in Hong Kong last month.

Persons: Lam Ping, Chiang Kai, Lam, “, ”, ” Lam, John Mak, Chiang, Mao Zedong’s, Peter Parks, Mak, Angus Hui, crackdowns, Lau Suk Yin, ” Hui, ” Mak Organizations: Pacific, U.S, Royal Naval College, Allied, Fringe Club, Getty Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Normandy, Indonesia, China, United States, Britain, France, Norwegian, Germany, Japan, Mao Zedong’s Communist, Republic of China, Taiwan, British, Brazil, AFP, Greater China

☆ A real-estate investor says he's cracked the code to producing 'at least $1,000 of positive cash flow every month,' but his rent-by-the-room strategy isn't for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Peter Keane-Rivera owns single-family homes that he rents by the room to maximize cash flow. He's shopping around for a third home, as his rent-by-the-room strategy has generated healthy cash flow. Advertisement"I know how to upgrade properties to make them produce at least $1,000 of positive cash flow every month," said Keane-Rivera. Renting by the room is more hands-on and not for everyone, but can create more cash flow and lower your overall risk. "You diversify your cash flow by having four tenants under one roof instead of one," said Keane-Rivera.

Persons: Peter Keane, Rivera, —, " Keane, Keane, I'd, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook Locations: Seattle, Roomster

☆ McDonald's sales dropped for the 2nd quarter in a row as customers keep tightening their belts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McDonald's global sales fell for the second consecutive quarter, down 1.5%. AdvertisementGlobal sales at McDonald's have fallen for a second consecutive quarter as the fast-food chain struggled in international markets, especially France, the UK, China, and the Middle East. Sales were down 1.5% in its third quarter, following from a 1% slide in the previous quarter, ending June 30. Comparable sales in the US were virtually flat, up 0.3% from the same period in 2023, while sales in international markets dropped 2.1%. Sales in licensed international markets fell 3.5%.

Persons: —, Chris Kempczinski, Neil Saunders Organizations: Service, Consumers Locations: France, China, McDonald's

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