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☆ It's a cruel summer for Airbnb and Vrbo hosts, and meh listings are getting squeezed hard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the age of remote work, employers are quiet quitting on employees. Decision-makers at family offices revealed what it's really like managing billions for the ultra wealthy. But first: It's shaping up to be a cruel summer for Airbnb and Vrbo hosts. The Airbnb hosts getting squeezedReal-estate reshapeBlake Callahan / Getty ImagesThe real-estate industry is facing an existential threat. In the age of remote work, employers are doing it, too.

Persons: Matt Turner, Read, Brian Chesky, Charley Gallay, Vrbo, That's, Blake Callahan, Jonathan Ernst, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Bryan Griffin, Insider's Ben Bergman, Arantza Pena Popo, It's, Satya Nadella, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: luxe, Reuters Workers aren't, Stanford University, The Vanderbilt, Waltons, Microsoft Locations: Silicon, Airbnb, New York

Silicon Valley is bracing for what it fears will be an "extinction event" threatening the survival of hundreds of startups. Tom Loverro, a investor at 40-year-old Bay Area venture capital firm IVP, has been loudly warning for months on Twitter and in media interviews about a coming "mass extinction event" for startups. The total volume of venture capital investment into US startups has slumped for six consecutive quarters, according to data firm Pitchbook. Even a last-ditch slashing of the startup's prospective valuation — a "down-round," in Silicon Valley parlance — didn't whet investors' appetites. Over the past year, many startups that rely on Silicon Valley funding have been steeling themselves for the slowdown to avoid similar fates.

Persons: —, they're, Jennifer Neundorfer, That's, Tom Loverro, Loverro, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Cameron Lester, I've, Lester, Linda Ahrens, Ahrens, Unown, " Ahrens, Anna Dittrich, Plastiq, Vincent Harrison, Elad Gil, Steve Brotman, Brotman, Will Hawthorne, VC's, Mike Ryan, Pitchbook's Harrison, Sell, Hawthorne Organizations: Ventures, Sequoia Capital, —, Venture, Twitter, United States Federal Reserve, Jefferies, January Ventures, Alpha Partners, Avid Capital, Sugar, Menlo, BulletPoint Network Locations: Silicon, Sequoia, IVP, Valley, Instacart, Navan, Boston, Snowflake, America

☆ Hollywood's love affair with private credit could be a recipe for disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Private credit goes Hollywood. A town that loves a good story has a leading role in the biggest one on Wall Street. So in that vein, private credit filling the gap left by banks reconsidering their lending decisions is great. Ratings agency Moody's has already raised the alarm, suggesting defaults among borrowers in private credit will rise. But I think it's fair to say that industry isn't as cut and dried as others private credit might be lending to.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, fanny, —, we've, Maks, it's, Insider's Reed Alexander, Rebecca Ungarino, Reed, Rebecca, Moody's, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Bryan Griffin, James, Jim, Crown, Henry Crown, Junius Myer Schine, David Sinclair, Jeffrey Cane, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Credit Suisse, Wall, Investment, Hollywood, Creators, The Vanderbilt, UBS, JPMorgan, Fidelity, Wall Street, LinkedIn Locations: Hollywood, Swiss, Aspen , Colorado, Silicon, Jersey Shore, New York, London

☆ The decision makers at 6 family offices reveal what it's really like behind the scenes at the private wealth management firms managing billions – and why they are so secretive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Family offices are the private wealth management firms managing the fortunes of wealthy families. But six people agreed to pull back the curtain on family offices to reveal their inner workings. Trust comes before everything elseThe world of family offices is built on relationships and trust before everything else. "Family offices really primarily are about wealth preservation," said Nisa Amoils, managing partner of A100x Ventures who also sits on the board of the Swig Family Office. "As much as it is a family business, it is also the business of family," said Swig.

Persons: Jahnavi Kumari Mewar, JKM, Oliver Swig, I've, Swig, We've, hasn't, Amoils, Consuelo Vanderbilt, SohoMuse, Vanderbilt, Maximilian Winter, Roy, Ben Bergman, bbergman Organizations: North, RBC, Campden, nouveau, Forbes Iconoclast Summit, A100x Ventures, Vanderbilt, Central American, Wimbledon, Harmonix, SOJA Ventures Locations: New York, Columbus, Central America, San Francisco

☆ Guatemala will vote for new president but critics say many anti-corruption candidates were weeded out
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

One of the expelled candidates, the rightwing Roberto Arzú, was a vocal critic of President Alejandro Giammattei. Employees of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) arrange ahead of the general elections in Guatemala City on June 20, 2023. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty ImagesIt’s not the first time that Guatemala’s electoral tribunal eliminates presidential hopefuls, but this year’s cycle is happening in rapidly shrinking civic space. Failing battle against corruptionRights groups say graft and impunity accelerated in the country after former President Jimmy Morales dissolved a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission in 2019. The candidatesThe US and Western allies have raised concerns about the exclusion of presidential candidates in Guatemala.

Persons: CNN —, Sandra Torres, Thelma Cabrera, Carlos Pineda –, ” Will Freeman, Roberto Arzú, Alejandro Giammattei, Cabrera, Pineda, Tik Tok, ”, Johan Ordonez, we’ve, Caren, Jimmy Morales, Consuelo Porras Argueta, Antony Blinken, José Rubén Zamora, Moises Castillo, Porras, –, Kevin López, Giammattei, Freeman, Biden, “, ” Freeman, Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols, Guatemalans, Maria Consuelo Porras, Mulet, Carin, Edmont, Ríos, Torres, Rios, El, Nayib Bukele, Álvaro Colom, Colom, Efraín Ríos Montt, CICIG Organizations: CNN, Council, Foreign Relations, Twitter, “ Corruption, Constitutional, ” CNN, Getty, Americas Society, United, International Commission, Washington Office, Guatemala Human Rights, USA, Prosecutors, US, State, José Rubén Zamora –, . Press, Patrol, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Public Ministry, United Nations, Agence, France Presse, Analysts Locations: Central America’s, Guatemala, America, Guatemala City, Americas, United Nations, Guatemalan, Central America, American, Washington, United States, Haiti, Nicaragua, France

☆ He Exposed Corruption in Guatemala. Now He’s Been Sentenced to Prison.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | Jody García | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of Guatemala’s most high-profile journalists was convicted on Wednesday of money laundering and sentenced to up to six years in prison, in a trial denounced by human rights and free speech advocates as another sign of the deteriorating rule of law. The journalist, José Rubén Zamora, was tried on charges of financial wrongdoing that prosecutors say focused on his business dealing, not his journalism. He was acquitted of blackmail and influence peddling, and fined about $40,000. Mr. Zamora was the founder and publisher of elPeriódico, a leading newspaper in Guatemala that regularly investigated government corruption, including accusations involving the current president, Alejandro Giammattei, and the attorney general, María Consuelo Porras. For activists defending press freedom and civil rights in Guatemala, Wednesday’s verdict and sentencing, delivered by a panel of judges, was another blow to the country’s wobbly democratic health, as the government and its allies have taken repeated aim at key institutions and independent news outlets.

Persons: José Rubén Zamora, Zamora, Alejandro Giammattei, María Consuelo Porras Locations: Guatemala

☆ Guatemalan former president and vice president convicted of fraud, conspiracy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

GUATEMALA CITY — A court in Guatemala convicted former President Otto Pérez Molina and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, on fraud and conspiracy counts Wednesday. Johan Ordonez / AFP - Getty Images“It is a lie,” the former president, 72, said during a break in the court proceedings Wednesday. Then President Jimmy Morales ended the CICIG’s mission in 2019 while he was under investigation. Anticorruption efforts have faltered since then and those who worked closely with the international mission have seen the justice system turned against them. Around 30 former anti-corruption officials have fled the country.

☆ Prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periódico” halts print edition
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

GUATEMALA CITY — The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periódico” announced Wednesday that it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested the paper’s president. Zamora has overseen dozens of investigations into corruption during his leadership at El Periódico since the paper was founded in 1996. All of the paper’s reporters have been let go, and it is not clear how it can continue with digital editions only. Giammattei has been dismissive of U.S. officials’ criticism of his attorney general and what they see as Guatemala backsliding on battling corruption. His administration has silenced independent press outlets, driving journalists into exile and taking television stations off the air.

La ce evenimente online poți merge de data aceastaPentru că s-a încălzit afară profită de buna dispoziție și hai online cu America House Chișinău! # Tendințele Americane în Arta Secolului XXI, Adaptate de către Pictorii AutohtoniArtiștii autohtoni, au preluat mai multe tendințe de-a lungul anilor. Tendințele Americane sunt tot mai vizibile în arta de la Chișinău, atât în picturi murale cât și în interpretarea portretelor. Dacă ești interesat de artă, și vrei să cunoști care sunt tendințele Americane în materie de artă autohtonă atunci te așteptăm la acest eveniment . Vei afla despre:# Mișcările artistice americane# Arta Afro-Americană și traspunerea ei în tendințele autohtone.

Persons: Alex Gurskiy, Alex, Lady, Lockett, Consuelo Maria Johnson Organizations: America House Chisinau, America House Chișinău, XXI, Americană, Evenimentul, Heritage International School, Facebook, Heritage, Luna, American, Naționale, Americane Locations: America, Chișinău, Republica Moldova, Chișinăului, Europa, SUA, Canada, Moldova, Cabo, Ghana, Jamaica, Cambridge, american, Liban, Siria, Palestina, Irak, Egipt, Yemen, Iordania, Africa de Nord, Golful Persic, Statele Unite, americană

☆ How to Apply for E.Y.E. Witness Global Fellowship?
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-01 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +2 min

Eboné „Lady” Lockett este încântată să lanseze în cele din urmă Bursa Globală a Martorilor E.Y.E. Witness integrează amplu știintele holistice, tehnologie, literatură, inginerie, arte, arhitectură și matematică (S.T.R.E.A.A.M), programe și experiențe de învățare prin servicii care angajează, pregătesc și poziționează noi lideri. Țările participante includ Moldova, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Jamaica și SUA. Studenții vor interacționa cu diverse părți interesate din școală, comunitate și întreprinderi / organizații, precum și cu vedete locale, naționale și globale, precum și cu membrii comunității. Centrul oferă o gamă largă de proiecte și programe culturale și educative menite să împărtășească din istoria, cultura și valorile SUA.

Persons: Lady, Lockett, Consuelo Maria Johnson Organizations: America House Chișinău, Heritage International School Locations: Moldova, Cabo, Ghana, Jamaica, SUA, America, Cambridge

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