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☆ The sexiest new hotels for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

This list tries to do just that – spotlight the hotels opening (or reopening, as one of them is) in 2024 that make us want to visit for the hotel alone. Properties with a little bit of oomph – the sexy hotels of 2024, as we like to call them. For spring 2024, Costa Rica’s on the cards, with this beachfront hotel at surfer central Santa Teresa, on the Pacific Coast. Existing ones have been refurbished, and new pool villas, suites and bungalows have been added to the mix. Pool villas are cute cabins with patio doors opening on the open-to-the-elements plunge pools, while the bungalows will be wood-clad, tropical spaces.

Persons: Will, ”, that’s, King Charles, Maria, Casa Lucia Argentina, swank, Kit Kemp, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, George, Gran, Palazzo Cordusio, Cordusio, There’s, Emanuele II, Mina Al, Ras, Anantara Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah, Mina Al Arab, Al Riffa, Mollie's, who’ll, KAI Akiu, Hoshino, Rupert Peace, Michel Rojkind, Moxy Banff, Marie, they’re, Philippe Kjellgren, It’ll, Aman, you’ve, you’ll, Roma, Romeo Roma, Romeo, starchitect Zaha Hadid, Rome’s Piazza, Costa Rica’s Organizations: CNN, Casa Lucia, Bacan, Leinster, Collins, Gran Meliá, Milan, Galleria, Tunisia –, Soho, Manchester TV, Beatles, Granada Studios, Old Granada Studios, Soho House, Resorts, Michelin, Guadalupe, Moxy, VW, Brisbane . Tourism, Queensland, Casa, Hoxton, Popolo, Princeton, Hotels, Ivy League, Mercure, Darwin, Training Academy Locations: Matca, Transylvania, Romania, Romanian, Brașov, Maria, Helsinki, Finland, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Retiro, Dublin, Ireland, Merrion, Georgian Dublin, Uganda, Rwanda, Queen, Edward, Milan, Italy, Meliá, Piazza, Duomo, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Arabian, Dubai, Ras Al, Oman, Mina, Al, Tunisia, Douz, Sahara, Matmata, Manchester, Japan, Tokyo, Akiu, Sendai, superlatives, Kempinski, Dresden, Germany, grande, Taschenbergpalais, Baja California, Mexico, Valle, Mexican, Valle de Guadalupe, Canada, Banff, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane ., Dios, Peru, Casa, Andina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peruvian, Folegandros, Greece, Santorini, –, Hoxton Vienna, Austria, Hoxton, Vienna, Ennismore, Landstrasse, Sainte, Marie, Madagascar, Aman Nai, Bangkok, Thailand, Aman, Nai Lert, Thai capital’s, Rome, Naples, starchitect, New Jersey, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Morocco, Coast, Darwin, Larrakia, Northern Territory

☆ Jamie Dimon Urges Donors, Even Democrats, to ‘Help Nikki Haley’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At the same time, Ms. Haley earned a new lift from the super PAC, called Independents Moving the Needle. It said it would initially focus on New Hampshire, where Republican voters are more moderate than in many other states — and, crucially, where voters who are not registered with a party can choose to participate in the Republican or Democratic primary race. After the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 23, the group will turn to South Carolina — Ms. Haley’s home state — and to “selected Super Tuesday states with open primaries,” according to a memo shared with The New York Times. “We all believe that Nikki Haley is an outstanding leader,” the memo says. “She has by far the best electability of any Republican presidential candidate in 2024.

Persons: Haley, “, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, —, ”, Frank Laukien, Jonathan Bush, George W . Bush, Bonnie Anderson, Robert Fisher, Tamra Laukien, Laukien, Haley “ Organizations: Republican, Democratic, New, South Carolina —, The New York Times Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Ukraine, Israel

☆ 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

☆ I burned out as a management consultant after debilitating migraines. Now I deal with stress much better — here's my advice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Layne Van Vranken | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Her advice for managing stress includes setting clear boundaries and communicating your needs. Through therapy and mindfulness, I cultivated a healthier relationship with work, boundaries, and my personal identity. I also saw there was a clear need for workplace mental-health education that felt science-backed, actionable, and relatable to busy professionals, which led me to a career pivot. AdvertisementThrough my work, I've learned about creating boundaries in a professional setting, how to stop burnout, and the real reason for stress. Remember that some stress is to be expectedThere's a big misconception that our goal should be to get rid of stress.

Persons: Gloria Chan Packer, —, relatable, Uber, I've, you've, I'm, It's, aren't Organizations: Service, Foods Locations: Austin

☆ How to cut back on alcohol in a way that works, from a bartender of 22 years who no longer drinks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cutting back on alcohol can be tough, especially if you enjoy going out with friends. After 22 years at his award-winning bar in Washington, D.C., Derek Brown decided that it was time to give up alcohol and shift to mindful drinking. Mindful drinking is an individual choice "to drink or not to drink alcohol in accordance with your goals, health or otherwise," says Brown, now a wellness coach and founder of Positive Damage Inc. Or it can mean choosing to not drink alcohol at all. To set himself up for success, Brown focused on the rate at which he was drinking.

Persons: Derek Brown, Brown Organizations: Washington , D.C, Inc Locations: Washington ,

The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning. And it made its author, Shere Hite, a deeply polarizing public figure. But cultural memory can be short, especially when it comes to pioneering feminists — even ones who have sold 50 million books. “We love Shere Hite!” Newnham recalled Johnson and her producing partner Ro Donnelly responding. Seeing Hite walk out of an interview was not uncommon, especially after the publication of “The Hite Report on Male Sexuality” in 1981, which proved even more divisive.

Persons: ”, Shere Hite, Hite, Erica Jong, —, she’d, Nicole Newnham, Oscar, Newnham, Dakota Johnson, ” Newnham, Johnson, Ro Donnelly, “ Organizations: Playboy, The New York Times, IFC Films, “, NBC News Studios, TeaTime Pictures, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Locations: U.S, The, decamped, Europe

☆ The Pitch Deck Healthtech Startup Sunnyside Used to Raise $11.5 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One startup wants to help consumers be more mindful about their alcohol consumption — and it just raised $11.5 million in venture-capital funding. The startup, Sunnyside, announced that it raised a Series A funding round led by Motley Fool Ventures. Sunnyside's founder Nick Allen launched the startup in San Francisco in 2020, initially calling it Cutback Coach. Sunnyside offers a mobile app that encourages "mindful drinking" practices via weekly goal setting, text reminders, an online community, and one-on-one coaching. Check out the 10-slide pitch deck Sunnyside use to raise its Series A funding round.

Persons: Motley, Cooley, Michael Lee, Nick Allen, Allen, hasn't, Steve Lloyd Organizations: Motley Fool Ventures, Will Ventures, Uncork, Offline Ventures, Joyance Partners, Wisdom Ventures, Eudemian Ventures, Business, Big Tech, Sunnyside Locations: Sunnyside, San Francisco, Valley

☆ Consumers are still spending, but they're under pressure. These stocks still have room to run
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Persistent inflationary pressures have led to depressed levels of consumer spending all year, according to Bank of America. Consumers are still spending — in fact, they're spending more than they are earning — as employment levels and hourly wage growth remain fairly strong . Some analysts see an opportunity to pick up shares of battered-down retail stocks. According to Barclay's Yih, spending levels "almost have to be worse" next year. LPL's Roach similarly expects consumers spending to hit a roadblock in the coming months.

Persons: bode, Neuberger Berman, Steve Eisman, Jeffrey Roach, Adrienne Yih, Yih, Randy Hare, Ross, Polly Wong, Belardi Wong, James Lewis, Huntington's Hare, Bartlett, Chris Kempczinski, Lewis, …, it's, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, Wells, Ike Boruchow, Kathleen Entwistle, Entwistle, LPL's Roach, Morgan Stanley's Entwistle, Barclay's Yih, Roach Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, Consumers, Barclays, Ross, Huntington National Bank, Bartlett Wealth Management, Walmart, Retailers, Republic, Urban Outfitters, Eagle Outfitters, National, Capital, National Vision, Nike, Ross Stores, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, Investments, Citizens JMP Securities, Delta Air Lines, Deutsche Bank Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo

☆ Tech workers trying to live longer are turning to buzzy peptide treatments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Peptide anti-aging treatments are surging in popularity with tech workers. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementSilicon Valley biohackers are turning to more than just cold plunges, intermittent fasting, and rigorous exercise plans to stay smart and live longer. One of the hottest longevity trends among tech workers these days are peptide treatments which include pills, injections, and topical creams that can enhance performance, improve skin elasticity, increase libido, and even fight against diseases. Huberman noted that some of the most popular peptide treatments for health and fitness right now — among men and women — are ones that release human growth hormone like Sermorelin, Tesamorelin, and Ipamorelin.

Persons: Andrew Huberman, —, Huberman, Lorraine McCarthy, McCarthy, They're, Jeff Tang, Tang — Organizations: Service, NextGen Health, NexGen Health, Blue Phoenix, Wall Street Locations: San Jose , California, Medellìn, Colombia

☆ How to solve problems at work, says Deloitte exec: 'My best idea didn't come when I was sitting tied to a desk'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Deborah Golden has a pretty unique job: As consulting firm Deloitte's chief innovation officer, she gets to "solve really hard problems," she says. And with so much going on, it can be easy to get stuck on how to solve those problems. One good way to get the juices flowing is to step away from your screen. She gives the example of a recent meeting she had in which she and a colleague were tackling problems in the pharmaceutical industry. When they got back, they rushed to their computers to write down the three points they'd come up with.

Persons: Deborah Golden, they'd, Marissa Vicario Organizations: NBC News Locations: snags

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Apple, Netflix, Roku, McDonald's, Micron & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays initiates Jabil and Flex as overweight Barclays initiated several technology manufacturers Thursday and said it sees margin expansion. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock heading into Apple's iPhone event next week. Barclays initiates LPL Financial as overweight Barclays said the financial services company is a "solid organic grower at reasonable valuation." Barclays downgrades Seagate to equal weight from overweight Barclays downgraded Seagate mainly on valuation. Morgan Stanley reiterates Meta as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's staying bullish on shares of Meta.

Persons: Wells, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, McDonald's, Apple, it's, Jefferies, Canaccord, Johnson, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Raymond James, Dell, Dan Jedda, Stifel, Riley downgrades Crocs, Riley, Truist, Raymond James downgrades Dave, Buster's, Guggenheim, Meta Organizations: Street, Barclays, JBL, EV, HSBC, Citi, Micron Citi, Micron, Oracle, Johnson, JPMorgan, Netflix, Tesla, DELL, Bank of America, Cloud Computing, LPL, Vail Resorts, Seagate, CyberArk Software Ltd, Meta, Nvidia Locations: 3Q23, Vail

☆ Tom Brady will be a strategic adviser to Delta
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Tom Brady has a new employer: Delta Air Lines. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is expanding his post-NFL career business ventures, joining Delta to work on internal employee training and appear in external advertising campaigns. Delta said Wednesday that Brady would become a “strategic adviser” to the airline. Brady will partner with Delta to develop and advise on “teamwork tools” for the airline’s more than 90,000 employees and take part in select marketing campaigns, the company said. Brady founded health and wellness company TB12 Sports and also owns a media company and the Brady Brand clothing line.

Persons: Tom Brady, Delta, Brady, ”, “, Ed Bastian’s, Allen Adamson, ” Brady, Adamson, BlackBerry, Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé Knowles, Brady Brand Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, NFL, Delta, Intel, Polaroid, Adidas, TB12 Sports, British soccer, Birmingham City, League Pickleball, Fox Sports Locations: New York, Delta

☆ This former Harvard lecturer sold his company for nearly $20 million—and burnt out immediately after: Here's how he recovered
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

No matter how much we think we know ourselves and what we want, we can still feel unsure about what the next steps in our careers, and life overall, should be. Feeling trapped in a cycle with no sense of direction often leads to burnout. Take for instance, Suneel Gupta, who felt more burnt out than ever after exceeding his expectations by selling his wellness company for nearly $20 million in 2016. You can think of your center as your purpose that keeps you grounded even in moments of uncertainty; it's what's referred to in Hinduism as "dharma." Here are eight practices you can implement in your life to ground yourself and re-align with your purpose when you're experiencing burnout.

Persons: Suneel Gupta, Gupta, what's Organizations: Harvard University Locations: Hinduism

☆ It's the return of the tech IPO. Instacart says it's profitable — and this may be the necessary secret ingredient for a hot market debut in 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Melia Russell | Vishal Persaud | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tech startups Instacart and Klaviyo filed to go public, marking the return of the tech IPO. Instacart and others going public are profitable, a bar others may have to meet to be successful. That's when software company HashiCorp and cloud tech company Samsara went public. Instacart revealed profits of $428 million in 2022 and $242 million for the first six months of 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat Instacart and Klaviyo are profitable could make them attractive to investors who became skittish in the downturn.

Persons: Klaviyo, Instacart, Tom Loverro, Loverro, IPOs, hasn't, Joe Kaiser, Kaiser, Cava Organizations: Morning, IPOs, P, Sequoia Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Summit Partners, Mercato Partners, Nasdaq, Enterprise Locations: Cava

☆ A pet wellness brand is offering dogs with 'bark-tastic social skills' and a tail that 'won't stop wagging' $100 an hour to be peanut butter ambassadors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pet wellness brand Honest Paws is recruiting ambassadors for its peanut butter product. Americans spent $58.1 billion on pet food and treats in 2022, according to the American Pet Products Association. Pet wellness company Honest Paws is offering $100 an hour to dogs that can be ambassadors for its peanut butter, according to an August 1 announcement. Honest Paw's investment could go a long way to sell its peanut butter which comes with a nearly $30 price tag for each jar. Honest Paws did not immediately respond to a request from Insider for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Organizations: American Pet Products, Service, American Pet Products Association Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Your dog could fetch $100 an hour as a canine ambassador for peanut butter, Honest Paws says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Does your pup love peanut butter? Natural pet wellness company Honest Paws is seeking canine ambassadors to represent its own peanut butter product, according to a news release. Dogs can enjoy peanut butter regularly, but experts advise avoiding peanut butter that contains xylitol, a sugar-free substitute that is highly toxic for pets, according to the National Peanut Board. Honest Paws says its peanut butter pouches do not contain the ingredient, according to its website. Applications for the canine ambassador role are open until September 1, according to Honest Paws.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, National Peanut Board, American Kennel

☆ Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists had a ‘surreal experience’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Billionaire Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, and it built up a backlog of 800 paying passengers. Andres Leighton/APVirgin Galactic’s rocket-powered space plane carried its first group of tourists on a brief trip Thursday. Entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers were the first space travelers from Antigua. The skull’s lower jaw has particularly confounded scientists because it combines features of Homo sapiens and another ancient human relative — the mysterious Denisovans. ConsequencesA close-up shot reveals the details of the ancient moss Takakia growing on the Tibetan Plateau.

Persons: Richard Branson, Jon Goodwin, Anastatia Mayers, Keisha Schahaff, Andres Leighton, Mayers, Goodwin, Xuedong Li, Hupehsuchus nanchangensis, Shu, Long Cheng, James Webb, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Virgin Galactic, AP Virgin Galactic’s, International Whaling Commission, Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey, University of Bristol, James Webb Space, CNN Space, Science Locations: Antigua, Russia, India, China, Tibetan, Wuhan, Egypt, Thailand, Switzerland

☆ Love Me, Love My Dog
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Sarah Lyon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Standing before friends and family, Dr. Partridge first unwrapped a Movado watch from Mr. Hilbrant-Partridge. Then, Dr. Partridge suddenly walked out to retrieve his own surprise for his fiancé: a golden retriever puppy. “I thought I was having a dream,” said Mr. Hilbrant-Partridge, 33, the senior director for customer experience at Beam, a wellness company. The two, who live in Cambridge, Mass., had longed for a second dog to join their older golden retriever, Nahla, for quite some time — especially Mr. Hilbrant-Partridge. The breeder not only expedited Dr. Partridge’s request, but also deflected Mr. Hilbrant-Partridge’s occasional queries concerning the availability of new puppies.

Persons: Johnny Hilbrant, Partridge, Justin Partridge, Hilbrant, ”, “, Partridge’s, Johnny, ” Dr Organizations: of Massachusetts Locations: Stockton Springs , Maine, Cambridge

☆ Virgin Galactic to launch first tourism mission after decades of promises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — is finally prepared to launch its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. Meet the crewThis mission comes on the heels of the success of Virgin Galactic’s first commercial mission, which launched in June. Goodwin was one of the earliest ticket holders on Virgin Galactic, which opened its first sales more than a decade ago. Virgin Galactic has sold about 800 tickets, including 600 at prices up to $250,000 and another couple hundred at $450,000 per ticket. In the lead-up to 2023, Virgin Galactic had been undergoing a lengthy “enhancement” process to upgrade its flight hardware.

Persons: Richard Branson —, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin, Goodwin, Virgin Galactic’s, Jeff Bezos, Galactic Schahaff, Mayers, “, ” Schahaff, Oliver Daemen, Bezos, don’t, ”, John McFall, What’s, Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic, Colglazier Organizations: CNN, Virgin Galactic, VSS Unity, Virgin, VSS, Galactic, Space, Humanity, University of Aberdeen, Blue, European Space Agency Locations: British, New Mexico, Antigua, American, Caribbean, Scotland

☆ How to watch Virgin Galactic's first space tourist launch 300,000 feet above the ground
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first space tourist flight. Watch it here:Who are Virgin Galactic's first space tourists? These are the first commercial passengers to fly aboard Virgin Galactic's first private commercial spaceflight, due to take off Thursday. "The whole team just swarmed into my house saying 'You're the winner, you're going to space,'" Schahaff told the BBC. This is Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight and the first to carry paying customers.

Persons: Richard Branson's Virgin, Sir Richard, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, Virgin Galactic's, Virgin Galactic Goodwin, Goodwin, Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers, Beth Moses, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, OceanGate Organizations: Virgin, Service, VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic, Sky News, BBC, University of Aberdeen, Italian Air Force, National Research Council of Italy, Galactic's, Galactic Locations: Wall, Silicon, Munich, nought, Antigua, London, Caribbean, Scotland, New Mexico

☆ A mother-daughter duo will join an 80-year-old Olympian on Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight on Thursday. Here's how to watch live.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first space tourist flight on Thursday. These are the first commercial passengers to fly aboard Virgin Galactic's first private commercial spaceflight, due to take off Thursday. Keisha Schahaff won her tickets through a raffle while on a Virgin flight from Antigua to London in 2021. "The whole team just swarmed into my house saying 'You're the winner, you're going to space,'" Schahaff told the BBC. This is Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight and the first to carry paying customers.

Persons: Richard Branson's Virgin, Sir Richard, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff, Virgin Galactic's, Virgin Galactic Goodwin, Goodwin, Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers, Beth Moses, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, OceanGate Organizations: Virgin, Service, New Mexico's, Sky News, Virgin Galactic, BBC, University of Aberdeen, Italian Air Force, National Research Council of Italy, VSS Unity, Galactic's, Galactic Locations: Wall, Silicon, New, America, Munich, nought, Antigua, London, Caribbean, Scotland, New Mexico

☆ After 17 years at Walmart, I wanted an adventure – so I quit and sold my condo to go live in an RV
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lee Jeyes left his job as Walmart's head of innovation after almost 17 years. Jeyes sold his condo and most of his belongings to start a new life traveling and working in an RV. In February, I left my job at Walmart as its head of corporate innovation after almost 17 years at the company. I sold or donated most of my possessions — everything from my car to my condo — and bought an RV for $40,000 in May. I then sold my condo for $925,000 in April and freed myself from a mortgage for the first time in a decade.

Persons: Lee Jeyes, Jeyes, I'd, Lee, Wally, Lee Jeyes I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Walmart, Artists Locations: Wall, Silicon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

☆ Oddity will start trading after pricing IPO above range — here's what the beauty and tech company does
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In the three months ended March 31, the company saw $165.7 million in revenue, up from $90.4 million in the year-ago period. It reported net income of $19.6 million, or 35 cents a share, compared with about $3 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier. In fiscal 2022, Oddity brought in $324.5 million in sales and saw net income of $21.7 million, or 39 cents a share. In the year prior, the retailer saw $222.6 million in revenue and net income of $13.9 million, or 26 cents a share. In 2020, it saw $110.6 million in sales and net income of $11.7 million, or 22 cents a share.

Persons: Oran Holtzman, Holtzman, Shiran Holtzman, Lindsay Drucker Mann, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Tech, Nasdaq, CNBC, Goldman, Israeli Defense Forces Locations: U.S

☆ Avoid these 5 money red flags if you want to grow your wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are five red flags money experts see when creating financial plans for their clients, and what to look out for if you want to be smarter with your own money. Plus, young people may be especially susceptible to overspending, Emily Safford, a certified financial planner and wealth advisor at Girard, a Univest Wealth Division, based in Pennsylvania, tells CNBC Make It. "[Credit card debt] can snowball and get out of hand very quickly and when you're young, you're putting yourself at a real disadvantage moving forward." "If you're not feeling confident and you're feeling overwhelmed, that's a perfect time to seek out the assistance of a planner," VanderLinde says. But beware: You may spot a number of red flags when looking for the right financial professional.

Persons: Emily Safford, Girard, Safford, Annette VanderLinde, VanderLinde, they're, you'll, you've, Fernando Reyes, they've, Reyes, that's, It's, Procrastinating Organizations: CNBC, Liberty Wealth Advisors, Prime Capital Investment Advisors Company, Wealth Locations: Pennsylvania, Torrance , California

☆ Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic’s first private passenger spaceflight
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The first Olympian and the first mother-daughter duo to venture to space will be aboard Virgin Galactic’s inaugural private astronaut mission in August. Virgin Galactic and commercial spaceflightThe flight window opens for the mission, dubbed Galactic 02, on August 10, and the launch will stream live on Virgin Galactic’s website. The announcement comes on the heels of the successful launch and landing of Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight on June 29. The passengers boarded the VSS Unity, attached to a massive aircraft called VMS Eve, at Virgin Galactic’s spaceport in New Mexico. VMS Eve took off like an airplane, delivering VSS Unity to a designated altitude.

Persons: Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers, ” Schahaff, Jon Goodwin, Goodwin, Parkinson’s, ” Goodwin, don’t, Beth Moses, Moses Organizations: CNN, Virgin Galactic’s, Space, Humanity, . Virgin Galactic, University of Aberdeen, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Italian Air Force, VSS, VSS Unity Locations: Caribbean, Antigua, Scotland, New Mexico

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