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☆ Where to stay in India? Here are 8 former palaces that are now hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Poonam Binayak | Lisa Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Source: Heritage DharampuraIt's now a 14-room boutique hotel, which received an honorable mention in 2017's UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It was transformed into a heritage hotel in the 1960s and is now impeccably managed by the Taj Group. Taj Lake Palace Source: Taj Lake PalaceStraight out of a fairy tale, the Taj Lake Palace boasts domed pavilions, ornamental turrets, crystal chandeliers, and 83 antique-filled rooms and suites, some which overlook a gleaming courtyard that hosts nightly folk dances. Source: Taj Usha Kiran PalaceToday, it's a lavish Taj hotel that balances old-world vibes with contemporary style. It is now a heritage hotel managed by the Taj Group.

Persons: Jehan Numa, Jehan, Palace, General Obaidullah Khan, Vijay Goel, James Bond, Taj Falaknuma, —, Taj Usha Kiran, it's, King Charles , Louis Mountbatten, Jacqueline Kennedy, Bhanj Deo, There's Organizations: UNESCO, Cultural Heritage Conservation, Taj, Taj Group, Royal, Rambagh, Jaipur, Cochin — Locations: India, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bhopal, Dharampura, Delhi, UNESCO Asia, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi, Udaipur, Pichola, Mewar, Taj Lake, Lake, lavishness, Falaknuma, Nizam, Hyderabad, Windsor, Gwalior, Rambagh, Jaipur, Baripada, Chittoor Kottaram, Kochi, Chittoor, —, Cochin

☆ Steep Profit Fall at Goldman Sachs Highlights Wall St. Giant’s Woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Rob Copeland | More About Rob Copeland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The NumbersGoldman Sachs reported a profit of $1.1 billion in the second quarter, down more than 60 percent from last year. Goldman acquired GreenSky less than two years ago, as part of an ill-fated foray into consumer lending. Goldman has gone through at least three rounds of layoffs this year, taking head count down 8 percent so far this year. Having already conceded some losses in that area, Goldman can now shift attention to other areas of the business. The bank is still unwinding the businesses, at a loss, and it may expect more ugly headlines until that is finished.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, GreenSky, ” David Solomon, Solomon, JPMorgan Chase, Marcus Organizations: JPMorgan Locations: yore

☆ Another Combined No-Hitter Has an Ace Longing for the Days of Yore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Scott Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Justin Verlander pitches for the Mets and won two World Series titles with the Houston Astros, but he will always be a part of Detroit. It was there that he started his storied career, won his first of three Cy Young Awards and his one Most Valuable Player Award and fired two of his three career no-hitters. So when three Tigers pitchers combined to throw the ninth no-hitter in club history — and the 20th combined no-hitter in major league history — Verlander was paying attention. “My wife informed me of how young she was when that happened and then somebody else told me how young I looked,” Verlander said, smiling and good-naturedly muttering an expletive that emphasized how long ago that was. But more than any other active player, he knows that ballpark, that city and that team’s history.

Persons: Justin Verlander, Cy Young, — Verlander, “, ” Verlander, Matt Manning, Jason Foley, Alex Lange Organizations: Mets, Houston Astros, Tigers, Comerica, Blue Jays Locations: Detroit, Milwaukee

☆ The Dad Canon (Circa Now)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Joseph Bernstein | June | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

But to be honest, it didn’t really make me feel like a dad, let alone the number one dad. Neither had I), I’ve come to see the old dad ways a little more sympathetically, and with some measure of recognition. Still, the touchstones of Boomer dad culture have outlived their descriptive usefulness for younger generations. What, we might ask, is dad culture in 2023? Finally, the new dad culture has definitely not found it necessary to put away childish things.

Persons: gamely, didn’t, I’m, George W.S, Trow, I’ve, Boomer, —, There’s Organizations: Father’s, Star Locations: American

☆ Summer is back, and so is this nostalgic beauty staple
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Summer is the season of Sun-In, a hair lightening spray that’s been birthing beach blondes (and beach oranges) for decades. As with all effectively marketed beauty products, Sun-In didn’t just promise lighter hair: It promised a perfect summer. “Just spray Sun-In under the sun, and see what happens,” a 1971 ad from Glamour Magazine reads. Other hair lightening sprays have come and gone, like Clairol’s Lemon Go Lightly, but Sun-In occupies a singular place in people’s hair memories. In this new lineup of summer potions, Sun-In is still the nostalgic classic.

That's why it's difficult to recommend casual iPad users to spend $270 more for the iPad Air series. Still, the 2022 iPad Air is our mid-range pick for the best iPad. Conversely, the 2022 iPad Air is the value champion for power iPad users. Deal Apple iPad Air (2022) With its powerful processor and mid-level pricing, the 2022 iPad Air is a little overkill for running simple, popular apps and video streaming. Get the 256GB iPad Air, or the base 64GB iPad Air if you don't need the storage.

☆ Why Goldman Sachs alumni are being hoovered up by elite hedge funds like Citadel and Millennium
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

In November, one of the world's most consequential hedge funds announced a shake-up at the top of its power structure. In an internal memo, the founder of Millennium Management, Izzy Englander, said that Bobby Jain would be vacating the co-CIO role. "You can't readily find that managerial experience at other hedge funds and Goldman is a perfect place to look for those people." 8 former Goldman Sachs leaders are now Millennium execsEnglander isn't alone — firms rarely are in the copycat world of multistrats. In a statement to Insider, Abbey Collins, a spokesperson for Goldman Sachs, said, "Goldman Sachs has always been and remains a talent magnet.

☆ A home flipper who helps sellers get up to 30% more for their properties shared 5 easy upgrades that help boost resale value — and 5 design choices that turn buyers off
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Her company, Homegirl, advises clients on the interior design trends that boost resale value. She spoke with Insider about what trends buyers want right now that will help sellers get up to 30% more when listing their homes, and what styles are no longer in their favor. Minimalist art, right, is out of style. Unlacquered brass hardware, left, adds a sense of age to a room while black hardware, right, has fallen out of favor. Nadav Havakook/Homegirl, Wachirawut Priamphimai/EyeEm/Getty ImagesStatement-making, sculptural lights that double as art pieces are what buyers are looking for these days.

☆ 'GoldenEye 007' is coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“GoldenEye 007,” a classic first-person shooter made for Nintendo 64 in 1997, is being revived for Nintendo Switch and Xbox more than 25 years later. For fans who subscribe to additional content on both gaming systems, the game will be available on Friday. The Xbox version has been “faithfully recreated and enhanced,” said one ad for the re-release, while the Switch game features an online multiplayer mode. The return of “GoldenEye 007,” often referred to as one of the greatest video games of all time, has been years in the making. Now, Rare, the game’s original developer, has recreated it for Xbox with “a few modern touches,” while Nintendo is re-releasing the original on its Switch console.

☆ AT&T’s fiber diet should help mitigate M&A bloat
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - AT&T (T.N) boss John Stankey is getting the telecom titan back in its lane. The $145 billion company on Wednesday disclosed a $25 billion non-cash impairment charge partly related to its landline business. AT&T benefited in other ways, adding 656,000 net new mobile subscribers who pay monthly in the fourth quarter, far better than what Verizon Communications (VZ.N) managed. In the fourth quarter, AT&T’s average revenue per user for its fiber product was approaching $65, $10 higher than what its non-fiber service fetches. At least it’s a venture in AT&T’s wheelhouse, and a higher fiber diet should help mitigate the M&A bloat.

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☆ The pink-slip parties of the dot-com bust helped laid-off tech workers get new jobs. They need to make a comeback.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Allison Hemming started "pink-slip parties" in the early aughts after the dotcom bust. Back then, like now, tech workers lost their jobs en masse. Hemming began running regular meetups for laid-off tech workers — misery loves company, after all — giving them an opportunity to network and meet prospective hiring managers. Will the latest tech layoffs spur a return of pink-slip parties? The tech workers losing their jobs today have a nice runway because a lot of big nontech companies are still hiring.

☆ The US Navy spent 4 weeks blasting one of its aircraft carriers to figure out how to keep enemies from sinking them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Harrison Kass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In May 2005, the US Navy sank the decommissioned aircraft carrier America in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS America (CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class carriers built in the 1960s. Building the USS America of the Kitty Hawk-classUSS America in the Indian Ocean on April 24, 1983. The career of the USS AmericaA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS America. A declassified image of USS America sinking after four weeks of live-fire weapons damage tests in May 2005.

☆ Thanksgiving used to be a movie feast. This year? Slim pickings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —Thanksgiving weekend has historically offered a cornucopia of films, letting moviegoers get out of the house and kick back after eating copious amounts of turkey, mashed potatoes and pie. The North American box office has few new films this weekend that are likely to draw tons of moviegoers. Another Disney film, Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is now in its second week and is set to win the holiday weekend with around $40 million domestically. For example, films like “Creed,” “Moana,” and “Knives Out” opened on Thanksgiving weekends and did well. As for Thanksgiving, Dergarabedian hopes that as the theater industry normalizes, the holiday will make a comeback.

☆ Inside a college student's 'abusive' summer from hell on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A college student shared his experience as an investment banking intern. Insider recently spoke to an intern whose dreams of working on Wall Street were squashed after he spent the summer of 2022 working for a midsize investment bank in Chicago. The analyst recalled seeing a full-time analyst on his team get reamed out by an managing director on email for a mistake that wasn't his fault. But despite having disciplined the analyst over email with whole deal team copied, the managing director never apologized, the intern said. He recalled, for example, being at the gym after 8 p.m. one night when a managing director emailed him to start work on something.

☆ I deleted and edited my texts with Apple's new iOS update — and it's the coolest thing the company has done in a long time
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Katie Canales | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can now unsend and edit texts with Apple's new iOS 16 update. Apple announced in June that its fall software update, iOS 16, would allow users to unsend and edit texts. But one of my friends noted that it doesn't appear as an edited text — both the original message and another bubble of words appear, with the latter including the edited copy. Apple also isn't the only platform that offers these features — Google lets users unsend emails, and Slack users have had that capability for a while now. But being able to amend texts on my iPhone still feels like a novelty.

The 2022 iPad Air now runs on Apple's M1 processor, giving it computer-grade performance. Conversely, the 2022 iPad Air is the value champion for power iPad users. Add the fact that the 2022 iPad Air costs $200 less than the $800 11-inch iPad Pro, and you have yourself a tablet that offers incredible value. Get the 256GB iPad Air, or the base 64GB iPad Air if you don't need the storage. Essentially, the 2022 iPad Air is more of a budget version of the iPad Pro than it is a premium version of the standard iPad.

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