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I spent weeks combing through thousands of discounts to find the best October Prime Day beauty deals — each one I recommend below is highly rated, at least 20% off and at its lowest price in at least three months. SKIP AHEAD Best Prime Day beauty deals | How I picked the best beauty deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best Prime Day beauty deals4.6-star average rating from 71,461 reviews on AmazonThis expert-recommended lightweight essence works for all skin types. How I found the best Prime Day beauty dealsAs a beauty writer for NBC Select, I try hundreds of products throughout the year and have written about the best body serums, shower oils and lotions for mature skin. I’m an associate reporter for NBC Select who has covered deals and sales for over a year.

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Wall Street's top performers are hard workers who tend to work long, intense hours. Business Insider asked its 2024 class of Wall Street stars about how they stay mentally sharp. Here's what we learned about the hacks, habits, and routines that help top talent on Wall Street stay on their game. The routine helps him stay present with his home life as well as work, he added. But I think those two things help me to at least stay recharged and stay ready each day," he said.

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Target Circle Week is here, offering discounts across categories like home, tech and kitchen. Below, I rounded up the best Target Circle Week deals, all of which are highly rated and at least 20% off. SKIP AHEAD Best Target Circle Week deals | More Target Circle Week sales to shop | Best sales at other retailers | How I picked the best Target Circle Week | Why trust NBC Select? Best Target Circle Week salesHere are the best Target Circle Week sales to know about. Best sales at other retailers right nowHow I found the best Target Circle Week dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting.

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Business Insider asked 27 venture-capital investors to nominate the most promising fintechs. VCs highlighted startups that haven't raised beyond a Series C.Here are the 49 most promising fintechs. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider asked 27 top investors — including Index Ventures, QED Investors, and Bain Capital Ventures — to name some of those diamonds in the rough. Check out the 49 startups identified as most promising by 27 top investors.

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☆ Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ to premiere at Polish film festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The movie “Rust” will premiere at a film festival next month, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins will killed in a shooting incident on the set of the western. “The filmmakers will discuss events surrounding the film, offering insight into continuing production after Halyna’s death. Hutchins, 42, was killed by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. As part of the settlement agreement, Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins, was set to be an executive producer on “Rust” when it resumed filming. “Halyna’s story will serve as a starting point for a conversation about the role of women in cinematography and their contributions to the art of filmmaking,” festival organizers said of the premiere event.

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Patrick Lenihan, 33, JPMorgan Asset ManagementJP Morgan Asset ManagementAt JPMorgan Asset Management, Lenihan manages $21 billion in 8,000 customizable portfolios that provide generous tax advantages for the firm's clients. The dual role of fund manager and product developer combines his interest in finance with his engineering background. Lenihan led the development of a product that required buy-in from across internal tech teams, third-party partners, and operations. Lenihan also launched a mentoring program that seeks to build connectivity among different teams at the asset manager. "I have learned firsthand about how successful you can be with those close partnerships when you work together, " he said.

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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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Here Are the Charges Eric Adams Faces, AnnotatedFederal prosecutors in Manhattan on Thursday unveiled a five-count indictment against Mayor Eric L. Adams of New York, charging him with bribery conspiracy, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. 1 count Wire fraud Related to accusations that Adams fraudulently accepted public matching funds for his campaign by improperly certifying contributions that were made via “straw donors,” concealing the true sources of the donations. 2 counts Solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national Related to accusations that Adams solicited and received improper campaign contributions through foreign citizens. 1 count Bribery Related to accusations that Adams solicited free and heavily discounted foreign luxury travel in exchange for helping to obtain approval by Fire Department officials of a new Turkish Consulate. Mr. Adams, who is up for re-election in 2025, insisted he was innocent in the case, which is led by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York.

Persons: Eric Adams, Eric L, Adams, Damian Williams Organizations: Turkish Consulate, Fire Department, U.S, Southern, of, New York Times Locations: Manhattan, New York, Turkish, New York City, of New York

☆ An 'AI associate' for PE firms just launched. Here's a look at the pitch deck that helped it raise a $1.5 million seed round.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On Tuesday, Goldman and his cofounder, Shivaal Roy, launched Mako AI after building the startup for about a year. Before cofounding Mako with Goldman, Roy was an early engineering hire at Glean, an AI-enabled enterprise-search startup valued at $2.2 billion. So far, Mako has a handful of clients, including mid-market PE firms and growth-equity firms, including L.A.-based Shamrock Capital and San Francisco firm GroundForce Capital. Advertisement"The most important thing right now is getting this product from a first-year associate to a second-year associate," Goldman said. Here's the pitch deck Mako used to raise its $1.55 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures.

Persons: —, Danny Goldman, Goldman, Shivaal Roy, Mako, hasn't, Blackstone, OpenAI's, Roy, cofounding Mako Organizations: Service, Bain, Co, Business, Khosla Ventures, KKR, Shamrock Capital, GroundForce, Mako Locations: San Francisco

☆ Bad Bunny's 'La Velita' remembers Hurricane Maria — and serves as a searing indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jaylinn Herrera | Jaylinn Herrera Is A Nbc News Associate With The Nbc National News Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Bad Bunny is once again using his music to draw attention to his homeland, Puerto Rico, and as a catalyst for activism. Bad Bunny sings in Spanish. Bad Bunny calls out government leaders for “hiding” and showing up only to make appearances but not actually sending any help. Fans across the internet have applauded Bad Bunny for using his platform to bring awareness to what took place. This isn’t the first time Bad Bunny has used his art to spread awareness of the issues facing his homeland.

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To help address some of these common skin care concerns, experts recommend swapping out your standard body lotion for a body lotion that’s specifically targeted for mature skin. I also included their recommendation for the best body lotions for mature skin along with highly rated options. SKIP AHEAD How I picked the best body lotions for mature skin | The best body lotions for mature skin | How to shop for body lotions for mature skin | Why trust NBC Select? The best body lotions for mature skin in 2024Best overall: EltaMD Skin Restore Body CreamWhen recommending lotions to her patients with mature skin, Garcia says she recommends this option from EltaMD because it improves dry skin, evens out skin tone and protects the skin barrier. How does a mature skin body lotion compare to a standard body lotion?

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☆ Meet the ex-Googler joining Goldman Sachs to build tech and optimize its investment banking and trading business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

As the incoming global head of technology engineering for Goldman Sachs' global banking and markets division, the ex-Googler will run the engineering team for Goldman's investment banking and sales and trading units. And lots of different challenges in the space given how much is being invested in this particular business," Goldman told Business Insider, referring to efforts to build systems that can handle the firm's anticipated growth in a compliant and resilient way. Goldman Sachs' core business of advising companies through mergers, acquisitions, and raising capital, has come under the spotlight recently as investment-banking activity continues to be slow. AdvertisementWith an anticipated decline in trading volumes across Wall Street, Goldman's sales and trading business will continue to lean on technology to win market share among institutional investors. During her first stint at Goldman, she managed various tech teams and was named managing director in 2008.

Persons: Melissa Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, she's, couldn't, You've, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Goldman, Google, JPMorgan, Wall, Big, Bank of America Locations: Wall, Bermuda, Big Tech

☆ Meet the ex-Googler joining Goldman Sachs to build tech and cut costs for its investment banking and trading business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Mark your calendars because Target has just announced its upcoming Target Circle Week. When is Target Circle Week? Target Circle Week will start on Oct. 6 and will run until Oct. 12. Who can shop during Target Circle Week? Target Circle Week is exclusive to Target Circle Members.

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☆ Inside Man Group's rebuild of a key platform that will change the way the giant hedge fund analyzes data and manages risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The new platform, called Condor, was initially designed to replace a cobbled-together patchwork of different systems — some built more than a decade ago — underpinning Man AHL, the firm's systematic-trading arm. Over time, Man built different systems to trade them all. With Condor, Fitzgerald wants to bring those together — the research, the trading, and the logging — into a single platform. But software engineers adding functionalities, risk teams managing exposure, and support teams ensuring trading systems are running will also be using Condor.

Persons: —, Barry Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, cohead, it'll, Condor Organizations: Service, Business, Condor, Man AHL, AHL

The second week of Ulta’s Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event is almost over. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 7 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 8These pimple patches combat your breakout right at the start. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 9 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 10Unite is an NBC Select-staff favorite; the entire line is 50% off during the sale. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 10 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 11If you’re combatting hyperpigmentation and dark spots, consider this creamy, non-greasy serum from Elemis. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 12 dealsFrequently Asked Questions When does Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty Event start and end?

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☆ Inside Wall Streets biggest tech projects, from Blackstone's DocAI to Goldman Sachs' Legend
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Built by the hedge fund's Applied AI team, Deep Research helps analysts and portfolio managers answer complex research questions. Mostly used by investment teams, Deep Research helps analysts and PMs research stocks before making a trade and gauge the impact of global market events on a portfolio or set of stocks. Those teams send their questions to the Applied AI team, which passes them on to the bot. The goal is to release the tool firmwide by the fourth quarter, with every team accessing the tool directly. In one recent example, a PM asked Deep Research to find companies whose supply chains were affected by tariffs.

Persons: Chen Fang, Fang Organizations: Balyasny, Management, Research

☆ Balyasny wants to build an AI equivalent of a senior analyst. A recent breakthrough brings the hedge fund one step closer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The AI team at Balyasny Asset Management has been vocal about its ambitions to build an AI equivalent of an analyst, and a recently developed tool called Deep Research is getting it one step closer to its goal. Built by the hedge fund's Applied AI team, Deep Research helps analysts and portfolio managers answer complex questions to research stocks before making a trade. In one recent example, a portfolio manager asked Deep Research to find companies whose supply chains are impacted by tariffs. The Applied AI team wants to continue to level up what the bots can do. Those teams experiment with Deep Research by sending research questions to the Applied AI team to process.

Persons: —, Chen Fang, Fang, Balyasny, Peter Anderson, it's, Anderson Organizations: Service, Balyasny, Management, Research, Business, Deep Research, Microsoft, Google, SEC

☆ U.S. Open draw 2024: Djokovic avoids Alcaraz, Sinner – Gauff and Swiatek apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

And just like in Paris and London, he will not meet Sinner or Alcaraz until the final, if at all. Beating Sinner and Alcaraz back-to-back in a semi and a final would be a tall order for anyone these days — even Djokovic. Iga Swiatek in the second round in Paris. Wimbledon looked OK, until she ran into a hot Emma Navarro in the second round. If she wins that, she faces a likely second round against another home player, the No 6 seed Jessica Pegula.

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☆ US Open wildcards: Former champions Dominic Thiem, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka headline
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( James Hansen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The US Open has announced its singles wildcards for 2024, led by former champions Dominic Thiem, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka, and Bianca Andreescu. Thiem won the tournament in 2020, beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the eerie surrounds of an empty Arthur Ashe stadium during the Covid-19 pandemic. Wawrinka, who beat Novak Djokovic to win the 2016 edition, is currently ranked No 141. Osaka is currently world No 90, with Andreescu world No 166. GO DEEPER Naomi Osaka, The Comeback Interview: A tale of pregnancy, fear and a ballerinaOf the home hopes, Tien and Anisimova stand out.

Persons: Dominic Thiem, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka, Bianca Andreescu, Chris Eubanks, Zachary Svajda, Matthew Forbes, McCartney Kessler, Amanda Anisimova, Alexa Noel, Iva Jovic, Chloe Paquet, Taylah Preston, Alexandre Muller, Tristan Schoolkate, Thiem, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Arthur Ashe, Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Williams, Tien, Jessica Pegula, Billie Jean King, Coco Gauff Organizations: Thiem, Japan’s Osaka, Canada’s, French, Challenger, ITF, WTA, Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre Locations: Vienna, Osaka, Tien, Toronto, Flushing Meadows

Olivia Ott / NBC NewsHow we tested Windmill and July’s air conditionersTwo of my colleagues and I tested Windmill and July’s ACs for at least five weeks in our New York City apartments. July sent me its small 6K BTU air conditioner, which I put in my bedroom. My LG air conditioner was so loud that I felt like I couldn’t hear myself think. JulyEven after over a month, I’m still shocked when I walk into my bedroom and barely notice my air conditioner. For this article, I tested July’s air conditioner for over a month, and two members of NBC Select’s staff tested Windmill’s air conditioner for over a month.

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☆ Meet Gina Rinehart, the Australian mining magnate worth almost $19 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Paige Bruton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGina Rinehart has long been one of Australia's richest people thanks to her company Hancock Prospecting, which controls the country's largest iron ore mine. Rinehart has also been highly involved in funding Australian sport — and made headlines following family disputes. When he died in 1992, Rinehart took over Hancock Prospecting and acquired the Roy Hill mine soon after. Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesSports enthusiastRinehart has been called a "godmother" to Australian sport after donating millions of dollars to swimming, rowing, volleyball, and artistic swimming teams in recent years. Rinehart has also been embroiled in court battles with her son John Hancock and daughter Bianca Rinehart over the rights to mining royalties worth billions of dollars.

Persons: —, Gina Rinehart, Hancock, She's, Chile's SQM, Rinehart, Queen Elizabeth II, Paul Kane, Lang Hancock, Hill, Paul Morigi, Rinehart's, Rose Porteous, John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart, Vincent Namatjira, Vincent Namatjira's Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business, University of Sydney, Hancock, House, Australian, Getty, National Gallery of Australia Locations: Perth, Pilbara, Western Australia

☆ Zheng Qinwen summons inner strength to claim China’s first Olympic singles gold medal with victory against Donna Vekić
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Against Croatia’s Donna Vekić, Zheng produced a stunning display of powerful hitting on the clay of Roland Garros, triumphing 6-2, 6-3 in a hard-fought gold medal match. Upon winning match point, her delight was laid bare. Vekić, already making history as the first Croatian tennis player to reach an Olympic singles final, took longer to settle. “I’m really happy to be here, to have won the gold medal, to represent my country,” she added. “I’m supposed to become better, but after this gold medal, I feel I can finally play tennis a bit more relaxed.”Zheng’s path to the gold medal, not just because of her semifinal victory against bronze medalist Swiatek, has hardly been straightforward.

Persons: Paris CNN — Zheng Qinwen, Donna Vekić, Zheng, Roland Garros, Don’t, Li Na, ” Zheng, Clive Brunskill, Zheng thumped, Vekić, Matthew Stockman, –, Zheng breezing, Li Ting, Sun Tiantian, ”, “, “ I’m, Swiatek, Emma Navarro, Angelique Kerber, Coco Gauff, Bianca Andreescu, ” Vekić Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Olympics, Vekić, Olympics, Wimbledon Locations: Croatian, Olympics, Athens, Paris

☆ Why CTOs have the biggest job on Wall Street right now. Tech leaders from Goldman and Citadel open up about how the job is evolving in the age of AI.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"The most powerful part of the AI story thus far is the chief technology officer, chief information officer," Griffin said at the Milken Global Institute. At the most profitable hedge fund of all time, that person is Umesh Subramanian, Citadel's chief technology officer. But in the age of generative AI, the role of the CTO has evolved into something that reaches far beyond the back office. Nearly two years after OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, finance firms are still trying to figure out the best ways to leverage generative AI for their own businesses and workers. Related stories"The level of investment right now in AI, trickling down the whole value chain, is no longer only a technology investment," Argenti said.

Persons: —, Ken Griffin, Griffin, They've, Subramanian, OpenAI, it's, Andrew Chin, AllianceBernstein, Goldman Sachs, Marco Argenti, Chin, Wells, Bridget Engle, Engle, Keri Smith, Argenti, Citadel's Subramanian, Wall, Accenture's Smith, AllianceBernstein's Chin, Goldman's Argenti Organizations: Service, Citadel, Milken Global Institute, Business, BNY Mellon, Goldman, Amazon Web Services, Management, Accenture, Tech, Wall Locations: Wall

☆ Secret Bundlers, Sham Donations: Adams Is Faulted in Campaign Audit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Bianca Pallaro | Jay Root | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three years ago, as Eric Adams was running for mayor of New York City, his campaign was raking in donations from a broad range of mysterious sources. There was the $201,330 delivered by unidentified intermediaries through 57 clusters of donations, some from people working at institutions with ties to Turkey. Their contributions are being scrutinized in a federal investigation focused in part on potentially unlawful foreign money flowing into campaign coffers. Then there was a set of unknown bundlers who gathered donations tied to Lian Wu Shao, whose family oversees the New World Mall in downtown Flushing, Queens. agents also searched two Bronx homes owned by a top Adams administration official, Winnie Greco, who helped organize fund-raisers at the mall for Mr. Adams.

Persons: Eric Adams, bundlers, Lian Wu Shao, Adams, Winnie Greco Locations: New York City, Turkey, Flushing , Queens, Queens

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