DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ A former Obama aide who advised Succession writers on their chaotic presidential election outcome hopes 'that ultimately, life does not imitate art'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Schultz wrote about how he helped craft the show's fictional presidential election. A former Obama White House aide who worked with writers on crafting the chaotic end to the show's fictional presidential election expressed hope that the brief chapter in the Roys' saga doesn't become real life. "With Succession, I can only hope we didn't predict the future and that, ultimately, life does not imitate art." Roman Roy, played by Kieran Culkin, teases his sister Shiv by saying "False Flag" repeatedly when she raises the possibility of a pro-Mencken plot. AdvertisementAdvertisement"So much for my political expertise," Schultz wrote of how he dismissed concerns about arson in actual political circles.

Persons: Eric Schultz, Schultz, doesn't, fixating, Eric Shultz, Jeryd Mencken, Kendall, Roman Roy, Jesse Armstrong, Armstrong, Darwin Perry, Adam Godley, Kieran Culkin, Shiv, Mencken, Politico's Zach Montellaro, Donald Trump, Mike Pence Organizations: HBO's, Service, Obama White House, White, Hollywood, HBO, Republican, ATN, Democratic, Electoral College Locations: Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee

☆ These are the watch brands most popular with Silicon Valley's tech elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Insider asked style experts about the most popular watch brands worn by technology titans. Since the pandemic, those in the know say people in the tech industry are fixating more on watches than ever before. Victoria Hitchcock, a fashion lifestylist and personal brander in Silicon Valley, told Insider by email. Unlike professionals in finance who have long seen the value of "a statement," those in tech industry have been characterized — and even mocked — for their fixation on utility and simplicity. With that in mind, here's a closer look at the watches trending in Silicon Valley right now:

Persons: Cartier, Victoria Hitchcock, —, Paul Altieri, Patek Philippe, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, here's Organizations: titans, Casio, Omega, Morning, Technology, Rolex Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ 'Cocaine sharks' may be consuming drugs dumped off the coast of Florida, sending them a little crazy, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sharks might be consuming drugs that are dumped off the Florida coast, scientists say. An upcoming Shark Week episode will investigate whether the drugs are impacting the animals. The scientists observed unusual behavior from some sharks, including one fixating on an imaginary object. If these cocaine bales are a point source of pollution, it's "very plausible" sharks can be affected by this chemical, Fanara said. The scientists created packages that resembled cocaine bales and dropped them into the water to see how the sharks would respond.

Persons: Tracy Fanara, Fanara, Tom Hird, Hird, Hind, LiveScience Organizations: Service, Privacy, Guardian . Studies, US Coast Guard, Guardian Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, British, felines

☆ 6 signs you're ruminating on your ex—and how to stop, according to a relationship psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

If you're ruminating, though, you don't need a picture to start thinking about your relationship. "Basically, any time there is some empty space where your mind isn't consumed, if you're thinking about your ex, you're ruminating," Larkin says. Basically, any time there is some empty space where your mind isn't consumed, if you're thinking about your ex you're ruminating. "Your family and friends can let you know if you're ruminating," Larkin says. If you're ruminating, though, you're comparing actions or traits that don't really matter, Larkin says.

Persons: Lisa Marie Bobby, Bobby, Pamela Larkin, you've, Larkin, you'll, didn't Organizations: American Psychological Association, Facebook Locations: rumination, Denver, ruminating

☆ A 2,000-year-old Chinese mindset can make you more successful—and 'takes almost zero effort,' says psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Dr. Junhong Cao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But a 2,000-year-old Chinese concept called "wu wei" (pronounced "ooo-way"), which translates to "non-action" or "effortless action," can help us lead more balanced, fulfilling and successful lives. I always try to implement wu wei into my practice, because research has shown that it can help lower stress and anxiety, while increasing satisfaction and overall well-being. Here's how to make wu wei part of your daily routine:1. Instead of obsessing over every detail, practicing wu wei means understanding that things may not go exactly as planned. Wu wei comes much easier when you pay attention to what's happening in the present moment, in a friendly and curious way.

Persons: I've, I'm, Wu wei, Lao Tzu, Junhong Cao Locations: New York City

☆ The Fed can’t decide how much money US households have left
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Interest rates are higher and so are prices, credit is drying up and there are signs that the labor market is finally softening. The problem is that no one, not even the Federal Reserve, knows how much longer the American consumer can keep on spending. Personal saving rates soared as a result, with US households amassing about $2.3 trillion in savings in 2020 and through the summer of 2021, according to Federal Reserve economists. Economists know that savings must be dissipating, but haven’t quite figured out just how much of that money is left. Just a few weeks later, economists at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington said just the opposite.

Persons: New York CNN — There’s, we’ve, ”, Torsten Slok, Lydia Boussour, Hanna Ziady, Xiaofei Xu, Beijing’s, Laura He, Wei Jianguo, Funflation, Beyflation — Taylor Swift, Fisher, don’t Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Commerce Department, Federal Reserve Bank of San, Governors, Apollo Global Management, Consumer, Reuters, China Daily, Fisher Investments, National Statistics Locations: New York, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Washington, United States, EY, Boussour, China, Beijing, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Swiftflation

☆ Richard Ravitch and the Matzo Summit That Saved New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Oct. 17, 1975, New Yorkers learned from the morning papers that the city was more or less finished. The big bill — $453 million that City Hall owed its creditors after years of borrowing — was due at 4 o’clock that afternoon. It depended on the teachers’ union tapping its pension funds to buy bonds from the Municipal Assistance Corporation. Mr. Ravitch had a well-earned reputation as a top-drawer fixer, and the governor was essentially asking him to save New York City. Mr. Ravitch and Mr. Shanker talked all night, but they parted without a resolution.

Persons: New Yorkers, —, Richard Ravitch, Ravitch, Hugh L, Carey, Al Shanker, Shanker Organizations: City, Municipal Assistance Corporation, Federation of Jewish, New Locations: New, New York City

☆ Here's how much Americans in their 30s have in their 401(k)s
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Instead, keep this key number in mind: your retirement savings rate, which is the percentage of your income you're contributing to your 401(k). As a younger worker, time is on your side when it comes to saving for retirement, Cheng says. If you're in your 30s, your income is likely to increase as you get older, which can allow you to make larger contributions to your retirement savings over time. 1 best piece of advice for regular investors, do's and don'ts and three key investing principles into a clear and simple guidebook. CHECK OUT: Here’s how much Americans have in their 401(k)s at every age

Persons: Marguerita Cheng, Cheng, Warren Buffett Organizations: Fidelity Investments, CNBC, Blue, Wealth, Fidelity

☆ What body neutrality means and how to get there
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What is body neutrality? If body positivity is celebrating your body, body neutrality is not thinking about it much at all. “Body neutrality really takes that focus away altogether … and advocates for really focusing on other things.”While that may seem like a bit of a letdown compared with the concept of positivity, body neutrality is beneficial because the aim is not to tie self-worth to what a body looks like or even what it can do. “This concept of body neutrality really hit home,” she said. Body neutrality roadblocks and strategiesCampos likes to think of the ongoing relationship people have with their bodies as an archeological dig.

☆ A strange TikTok trend called 'sludge content' has Gen Z hooked. Here's what you need to know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

TikTok has a mindless new obsession called "sludge content." Gen Zers, already known for being overstimulated, are fixating on a TikTok trend that is making them even more so. Multiscreen videos, dubbed "sludge content," have been sweeping the platform. As well as "Subway Surfers," common clips used in sludge videos include screen recordings of various smartphone games and the TV show "Family Guy." The origin of the videos is unknown but some think they keep viewers watching content for longer.

☆ Return-to-office mandates won’t magically improve young employees’ career development
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —CEOs and other senior leaders very often want employees in the workplace for more days than employees who can do their jobs remotely would like. Many leaders assert more in-person experiences can, among other things, provide better career development for the youngest and newest employees. The good old days may not have been that goodConsider that before the pandemic, most employees were at their workplace five days a week. But fixating on the question of “how many days should employees be in the office?” is the wrong approach, Yost said. “In general there has been a lack of intentionality of how we develop young people,” Yost said.

☆ Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen tells investors to ride the 'big wave' of artificial intelligence and stop focusing on recession odds
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jason Ma | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen told investors to ride the "big wave" of artificial intelligence. Focusing too much about a recession may cause investors to miss AI opportunities, he added. Cohen's upbeat comments on artificial intelligence come as other big investors revealed big bets on AI stocks. For example, Stanley Druckenmiller's family office loaded up on Nvidia shares and made a new Microsoft investment last quarter. Meanwhile, Bill Ackman's hedge fund revealed it bought Alphabet shares worth over $1 billion as the company ramps up its foray into artificial-intelligence technologies.

☆ The Loneliness, and Danger, of Being a Young Woman in a New City
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Jenny Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It is also a window, onto the city’s antiwork culture, eclectic individualism and architectural sediments. Daphne’s eating disorder ornaments the 20-something’s “joyfully misspent” time abroad the way Hemingway’s hunger enhanced his visits to the art museum. But unlike Hemingway, Daphne must contend with the dangers of being a young woman living alone in a new city. “Berlin” shines when we leave Daphne’s head long enough to observe the humorous and tender behaviors of those around her. A look inside her mind reveals the force of danger thinly veiled behind the romantic glow of youth.

☆ ‘Compost Happens’ and Other Common-Sense Advice From Experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When it comes to composting, where things break down — or don’t — is often where we get in our own way. We make the whole process too hard by fixating on details instead of the big picture. Commercial composting operations rely on those rules, and the science behind them, to produce material that is consistent and meets regulatory guidelines. We backyard composters can go a little easier on ourselves and still have great results, producing soil-improving bounty from our organic waste. Ms. Novak, who is also the founder and director of Growing Chefs, a field-to-fork food-education program, lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where she composts in her backyard, too.

☆ Jefferies downgrades Tesla, sees pressure on electric vehicle maker's margins
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla 's push toward growing sales volume over margins could spell trouble for Elon Musk's company, according to Jefferies. The firm downgraded the electric vehicle maker's stock to hold from buy and lowered its price target to $185 from $230. Analyst Philippe Houchois said in a note Wednesday that, while Tesla moving to prioritize growing volumes of EV's over higher sales margins "has its logic," this process will also shift investor expectations. The company is now focused on selling larger volumes of vehicles to generate higher revenue as opposed to fixating on stronger margins with less sales. This strategy is in line with Tesla's overall strategy of selling 20 million vehicles annually by 2030.

☆ 19-year-old golfer shares the simple mindset that helps her win—she's on track to beat Tiger Woods' college record
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Her career has been marked by record-breaking performances, a slew of championship titles, and she could surpass the college record of Tiger Woods. Most recently, she won the highly prestigious 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur, or ANWA, tournament. "I'll be super, super busy," Zhang said in an interview with the "No Laying Up" podcast days before ANWA. But more stress doesn't often lead to better results, Zhang said, which forced her to make a simple yet significant mindset shift. It might just be a coincidence that Zhang's first-time ANWA victory happened once she adopted a lower-pressure mentality, but it could also be psychology at work.

☆ Russia and Ukraine's deadliest battle is starting to look like Stalingrad 'without the importance,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia and Ukraine both say Bakhmut, a city in Ukraine, is the site of their deadliest fighting. An expert on Russia's military likened it to Stalingrad, but without the same level of significance. But at least Stalingrad was an industrial city, a major inland port on the Volga River that was a vital transportation artery for Soviet war production and home to a half-million people. Western experts are struggling to understand why both sides are pouring enormous resources — and prestige — into the Battle of Bakhmut. "It's like becoming like a Stalingrad except for without the importance of Stalingrad."

☆ Use these 5 steps to withstand repeated rejection while dating
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For anyone who has had a string of bad dates you know how overwhelming consecutive disappointment can be. Mark Leary PsychologistFeeling bad makes you a "normal human being," Leary says, but fixating on your rejections can lead to some long-term consequences. "Even if it's just a one time rejection, if you think it's you, your self esteem will go down," Leary says. Instead of bitterly bowing out of specific experiences, you can learn how to cope with repeated rejection in a way that helps build confidence, not diminish it. "Sometimes right after rejection or repeated rejection we are immediately trying to soothe ourselves with another person," she says.

☆ One more thing for Democrats to fix: the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Neal Urwitz | Neal Urwitz Is A Public Relations Executive In Washington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

And that, ironically, means Democrats must focus on fixing the Republican Party. And the current iteration of the Republican Party would strip away American democracy. Is it someone who is likely to make the Republican Party more or less responsible? Will that Republican Party abide by American laws and American democracy? Democracy will only survive if Democrats have done our part to create a responsible Republican Party.

☆ Larry Page, Sergey Brin Post-Google Lives: Investments, Yachts, Islands
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Hugh Langley | Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

Even before their retirement from Google, Page and Brin relied heavily on their respective family offices to bring order to their worlds. The Bay Area headquarters of Koop, Larry Page's family office, is nondescript and gives little indication of the billionaire's empire. Insider; Marianne Ayala/Insider Show less Bayshore Global Management, Sergey Brin's family office, is based in Palo Alto and has a bit more of a public face. Insider; Marianne Ayala/Insider Show lessThe difference in styles holds true for Brin's family office, Bayshore Global Management. The CEO of Page's family office is Wayne Osborne, a former elder in the Presbyterian Church who attended Princeton Theological Seminary.

☆ One group of stocks is refusing to buckle even with a recession looming
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Bank of America here plots what has historically happened in the year before and after the Fed's final rate hike. The best return came after the 1980 halt, and the worst in 1969 right ahead of a recession with still-high inflation (5-6% CPI). A longer-term look at the equal-weighted consumer discretionary vs. energy stocks shows some convergence here as the consumer has refused to buckle, car production is in catch-up mode and even homebuilder stocks are 25% off their lows, with energy in consolidation mode. Energy stocks faltering but still holding longer-term uptrends for now.

☆ Top Wall Street analysts say buy these stocks during a market downturn
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

This means investors need to shift their focus toward longer-term prospects instead of fixating on near-term gyrations in the market. See below for five stocks picked by Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their previous performance. However, after the company posted its quarterly results, Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rolland noticed that Nvidia is "getting back on track." This prompted him to reiterate a buy rating on the stock and raise the price target to $185 from $180. (See Marvell Stock Chart on TipRanks) Looking beyond the quarter, Rolland sees several upsides to Marvell.

☆ How 'mental toughness' can backfire—and actually make you less successful
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

You might think mental toughness means never making mistakes. Mental toughness is more about your ability to recover from missteps. But obsessing over mental toughness can backfire, experts say: Instead of putting your mistakes in the rearview mirror, you might start fixating on them, internally berating yourself in an attempt at self-motivation. Balancing your mental toughness with self-compassion — or, convincing yourself that you're capable of improving — can help. "They say, 'You're too kind with yourself, you're not going to make it.'

☆ Say goodbye to paper money — banks are quietly working to get rid of cash
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-14 | by ( Brett Scott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A payments system without cash is one dependent on banks that are prone to financial crises, systems failure, and cyberattacks. The digital chips promise you government-issued dollar bills, and that promise is empty if you can't get those from the ATM. Despite how crucial it is to maintain an inclusive, multimodal payments system with nonbank and non-digital options, our payments system is being driven toward a monoculture. Ads for digital payments don't say, "Enjoy the speed, convenience, surveillance, cyber-hacking, exclusion, and critical infrastructure weaknesses that our platform brings," yet that is what lies beneath the surface-level slickness of digital payments. The world's most vulnerable people rely on the already existing, physical cash system, and our priority should be to protect that system.

Search resuls for: "fixating"

24 mentions found