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☆ Our Golf Reporter Didn’t See the PGA Tour-LIV Golf Deal Coming, Either
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The most significant factor is that the PGA Tour was under increasing financial strain. Its supporters are insistent that they still control the game of golf, that they are the majority stakeholder in this endeavor. The PGA Tour is saying that it still has control over all the competition and play. Could you see some elements of LIV borrowed and integrated into the PGA Tour? The PGA Tour is trying to appeal to a younger audience and broaden the appeal of the game.

Persons: LIV, Jay Monahan, Yasir al, We’re Organizations: PGA, Tour Locations: Saudi

☆ Oracle's biggest critic, Goldman Sachs, admits it was wrong about rating the stock a sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Oracle reported a record-breaking $49.95 billion in annual revenue thanks to success in cloud computing. It has convinced its biggest critic, Goldman Sachs, to change its mind about its potential. And on Tuesday, Oracle's biggest critic, Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan, admitted he was wrong. He did gracefully swallow his pride enough to admit that since he first imposed the sell rating, the stock has climbed 46%. And he's also got his eye on Oracle's cash situation, given how expensive it is to build and maintain data centers.

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a video of a tornado churning on the sun. The fiery formation of boiling solar plasma grew to an estimated height of 14 Earths. SDO/NASAThe magnetic structure that caused this tornado is actually a lot bigger than what we're seeing. As these move around the sun, they create magnetic fields that erupt through the solar surface. The sun is getting more activeA video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

☆ Inside Ken Griffin's rise to one of Wall Street's most powerful people, and why politics could be next
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

JB and I are not on speaking terms these days," said Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund manager, referring to JB Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois. As Florida rolled back pandemic restrictions more quickly than Chicago, even more Citadel employees migrated south. Ken Griffin's hedge fund has had a run of eye-popping returns since 2020. Others worry that it gives Griffin's hedge fund an unfair advantage. Hundreds of Citadel employees, partners, and families gathered at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida.

☆ 15 reasons why you aren't hearing back during your job search, based on where you are in the process
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Lily Zhang | The Muse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Here are 15 reasons you might not be getting hired and how you can fix them — broken down by when in the job search you're running into trouble. You're not telling people about your job searchYou probably already know you're supposed to be networking when you're job searching. If you're getting multiple interviews but not getting offers11. You have the skills but not the storyYou have all the right skills, you're applying for the right jobs, you're passing the screens and early interviews — and yet, no offers. Job searches take time, and it will be worth the effort once you land the right job.

☆ Ava DuVernay becomes the first Black woman featured on Ben & Jerry's pint
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Ava DuVernay has become the first Black woman to have her image on a Ben & Jerry’s pint. directed by Ava DuVernay,” which will feature a mix of vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirls, graham cracker swirls and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough. DuVernay personally curated the flavor creation, which will be available in both milk-based and non-dairy versions. “Partnering with Ben & Jerry’s, a company that I’ve long admired for their commitment to social justice, has been a thrill ride. “Framing this up as a new flavor for the first Black woman to be a featured partner on our pints doesn’t do Ava justice,” Matthew McCarthy, Ben & Jerry’s CEO, said in a statement.

☆ There are finally more cars to buy — but there's a new reason Americans can't afford them
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

High interest rates are hitting car buyers just as vehicles are becoming more available. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on Wednesday by .75% to TKSign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. But climbing interest rates are throwing a wrench in the cogs. The Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates several times this year — most recently on Wednesday — with the intention of cooling spending and taming record-high inflation. "New cars may finally become more available just when most Americans can no longer afford them," Cox chief economist Jonathan Smoke said in an October note.

☆ Thieves keep stealing money from Kanye West's old 2020 presidential campaign account
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ye's 2020 presidential campaign account still has lots of money in it. A letter from Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign committee to the Federal Election Commission. Federal Election CommissionSeparately, West's campaign reported a "fraudulent charge" of $233.98 on July 17 related to a campaign committee payment to Verizon. A campaign finance disclosure from Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign to the Federal Election Commission. Now known as Ye, West's 2020 presidential campaign was a decidedly quixotic effort that gained far more attention than it ever did votes.

☆ 22 candidates have together pumped more than $435 million (and counting) of their own money into 2022 midterm races
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Together, 22 self-funding candidates have spent more than the GDP of some small countries. JB Pritzker, a hotel heir, easily leads the group, followed by US Senate candidate Mehmet Oz. A hotel heir, a former TV doctor, a construction magnate, a former US ambassador, and the sons of two top-tier professional sports owners. Put another way: self-funding candidates have spent more money than the nation of Palau's most recent GDP or just enough to buy Colorado's Major League Soccer team. An heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, the incumbent Democrat has spent over $152 million on his 2022 reelection campaign alone.

☆ What Cramer is watching Wednesday — Fed day, AMD signs of life, China hits Estee Lauder
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While missing lowered expectations in the third quarter, Club holding AMD did see a year-over-year revenue growth. Club holding Estee Lauder (EL) beats on fiscal first-quarter earnings and matches on revenue. Club holding Devon Energy (DVN): Very strong quarter . Club holding Humana (HUM) sees membership growth. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg in 2012: 'We don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Matt Rosoff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Revenue generally tracked to operating income growth. For instance, in that troubling mid-2018 earnings report, annualized quarterly revenue growth of 42% translated into operating income growth of 33%. For the full year of 2021, revenue growth of 37% translated into operating income growth of 43%. That translated to a shocking 46% decline in operating income. Simply put: we don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services.

☆ Following Google, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg takes aim at the green and blue bubbles of Apple's iMessage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zuckerberg is trying to put WhatsApp above Apple's iMessage on interoperability and privacy. He posted a photo of a billboard ad from Facebook that jokes about iMessage limitations that make Android messages show up in green bubbles, while iPhone texts appear in blue bubbles. Apple CEO Tim Cook has resisted making iMessage more interoperable with Android phones because the technical difficulties help sell more iPhones. In an update to its iOS, Apple prompted its more than 1.6 billion device users to opt-out of being tracked by apps. It's not the first time Zuckerberg has attempted to come for Apple's business since it enacted its privacy changes.

☆ The definitive story of how a controversial Florida businessman blew up MoviePass and burned hundreds of millions
▼ + stars: | 2019-09-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

In 2017, he became the CEO of data company Helios & Matheson Analytics. At that price MoviePass would start losing money when a subscriber used the service more than once a month. MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Helios & Matheson CEO Ted Farnsworth after the company hit 1 million subscribers. The same day MoviePass reached 1 million subscribers, a milestone it hit faster than Netflix and Hulu. Related storiesTo draw a crowd, MoviePass blasted out an invitation to the Big Boi show to its then 2 million subscribers.

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☆ 7 qualities in women that men find attractive, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2016-06-23 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business InsiderUnsurprisingly, (mostly male) scientists have done gobs of research trying to figure out what women want in men. But they have spent much less time uncovering the reverse: what makes women attractive to men. Let's not even get started on the dearth of research on what men find attractive in other men, or women in other women. These studies often conclude that various aspects of women's bodies make them more appealing because men think that they're more fertile — insert eye roll here. Here are seven traits that scientists have found that make women more attractive to men:

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