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☆ Irish driver Breen dies after testing crash in Croatia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 13 (Reuters) - Ireland's top rally driver Craig Breen has died after an accident in a pre-event test for the Croatian round of the world championship, his Hyundai team said in a statement on Thursday. The team gave no details of the accident just after midday local time but said co-driver James Fulton was unharmed. He was a world championship regular over the years, although rarely for a full season, and while not a winner he finished second in six rallies. Craig was a world class driver and a world class person," said Motorsport Ireland president Aiden Harper in a statement of condolences. Breen is the first fatality in the world championship since German junior co-driver Joerg Bastuck in the 2006 Rally of Catalunya.

☆ The Knicks’ Long Search for a Championship Is Ongoing. The Search for a Point Guard is Over.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A New York Knicks fan thinks of point guards the way a parched person thinks of water. Over much of Mike Breen ’s half-century association with the club, first as a Yonkers-bred die-hard and then as the play-by-play voice of the team’s radio and television affiliates, the Knicks have looked high and low for competency at the position, imagined how it might correct their misfortunes, and watched one homegrown player after another flourish elsewhere professionally. “We’re a city that prides itself on point guards,” Breen said. “Many of them never played for the Knicks, obviously.”

☆ Disney clash with activist Peltz will have sequel
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Activist investor Nelson Peltz often plays a long game. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger unveiled $5.5 billion of cost cuts last week when the $200 billion theme-parks-to-streaming company released fourth-quarter earnings. "The proxy fight is over,” a spokesperson for his outfit Trian Fund Management told Reuters. Could Peltz still end up on the Disney board? "The proxy fight is over.

☆ Fans soak up Super Bowl glow as 'Valley of the Sun' takes spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Feb 12, 2023; Glendale, AZ, USA; Fans arrive Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Breen/The Republic via USA TODAY SportsGLENDALE, Ariz., Feb 12 (Reuters) - Fans dressed in Kansas City Chiefs red and Philadelphia Eagles green excitedly bounced up the walkway to State Farm Stadium on Sunday, as the curtain lifted on a tough-to-predict Super Bowl 57. The NFL said it expected the Glendale, Arizona, stadium's retractable roof to remain open. Mahomes has the benefit of experience over his 24-year-old rival Jalen Hurts, featuring in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years. Super Bowl 57 is set to kick off at 4:30 p.m. MT (2330 GMT).

☆ DuPont CEO Ed Breen To Stay on After Contract Expires
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( John Keilman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DuPont Inc. Chief Executive Edward Breen said that he has agreed with the materials maker’s board to stay in his job after his contract expires at the end of the year. Mr. Breen, who has led DuPont since returning to the company’s top job in February 2020, said investors have frequently asked whether he’ll retire when his contract is up, and that he and the board wanted to take that question off the table.

☆ DuPont expects strong second-half on boost from China's reopening
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Ankit Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 7 (Reuters) - DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD.N) on Tuesday projected results to improve in the second-half of the year from steadying consumer electronics demand, normalized inventory levels at customers and China's reopening. DuPont forecast annual sales of $12.30 billion to $12.90 billion, compared with estimates of $12.91 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data. It expects full-year adjusted earnings between $3.50 and $4.00 per share, compared with estimates of $3.86. The price hikes helped DuPont post adjusted income of 89 cents per share in the fourth quarter, compared with estimates of 78 cents. California's attorney general last year sued DuPont, 3M (MMM.N) and several other companies over toxic "forever chemicals".

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Tuesday: Fedspeak, video games, memesters
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ 3 friends share how they started a charcuterie side hustle that made $40,000 in its first month
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That's what Ryan Culver, Caroline Elston, and Lowell Bieber, the Indiana-based friends behind charcuterie subscription service Platterful, discovered when they teamed up to launch their venture last year — and made $40,000 in their first month. Culver and Bieber previously partnered on a health-and-wellness subscription box, which they successfully scaled and sold in September 2020. Entrepreneur sat down with the trio to learn how they built their meat-and-cheese side hustle — and continue to fuel its growth. Even though Culver and Bieber had subscription experience, the cofounders did have to contend with a new complication: cold shipping. [With cofounders] you have other people to lean on — if you're having a tough day, maybe someone else is having a good day.

☆ How to make money as a 'starving artist,' according to one creative who turned her talent into a $1.2 million business
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Miriam Schulman started teaching art classes online 10 years ago. Schulman said a "starving artist" mentality holds creative entrepreneurs back. She's been an artist for two decades, and 10 years ago, she started teaching online art classes after one of her customers on Etsy inquired about it. So Schulman investigated how other people filled their online classes — and soon realized the importance of building an email list. "Not just the online classes — but I also [built the email list to] be able to sell more of my artwork."

☆ More CMOs Are Investing in Their Personal Brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

Efforts can include carefully composed LinkedIn posts about everything from corporate leadership to their costumes at the company’s recent Halloween party. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. “The best way to do that is for them to have their own strong personal brands,” said Ms. Pryor. Other marketing executives are getting help. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Should your company’s executives be able to expense ghostwriters for their personal social-media posts?

☆ Businesses Rush to Sidestep Rate Shock by Paying Down Debt
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kristin Broughton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Executives are aggressively paying down debt as higher interest rates increase the cost associated with having debt and businesses face the prospect of a recession. As a result, some are taking steps to rein in expenses and cut interest costs, while others are looking to put cash reserves to work as their bank deposits continue to generate minimal yields. Beauty paid an annual interest rate of 4.9% on the loan, according to Mandy Fields, the company’s chief financial officer. About two-thirds of the loan carried a 5% interest rate that was fixed through a swap, which was set to expire in 2025. The two transactions reduced KAR’s annual interest costs by $70 million, to an estimated $15 million a year, Mr. Loughmiller said.

☆ How to use the 'triangle method' to catch a lying coworker or boss — and the best way to call them out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

First, it's important to pay attention to how people say what they're saying. "That's a telltale sign of indecision, and possibly lying," Donaldson said. "They're sitting on a couch or chair and they're speaking with you, then all of a sudden they're moving around," Donaldson said. What do you do if you think someone's lying to you? Donaldson suggested asking the person follow-up questions — and repeat questions — because if they're lying, it might be difficult to maintain consistency with their answers.

☆ DuPont takes welcome M&A break
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The seemingly eternal makeover at DuPont de Nemours (DD.N) has been forced into a welcome pause. The chemicals giant just scrapped its $5.2 billion acquisition of engineered materials manufacturer Rogers (ROG.N) after failing to secure clearance from Chinese authorities. Under boss Ed Breen, DuPont has undertaken a series of mergers and spinoffs. To pay for the deal, DuPont sold most of its so-called Mobility & Materials division to Celanese (CE.N) for $11 billion. The problem is that DuPont ditched old businesses at lower valuation multiples to fund purchases at much higher ones.

☆ Inside TikTok's push to win over the global sports community, from setting up concerts for the NHL to sponsoring a women's rugby championship
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Colin Salao | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The company has leaned in, setting up sponsorship deals with teams and leagues. Tune into a professional rugby match in one of Europe's Six Nations leagues and it's impossible to miss TikTok's branding plastered all over the field. Twelve of the top 25 fastest growing brands on TikTok between March 2021 and March 2022 were sports teams or leagues. The company has even tested streaming live games that are shot vertically to match TikTok's video format. Enya Breen of Ireland kicks a late try conversion during a TikTok Women's Six Nations match on April 30, 2022.

After years working for nonprofits, I am nearing age 60 without a pension or retirement savings. While financial help is only "supposed to" flow from parent to child in North America, that hasn't been the case for me. Or rather it would be, if I didn't have a daughter with whom I have an exceptional relationship. Much has been written lately about how only those millennials who can go to the bank of mom or dad will ever buy homes. As we've navigated our way through this mutual-aid arrangement, my daughter has persuaded me to stop doing the math.

☆ Rescue efforts underway for about 230 whales beached in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HOBART, Australia — About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. Griffith University marine scientist Olaf Meynecke said it’s unusual for sperm whales to wash ashore. The department said it is not unusual for sperm whales to be sighted in Tasmania. The pilot whale is notorious for stranding in mass numbers, for reasons that are not entirely understood. Two years ago, about 470 long-finned pilot whales were found beached on sandbars off Tasmania’s west coast in the largest mass-stranding on record in Australia.

☆ French food: 20 classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-30 | by ( Foren Clark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —The roots of French cooking run deep. Adobe StockThis list of classic French dishes would be incomplete without the inclusion of something from the country’s extensive repertoire of patisserie. Adobe StockNot every French dish can be served all day, but then again, the crepe isn’t just any French dish. Blanquette de veauBlanquette de veau: Tender meat in a creamy, comforting sauce is a go-to dish for French home cooks. A large helping of pot-au-feu is thought to epitomize the spirit of French cooking – that sharing food, wine and conversation with a table full of loved ones is what makes life worth living.

“I think in every country in the world, historically, some soups were seen as restorative.”That’s true no matter what you call it. These are CNN Travel’s nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world:Banga | NigeriaBanga is so popular in Nigeria that shops sell ready-mixed packets of spice. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth. Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Vietnam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon. Slip them into a bowl of beef broth for a world-class soup that includes tender beef, pale slices of radish, chili oil and fresh herbs.

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☆ International desserts: 50 famous desserts around the world
▼ + stars: | 2018-11-30 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +41 min

Taste that rich filling for evidence of the Arab influence that infuses Sicilian cuisine: The candied citrus that often flavors the creamy interior remains beloved throughout the Middle East. In the 1990s, the cake became a menu star as a lava cake or molten chocolate cake. A soft, flaky dough is shaped into a plump half-moon that barely contains the sweet filling, then topped with a light blanket of powdered sugar. Variations on medovik differ widely, but the most popular takes incorporate one of two very Russian ingredients into the sweet filling. Sesame Balls, Jian Dui, ChinaShutterstockBite into the crisp shell of a deep-fried jian dui to discover a sweet filling within the golden, sesame-seed-studded exterior.

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