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The biggest chunk – about $1.9 million – was spent by Trump’s campaign and fundraising committees on a Trump-owned company that operates his jet. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, said that “committees are paying the fair market rate for all venues and services” provided by Trump businesses. The dynamic of candidates shelling out thousands on Trump’s businesses while vying for his endorsement – which can make or break Republican campaigns – is an example of how politics has boosted his businesses’ bottom line. About 150 congressional candidates have reported spending campaign funds at Trump businesses, including some Democrats in the years before his first presidential bid. Walker’s campaign spent a total of nearly $215,000 at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and his Las Vegas hotel.

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☆ Why Slurs Are Back in Left-Leaning, Liberal Language
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

A few weeks ago, I started asking left-leaning people their thoughts on slurs being peppered into everyday conversations. An inclusive eraKayla Cash, a 31-year-old PR manager, grew up using words she now considers offensive. Some of the language felt ubiquitous; she remembers the 2004 release of "Let's Get It Started," the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas hit that was originally released as "Let's Get Retarded." It was billed as discussions between two "bohemian layabouts" who called out performative aspects of progressive politics — while using language more often associated with the right, such as that offensive term for someone with intellectual disabilities. Looser language and new rulesEveryone I talked to for this story had rules for which words they would and wouldn't say.

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☆ Leaked Microsoft salary data shows the pay gap between Microsoft AI and the rest of the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The doc includes more than 500 submissions from people who identified themselves as Microsoft employees in the US. The move came in response to a growing number of its workers feeling underpaid compared to Microsoft's tech peers like Amazon . AdvertisementAs a reminder, this pay data is based on Microsoft employees' self-reporting, so it's not a complete picture. However, the pay gap between Microsoft AI and the rest of the company is undeniable. These are the 100 most-used AI apps, according to a top VC.

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☆ Subway announces a new price for footlongs as it enters the value menu wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —It’s not $5, but Subway is bringing back cheap footlongs and joining the fast food value menu wars. Beginning August 26, Subway will sell any footlong sandwich for $6.99 — a steep discount considering that some footlongs can cost as much as $14 in some cities. It’s the privately held chain’s latest attempt at luring back customers who are balking at rising fast food prices and spending less when they do go out. Subway is owned by a private equity firm and doesn’t often reveal sales like its publicly traded rivals. Technomic data shows that Subway also lags in sales for sides and snacks compared to its competitors.

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☆ NWSL and players association agree to abolish draft, raise player pay in new CBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and NWSL Players Association have a new collective bargaining agreement, one which includes higher pay, expanding benefits and – in a notable move – abolishing the draft. With the new CBA, which will be in place through 2030, the NWSL becomes the first major American professional sports league to abolish its player draft. “The draft is an antiquated model that empowers teams to decide for Players instead of Players deciding for themselves,” NWSLPA president Tori Huster said. This, the league said in its statement announcing the CBA, aligns NWSL standard player agreements with FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players. “This CBA gives us agency over our business and gives the players agency over their careers.

Persons: ”, Tori Huster, “, Jessica Berman Organizations: CNN, Women’s Soccer League, NWSL, CBA, FIFA, Governors Locations: American

☆ VMware customers report massive price increases since Broadcom takeover: 'Feels quite a bit like being held for ransom'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Rosalie Chan | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementVMware customers report seeing massive price increases since Broadcom acquired VMware late last year, with some paying as much as 10 times as much for the same services. VMware price hikesDave Russell, senior vice president and head of strategy at Veeam, said his company saw a 300% price increase in the VMware products it's using. Hinkley said CloudBolt's customers have seen VMware price increases ranging from 140% to 600%. Hinkley said longtime VMware customers have spent years developing code and automation processes in their IT infrastructure specifically for running VMware products. Similarly, Virtuozzo CEO Alex Fine said over 200 providers approached his company as a result of the price increases.

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☆ I'm a mom of 4 and have done back-to-school shopping for over a decade. These are the 3 things I've learned.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Nicole Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewBack in the 80s and 90s, school shopping seemed straightforward and relatively inexpensive. As the parent of four children who's been back-to-school shopping for over a decade, I have realized the real key to surviving this time of year is being creative. With two in middle school and two in college, back-to-school shopping costs me almost as much as (if not more than) our family's most expensive holiday, Christmas. If nothing works out from last year's clothing, many secondhand stores will buy the kid's clothes that no longer fit. If they choose to spend more on school supplies, it will impact the amount they are allowed to spend on clothes.

Persons: —, I'm, who's, I've, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Local, Facebook, Nike

☆ Phil Donahue, talk show host pioneer and husband of Marlo Thomas, dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Groundbreaking TV talk show journalist Phil Donahue died Sunday night at home surrounded by his wife of 44 years Marlo Thomas, his sister, his children, grandchildren and his beloved golden retriever Charlie," said a statement from his family. At his peak, his nationally syndicated "The Phil Donahue Show" — later renamed to "Donahue" — was a ratings hit and precursor to similar shows by hosts Montel Williams and Jerry Springer. "His show debuted nationally, and the whole country came to know his personal brand of issue-driven straight talk," Winfrey said in 2002. "If there had been no Phil Donahue show, there would be no 'Oprah Winfrey' show. "Phil Donahue essentially started this company and began an entire industry in daytime syndication," Bob Turner, then president of Multimedia Entertainment, said in a statement to the Times in 1996 when Donahue announced his retirement.

Persons: Phil Donahue, —, he'd, Marlo Thomas, Donahue, Montel Williams, Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Bob Turner, Megyn Kelly, Jude Children's, Danny Thomas Organizations: New York Times, Multimedia Entertainment, Times, MSNBC, NBC News, Jude Children's Research, Notre Dame Locations: Dayton , Ohio

☆ AI can enhance human expertise and worker well-being, Clear Capital's EVP of strategy and growth says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-15 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kenon Chen, a member of BI's Workforce Innovation board, is Clear Capital's strategy and growth EVP. This article is part of "Workforce Innovation," a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation. AdvertisementAs a participant in BI's Workforce Innovation board, he's hoping to talk about how to surface the positive outcomes of AI. Why is the topic of workforce innovation a priority now? What are some concrete examples of how you're integrating AI innovation into the workforce?

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☆ Blake Lively and her 'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni are rumored to have fallen out — and fans can't stop talking about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Here's everything we know about the rumored falling out between Baldoni and Lively — and how Ryan Reynolds might factor in. Blake Lively with Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Tammy Reynolds, and Brandon Sklenar at the New York premiere of"It Ends With Us." While speaking to Entertainment Tonight on the carpet at the New York premiere, Baldoni explained why he was stepping back from the limelight. Lively and Baldoni clashed during filming, according to sources close to productionBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni filming a scene from "It Ends With Us" in May 2023. Representatives for Baldoni, Lively, Reynolds, and Hoover did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Kamala Harris Has Shed Biden's Economic Record, Could Beat Out Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

When people say they're concerned about "the economy," it can mean a lot of things — grocery prices, gas prices, housing prices, healthcare. For one thing, it's not clear that voters think Harris, as vice president, has had much involvement in Biden's economic policies. People remember the Trump economy as a better time — interest rates were lower, prices were lower, houses seemed more affordable. AdvertisementThe task for Harris now is to lay out an economic identity and agenda before others beat her to it. The Trump campaign and the GOP are trying to tie her to the negative feelings around the Biden economy, to affordability and inflation.

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☆ Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts cash rate by 25 basis points, lowers rate forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A security guard stands in the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% on Wednesday. The move surprised economists polled by Reuters, which were expecting the central bank to hold rates unchanged at 5.5%. This is the first time the central bank has cut the official cash rate since March 2020. In its release, the RBNZ noted that consumer price inflation is returning to its target range of 1% to 3%.

Organizations: Reserve Bank of New, Reuters Locations: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington , New Zealand, New Zealand

☆ News outlets were sent leaked Trump campaign files. They chose not to publish them
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The dossier included what the Trump campaign identified as Vance’s potential vulnerabilities. Instead, the first public sign of any release of private information came Saturday, when the Trump campaign went public with its announcement that it had been hacked, pointing the finger at Iranian operatives. “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said. As long as they’re verified and newsworthy, then they’re fair game, but motive is an important part of the story, too,” Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, told CNN. The role of the media is to act independently in this situation,” Kirtley told CNN.

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The Pixel Watch 3, which comes in a familiar 41mm size and, for the first time, a larger 45mm size, is available to preorder now ahead of a September 10 release date. AdvertisementGoogle Pixel Watch 3: FeaturesGoogle updated the display for the Pixel Watch 3 to its super-bright Actua display, which can reach a brightness of up to 2000 nits and should make glancing at the Pixel Watch 3 for the time, widgets, and workout data effortless in bright sunny conditions. The new 45mm Pixel Watch 3 is the biggest Pixel Watch so far. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business InsiderApart from a new larger size (45mm) and Actua display, little has changed about Google's signature Pixel Watch design, or even its internals. The Pixel Watch 3 will roll out with Google's Wear OS 5 operating system, which introduces the new Auto Bedtime Mode.

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☆ Why a Goldman Sachs portfolio manager avoids small-cap indexes, and his 6 top individual stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAfter over two years of underperformance, it seems like small-cap stocks are finally poised to take off. Because there is such a wide variety of small-cap companies, Tuorto believes investors have to do some digging to identify the best opportunities. Some of the best opportunities are way, way down in cap. Healthy small-cap companies have a clear path to profitability and reinvest cash back into their business to drive growth, he said. Tuorto's top small-cap picksBelow are Tuorto's top six picks for high-quality small-cap companies with strong fundamentals and market caps under $10 billion.

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☆ The 10 most affordable U.S. states for retirement in 2024: Half are in the South
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

For the second year in a row, West Virginia is the most affordable state for retirement in the U.S., according to financial services company Bankrate's best and worst states for retirement report, which published last month. The state's affordability ranking comes from "a low cost of living, low property taxes and affordable homeowners insurance," the report said. West Virginia is followed by Mississippi and Indiana, rounding out the top three. Here are the 10 most affordable states in the U.S. for retirement, according to Bankrate:The report's data came from a variety of sources, including the Tax Foundation and the Council for Community and Economic Research. 1 most affordable stateOn average, West Virginia's cost of living is 9% lower than the rest of the country, according to RentCafe.

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☆ Opinion | The Google Antitrust Case Must Not End With a Slap on the Wrist
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tim Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge held last week that Google has a monopoly on online search and has been illegally defending that monopoly for years. The verdict is important and correct, yet it leaves open an important question: What should the remedy be? The government’s case centered on payments, which in 2021 totaled more than $26 billion, that Google pays Apple and others to be the default search engine on their products. In doing so, Google kept Apple out of the search market and, the judge ruled, weakened its other competitors. But if the court merely decrees that Google now abandon those agreements, it won’t be enough to unlock a long-monopolized market.

Persons: Amit Mehta Organizations: Google, Biden, Apple

☆ Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +34 min

Here is a fact check:CrimeTrump claimed, “Our crime rate’s going through the roof.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. Facts First: Trump did express uncertainty about the number, but his “like 60 million or something” claim is false. They take ‘em out, and they bring them to the United States.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is baseless. He said, “With Ukraine, so we’re in for $250 billion and they’re in for about $71 billion.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. But Trump’s claim that the US has committed or provided far more aid than Europe is not true regardless.

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☆ How Harris is reversing Biden’s biggest weakness in the campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Trump’s plan for blunting Harris’ momentum, some Democrats believe, could reprise elements of the 1988 presidential campaign that George H.W. “I think the Harris campaign has to be prepared for it.”The two sides are already hotly contesting the terrain of strength. Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who conducted surveys for Biden’s 2020 campaign, said his strength deficit to Trump had become a nearly insurmountable obstacle for his 2024 campaign. The surveys have also found a huge gender gap in the assessments of whether Harris and Trump are strong. Most important, voters have reached these initial assessments of Harris’ strength before Republicans have really begun their campaign to portray her as weak.

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☆ Crypto magnate buys SpaceX mission for private polar spaceflight expedition
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Endurance" is seen during the Crew-3 mission for NASA on May 5, 2022. "I've been interested in space from a very young age … and for the first time, a private person can plan and design their own very personal mission," Wang told CNBC. Called "Fram2," an ode to the 19th-century polar expedition ship Fram, the mission is scheduled to launch near the end of this year. Wang said his proposal to SpaceX for the Fram2 mission came together after the historic private Inspiration4 flight in 2021. "We are trying to make the door wider and make people feel that everyone can have their own very personal space mission," Wang added.

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☆ Rachael Lillis, ‘Pokémon’ actor who voiced Misty and Jessie, dies at 46
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Rachael Lillis, a voice actor who starred in many “Pokémon” films and series as the characters Misty, Jessie and more, died Aug. 10. Veronica Taylor, Lillis’ “Pokémon” co-star who voiced the lead character Ash Ketchum, posted a statement on X Monday morning that announced Lillis’ death. “It is with a very heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of Rachael Lillis on Saturday evening, 10 August 2024,” Taylor wrote. She voiced Misty, the gym leader who specializes in water-type creatures, in the original “Pokémon” anime in 1998. Lillis also voiced Jessie, one half of the villainous Team Rocket alongside her colleague James and their talking Meowth.

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☆ Elle King talks 'toxic' relationship with father Rob Schneider, says he's 'just not nice'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Elle King opened up about her tumultuous relationship with her father, Rob Schneider, in a recent appearance on Bunnie XO’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast. “I disagree with a lot of the things that he says,” King said of Schneider. “You’re talking out of your ass and you’re talking s--- about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights. A big source of tension between King and Schneider was her appearance, with King’s weight and tattoos being the biggest instigators. My dad sent me to fat camp…and then I got in trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and didn’t lose any weight,” King explained.

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☆ Breaking community rallies around Australian Olympian whose kangaroo hop failed to impress judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mithil-Aggarwal.Jpg | Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Videos of her breaking went viral, drawing online ridicule and speculation as to whether the whole thing was a hoax. But Gunn was uncowed, re-enacting the kangaroo hop as she celebrated with fellow Australian Olympians ahead of the closing ceremony on Sunday. She also wore a green-and-yellow Australian Olympic tracksuit rather than the streetwear favored by her rivals. Amid the criticism, Gunn’s performance has also drawn an outpouring of support from the international breaking community and others who lauded her originality, including the Australian prime minister. The World DanceSport Federation, the international governing body for breaking, said it had offered her mental health support.

Persons: Rachael Gunn, Gunn, “, ” Gunn, ”, Elsa, Anthony Albanese, ” Martin Gilian, Gilian, Raygun, Adele, Anna Meares, Australia’s, Sergey Nifontov, Claire Warden, Snoop Dogg, “ Don’t Organizations: Olympics, ”, Associated Press, Paris Games, Paris Olympics, Federation, AP, Loughborough University, NBC Olympics Locations: Australian, Paris, United States, France, Lithuania, Munich, Britain, Brisbane, Australia

☆ I'm a recent grad who gave up a six-figure job at JPMorgan without another offer. It all came down to career satisfaction.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In my final summer before graduation, I managed to land three internship offers — from a consulting company, a consumer goods company, and JPMorgan. When I got that phone call that I got the JPMorgan internship, it was so exciting and I felt really grateful. I wanted desperately to be in a place where I feel stimulated and I'm interested in the work I'm doing. The alternative was job hunting from scratch, not knowing what I would land and whether the offer would even come close to what JPMorgan was paying.

Persons: —, Nick Rutherford Organizations: Service, of Pennsylvania, JPMorgan Private Bank, Unilever, Business, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, JPMorgan, company's Locations: Seattle, Jersey

☆ Cramer points out current economic issues some companies are ignoring
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said a variety of companies, to their detriment, won't admit they're hurting due to certain ongoing economic trends. "If they'd just own up, I think they'd earn a lot of credibility for themselves, leading to higher stock prices down the line. Cramer pointed to Jack Daniels maker Brown-Forman , which missed estimates during its most recent quarter and is down about 23% year to date. Cramer also mentioned peer spirit company Diageo , which saw sales decline in its most recent quarter and is down more than 14% year to date. According to Cramer, few companies have lowered prices since they raised them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Jack Daniels, Brown, Forman, they'll Organizations: Diageo, Costco, Walmart, Enterprise

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