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☆ I have digital overload from parenting a first grader. School, friend hangouts, and extracurriculars are all managed on my phone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Barkha Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's taken me some time to realize but I have been checking my phone every 30 minutes. I look before she's even out of the houseBefore our daughter sets off for school, my husband and I check the phone every few minutes. I keep checking the phone to decide when I should start walking toward our gate to pick her up. As the day's activities take over, the phone buzzes in between to let us know of any updates from the school. For now, I'll keep checking my phone ever 30 minutes to make sure my kid is not left out of any activity, party, or school assignment.

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☆ Netflix's co-CEO was asked why the company changed its mind after saying it would never introduce ads or live sports. Here's how he responded.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke at the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival. Sarandos was asked about Netflix's shift from rejecting ads and original content to embracing both. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Netflix's co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, was asked about past switch-ups on things it said it would "never" introduce to the platform during an interview at the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival on Wednesday.

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☆ Bill Gates' daughter says friends have cut her off because of vaccine conspiracy theories about her dad
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Phoebe Gates discussed conspiracy theories about Bill Gates in a new Netflix documentary series. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementConspiracy theories about billionaire Bill Gates have run rampant online for years, sometimes spilling from the sphere of the internet into his daily life. Many of the most pervasive of these conspiracy theories have linked him to COVID-19.

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☆ How to play the Fed decision using options on gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tony Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gold is trading at all-time highs due to a combination of inflation concerns, geopolitical risks, and expectations around monetary policy. Historically, gold tends to benefit from dovish monetary policies, especially when they signal prolonged low interest rates, which reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like gold. Gold has maintained its bullish momentum, trading near $2,600, and appears to be breaking into new all-time highs. Looking at the chart, gold has consistently made higher highs and higher lows, a sign of strong upward momentum. The trade To express a bullish to neutral view on gold going into the Fed announcement, consider selling a SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Nov 1 $237.5/232.5 Put Vertical @ $2.02 Credit.

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☆ The fashion status symbols that will be popular this fall, from $158 hair ties to $4,500 men's bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the season's biggest status symbols are an $850 suede coat and $168 men's clogs. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Men are sporting expensive hoodies, women are carrying convenient totes from Coach, and everyone with long hair is using flashy golden hair ties. Here's a look at why people love these trendy items and others that are quickly becoming symbols of wealth and status for the autumn season.

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☆ Russia is after more Iranian and North Korean missiles to help it tip the balance in Ukraine, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The visit came just days after Shoigu traveled to North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un, and after he met Monday with Syrian leader Bashar Assad. This would mark an escalation in Iran's support for Russia, with the Islamic Republic previously sending aerial drones used by Russia to attack Ukrainian towns and infrastructure. AdvertisementIn recent months, North Korea has reportedly sent millions of shells to Russia, as well as ballistic missiles. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said last week that the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia had changed the debate about Ukraine using Western long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia. Russia is currently making incremental but important advances in its campaign to seize more territory in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine has occupied parts of Russia's Kursk province, after a surprise attack last month.

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☆ MrBeast and Amazon hit with class-action lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and dangerous conditions by contestants on 'Beast Games'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

MrBeast and Amazon are facing a class-action lawsuit from contestants on "Beast Games." It alleges that contestants on the reality show suffered sexual harassment, pay issues, and more. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementYouTube star MrBeast and Amazon are facing a class-action lawsuit from contestants on the reality show "Beast Games."

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☆ I visited Waiheke Island, the 'Hamptons of New Zealand,' where Taylor Swift has vacationed and the ultra-rich reside. Take a look around.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Waiheke Island, off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, is a vacation spot for the rich and famous. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementWaiheke Island, off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, is known to attract a wealthy crowd. In 2017, Vogue journalist Amy Louise Bailey coined Waiheke Island, the "Hamptons of New Zealand," and called it an "escape that is high-end but low-key." I was eager to see if Waiheke lived up to its Hamptons reputation, so on a trip to Auckland in 2022, I planned a two-night getaway to the island.

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☆ I'm an Ivy League student with schizophrenia. Hallucinations make classes even harder, but I'm determined to get my degree.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I had recently watched "A Beautiful Mind," the story of mathematician John Nash, who was a brilliant man with schizophrenia. I watched the college students, wanting to be them so badly. AdvertisementI had terrifying hallucinations and refused to use technologyFor four years, I tried to keep my hallucinations secret. Connecting with other college students who had hallucinations made me realize that my experience wasn't isolated. I took art and psychology classes, and then I applied to become an official student in the general studies program.

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☆ Hezbollah pager attacks are a harbinger of a darker, more dangerous age of individualized strikes, military expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe simultaneous detonation of thousands of pagers in Lebanon on Tuesday is a harbinger of a darker and more dangerous age of individualized attacks, according to a retired general and warfare strategist. The pagers were ordered by Hezbollah and were tampered with before they reached Lebanon, some of the officials said. "This is yet another demonstration that individuals are increasingly vulnerable to highly precise and personalized attacks," he said. Related storiesRyan cited the use of armed first-person-view drones on the battlefields in Ukraine and Russia, which he said showed the use of lethal personalized attacks had escalated in the past two years. He said the pager attack on Hezbollah "opens a dangerous Pandora's box" and makes almost everyone a "walking ticking bomb."

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☆ Inside Russia's 'military Disneyland,' a Manhattan-sized theme park that puts the country's deadly weaponry on display
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The head of a Russian military theme park was arrested on fraud charges amid a corruption crackdown. Photos show guests climbing atop tanks, firing Russian firearms, and posing with theme park mascots. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe head of a Russian theme park dubbed a "military Disneyland" was placed under house arrest Tuesday amid a crackdown on corruption in Moscow's defense ministry.

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☆ Inside Hillwood Estate, a 26,000-square-foot mansion and home of the millionaire businesswoman who built Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Hillwood Estate was the home of breakfast-cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Hillwood was Post's fall and spring home — she built Mar-a-Lago and lived there during the winter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMarjorie Merriweather Post was once known as America's richest woman, with an estimated net worth of $250 million — around $1.8 billion today when adjusted for inflation. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ See inside the luxury health and wellness rooms of the superrich
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Complete with a cold plunge ("excellent for circulation," she said,) hot tub, steam room, and sauna, it looked like something straight out of a luxury hotel. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Now it has an experience shower and a cold plunge and a hot plunge," Mungall told Business Insider. Landry Design Group shared some of the most elaborate health and wellness projects they have worked on with BI.

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☆ Fed rate cuts are arriving too late and layoffs show the US economy is already in a recession, bond king Jeff Gundlach says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Fed should have cut interest rates a lot sooner, according to Jeff Gundlach. The "Bond King" thinks the economy is already in recession, as evidenced by rising layoffs. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Fed is cutting interest rates too late, as mounting job losses show that the US economy is already in a recession, according to Jeff Gundlach.

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☆ Fisker backtracks on telling owners to pay for repairs of malfunctioning EVs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fisker has backtracked on telling owners of its EVs to pay for recall repairs. Some Fisker Ocean owners previously told BI they had spent as much as $70,000 on cars that are now undrivable. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOwners of Fisker Ocean EVs will no longer have to pay for recall repairs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automakers are legally required to provide safety recall repairs free of charge for vehicles less than 15 years old.

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☆ A neuroscientist scanned her brain during pregnancy and postpartum. It changed in 2 major ways.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A neuroscientist scanned her own brain during pregnancy to track its changes. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementFor how common the phrase "mommy brain" is, we still don't know much about how pregnancy, birth, and postpartum alter a person's brain. "It's shocking that in 2024, there's so little information available to us," Dr. Liz Chrastil, 43, a neuroscientist and associate professor at UC Irvine, told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Passenger says she bled from her ears after a Delta flight failed to pressurize
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Delta flight heading to Portland, Oregon, was forced to return to Salt Lake City Airport after failing to pressurize. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Delta flight heading for Portland, Oregon was forced to land back at the departing airport on Sunday after the aircraft failed to pressurize, causing injuries to some passengers on board.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg's daughter August said she wanted to be like Taylor Swift one day, but he shot that down real quick
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Zuckerberg's daughter told him that she wanted to be like Taylor Swift when she grew up. That's not available to you,'" Zuckerberg said he told his daughter. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his seven-year-old daughter once told him that she wanted to be like Taylor Swift when she grew up. Zuckerberg brought up a conversation he had with his daughter, August, during a live interview on the "Acquired" podcast.

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☆ Founders should do this surprising thing more often in pitches, Daniel Lubetzky, the newest 'Shark Tank' addition, says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Lubetzky, founder of snack brand Kind, is joining "Shark Tank" as the show's newest Shark. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementDaniel Lubetzky has seen dozens of pitches from founders on the ABC television series "Shark Tank." But Lubetzky will be hearing even more pitches as he becomes the show's latest new judge — or "Shark" — starting with the show's new season next month. Lubetzky isn't a stranger to Shark Tank or startups.

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☆ James Cameron told Bill Gates that it's 'getting hard to write science fiction' in the world of AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Director James Cameron said AI is making it harder for him to write relevant science fiction. He talked about the impact of AI with Bill Gates in a newly released Netflix series. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! For the acclaimed film director James Cameron, AI is complicating his livelihood. "It's getting hard to write science fiction.

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Read previewOn Monday, Amazon mandated corporate workers return to the office five days a week beginning January 2nd. AdvertisementHere's a list, in alphabetical order, of major companies requiring employees to return to offices. BlackRockLast year, BlackRock mandated employees return to the office four days a week. MetaMeta updated its remote work policies in September 2023, requiring employees to head into the office three days a week. AdvertisementWalmartAlong with slashing hundreds of jobs, Walmart also asked previously remote employees in the US to move to offices.

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☆ Trump-supporting hedge fund billionaire says he'll pull his money out of the market if Harris wins the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump-supporting hedge fund billionaire criticized Harris' tax plans on a Fox Business segment. Paulson said a proposed tax on unrealized gains would "could mass selling of almost everything." AdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager and Trump donor John Paulson told Fox Business that he will sell his stocks if Kamala Harris wins the presidency in November. Paulson was particularly focused on Harris' proposal to levy a 25% tax on unrealized gains for individuals worth more than $100 million. AdvertisementBillionaire Mark Cuban took to X, formerly Twitter, to compare how businesses would do between Harris' tax policy and Trump's plans for broad-sweeping tariffs, concluding that Harris would offer more in after-tax profit.

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☆ Gen Z's love of discount stores could send these 3 retail stocks soaring as much as 18%, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Millennials and Gen Z are increasingly shopping at discount stores like TJ Maxx, Burlington, and Ross. AdvertisementGen Z wants more bang for their buck, and their love of a good deal could drive shares of some discount retailers up nearly 20%, Bank of America says. AdvertisementThe report from BofA on Wednesday attributes the rise in popularity among discount stores to inflation weariness. The analysts see Burlington and Ross Stores shares rising 16% and 18% from Wednesday highs, respectively. "Off-price has attracted the customer, helped by the quest for value amidst persistent multi-year inflation pressures," Bank of America's analysts wrote.

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☆ Jim Cramer says Salesforce's collaboration with Nvidia should not be overlooked
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer urged people to be patient once the Fed's decision arrives at 2 p.m. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Lady Gaga said she didn't shut down rumors that she was a man to avoid a child in the same situation feeling shame
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lady Gaga addressed the rumor that she was a man in "What's Next? At the start of her career in the 2010s Gaga was asked in multiple interviews if she was secretly a man. Gaga said she didn't shut down the rumor because she didn't want a child in the same situation to feel shame. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementLady Gaga said she never shut down the yearslong rumor that she was secretly a man so a child in a similar situation wouldn't feel shame.

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