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☆ I took my teenagers to an all-inclusive resort. Not having to plan every moment helped me be more present as a parent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementMy husband and I just took our teenagers to an all-inclusive resort for the first time. I'm the primary vacation planner, so overall, I enjoyed the ease of a family all-inclusive vacation. While adults-only resorts have a definite nightlife vib, with open bars and tipsy late-night entertainment, I found the family all-inclusive vibe to be much less alcohol-focused. AdvertisementOverall, I'd visit an all-inclusive resort with my kids againThe author and her family enjoyed the all-inclusive resort. Overall, visiting an all-inclusive resort with my teenagers was a great experience, one that required little to no planning on my part once our flights and resort were booked.

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☆ Macy's $132 million mystery has auditing experts scratching their heads
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Auditing experts told BI the available evidence suggests a failure of internal accounting controls. Following the news that Macy's discovered a sizable error in its financial records, auditing experts told Business Insider that the company must now explain how its controls broke down. Without more details, the accounting experts who spoke to BI said it is hard to understand exactly what happened. AdvertisementThe pressure will now be on Macy's auditor, KPMG, to show that it is appropriately scrutinizing Macy's accounting practices and controls, McKenna said. "I wouldn't be surprised if you'll see a material weakness in internal controls because something is not working here," McKenna said.

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Some parents fear their kids will waste money, sink into debt, and never move out. The financial planner tells parents to foster independence in their kids even if it's uncomfortable. AdvertisementMark Berg, who founded Timothy Financial Counsel in 2000, says there are steps parents can take to avoid that fate. AdvertisementLimiting spending money also teaches kids about opportunity cost, reinforcing the idea that money is scarce and there are constraints on what they can afford. The veteran financial planner suggested parents be up front with their kids about how much they can contribute to their college funds.

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☆ Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits Fed's preferred inflation reading: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on November 26, 2024, in New York City. U.S. stock futures opened little changed on Tuesday night as traders await the release of the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 20 points, or 0.04%. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a year-over-year increase of 2.8% for the core reading, which excludes food and energy. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached fresh intraday and closing highs.

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☆ Many digital health startups are quietly raising down rounds and closing up shop. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Now, VCs say many digital health startups are cutting their valuations to live another day. As of mid-November, PitchBook data shows 327 digital health startups that grabbed funding in 2021 but haven't raised since. Not even the AI boom, which has brought back-to-back fundraises for hot healthcare startups like Abridge, can make up for the discrepancy. "There are more digital health companies that are selling assets, selling people, or whatever they can," said Greg Yap, a partner at Menlo Ventures. AdvertisementVCs told BI they're pushing the next generation of healthcare startups for better discipline in balancing growth with profits.

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☆ Most job seekers say they've been ghosted or 'love-bombed' during interviews—it can make them 'question their career and sanity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boggs, founder and CEO of D&S Executive Career Management, once had a candidate interviewing for a vice president-level role. Stories of job-seekers making progress on their search, only to have the rug pulled out from under them later in the hiring process, have become all too common. A majority of job-seekers say they've experienced "love-bombing" or been ghosted during the interview process for a new role, according to a recent survey of 2,900 global employees by Greenhouse, the hiring platform. A similar share, 52%, say they've been ghosted in the hiring process, or had initial conversations, and in some cases made it to final rounds of interviews, only to never hear back from the recruiter or hiring manager about a decision. "Because of that, it's leaving people in a really confusing spot and giving folks anxiety and questioning, frankly, their career and their sanity."

Persons: Debra Boggs, Boggs, He'd, they've, Terry Petzold, Petzold, it's Organizations: Management, CNBC, Greenhouse, Fox Search Group

☆ They bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for $6,500. Now, they're renting it out on Airbnb for $130 a night.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementDani and Evan Benton moved to Japan on a startup business visa in 2023. Dani and Evan Benton bought an akiya in Japan and turned it into a guesthouse. Applying for the startup business visaIn early 2023, the couple started working toward getting a startup business visa in Japan. AdvertisementThey were drawn to Omishima island, which is over an hour away from Hiroshima airport, partially because it's one of the few areas where the startup business visa is offered. AdvertisementTheir proposal was approved after a few revisions, and they were granted their startup business visas by the end of June 2023.

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☆ I worked at Google and Meta: Here's the résumé that helped me land jobs at both companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Andrew Yeung | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAndrew Yeung landed roles at Google and Meta by perfecting his résumé. I was able to land a six-figure role at Google as a global product lead and Meta as a business planning and operations lead. A sample of the résumé that helped Andrew Yeung land jobs at Google and Meta. Most job seekers send out the same résumé everywhere, but recruiters and managers can easily spot the "spray and pray" approach. For every line item in your résumé, ask yourself: "How does this impact the bottom line of the company?"

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☆ Don't lose faith in the Big Tech megacaps, Jim Cramer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors not to write off Big Tech megacap stocks, some of which were able to jump on Tuesday after recent declines. Cramer reviewed the action in stocks including Apple , Amazon , Nvidia , Microsoft and Meta . According to Cramer, Apple and Amazon are reaping the rewards of two positive analyst notes, with Bank of America praising the latter's e-commerce and online advertising businesses. Cramer was less certain about the reasons for Tuesday's wins in Meta and Microsoft. "Here's the bottom line: don't begrudge the megacaps," Cramer said.

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☆ Ex-Google CEO warns that 'perfect' AI girlfriends could spell trouble for young men
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn a podcast interview, Eric Schmidt warned that AI dating may increase loneliness among young men. The former Google CEO said young men dating the "perfect" AI girlfriend may also lead to obsession. He suggested AI regulation changes but expects little action without a major incident. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently shared his concerns about young men crafting AI romantic partners and said he agrees that AI dating will actually increase loneliness. AdvertisementSchmidt said he doesn't expect much AI regulation in the next four years as Trump's administration will likely have other priorities.

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☆ Musk's F-35 jab could be a preview of the fights DOGE will wage to cut government spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Cookbook authors and chefs explain how you can make almost any part of your holiday meal in a Crock-Pot . Today, we're looking at what Elon Musk's jab at the F-35 says about the debate over using manned fighters or drones in warfare . AdvertisementWith promises of cutting trillions of dollars in government spending, DOGE will need to swing big. Drone usage in combat is on the rise, as is evident in the Ukraine war, and offers benefits around cost. Zoom is taking an AI-first approach to corporate communications , CEO Eric Yuan wrote in a company blog post published Monday.

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☆ This CEO says there's 'not much value' to job interviews. He prefers testing candidates instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDatabricks CEO Ali Ghodsi isn't the biggest fan of interviews and "gotcha questions." Ghodsi prefers to analyze candidates by testing them with a real challenge within the company. "I don't believe in interviews because I think some people interview well, and they might not be good at all," he said. "And some people interview really poorly, but they might be excellent." AdvertisementGhodsi is not the only executive who finds standard interview questions to be a lacking litmus test for potential hires.

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☆ YouTube's late CEO wrote a blog post about living with cancer weeks before her death. This was her 'most important lesson.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Ana Altchek | Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementLate YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki wrote a blog post weeks before her death about her cancer diagnosis. She was diagnosed in late 2022, with non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer. Women, whose highest cause of cancer death is lung cancer (as opposed to breast cancer) might also be unaware of the risk factors. Lung cancer research is underfundedSinghi said Wojcicki's blog post is an important rallying cry. It's "wild" to him that lung cancer is so under-researched, given that it's also the biggest cause of cancer death worldwide.

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☆ Warren Buffett suggests all parents do one thing before they die, whether they have 'modest or staggering wealth'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Kids' imagination can run wild with what they think they should be getting," he said. Well, that's exactly why you want to discuss it, and not "punt that mess for when you're not around," Boneparth said. A child with a spending problem might inherit a trust, Boneparth added, in which they receive their bequest in regular installments. Aitor Diago | Moment | Getty ImagesYou might ask the well-off child, McClanahan said, "'Do you really care how I leave our assets? "When you're creating your estate document, ask your children in advance what's important to them," McClanahan said.

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☆ Warren Buffett Publishes Letter on Giving Away Wealth, Kids, and Luck
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Warren Buffett surprised shareholders on Monday with a near-1,500-word letter alongside his usual Thanksgiving gift to four of his family's foundations. The famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO said he would shortly convert 1,600 of his Class A shares into 2.4 million Class B shares, worth about $1.2 billion. Buffett picked more trustees to share his wealthIn his unexpected missive to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett said the gifts would reduce his personal stockpile to 206,363 A shares, worth $149 billion. Buffett said his late wife's estate was worth about $3 billion, and 96% of that went into the pair's foundation. They are also somewhat younger than my children," Buffett said, adding those individuals are "on the waitlist" and he hoped his children disbursed all his assets.

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☆ Elon Musk acknowledges something that was obvious about the new Twitter: It's no longer a good place for links.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementElon Musk says a lot of us are doing it wrong when it comes to posting links on X. Musk says this will stop "lazy linking." For anyone who posts links to X, it's been intuitively clear that since Elon Musk took over, posts with links don't get the same reach as they used to. This just stops lazy linking. AdvertisementMusk says this is meant to stop "lazy linking" — which … I'm not sure exactly what that is.

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☆ Alex Cooper signed a podcast deal for $125 million. She learned one of her top negotiating tips from her mom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAlex Cooper, the host of "Call Her Daddy," signed a $125 million deal with SiriusXM in August. Alex Cooper, host of the hit podcast "Call Her Daddy," recently shared her tips on negotiation — one of which she learned from her mom. Cooper, who signed a $125 million deal with SiriusXM in August, said in an interview with Forbes on Friday that her top tip for negotiation is to practice the conversation. The deal allows SiriusXM to oversee the advertising and distribution of her "Call Her Daddy" podcast from 2025. AdvertisementThe art of negotiationNegotiating is a critical skill to master, whether to seal a business deal or secure a job offer.

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☆ Barbara Corcoran 'isn't buying' that employees are more productive at home—but she embraces hybrid work anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When it comes to fully remote work, Corcoran is still on the fence, she told iHeart's "Way Up With Angela Yee" podcast last month. "Whether people are more productive at home — I'm not sure I'm buying it as a boss," said Corcoran. At the same time, Corcoran said she understands the perspective of those who prefer to work from home. Workers were ushered into remote and hybrid work in 2020 following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, flexible work models boost employee happiness and reduce attrition by 33%, a 2023 study found.

Persons: Barbara Corcoran, Corcoran, iHeart's, Angela Yee, I'm Organizations: Corcoran Group, Workers, Owl Labs

☆ Trump's trade plan could mean higher prices, and avoiding the impact won't be simple
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, Trump's trade plans could spell trouble for prices, and preparing for it isn't so easy . AdvertisementThe prevailing theory among many economists is Trump's plan will increase prices and inflation as companies pass the cost of the taxes down to their customers. He told BI he views them more as a negotiation tactic with China and American companies with operations there. Still, some experts told BI they foresee obstacles to making it a reality . Sector experts told BI the massive chipmaker will continue to make its most advanced tech in Taiwan .

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☆ I run a group for individuals worth at least $100 million. Our members want their kids to have purpose — and prenups.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

R360 is a peer-to-peer networking group for people who have a net-worth of at least $100 million. There's a lot of concern about making sure children don't become spoiled or entitled. They don't want to hand over their wealth to their kids and have money go toward causes they don't support. AdvertisementThe adult children want to fill their parents shoesWe host a group for the adult children of our members. Families are transferring money over a lifetimeOur members aren't afraid to leave their children money.

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☆ New York City's Meatpacking District will say goodbye to its last meatpacker — and a 60-story tower could be on its way
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementThe last meatpackers in NYC's Meatpacking District are getting ready to close shop. The era of New York City's Meatpacking District as a neighborhood where people actually pack meat is coming to an end. A section of the Meatpacking District in 1929. AdvertisementShoppers wait in line for a sample sale in the Meatpacking District in 2024. "It wasn't always a meatpacking district," Andrew Berman, the executive director at historic preservation group Village Preservation, told the AP.

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