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☆ GM and Stellantis just laid off more than 2,000 additional workers because of the UAW's strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

General Motors and Stellantis said they have laid off additional workers because of consequences related to the United Auto Workers strike. The plants make parts for Jeep vehicles built at the automaker's Toledo Assembly Complex, where workers are also on strike. GM's Fairfax Assembly plant builds the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 crossover. "We have said repeatedly that nobody wins in a strike," GM said in a statement. Nearly 13,000 GM, Ford and Stellantis workers are on strike at the Wentzville, Toledo and Wayne plants.

Persons: Stellantis, Fairfax, Shawn Fain Organizations: Motors, United Auto Workers, GM, automaker's, UAW, Ford Motor, Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Locations: Fairfax , Kansas, Wentzville , Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, automaker's Toledo, Toledo, Wayne , Michigan, Detroit, Fairfax, Wayne

☆ Elon Musk worried his father was 'uncomfortably attentive' to his stepdaughter when she was 15, biographer says. His father later had 2 kids with her.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Grace Kay | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk worried about the attention Errol Musk was giving his stepdaughter when she was 15, according to a new book. Errol Musk told Insider the claims were "balderdash" and said he was equally attentive to his kids. Over a decade later, Errol Musk fathered two children with the same stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. Elon Musk invited his father to live near himIsaacson wrote in the biography that Elon Musk convinced his father to move with his then-wife and stepchildren from South Africa to Los Angeles in 2002. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I tried threats, rewards, and arguments to change my father for the better," Elon Musk told Isaacson in the book.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat it's like to drive the world's fastest EV — the Rimac NeveraRimac is Croatia's first and only automaker. Its 35-year-old founder, Mate Rimac, started tinkering with electric vehicles after he blew the engine in an old BMW he raced as a teen. After rebuilding it with an electric drivetrain – and winning some races – he founded Rimac Automobili in 2009, and today the company has released an electric supercar, the Nevera. CNBC's John Rosevear gives the $2.1 million EV a test drive in the canyon roads above Malibu to find out if it lives up to the hype.

Persons: Mate Rimac, Rimac Automobili, CNBC's John Rosevear Organizations: BMW Locations: Malibu

☆ Take a look at the powerful and easy-to-drive $2.1 million Rimac Nevera electric hypercar
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

MALIBU, California – The most amazing thing about the $2.1 million Rimac Nevera is how easy it is to just get in and drive. It sits low — very low — to the ground, and at first glance it looks like the simple act of getting into it could be complicated. Gears are shifted with a big knob to the left of the steering wheel, the power seat's adjustments are hidden in a touchscreen, and switches for the turn signals and headlights are mounted directly on the steering wheel. One of the first things I noticed as we got underway is that it's easy to see out of the Nevera. And the Nevera is very special indeed — as it should be for its just over $2 million asking price.

Persons: you've, That's, There's, Rimac's Ryan Lanteigne Organizations: Ferraris Locations: MALIBU, California, Croatia

☆ His Friend Wagered He Couldn’t Flip This $42.5 Million Megamansion. He’s All In.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ His Friend Wagered He Couldn’t Flip This $42.5 Million Megamansion. He’s All In
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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It forecasts that Britain, with a 2030 fossil-fuel car sale ban, could be short 25,000 EV technicians by 2032. And Australia could be 9,000 EV technicians short by 2030, the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce predicts. CEO Lawrence Whittaker said Warrantywise must use expensive franchise dealers to fix EVs because they more often have qualified technicians than independent shops. Customers lacking EV repair options already come from far afield. The IMI estimates 20% of UK automotive technicians have received some EV training, but only 1% are qualified to do more than routine maintenance.

Persons: Rex Nielsen, Mark Syvret, Renault Zoe, Nick Carey, Roberto Petrilli, Lawrence Whittaker, Warrantywise, Mark Darvill, Darvill, Hillclimb's, Addison Lee, Andrew Wescott, Tesla, Daniel Brown, Germany's Lucas, David Etzwiler, Etzwiler, Collin Jennings, Jennings, Steve Nash, Nicholas Wyman, you'll, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Renault, REUTERS, EV, Motor Industry, of Labor Statistics, Victorian Automotive Chamber, Commerce, Auto, Reuters, UK, Tesla, IMI, Siemens Foundation, Traders ' Association of New, MTA NSW, U.S . Institute, Workplace, Thomson Locations: Ash Vale, Britain, DETROIT, MILAN, England, Milan, Melbourne, Malibu, Italy, Hertford, China, India, Europe, United States, Australia, High Wycombe, London, Traders ' Association of New South Wales, NSW

VACCARELLO’S DEBUT FOR Saint Laurent wasn’t as rapturously received as Yves Saint Laurent’s for Dior. “Anthony has been scrutinized and told his dresses were too vulgar or too sexy,” he says. At the beginning of his tenure at Saint Laurent, it sometimes seemed like Vaccarello was art directing someone else’s movie. Illuminated by the soft glow of chandeliers — a reference to the ballroom at Paris’s InterContinental hotel, the frequent site of Saint Laurent’s presentations — the women summoned the femmes fatales of Helmut Newton photographs. “Now that I’m a free man, I feel inclined to say that I think that what Anthony has done with Saint Laurent has been positively brilliant.

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☆ $2.2 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was recently renovated and has new electrical and plumbing systems; new interior and exterior lighting; and new windows. The property is less than half a mile from hiking trails that wind through the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve. The Commons at Calabasas, a large shopping center, is about 10 minutes away. Downtown Los Angeles is an hour’s drive. Size: 2,776 square feetPrice per square foot: $792Indoors: The front yard was landscaped during the renovation, and wide concrete stairs complement the plantings, leading up to the front door.

Persons: Charles Du Bois Organizations: MGM, Malibu, Downtown Locations: Los Angeles, Calabasas, Downtown Los Angeles

☆ Water Is Essential to Life. How Could It Ever Go Out of Style?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Erica Jean | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In preparation for her head-turning appearance at the 2019 Met Gala, Kim Kardashian met with the fashion designer Thierry Mugler to conceptualize her look. “Who are you, actually?” the designer asked her, according to Mr. Mugler’s manager at the time. “How would you define yourself?”When she responded, “I’m just a California girl,” Mr. Mugler decided he was going to make her just that, the manager, Jean-Baptiste Rougeot, recalled. “He said: ‘Yes, this is it! She is going to be directly out of the ocean, out of Malibu, directly onto the red carpet in New York,’” Mr. Rougeot said.

Persons: Kim Kardashian, Thierry Mugler, “ I’m, ” Mr, Mugler, Jean, Baptiste Rougeot, “, ’, Rougeot, Sophia Loren’s, ”, Kardashian’s Locations: California, Malibu, New York

☆ Check out this $3.6 million Malibu home with boulders coming through living room windows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"A couple times of year, go over the surface with a brush attachment," he said. "If you're crazy about it, you could use a steam cleaner. But I don't think that's necessary."

☆ First Asking $74.8 Million, a Malibu Spec Mansion Fetches $26.5 Million at Auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Look of the Week: Is it ever okay to wear white to a wedding à la Lana Del Rey?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

And perhaps the single-most asked question: Can you ever wear white? Every June since 2014, Google searches querying the choice to wear white as a wedding guest increased on average by 46%. Lana Del Rey arrived at the high-profile wedding in a white and pink dress some are saying was too close to bridalwear. Peter Cruz/SplashNews.com“I love you Lana but you can’t wear white to a wedding!! Hopefully, at the very least, she didn’t play “White Dress.”

Persons: upstaged, Lana Del Rey, Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff, Rey, Zoe Kravitz, Taylor Swift, Cara Delevigne, Peter Cruz, SplashNews.com, Lana, ”, “, Tish Cyrus, Miley, Noah Cyrus, Dominic Purcell, bridesmaids, Cyrus, clamor, Shein, it’s, Margaret ” — Organizations: CNN, Google Locations: cardigan, bridalwear, Australian, Malibu

In 2018, she started her Instagram @cookingwithfiona, specifically to post instructional cooking videos she'd filmed for her daughter. Fiona Afshar makes $129,000 per year, primarily from selling colorful pasta boxes out of her home kitchen in Malibu, California. Shortly after she started her Instagram account, she started making pasta from chef Thomas Keller's tutorials — and her followers ate it up. A homegrown businessIn 2020, Afshar started hosting virtual pasta-making classes for $35 per person. "Fiona's Pasta, Cooking with Fiona, it's more of a passion," Afshar says.

Persons: Fiona Afshar, Afshar, there's, Tristan Pelletier Five, Tristan Pelletier, Ali, Thomas Keller's, Afshar's, Ssense, They'd, Fiona, it's Organizations: CNBC, Gucci Locations: Iran, Malibu , California, California, Afshar

☆ Couple Who Sold Malibu Mansion to Beyoncé and Jay-Z Pick Up Beverly Hills Pad for $20.1 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones Locations: malibu, beverly

☆ Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's 2000 wedding is still remembered fondly by one of their guests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt treated guests at their lavish 2000 wedding like VIPs. Actor Michael Rapaport was a guest on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” earlier this week, where he revealed he was among the roughly 200 invited guests at the Malibu wedding. “I was at Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s wedding. Pitt and Aniston were married for five years before they announced their divorce but remain friendly. Michael Rapaport Recounts Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding | WWHLWatch Rapaport talk caviar here.

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Michael Rapaport, Andy Cohen ”, “, Erin Lichy, ” Rapaport, Jennifer Aniston’s, ” Cohen, I’ve, Aniston, Pitt Organizations: CNN, “ Real Housewives, New, Hamptons Locations: New York City

☆ Look inside the $44.5 million Tuscan-style mega villa perched 2,000 feet above Malibu
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

watch nowThe Tuscan-style mega villa that sits high atop Malibu has just been put back on the market with a $44.5 million price tag. Studio 910The French limestone-clad villa's more recent history includes being featured on reality TV and film. Studio 910The primary suite includes vaulted ceilings and two balconies, plus a wraparound terrace. Studio 910The primary suite's third interior balcony overlooks the great room where 35-foot ceilings are clad in walnut wood. Studio 910The kitchen.

Persons: Shawn Elliott, Elliott, Howard Leight, Bob Easton, Leight, Kardashians, Leight's, Howard Leight Jr Organizations: Malibu Rocky, Nest Seekers International, CNBC Locations: Malibu, Santa Monica, Malibu's

☆ $1.2 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Calabasas | $1.2 MillionA three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch house built in 1968, on a 0.1-acre lotThis house, which was recently updated with new stucco, insulation, drywall and HVAC systems, is in Calabasas Highlands, a quiet section of the city just off Mulholland Drive. It is less than a 10-minute drive from Bay Laurel Elementary School and Calabasas High School, well-ranked public schools, and about the same distance from the Commons at Calabasas, an outdoor shopping and dining center. Driving to Topanga Canyon, Thousand Oaks or the beaches in Malibu, on the other side of the Santa Monica Mountains, takes about 20 minutes. Beyond is an open family-and-dining room with a fireplace, a beamed ceiling and a door to the rear deck. The adjacent kitchen has refinished oak cabinetry, quartz counters and a breakfast bar.

Organizations: Bay Laurel Elementary School, Calabasas High School Locations: Calabasas, Calabasas Highlands, Bay Laurel, Topanga, Malibu, Santa Monica

☆ Behind the rise of GU: The Uniqlo offshoot loved by millennials and Gen Z is the latest cool-kid brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The fast-fashion brand targets Gen Z with stylish, affordable clothing. The brand sells basics like T-shirts as well as trendy pieces like cargo pants. GU was created in 2006 as a sister brand to Uniqlo geared toward Gen Z shoppers. GU sells basics as well as trendy pieces for Gen Z and millennials. Much like Uniqlo, GU carries basics like logo-free t-shirts, simple sweaters, minimalist shoes, and dressy-casual pants.

Persons: Julissa Degante, Felix Garcia, Garcia, Degante, Gen, Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins, didn't, Chris, Zers, You'll, Hulu's Organizations: GU, Service, Uniqlo's Broadway, Fast Retailing Locations: Wall, Silicon, Uniqlo's, New York, Soho, Asia, Uniqlo, Malibu

OTTAWA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie said on Wednesday they were separating in an unexpected announcement that appeared to mark the end of the couple's 18-year high-profile marriage. Trudeau, 51, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, 48, were married in May 2005 and have three children, aged 15, 14 and nine. His father, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, separated from his wife, Margaret, in 1977, when he was in office. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive before a dinner, during the ninth Summit of the Americas, in Malibu, near Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 9, 2022. In recent years, Gregoire Trudeau has curtailed joint appearances with her husband and signs of stress were clear.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Sophie, Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, Margaret, Instagram, Gregoire Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, Trudeau's, Daniel Becerril, DARLINGS Gregoire Trudeau, King Charles, Joe Biden, David Ljunggren, Ismail Shakil, Marguerita Choy Organizations: OTTAWA, Canadian, Liberal Party, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Public, CBC, Canada's, REUTERS, New York Post, Vogue, Thomson Locations: Ottawa, Rideau Cottage, Americas, Malibu, Los Angeles , California, U.S, India, London

CNN —A man’s body was found inside a plastic barrel at a beach in Malibu, California, after a lifeguard spotted the unusual item floating offshore, officials announced. The body was inside a 55-liter black drum, which was discovered at Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Lieutenant Hugo Reynaga with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. Homicide investigators are examining the circumstances surround the death of the man, who was identified as a Black adult, the sheriff’s department said in a release. A state park maintenance worker first spotted the large drum floating in the lagoon around 3 p.m. Sunday, Reynaga said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, the lifeguard swam out to get the barrel from the lagoon and opened it on shore, finding a “non-responsive” person inside, the lieutenant said.

Persons: Hugo Reynaga, Reynaga, Jorge Moreno Organizations: CNN, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California State Parks Locations: Malibu , California, Malibu Lagoon, Los Angeles, California

☆ Mattel's Barbie is a hit. Retailers and restaurants want in
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Around that time, it started planning Barbie parties: Celebrations with themed cocktails, pink food and plenty of opportunities to show off Barbiecore outfits in the Instagram-friendly venue, including life-size hot pink Barbie and Ken boxes. By marketing Barbie products to adults, large retailers may be able to get them to buy similar products for kids. With Barbie products that appeal to grown-ups, marketers are “getting that interactivity between adults and children, that bonding,” which can also be used as a selling point. The clothing retailer offers a Barbie line that includes Gap and Barbie branded t-shirts, jackets and more, for both kids and adults. Nordhielm pointed to Cold Stone Creamery’s Barbie pink cotton candy ice cream as a standout.

Persons: Barbie ”, “ Barbie ”, Moshe Isaacian, Isaacian, Richard Drew, “, ”, Tim Calkins, Barbie, Ken, Leana Chavez, cabana, Lauren McCord, Christie Nordhielm, Richard Dickson, Richard B, Levine, Levine Roberts, “ Barbie, Oppenheimer, David Canales, David Reibstein, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton, we’re, Mike Blake, ” Reibstein, “ it’s, Northwestern’s Calkins, Mattel, Chrissy Teigen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Twitter, Mattel, Warner Bros, CNN, Warner Bros ., Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Wunder, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Press, University of Pennsylvania’s, Reuters, Creamery Locations: New York, Wunder Garten, Washington , DC, Zara, Gran Via, Madrid, Malibu, Malibu , California

☆ If Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse were real, it would cost $2.7 million more now than in 1962
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Corelogic identified how much Barbie's iconic Dreamhouse has appreciated since its 1962 debut. It discovered that Barbie's mansion has seen the most appreciation during the past three years. A new report from Corelogic identifies how much Barbie's iconic Dreamhouse — if it were real — has appreciated in 20 markets across the country since its debut in 1962. While a life-sized iteration of the Barbie Dreamhouse exists on Airbnb — though its booking period is now closed — it did not figure into Corelogic's price estimate. Thomas Malone, a researcher with Corelogic, told Insider that given the location of Barbie's Dreamhouse and the demand seen during the pandemic, it's not surprising that Barbie's home is so expensive today.

Persons: Corelogic, She's, Barbie, Selma Hepp, Thomas Malone, Dreamhouse, it's, Malone Organizations: Service, Malibu Locations: Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York, Wall, Silicon, Malibu , California

☆ Barbie and Ken, this summer's hottest couple, were actually named after a brother and sister
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ruth Handler's children resented the dolls named after them and didn't buy any for their own children. The plastic dolls were actually named for a sister and brother – the children of Mattel cofounder and Barbie creator Ruth Handler. "If people did find out, she'd tell them in no uncertain terms that she was not the Barbie doll." Barbara, meanwhile, said: "I'm tired of being Barbie doll." Timm Schamberger/DDP/AFP via Getty ImagesHandler also named dolls for her children's partners and their children, including Allan, named for her son-in-law.

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☆ 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' box office debut sparks hope that cinema is back
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That gave the pink-drenched film the largest opening weekend of 2023 so far and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. Timothy Richards, chief executive of Vue International, Europe’s largest privately owned movie theater operator, said in a statement Sunday that it had seen its biggest weekend in four years for ticket sales. AMC (AMC), the world’s largest movie theater chain, said last week that 60,000 people had bought tickets see both films on the same day. Cineworld, the world’s second-biggest movie theater chain and owner of Regal Cinemas, filed for bankruptcy in September after posting a total $3.3 billion loss over 2020 and 2021. So far, Cineworld has shuttered 51 of its Regal movie theaters in the US.

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