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☆ US Open ticket prices for the all-American men’s semifinal matchup are surging
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The cheapest price to attend the Friday night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium is priced at $333 for one ticket, according to TickPick, an online secondary ticket marketplace. On average, fans are paying about $500 for the 7 pm ET match, which is the fifth-most-expensive US Open men’s semifinal on record, a TickPick spokesperson told CNN. Notably, the demand to see the lower-ranked American players is far greater than the matchup that features the No. Prices for Fritz vs. Tiafoe match are 231% more expensive for the cheapest ticket compared to the cheap seats for Sinner’s 3 pm ET match against Britain’s Jack Draper. The least-expensive prices for that match are hovering around just $80, and court side prices are about $1,500.

Persons: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe —, Arthur Ashe, Italy’s, Britain’s Jack Draper, Fritz, hasn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Fritz Locations: New York

☆ 4 things an executive learned from reporting to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDuring his decade at Airbnb, Vlad Loktev picked up some pointers from CEO Brian Chesky. Although Loktev noted that their booking numbers were up and things appeared to be running smoothly, the CEO responded, "Things are just too calm. Loktev said he learned from how Chesky strategically inserted some disarray into an otherwise calm process. And he learned it from Chesky, whom Loktev said would continuously grow. AdvertisementIt's not about hitting the goalWhen it came to thinking big, Loktev said Chesky taught him how to rethink big goals.

Persons: —, Vlad Loktev, Brian Chesky, Loktev, Chesky, you've, That's, Brian, Paul Graham, Graham, Steve Jobs, they'll, it's Organizations: Service, Zynga, Ventures, Business, Airbnb, VP, Apple Locations: Airbnb, Chesky

☆ I'm a product manager who interned at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Now I'm opening up a candy store.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elly Ross, a head of product at an e-commerce company who is starting her own candy shop, "lil sweet treat." I was going on a walk to lunch one day and I passed by the unit that is now "lil sweet treat" — and I immediately knew that this was the spot for the candy shop. Product management skills in the candy shop worldA lot of the skills that I cultivated as a PM have been so helpful in building "lil sweet treat." When you buy this large amount of candy, you have to transfer that candy from one of the candy store bags into another vessel at home. Every time that your shopper reaches for a sweet treat, they see the "lil sweet treat" branding associate that sweet treat with "lil sweet treat."

Persons: —, Elly Ross, It's, I've, it's, we've, they're, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Blackstone Group, Apple, Microsoft, Big Tech Locations: Swedish, New York, Germany, New York City

☆ Balyasny wants to build an AI equivalent of a senior analyst. A recent breakthrough brings the hedge fund one step closer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The AI team at Balyasny Asset Management has been vocal about its ambitions to build an AI equivalent of an analyst, and a recently developed tool called Deep Research is getting it one step closer to its goal. Built by the hedge fund's Applied AI team, Deep Research helps analysts and portfolio managers answer complex questions to research stocks before making a trade. In one recent example, a portfolio manager asked Deep Research to find companies whose supply chains are impacted by tariffs. The Applied AI team wants to continue to level up what the bots can do. Those teams experiment with Deep Research by sending research questions to the Applied AI team to process.

Persons: —, Chen Fang, Fang, Balyasny, Peter Anderson, it's, Anderson Organizations: Service, Balyasny, Management, Research, Business, Deep Research, Microsoft, Google, SEC

☆ A 56-year-old woman lost weight and balanced her blood sugar with 5 simple changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Doctors wrote off her symptoms as part of getting older and undergoing menopause, noting that her blood sugar measurements were within the higher range of normal. AdvertisementPagano started using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a wearable device that gives live updates on changes to blood sugar levels. AdvertisementTracking her blood sugar helped her realize she didn't need to give it up completely. A new supplement: berberineTo help balance her blood sugar, Pagano started using an herbal supplement sometimes called "nature's Ozempic." There's not much evidence it significantly boosts weight loss, but some studies suggest it can have a modest benefit on blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Persons: —, Gayle Pagano, Doctors, Pagano, she's, dietitians, There's, berberine Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Florida

☆ A16z's Jennifer Li went from business school to computer science to the startup world. Here's how she parlayed that experience into AI investing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewJennifer Li didn't know from the get-go that she was interested in computer science and software engineering. AdvertisementIn school, Li made the unusual jump from business to computer science. Related storiesShe studied technology commercialization and management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a well-known science and engineering school in upstate New York, and later earned another master's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in computer science. Both of her parents are engineers, and Li said that she began exploring the world of computer science and engineering to satisfy a curiosity of how things are created. Computer science helped with that system of thinking."

Persons: —, Jennifer Li didn't, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Li, she's, Kleiner Perkins, Mamoon Hamid, Andy Chen, Asheem, chatted, we're, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Silicon Graphics, Shanghai University of Finance, Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Cisco, Zoom, a16z Locations: a16z, China, New York, San Francisco, AppDynamics, Solvvy

☆ Thai court dismisses PM Srettha over cabinet appointment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Srettha Thavisin, Thailand's prime minister, arrives at Thai Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the spectre of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance. Real estate tycoon Srettha becomes the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court, after it ruled he violated the constitution by appointing a minister who did not meet ethical standards. Srettha had maintained his appointment of former Shinawatra lawyer Pichit Chuenban, who was briefly imprisoned for contempt of court in 2008 over an alleged attempt to bribe court staff, was above board. Deputy premier Phumtham Wechayachai is expected to take over as caretaker prime minister.

Persons: Srettha, Srettha Thavisin, Srettha's, Thaksin Shinawatra, Pichit Chuenban, Pichit, Phumtham Wechayachai Organizations: Thai, Party, Thai Party Locations: Thai, Bangkok, Thailand, BANGKOK

☆ Elon Musk gave a new reason why X had another meltdown introducing a Republican presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Elon Musk said an attack on X delayed his interview with former President Donald Trump by 42 minutes. But Musk also blamed mistakes by X’s staff for the snafu that prevented people from joining the stream. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump had called DeSantis’ technical difficulties on X a “disaster,” which Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign reposted during the meltdown Monday night. But when people tried to access the Trump interview at the scheduled 8 pm ET start time, they were greeted with grayed out screens and were unable to join. Eventually, the interview began, and both X and Musk claimed it was a success.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, X, Donald Trump, Musk, ” Musk, ”, Ron DeSantis ’, Trump, Kamala Harris ’, Linda Yaccarino Organizations: CNN, Florida Republican, Twitter, Trump Locations: Florida

Tokyo CNN —Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month following a series of political scandals that have fueled calls for him to resign. The most obvious first step, to show that the LDP will change, is for me to step aside,” he said. Concerns about Japan’s economy, including the weakening of the yen against the US dollar, have also undermined confidence in Kishida’s economic policies. He had previously denied he would step down as party leader despite public criticism and sinking disapproval ratings. His decision to quit comes a month before LDP elections are slated, with the date in September yet to be announced.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Kishida, ”, “, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Japanese, Liberal Democratic Party, LDP, . Locations: Japan, Kishida, Ukraine

“She ‘A.I.’d’ it, and showed a massive ‘crowd’ of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST!” Mr. Trump wrote on his social networking site, Truth Social. extent of rally crowd Hangar Graphic by The New York Times; aerial image by NearMapCrowd size is often a point of comparison between candidates, but Mr. Trump has now given it more intense focus. Some attendees waited for Ms. Harris’s arrival on elevated platforms that gave them a higher vantage point, but a majority stood on the floor. Brittany Greeson for The New York Times8:05 PM Camera viewpoint Attendees crowded near the stage as Ms. Harris spoke. Before Ms. Harris’s rally, Mr. Trump had already been focused on comparing crowd sizes at her rallies with those at his own.

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☆ Elon Musk, Donald Trump event on X crashes site, Tesla CEO blames cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shortly after 8:20 p.m., Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO, blamed a cyberattack for the freezing screens. As the evening went on and the platform struggled to resolve the technical issue, Musk said that the interview would proceed at 8:30 E.T. "This massive attack illustrates there's a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say, but I'm honored to have this conversation," Musk said. In response to CNBC's request for comment about the technical delay, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung pointed to Musk's X post blaming a potential cyberattack. The glitch was reminiscent of X's technical disaster in 2023 that botched Florida Gov.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Donald Trump, Tesla, Musk, X, Trump, Steven Cheung, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden Organizations: SpaceX, Florida Gov Locations: Florida

☆ Why $48 billion Viking Global is focused on its talent pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewViking Global — the $48 billion Tiger Cub launched in 1999 — has had to replace talented people many times throughout its 25 years of existence. AdvertisementA person close to the manager told Business Insider that the manager decided to be "proactive instead of reactive" in hiring analysts for its investing teams. Viking traditionally had hired analysts after they'd spent two years in banking and another two in private equity. The person close to the firm said that underneath Walsh, portfolio manager Previn Mankodi has been promoted to deputy CIO, and Scott Zinober and Hani Sabbagh have each been bumped up to senior portfolio manager.

Persons: —, Brian Olson, David Ott, Andreas Halvorsen, Dan Sundheim, Ben Jacobs, Ning Jin, he's, they'd, Matt Sharp, Justin Walsh, Walsh, Previn Mankodi, Scott Zinober, Hani Sabbagh Organizations: Service, Tiger Cub, Business, Viking, Suvretta Locations: Suvretta Capital, Viking, China, India, France, Korea

michelle goldbergI mean, I’m a huge Walz fan, and I was worried. ross douthatSo, yeah, I mean, I’m having made the case that this pick makes sense in vibes terms. michelle goldbergYeah, I don’t think that he necessarily overperforms among conservative voters strictly defined. You don’t think that there’s a part of the country that just finds joy like a really refreshing change? I’m going there.

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☆ Samsung is recalling stoves that let pets set homes on fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Samsung is recalling knobs on some of its electric stoves, warning that fires can be set off if pets — or even humans — bump into them. Several videos have shown pets accidentally igniting fires from jumping onto stoves and pawing at the knobs. Samsung will provide free knob locks or covers for certain slide-in electric ranges with front-mounted knobs that were sold between 2013 and 2024. CPSC is looking into fires caused by stoves due to pets jumping on them or humans accidentally bumping into them. Knob locks for Samsung range.

Persons: Samsung, CPSC Organizations: New, New York CNN, Samsung, Product Safety, Samsung Samsung Locations: New York, Colorado

☆ Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster. Hasina was "so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her," Joy said. Earlier, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced Hasina's resignation in a televised address to the nation and said an interim government would be formed. "The country is going through a revolutionary period," said Zaman, 58, who had taken over as army chief only on June 23.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina's, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Joy, General Waker, Zaman, Mohammed Shahabuddin Organizations: Bangladesh, BBC, Service, Awami League Locations: Mirpur, Dhaka

☆ Boeing Starliner: NASA says it needs more time to plan astronaut return
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The space agency said the move “allows more time for mission managers to finalize return planning” for the Starliner and its crew, according to a written update from the space agency. NASA will host a news conference on the change Wednesday at 12:30 pm ET. The brief NASA update lands as rumors swirl about the fate of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which has remained attached to the space station for roughly seven weeks longer than expected, leaving its two crewmembers — veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — in limbo aboard the orbiting laboratory. It also makes clear that the Starliner crewed test flight and SpaceX Crew-9 missions will not play out exactly as officials publicly mapped out in late July. That’s when NASA said SpaceX could launch its Crew-9 mission as soon as August 18 — likely after Williams and Wilmore returned to Earth aboard Starliner.

Persons: Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, —, Williams, Wilmore Organizations: CNN, SpaceX’s, International, NASA, Boeing, SpaceX

☆ Elon Musk slammed by government after comments on UK riots
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. LONDON — The U.K. government hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire made controversial comments about riots — fueled by the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment — taking place across the country. On Sunday, Musk replied to a post about the riots on X, the social media platform he owns, stating: "Civil war is inevitable." Responding to a reporter's question on Monday on whether Starmer agreed with Musk's tweet, the PM's spokesperson said: "There is no justification for comments like that." "What we've seen in this country is organized illegal thuggery which has no place on our streets or online," Starmer's official spokesperson said.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Read, Manchester —, Musk, Keir Starmer, Heidi Alexander Organizations: Cannes Lions, LONDON, Elon, Manchester Locations: Cannes, France, —, Liverpool, Britain

☆ Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled PM Sheikh Hasina. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka. Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said. K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum. “Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency security meeting Monday after far-right riots spread over the weekend, and residents of villages, towns and cities across the country woke up to scenes of buildings set on fire and asylum seeker hotels stormed by angry mobs. Nearly 150 people were arrested over the weekend, U.K.’s National Police Chiefs’ Council said Sunday. False rumors about the suspect quickly spread online, fueling an outburst of violence. On Sunday, two hotels where asylum seekers are believed to be living, were targeted by mobs in what has turned into the worst disorder the U.K. has seen in years. The South Yorkshire police, where Rotherham is, later said its officers were also targeted with glass bottles and beer cans by a crowd of about 700 people.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Jack, “ Organizations: LONDON, National Police Chiefs ’, BBC, Reuters, South, South Yorkshire police Locations: Southport, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

☆ Watch now: ETF Edge on bonds' mission amidst the massive market sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 PM ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] CNBC's ETF Edge is dedicated to the fastest-growing trend in investing right now: ETFs. Every Monday, Bob Pisani will be joined by a panel of top market participants to offer educational and actionable advice to help you build your best portfolio.

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☆ Robinhood says there will be no 24-hour trading on Monday due to issue at third-party venue
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brokerage firm Robinhood announced on Monday evening that it would not offer overnight trading due to an issue with its execution venue. The company said in a post on social media site X that Blue Ocean ATS, the third-party firm that Robinhood works with for round-the-clock trading, has suspended its overnight market. "Robinhood 24 Hour Market's execution venue, Blue Ocean ATS (BOATs), has suspended overnight trading for tonight. It is not clear if the suspension will last beyond early Tuesday morning, or if other brokerage firms that offer overnight trading are affected. Overnight trading is typically limited to the most liquid stocks and ETFs in the market.

Persons: Robinhood, Charles Schwab Organizations: Ocean ATS, Dow Jones

☆ Watch now: ETF Edge on oceans of money flowing in... but from where to where?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Bob Pisani Organizations: Edge

☆ The Fed is about to give more clues as to when it will finally start cutting rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Fed officials in recent speeches have said they’re pleased with the latest inflation data, acknowledging the steady progress but saying they’re not quite fully comfortable yet with slashing rates. “We set this rate when inflation was over 4%, and inflation is now, let’s call it, 2.5%. He has said that an unexpected weakening in the labor market would prompt the Fed to consider cutting rates sooner than expected. Economic growth in 2024 has been solid so far, despite the highest interest rates in nearly a quarter century. But the Fed’s decision to cut rates will be mainly based on inflation readings, absent any concerning news about the job market.

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CNN —At least 43 people have died following major landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday. A massive rescue operation is underway in Kerala’s northeastern district of Wayanad, involving 250 people from the national and state disaster rescue force and the Kerala fire services, PM Manoj, Press Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, told CNN. “We don’t know if people have been washed away in the river but we are doing our best to rescue people. Rescuers help residents move to a safer place after multiple landslides hit Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, India, on July 30, 2024. In a post to X, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “distressed by the landslides in parts of Wayanad.

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☆ Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 49 and bury many others in southern India
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 49 people, and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, with rescue operations being hampered by bad weather. PM Manoj, press secretary to the Kerala chief minister, said the landslides had killed at least 49 people so far. "We are trying every way to rescue our people," state Health Minister Veena George said. Kerala is prone to heavy rains, flooding and landslides. India regularly has severe floods during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September and brings most of South Asia's annual rainfall.

Persons: Manoj, Veena George, Narendra Modi, Modi, Roxy Mathew Koll, Koll Organizations: Response Force, Vehicles, Authorities, Indian, Indian Meteorological Department, Meteorology Locations: Wayanad, India, Kerala state's Wayanad, Kerala, Ghats, Pune

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