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☆ 3 red flags on George Santos's résumé
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. George Santos is a high-profile example of why making stuff up on your résumé is a bad idea. Insider talked to Hannah Mason, a professional résumé writer, about the red flags she spotted. Not only is the résumé slapdash and sloppy, but it also lacks context and cohesion, she said. Spoiler alert: Mason said there were many red flags, but we've narrowed it down to her top three. "If I were doing an interview with George, I'd have a lot of questions for him," she said.

☆ Wall Street's rally signals more conviction in the market in 2023 - listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

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☆ Mario Gabelli says investing environment will be better in 2024, but he's finding value stocks to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Veteran investor Mario Gabelli said the market will remain somewhat challenging until 2024, but that doesn't mean there aren't any cheap stocks to buy right now. "There'll be a terrific 2024; the outlook is pretty bright," Gabelli said Wednesday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." Gabelli said he also finds Warner Bros Discovery attractive. "When I look at Warner Brothers that's dropped from $27 before they close that a deal with AT & T." WBD 1Y mountain Warner Bros Discovery Warner Bros Discovery has gotten some love on Wall Street this week. The Wall Street firm said it remains bullish on the long term potential and views the current risk/reward as "highly attractive."

☆ Morning Bid: New year, same ol' Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Much has happened since that Fed meeting in December, with China taking further steps to dismantle its "zero-COVID" policy and the Bank of Japan shocking the market by widening the range for its 10-year bond yield cap. What has not changed is the market's desire (hope, even) for the Fed to pivot away from its monetary tightening path. When the Fed raised interest rates by 50 bps last month, after four straight 75-bps hikes, it stressed that rates may need to remain higher for longer to tame sticky inflation. Markets, though, are pricing in rate cuts for late 2023. The U.S. dollar is swaying after spiking 1% overnight, while oil slid some more after diving 4% on Tuesday.

☆ The pandemic didn't kill stores but they'll never be the same again
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Brick-and-mortar stores are acting like mini fulfillment centers. These shifts, which began with the pandemic, have lingered even as life in the US has mostly returned to normal. Stores have become a lot like fulfillment centersPATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesThe pandemic didn't kill brick-and-mortar retail, but it did change it. Big-box retailers are opening stores againWith all these changes, you'd think brick-and-mortar retail would be on its deathbed. Big-box retailers are opening more stores than they're closing for the first time in years, despite experts warning that brick-and-mortar would never recover from the pandemic.

☆ 'Santa Claus could come to town' for US stocks soon as bargain hunters dive in, a top strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US stocks could see a "Santa Rally" from recent losses as buyers jump in, according to a strategist. "With an oversold market, we think Santa Claus could come to town once again," Ryan Detrick said. The S&P 500 won't retest the lows it hit in October this year, the Carson Group strategist said. "With an oversold market, we think Santa Claus could come to town once again over the next week and a half," the chief market strategist told Yahoo Finance on Wednesday. Read more: The US housing market faces a 'triple whammy' of threats - and stocks may stage a Santa Claus rally, a top strategist says

☆ Small-business owners can innovate on flexibility and work policies to stand out from major companies competing for talent
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But small-business owners that can offer flexibility have a competitive edge in hiring. She suggested that small-business owners can more precisely tailor things like remote-work opportunities and mental-health benefits based on their employees' needs. Here's how Meghan Lee, Angela Lee, and McGrail suggest small-business owners innovate their policies to compete with big companies for talent. Be creative with remote-work opportunitiesAs more workers require flexibility in their jobs, small-business owners can innovate on remote-work policies to compete with companies that may be requiring a return to the office. Angela Lee suggested small-business owners invest in benefits like mental-health packages or stipends.

☆ Biden releases most JFK assassination records — but withholds thousands
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“We’re 59 years after President John Kennedy was killed and there’s just no justification for this,” said Judge John H. Tunheim, who from 1994-98 chaired the Assassination Records Review Board that was established Under the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, which Biden voted for when it passed Congress unanimously. Many of those Joannides records were never put in the National Archives' JFK collection, according to the foundation's lawsuit, so the lion's share of the suspected records were not released Thursday. CIA officials dispute the number of Joannides records in their possession, but they confirmed two were scheduled to be released Thursday. Under the JFK records act, all documents related to the assassination were supposed to be released by 2017. His poll also showed that 71% of voters thought Biden should release all of the JFK records, regardless of agency opposition.

☆ The stock market is trapped in a clear downtrend, and the situation could get worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

They are watching the S & P 500 as it trades below its 200-day moving average after lifting above that threshold briefly. The S & P 500 surpassed the average on Nov. 30 and fell below it Monday. The 200-day is now at 4,040 for the broad-market index, and the S & P 500 closed at 3,933.92 on Wednesday. A loss of short-term momentum "I think the real story is within the downturn, we're losing short-term momentum. Stockton said her indicators showed the flip in the S & P 500 Tuesday.

But it is spreading across finance, energy, retail and aviation, threatening to push up labour costs in industries facing supply-chain bottlenecks and worker shortages. The turmoil is especially pronounced because union power was curtailed in Australia under laws in place since the 1990s. In the year to June, the average Australian wage rose 2.6%, compared with inflation of 6.1%, according to official data. Despite seven interest-rate hikes since May, inflation is set to climb further before subsiding in 2023, the government says. But in the current climate in Australia, workers are in no mood to back down.

☆ A real estate investor who owns 137 units expects to see a high number of delinquencies in 2023 as the US could enter a recession. He explains what smart landlords and investors are doing right now to
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He's also in communication with his tenants and willing to work with them in the event of job loss. One veteran real estate investor is gearing up for rough economic times and a potential 2023 recession. Matt, who goes by "The Lumberjack Landlord" for privacy reasons, has been building his rental portfolio since the early 2000s. "The mistake that a lot of tenants and landlords make is that it becomes an adversarial thing. Of course, the solution is not going to be your tenant saying, "I can't pay anything," said Matt.

☆ Russian colonel involved in Putin's mobilization campaign found dead in office, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian colonel was found dead in his office on Thursday, according to multiple reports. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA Russian colonel involved in President Vladimir Putin's mobilization campaign was found dead in his office, multiple reports say. The independent Russian media outlet Baza challenged the reports of suicide, reporting instead that Boyko was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Boyko was responsible for working with Russian soldiers who were drafted under Putin's partial mobilization order in September, Baza reported. Last month, a military commissar for the eastern Primorysky region was found dead, with local authorities saying that his "heart stopped."

☆ How to make your company an 'employer of choice,' according to a millionaire cofounder of TransPerfect
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of her goals was to make her company an employer of choice in the industry. Her goal was to make "our company an employer of choice in our industry and ideally in any industry," she told Insider. Elting cofounded the global translation company TransPerfect in 1992 while earning her MBA at New York University. For Elting, company culture and incentives were critical for retaining its 5,000 employees. Incentivize high performanceWhen Elting was leading TransPerfect, the company had a large sales team and paid staff commissions and incentives when they hit their goals.

☆ Community still looking for answers in violent 2011 murder of David Grubbs on Ashland, Oregon bike path
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Sarah Portney | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

It was more of an assisted medical call.”But the chief told Dateline that he thought something more might have been going on. It struck home with a lot of people that the bike path isn't safe,” Chief O’Meara said. I was afraid.”He added that he feels David’s case wasn’t given enough attention in public by police. “David did not have an enemy in this world.”Garrison’s mother, P.J., told Dateline that she remembers meeting David for the first time. He was so just naturally funny and had the gift of gab,” Garrison told Dateline.

☆ 5 tell-tale signs someone is manipulating you, according to a body-language expert
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Don Weber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's these types of manipulators I've spent a great deal of my career identifying. The hard and simple truth is that using body language to identify manipulation takes time and study. You're accustomed to the natural body language of your loved one and will have an easier time recognizing any deviations, whether conscious or subconscious. Signs of a manipulatorOnce you thoroughly understand a person's typical body language and gestures, you can start detecting deviations in their behavior. Eye contact and movementIt's commonly believed that if someone's looking you straight in the eyes, they're telling you the truth.

☆ How to use the 'triangle method' to catch a lying coworker or boss — and the best way to call them out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Amanda Breen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

First, it's important to pay attention to how people say what they're saying. "That's a telltale sign of indecision, and possibly lying," Donaldson said. "They're sitting on a couch or chair and they're speaking with you, then all of a sudden they're moving around," Donaldson said. What do you do if you think someone's lying to you? Donaldson suggested asking the person follow-up questions — and repeat questions — because if they're lying, it might be difficult to maintain consistency with their answers.

☆ Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The deafening eruption sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean and produced an atmospheric wave that traveled several times around the world. The plume extended through the bottom two layers of the atmosphere, the troposphere and stratosphere, and about 4 miles (7 km) into the mesosphere. The plume was far from reaching the next atmospheric layer, the thermosphere, which starts at about 53 miles (85 km) above Earth's surface. A delineation called the Karman line, about 62 miles (100 km) above Earth's surface, is generally considered the boundary with space. Scientists were unable to use their standard temperature-based technique of measuring a volcanic plume because January's eruption passed the maximum height for which this method could be used.

☆ Outgoing Charter CEO Tom Rutledge says in an exclusive CNBC interview that there's 'pain to come' as linear TV gives way to streaming
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +33 min

The biggest cable company in the industry at that time had about a million customers. And the second question is, very much related to that, for years now, the bull investor thesis has been broadband growth. So does that mean that broadband growth is no longer the big growth story it once was? No, I think there's plenty of broadband growth to get for us and there's continued broadband adoption to get for the whole industry. And I think there's some value in scale which can translate into consumer value as well.

☆ 4 ways an Instagram influencer grew from 4,000 to 140,000 followers in just 3 months
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In May, Jaden Versluis started posting regularly on Instagram to grow his reach and his business. On top of running his own accounts on TikTok and Instagram, Jaden Versluis works as a manager for other creators, primarily in the fitness industry. For two months he exclusively posted Reels, Instagram's short-form videos, after he heard that the platform would shift its focus to video content. One of them, signed in August, paid him $12,000 for a TikTok video and three Instagram Stories. For instance, the caption of an Instagram video showing affordable travel destinations asks, "What's another place that is cheap to travel to?"

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☆ Housing is on the verge of a correction and Americans are feeling less and less upbeat about the economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

And no wonder — the economy is giving Americans less and less reason for optimism. The US housing market isn't just slowing down, it's in the early stages of a major correction. According to the latest consumer confidence report, Americans are feeling downbeat across the board. In Franco's words: "The Expectations Index is still lingering below a reading of 80 — a level associated with recession — suggesting recession risks appear to be rising." Here are the latest market moves.

☆ Cramer: This bear market is getting long in the tooth — here's what is changing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Owning a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) or a Constellation Brands (STZ) isn't exciting. When I look at the companies that have reported already, I like Home Depot (HD) and UnitedHealth (UNH), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Johnson & Johnson. 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.

☆ Billionaire hedge fund titan Seth Klarman reveals how he finds investments that meet his standards and his 2 favorite principles of investing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( David Rubenstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

David Rubenstein: You and Warren Buffett, with whom you have often been compared, are probably the two best-known and successful value investors. What skills are required to be a successful value investor? Simon and Schuster: The basic practice of value investing is trying to buy dollars for 50 cents, sometimes 60 or70 cents — in effect, buying bargains. Early on in the 1920s and 1930s, Benjamin Graham wrote about value investing. In terms of the requirements to be a value investor, the skill set, first of all, people need to be patient and disciplined.

☆ Artists say AI image generators are copying their style to make thousands of new images — and it's completely out of their control
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"My name is being used a lot to generate AI images, along with the names of other working artists." "So if an AI is copying an artist's style and a company can just get an image generated that's similar to a popular artist's style without actually going to artists to pay them for that work, that could become an issue." Representatives from Open AI said both publicly available sources and images licensed by the company make up DALL-E's training data. Copyright laws around AI images are murkyIt's unclear whether copyright laws will protect the new artwork that AI programs generate. "I have friends in the industry who will storm out of the room if I even bring up using AI," he said.

You might see "This person is unavailable on Messenger" if you can't Facebook message someone. For example: What does it mean when the Messenger app tells you "This person is unavailable on Messenger?" If you're seeing this message in your conversation with someone on Messenger, it means that you can't chat with them — obviously. There are a few reasons why you may be seeing this message when trying to chat with a Facebook friend. Your friend's account doesn't exist anymoreIf the person you're trying to reach has deactivated their Facebook or Messenger account, or Facebook has suspended their account, you won't be able to message them.

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