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☆ A watchdog found colleges are weaseling students into forking over more money to use certain banks for financial aid. Some are fasting, giving up textbooks, and lighting candles to save on bills.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Colleges will often enter agreements with banks to give financial aid to students. Those unnecessary expenses can come from overdraft fees, inactivity fees, and out-of-network ATM fees. Students on financial aid, in particular, might be shouldering more unnecessary fees, CFPB finds. In one instance, a third-party provider charged students fees if they deposited less than $300 a month — but deposits for financial aid didn't count. But this results in unnecessary fees for students who participate, including monthly fees, overdraft fees, inactivity fees, and out-of-network ATM fees of up to $3.50.

☆ New York Comic Con tries to get back to normal in a world changed by Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cosplayers dressed in Mandalorian armor and Black Widow pose for a photo during Day 4 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 10, 2021 in New York City. (NEW YORK — New York Comic Con isn't quite what it was before the pandemic. But it's still a way off from the approximately 250,000 fans who attended the New York event in 2019. ReedPop, the company that owns New York Comic Con, is fine with being conservative two years after the coronavirus forced organizers to make the event entirely virtual. The virus is still around, so Covid masks will still be required at all times indoors this year, although fans won't need to present proof of vaccination.

☆ Bilt Mastercard holders can earn up to 6x bonus points on spending with Bilt's new 'Rent Day' promotion, and get potentially thousands of dollars in savings with partners
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Joseph Hostetler | Credit Cards Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Bilt Rewards is proving itself to be perhaps the most versatile and useful rewards currency in the travel world. Also in the works are also some gamified promotions that give you fun ways to periodically earn Bilt Rewards. Rent Day ChallengeBilt states that it's working with popular creators to give away rent for select followers. On October 1, 2022, you'll be able to play a Bilt Point Quest virtual trivia game through the Bilt Rewards app. Rent Day doubles your earnings with the Bilt Mastercard® (capped at 10,000 points per Rent Day).

☆ Google CEO Pichai tells employees not to 'equate fun with money' in heated all-hands meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. Fabrice COFFRINI | AFP | Getty ImagesAs Google tries to navigate an unfamiliar environment of slowing growth, cost-cutting and employee dissent over cultural changes, CEO Sundar Pichai is finding himself on the defensive. Pichai admitted that it's not just the economy that's caused challenges at Google but also an expanding bureaucracy at Google. Pichai said leadership is combing through more than 7,000 responses it's received from employees regarding suggestions from the Simplicity Sprint effort. Kristin Reinke, head of Google finance, said at the meeting that sales teams will have more leeway to travel since their jobs require meeting with customers.

☆ Inside how Cash App is redefining company merch with an in-house fashion line that includes $300 ponchos and handmade crochet cardigans
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Asia Martin | Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cash App launched a new clothing brand, Cash by Cash App, during the pandemic. In a bid to stand out in a crowded payments market, Cash App launched a fashion brand, Cash by Cash App, in 2020.he line initially offered athleisure styling amid the pandemic. Then, last November, Cash App worked with rapper Megan Thee Stallion on an outside, limited-edition collection that Liang Shi, head of Cash by Cash App said sold out of the few hundred units created. Three women model Cash App robes and Fenty Beauty leisure wear at Afterpay, Cash App & Tidal's Front Row To NYFW Party on September 13, 2022, in New York City. Cash App's Ferdon said that Cash by Cash App "is pretty well integrated" into the company's broader payments "ecosystem."

The next Legend of Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom, will release on May 12, 2023. Nintendo is also releasing a $130 Collector's Edition that comes with an art book, exclusive pins, and more. They also announced an exclusive Collector's Edition of the game, and a new Amiibo figure based on Link's new design. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Price and how to preorderThe latest Zelda game is titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and it's planned for release on May 12, 2023. Despite this, it's rare for a Zelda game to ever receive a direct sequel that features the same characters in the same time period.

☆ 'It's huge, beyond anything in my career': Publishing industry insiders explain how TikTok has sent book sales surging and how they're trying to tap into the BookTook phenomenon
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-01 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In 2020 and 2021, book sales surged, reaching a near 20-year peak, according to industry data. 2021 sales of Hoover's books were up 650% over 2020 sales, with 1.9 million copies sold, according to data from NPD BookScan, the largest book sales tracker in the US. Since mid-2020, TikTok has been the driving force of an unprecedented surge in book sales, industry insiders say. The strategy of marketers has always been to push and advertise newer books, industry experts said, and those usually sell better. Then, around Halloween 2021, sales rose steadily to about 2,000 copies a week.

☆ A day in the life of a 'billionaire's magician,' who's hired to fly around the world and entertain the elite
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Dan Chan has branded himself as the "billionaire's magician" — he's performed globally for the ultra-rich and their families and friends, commanding top rates for magic shows. I've been on private yachts and flown around the world to entertain celebrities, three-star Michelin-rated chefs, athletes, and movie stars. We sometimes perform together with him in charge of the kids while I entertain the adults. Corporate clients can often pay more because it's a tax write-off to entertain their staff, which helps them build their empire. For billionaire clients that hire you to entertain at a private party, the dynamic is different.

☆ The definitive story of how a controversial Florida businessman blew up MoviePass and burned hundreds of millions
▼ + stars: | 2019-09-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

In 2017, he became the CEO of data company Helios & Matheson Analytics. At that price MoviePass would start losing money when a subscriber used the service more than once a month. MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Helios & Matheson CEO Ted Farnsworth after the company hit 1 million subscribers. The same day MoviePass reached 1 million subscribers, a milestone it hit faster than Netflix and Hulu. Related storiesTo draw a crowd, MoviePass blasted out an invitation to the Big Boi show to its then 2 million subscribers.

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