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☆ I earn $150K a year as a creator on OnlyFans. I work 9-hour days, 7 days a week.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

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☆ The next airport terminal lounge or club you pass may also be a bank branch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"One woman wanted to rent my office to work," remembers Lisa Slocum, the airport Fifth Third Bank branch manager. Capital One closed its branch at Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport in 2020, instead creating "airport lounges" for cardholders in Dulles, along with similar spots at airports in Denver and Dallas. Yet full-service airport bank branches are a relative rarity, surprising in a retail landscape that often resembles an upscale mall more than a terminal. Fifth Third BankWells Fargo operates a full-service branch in Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport, and according to a bank spokeswomen, has a multi-year relationship with the airport that involves both the branch and multiple ATMs throughout terminals. McAdam says ATMs and advanced-function kiosks are one thing, but a full-service branch, except maybe in the largest markets, is overkill.

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☆ Underwater superyachts? A CEO is pitching fantastical ships that can go 800ft down and stay submerged for weeks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It says the M5 will be able to travel 820 feet underwater and stay submerged for a month. A promotional concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed submersible superyacht. The Migaloo concept clearly aims to cater to an increasing desire for privacy and security among the world's richest people. Bobbing about underwater in a Migaloo M5, Elon Musk wouldn't have to worry about a jet-tracking student any longer. A promotional concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed submersible superyacht MigalooIt remains to be seen if and when any prospective buyers will bite.

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☆ Samsung Electronics' operating profit jumps 932.8% in first quarter, beats expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S24 smartphones during a media preview event in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Here are Samsung's first-quarter results versus LSEG estimates: Revenue: 71.92 trillion Korean won (about $52.3 billion), vs. 71.04 trillion Korean won71.92 trillion Korean won (about $52.3 billion), vs. 71.04 trillion Korean won Operating profit: 6.61 trillion Korean won, vs. 5.94 trillion Korean won Samsung's revenue for the quarter ending March jumped 12.81% from a year ago, while operating profit soared 932.8% in the same period. The figures were in line with the company's guidance earlier this month, where Samsung said operating profit in the January-March quarter likely rose to 6.6 trillion Korean won, up 931% from a year ago. The South Korean electronics giant saw record losses in 2023 as the industry reeled from a post-Covid slump in demand. Operating profit increased to KRW 6.61 trillion as the Memory Business returned to profit by addressing demand for high value-added products," Samsung Electronics said in a statement on Tuesday.

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☆ Meta's AI search is weird and uncanny — and I'm not sure who it's for
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementFacebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram have integrated Meta AI into the search fields of their mobile apps. The search bar in the Facebook and Instagram apps is one place you probably know very well. You come to the Facebook search bar to type in the name of your local Buy Nothing group, but instead, you see an animated blue circle with "Ask Meta AI anything." The search bar on the Facebook app now has AI prompts. Instagram search suggestions are slightly more Instagram-y.

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☆ Saudi Arabia wants big spenders for the first part of its Neom megaproject
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Saudi Arabia plans to open the first part of its Neom megaproject this year. Saudi Arabia is pushing to distinguish itself in the high-end luxury market to compete with Dubai. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia plans to open the first region of its Neom megacity by the end of the year. Neom recently ended investor roadshows in China by confirming the luxury island resort would open this year, Arab News reported. A rendering of The Line, part of the Neom project planned by Saudi Arabia.

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☆ I moved with my toddler from New York to South Dakota. The community here is more focused on family, but I miss diverse food.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Kseniya Melnikova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I lived in New York for most of my life and last year I decided to move to South Dakota. This is how I ended up in the flyover Midwest part of the country — South Dakota — and I love it. South Dakota is beautifully different. I miss living near waterFor all the great things South Dakota offers, large bodies of water are not on that list. AdvertisementThere are some hidden gems in South Dakota as well, but they are nothing compared to what you can find in the New York City area.

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☆ A woman moved to Florida after her home burned in the Lahaina fires, and the cheapest Maui rental she could find was $10,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The fires in Maui, Hawaii, displaced 6,200 families, many of whom are still looking for housing. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Advertisement"There are about 7,000 short term rental units on Maui in apartment zoning and 2,200 are in West Maui," Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, a Maui city councilwoman, told KITV. "It would immediately provide housing for those folks who want to stay in West Maui, which is the majority of our folks looking for housing right now." Paele Kiakona, a member of Lahaina Strong, told Hawaii News Now.

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One strategist, however is looking keenly at European equities, and notes that "Europe isn't a boring market." "You would hope that will translate through to the stock market in terms of company earnings growth in Europe. "While you might see some kind of short-term downturn, in the longer-term the picture is very positive for the sector," Field added. He sees value in payments, which he described as "one of the most undervalued parts of European financial services." The sector has trailed market performance, with valuations looking "interesting" over the last 12 months, Morningstar noted in its recent report.

Persons: Michael Field, Field, Morningstar Organizations: CNBC Pro, European Central Bank, Consumer, Swatch Group, Financial, Morningstar, ING Bank, Group, Health, Novo Nordisk Locations: U.S, Europe, Netherlands, British, Swiss

☆ I went to the London pub Taylor Swift name-dropped on her new album. Swifties are turning it into a fan club and the owners are thrilled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Taylor Swift fans believe "The Black Dog" on her new album is about a London pub with the same name. Tracy, Claudine, and Joy outside The Black Dog pub. Ayomikun AdekaiyeroThe Black Dog now serves Taylor Swift-themed burgers and drinksAnd the owners of The Black Dog couldn't be happier to be touched by the "Taylor Swift effect." Photos of Taylor Swift's lyrics outside The Black Dog Pub. The Taylor Swift effect can't be underestimated," she says, although won't tell me exactly how many fans have visited.

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☆ Demand for human-like robots that can do just about any job is expected to boom by 2026. These 10 stocks are set to profit off the growth, according to an investment strategist.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

By 2027, that ratio is expected to increase to 43% of tasks completed by machines and 57% by humans. "On the one hand, yes, it's scary to envision a world in which almost no job is safe from automation or from robotics. The annual installation of industrial robots is expected to grow by about 30%, from 553,000 installations in 2022 to 718,000 in 2026. Themes ETF launched its version of a robotics-focused ETF called Themes Robotics and Automation ETF (BOTT) on Monday. Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)Toyota Industries (6201 JP)Esab Corp (ESAB)Nordson Corp (NDSN)Fortive Corp (FTV)Intel Corp (INTC)Konecranes Oyj (KCR FH)Microchip Technology (MCHP)Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO)Semtech Corp (SMTC )

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☆ Here are the top 10 smartest cities in the world — and none are in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These are the ten smartest cities in the world, according to IMD. This year's index was produced by the IMD World Competitiveness Center's Smart City Observatory in collaboration with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) that's based in Seoul, South Korea. Smart cities in Europe and Asia are gaining ground globally while North American cities have fallen down the ranks, according to the 2024 Smart City Index released April. Here are the top 10 smart cities, according to the 2024 Smart City Index. While European cities dominated the list, Asian cities are gaining ground too.

Persons: Bruno Lanvin, Lanvin Organizations: IMD, Smart, Smart Sustainable Cities Organization, United Arab Emirates, Washington DC, San, U.S, Boston, CNBC Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Europe, Smart, Asia, Zurich, Switzerland Oslo, Norway Canberra, Australia Geneva, Switzerland Singapore Copenhagen, Denmark Lausanne, Switzerland London, England Helsinki, Finland Abu Dhabi, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Singapore, Beijing, Taipei City, Shanghai

☆ Blackstone's data-center bets have climbed 10-fold to $100 billion in just 3 years. And it's just the start, Steve Schwarzman says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Schwarzman said QTS was now "the largest data center company in North America" and that data centers were one of Blackstone's "highest conviction investment themes today." Jon Gray, Blackstone's president, suggested Blackstone's data center portfolio would continue to grow. The size of Blackstone's investments in data centers reflect an astonishing rise for a once-obscure industry that's gaining importance in the race to develop and commercialize artificial intelligence. Around the country, there has been a boom of data center construction. Late last year, QTS won local approval to build one of the country's largest new data center projects in Virginia.

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☆ New data centers require billions of dollars in utility system upgrades. You may end up paying for it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A record surge of data center construction is underway to provide the computing and storage that underpins society's fast-expanding digital footprint and powers artificial intelligence. In areas of the country where data centers have clustered, utilities have unveiled plans to spend billions of dollars to keep up. asked David Springe, the executive director of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates. "Then you have the data centers that are having exponential load growth," Nelson said. Data centers also don't deliver the number of long term jobs – a key yardstick for public benefits – that other industries do.

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☆ Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Taylor Swift released nine vinyl editions of her album “Folklore” in 2020, Tylor Hammers, a fan in Florida, took notice. “I get enjoyment out of being a completionist,” Hammers, 24, said in a recent interview. He’s not the only one. K-pop acts like BTS pioneered this strategy by putting out an array of elaborate CD packages, often featuring goodies like postcards and photo booklets, which helped the boy band repeatedly go to No. But nobody does it quite like Swift, or at least at the same scale.

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☆ Why mango sticky rice is one of Thailand’s most beloved summer dishes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Karla Cripps | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Better known to the rest of the world as mango sticky rice, it’s a deceptively simple dish. And few have perfected that balance as well as 63-year-old Varee Jeensuwan, the undeniable queen of mango sticky rice in Bangkok. In 2022, she performed at the Coachella music festival in California and ended her show by digging into a bowl of mango sticky rice. K Panich has been dishing out mango sticky rice since 1932. According to R-Haan co-owner/chef Chumpol Jangprai, there’s evidence suggesting mango sticky rice has been around since Thailand’s late Ayutthaya period (1351-1767), with references to the dish found in the centuries to follow.

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☆ I tried gourmet food prepared from chicken feathers. Here’s how it’s made – and what it tasted like
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Leah Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But when I discovered a London-based project turning discarded chicken feathers into edible proteins, I admit I was skeptical. The company behind the project, Kera Protein Ltd., has a unique approach to its lab-produced protein product. Since then, he and his business partner, Tom Washington, have delved into the issue of waste management - focusing particularly on chicken feathers. To make the food we tried, Kera extracted feathers from discarded chicken carcasses in partnership with a local farm. “We hope to revolutionize the way people view chicken feathers, demonstrating their potential as a valuable resource rather than just a dirty by-product.”

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☆ Citigroup tops estimates for first-quarter revenue on better-than-expected Wall Street results
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Citigroup on Friday posted first-quarter revenue that topped analysts' estimates, helped by better-than-expected results in the bank's investment banking and trading operations. Revenue slipped 2% to $21.10 billion, mostly driven by the impact of selling an overseas business in the year-earlier period. Investment banking revenue jumped 35% to $903 million in the quarter, driven by rising debt and equity issuance, topping the $805 million StreetAccount estimate. Fixed income trading revenue fell 10% to $4.2 billion, edging out the $4.14 billion estimate, and equities revenue rose 5% to $1.2 billion, topping the $1.12 billion estimate. Now, analysts want to know if Citigroup can maintain its previous guidance for full-year revenue and expense targets.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Fraser, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Citi, Milken Institute Global Conference, Citigroup, LSEG Revenue, Revenue, Investment, Services, U.S, JPMorgan Locations: Beverly Hills , California

☆ ‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Somini Sengupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A “climate-controlled” sausage. New trousers labeled “recycled.” A “sustainable” airline ticket. More and more, big brands are using taglines like these to cater to their green-minded customers. And more and more, they are under fire from courts and regulators for making climate promises they can’t keep. Researchers at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment last year identified “an explosion of ‘climate-washing’ cases,” using existing national laws and regulations.

Organizations: Grantham Research, Danish Crown, Markets Authority Locations: Grantham, Denmark, Britain

☆ The beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A couple of African paradise islands have been on the radar of avid world travelers for some time. Shellfish Bay on the island’s windward side shelters one of East Africa’s most spectacular beaches, a crescent of white sand framed by 100-meter dunes. Bazaruto Island Resort, the island’s top digs, can arrange scuba diving and snorkeling, sailing on traditional dhow boats, guided 4x4 wildlife safaris, sandboarding on the dunes and other outdoor activities. Lamu’s best beaches are on the island’s windward side, around a 30–40-minute walk via Shela village. — and an ancient stone nilometer for measuring the river’s water level — reflect the island’s importance during pharaonic times.

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☆ The race for ever-cooler workplaces is leaving employees the winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKat Hunt never wanted to work from home. Hunt, whose job is in finance in Portland, Oregon, needed a place for some team members to gather in New York City. Hunt wanted a spot that wasn't your typical WeWork or similar. Courtesy Kat Hunt and Radious"I was allowed to work from home, but I never wanted to," Hunt said.

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☆ 'Big bargains': Morgan Stanley names 3 overlooked global tech stocks, giving one almost 100% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In Europe — much like in the U.S. — a few key stocks have been driving the market, especially earlier this year, according to Morgan Stanley. In late February, just five stocks were responsible for 60% of European stock market gains year-to-date, the bank said. The company has grown into one of the largest, most integrated payment providers, Morgan Stanley said. Exclusive Networks Morgan Stanley says this is one of the largest and fastest-growing specialist distributors of cybersecurity products globally. The nature of threats is constantly changing, and so the products offered by the vendors – and the vendors themselves – are constantly changing," Morgan Stanley said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, CompuGroup Morgan Stanley, Networks Morgan Stanley, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Solutions, Networks Locations: Europe, U.S, —, Germany, France, Austria

☆ Grindr won its first batch of Wall Street initiations. Here's what analysts are saying
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

About a year and a half after going public, Grindr is starting to win Wall Street's praise. Over the past two weeks, three investment firms began coverage of the dating platform focused on LGBTQ+ men. That focus, once something seen as taboo or unappealing in society, is a plus for analysts, who say the qualities typically associated with gay men make them a solid consumer base to cater toward. "While LGBTQ[+] acceptance is rising, Grindr can help gay men meet for a wide range of purposes under a wide range of societal conditions." "Grindr has established itself as the leading LGBTQ+ social dating app through strong brand awareness, despite its relatively nascent tech.

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Fiercely independent and more than a little skeptical of hype, fads and feverish mass events, our mother is not what you’d call a joiner. But she also knows the coming eclipse is neither trend nor fad. Part of the drive to take our mother to Waco is the hard truth of time. Partial eclipses come and go, but the next awe-inspiring and captivating total eclipse will not be seen again in the contiguous United States until 2044. A cruise can bill itself as a “once-in-a-lifetime adventure” and then offer many dates on the calendar for the same adventure.

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☆ Disney beat back activist investor Nelson Peltz. Now the real work begins
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

That would mark a milestone for the company, which launched Disney+ on Nov. 12, 2019. It would be the first time Disney showed it can make money from Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Disney will need to sustain and grow streaming profit to justify Iger's five-year-old strategy to go "all in" on the segment. Disney has already offered ESPN+, a sports streaming service that has some but not all of ESPN's content. Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz, who failed to join Disney's board Wednesday after securing just 31% of the vote, publicly questioned what he has called Disney's "woke" content strategy.

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