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☆ Finance influencers who promoted FTX are saying 'sorry' to fans and promising to do better — and it shows the risks of giving investment advice to your followers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Crypto-exchange platform FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Finance influencers who promoted FTX are doing some soul searching in the wake of its implosion. FTX had several high-profile deals with celebrities, athletes, and influencers, including a 19-year sponsorship of the Miami Heat for $135 million. Among the celebrities and influencers FTX paid to talk about the platform was the personal finance YouTuber Graham Stephan, who published a video on Thursday titled, "Let's talk about FTX." "As much as I trusted the information that I was given, I was wrong and I'm sorry," Stephan said to his 4.1 million subscribers.

☆ Elon Musk slept at his desk and fired people who disagreed with him, says a former Tesla manager who worked with the billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Medlock answered questions about what it was like working directly with CEO Elon Musk and shared new details about Musk's management style. Tesla, Medlock said, offered him a salary of about $120,000, along with 40,000 options at a strike price of 90 cents when he started at Tesla, which he estimated is equivalent to $50 million today. Medlock once saw Elon Musk sleeping on a deskIn response to claims that Musk works around the clock and even sleeps on the floor, Medlock shared that he once spotted Musk passed out on top of a desk and snapped a photo. Even in meetings, he added, Musk didn't waste time chatting and got straight to the point — he never saw his boss joke around with employees. 5.When his family was around, Musk was completely off-limits: "That's the side of Elon not everyone gets to see"Medlock said he admired the way Musk, who has nine children, prioritized time with his family.

☆ Elon Musk was a 'fun' boss but fired people on the spot if they disagreed with him, says former Tesla manager
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Medlock answered questions about what it was like working directly with CEO Elon Musk and shared new details about Musk's management style. He said Musk was "fun" to work with — but that his boss wasn't social, would fire people on the spot, and could be intimidating. Tesla, Medlock said, offered him a salary of about $120,000, along with 40,000 options at a strike price of 90 cents when he started at Tesla, which he estimated is equivalent to $50 million today. Even in meetings, he added, Musk didn't waste time chatting and got straight to the point — he never saw his boss joke around with employees. Medlock said Musk would fire people on the spot if they spoke out of lineDuring his early days at Tesla, Medlock said he was in a meeting when someone disagreed with Musk — he said he never saw the employee again.

Persons: Graham Stephan, Jack Selby, Carl Medlock, Medlock, Elon Musk, Musk, wasn't, Tesla, Elon, didn't, Nobody, Musk —, he's, he'll Organizations: Tesla, Elon Locations: Seattle, Medlock, Tesla

Goldman on Monday elevated Avinash Mehrotra and Brian Haufrect as the new co-heads of Americas M&A, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Both Mehrotra, who currently is the head of global activism and takeover defense, and Haufrect, who is global head of natural resources M&A, will continue to hold their existing roles on top of their new responsibilities. Russ Hutchinson will rejoin Goldman's investment banking unit as chief operating officer of its global M&A business, according to the memo sent to employees by Goldman's global co-heads of Global Banking & Markets, Dan Dees and Jim Esposito. Haufrect, who heads Goldman's natural resources deals franchise, was made partner at Goldman in 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile. Goldman's top six dealmakers - global co-heads of M&A, Stephan Feldgoise and Mark Sorrell, and M&A chairmen, Tim Ingrassia, Dusty Philip, Gilberto Pozzi and Gene Sykes - will continue running the franchise, according to the memo.

☆ The electric Pininfarina Battista costs a whopping $2 million. Here’s what that gets you
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

If anyone still needs convincing that electric cars need not be boring appliances, the Battista is a convincing, if costly, argument. Electric power promises more acceleration and power without tailpipe emissions and, for better or worse, without the cacophony of a V12. But Lamborghini’s current CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, has said that a proper electric supercar isn’t possible with today’s technology. The Pininfarina Battista puts his skepticism to the test, but, I fear, Winkelmann may just be right. The Pininfarina Battista has a $2.2 million price tag and outrageous performance Andi HedrickThe fully electric Battista was designed and assembled by a company spun off from the better-known Pininfarina design firm that crafted bodies for decades’ worth of beautiful Ferraris.

☆ North Hollywood strippers set to vote on joining a union
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Los Angeles CNN —Strippers at the Star Garden topless dive bar in North Hollywood will soon receive ballots to hold an election for collective bargaining, which may result in the first stripper union in the US in more than a decade. On Nov. 7, the NLRB will count the votes from Star Garden dancers, entertainers and DJs, determining if they will join the Actors Equity Association, a union of performers and other show business professionals. The facts are clear: The workers at Star Garden are entitled to a union election,” said Andrea Hoeschen, assistant executive director and general counsel for Actors’ Equity Association. “Most of the purportedly eligible voters have never been employees of Star Garden; they were in fact, and in law, merely lessees with no employment relationship,” Gaylord and Linker wrote. Since then, the dancers have been picketing most weekends outside the Star Garden, dressed in themed costumes, urging patrons to go to different clubs.

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Brian Anderson had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single. Casas, who finished 3-for-4, clobbered a two-run homer in the second inning. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who got two hits from Michael A. Taylor. Altuve went 3-for-4 with four runs, and Hensley contributed an RBI single and a two-run homer.

☆ Switzerland on course for mild start to winter, easing energy supply fears - paper
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Mont Blanc mountain is seen from Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoZURICH, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland is on track for a mild start to the winter and above average temperatures could even stretch into February, weather forecasters told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, raising hopes that energy supplies will not be overstretched. A mild start to the winter would help to ensure that gas supplies and water reservoirs do not empty too quickly. "The probability of above-average values is increased according to our weather maps," Carlo Buontempo, from the ECMWF's Climate Change Service, told the newspaper. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Paul Carrel Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-Germany has not halted administration of all COVID-19 vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Germany has dismissed resurfaced claims on social media that it has halted administration of all COVID-19 vaccines. A spokesperson for the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit) confirmed to Reuters that no such ban has been made. “I can confirm that Germany has not banned or paused the COVID-19 vaccinations in Germany,” a spokesperson for the German Federal Ministry of Health told Reuters. The list of authorized COVID-19 vaccines per the German Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines can be found (here). Germany has not halted administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

☆ Side-by-side photographic glass plates and James Webb images show how telescope technology has evolved since the 1800s
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, astronomers catalogued the universe on glass photographic plates. Compared to faint objects stamped on plates, the James Webb Space Telescope's images show dramatic improvements in telescope technology. The exposures were made on glass plates coated with photosensitive emulsions, with astronomers later developing the plates like film in a darkroom. Compared with Webb's infrared images, photographic plates of the same parts of the night sky show how developments in technology led to clearer and deeper views of the cosmos. Webb's clear views of interacting galaxies offer sharper detail than faint glass plate imagesA glass plate image of Stephan's Quintet taken in 1974, left.

☆ Many entrepreneurs are focusing on employee retention during the economic downturn. Here are 4 reasons employees stay beyond the salary.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here's how to factor these values into your company's culture, policies, and benefits to help retain staff in an economic downturn. While exit interviews are an effective way to understand why employees leave, so-called stay interviews can help you implement change before it's too late. Remind employees of the purpose of their workIn general, Meier said, employees want to feel a sense of value from their work. Another way to help employees feel a sense of purpose is to ensure that the tasks they're doing are engaging. Some companies have implemented surveillance technology to monitor employees working remotely; Meier said he believes that isn't the right way to go.

☆ Volocopter is an 'air-taxi' startup that makes electric vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft. Check out the pitch deck it used to raise $170 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-27 | by ( Fiona Mathewson | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Volocopter is a German air-taxi startup that makes electric vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft. It raised a $170 million Series E round that it will use to enter more international markets. Volocopter is a German air-taxi startup that manufactures electric vertical take-off-and-landing, or eVTOL, aircraft. The latest round of funding was a $170 million Series E in March 2022, which WP Investment led. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck that Volocopter used to raise the funds.

☆ Brandy Melville employees describe racism, Hitler memes, and sexual exploitation at the 'evil' cult teen brand
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-07 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

According to Brandy Melville employees, CEO Stephan Marsan wants his staffers to be young, thin, pretty, and white. But to secure their spot in the world of Brandy Melville, employees at all levels said they had to endure — and often enforce — Marsan's beliefs. Hollis Johnson/InsiderIn late September 2017, Stephenie Legros, who is Black, was nearing her first anniversary as a Brandy Melville employee. Brandy Melville USA/InstagramSeveral former employees mentioned the behavior of Longo, the brand's top executive alongside Marsan while Brandy Melville gained footing in the US. Brandy Melville USA/Instagram"Every year that goes by, the beauty standard is shifting a little bit," a Black woman who worked at Brandy Melville from 2016 to 2019 said.

Persons: Brandy Melville, Stephan Marsan, Marsan, Luca Rotondo, Rotondo, Rotondo's, texted, Stephan Marsan texted Luca Rotondo, Luca Rotondo Brandy Melville, Bella Hadid, — Brandy, —, It's, Casuals, Mina Marlena, Brandy, gushed, Franco, Sorgi, Scarlett Rose Leithold, She's, Stephan, Franco Sorgi, Brandy Melville's, Brandy Melville Canada's Instagram, Instagram Sorgi, Salvatore Rianna, Yvan Marsan, Stephan's, Rianna, Yvan didn't, Yvan, accroding, Paolo Simeone, YYGM, Simeone, Jessy Longo, Hollis Johnson, Stephenie Legros, Legros, she'd, that's, Hitler, — Marsan, Matteo Centaro, Adriano de Petris, Roberto Tatti, Marsan's, it's, Brandy Melville's Instagram, Longo, Marlena, Brandy Melville Instagram, Naomi Campbell, tickling, Andrea Castagnasso, Castagnasso, She'd, Frédéric Bastiat, John Galt, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Tristram Buckley, Buckley, he's, PacSun, Abercrombie, Goldman Sachs, Michael Light, Brandy Melville doesn't, They're, they'd, Ruqayyah Moynihan Organizations: Business, Bastiat, Employees, Brandy Melville USA, Viterbo News, UCLA, New York, Franco, New York City, YYGM, Bastiat USA, Beach, Miss, Nazi, Geographic, York, New, Santa, Records Locations: Newport Beach, Italian, Newport, American, Melville, Rome, Bastiat USA, United States, Massachusetts, Canadian, Canada, Viterbo, Italy, Westwood , California, California, New, Brandy, New York, Swiss, Ontario, New York , California , Connecticut, Marsan, Brandy Melville's New York, New York City, West, Santa Monica, Hawaii, SoHo, Coachella, Longo, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Iselin , New Jersey, Europe

☆ Cu suportul Uniunii Europene în țară sunt implementate circa o sută de proiecte de bună guvernare
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

În deschiderea evenimentului, șefa Secției de cooperare a Delegației Uniunii Europene în Republica Moldova, Magdalena Mueller-Uri, a remarcat contribuția pe care o au organizațiile societății civile în dezvoltarea comunităților din care fac parte. Susținerea Uniunii Europene urmărește dezvoltarea parteneriatelor dintre autorități și societatea civilă. Fiecare organizație a societății civile are un rol important în comunitatea din care face parte. Aceste organizații sunt coloana vertebrală a societății, sunt un element vital în dezvoltarea comunităților”, a concluzionat Magdalena Mueller-Uri. Moldova nu este doar vecinul Uniunii Europene, dar și o țară europeană cu o bogată istorie europeană.

Persons: Fundația Konrad Adenauer, Magdalena Mueller, Uri, Magdalena Mueller - Uri, Konrad Adenauer, Stephan Malerius, Fundației Konrad Adenauer, Anna Severin Organizations: Europene, Uniunea Europeană, Fundația, UE, Uniunii Europene, Cooperare, Fundației, Evenimentul Locations: Republica Moldova, Chișinău, Republicii Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Berlin, Europa, Comrat

☆ Universitatea #diez. Caroline Dascal ne face o excursie prin cele mai frumoase locuri ale orașului Innsbruck, Austria
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

Orașul Innsbruck nu este foarte mare, în schimb este unul special, foarte colorat și înconjurat de munți. Muzeul este unul modern, diferit, conține mai multe camere, fiecare având un stil și o atmosferă aparte. Este cel de-al doilea lac după mărime din orașul Innsbruck, cu o arie de 2,8 hectare. Cu siguranță, Innsbruck și împrejurimile sale au mult mai multe locuri frumoase pe care abia aștept să le descopăr. Sunt curioasă să cunosc fiecare colțișor al acestui oraș și să mă bucur de frumusețea acestuia.”Autoare: Caroline Dascal

Persons: Caroline Dascal, Austria Caroline Dascal, german Maximilian I, Maria Terezia, Austriei, german Franz Stephan, Swarovski, Swarovski . Swarovski Kristallwelten, Caroline Organizations: Business, Management, Management Center Locations: Innsbruck, Austria, Management Center Innsbruck, snow, board, german, Wattens, Hofburg

☆ Autorul atacului din Halle, care a ucis doi oameni pentru că n-a reușit să intre într-o sinagogă, a fost condamnat
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Un tribunal german l-a condamnat la închisoare pe viață pe autorului atacului din octombrie 2019 petrecut în orașul Halle. Balliet nu a reușit să doboare ușa rezistentă a sinagogii, iar cei 52 de oameni care se aflau înăuntru cu ocazia sărbătorii Yom Kippur au fost salvați. Balliet a filmat atacul şi a difuzat înregistrarea pe o platformă de internet. În înregistrarea de 35 de minute, el se lansează într-o retorică antisemită, afirmând mai ales că „Holocaustul nu a existat vreodată”. Autorul atacului a fost reținut de poliția germană la scurt timp, fiind rănit în timp ce era capturat, scrie digi24.

Persons: Halle . Stephan Balliet, Balliet Organizations: Kippur Locations: german, Halle .

☆ Primul Forum Anual pentru bugetare participativă: oportunități și priorități pentru o mai bună eficiență și transparență bugetară la nivel central și local
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +11 min

În primul rând, performanța nu a devenit, din păcate, criteriul central în alocarea resurselor publice și a utilizării acestora. Elena Pereu, viceprimară a orașului Strășeni, a spus: „Primăria noastră mereu a optat pentru bugetarea participativă a cetățenilor. Datorită suportului proiectului, a fost creată Coaliția Locală și a fost semnat Memorandumul de cooperare. În două regiuni a fost implementate proiecte ce țin de bugetarea participativă în școli și a doua este legată de bugetul general al statului. Ei arătă statului că devin mai transparenți și solicită statului să facă lucruri asemănătoare la nivel regional și local.

Persons: Fundația Konrad Adenauer ., Adrian, Stephan Malerius, Konrad, Tatiana, Igor Munteanu, Marian Lupu, Președintele, Elena Pereu, Nicolae, Giovanni Allegretti, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Fundația, Fundația Konrad Adenauer . Evenimentul, Uniunii Europene, Ministerul Finanțelor, Evenimentul, Coaliția, Universitatea din, Forumul Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Republica Moldova, Germania, Strășeni, Cahul, Universitatea din Coimbra, Portugalia, Europene, CSEE, Lituania

☆ FIFA a publicat lista fotbaliștilor (fotbalistelor) nominalizați (nominalizate) la „The Best Football Awards”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

FIFA a anunțat finaliștii pentru gala The Best, unde sunt premiați cei mai buni fotbaliști și fotbaliste ai anului, atât la masculin, cât și la feminin. Oficialii forului mondial vor organiza evenimentul doar virtual, în data de 17 decembrie, când vor fi anunțați câștigătorii. În ceea ce privește premiul de cel mai bun fotbalist al anului, Liverpool are cei mai mulți candidați, patru, aici fiind inclus și Thiago Alcântara, transferat de la Bayern, în ultima fereastră de mercato, scrie digisport.ro. De pe listă nu lipsește deținătorul trofeului Lionel Messi și nici rivalul Cristiano Ronaldo. De asemenea, Robert Lewandowski, care a câștigat Liga Campionilor UEFA, la capătul unui sezon în care a impresionat, se luptă și el pentru trofeu.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Kevin, Bruyne, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Lucy, Caroline Graham Hansen, Jennifer Hermoso, Sam Kerr, Renard, Alisson, Thibaut Courtois, Manuel, Jan Oblak, Marc, André ter Stegen, Ann, Katrin Berger, Sarah Bouhaddi, Christiane Endler, Hedvig Lindahl, Ellie Roebuck, Marcelo Bielsa, Hans, Dieter, Jürgen Klopp, Zinedine Zidane, Rita Guarino, Emma Hayes, Stephan Lerch, Hege Riise, Jean, Luc Vasseur, Puskás, Shirley Cruz, Jordan Flores, André, Pierre Gignac, Sophie Ingle, Son, Luis Suárez, Caroline Organizations: FIFA, Liga Campionilor UEFA, Bayern, Liverpool FC, Juventus FC, Manchester City FC, FC Bayern München, FC Barcelona, Real, Real Madrid CF, Olympique Lyon, Manchester City, Chelsea FC Women, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, VfL Wolfsburg, Leeds United FC, Sevilla FC, Juventus, CR Flamengo, FC, Arsenal WFC, Rapid Viena, Salzburg, Cape Town City FC, Tottenham, Burnley FC, RCD, Manchester City WFC, Manchester United WFC Locations: Liverpool, Alcântara, Bayern, Spania, Bayern München, Portugalia, Belgia, Polonia, Senegal, Franța, Paris, - Germain, Argentina, Neymar, Brazilia, Real Madrid, Egipt, de Jos, Anglia, Norvegia, Danemarca, VfL Wolfsburg, yun, Coreea de Sud, Australia, Japonia, Germania, Costa Rica, Slovenia, Chile, Suedia, SUA, Chicago, Leeds, Sevilla, Cortés, Italia, VfL, Țărilor de Jos, Panama, Uruguay, Țara Galilor, Austria, Africa de Sud, Coreea de Sud ), Ecuador ), University, RCD Mallorca, Caroline Weir, Scoția

☆ Naţionala R. Moldova a fost surclasată de Italia
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-08 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

Selecţionata de fotbal a R. Moldova a cedat cu 0-6 în amicalul cu Italia, disputat la Florenţa. Pe 6 iunie 2001, R. Moldova a fost învinsă cu 0-6 de Suedia. „Primele 15 minute au fost mai grele, dar apoi ne-am văzut de jocul nostru”, a spus selecţionerul Italiei, Roberto Mancini. Amicalul cu Italia a fost un test înaintea meciurilor cu Grecia şi Slovenia din Liga Naţiunilor. Meciul cu elenii va avea loc pe 11 octombrie, la Atena, iar cu Slovenia, la Chişinău, trei zile mai târziu.

Persons: Bryan Cristante, Debutantul Francesco Caputo, Stephan El Shaarawy, Veaceslav Posmac, Sassulo, Domenico Berardi, Roberto Mancini, Selecţionerul, Crăciun, Suvorov, Carp, Epureanu, Nicolaescu Organizations: Liga Naţiunilor Locations: Moldova, Italia, Florenţa, Suedia, Chinei, Greciei, Moldovei, Italiei, Koşelev, Armaş, Posmac, Marandici, Amicalul, Grecia, Slovenia, Atena, Chişinău

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