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☆ I'm sick of people blaming me for my student-loan debt. It's not all my fault.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Frank Olito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Even though I made a mistake when I took out my student loans, people should know it's more nuanced than that. I stupidly assumed I would make enough after graduation to pay off my student loans quickly. It's no secret that state schools get a bad rap and are often looked down on. I had one guidance counselor who told me someone with my grades should aim higher than a state school. I'm now paying for the mistakes and will struggle to pay back my student loans for the next decade.

Persons: I'm, I've, It's, it's, stupidly, wouldn't Organizations: Service, Emerson College Locations: Wall, Silicon

Three-quarters of Americans, or 76%, favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs. Americans are split on how Biden is handling the issue of prescription drug prices — 48% approve, making it a relative strong point for Biden, but 50% disapprove. Even among the Americans who support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, approval of Biden’s handling of the issue remains relatively tepid. "They kept prescription drug prices high to increase their profits. “Well, we did it.”Ellen Daily, a 73-year-old retiree in Carrollton, Texas, said she strongly favors allowing Medicare to negotiate on drug prices.

Persons: Joe Biden, trumpeting, drugmakers, Biden, it's, Esperanza Baeza, I'm, ”, “, ” Biden, Ellen Daily, Annie Lok, Lok, doesn’t Organizations: WASHINGTON, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, —, Big Pharma, ”, Medicare, Pharmaceutical Research, Manufacturers of America, Services, Republican Locations: Chicago, Baeza, Carrollton , Texas, Queens , New York

☆ 'This is betrayal': Moroccan who lost parents in earthquake angry over government response
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alexander Cornwell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jamal Rbaki, 36, who lost both his parents in the earthquake, stands amongst the rubble of where their house once stood, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'Yaaqoub, in Morocco September 12, 2023. Morocco's military is spearheading the rescue efforts and army personnel and emergency workers have been present in Talat N'Yaaqoub for days. Most people in Talat N'Yaaqoub felt as if the authorities were rejecting them, he said. When the earthquake struck, Rbaki was in Marrakech, the historic city 72 km (45 miles) away from the epicentre of the tremor. It took him 12 hours to travel around 100 km from there to Talat N’Yaaqoub.

Persons: Jamal Rbaki, Talat N'Yaaqoub, Hannah McKay, TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Rbaki, should've, Talat N’Yaaqoub, Alexander Cornwell, Mark Heinrich, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Talat, Morocco, Morocco's, Marrakech

☆ 'This Is Betrayal': Moroccan Who Lost Parents in Earthquake Angry Over Government Response
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

"We waited for help," he told Reuters at the scene. Morocco's military is spearheading the rescue efforts and army personnel and emergency workers have been present in Talat N'Yaaqoub for days. Most people in Talat N'Yaaqoub felt as if the authorities were rejecting them, he said. When the earthquake struck, Rbaki was in Marrakech, the historic city 72 km (45 miles) away from the epicentre of the tremor. It took him 12 hours to travel around 100 km from there to Talat N’Yaaqoub.

Persons: Alexander Cornwell TALAT N'YAAQOUB, Jamal Rbaki, Talat N'Yaaqoub, Rbaki, should've, Talat N’Yaaqoub, Alexander Cornwell, Mark Heinrich, Alex Richardson Organizations: Reuters Locations: Morocco, Morocco's, Marrakech

☆ Cash-strapped New Yorkers are doing the unthinkable: Moving to Jersey City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

New Yorkers fed up with a tough housing market are making the pilgrimage to Jersey City. New York City housing is becoming more elusive and expensive, and Jersey City is an attractive option. That's not to say that Jersey City is much cheaper, but there are more options: Along the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, dozens of luxury high-rises have sprouted up within the last 10 years, some filled with their own coffee shops, heated pools, and rooftop dog runs. Now, he knows at least eight to 10 acquaintances who have taken the Jersey City plunge since he moved. When it comes to the space and amenities that Jersey City provides, "once you have it, you can't go back."

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☆ Hunter Biden expected to receive indictment related to gun charges his attorneys hoped to resolve in now scorched-earth plea deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Associated Press | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Federal prosecutors expect to hand Hunter Biden a new indictment before September 29. The indictment will be related to gun charges Biden's attorneys hoped to resolve in July. He has also been under investigation by federal prosecutors for his business dealings. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said Hunter Biden has kept to the terms of the deal, including regular visits by the probation office. The White House Counsel's office referred questions to Hunter Biden's personal attorneys.

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☆ 10 mistakes I made while selling my first startup and what I should've done instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Andrew Gazdecki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

I lost my first acquisition offer, got married, almost lost another offer, persuaded the buyer to stick with it, and finally sold my first business. With my experience as a guide, I hope you can avoid these common acquisition mistakes and secure a better outcome. The private equity firm that acquired my first startup, Bizness Apps, asked for dozens of spreadsheets during due diligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementA broker would market my startup and connect me with potential buyers in return for a cut of the purchase price. Even in the closing stages, I continued selling my business and fostering a relationship with my buyer.

Persons: Andrew Gazdecki, might've, I'd, we'd, Bizness, I'm, you'll, you've, doesn't, could've, Weeks Organizations: Service, Apple, Google, Facebook, Adobe Locations: Wall, Silicon

"If we don't have a peaceful transfer of power in this country, we don't have anything," said U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly. Dominic Pezzola, a member of the Proud Boys, did not play a leadership role but was convicted of felonies including obstructing an official proceeding and assaulting police. Pezzola's attorneys had asked for their client to be sentenced to around five years in prison. Steven Metcalf, one of Pezzola's attorneys, told the judge that Pezzola was caught in the "heat of the moment." More than 1,100 people have been arrested on charges related to the Capitol assault.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Trump, Donald Trump's, Ethan Nordean, Stewart Rhodes, Timothy Kelly, Nordean, Nick Smith, Dominic Pezzola, Prosecutors, Mark, Steven Metcalf, Pezzola, Joe Biden, Sarah N, Lynch, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Grant McCool, Jonathan Oatis, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Trump, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Congress, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Capitol, Proud Boys, Capitol Police, Prosecutors, Republican, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington

☆ An Instacart customer was charged $2,783.25 for a Kroger order of $282 she never received. 'My heart stopped.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Kroger customer in Ohio was charged 10 times what she should've been for a delivery order. "My heart stopped because I'm thinking panic mode," McCormick told WCPO. After an hour of trying to contact customer service about the order, Instacart, which partners with Kroger to fill some of the grocer's delivery orders, canceled the order. "We understand a customer was overcharged for an order placed on August 9, 2023," a Kroger spokesperson told Insider. McCormick told WCPO Kroger had agreed to a refund and offered her a gift card worth $250.

Persons: should've, Jill McCormick, McCormick, WCPO, Instacart, WCPO Kroger Organizations: Service, Cincinnati TV, Kroger, Shoppers Locations: Ohio, Wall, Silicon

☆ I was put on a PIP in my director-level job and fantasized about quitting. So I quiet quit for 3 months before actually walking out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After being placed on a PIP, he 'quiet quit' for 3 months before leaving in January. Within a couple of weeks I was assigned another project, which turned out to be the worst project I've ever worked on. I started warning leadership and my peers that it wasn't going to get doneI told them we needed way more resources if we were going to do it right. That harmed me as a director — I essentially became a really expensive business analyst who wasn't making any money for the firm. After being placed on my PIP, I realized this wasn't the job for me, but I needed to ride it out to make ends meet.

Persons: John Garvens, I've, —, Michael Phelps, — I'd, I'd, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Freeport , Illinois, Revenue, —

☆ 3 friends pooled $3,000 to sell T-shirts—they've brought in over $250 million since 2019
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Bartlett and a couple friends pooled $3,000 to launch men's apparel brand True Classic in 2019, he'd never sold clothing before. But the idea behind True Classic, affordable shirts built to flatteringly fit the everyman, seemed to resonate with people. The mistake, he says, nearly put True Classic out of business. Now, finally, True Classic is once again positioned to compete with direct-to-consumer rivals like Everlane and Vuori, and clothing giants like Nike and Ralph Lauren. True Classic spent $40 million on its first inventory order for the year.

Persons: Ryan Bartlett's, Bartlett, he'd, — Nick Ventura, Matthew Winnick —, Ralph Lauren, who'd, should've, couldn't Organizations: CNBC, Nike, Facebook Locations: Los Angeles, Ventura

☆ A busted Russian warship may not have seen an exploding Ukrainian drone boat coming, hinting at problems that have plagued Russia throughout its war
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A Russian warship was struck by a Ukrainian drone boat that it doesn't appear to have seen coming. Just a few days before this attack, Russian vessels were fighting off drone boats in another incident. "It just seems very strange they didn't respond at all to the incoming drone boats," Clark added. The Russian ship may have assumed it was safe in Novorossiysk, given that the port is roughly 350 miles from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, but it shouldn't have. The reach of Ukraine's drone boats was hardly a secret.

Persons: Russia's, —, Sutton, it's, Cole, Bryan Clark, Clark, OZAN KOSE Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Russian, —, CNN, US Navy, Navy, Hudson Institute, Getty Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Novorossiysk, Moskva, Istanbul, AFP, Sevastopol, Odessa, Ukraine

☆ I moved to Japan to teach on a US military base. The whole experience cost me thousands when the job didn't work out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brianna Stultz got an offer to teach on a military base in Okinawa, Japan, and moved in December. Despite making a friend and loving Japan, she regrets taking the job and has moved back to Arizona. I got an initial offer for a teaching job on a military base in Okinawa, Japan, in July 2022 — and I returned home to Arizona almost exactly one year later. I also met a friend through work who I'm absolutely devastated that I'm not going be able to see all the time now. I did love living in Japan, but I'm happy to be home so I can do all the things I missed here.

Persons: Brianna Stultz, —, I'd, I'm, they'd, could've Organizations: Service, Opportunity Commission, Junior League Locations: Okinawa, Japan, Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, United States

☆ I'm switching my Arizona Airbnb to a long-term rental. I'm fine taking a $1,600-a-month loss because I'm tired of guest headaches.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The guest house is smaller, 40 feet away, and a third of the size. I thought, "Great, I'll live in the main house, and my mom can live in the guest house." The main house. The guest house. Then in the first part of September I'm going to do an estate sale and just get rid of everything I don't want.

Persons: Wendi Courtney, who's, it's, I've, It's, should've, everything's, I'm Organizations: Service, wasn't, Utilities, MLS Locations: Prescott , Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Prescott, Airbnb, Downtown Prescott, Denver, Phoenix

☆ Despite Thursday's drop, Cramer predicts success for Chipotle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer said he sees success ahead for fast-food chain Chipotle, even though its stock got clobbered and dropped nearly 10% on Thursday. To Cramer, who has experience as a restaurant owner, some of the most important factors for success are traffic and throughput. The new grill can be only found in 10 high-volume Chipotle locations, Cramer said. Cramer grouped aerospace company Honeywell in with Chipotle as another stock that plunged on Thursday that he thinks will perform well in the future. And that's true for Chipotle, and it's true for Honeywell, just as it was true for Align when the stock rolled over last year," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Chipotle, should've Organizations: Honeywell Locations: Chipotle

☆ Dwyane Wade's morning routine as a retired NBA player: 'I'm in better shape now than I was as a player'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Dwyane Wade spent 16 years in the NBA, putting together a glittering career that included three championships, 13 all-star selections and a leading scorer title. As a player, Wade valued his physical fitness above all. In retirement, he has focused more on his overall wellness, including his mental health and time spent in solitude. "I feel like I'm in better shape now than I was actually as a player. I was very muscular, but I didn't take care of my body in the way that I should've because I didn't have the knowledge," he says.

Persons: Dwyane Wade, Wade Organizations: NBA, CNBC

☆ The collapse of the I-95 bridge in Philadelphia should've taken months to repair. Here's how the city fixed it in 12 days.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( John Kell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In June, the collapse of the I-95 bridge in Philadelphia brought one of the city's busiest thoroughfares to a standstill. But in Philadelphia, I-95 reopened just 12 days later, restoring order on one of the busiest thoroughfares in the area. That quick work, Belmonte said, was one of many key decisions that got the reconstruction project moving rapidly. Meanwhile, congestion immediately spiked on the roadways near the I-95 collapse as emergency crews rushed to set up detours. Bartash said her travel time to Bucks County doubled to two and a half hours during the I-95 bridge reconstruction.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, Lou Belmonte, Belmonte, Billy Kyle, guardrails, PennDOT, Inrix, Bob Pishue, Laura Ahramjian, Ahramjian, Stephanie Bartash, Bartash, Jo Bradley, Bradley, It's Organizations: Morning, Pennsylvania, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Pennsylvania Department, Transportation, Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation, Buckley, Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pocono, NASCAR, Kittelson, Associates, Bucks, Philadelphia Phillies Locations: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Mississippi, Minnesota, Philadelphia County, Vine, Pennsylvania, Jersey Shore, Delaware, New Jersey, Ambler , Pennsylvania

☆ A 16-year-old boy died while working in a Mississippi poultry plant. An unscrupulous hiring agency may be to blame, a workplace expert says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tomas Duvan Perez, 16, died after becoming trapped in equipment while working at a Mississippi poultry plant. Perez is the third minor in the last month to die in a US workplace, the Huffington Post reported. Now, six years later, he is dead because of a workplace accident at a poultry plant that should've never hired him. Perez, 16, died on July 14 at the Mar-Jac poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, NBC News reported. A spokesperson for the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi claims an outside hiring agency misled the company by misrepresenting the boy's age, the Huffington Post reported.

Persons: Tomas Duvan Perez, Perez, Duvan Tomas Perez, should've, Jac, Jordan Barab, Barab, They're, Joe Colee, Michael Schuls, Will Hampton Organizations: Huffington, Service, NBC News, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, PBS Locations: Mississippi, Wall, Silicon, Guatemala, United States, Hattiesburg , Mississippi, Wisconsin, Missouri, Wisconsin , Ohio, Iowa

☆ Mark Cuban on the biggest career regret from his 20s—what he'd change if he could 'do it again'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Early on in my career, I wanted to prove how smart I was and so I did a lot more talking than listening," Cuban said. At the time, Cuban says he was sleeping on the floor of a three-bedroom apartment with six roommates in Dallas. The desire to prove himself sometimes led Cuban to be "too cocky," he says, which could rub people the wrong way. The cable services company wanted to move Cuban's company HDNet, a high-definition TV provider, to a higher price tier. Cuban didn't like the deal and consequently sued DirecTV.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Chris Voss, Cuban Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, CompuServe, DirecTV, HDNet, National Basketball, Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks Locations: Dallas, Cuban

☆ We paid $3,100 to book 2 family rooms and bring our car on the Amtrak Auto Train. Next time, we'll save hundreds by reserving something else.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Michelle Spitzer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My family of 5 stayed in two family rooms on the Amtrak Auto Train from Florida to Virginia. Our family rooms felt spacious — they were the width of the train with large picture windows on both sides. We didn't have private showers, sinks, or toilets in the rooms, but there were communal bathrooms nearby in our train car. Our $3,100 train trip was more expensive than what we'd have spent on gas, hotels, and food during a road trip from Florida to Virginia. Next time, we'll book one family cabin and an adjacent roomette, a move that would've saved us about $630.

Persons: —, we'd, Michelle Spitzer, I'd, should've, would've Organizations: Amtrak, Service, Disney, Train Locations: Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Sanford , Florida, Lortan , Virginia, Washington, Sanford, Lorton , Virginia

☆ Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote a WSJ op-ed instead of commenting for a story that revealed his ties to a billionaire who had 10 cases before SCOTUS
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent ProPublica report details how Alito took an expensive trip with a billionaire before reviewing cases involving him. ProPublica asked Alito for comment on the story, but the court's spokeswoman said he wouldn't comment. Hours later, Alito published his response to the Wall Street Journal. Hours after the spokeswoman said Alito wouldn't comment, Alito did comment — just not to ProPublica. Instead, the longtime justice published an op-ed to the Wall Street Journal titled "Justice Samuel Alito: ProPublica Misleads Its Readers."

Persons: Alito, ProPublica, —, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, ProPublica's, Singer, Abbe Smith, I'd, Smith, Alito should've Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Street, GOP, Wall, Supreme Locations: Alaska

☆ I've lied on every job application and have a successful career because of it. If I'm asked to do a skill I've lied about, YouTube rescues me every time.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ryan S. Gladwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This anonymous source lied on their job application to get a start in the media industry. When applying for jobs in the media industry, I've always lied about the equipment and software that I know how to use. Before applying to jobs, I'd research what the industry-standard equipment and software were then I'd simply show, on my CV, that I know how to use them. There's such a barrier to getting into the media industry because the equipment and software are expensive. But throughout your career, you learn how to learn new equipment and software.

Persons: —, They've, I've, I'd, you've, I'm, There's, he's Organizations: YouTube, Service Locations: Europe

☆ CNN shouldn't get a new CEO after the Licht debacle — here's what it needs instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chris Licht's exit as CEO of CNN gives Warner Bros. Jeff Zucker, whose title was president, led CNN successfully — if not without controversy — for nine years. The CEO title didn't empower Licht, who was seen as executing Zaslav's vision, not his own. Without a CEO title. If Zaslav anoints a Licht replacement without the CEO title, even if the functions of the job don't change much, media observers will see it as a less lofty role.

Persons: Chris Licht's, Jeff Zucker, Licht, WBD, David Zaslav, that's, — Zucker, Zaslav, Zucker, David Leavy, should've, — Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, CNN Worldwide, WarnerMedia News, Sports, Trump, Street Journal

☆ As the crypto lawsuits pile up, Cramer says get out while you can
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer discussed market manipulation on Tuesday and advised investors to get their money out of cryptocurrency while they still can. "I want you to be able to protect yourself from scams that are designed to fake you out and part you from your money," Cramer said. [Hedge funds] made tons of money," Cramer said. But unlike the banks, Cramer said, at this point, he believes cryptocurrencies are primarily scams. "Sometimes, you get stocks that are manipulated lower like the regional banks, then you get assets that are manipulated higher on bogus exchanges, like a huge chunk of the crypto ecosystem.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, cryptocurrencies, I'm, Gary Gensler Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, First, SEC Locations: cryptocurrency, Silicon, First Republic

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