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☆ Amazon Studios is growing fast and spending big on shows like 'Citadel,' but insiders say unclear creative direction, leadership shifts, and tech bureaucracy threaten to drive away staff and talent
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

The dust has been settling at Amazon Studios after a big reorg in the fall that solidified Jen Salke's power. Yet Amazon Studios faces major challenges. Amazon Studios' Head of Global Television Vernon Sanders told Insider that the goal is to deliver content with global cultural relevance. Amazon Prime VideoWhile spending on such big swings has soared, some insiders see far less budgetary support for underrepresented casts. "I do think people wonder what's the commitment to Amazon Studios," the current insider said.

☆ Apple telegraphed that things are getting better after a tough quarter — here's how to interpret its remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"For iPhone, we expect our March quarter year-over-year revenue performance to accelerate relative to the December quarter year-over-year revenue performance," Maestri said. Before Thursday, analysts had expected Apple to guide to about $98 billion in sales in the company's fiscal second quarter. Last year, in the March quarter, Apple reported $97.28 billion in sales. In other words, December 2022's year-over-year revenue performance was even worse than it looked. Mac sales will be down at least 10% in the March quarter, based on these comments, but will likely improve.

☆ Are the 'Avatar' movies animated? Here's why the Oscars don't think so.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A viral tweet over the weekend started a debate around the "Avatar" movies and animation. The tweet asserts that "Avatar: The Way of Water" should be considered an animated film at the Oscars. And, last week, it was nominated for best visual effects at this year's Oscars — an award that the first "Avatar" movie won 13 years ago. "Avatar is an animated film and should've been put in the animated film category," tweeted artist Matthew Robert Davies, who's worked on TV shows "Roy" and "The Adventures of Paddington." It would be hard to argue that the "Avatar" movies could not be mistaken for live action.

☆ Ex-Sheetz worker said she quit her job over the chain's 'smile policy' that bans 'obvious missing, broken or badly discolored teeth'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A former Sheetz employee said she quit over the chain's "smile policy." One employee said a manager referenced the 'smile policy' during a promotion discussionSome Sheetz employees refer to the chain's rule about teeth as the "smile policy." Managers have in some cases hired workers who technically violated the rule, however, workers told Insider. It covers half the cost of more complicated procedures, such as crowns, inlays, and denture repair, Sheetz told Insider. The same year, the company also increased its annual college tuition reimbursement amount to $5,250, up from $1,500, Sheetz told Insider.

☆ A small detail on Sunday's 'The Last of Us' reveals that Joel likely avoided becoming infected on episode 1 because of his food choices
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Joel says the cordyceps outbreak likely started by mutating and tainting foods with flour or sugar. Joel, Sarah, and Tommy likely weren't infected on episode one because they avoided eating pancakes, biscuits, and cake. It turns out Joel may have narrowly avoided being infected simply because of his food choices on the series' pilot. If you revisit episode one, it turns out Joel and Sarah may have dodged getting infected with the cordyceps fungus a few times. HBOIn Naughty Dog's hit video game of the same name, we never directly learn how the cordyceps infection spread so quickly across the planet.

☆ My 7-month-old baby has had COVID, flu, and RSV. I'm angry, but I also know I did my best.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Samantha Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm a mom of four kids.The youngest is 7 months oldHe spent his early weeks behind two baby gates, away from his siblings. RSV at 3 months, flu at 5 months, and COVID at 6 months. Our son, Fox, was exposed to COVID the day he was born. Fox spent a lot of time safely stowed in the bassinet behind two baby gates — a place where both he and the dog felt protected. I know I did my best to keep him healthyFox spiked his first fever with the flu.

☆ A professional housekeeper swears by these 6 cleaning products—and they start at just $2
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Alexandra Hayes Robinson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you've ever found yourself down the social media rabbit hole of deep house cleaning, you've probably heard of Vanessa Amaro, TikTok's "Queen of Cleaning." Zote Soap BarPrice: Starts at $2 "As a child, my grandma would give me a Tupperware filled with water, my socks, and a bar of Zote soap," Amaro recalls. Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray SoapPrice: Starts at $4.99 Amaro loves Dawn's Powerwash spray soap because of its versatility. Clorox Clean-Up Cleaner With BleachPrice: Starts at $4.48 For a disinfectant, Amaro's brand of choice is Clorox's all purpose bleach spray cleaner. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees: Disinfecting can kill viruses and bacteria that remain on surfaces after cleaning.

☆ There's a simple reason Biden didn't keep visitor logs at the Delaware home where he held classified documents — it's not an official residence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The White House said there are no visitor logs for Joe Biden's Delaware home. Biden is facing criticism after classified documents from his time as VP were found there. It is not standard for visitor logs to be kept at a president's private residence, the WH said. The White house counsel office said that it is not standard for presidents to keep visitor logs at private residences. Visitor logs are kept at the White House.

☆ Top Democrat Adam Schiff criticizes Biden, saying mishandled classified documents may have been a security risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Adam Schiff addressed the discovery of classified docs in Joe Biden's office and residence. "We have asked for an assessment in the intelligence community of the Mar-a-Lago documents," Schiff said. "I think we ought to get that same assessment of the documents found in the think tank, as well as the home of President Biden." Schiff said it was right that Biden was facing a special-counsel investigation into his handling of classified information. When pressed on whether the White House should've been more forthcoming on the issue, Schiff said he would "reserve judgement" until the investigation had been conducted.

☆ Kellyanne Conway says 2020 election should've been a 'blowout' for Trump but his campaign squandered a $1.6 billion war chest. Millions went into merchandise and Trump properties.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

To do so, Trump's campaign needs to avoid the "disastrous mistakes" it made in 2020, she wrote. Trump's 2020 campaign quickly spent a majority of the $1.6 billion it raised, ABC News reported. "With roughly $1.6 billion to spend and Joe Biden as the opponent, the 2020 election should have been a blowout," she said. Conway doesn't delve further into the specific strategic or spending mistakes the Trump campaign made. In other areas, the campaign spent millions of dollars on donor gifts and Trump properties.

☆ Newcastle shocked by third-tier Sheffield Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Premier League high-flyers Newcastle United were shocked by third-tier Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday as they suffered a 2-1 away defeat to crash out of the FA Cup in the third round. Newcastle, who sit third in the top flight, fell two goals behind as League One side Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass netted twice in the second half. "It's one of the proudest moments in my managerial career to date," Wednesday manager Darren Moore told the BBC. Newcastle manager Howe highlighted that he thought his team should've made the most of the chances they created. "We have to accept the defeat and Sheffield Wednesday battled for everything, as we did, but it wasn’t to be."

☆ Peloton will pay a $19 million penalty for failing to act fast enough over treadmill incidents that included the death of a 6-year-old child
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Peloton will pay a $19 million penalty to settle charges by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC said Peloton failed to immediately report injuries and stop distributing treadmills. Peloton received 150 incident reports, including the death of a child trapped under a treadmill. It also said Peloton violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by distributing 38 recalled treadmills after the product was jointly recalled by the CPSC and the company in May 2021. It added: "We are pleased to have reached this settlement agreement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and look forward to working cooperatively with the CPSC to further enhance Member safety.

☆ Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q1 earnings 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported fiscal first quarter earnings beat Wall Street's estimates Thursday after an early flu season boosted demand for cough and cold medicine. The company said it also raised its full-year revenue outlook due in part to its U.S. health care segment's just-sealed acquisition of Summit Health. The company is in the process of acquiring CareCentrix, which coordinates home care for patients after they're discharged from the hospital, and Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy company. The acquisition led Walgreens to increase its full year sales guidance to $133.5 billion to $137.5 billion. The company is also maintaining its full-year earnings per share guidance of $4.45 to $4.65, compared to estimates of $4.50.

☆ 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says Salesforce stock should've plunged 25% after big job cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Big Short" investor Michael Burry is surprised Salesforce stock didn't drop on job cut news. "CRM should have been down 25% on those job cuts. Job cuts are so not the reason to own that," he tweeted. "CRM should have been down 25% on those job cuts. Salesforce stock rose 3.6% after the announced cut to its labor force on Wednesday.

☆ Carter Worth admits he should've stayed short in Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCarter Worth admits he should've stayed short in TeslaCarter Worth, Worth Charting founder, joins 'The Exchange' to give the technical take on Tesla.

☆ Rep. Zoe Lofgren crashed Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio's January 6 deposition to ask why he called her the C-word on Telegram
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rep. Zoe Lofgren interrupted the Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio's Capitol-riot deposition. "I see that Ms. Lofgren has come onto video," a committee lawyer whose name is redacted is recorded as saying. "I just don't understand why that's just such a big deal," Tarrio's lawyer said, dismissing Telegram as "just kind of a really nasty Irish bar scene." Tarrio told committee members: "I took it to be, like, 'Hey, the election's coming up. The Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial follows the November seditious-conspiracy conviction of the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and is expected to last about six weeks.

The country spent big on quarantine and testing facilities over the past three years rather than bolstering hospitals and clinics and training medical staff, these people said. "There is no transition time for the medical system to prepare for this," said Zuofeng Zhang, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. The failure to boost vaccination rates among the vulnerable could imperil China's health system, more than a dozen experts said. The death of a 23-year-old medical student in Chengdu on Dec. 14 fueled public ire at the strain on China's health system. Chen Jiming, a researcher at China's Foshan University, said there was every chance that China's medical system could cope now that the country has ended quarantine for asymptomatic and mild cases.

☆ Gold could see 'Goldilocks conditions' in 2023, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGold could see 'Goldilocks conditions' in 2023, strategist saysMobeen Tahir, investment strategist at WisdomTree, says "what should've been smooth sailing for gold became the perfect storm for gold this year."

☆ U.S. should've spied on Chinese health officials who were hiding what they knew about Covid, Congress says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. intelligence agencies began warning that Covid-19 could become a pandemic just weeks after the coronavirus was first reported in China, but they missed an opportunity to better understand its spread because they didn’t quickly begin spying on Chinese health officials who were hiding what they knew, says a newly declassified report by the House Intelligence Committee. The report partly vindicates the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies, noting that they raised the specter of a pandemic well before the World Health Organization declared one on March 11, 2020. And it adds to the body of evidence showing that then-President Donald Trump misled the public about what he was hearing from advisers about the seriousness of the virus. Investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” reports by NBC News and ABC News that U.S. spies collected raw intelligence in November indicating a health crisis in Wuhan, China. The report says the first intelligence report mentioning the virus that would become known as coronavirus or Covid-19 came on the day of the first media report about it.

☆ Here's our November rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Cramer's Charitable trust portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here's a rapid-fire update on every stock in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Estee Lauder (EL) — New Club members who want to start a position in the cosmetics giant could do so at these levels. We'd advise Club members do so the same, even if we still like the company's defensive nature. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell for losing Georgia runoffs and says it's 'extremely insulting' she wasn't used more by Walker campaign
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed GOP senators for Herschel Walker's runoff election loss. She also complained about how she wasn't invited to more of Walker's campaign events. During the interview, Greene complained to Bannon that she was only asked to speak at Walker's campaign events "a couple of times." "I was never asked by the Herschel Walker campaign to come to speak at any of his campaign events. They only asked me to come to maybe two or three in my own district," Greene said, adding, "which I find extremely insulting."

☆ Herschel Walker's wife had an 'obsessive focus' on her husband winning over more Black voters and felt he should have been receiving up to 50% of the Black vote: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Herschel Walker and his wife wanted to court Black voters in the Georgia Senate race, per Politico. Julie Blanchard Walker said Walker should've been getting robust Black support, per the report. An individual close to the campaign told Politico that her idea morphed into an "obsessive focus." The biggest complication in the efforts by the Walkers to engage with Black voters? And he campaigned extensively in those areas throughout the entire campaign, while Walker's overall campaign strategy targeted conservatives and the state's rural evangelical community.

☆ Bath & Body Works gave some customers early access to Candle Day, creating extra buzz for its most-anticipated sale day and drawing comparisons to Ticketmaster
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bath & Body Works' annual Candle Day sale kicked off on Friday — $26.50 candles are on sale for $9.95. The brand's annual candle sale, known as Candle Day, kicked off Friday and extends through Saturday, December 3. Also new this year: early access for Bath & Body Works rewards members that allowed loyal customers to begin shopping from 8 p.m. Eastern to midnight on December 1. Bath & Body Works has been hosting Candle Day for 11 years and "millions of Americans" have shopped during the event, the brand says. Bath & Body Works is one of a growing cohort of brands creating virtual "waiting rooms" ahead of big sales.

☆ A group of Taylor Swift fans is demanding the Federal Trade Commission investigate Ticketmaster for "predatory" and "misleading" tactics. Read their complaint.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nine Swifties have asked the FTC to look into Ticketmaster's ticket presale for her upcoming tour. The group is urging Swift fans to file complaints with their state attorneys general. The complaint also claimed that Ticketmaster violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not making clear which seats were accessible to people with disabilities. The complaint claims Ticketmaster's 2010 tie-up with Live Nation should have been blocked. "This is bigger than Taylor Swift," said Burger.

☆ Hoping to beat the tourist crowd on your trip to Japan? That ship has sailed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Abigail Ng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I thought I managed to beat the tourist crowds on my recent trip to Japan. Visitors gather on a terrace near the Kiyomizu-dera to watch the sunset and autumn leaves in Kyoto, Japan. In the months before those rules were lifted on Oct. 11, there were fewer traffic jams and queues, said Aw. Tokudaw's Aw said bookings with her company remain strong for the year-end period, at around 85% of pre-Covid levels. Travel, however, told CNBC Travel that its customers from Singapore have made bookings all the way through to April.

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