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The Fed raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the ninth straight policy meeting that ended with a rise in borrowing costs since the current tightening cycle began in March 2022. "It's really ... a question of not knowing at this point," Powell told reporters after the meeting. This is 12 days ago," that a pair of bank failures reshaped the financial landscape facing the central bank, with potential implications for the real economy and the path of inflation. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is holding hearings on the bank failures next week. "The challenges facing the (Federal Open Market Committee) today ... take on a particular aura of complexity."

Video footage from a drone flying down a street in Antakya’s Old City, which is covered in rubble and surrounded by collapsed buildings. Called Saray Street by locals, this stretch was once lined with more than 70 shops, restaurants and other businesses. The destruction on Saray Street is a fraction of all that was lost in Old City. Video clip of Saray Street before the quakes, showing stores and patrons during the holiday season. Damaged or destroyed historic or cultural landmark Map showing the boundaries of Old City and labeling cultural landmarks that were damaged or destroyed.

☆ Deposit insurance is addiction not medication
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Deposit insurance is as American as apple pie, and twice as unhealthy. Bank deposits in the United States are guaranteed up to $250,000, and over 90% of SVB’s accounts held more than that sum. Alternatively, regulators could invite the market to provide a solution – say, with privately funded insurance for deposits over the guaranteed limit. The trouble is that deposit insurance is like Novocaine – the higher the dose, the more the patient becomes numb. For that reason the best option is probably to do nothing – or better still, lower the deposit insurance limit.

☆ Tiger Woods's NDA battle with Erica Herman is dragging his obsession with privacy into the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Tiger Woods's ex-girlfriend Erica Herman claims he evicted and abused her, but she has an NDA. Davis wasn't the first person asked to keep Tiger Woods's name out of his mouth, and according to a $30 million lawsuit filed earlier this month by Woods's ex-girlfriend Erica Herman, he wasn't the last. The battle over Herman's NDA is a window into Woods's longtime obsession with privacy. In October 2021, exhibits and transcripts were sealed in an unsuccessful case brought by the family of an employee at Tiger Woods's restaurant who died in a drunk driving incident. When Woods's image imploded in 2009, he used nondisclosure agreements to stanch the gush of details about his personal life into the media.

☆ Bernie Sanders says Marianne Williamson will run a 'strong campaign' and raise 'very important issues' in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernie Sanders told Insider that she'll run a "strong campaign and raise very important issues." Sanders has said he supports Biden in 2024, but his praise for Williamson contrasts with other Democrats. Williamson — a self-help author, spiritual leader, and 2020 presidential candidate — is currently the only well-known Democrat to officially launch a presidential campaign. "I'm sure she's going to run a strong campaign and raise very important issues." Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, by contrast, was firm in her support for Biden when asked about Williamson's campaign.

☆ The unraveling of fintech darling Vise
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

It was April, and more than two dozen salespeople who worked for the fintech startup Vise had been ordered to a multiday off-site at the W Hoboken hotel in New Jersey to share exhaustive reports on their performance. Even salespeople at bigger, established, top-tier investment-management firms typically wouldn't close $250 million in a year, multiple sales employees said. (K-means clustering is an unsupervised machine-learning algorithm often referred to as a form of AI, Vise's founders said). (Vise's founders disputed this, saying the company received updated financial data only once a day for its portfolio-construction engine.) And to address its "leaky funnel" of overestimating prospective sales, Vise was to stop outreach to new clients while it onboards and upsells to existing clients, the document said.

☆ ‘Linoleum’ Review: Jim Gaffigan’s Cosmic Midlife Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Midlife disappointment becomes a problem in much the same way as bankruptcy overtook Mike Campbell in “The Sun Also Rises”—gradually, then suddenly. Jim Gaffigan is an inspired choice to play its flabby, saggy embodiment in the quirky dramedy “Linoleum,” in which he plays a frustrated, 50-something children’s television-show host who is beginning to agree with everyone around him that his existence hasn’t added up to much. Mr. Gaffigan is a sneakily brilliant stand-up who deserves more opportunities to shine on the big screen. I wouldn’t cast him as Batman or Thor, but in the small subset of movies that remain centered on characters much like ourselves, he is underutilized. With his body-by-Pillsbury shape and his aura of being woefully familiar with defeat, he makes for a much more convincing option as an aggrieved Everyman than, say, George Clooney .

☆ Biggest security benefits, risks with new Meta, Twitter verified identity subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

As Twitter and Meta Platforms move to paid subscriptions for social media identity verification and security, the battle to stay safe online continues. With social engineering and phishing the primary sources of social media account compromise, it's unlikely verified accounts will actually be more secure. "Twitter is only eliminating the SMS-based two-factor authentication capability, and does offer two additional methods for two-factor authentication that are stronger and more reliable than SMS-based authentication," Ramzan said. When signing on for a social media account, try to give away as little personal information as possible, Buzzard said. Aura recommends social media users disable third-party apps that are connected to their social media accounts.

☆ Meet the British composer living with a rare type of epilepsy that is triggered by music
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Determined to carry on with their love of music, Bec found a way to overcome their condition. Liza Bec, a professional composer, discovered in 2008 that music — the very thing they had devoted their life to — was causing their epilepsy. "It was complete horror," Bec told Insider: "I just thought: 'I'm going to die. A condition that affects one in 10 million peopleLiza Bec, playing their roborecorder. Doctors told Bec they should go on medication and avoid playing music to avoid damaging their brain further.

Identity theft is often a crime of opportunity, so reducing risk goes a long way to protect against identity theft. How to reduce the risk of identity theftEva Velasquez, president of the Identity Theft Resource Center, says it's best to take multiple steps to secure your identity. Editor's Rating 4.6/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.7/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.8/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Learn more On Aura's website Learn more On IDShield's website Learn more On IdentityForce's website1. While this doesn't necessarily prevent identity theft, it does mitigate any potential damages as a result of identity theft. You can report identity theft over the phone; however, you will not receive an identity theft report.

☆ Some Goldman Sachs partners want to tell the board about their concerns over CEO David Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A decline in morale at the Wall Street firm concerns some Goldman partners. Here are their concerns about CEO David Solomon, who addressed the partners in Miami. CEO David Solomon addressed Goldman Sachs' partners today at the firm's annual partners meeting in Miami. There's little history for Goldman partners taking their concerns directly to the board. Since then, according to someone who has spoken to investors, more shareholders have questioned how long Solomon can last as Goldman's CEO.

Identity theft protection services can protect you against various forms of fraud, such as credit-related fraud or criminal identity theft. With three individual identity theft plans and additional options for families, Identity Guard can offer you the peace of mind that your identity is secured. Identity Guard ReviewIdentity Guard is an identity theft protection service owned by Aura, another credit monitoring and theft protection company that made it to our guide for the best identity theft protection services for the best family plan. Identity Guard Identity Theft PlansIdentity Guard has three plans: Value, Total, and Ultra. Identity Guard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Does Identity Guard offer a trial period?

A bad credit score with FICO is below 670, while a bad VantageScore credit score is below 661. FICO breaks its risk categories into the following:Poor: Below 580Below 580 Fair: 580-669580-669 Good: 670-739670-739 Very good: 740-799740-799 Excellent: 800 and aboveUnder FICO, any credit score below 670 is considered a bad credit score or a subprime credit score. What's the Difference Between Having a Bad Credit Score and No Credit Score? That's why having no credit score is, in many ways, better than having a bad credit score because you're starting from a clean slate. Bad Credit Score Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)What goes into credit score calculations?

☆ Fed's Jerome Powell 'didn't fight back' against the stock market with his confident stance on inflation, says 'Bond King' Jeffrey Gundlach
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Fed Chair Jerome Powell didn't fight back against the stock market in his Wednesday speech. Powell radiated an air of confidence with his encouraging comments about inflation – and it resonated with investors. The US central bank hiked interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday as it pushes ahead with its fight against inflation. And he obviously did not fight back against market pricing," Gundlach said in a CNBC interview. That has proved successful in cooling inflation, with latest reading coming in at 6.5% - the lowest in over a year.

☆ The crew on Netflix's 'Pamela, a Love Story' documentary were instructed never to mention 'Pam & Tommy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ryan White said Pamela Anderson was traumatized "for months" over Hulu's "Pam & Tommy." The "Pamela, a Love Story" director told Insider he tried to "avoid" the show when filming with her. But we also see how the star reacted in the lead-up to the airing of the Hulu series, "Pam & Tommy," which looked at the infamous sex tape between Anderson and then-husband Tommy Lee. Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee and Lily James as Pamela Anderson in "Pam & Tommy." In an interview with Variety last week, Anderson called the creators of "Pam & Tommy" "assholes."

☆ We could be the last humans to see the green comet passing Earth for the first time since the Ice Age. Here's how, where, and when to watch it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Astronomers recently discovered a green comet approaching Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. Here's how, where, and when to see Comet ZTF as it passes Earth in late January and early February. When to see the green cometYou may need a small telescope to spot Comet ZTF, but binoculars could be enough. Amateur astronomers have already begun photographing the green comet to show what you could see. Where to look in the night sky for comet ZTFLook to the right stars to see the green comet.

☆ TikTok's rising star Chris Olsen told millions of viewers he's had chlamydia 3 times, fighting stigmas with a funny storytime video about getting tested
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Olsen has amassed 10 million subscribers thanks to storytime vlogs and collabs with famous friends. In an effort to "end the stigma," Olsen shared in a recent video that he's had chlamydia three times. Olsen began the story by saying he'd just gotten tested for chlamydia, which he's already had three times. The nurse thought her son might fit the bill, so she shared his name with Olsen. "She just called me and told me I do not have chlamydia this time," Olsen said.

Insider obtained recordings of the Google all-hands meeting, along with screenshots of employee comments, questions, and other reactions. Why weren't Google managers warned? During Monday's townhall meeting, employees asked why so many managers were left in the dark about the job cuts. Read more about Google's responses here: Google employees pressed leadership about why managers weren't informed before announcing layoffs of 12,000 workersWas a big activist hedge fund involved? Do you work at another Big Tech company?

☆ Stunned Google staff want 'psychological safety' after layoffs. 'How are we supposed to ever feel safe again?' one employee asks in a tense all-hands meeting.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Rosalie Chan | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"How can we reestablish psychological safety for Googlers after these layoffs?" A third employee, based in the UK noted Google has stressed that "psychological safety is paramount." 'If you interpret psychological safety as removing all uncertainty, we can't do this'Philipp Schindler, Google's chief business officer, weighed in on the topic of psychological safety during the all-hands meeting. Google's SVP and chief business officer Philipp Schindler Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images"If you interpret psychological safety as removing all uncertainty, we can't do this," Schindler added. Brian Glaser, who heads Google's people development team, reiterated Schindler's comments that a big part of psychological safety is about being able to have "real" conversations with each other.

☆ See the rare green comet in pictures so you know what to look for in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A rare green comet is flying past Earth in late January and early February. Comet ZTF hasn't passed our planet since the last Ice Age, and humans may never see it again. These stunning photos show what you could see if you spot the green comet in the night sky. If you catch Comet ZTF with a telescope, you could see something like this:Comet ZTF, as photographed on January 18, 2023. Want to see the green comet yourself?

☆ Now's the best time to see the green comet passing Earth for the first time since the Ice Age. Here's how, where, and when to see it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Astronomers recently discovered a green comet approaching Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. Comet ZTF may never return, so we could be the last humans to see it. C/2022 E3 (ZTF), or Comet ZTF for short — the name astronomers gave this space snowball after the Zwicky Transient Facility discovered it in March — hasn't been in our cosmic neighborhood since the last Ice Age. When to see the green cometYou may need a small telescope to spot Comet ZTF, but binoculars could be enough. Where to look in the night sky for comet ZTFLook to the right stars to see the green comet.

☆ We asked House lawmakers about scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos. Most Republicans want nothing to do with him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

But Santos is clearly a problem for House Republicans. But three days later, Miller — who actually represents Ohio's 7th district — became the eighth House Republican to publicly call for Santos to resign. said Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, who said that Santos "seems nice" even as he appeared unaware of the extent of his controversies. At a press conference on Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pointedly declared that Santos was "an issue that Republicans need to handle." Santos and Ocasio-Cortez briefly spoke on the sidelines of a gaggle of GOP lawmakers on the House floor on Wednesday, January 4.

"RuPaul's Drag Race" season 15 premieres January 6 on MTV at 8 p.m. How to watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15You can watch "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 15 on MTV. Who is competing in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15? Is 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 on Paramount Plus? Season 15 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" is not expected to stream on Paramount Plus while the season is still airing on MTV.

☆ Faithless singer Maxi Jazz dies aged 65
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Maxi Jazz, the lead vocalist of British electronic music band Faithless and known as the voice in trance hits such as "God Is a DJ" and "Insomnia", has died aged 65, the band said on Saturday. He gave proper meaning and message to our music," the other two core members of Faithless, Rollo and Sister Bliss, said in a statement on Facebook. The band said on Twitter that Jazz had died peacefully in his sleep. He helped form Faithless in 1995, which then grew into one of the most popular dance bands in Britain and round the world. His words and performances touched so many of us," British DJ MistaJam wrote of Jazz on Twitter.

Below is a complete list of all-inclusive resorts you can book with Hyatt points in Latin America and Europe — and the number of points you'll need to do it. Caribbean/Latin AmericaHotel Category Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana C (25,000 points) Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos C (25,000 points) Zoëtry Curaçao Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Zoëtry Montego Bay Jamaica C (25,000 points) Zoëtry Marigot Bay St. Lucia F (50,000 points) Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya C (25,000 points) Zoëtry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun C (25,000 points) Sunscape Akumal Beach Resort & Spa A (15,000 points) Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino B (20,000 points) Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa A (15,000 points) Sunscape Puerto Plata Dominican Republic A (15,000 points) Sunscape Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa A (15,000 points) Sunscape Sabor Cozumel A (15,000 points) Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Breathless Cancun Soul Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Breathless Montego Bay Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya C (25,000 points) Secrets Aura Cozumel C (25,000 points) Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort B (20,000 points) Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Secrets Huatulco Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun C (25,000 points) Secrets Moxché Playa del Carmen C (25,000 points) Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica C (25,000 points) Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort C (25,000 points) Secrets Puerto Los Cabos Golf & Spa Resort C (25,000 points) Secrets Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana B (20,000 points) Secrets St. James Montego Bay C (25,000 points) Secrets St. Martin Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Secrets The Vine Cancun C (25,000 points) Secrets Vallarta Bay Puerto Vallarta B (20,000 points) Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay C (25,000 points) Dreams Acapulco Resort & Spa A (15,000 points) Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya B (20,000 points) Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort B (20,000 points) Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino B (20,000 points) Dreams Dominicus La Romana B (20,000 points) Dreams Huatulco Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Jade Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Karibana Cartagena Golf Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica C (25,000 points) Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana B (20,000 points) Dreams Natura Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Onyx Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana A (15,000 points) Dreams Playa Bonita Panama A (15,000 points) Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort C (20,000 points) Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa A (15,000 points) Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa B (15,000 points) Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana B (20,000 points) Dreams Sands Cancun Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Sapphire Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Villamagna Nuevo Vallarta B (20,000 points) Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort B (20,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Cancun C (25,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos B (20,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta B (20,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun C (25,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana C (25,000 points) Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall C (25,000 points) Hyatt Zilara Cancun C (25,000 points) Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya C (25,000 points) Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana C (25,000 points) Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall C (25,000 points)EuropeHotel Category Alua Atlántico Golf Resort A (15,000 points) Alua Boccaccio A (15,000 points) Alua Calas de Mallorca Resort B (20,000 points) Alua Golf Trinidad A (15,000 points) Alua Gran Camp de Mar A (15,000 points) Alua Helios Bay (opening expected May 1, 2023) A (15,000 points) Alua Illa de Menorca A (15,000 points) Alua Leo (participation effective October 17, 2022) A (15,000 points) Alua Suites Las Rocas A (15,000 points) Alua Tenerife A (15,000 points) AluaSoul Carolina A (15,000 points) AluaSoul Costa Málaga A (15,000 points) AluaSoul Menorca A (15,000 points) AluaSoul Orotava Valley A (15,000 points) AluaSun Cala Antena A (15,000 points) AluaSun Continental Park Hotel & Apartments A (15,000 points) AluaSun Costa Park A (15,000 points) AluaSun Doblemar A (15,000 points) AluaSun Far Menorca A (15,000 points) AluaSun Helios Beach (opening expected May 1, 2023) A (15,000 points) AluaSun Lago Park A (15,000 points) AluaSun Lago Rojo A (15,000 points) AluaSun Marbella Park A (15,000 points) AluaSun Mediterráneo A (15,000 points) Dreams Lanzarote Playa Dorada Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Dreams Sunny Beach Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa B (20,000 points) Secrets Mallorca Villamil Resort & Spa C (25,000 points) Secrets Sunny Beach Resort & Spa (opening expected May 1, 2023) B (20,000 p

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