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CNN —The first criminal trial of Donald Trump is officially underway. Prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys delivered opening statements and the first witness – a former National Enquirer publisher – was called Monday in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of a former president. “The defendant Donald Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election,” said prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told jurors. At the hearing, Trump’s attorneys came to an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office on the terms of that $175 million bond. Trump’s attorneys representing him in the civil matter later stopped by the criminal trial and spoke to cameras in the hallway outside the courtroom where Trump sat at the defense table.

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☆ Donald Trump set to receive $1.25 billion worth of Trump Media stock in DJT earnout bonus
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump is poised to receive an additional 36 million shares of Trump Media on Tuesday — an "earnout" bonus worth more than $1.25 billion, at Monday's price. The 36 million additional shares for Trump would be added to the 78.75 million shares he already owns, as the company's majority shareholder. When the earnout shares are added to his existing stock, Trump's total stake in Trump Media would be worth more than $4 billion on paper, at $35 a share. But since then, Trump Media's share price has plunged. By the close of trading on April 15, the share price had fallen nearly 68% from its opening price.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Trump Media, Trump, Trump Media's, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp Locations: New York City

☆ 3 ways to leverage LinkedIn for your job search, according to a recruiter with 26 years of experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some career experts liken LinkedIn to a living, breathing CV, while others say they spend longer on a candidate's LinkedIn profile than on their résumé. Shah shared three other ways candidates can optimize LinkedIn to stand out to hiring managers. Treat your LinkedIn profile like a résuméPeople are used to enhancing their résumés to stand out in employers' keyword-searching software. Add those phrases to your LinkedIn profile too, because recruiters look for candidates by typing in industry-related keywords, Shah said. Related story"Candidates should include relevant keywords in the 'About' section and their last job experience position details," he said.

Persons: —, Nick Shah, Shah, he'll Organizations: LinkedIn, Service, Gallup, Business, Peterson Technology Partners, Microsoft Locations: Park Ridge , Illinois

☆ American sniper in Ukraine says his unit prefers Soviet-era rifles because bullets are easier to find and they can take them from the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAn American veteran fighting in Ukraine said soldiers in his unit prefer to use Soviet-era rifles over modern ones because it's easier to find ammunition, including by taking it from the Russians. Jonathan Poquette is currently serving as a sniper in Ukraine, and he said that his unit prefers AK-74 rifles, which are chambered for 5.45×39mm rounds. He said that the prolific availability of older rifles among Ukraine's soldiers was also partly an issue with Ukraine's planning. This has also included ammunition from defeated Russian soldiers, or that fleeing Russians have left behind. Ukraine's ammunition shortagesUkraine is suffering from extensive shortages of ammunition and weaponry that have had serious ramifications all along the front lines.

Persons: —, Jonathan Poquette, Poquette, Nuzhnenko, Kalashnikov, Oleksandr Ratushniak, Volodymyr Zekenskyy, Frederick Kagan, Serhii Mykhalchuk Organizations: Service, Business, AK, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, REUTERS Poquette, Chosen Company, 59th Motorized Brigade, NATO, US, REUTERS, Artillery Rocket Systems, EU Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet Union, Russian, Bakhmut, Radio Free Europe, Kyiv, Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Russia, Europe, Czech Republic

☆ How a millennial Lyft driver used the gig to travel to all 50 states, launch a food blog, and get started on a book
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kreskin J. Torres, a Lyft driver, has traveled across all 50 states, documenting his dining experiences. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKreskin J. Torres, 35, has eaten his way through all 50 states — including Alaska and Hawaii. Learning the most profitable places and times to driveTorres noticed he would get more profitable rides driving around suburbs, airports, and sports stadiums, locations coveted by drivers as they get more tips and sometimes elevated fares. He learned New Year's will always be profitable, though rides slow down around February before picking up in mid-March.

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☆ Bank of America's top global strategist warns of growing bubble risk in the stock market as the economy heads for a no-landing scenario — and shares 3 charts showing the market could be headed for tro
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMichael Hartnett, Bank of America's top global strategist, thinks a no-landing scenario is the most-likely outcome for the US economy in the months ahead. That means the labor market would remain strong, but inflation would also stay above the Federal Reserve's long-term goal of 2%. While that's fine for now, Hartnett warns it's a path that eventually leads to trouble for the economy and stocks. "We say rising no landing risks = rising hard landing risks," Hartnett said in an April 11 note. The fund's price dipped below its 200-day moving average in 2020 and 2022, when the economy slowed and stocks underperformed.

Persons: —, Michael Hartnett, Hartnett, it's, Michael Landsberg Organizations: Service, Bank of America's, Business, Consumer, Bank of America, Landsberg Bennett, Wealth Management, Fed Locations: REITs, Ukraine

☆ ‘Ghostly’ city: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a toll on its own Belgorod region
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In recent weeks, the Belgorod region has been subject to almost daily shelling and drone attacks. Russian authorities blame Ukraine and report having repelled the attacks, while also admitting destruction and casualties caused by them. The Belgorod region has borne the brunt of the war compared to more distant Russian regions, which have been relatively untouched. The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on March 23 that 24 people had been killed and 152 injured in the span of less than two weeks. Following a major air attack on Ukraine by Russia overnight into December 29, Kyiv retaliated a day later by targeting the Belgorod region.

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☆ Election Updates: Biden keeps up Pennsylvania blitz as Trump’s trial resumes in New York.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Among the relatives of Mr. Kennedy expected to back Mr. Biden are his siblings Joseph, Kerry, Rory, Kathleen, Maxwell and Christopher. Responding to the move by his family members, Mr. Kennedy refrained from criticizing them. His campaign also fired a consultant who had suggested that supporting Mr. Kennedy would help Mr. Trump defeat Mr. Biden. He posted on social media last month that Mr. Kennedy was more “radical Left” than Mr. Biden, casting him as a liberal Democrat in disguise. Just as President Biden does today.”After Mr. Biden speaks, Kennedy family members will make calls to voters and knock on doors, the Biden campaign said.

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☆ Prince William resumes public duties after Kate’s cancer announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The Prince of Wales was back in action on Thursday, carrying out his first public engagements since his wife, Catherine, revealed her cancer diagnosis last month. William, 41, visited a surplus food charity in Surrey before he was expected to head to a youth center in west London. Kate’s cancer was found in tests following an abdominal surgery in January. William’s presence will be a welcome signal to royal-watchers that his wife is feeling well enough for him to resume public-facing duties. He made his most significant public appearance on Easter Sunday following the tradition family church outing.

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☆ Don't use these 3 types of phrases in your resume, says ex-Google recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When you're writing yours, you'll want to make sure it meets their criteria and doesn't give them a reason to pass on your candidacy. Here are three phrases former Google recruiter and current CEO of salary data company FairComp, Nolan Church, recommends avoiding. "I don't give a s--- about your tasks," Church says. A 'word salad' of keywordsCareer experts recommend using keywords from the job description to prove you meet the role's criteria. People tend to "have this word salad based off of what the [job description] says," says Church.

Persons: They've, Simon Taylor, you'll, Nolan Church, X, There's Organizations: Disney

☆ Front-line NATO countries will be staring down a 'battle-hardened Russia' able to more easily strike if Ukraine falls, war analyst warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If Ukraine loses to Russia, NATO forces would face an emboldened Russian military, war experts say. AdvertisementIf Ukraine loses to Russia, NATO countries could consequently find themselves facing an emboldened, "battle-hardened" Russian army with a clearer path to war, an analyst argues. Able to overrun a defeated Ukraine, Russia would be threatening parts of the alliance that haven't faced a Russian threat since the fall of the Soviet Union. AdvertisementIn that dire scenario, "NATO troops, inexperienced in fighting modern mechanized war, would be staring down a battle-hardened Russian military, emboldened from its victory in Ukraine," Kagan wrote. Zelenskyy has repeatedly said that helping Ukraine fight Russia today keeps NATO from having to fight it later.

Persons: —, Fredrick W, Kagan, haven't, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Service, Soviet Union, Russia, PBS Locations: Ukraine, Russia, NATO, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Baltic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Soviet, Russian, Moscow, Kyiv

☆ Having ChatGPT experience could trump a college degree, nearly half the business leaders in a survey said
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In a survey, 49% of business leaders said knowing how to use ChatGPT could top having a degree. Despite this, 36% of respondents didn't see ChatGPT experience as more valuable than a degree. It's also possible that some business leaders expect that newer — and presumably younger — workers might have more exposure to AI, Nguyen said. In the survey, 36% of respondents didn't see experience with ChatGPT as more valuable than a college degree, and 12% were unsure. Some eight in 10 execs said knowing how to use AI would be even more important for entry-level workers in 2025.

Persons: —, Intelligent.com, Huy Nguyen, Nguyen, there's, It's, didn't, execs Organizations: Service

☆ Russia has Ukraine outgunned 10 to 1 on artillery, and 30 to 1 on its airforce, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia is firing 10 times more artillery than Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia also has 30 times more aircraft, he said, in a worrying sign for the country. Ukraine is suffering critical shortages with US aid stalled, and has warned it may need to retreat. AdvertisementThe US is the single biggest donor to Ukraine, but billions in further aid to Ukraine is stalled in Congress. Zelenskyy warned in March that Ukraine would have to start retreating if no new aid came from Congress.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, —, Zelenskyy, We're, Jonathan Poquette Organizations: Service, PBS, Republicans, Ukraine Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Avdiivka

☆ Trump gripes he can't reject 'unlimited' jurors in New York hush money trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump complained Wednesday that his lawyers were not given "unlimited" chances to reject prospective jurors at his New York criminal hush money trial. Trump suggested that New York City, which leans heavily Democratic, is only better than Washington, D.C. Trump also faces criminal election interference charges in federal court in Washington. Trials for Class E felonies, which include the charges of falsifying business records that Trump faces, get the fewest number of challenges. Trump's complaint on Truth Social demonstrates "his willful ignorance of the law," said Jeremy Saland, another New York criminal defense attorney. Trump's lawyers and prosecutors can make an unlimited number of requests to Judge Juan Merchan to strike a potential juror for cause.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Samantha Chorny, Jeremy Saland, Saland, doesn't, Juan Merchan, Merchan Organizations: U.S, Manhattan Criminal, New, D.C, Trump, CNBC Locations: New York City, York, Washington, Manhattan, New York

☆ Goldman Sachs: 3 top energy stocks to buy with valuations at 30-year lows for investors hoping to hedge against higher inflation and flaring tensions in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Energy stocks have finally caught fire in an increasingly uncomfortable backdrop for investors. Another compelling selling point for energy stocks is that there will be strong long-term demand for oil, Kostin wrote. "Our commodities strategists expect long-term energy demand will remain solid, in part because of increased global energy demand from the structural rise in transportation needs in EMs and AI." All three stocks will enjoy resilient long-term energy demand, Kostin wrote. Each firm has pulled back lately alongside the slight dip in oil prices and would benefit if the rally resumes.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brent, David Kostin, Kostin, They're Organizations: Business, Oil, Hamas, Goldman Sachs Energy, Commodities, Mutual, Marathon Petroleum, Schlumberger, ConocoPhillips Locations: East, Israel, Iran, Syria

☆ Emily or Lakisha? Guess which one hiring managers chose.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Researchers studied racial bias in hiring by sending over 83,000 fake résumés to big US companies. The auto services industry was among those most likely to show a preference for résumés containing white-sounding names. But in the most extreme instances, those doing the hiring favored résumés that might be presumed to be from white candidates by 24%, on average. Already, some people in fields like tech who have seen cuts in recent years are applying to job after job with little luck. AdvertisementOf the 108 companies researchers sent résumés to, among the best performers were car-rental company Avis Budget Group and the grocery chain Kroger.

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☆ I was over-employed and worked other jobs on top of my full-time one. To achieve the American dream, you have to beat the system.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Isabelle Aron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Project manager Kendall McGill started picking up contract work after she started working from home. After the Apple contract ended in July 2022, I also left my full-time job at Hunt A Killer in September 2022. AdvertisementI job-hop often and always look out for new contract workI had another full-time job and a contract lined up at companies where nobody knew me. I had a full-time job and two contracts, one full-time and one part-time. By 2 p.m., I'd start doing my West Coast job until around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.

Persons: Kendall McGill, She's, —, I've, Hunt, I'd, I'm, We've Organizations: McGill, Service, Business, Apple, West Locations: East Coast, West Coast, East

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Cisco, Alphabet, American Eagle & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Barclays downgrades American Express to equal weight from overweight Barclays sees "limited upside" on valuation for the stock. Compass Point downgrades Wells Fargo to neutral from buy Compass sees a more balanced risk/reward for shares of Wells Fargo. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says its survey checks show App Store growth increasing. Bank of America upgrades Ally Financial to buy from neutral Bank of America said the bank holding company has "credit leverage." Bank of America initiates Frontier a buy Bank of America said the wirelines and cable telecom company has "meaningful potential to outperform."

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☆ The US snatched thousands of illegal Iranian guns and gave them to Ukraine to repel the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted while being smuggled from Iran to Yemen. It's the second time Washington has given Kyiv weaponry that was bound for the Houthis. The haul is helpful for Ukraine, but its forces need more than small arms to fight Russia. AdvertisementThe US has sent Ukraine guns and ammunition that were intercepted over the past few years while being illegally smuggled from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. AdvertisementIranian weaponry bound for Yemen after it was seized by US forces in January.

Persons: —, Biden, CENTCOM, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: US, Service, AK, US Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, United Nations Security, Coast Guard, Command, Russia, Republican, Washington, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Russian Aerospace Forces Locations: Ukraine, Iran, Yemen, Washington, Russia, Tehran, Kyiv

☆ The 3 biggest red flags hiring managers look for in resumes, according to new research
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The biggest red flag hiring managers look for in job candidates is an AI-generated resume, according to new research from Resume Genius, which surveyed 625 hiring managers across the U.S. Other resume faux pas include poor formatting and typos. Here are the three biggest resume red flags that could cost you a job offer, and how to avoid them, according to a hiring expert:AI-generated resumesMore than half (53%) of hiring managers say they have reservations about resumes that include AI-generated content, with 20% calling it a "critical issue" that might prevent them from hiring someone. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to acing your interview and landing your dream jobFrequent job-hoppingSimilarly, resumes showing a pattern of frequent job-hopping make 50% of hiring managers hesitant to move forward with a candidate, Resume Genius found. This red flag is trickier to avoid: If you've switched jobs a lot, you can't lie about your employment history. Plus, hiring managers have different definitions of what constitutes excessive job-hopping.

Persons: Michelle Reisdorf, Robert Half, didn't, Reisdorf, it's, you've Organizations: U.S

☆ Max Verstappen: ‘No one is going to catch’ Red Bull driver, says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Just four races into the Formula One season, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the title is Max Verstappen’s to lose after another dominant win for the Red Bull driver. At the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, three-time world champion Verstappen finished 13 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, who was eight seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in third. Last month, Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix when Verstappen was forced to retire from the race. This is what it is this year.”Toto Wolff was left lamenting Mercedes' slow start to the season after the Japanese Grand Prix. That leaves Mercedes fourth in the constructor standings behind McLaren, Ferrari, and back-to-back champion Red Bull.

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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, Take-Two, BJ's, Dell, Disney, Broadcom, Apple & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are reinstating coverage of AVGO with a buy rating and a new price target of $1,500." "We are upgrading Take-Two from Neutral to Buy and raising our target price from $170 to $200." KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia as overweight Key raised its price target on the stock to $1,200 per share from $1,100. Oppenheimer reiterates Alphabet as outperform Oppenheimer raised its price target on the stock to $185 per share from $172. "We resume coverage after a period of Rating Suspended with a Buy/High Risk (1H) rating and target price of $11."

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☆ How one real-estate unicorn is getting past gutting layoffs and slowing deals
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rising interest rates have slammed the brakes on deals, and many real-estate companies have cut staff as revenues slowed. Founded in 2020 by real-estate executives Ryan Stroker and William Martiner, Avenue One was profitable by early 2021, company officials told Business Insider. AdvertisementAvenue One cofounder and CEO Ryan Stroker told BI in an interview how the company is navigating the difficult business environment. "I was told that I wasn't spending enough money six months before the layoffs," Stroker said. Layoffs and Big SpendingBoth Stroker and Avenue One's followup statement said the company is financially secure and described the layoffs as prudent rather than necessary.

Persons: It's, Ryan Stroker, William Martiner, Wall, Stroker, Martiner, John Burns, Ryan, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, KKR, Global, Business, MetLife, Wall, Amherst, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, BI Locations: Manhattan, Axel

☆ What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Claire Cain Miller | Josh Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They changed applicants’ names to suggest that they were white or Black, and male or female — Latisha or Amy, Lamar or Adam. On average, they found, employers contacted the presumed white applicants 9.5 percent more often than the presumed Black applicants. One-fifth of the companies — many of them retailers or car dealers — were responsible for nearly half of the gap in callbacks to white and Black applicants. Two companies favored white applicants over Black applicants significantly more than others. They were AutoNation, a used car retailer, which contacted presumed white applicants 43 percent more often, and Genuine Parts Company, which sells auto parts including under the NAPA brand, and called presumed white candidates 33 percent more often.

Persons: Lamar, Adam Organizations: Genuine, Company Locations: NAPA

☆ An ex-consultant who quit to work for himself grew his income from $48,000 to over $300,000 in 6 years. He breaks down his revenue streams and shares the 2-pronged strategy he used to go from employee
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2018, his first full year as a self-employed freelancer, he took a few consulting gigs and brought in about $48,000 in revenue. He spent most of his time doing "creative work," he told Business Insider: blogging, starting a podcast, and building an online course. About 30% of his earnings in 2019 came from consulting, while the rest came from his consulting skills course, coaching, content, and affiliate marketing. The rest came from his online course, consulting training workshops, content, and affiliate marketing. Once his course took off, he could scale back on the consulting gigs.

Persons: —, Paul Millerd, Millerd, He's, Paul, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, Millerd's, Freelance Locations: Taiwan, New York City, Asia

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