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• Marvel's Jonathan Majors told the ex he's accused of abusing she needed to act like Michelle Obama and sacrifice for him, prosecutor says

  04-12-2023 20:37 via businessinsider.com
  Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good walk to Majors' domestic violence trial inside Manhattan Criminal Court. Associated PressOpening statements in Jonathan Majors' Manhattan trial took place Monday. Prosecutors painted Majors as a controlling partner, who once threatened suicide to manipulate.Defense said Jabbari threatened suicide, and the allegations were the result of being scorned.Marvel actor Jonathan Majors was so controlling toward his ex-girlfriend he told her she needed to make sacrifi
  
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• The decline in China's US Treasury holdings isn't as big as it seems

  26-11-2023 15:30 via markets.businessinsider.com
  Mark Schiefelbein/Getty ImagesThe ongoing decline in China's US bond holdings is not as big as it seems, according to Ned Davis Research.The firm observed that measuring China's total US bond holdings in the yuan shows just a 5% decline since 2013."Although China's holdings of US debt are down, after some adjustments, it's a lot less than the headline implies," NDR said.China has been reducing its holdings in US Treasurys since 2013, but the decline may not be as big as it seems, according to Ne
  
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• Direct to consumer brands restructure retail strategies

  22-11-2023 02:16 via retailpro.com
  Remember when “As Seen on TV” products were only available by calling the number on the television screen? Products such as Chia Pet, The Clapper and even The Snuggie all became pop culture icons by infiltrating TV programming. But as … Continue reading →
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• Chinese electric car maker BYD is about to steal Tesla's crown. Here's why it's winning the race.

  18-11-2023 10:51 via businessinsider.com
  BYD's Seagull hatchback sells for the equivalent of just over $10,000.Aly Song/ReutersChina is the world's biggest producer of electric vehicles.BYD is expected to overtake Tesla as the world's biggest EV maker in the last three months of 2023.China's control of battery supply chains and its focus on charging networks has boosted EV sales.China's economy may be spluttering, with growth faltering and big property developers collapsing, but one industry has continued to rev harder.China is the wor
  
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• The S&P 500 will test record highs in 2024 as rising profits fuel bull market

  10-11-2023 16:37 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe stock market is poised to test record highs in 2024 as the second year of the bull market gets underway.Carson Group said it expects the S&P 500 to deliver low-double-digit returns next year thanks to rising profits."If both profits and profit margins are increasing next year, that should be a nice tailwind for equities," Carson's Ryan Detrick said.The S&P 500 is poised to test record highs in 2024 as the second year of the bull market gets underway, accordi
  
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• Even Melania's top advisors don't know what she did in the White House: 'It's a mystery'

  10-11-2023 16:37 via businessinsider.com
  
  Former first lady Melania Trump arrives at Trump Tower.James Devaney/GC ImagesMelania Trump's former aides said it wasn't entirely clear how she spent her time in the White House.One aide told The Washington Post that Trump might have been online shopping.Former President Trump has said he likes the air of mystery around his wife.Melania Trump's former top aides said there was an air of mystery to how she spent her time in the White House."It was a mystery," Stephanie Grisham, the former first l
  
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• See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people

  10-11-2023 16:34 via businessinsider.com
  
  The 12Neighbours tiny-home village in New Brunswick, Canada — across the border from Maine,Courtest of Marcel LeBrunMillionaire Marcel LeBrun is building a tiny-home village in Canada, just north of the Maine border.It has 78 homes that rent for as little as $200 a month to formerly unhoused people.  Residents aged 18 to 71 have access to a laundry room, medical services, and career training.It's been nearly two years since 12Neighbours, a tiny-home village in Canada, welcomed it
  
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• The drop in oil prices is just a 'ploy' as speculators pretend demand is weak, Saudi Arabia energy minister says

  10-11-2023 16:12 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.REUTERS/Satish Kumar
  The drop in oil prices is just an act being put on by speculators, Saudi Arabia's energy chief said.
  "It's not weak," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said. "People are pretending it's weak. It's all a ploy." 
  Saudi Arabia has vowed to slash crude production by 1 million barrels a day through the end of the year.
  Oil demand isn't weak, and the pullback in oil prices is just an act being put on by speculators, accordin
  
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• 3 ways to know if your business could benefit from 5G

  10-11-2023 16:05 via businessinsider.com
  
   Monty Rakusen/Getty Images
  There's been a lot of hype around the promise of 5G, and some businesses can benefit from it.
  If your business occupies at least 500,000 square feet, 5G could provide the right connectivity.
  The tech may be right for your business if you require especially tight security and/or low latency.
  This article is part of "5G Playbook," a series exploring one of our time's most important tech innovations.
  In recent years, the buzz surrounding 5G technology has been hard
  
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• US stocks rise as traders try to regain momentum after hawkish Fed comments

  10-11-2023 15:39 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
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  US stocks climbed as investors tried to power past hawkish comments from Jerome Powell a day earlier. 
  The Fed chief warned Thursday that further policy tightening is still on the table. 
  The S&P 500 is coming off its first losing day after eight straight winning sessions. 
  US stocks climbed Friday after the S&P 500 snapped an eight-day winning streak in Thursday's session. Investors are trying to power past hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Po
  
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• Russia may have struck a civilian cargo ship by accident because it screwed up hitting military targets, UK intel says

  10-11-2023 15:38 via businessinsider.com
  
  A photo shared by Ukraine that purports to show a civilian vessel after it was struck by a Russian missile.Telegram/Defense Forces of Southern UkraineRussia hit a civilian ship with a missile on Wednesday, killing and injuring crew, Ukraine said.The attack may have been due to "poor weapons employment tactics" by a Russian pilot, per UK intelligence.The missile may have locked onto the civilian ship's radar, the MOD said.Russia may have struck a civilian ship in a Ukrainian port with a missile b
  
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• A member of Elon Musk's entourage told ex-Twitter director Esther Crawford her job was to help take care of the billionaire, author says

  10-11-2023 15:28 via businessinsider.com
  
  X's former director of product, Esther Crawford, and Elon Musk.CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images/Robert CowherdMusk's former lieutenant was told her job was to "help take care of him," a new book said.A member of Musk's entourage spoke to Esther Crawford after she met Musk, per "Breaking Twitter."A Boring Company staffer told Crawford that "Elon is a very special guy," the book said.Elon Musk's former lieutenant Esther Crawford was told that she needed to protect and look after the owner
  
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• Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a 'charismatic' CEO, but yet to deliver on big promises, analysts say

  10-11-2023 15:21 via businessinsider.com
  
  Tesla said in July it would invest $1 billion in its supercomputer over the next year. Odd ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty ImagesElon Musk must deliver on ambitious Tesla projects to justify its stock price, HSBC analysts said.The analysts said in a November report cited his charisma and noted his "cult-like following."Musk has made big promises including to release its humanoid robots and building a supercomputer.Elon Musk's grandiose ideas for Tesla must come to fruition to justify its high-priced st
  
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• Ether spikes 10% to its highest level in 6 months as BlackRock files for a spot ETF backed by the crypto

  10-11-2023 15:21 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
  Ether jumped 10% to a six-month high before paring some of those gains on Friday. 
  BlackRock, the $8.5 trillion asset manager, filed for a spot ether ETF on the Nasdaq exchange.
  On Thursday, reports emerged BlackRock had registered the corporate entity "iShares Ethereum Trust."
  Ether, the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, surged as much as 10% to hit a six-month high before paring some of its gains Friday.The ether
  
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• Student-loan borrowers facing bad customer service could be transferred to a 'high-performing' company if issues persist, Biden's Education Department says

  10-11-2023 15:14 via businessinsider.com
  
  President Joe Biden.AP Photo/Susan WalshThe Education Department released new guidance on holding student-loan servicers accountable.Borrowers could be transitioned to higher-performing servicers if their original servicer failed its duties.The department will also monitor customer service calls and score their quality.President Joe Biden's Education Department just warned student-loan companies that they can't keep getting away with bad behavior.On Thursday, the Education Department announced a
  
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• NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours

  10-11-2023 15:07 via businessinsider.com
  
  An artist's interpretation of a barred spiral galaxy drawn inside a bubble. The Earth is drawn outside of the bubble to represent the connection between ceers-2112 and the Milky Way.UCA COSTANTIN/CAB/CSIC-INTAThe James Webb Space Telescopespotted a twin of the Milky Way in the depths of the universe. The galaxy formed shortly after the Big Bang, which was thought to be impossible. This could mean there's a missing ingredient in our models of how the universe formed. The James Webb
  
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• The mastermind of Hamas' October 7 terrorist attacks is cornered in a bunker, says Israel

  10-11-2023 15:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  (Left) Yahya Sinwar, (Right) The aftermath of Hamas' attacks on southern IsraelGetty Images & Reuters
  Israeli is focused on hunting down a Hamas leader whom they blame for the October 7 attacks.
  Yahya Sinwar is surrounded in the ruins of Gaza City, Israel's defense minister said.
  Israel has called Sinwar "a dead man walking"
  Israeli forces have Hamas' top leader surrounded in the ruins of Gaza City, Israel's defense minister said.Yahya Sinwar, 61, is considered to be the mastermind behind th
  
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• Bitcoin just won't die

  10-11-2023 14:54 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.Michael M Santiago/Getty Images
  Bitcoin's price has doubled since FTX collapsed a year ago.
  It's outperforming both the S&P 500 and the "Magnificent 7" Big Tech stocks in 2023.
  Hopes that US regulators will soon approve a spot bitcoin ETF have powered the cryptocurrency to stellar gains.
  FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022.Just under a year later, bitcoin isn't dead – it's thriving.The cryptocurrency, which remains the largest digital asset by to
  
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• Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence

  10-11-2023 14:43 via businessinsider.com
  
  Patrick T. Fallon/Getty ImagesWaffle House workers want their wage to go up to $25 an hour.They're also demanding 24/7 security and an end to mandatory meal deductions regardless of whether staff eat during their shift.Workers rallied outside the company's headquarters inGeorgia on Wednesday to demand the changes.Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 minimum hourly wage and constant security in restaurants.Workers rallied outside the company's headquarters in Norcross, Georgia on Wednesday to
  
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• Bitcoin is back (sort of)

  10-11-2023 14:43 via businessinsider.com
  
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  Happy Friday! A bit of inspiration for you as we head into the weekend. A team at NYU Langone conducted the world's first whole eye transplant. And there's hope he may even be able to see out of it one day. In today's big story, we're looking at how crypto is quietly having a strong year.What's on deck: Markets: Investment ideas for 2024 fr
  
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• It seems Microsoft realized asking why you want to close down OneDrive wasn't a great idea

  10-11-2023 14:36 via businessinsider.com
  
  Microsoft will never be allowed to forget Clippy...Getty ImagesA Microsoft software update forced some users to answer a survey before they closed OneDrive.Some users complained, with one calling the company "desperate and clingy." Microsoft said the poll only applied to a "small subset" of users and had now ended. Change can be difficult. But it can also be infuriating. Especially when that change feels disruptive and pointless.That's certainly how some users of Microsoft's OneDrive w
  
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• Peter Thiel says he found out Donald Trump cursed and called him a 'scumbag' after he refused to donate to his 2024 campaign

  10-11-2023 14:24 via businessinsider.com
  
  Peter Thiel and Donald Trump.John Lamparski/Getty Images; Curtis Means-Pool/Getty ImagesPeter Thiel told The Atlantic that he won't be donating to any politician for the next presidential campaign.He said Donald Trump phoned him up to ask for some money.And when Thiel declined, Trump later called him a "fucking scumbag."After Peter Thiel told Donald Trump he wouldn't be donating any money to his campaign, the former president called him a "fucking scumbag," The Atlantic reported.Thiel spoke
  
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• Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings

  10-11-2023 14:09 via businessinsider.com
  
  According to Peter Thiel, the Kremlin reached out to him through Daniil Bisslinger, a Russian diplomat. The German investor Christian Angermayer is the one who introduced them, Thiel said.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images; Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/InsiderIt was the perfect hunting ground for a Kremlin operative looking to get his hooks into Peter Thiel, one of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley: an extravagant birthday party with hundreds of guests, held at Sc
  
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• Bill Gates thinks AI could spell the end of tedious life admin

  10-11-2023 14:08 via businessinsider.com
  
  Bill Gates believes AI agents will help humans with life admin.Simon Wohlfahrt/Getty ImagesAI assistants are on their way.Bill Gates and Sam Altman spoke this week about the future of AI lying in "agents."It's an idea that considers AI an admin-buster rather than an existential threat to humans.There are a lot of doomers who want us to think AI will probably kill us all. They might want to think again: AI's future looks more and more like software-as-a-servant.This past week has made that m
  
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• How Ivanka Trump is trying to make a comeback in high society after being shunned for joining her father in politics

  10-11-2023 13:46 via businessinsider.com
  
  Then-president Donald Trump talks with Ivanka Trump during a meeting at the White House on June 26, 2020.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  Ivanka Trump's time in her father's administration came at a high social cost.
  Reports said that losing friends and heavy public criticism helped convince her to leave politics.
  As her father seeks a new term, Ivanka is instead focused on re-entering US high society.
  Ivanka Trump said in November 2022 that her time in politics was over, and that she wouldn't help Don
  
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• Ukraine said it hit 2 Russian vessels with sea drones, as it continues to hammer Russia's Black Sea Fleet

  10-11-2023 13:39 via businessinsider.com
  
  A still from footage shared by Ukraine that appears to show an explosion from drone attacks in Crimea.Telegram/Main Department of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of UkraineUkrainian intelligence said it damaged 2 Russian landing ships in Crimea.Intelligence sources said the two vessels were hit by sea drones.Ukraine has been targeting Russian ships in the Black Sea, forcing Russia to move some further away.Ukrainian intelligence said the country hit two Russian landing ships off the coas
  
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• Brace for stocks to slide and a recession to strike if foreign wars drive up gas prices, hedge fund titan David Einhorn warns

  10-11-2023 13:34 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  David Einhorn.Mike Segar/Reuters
  David Einhorn warned of a slump in stocks and potential recession in his third-quarter letter.
  Foreign conflicts could drive up gas prices, squeezing consumers and cooling the economy, he said.
  "It's a tricky time and we remain worried about the direction of the market," Einhorn said.
  The conflicts raging in Ukraine and Gaza threaten to deal an indirect blow to American consumers, fueling an economic slump that pulls down stocks, David Einhorn says.The Russia-Ukr
  
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• Biden's opaque new weapons deal with Israel violates his own directive on arms transfers, critics say

  10-11-2023 13:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023.Evan Vucci/AP PhotoThe Biden administration is transferring weapons to Israel. Progressives and activists say this violates a human rights laws. Israel has killed more than 10,000 people in its attacks on Gaza, say Gaza health officials. Progressives and activists say that Joe Biden is violating US human rights laws, including a directive
  
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• Elon Musk escalates AI chatbot spat with Sam Altman: 'GPT-4? More like GPT-Snore'

  10-11-2023 13:22 via businessinsider.com
  
  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. GettyElon Musk and Sam Altman are taking swipes at each other on X.Musk fired back at Altman after the OpenAI CEO mocked his "rebellious" AI chatbot Grok.Altman had previously called the chatbot "cringey boomer humor."Former colleagues Elon Musk and Sam Altman are swiping at each other's products.Musk fired back at Altman after the OpenAI CEO mocked his '"rebellious" AI chatbot Grok. The Twitter owner took to X to share Grok's view on GPT-4.Musk said, "GPT-4?
  
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• An East Coast restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 employees over claims it paid staff below minimum wage

  10-11-2023 12:58 via businessinsider.com
  
  Mint Images/Getty ImagesAn East Coast restaurant chain failed to pay minimum wages and overtime rates to some workers, the Labor Department says. The DOL said some restaurants paid set wages regardless of hours worked, which could reach 65 a week.Plaza Azteca has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 affected employees.A restaurant chain with dozens of locations on the East Coast has been ordered to pay $11.4 million back to more than 1,300 employees after a federal agen
  
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• Meta is returning to China 14 years after Facebook was blocked by striking a deal with Tencent to sell its VR headsets

  10-11-2023 12:54 via businessinsider.com
  
  Meta will start selling its VR headsets in China in late 2024.Gabe Ginsberg/ GettyMeta is making a comeback to China 14 years after Facebook was blocked from being accessed there.The firm has struck a deal with Tencent to sell VR gear in 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported.Deals with Chinese firms are among the few ways big US tech companies can get a foothold there. Meta has found a way to claw its way back into China. The Facebook owner has cut a deal with Chinese conglomerate Ten
  
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• Hamas offered Israel 50 hostages for a 5-day cease-fire but the deal got rejected, reports say

  10-11-2023 12:41 via businessinsider.com
  
  People gather with signs in Tel Aviv on November 9, 2023, to call for the release of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas.AHMAD GHARABLIAFP via Getty ImagesHamas offered Israel 50 hostages for a 5-day ceasefire in Gaza, according to The New York Times.Israel rejected the deal, demanding a shorter timeframe to collect and deliver the hostages.The negotiations took place pre-October 27, and briefly delayed the ground invasion, per the report.Hamas proposed exchanging 50 Israeli hostages for a five-d
  
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• Qatar Airways' new CEO — whose predecessor once said a woman couldn't do his job — wants to bring a culture of 'trust and empowerment' to the airline

  10-11-2023 12:28 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Qatar Airways A350.PASCAL PAVANI/AFP via Getty ImagesQatar Airways has a new CEO after Akbar Al Baker was in charge for 27 years.Badr Mohammed Al-Meer wants "a culture of trust and empowerment" plus sustainable solutions.That could mark a change in tack from Al Baker, who often courted controversy.The CEO of Qatar Airways says he plans to lead the airline into a "new era" which emphasizes "a culture of trust and empowerment will be the building blocks of our shared success."Badr Mohammed
  
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• TikTok and Instagram users would be willing to pay for everyone to get off social media, research finds

  10-11-2023 12:04 via businessinsider.com
  
  The study was published by the National Bureau of Economics Research. d3sign/getty imagesMany users would ditch social media in exchange for being paid a small fee, a study found.Some would also pay for their peers to do the same, it found.That makes social media look like a "product market trap," the researchers said.Would you deactivate your TikTok for four weeks if you were given $59? What about Instagram? Would $47 cut it?New research published last month by the National Bureau of Econo
  
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• Microsoft temporarily blocked staff from using ChatGPT over security concerns, report says

  10-11-2023 11:58 via businessinsider.com
  
  OpenAI's Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMicrosoft temporarily blocked employees from using ChatGPT on Thursday, CNBC reported.Staff were warned OpenAI's chatbot is an "external service" that posed privacy and security risks. Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, later told CNBC the block was accidental.Microsoft temporarily blocked its employees from using ChatGPT, according to CNBC reported.The tech giant banned access to OpenAI's chatbot
  
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• It's both a great time and a terrible time for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to have an election

  10-11-2023 11:40 via businessinsider.com
  
  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during joint press conference with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on November 4, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an 81% approval rating, according to a Gallup poll.But he's declared that Ukraine won't hold a wartime election.An election in the near future would be disastrous for Ukraine's democracy, experts say.On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
  
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• Becoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.

  10-11-2023 11:40 via businessinsider.com
  
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  You can sign up to be an Amazon seller and start making some cash.
  You don't have to pay to sign up, but Amazon takes a fee for every sale.
  You don't need an LLC to sell on Amazon.
  Once an online bookseller, today Amazon makes money through its media production empire, music streaming services, massive advertising operations, live football telecasts, and sales of millions of physical products daily.More than half of the products sold on Amazon are not purcha
  
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• The US economy may be reliving the 'roaring '20s' – and that means growth, inflation, and rates will all stay high, UBS says

  10-11-2023 11:14 via businessinsider.com
  
  The US economy could be set for another "roaring '20s," according to UBS.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
  The US economy has defied most analysts' predictions this year, with growth staying strong.
  That could set the stage for a "roaring '20s" decade, according to UBS.
  Higher growth, inflation, and interest rates could come to define the period, the Swiss bank said.
  The economy's surprising resilience this year could set the stage for a new "roaring '20s" decade of growth, according to UBS.Man
  
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• Is shoplifting getting worse? It depends on how you measure it.

  10-11-2023 11:12 via businessinsider.com
  
  Some of the more than $200,000 in stolen retail goods seized by the San Francisco Police Department from a man who was reselling them online.San Francisco Police Department via APShoplifting rates are below pre-pandemic levels across the US, according to new crime-data analysis.While rates are up in New York and Los Angeles, they're down in Seattle and San Francisco.Meanwhile, incidents appear to be increasingly expensive — and violent — in several cities.The US is facing an unp
  
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• I'm Miss San Antonio USA. Beauty pageants are way harder and more expensive than you'd think.

  10-11-2023 11:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  Lillian Perez won Miss San Antonio USA in May.Derrick LeBlancLillian Perez is a beauty pageant contestant in Texas who has been competing since 2018.While training for the pageants, she's studying kinesiology and hopes to open her own gym one day.Pageants have helped her make connections for her future career and strengthened her work ethic.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lillian Perez, a 23-year-old pageant contestant in San Antonio. It has been edited for length and
  
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• Grimes chased Elon Musk across at least 12 locations to serve him custody papers, including X headquarters and a horse farm

  10-11-2023 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Grimes' process servers searched high and low to serve Elon Musk her custody complaint over their three children.Clive Mason/Formula 1/Getty ImagesGrimes tried to serve her former partner Elon Musk with custody papers last month.Process servers attempted to deliver the papers at X and Tesla, and one even tracked Musk's jet.Grimes is suing Musk for physical custody of their three children.Grimes hired people to search high and low for her kids' father, Elon Musk, to serve him with custody papers,
  
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• Starting today, your local Walmart will look slightly different inside during the mornings

  10-11-2023 10:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  During the sensory-friendly shopping hours, Walmart's TVs are set to silent and display a message about the store creating a "calmer shopping environment.”Grace Mayer/Insider
  Starting November 10, Walmart will have "sensory-friendly" hours between 8 and 10 a.m. at its stores.
  During that time, US Walmarts will dim the overhead lights and turn off the music.
  Low-sensory environments can be more calming for people with conditions like autism, ADHD, and PTSD.
  Starting today, your local Walmar
  
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• An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as $1.40 — and it's honoring the deal

  10-11-2023 09:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  A plane of China Southern Airlines taking off from Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.Wang Youmian/Xinhua via Getty ImagesChina Southern Airlines sold tickets for as little as $1.40 due to an hours-long system glitch on Wednesday.The Chinese carrier said it's honoring the ultra-low fares.Fares for a China Southern flight ticket from Chengdu to Beijing start around $55.A Chinese carrier said it is honoring air tickets priced as low as 10 Chinese yuan,
  
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• Bill Ackman, who pressed Harvard to release anti-Israel student names, says he never made a 'no-hire list'

  10-11-2023 08:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  Bill Ackman at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference on September 28, 2023.CNBCBill Ackman says he never compiled a "no-hire list" of anti-Israel Harvard students.He spent weeks calling for Harvard to reveal the names of students who signed an anti-Israel letter.Ackman now says he was simply indicating he did not want to hire people who signed such a letter.Last month, billionaire Bill Ackman called for Harvard to release the names of Harvard students who signed a letter blaming Israel for the
  
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• Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak hospitalized in Mexico City after giving a speech at the World Business Forum: report

  10-11-2023 07:14 via businessinsider.com
  
  Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was reportedly admitted into ABC Hospital in Mexico City after falling ill on Wednesday.Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesSteve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City after giving a speech at the World Business Forum.The 73-year-old told ABC News he had a "minor but real stroke."Wozniak told ABC he was no longer in the hospital and was flying back to the US.Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City after falling ill at the World Business Forum, acc
  
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• How lice evolved alongside humans to become the perfect pests — and trackers of human migration

  10-11-2023 03:46 via businessinsider.com
  
  Close-up of a head louse.Oxford ScientificHead lice have plagued communities for centuries across the world.They have evolved — and traveled — with humans to continually survive and find new hosts.Now, a new study suggests lice DNA can help track human migration from continent to continent.Since humans have had hair, we've probably also had lice.The small parasites, which live on human heads, have plagued school classrooms and sleepovers alike for centuries, but a new study shows a p
  
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• Sam Altman just roasted Elon Musk's new 'Grok' AI chatbot, calling it 'cringey boomer humor'

  10-11-2023 02:40 via businessinsider.com
  
  Frenemies Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk are having a public spat.Kevin Dietsch / Getty / WPA PoolOpenAI CEO Sam Altman just posted a sick burn on Elon Musk's new AI."Grok" is xAI's new ChatGPT rival, which puts "humor" into its text output.Altman and Musk cofounded OpenAI but later had a falling out.The frenemyship between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk just got a little spicier.Last week, the Tesla CEO announced xAI's new project, "Grok," a ChatGPT rival that infuses crass humor and i
  
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• Omegle was a relic of the old internet. I'm not sad it's gone.

  10-11-2023 02:07 via businessinsider.com
  
  Omegle is dead. That's nothing to be sad about.SOPA Images/Getty ImagesGen-Z beloved site Omegle has shut down. It's not something I'm sad about.The site's founder in a long post raised some interesting points about how the internet has changed.But Omegle relied on Section 230 to absolve it from child exploitation on the site. It didn't work.Omegle is shutting down — and the lengthy screed posted by the site's founder announcing its closure got me thinking.Founder Leif K-Brooks' missi
  
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• Here's how to tell if your old $2 bills are worth anything

  10-11-2023 01:39 via businessinsider.com
  
  A photo of a $2 bill.Douglas Sacha / Getty ImagesUS Currency Auctions are now valuing some $2 bills at thousands of dollars.Finding if yours are worth anything is not as easy and checking the mint date.The number of bills in circulation, year, and seal color could all impact the value of your bill.It might be your lucky day if you've ever saved a $2 bill you came across.Two dollar bills have been in circulation since the 1860s, and have existed in six different currency types, according to the U
  
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• What if all the rats in NYC died tomorrow?

  10-11-2023 01:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  Three rats scavenge for food on the subway platform at Herald Square in New York City.Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesRats have lived in North America for at least 250 years.But they're technically an invasive species we could do without, according to one expert.We asked two rat researchers what would happen if the rodents disappeared overnight.New York City has been touting its recently implemented method of killing rats. Though it's been very successful in limited capacities, it would take far more
  
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