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• Trading the infrastructure bill, plus strategies for Archegos fallout

  11-04-2021 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of Investing stories from deputy editor Joe Ciolli. Please subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every week.Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesHello and welcome to Insider Investing. I'm Joe Ciolli, and I'm here to guide you through what's been happening in markets. Here's what's on the docket:Experts have been busy finding strategies designed to capitalize on President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan. An analyst for the top-performing
  
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• John Boehner says that Mitch McConnell 'holds his feelings, thoughts, and emotions in a lockbox'

  11-04-2021 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, left, and then-House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio stand together at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on February 13, 2015.
  AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
  John Boehner made some revealing statements about his former GOP counterpart, Mitch McConnell.
  Boehner said that "bystanders are struck silent" when McConnell shows visible feelings or emotions.
  In a USA Today interview, the former speaker's penchant for tears was still evident.
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• What's inside a wasp's nest?

  11-04-2021 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wasp's nests are nurseries.
  The queen wasp builds the first structure alone, then males add on to it.
  The nest has special adaptations for maintaining temperature and cells for larvae.
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  Following is a transcript of the video.Michael Mills: This is a wasp nest. In the wild, some of these nests are built underground using clay or mud. But you might be most familiar with the paper nests -- the ones built out of saliva and pulp, typically found attached t
  
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• Iran calls blackout at underground atomic facility 'nuclear terrorism.' Israeli outlets blame an Israeli cyberattack.

  11-04-2021 21:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This file photo released Nov. 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, shows centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. The facility lost power Sunday, April 11, 2021, just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium faster, the latest incident to strike the site amid negotiations over the tattered atomic accord with world powers. Iran on Sunday described the blackout an act of “nuclear terrorism,” rais
  
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• Canadians are flocking to US border cities to take advantage of a travel loophole - and it's creating lucrative opportunities on both sides of the closed border

  11-04-2021 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A "Welcome to Canada" sign at the US-Canada border.
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  Canadian tourists are driving up business in US border towns to avoid strict quarantines in Canada.Those arriving in Canada by land can save as much as $2,000 (Canadian) by not having to quarantine in a hotel.Transportation firms in cities like Buffalo, New York, are reaping the benefits with costly fares.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Canadian tourists are once again stimulating the economies of American border
  
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• Corporate executives set to join effort to increase voter access in the wake of new voting laws: WSJ

  11-04-2021 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kenneth Chenault.
  Mary Altaffer/AP
  Top business leaders met on Zoom this weekend to map out their response to new voting restrictions.
  The WSJ reported that CEOs were asked to sign a statement opposing restrictive voting legislation.
  "This is a nonpartisan issue, this is a moral issue," Kenneth Chenault, former CEO and Chairman of American Express, told the Journal last month.
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  Numerous chief executives and senior leaders met on a Zoom call this weeke
  
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• What people get wrong about superfoods

  11-04-2021 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There's a lot of buzz around superfoods but are they really all that super?
  Dr. Nina Shapiro, author of "Hype: A Doctor's Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice" weighs in on the superfoods debate.Shapiro reveals the superfoods of years past, the superfoods of today, and how to get the most out of your food.
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  Following is a transcript of the video. Nina Shapiro: There is no such thing as a superfood. There are a lot of foods that a
  
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• Inside the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab

  11-04-2021 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dugway Proving Ground tests and stores some of the deadliest chemical and biological agents on Earth.The facility, which opened in 1942, covers about 800,000 acres - larger than the state of Rhode Island.Past experiments include weaponized mosquitoes and fleas, as well as tests with deadly diseases such as anthrax.
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  Following is a transcript of the video.Narrator: In 1968, about 6,000 sheep died near this government facility. They were poisoned by a c
  
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• Here's where you should really go to stay safe during an earthquake

  11-04-2021 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Earthquakes can be extremely dangerous, but with a little planning and know-how, you can greatly increase your chances of survival. Don't stand under a door.The USGS recommends "Drop, cover, and hold on."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.This video was originally published in June 2017.Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• Inside America's first private terminal for millionaires

  11-04-2021 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is home to America's first private terminal.
  The Private Suite is popular among the world's celebrities and millionaires.
  The terminal has 12 individual suites, its own TSA check, and a fleet of BMWs that drive guests to their planes.
  Non-members can utilize the suite for $4,000 per international flight.
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  Following is a transcript of the video.Narrator: Airports suck. Camping out in customs lines, sprinting a mi
  
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• The B-52 is getting new wheels and brakes as part of Air Force's effort to keep it flying for decades

  11-04-2021 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A pair of US Air Force B-52 bombers taxi after landing at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, April 9, 2016.
  Reuters
  The Air Force's plan to keep the B-52 flying into the 2050s includes numerous upgrades to the bomber.
  As part of that effort, the service has awarded a contract for the design and development of a new wheel and brake for the aircraft.
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  With the US Air Force's plan to keep the long-range B-52 Stratofortress flying into the 2050s, the venerable,
  
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• Photos show ecstatic kids marking the reopening of Coney Island's Luna Park, as New York prepares for a summer of joy

  11-04-2021 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The lights of the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island's Luna Park.
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  Coney Island's Luna Park opened for the first time in 18 months.Kids and adults alike expressed joy, and relief, that the end of the pandemic appears in sight.
  "The silence was killing us," said one employee.
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  There was hand sanitizer to spare, and faces were mostly masked, but joy still rocketed between the rides and game booths of Coney Island's Luna Park, which o
  
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• Thousands of inmates given the chance to serve their sentence at home because of COVID-19 might go back to prison cells

  11-04-2021 20:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, general population inmates walk in a line at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif.
  AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
  Thousands of people imprisoned for low-level crimes have been serving their sentences at home because of the pandemic.Because of a lingering legal opinion made under the outgoing Trump administration, these people might have to return to prison.
  The Biden administration has yet to address the legal opinion.
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• Microsoft reportedly in talks to purchase AI and speech technology firm Nuance Communications

  11-04-2021 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Microsoft shares rose in pre-market trading after its sales jumped
  SOPA Imagines/Getty Images
  Bloomberg News reported that Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire AI voice company Nuance Communications.The deal would reportedly value Nuance at $16 billion, a 23% premium to Friday's close.
  Nuance Communications voice-technology was the framework for Apple's Siri.
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  Microsoft is negotiating a deal to buy Nuance Communications, an artificial intelligenc
  
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• Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the greatest risk to the US economic rebound is another wave of the coronavirus

  11-04-2021 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell  speaks in Washington
  Reuters
  The US economy is about to start growing "much more quickly," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told CBS.
  The biggest risk to the economic recovery is another surge in coronavirus cases, Powell said.
  He credited steady vaccinations, stimulus, and strong monetary policy for the rebounding economy.
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  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the US economy is about to st
  
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• Scraped personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users has reportedly leaked online

  11-04-2021 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images
  Over a million Clubhouse users have had their personal data leaked for free, Cyber News reported.
  The social media app, popular for its audio community, is the latest to have user records posted in a hacker forum.
  LinkedIn and Facebook user data has also been exposed online within the past week.
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  The personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users has leaked online on a popular hacker forum, according to a Saturday
  
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• Trump predicts that the GOP will retake Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024

  11-04-2021 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump.
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  Former President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the RNC donor summit in Florida.
  The former president expressed confidence that the GOP would regain control of Congress in 2022.
  He also said that "a Republican candidate" would win the White House in 2024.
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  Former President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed optimism that Republicans would regain control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections and
  
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• Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson says debate over the anti-trans bill he vetoed is about 'the future' of the GOP

  11-04-2021 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.
  AP Photo/Danny Johnston
  Gov. Asa Hutchinson said discussion about the bill targeting trans youth represented "the future" of the GOP.
  While Hutchinson vetoed the bill, the Arkansas state legislature quickly overturned his decision.
  Hutchinson has received blowback from Republicans, including Trump, for his veto.
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• US Navy sends message to China with photo of destroyer shadowing Chinese aircraft carrier

  11-04-2021 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong for a port call, July 7, 2017.
  AP Photo/Kin Cheung
  A photo of US Navy destroyer USS Mustin shadowing Chinese warships has been described as a form of "cognitive warfare."
  China and the US are both building up their forces in the East and South China seas by sending carriers and escorts to the region.
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  The United States military has engaged in a form of "cognitive warfare" following the
  
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• Pfizer vaccine may be less effective against South African and UK coronavirus variants, according to Israeli study

  11-04-2021 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be administered to front-line health care workers under an emergency use authorization at a drive up vaccination site from Renown Health in Reno, Nevada on December 17, 2020.
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  An Israeli study found that the Pfizer vaccine may not provide full protection against the South African strain.
  Fully vaccinated patients saw protection against a surging UK strain, but partially vaccinated patients did not.
  
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• The Army wants deadlier, more destructive ammo to go with its new sniper rifle

  11-04-2021 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A US Army sniper during a sniper competition.
  US Army
  The Army just picked a new, multi-caliber sniper rifle: the MK22 Multi-role Adaptive Design, or MRAD.
  Now it wants a new class of ammunition to make snipers deadlier and more destructive against enemy personnel and equipment.
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  The Army just picked a new, multi-caliber sniper rifle. Now, it wants a new class of ammunition to make snipers deadlier and more destructive against enemy personnel and equi
  
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• An Ohio GOP Senate candidate reportedly crashed an RNC donor retreat and was escorted out

  11-04-2021 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ohio GOP Senate candidate Josh Mandel.
  AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File
  Josh Mandel, running for a vacant Ohio Senate seat, got escorted out of a donor retreat over the weekend.
  The retreat was hosted by the Republican National Committee and offered candidates coveted opportunities to mingle with donors.
  There were also opportunities to schmooze with GOP leaders like former President Donald Trump.
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  Security removed Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel from a do
  
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• Prehistoric cavemen starved themselves of oxygen to induce hallucinations and inspire their ancient paintings, study finds

  11-04-2021 17:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prototype of painting of the facsimile of the Chauvet cave, which contains some of the earliest known cave paintings Arc, in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.
  Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images
  Prehistoric cave dwellers living in Europe starved themselves of oxygen to make art, researchers say.
  An Israeli study found that cavemen purposefully did this to help them interact with the cosmos.
  The study explains why so many ancient paintings are deep inside cave systems.
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• The investigators looking into sexual harassment claims against Gov. Cuomo have wide, sweeping powers and are paid as much as $750 per hour

  11-04-2021 17:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
  Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
  The investigators reviewing sexual harassment claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are being paid as much as $750 per hour.
  Attorney General Letitia James hired the independent investigators after several women came forward with allegations Cuomo.
  The Daily News reported that the investigators have wide, sweeping power to conduct the probe freely.
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  The investigators leading t
  
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• Smaller drones don't let the US off the hook for war crimes

  11-04-2021 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The XQ-58A Valkyrie releases a ALTIUS-600 small UAS during a test in Arizona, March 26, 2021
  US Air Force
  The US has relied heavily on drones for many missions - including lethal strikes - for decades.
  Drones are only a platform, and what matters for international law is how those platforms are used.
  In the US, focus on the drones themselves has overshadowed debate with the wider ethics of armed violence.
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  When it comes to armed drones, is smaller and
  
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• The US is 'not focused on a boycott' of the 2022 Olympics in China amid human rights concerns, Blinken says

  11-04-2021 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Chinese flag flutters in front of the IOC headquarters during a protest by activists of the International Tibet Network against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2021 in Lausanne.
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  The United States is "not focused" on boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.Calls for nations, including the US, to boycott next year's games are growing.
  Tensions are rising between the US, its allies, and China over allegations of human rights violations in the
  
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• Black millennials increased African American homeownership in 2020, but the road ahead is 'going to be a challenge,' experts say

  11-04-2021 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A for sale sign is seen on a single family home January 30, 2008 in Vallejo, California.
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  Amid a global pandemic, Black millennials led a boom in African American homeownership in 2020.
  But racial disparities in wealth, education, employment, and homeownership still persist for Black Americans.
  Homeownership is "going to be a challenge for all millennials, but mostly for Black millennials," an expert told Insider.See more stories on Insider's business page.
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• The hottest fashion of the pandemic is the pajama set

  11-04-2021 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Caroline Daur in printed pajamas during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall Winter 2018/2019.
  Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images
  If you splurged on a matching pajama set for the first time over the last year, you're not alone.
  Those fortunate enough to maintain an income shifted "scheduled spend" from normal routines to indulgences.
  People also satisfied their "skin hunger" with silks, satins, plushes, and Peruvian cottons.
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  In March 2020, Vanes
  
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• China's digital currency will be distributed using a two-tiered system to help get it into consumers' hands

  11-04-2021 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chinese digital currency.
  Reuters
  China has become the first major economy to roll out a digital currency.The e-yuan will bypass the global financial system.
  Economists, however, warn it could endanger the US dollar long-term.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  The People's Republic of China (PBOC) introduced its first blockchain-powered digital currency controlled by its central bank, The Wall Street Journal first reported. The project took seven years to complete since work began in
  
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• Harry Reid on former House Speaker John Boehner: 'I did everything I could to cause him trouble' but we 'got a lot done'

  11-04-2021 16:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Then-House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, speaks with then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada on Capitol Hill on December 10, 2014.
  AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  Former Sen. Harry Reid on Saturday responded to his inclusion in John Boehner's new memoir.
  CNN host Jim Acosta made reference to an incident where Boehner cursed Reid out at the White House.
  Reid recounted that he worked "well" with Boehner and called the former speaker "a great patriot."
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• Elon Musk's Neuralink scientists are not the first to get a monkey to control a computer with its mind

  11-04-2021 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elon Musk.
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  Elon Musk's Neuralink showed off its technology allowing a monkey to play video games with its mind.
  Scientists have been able to get monkeys to control computer cursors via neural interfaces since 2002.
  It's an important test of Neuralink's technology, but not a revolutionary piece of science.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  This week, Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk that specialises in neural interface technology, unveiled a
  
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• Blinken says China 'didn't do what it needed to do' in the early stages of the pandemic

  11-04-2021 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on April 11, 2021.
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  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said we need to 'get to the bottom' of COVID-19's origin.Blinken said China knows it didn't adequately respond to the early stages of the pandemic.
  He said China should've allowed real-time access to international experts and been more transparent.
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  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday we
  
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• How a 23-year-old UN rep, manager at billion-dollar beauty brand Deciem, and nonprofit founder spends her day

  11-04-2021 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Harjas Kaur Grewal
  Harjas Kaur Grewal
  Harjas Kaur Grewal, 23, is the activism associate manager of global social impact at Deciem.She is also a decorated humanitarian known for her work with the UN.To Insider, she breaks down what a typical day looks like.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Harjas Kaur Grewal is always busy. As an activist, writer, and UN youth ambassador, her days are filled with researching social issues and implementing strategies to help solve the political tension
  
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• Wall Street Bets traders are more skilled and responsible than they get credit for, a new academic study finds

  11-04-2021 16:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoTraders who frequent Reddit's WallStreetBets forum don't get the credit they deserve when it comes to making investment decisions, according to a new research study.The epic GameStop short-squeeze and subsequent congressional hearings catapulted Reddit's WallStreetBets into the mainstream earlier this year. "In sharp contrast to regulators' concerns that WSB investment advice is harming retail traders, our findings suggest that both WSB posters and users
  
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• Goldman Sachs' Marcus unit is struggling with burnout, blown deadlines, and a tech-talent exodus

  11-04-2021 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hello everyone!Welcome to this weekly roundup of stories from Insider's Business co-Editor in Chief Matt Turner. Subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Sunday.What we're going over today:Goldman Sachs' Marcus is struggling with burnout, blown deadlines, and a tech-talent exodus.Leaked Amazon documents detail a controversial system that insiders say forces managers to give bad reviews to good employees.DEI execs are burning out amid the billion-dollar push to diversify corporat
  
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• Bitcoin tops $60,000 and sets new high over the weekend as Elon Musk aims towards the "moon"

  11-04-2021 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
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  Bitcoin approached all-time highs over the weekend, topping $60,000 for the first time in weeks.
  Elon Musk tweeted cryptically in an apparent reference to the rally, fueling speculation about his plans.
  The latest rally comes as the cryptocurrency continues to make gains at major, mainstream institutions.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Bitcoin surged above $60,000 for the first time since March, approaching record highs on S
  
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• Bad press around founder Mike Lindell may ultimately boost business for MyPillow, analysts say

  11-04-2021 15:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Mike Lindell (L), founder of My Pillow, during a Made in America event.
  SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
  Mike Lindell expects MyPillow to lose around $65 million this year after retailers severed ties.
  But marketing experts say the company might actually be able to capitalize off the bad press.
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  In the space of just a few months, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been blocked from Twitter, sued by voting-machi
  
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• Corporations are standing up and defending our democracy from Republican attacks. But we can't rely on the goodwill of big business to fix the country's problems.

  11-04-2021 15:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Demonstrators stand outside of the Georgia Capitol building on March 3, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  Megan Varner/Getty Images
  Corporations like Delta Airlines and Major League Baseball are pushing back on Georgia's new voting law.
  But the GOP is hitting back, crying that these business decisions in defense of democracy are "cancel culture."
  While the actions of big business are encouraging, we can't rely on corporations to solve America's problems.
  Michael Gordon is a longtime Democratic strategi
  
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• How NY Gov. Cuomo's 'apologies' fail to recognize that power imbalances are at the root of sexual harassment

  11-04-2021 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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  Andrew Cuomo has issued denials, defenses, and apologies in response to misconduct accusations.
  His "I never intended" responses miss the point - that power is at the heart of sexual harassment.
  Ending sexual harassment will require a critical rethinking of the distribution of workplace power.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  In recent weeks, multiple women have reported demeaning and sexualized workplace behavior by New Y
  
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• 4 ways small businesses made changes during the pandemic to help boost their bottom line

  11-04-2021 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Small business owners are "persistent, innovative, and creative" when it comes to keeping their businesses afloat during the pandemic.
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  Many small businesses were forced to make adjustments during the pandemic.
  These changes, such as increasing online presence and working remotely, have yielded strong benefits.
  Owners were challenged to think outside the box and adapt quickly to keep their businesses afloat.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Now that a year has
  
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• The top 9 shows on Netflix this week, from 'Who Killed Sara?' to 'Big Time Rush'

  11-04-2021 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Who Killed Sara?"
  NetflixEvery week, the streaming search engine Reelgood compiles for Insider a list of the TV shows that have been most prominent on Netflix's daily top-10 lists.
  Netflix's new thriller "Who Killed Sara?" topped this week's list for the second straight week.
  Netflix counts a view if an account watches a movie or TV show for at least two minutes.
  Visit the business section of Insider for more stories.9. "This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist" (Netflix original, 2021
  
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• America's companies are struggling to hire workers back. It risks derailing the economic recovery.

  11-04-2021 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manager Cynthia Martinez converses with guests at El Rio, located at 3158 Mission St., on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in San Francisco.
  Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images
  The labor market is on the path to recovery, but it's not a sure thing as the economy reopens.
  Worker shortages are hitting some businesses, and experts warn of millions of jobs permanently lost.
  Stimulus hasn't led to a spending surge yet, and Americans may sit on their huge savings pile.
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• 3 reasons why volatility could come roaring back to a stock market that's drifting along near record highs, according to UBS

  11-04-2021 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Traders at the New York Stock Exchange.
  Lucas Jackson/ReutersA key tracker of stock-market volatility at its lowest since early 2020 at the same time that US stocks are at record highs.Investors should anticipate Wall Street's so-called "fear gauge", or VIX, to come off those lows in the coming months, said UBS.Volatility may pick up pace as investors wrestle with inflation worries and COVID-19 variants.
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  Wall Street's key measure of stock-market vola
  
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• Marriott is testing contactless check-in via kiosk as travel begins to return - see how to works

  11-04-2021 14:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Moxy Times Square
  Marriott is testing contactless check-in and check-out kiosks and a "grab-and-go marketplace."
  The hotel giant is looking to "blend" contactless amenities with face-to-face interactions.The demand for contactless solutions has been on the rise throughout COVID-19.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.COVID-19 spurred a demand for contactless services, and Marriott is now leaning into this by testing its new contactless arrival kiosks and markets, eliminating the need for
  
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• The UAE has announced Nora al-Matroushi as its first female astronaut

  11-04-2021 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mohammed al-Mulla, left, and Noura al-Matroushi, right.
  AP
  The UAE revealed its first female astronaut, who will join the country's space program.
  Sheikh Mohammed posted on Twitter on Saturday to announce Nora al-Matroushi's appointment.At the same time, Mohammed al-Mulla was named as her male counterpart.
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  The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced its first female astronaut. Dubai ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, revealed the news o
  
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• A looming shortage of bacon and hot dogs could leave big cookout plans up in smoke for July Fourth when most Americans are vaccinated

  11-04-2021 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lew Robertson/Getty Images
  Hogs are in short supply ahead of this summer's pent-up demand for products like bacon and hot dogs.
  That means hog-meat prices might be higher, and consumers will see fewer discounts."The whole supply chain has really been squeezed," said ArrowStream's Isaac Olvera.
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  Summer barbecues may taste a little different this year.Hogs have been in short supply since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago. Now an
  
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• It can be easy to make a connection between anti-Asian and anti-Black violence - but comparing them only creates more division

  11-04-2021 14:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Activists at a demonstration in Atlanta, Georgiain March, after shootings left eight people dead.
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  As anti-Asian violence surges amid the pandemic, some have compared it to the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Katie Li, a second-generation Chinese American, writes that this 'rivalry' only reinforces the divide among people of color.
  Activists should stand in solidarity without comparing Asian hate crimes to anti-Black oppression, Li says.See more stories on Insider's busine
  
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• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp claims the MLB's voter restriction laws boycott will be a major blow to minority-owned businesses

  11-04-2021 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Georgia) speaks during an April 3 news conference in Atlanta about Major League Baseball's decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game over the league's objection to the state's new voting law.
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  Georgia Gov. Kemp criticized the MLB for withdrawing its All-Stars game from Atlanta.The MLB decided in response to new voter restriction laws in Georgia.Kemp said the boycott would unfairly impact minority-owned businesses.See more stories on Insider's business pag
  
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• 4 free perks you can get after getting vaccinated, from doughnuts to free CDC card lamination and beer

  11-04-2021 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Covid-19 vaccine cards help you remember when to get your second shot.
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  Some companies are giving customers free rewards for getting vaccinated.
  Krispy Kreme and Staples have publicly promised doughnuts and laminated CDC cards.
  Smaller businesses, like dispensaries, are also giving away local perks.
  See more stories on Insider's business page.
  As more Americans become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, some companies are offering perks for customers who can
  
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