Month: November 2023
Nashville’s startup scene is booming. Here’s why investors and founders are moving to ‘Music City’
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019: Tourists visit the bars and country music venues in the Lower Broadway entertainment district in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images On a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month, 36-year-old Robin Shah settled into his […]
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New billionaires acquiring loaded by way of inheritance rather than entrepreneurship in ‘great wealth transfer’
Super yacht moored at South Dock, at the coronary heart of Canary Wharf economical district on 7th February 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Shots | Getty Pictures A new wave of billionaires acquired more wealth by inheritance than entrepreneurship throughout the very last year as a “great wealth transfer” picks up […]
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Activist investor Nelson Peltz seeks two seats on Disney board
Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian Partners, are seeking two seats on Disney’s board, CNBC reported Thursday, […]
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Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. are slumping — and it will be a challenge to boost them
A sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters Three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, few Americans are rolling up their sleeves to get a Covid vaccine. Only 15.7% of U.S. adults had received the newest Covid shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax […]
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United Airlines CEO on getaway travel: ‘Probably the finest operational year’ we’ve experienced in 20 many years
CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join ‘Squawk Box’ to talk about the holiday travel season, the airline’s new early baggage procedure, new WILMA boarding approach, and extra. Supply
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino addresses Musk’s ‘go f—- yourself’ remark to advertisers
Linda Yaccarino: CEO of X speaking with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Aug. 10th, 2023. CNBC X CEO Linda Yaccarino addressed the explicit remarks Elon Musk hurled at advertisers for the duration of what she termed a “wide ranging” and “candid” job interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York Wednesday. […]
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More than 500 companies had perfect scores on top advocacy group’s LGBTQ+ index
Attendees hold large Pride flag at the 2023 LA Pride Parade on June 11, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) Rodin Eckenroth | Getty Images In a year stained by boycotts, protests and heightened consumer choice, hundreds of companies came through for LGBTQ+ equality, according to a leading advocacy group. The Human […]
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Fed’s favored gauge shows inflation rose .2% in Oct and 3.5% from a yr back, as anticipated
Inflation as measured by personalized paying out enhanced in line with expectations in October, potentially giving the Federal Reserve extra incentive to keep charges continual and maybe commence reducing in 2024, according to a details launch Thursday. The particular intake expenditures selling price index, excluding food stuff and electrical power price ranges, rose .2% for […]
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What a person Swiss bank’s problems can convey to us about current market vulnerabilities — and social media
A pedestrian sheltering below an umbrella passes a Julius Baer Team Ltd. branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures The share selling price of Julius Baer plummeted right after the Swiss personal lender disclosed 606 million Swiss francs ($692.7 million) of personal loan exposure to a […]
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International locations at COP28 approve local climate catastrophe fund deal information in early breakthrough
A gentleman putting on a thawb walks past flags of nations collaborating in the UNFCCC COP28 Weather Conference the working day before its official opening on November 29, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Photos Information | Getty Pictures Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Nations around the world at the U.N. […]
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