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JPMorgan Chase

• Pam Codispoti created the now-legendary Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, and now she runs JPMorgan Chase's expanding retail branch network.
• The bank is adding 400 new branches over the next five years and hiring more than 4,000 new employees.
• In a recent interview, we asked Codispoti what she looks for in hiring new talent. 
• She said adaptability, as well as the capacity and willingness to continually learn, are paramount at JPMorgan Chase. Читать дальше...

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The biggest problem with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is its villains.

"Black Panther" has been praised for having one of the best villains in the universe (and in movie history). Loki, who fluctuates loyalty so often it's hard to keep up, is another great example. 

But many of the other villains aren't exactly compelling. There's not much there in terms of the motives, goals, and overall, a lot of them don't feel like a genuine threat to our heroes. But that... Читать дальше...

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• At 32, Nat Turner has already sold one company to Google for more than $70 million, and sold a second to pharmaceutical giant Roche for $1.9 billion. 
• Turner and his cofounder Zach Weinberg, 31, launched Flatiron Health, a cancer technology company, in 2012. 
• The initial plan was to raise another funding round. Flatiron got as far as receiving term sheets, but ultimately decided to strike a deal with Roche, which had previously been an investor.... Читать дальше...

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• It's no secret that Tesla owners love their cars, but the general public may not share the same affection for the brand.
• Tesla ranked last for positive brand perception compared to 14 other luxury car brands, according to a recent industry report.
• News around the brand, including recalls and the fatal Tesla Autopilot crash, were factors that played into the low ranking.

Tesla may be one of the best known and most-loved car brands around... Читать дальше...

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• BNP Paribas has figured out a strategy that helps investors make money following volatility spikes.
• The market was recently jolted out of a period of complacency, and BNP says that it was a perfect example of the type of volatility increase that creates opportunity.

When the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) was awakened from its prolonged slumber earlier this month, the consensus was that it was a very bad thing for markets.

This was... Читать дальше...

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• Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting is held each year in Omaha, Nebraska.
• The 2018 meeting will take place on May 5.
• Warren Buffett says shareholders may want to consider flying into Kansas City and driving to Omaha to save money.

Each year, investors converge on Omaha, Nebraska to attend Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, commonly referred to as "Woodstock for capitalists."

In his annual letter to shareholders, Warren... Читать дальше...

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• Team USA won an improbable gold medal in men's curling with a "Miracurl on Ice" win over Sweden in the gold medal match.
• The team of "rejects" was led by John Shuster who had been cut by USA Curling after a disappointing performance in Sochi in 2014.
• Shuster rededicated himself to the sport and formed a team with other players rejected by USA Curling and beat their own replacements along the way.

Team USA's men's curling team... Читать дальше...

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Former London mayor Ken Livingstone may rejoin the Labour Party as a full member following his two-year suspension, The Observer reported on Saturday.

The newspaper said that sources inside the Labour party told it that no further action will be taken against Livingstone unless any new allegations or evidence comes to light.

That would leave Livingstone free to rejoin the party as a full member.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• The St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency that helped Russia interfere in the US election has a long history of interfering in internal Russian politics in order to impact public thinking.
• The Internet Research Agency was indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for its role in US election meddling.
• The organization is a quite large, and is funded by a billionaire close to Putin.
• It seems to have its roots in 2011 as the Russian population began to become more engaged online. Читать дальше...

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Amazon's Echo Spot is in an unusual position in the Echo family. 

It has a screen, but not one big enough for serious video-watching.

It's small, but not as small as the Echo Dot.

It can play music, but it doesn't sound as good as the Echo or Echo Show. 

So, what is it for?

After several weeks of testing the Spot, I'm still not really sure. At launch, the Echo Spot's primary purpose seemed to be acting as a smart alarm clock for your bedside table or nightstand. Читать дальше...

Allyson Felix is the most decorated female track and field star. She stopped by Business Insider to talk about the rise of #BlackGirlMagic and being an inspiration for aspiring athletes.

• Warren Buffett said in his annual letter to shareholders the insurance business is "the engine that for 51 years has powered Berkshire’s growth."
• The business itself usually makes modest profits, but "the float" enables the company to make massive profits in investments. 
• Thanks to the trio of hurricanes last fall, which caused $100 billion in damage by Buffett's estimates, Berkshire Hathaway's insurance business took a loss for the first time in 14 years.

Warren... Читать дальше...

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Wall Street banks are coming off a strong year in 2017, and their company boards are rewarding the chief executives with fat pay raises.

Despite a lousy year in trading beset by record-low volatility, each of the big banks — buoyed by strong performance in their investment banking, wealth management, and retail banking operations — posted strong adjusted earnings that beat analyst expectations. 

With bonus season now out of the way for the rest of bank employees... Читать дальше...

• White men are the only subgroup of the next generation — Gen Z — to prefer beer over other types of alcohol. 
• Historically, white men have made up a huge chunk of American drinkers, meaning beer giants could focus primarily on marketing to them. 
• But now, white women and people of color are becoming increasingly important to a category that has largely ignored them for decades. 

Younger generations are ditching beer — with the exception of one group. See... Читать дальше...

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• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw its net worth surge by $65 billion in 2017, almost half of which came from tax proceeds from the recently passed GOP law.
• There's an expectation that financial services firms will be among the market's biggest beneficiaries of tax reform.

The recently passed GOP tax law has been kind to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, to say the least.

"A large portion of our gain did not come from anything we accomplished... Читать дальше...

United Launch Alliance

SpaceX turned heads around the world on February 6 with the first-ever launch of Falcon Heavy.

The 230-foot-tall rocket's three boosters helped push Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space, peeled off after running low on fuel, and then careened toward Earth.

Two of the 16-story boosters rocketed to a safe landing (the third fell into the ocean), and the flight was hailed as a huge success. It proved SpaceX could lift twice as much payload to space for... Читать дальше...

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• Stocks actually have a "weak and inconsistent correlation" with interest rates, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch strategists. 
• They've been receiving lots of questions from clients following the market correction that was partly driven by fears of higher rates. 
• Returns stay positive until interest rates cross 6%, and the probability of losses starts to increase as rates rise above 3%, BAML found.

Strategists... Читать дальше...

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• After alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, public calls for stricter gun laws are becoming louder in the United States.
• Australia has not witnessed a mass shooting since 1996 — the same year the country passed a sweeping set of gun regulations.
• Researchers say similar policies could work in the US, especially if laws were instituted at the national level.
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• Warren Buffett laid out the four times Berkshire Hathaway shares got crushed.
• He says these big drops show why investors should never use borrowed money.

Warren Buffett delivered his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday, and in it he laid out the "gory details" of the four times Berkshire shares got crushed. 

"For the last 53 years, the company has built value by reinvesting its earnings and letting... Читать дальше...

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• The United States' men's curling team defeated Sweden to win their first gold medal in Olympic history.
• Team USA took a huge lead late in the match when skipper John Shuster hit a perfect shot in the eighth end.
• The win is being called the "Miracurl on Ice."

The United States' men's curling team defeated Sweden to win their first gold medal in Winter Olympic history.

The win came from Team Shuster, led by skip John Shuster... Читать дальше...

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• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has had some steep share-price drops over the years. 
• In his annual letter to shareholders, Buffett said the inability to time such declines is the strongest argument against using borrowed money to buy stocks. 
• Warren Buffett used lines from Rudyard Kipling's "If" to illustrate what debt-free investors should keep in mind during market downturns. 

Warren Buffett's huge success as an investor has not come without its low moments. Читать дальше...

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In the United States, a typical school lunch might consist of chicken, a whole-grain roll, and salad. But in France, students' plates might instead be filled with salmon and ratatouille.

That's what the Associated Press and Reuters found when they set out to capture how American school lunches stack up against those served in other countries around the world.

While most schools outside the US don't sell lunch, the ones that do usually feed their students healthy meals. Читать дальше...

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• BlackRock raised its outlook on US stocks to overweight from neutral, citing the positive effect of fiscal stimulus on earnings growth.
• The firm notes the ratio of upward profit revisions for US companies relative to downward ones is the highest since 1988.

On the heels of the stock market's first 10% correction in two years, BlackRock has turned positive on US equities.

Enticed by the earnings growth that should result from tax cuts... Читать дальше...

Facebook

• The Facebook Rotational Product Manager (RPM) program takes people from primarily nontechnical backgrounds and turns them into product managers. 
• Jasmine Xu recently went through the program and is now a product manager on Facebook's Marketplace team with a promising career ahead of her — despite not having any technical background.
• The RPM is one of several ways Facebook is trying to expand its pool of potential employees. 

When Jasmine Xu graduated from Dartmouth in 2016... Читать дальше...