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• I'm a dad and an EMT. I use the same 4 steps in stressful situations at home as I do on the job.

  10-11-2024 11:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  The EMT and dad recommends taking a deep breath when your adrenaline starts rising.Rawlstock/Getty ImagesRyan Fields-Spack is a dad of three and wellness lead for first responders.He's worked in emergency response for more than 23 years.He uses a two-minute meditation and body movements before responding to stressors.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Fields-Spack, first responder wellness lead at FirstNet, a communication platform for first responders built by AT&T.
  
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• I ate the same meal at TGI Fridays and Chili's. It's clear why only one is thriving.

  12-11-2024 14:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  TGI Fridays just filed for bankruptcy, while Chili's is thriving. Here's a comparison of the same meal at both restaurants.Erin McDowell/Business InsiderI ate the same meal at TGI Fridays and Chili's to compare the two chains.TGI Fridays just filed for bankruptcy, while Chili's is outperforming its competitors.I preferred the food and overall experience at Chili's, though TGI Fridays did have meatier wings.Chili's and TGI Fridays are both big names in fast-casual dining, but their recent perform
  
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• OpenAI reportedly facing issues with its new AI model is a red flag for the entire industry

  12-11-2024 14:22 via businessinsider.com
  
  MicrosoftThis post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Good morning! Tired of having to check your email when you're supposed to be off the clock? A growing number of countries are implementing laws that make those late-night emails from your boss illegal.In today's big story, OpenAI's next big AI model isn't showing massive improvement over previous versions, and it could be a sign of a new era.What's on deck:Markets:
  
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• Trump's win is already scrambling supply chains

  12-11-2024 14:18 via businessinsider.com
  
  Trump has vowed to enact sweeping trade restrictions ranging from across-the-board import duties to increasing the cost of goods from China through tariffs as high as 60% to 100%.Costfoto/Getty ImagesDonald Trump's election victory last week is already having an effect on global supply chains.While many firms are waiting to see what Trump's trade policies will be, some are moving ahead.From medical supplies to consumer products, several companies are getting an early start to changing their supp
  
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• How Trump could exploit a looming global struggle for rare-earth minerals

  12-11-2024 14:07 via businessinsider.com
  
  Donald Trump could seek to broker a deal with Putin to gain better US access to developing Central Asia's rare Earth mineral resources — and exclude China.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesDonald Trump wants to divide US rivals Russia and China.An area of tension is China's new assertiveness in Central Asia.The region contains rare-earth mineral resources that several countries want to access.At the Valdai forum last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin was keen to tamp down rumors of simmerin
  
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• Dozens of passengers on 2 different flights to Japan fell ill with symptoms like vomiting and stomach pain

  12-11-2024 14:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  A United Airlines Boeing 737.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesSeveral passengers fell ill on two separate flights from Guam to Tokyo.Local news reported they were all students and teachers from the same high school.Some felt ill before boarding, suggesting it wasn't caused by the airlines' inflight meals.Dozens of passengers fell ill with symptoms of food poisoning on United Airlines and Japan Airlines flights last Thursday.Both flights were traveling from Guam, an island in the western Pacific Oce
  
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• Taylor Swift's fans-first business strategy all goes back to a childhood interaction with LeAnn Rimes

  12-11-2024 14:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour in New Orleans.Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementIn Rob Sheffield's new book about Taylor Swift, he recounts a story about her meeting LeAnn Rimes.When Swift was 8, she went to a concert where Rimes recognized her from the fan mail she'd sent.Their interaction shaped Swift's approach to pop stardom: cultivating an intimate bond with fans.Throughout her career, Taylor Swift has credited many fellow musicians as vital influences,
  
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• Avocado Eco Organic Mattress Topper review: A competitively-priced latex topper that balances sustainability and comfort

  12-11-2024 14:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreRebecca Shinners/Business InsiderA comfortable bed has always been make or break for helping me get a restful night of sleep. As a renter who switches apartments every few years, I prefer to use one of the best mattress toppers for better sleep rather than investing in entirely new mattresses.After sleeping on a memory foam mattress topper for the last eight years, I was more than overdue for an upgrade.
  
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• Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is funding free IVF for women who have his children

  12-11-2024 13:57 via businessinsider.com
  
  Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is funding IVF treatments for Russian women who use his sperm at a Moscow-based clinic, a spokesperson told Business Insider.Manuel Blondeau - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesTelegram CEO Pavel Durov is funding IVF treatments for women using his sperm.AltraVita IVF Clinic in Moscow confirmed the program, which it said is open to Russian women.Durov said in July that he has fathered more than 100 children over 15 years of sperm donation.Pavel Durov, the billionaire CEO of T
  
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• Japanese carmakers are losing ground as China surges ahead in the EV race

  12-11-2024 13:15 via businessinsider.com
  
  Honda and its rivals are facing a growing headache over sales in China, the world's largest car market.Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThree of Japan's iconic car companies are struggling.Toyota, Honda, and Nissan reported underwhelming earnings in the most recent quarter, partly because of slumping sales in China.Japanese automakers, which have prioritized hybrids, are facing pressure from China's EV giants like BYD.Japan's iconic auto industry is going through a rough patch, with three of it
  
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• Dwayne Johnson once fired his agents because they didn't agree he could be bigger than Will Smith and George Clooney. Now his movies have made more money than both.

  12-11-2024 13:12 via businessinsider.com
  
  George Clooney, Dwayne Johnson, and Will Smith are some of the biggest male actors of the last two decades.Stefania D'Alessandro / WireImage / Samir Hussein / Getty Images / Hector Vivas / Getty ImagesDwayne Johnson's goal was once to be a bigger star than George Clooney and Will Smith.GQ reported Johnson fired agents who didn't agree with his ambition.Now, Johnson said he just wants to do what he loves.Dwayne Johnson said he used to hope he would be a bigger star than George Clooney or Will Smi
  
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• Elon Musk is close to breaking his $340 billion wealth record as Tesla stock keeps rising

  12-11-2024 12:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Elon Musk's wealth has surged since Trump's reelection.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesElon Musk is close to setting a new wealth record following a Tesla stock surge since the election.The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has grown $105 billion richer this year, fueled by Tesla's 41% jump.Musk's net worth hit roughly $342 billion in Tuesday's premarket, exceeding his 2021 peak.Elon Musk is close to breaking his wealth record following Tesla's postelection rally.The world's richest per
  
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• Airlines are suspending flights to Haiti after a Spirit plane was hit by gunfire

  12-11-2024 12:36 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Spirit Airlines plane was shot on approach to Haiti.Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesA Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti was hit by gunfire on Monday.JetBlue also said it found a plane that left Haiti was hit by a bullet.Flights to Port-au-Prince were subsequently suspended for at least a week.Flights to Haiti have been suspended after bullets hit planes operated by Spirit Airlines and JetBlue.Monday's Spirit Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale was on approach to Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, before
  
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• I went back to work 6 weeks after having a baby. My husband had to turn his schedule upside down to support mine.

  12-11-2024 12:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author (not pictured) returned to auditioning for acting jobs when her baby was six weeks old.Halfpoint Images/Getty ImagesBefore having my baby I was working as an actor in Los Angeles. I made a living by acting in commercials, doing voiceovers, and having small roles.I went back to casting and working six weeks postpartum and am grateful for my husband's support.In the days and weeks after my first child was born, I routinely asked myself a question that not every new mother has to ask: wh
  
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• A 'Saturday Night Live' comedian said Elon Musk made her cry. She said she named him because he was 'rude' about the postelection show.

  12-11-2024 12:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  Elon Musk and Chloe Fineman both appeared on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" in 2021.Michael Loccisano/WWD/Getty Images/Lisa O'Connor/AFP/Getty ImagesElon Musk hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2021."SNL" comedian Chloe Fineman said Musk made her cry, and criticized her work.Fineman said she named Musk because he was "rude" about the post-election "SNL" episode.Chloe Fineman, a comedian on "Saturday Night Live," said that Elon Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021.In a since-delete
  
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• CD, Checking, and Savings Rates Today: Start Earning More Interest

  12-11-2024 12:31 via businessinsider.com
  
  The offers and details on this page may have updated or changed since the time of publication. See our article on Business Insider for current information.Affiliate links for the products on this page are from partners that compensate us and terms apply to offers listed (see our advertiser disclosure with our list of partners for more details). However, our opinions are our own. See how we rate banking products to write unbiased product reviews.In its September meeting, the Federal Reserve cut i
  
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• Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.

  12-11-2024 12:19 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via APUkraine's big move this year was to invade Russia's Kursk region, hoping to divert Russia's main invasion.While it took ground in Kursk, Russia was also able to keep up its advance into eastern Ukraine.Russia is now amassing troops in Kursk, hoping to retake it without having compromised its main invasion.When Ukraine began its audacious incursion int
  
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• Costco recalled almost 80,000 pounds of butter because the labels failed to say it contained milk

  12-11-2024 12:16 via businessinsider.com
  
  The 79,200 pounds of butter were distributed in Texas.Mike Blake/ReutersCostco has recalled 79,200 pounds of butter for failing to note it contained milk.The FDA classified the recall as Class II, indicating potential temporary health risks.The butter was produced by Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest and distributed in Texas.Costco recalled 79,200 pounds of butter last month because it failed to include a disclaimer that the product contained milk.1,300 cases of Kirkland Signature Unsalted
  
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• Today's Mortgage Rates, November 12, 2024 | Rates Drop Back Down

  12-11-2024 12:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  The offers and details on this page may have updated or changed since the time of publication. See our article on Business Insider for current information.Affiliate links for the products on this page are from partners that compensate us (see our advertiser disclosure with our list of partners for more details). However, our opinions are our own. See how we rate mortgages to write unbiased product reviews.
  Mortgage rates for November 12, 2024, are around 6.40%.
  Rates have eased over the last few
  
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• The winners of Wall Street bonus season this year: the underwriters

  12-11-2024 12:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesWall Street bonus season is fast approaching.For the first time since 2021, payouts could be higher across the industry.See who stands to take home the biggest checks, according to comp consultant Johnson Associates.Bonuses are projected to be up across the financial services industry — asset management, alternatives, and investment banking — for the first time since 2021, according to a new report.Compensation consulting firm Johnson Asso
  
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• London startup Agemo has exited stealth. Now, it's building AI reasoning for software to take on Poolside and Magic.

  12-11-2024 11:58 via businessinsider.com
  
  Agemo cofounders Osman Ramadan, CTO, and Aymeric Zhuo, CEO.Agemo.Agemo has exited stealth with $4 million to build AI that turns text prompts into software.Founders Aymeric Zhuo and Osman Ramadan want to tackle the problem of LLMs plateauing.The startup bills itself as Europe's answer to incumbents such as Poolside and Magic.When Aymeric Zhuo and Osman Ramadan met while working at a startup in 2022, they realized they had something in common: they both see themselves as underdogs.Now, the pair a
  
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• Morgan Stanley partners with Carta to serve startup employees after lucrative IPOs

  12-11-2024 11:30 via businessinsider.com
  
  Tyler Le/BIAfter a two-year market slowdown, IPOs are rebounding and set to surge in 2025.Morgan Stanley has partnered with cap-table firm Carta to reach founders before they get rich.Wealth head Jed Finn took BI behind the scenes of the referral deal in an exclusive interview.After a two-year dealmaking drought, IPOs are mounting a comeback, enriching their founders and employees in the process. To land these desirable clients before their big windfall, Morgan Stanley has partnered with Carta,
  
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• Matthew McConaughey says chasing wealth can leave you lost and alone — and he'd be happy with 1/50th of his fortune

  12-11-2024 11:18 via businessinsider.com
  
  Matthew McConaughey says people shouldn't devote their whole lives to chasing money.John Nacion/GettyDevoting your life to making money can leave you lonely and aimless, Matthew McConaughey says.The actor warned against chasing cash at the cost of relationships and other valuable parts of life.Warren Buffett and other wealthy people have said there are more important things than money.People who spend their whole lives trying to get as rich as possible risk winding up lost and alone, Matthew McC
  
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• New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program

  12-11-2024 11:17 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft of the French air force in September.Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesUkraine is getting its second Western jet type as France plans to send Mirages.France has also said it will train Ukrainian pilots.That's a big benefit, warfare experts say, as the F-16 training program keeps being delayed.France's plan for getting Ukraine new Western fighter jets could help it skirt a big issue facing the F-16 program.France is giving Ukraine Mirage jets, and once they arrive,
  
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• I'm a female breadwinner who moved to Switzerland for my Google job. Our family dynamic is not easy in a conservative culture.

  12-11-2024 11:05 via businessinsider.com
  
  Annalisa Pawlosky is an AI research scientist at Google.Courtesy of Annalisa PawloskyAnnalisa Pawlosky, an AI scientist, moved her family to Switzerland in 2020 for a new role at Google.Pawlosky is the primary breadwinner for her family and handles the mental load of her household.Family dynamics are also more traditional in Switzerland, which took some getting used to.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Annalisa Pawlosky, a 40-year-old AI research scientist at Google in Zurich
  
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• 3 CEOs preparing to raise prices if Trump enacts trade restrictions

  12-11-2024 11:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  Some companies are preparing to raise prices in response to President-elect Donald Trump's tariff proposals.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump proposed broad tariffs on imports, including up to 60% on goods from China.Economists say his tariff proposals could spike inflation as companies tend to pass costs on to consumers.Some companies have already said Trump's proposals would force them to increase prices.Some executives have warned that price hikes are on the way if Pre
  
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• I was laid off from Amazon, rejoined, and quit less than 3 months later. I should've seen the writing on the wall.

  12-11-2024 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Stephanie Ramos quit her job at Amazon 11 weeks after rejoining.Photo courtesy of Stephanie Ramos; Tyler Le/BIWhen I first joined Amazon in 2017, I felt very fortunate to work there. As a program manager working with the company's middle and last-mile operations teams, I had a great boss who knew Amazon's culture inside and out. I loved how our senior leaders valued evidence and logic over status; if you had the data, no matter your level, people listened.I loved that we spoke in the language of
  
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• Anthony Scaramucci is worried about a stock-market crash not seen since the late 1920s if Trump follows through on some of his plans

  12-11-2024 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Markets cheered Donald Trump's victory, but Anthony Scaramucci thinks the rally could unwind.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSkyBridge Capital's Anthony Scaramucci benefited from risk assets' postelection rally.However, the outspoken Trump critic thinks there's an outside chance that stocks crash.Here's why Scaramucci is concerned and why a market collapse is far from guaranteed.For never-Trumpers like Anthony Scaramucci, the days since the election have been somber.For Scaramucci's bitcoin-heavy po
  
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• Russia's inflation is so bad that potatoes cost 64% more than they did at the start of the year

  12-11-2024 10:37 via businessinsider.com
  
  Russia's inflation continues surging despite central bank measures to control it.Getty ImagesRussia's economy faces stress as high interest rates fail to control inflation.Inflation hits 9.8% in September, with prices of food staples surging this year.Business leaders criticize high rates, warning of potential bankruptcies and an economic slowdown.Russia's economy has defied doomsday predictions more than 32 months into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.But Russia's red-hot wartime economy come
  
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• Polymarket predicted Trump's win. Now comes the hard part.

  12-11-2024 10:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images; Chesnot/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images;  Robert Perry/Getty Images; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIThe polls were wrong, again. Nate Silver ran 80,000 simulations of election outcomes and found that Vice President Kamala Harris won in 40,012 of them. The race that Donald Trump ultimately ran away with was deemed neck and neck for days — unless you looked at the prediction markets.Election betting on Kalshi and Polymark
  
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