Summary List Placement Employment in the healthcare industry is expected to grow by about 15% from 2019 to 2029, adding about 2.4 million jobs, according to the most recent projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Business Insider’s recently found the 30 best jobs of the future using a combination of salary and pre-pandemic employment […]
How to land a job at Blackstone, according to the private-equity giant’s president and its head of HR
Summary List Placement Jon Gray still remembers what it was like when he was hired as an entry-level analyst at a seven-year-old private-equity shop in New York City in 1992. “It was a tiny place … I think there were 80 or 90 people,” Gray said of Blackstone, a firm that would go on to […]
Pennsylvania certifies Joe Biden as winner of presidential vote
By MARK SCOLFORO | The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, culminating three weeks of vote counting and a string of failed legal challenges by President Donald Trump, state officials said Tuesday. The Pennsylvania State Department “certified the results of the […]
Elon Musk has surpassed rival Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person. Here’s where their simmering feud began and how it’s escalated amid the pandemic. (TSLA)
Summary List Placement Bill Gates and Elon Musk don’t exactly see eye to eye. While the Microsoft billionaire and the Tesla and SpaceX titan have never had a particularly cozy relationship, things have heated up over the past six months as the two have openly sparred about everything from electric vehicles to the coronavirus. The […]
The ‘surprisingly robust’ stock market will finish the year strong — and wary traders should stay invested, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee
Summary List Placement Fundstrat’s head of research, Tom Lee, told CNBC on Tuesday that he sees a number of signals indicating the stock market will finish the year strong. Over the last 25 years, the S&P 500 has gained 90% of the time in the holiday season, Lee said. There is also still cash on […]
Secure The Winter Version Of Telfar’s Coveted Shopping Bag Before It Sells Out
On Tuesday, Telfar posted a holiday-themed sneak peek of the Telfar x UGG collaboration we’ve been talking about since September. In addition to a Golden Retriever puppy posing in front of a holiday backdrop, the Instagram post shows two handbags, both of which bear a striking resemblance to Telfar’s shopping bag. You know, the ones […]
Chess.com is seeing 100,000 sign-ups a day following the success of Netflix series ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ — and the site is now pitting users against Beth Harmon bots
Summary List Placement Millions of people across the world are turning to online chess following the release of Netflix’s hit series “The Queen’s Gambit.” The Netflix Original series, released on October 23, documents orphan Beth Harmon’s quest to become the world’s greatest chess player. Searches for chess sets on eBay almost tripled after the show’s […]
The podcast market is booming. Here are 5 audio firms that could be acquired next and who might buy them.
Summary List Placement Media companies are chasing the podcasting market. Spotify has been snapping up podcasts while reports swirl about Apple and Sony eyeing podcast content company Wondery, the podcast giant behind shows like “Dirty John.” And with the Interactive Advertising Bureau estimating the podcast ad market will hit $1 billion this year, others are […]
iOS apps on the Mac are mostly bad, but Apple doesn’t need them to be good — yet
Summary List Placement When Apple released its M1 Macs earlier this month, there were plenty of things to get excited about, like significantly faster performance and better battery life. One of the more interesting things the company touted was the fact that you can now download and run iOS apps directly on your Mac. Technically, […]
As a Black Friday deal, you can get free and full access to Yale’s wildly popular online class, The Science of Well-Being
Summary List Placement Yale’s most popular in-person course ever was turned into an equally successful online version called The Science of Well-Being, which teaches you how to be happy. It’s one of the Insider Reviews Team’s most recommended online courses. While you could always audit the class for free, Coursera’s Black Friday deal gives you […]
Holiday TV: 15 new offerings to make your spirits bright
Deck the halls and warm up your DVR. Television’s annual blizzard of holiday-themed fare is about to start. As usual, the broadcast networks and streamers are making merry with an onslaught of music-filled specials, feel-good movies and animated treats that celebrate the so-called most wonderful time of the year. To help you keep up, we’ve […]
What is common stock? The most typical way to invest in a company and profit from its growth
Summary List Placement When it comes to investments, the first thing that comes to mind is stocks. In fact, more than 50% of Americans own stock — either directly, via shares of individual companies, or indirectly, through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. And when it comes to stocks, what most readily comes to mind is […]