(Bloomberg) — China’s sovereign wealth fund is losing senior-level talent at one of the worst possible times. Three of China Investment Corp.’s top executives have resigned since April, leaving the $941 billion fund without some of its most experienced managers during a period of historic volatility in global markets. The […]
Month: July 2020
Stars of US women’s soccer are done waiting for others to help level the playing field and are creating their own opportunities while inspiring others
“I’ve learned through my years as a professional that if you want to see something change, you have to be the one to do it,” Kelley O’Hara told Insider. REUTERS USWNT stars are taking their financial success and off-field ventures into their own hands. Strikers Christen Press and Tobin Heath […]
Once without a home, Monique Barley running for county mayor to push opportunities
Monique Nicole Barley, 37, aimed high when she followed the family tradition last year and signed up to run for office. Fourteen months later, the candidate for Miami-Dade mayor sees no reason for experience to be a selling point in a county with one of the widest prosperity gaps in […]
Hollywood is ‘so hypocritical,’ still denies LGBTQ actors opportunities
Billy Eichner is opening up about his experience as an openly gay actor in Hollywood. The “Lion King” star, 41, spoke to Deadline about LGBTQ representation in film and television as well as the career challenges actors can face when they come out of the closet. “What’s happened is that, when someone […]
Small Business Grants for Women
There are a variety of small business grants specifically for female entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. These grants primarily come from private sources, and they tend to be competitive and offer relatively modest amounts of money. Meanwhile, government assistance for women-owned businesses or firms being started by women often focus on education […]
Tripadvisor Is a Media Business So Why Did It Unload These 8 Brands?
To the uninitiated, it might be easy to miss the fact that Tripadvisor, with all its click-based advertising, is essentially a media company. Why then did it dispose this week of eight of its Smarter Travel Media brands? The transaction took place without an official Tripadvisor press release, let alone […]
Virgin Galactic just hired a Disney theme park executive to be CEO and run its space tourism business
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo “Unity” launches toward the edge of space on December 13, 2018. Virgin Galactic; MarsScientific.com/Trumbull Studios Virgin Galactic has a new CEO in Michael Colglazier, the now-former president and managing director of Disney Parks International. Outgoing CEO George T. Whitesides will assume a new “Chief Space Officer” role […]
4 Cybersecurity Investment Opportunities Tied To The Rise In Online Threats
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an increase in cyber threats and online phishing attacks. Since the lockdown started, Capterra said in a report that one-third of respondents have fallen victim to phishing emails, which hackers use to steal passwords — 45% of which were related to coronavirus. In the first quarter of […]
How the coronavirus is changing the influencer business, according to marketers and top Instagram and YouTube stars
Macy Mariano. Macy Mariano. Marketers and digital creators are adjusting to rapid changes in the influencer-marketing industry as the coronavirus continues to spread globally. As with most businesses in the ad industry, professionals are trimming budgets, canceling events, and looking for alternative revenue streams. Business Insider spoke with influencer-marketing professionals […]
SEO Services For Promoting Your Products and Services on the Internet
So you already have a business, and you would like the people to know what your products or services are all about and how they can benefit from it. If you want to promote your business to the public without spending so much money, you are in luck because there […]