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NBC reportedly threatened a smear campaign against Ronan Farrow if he reported Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment allegations

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Journalist Ronan Farrow was not allowed to publish his reporting on the sexual harassment allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein while working at NBC News. A new report in The Daily Beast said that NBC News' general counsel called him multiple times and threatened to launch a "smear" campaign against him if he kept reporting. Rich McHugh, a producer Farrow worked with on the story, also said he was "ordered" by NBC executives to stop reporting on the story. NBC News has denied all those allegations, saying instead that it was concerned about Farrow's sourcing. The reasons behind NBC's refusal to publish Farrow's reporting are not clear.  Farrow ultimately took his reporting to The New Yorker. His stories won him a Pulitzer prize. NBC News executives allegedly threatened to launch a smear campaign against the journalist Ronan Farrow if he continued reporting on sexual allegations against Harvey Weinstein, The Daily Beast report...

Lululemon surges after crushing earnings and raising its raising full-year guidance (LULU)

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Glassdoor Lululemon Athletica 's earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. The retailer lifted its full-year guidance above Wall Street expectations. Shares jumped more than 10%. Watch Lululemon Athletica in real time here. Lululemon Athletica  shares are up more than 10% ahead of Friday's opening bell after the company posted strong second-quarter earnings and lifted full-year guidance. The retailer reported adjusted earnings of $0.71 per share, beating the $0.49 that was expected by Wall Street analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Lululemon said its second quarter sales totaled  $723.5 million, easily beating the  $666.1 million estimate. Comparable sales were also strong, soaring  19% on a constant dollar basis, well above the 9.5% growth that was anticipated. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: I woke up at 4:30 a.m. for a week like a Navy SEAL See Also: We shopped at Dollar Tree and Dollar General to see which offered a ...

Here's why people take longer to say 'I love you' in relationships than they did 4 years ago

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g-stockstudio / Shutterstock According to a survey by eHarmony, people are taking longer to say "I love you" than they did in 2014. They're now waiting four and a half months to express their feelings. It could be because modern dating is tough, and it's scary to be honest with someone new about how you feel. There's every chance they might be dating other people, or looking around for someone better. The only way to combat the fear is to be bold — if you love someone, tell them. If they're right for you, they won't run away. I can't remember the last time I told a romantic partner I loved them. That might be because I'm perpetually single, but it could also be because the moment of telling someone how you feel has been hijacked and blown out of proportion by fiction. Saying "I love you" feels monumental in romantic comedy films and television shows, but in reality, it probably doesn't have to be such a big deal. See the...

How automakers can compete in the future of mobility

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BII This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Automakers are on the verge of a prolonged period of rapid change to the way they do business, thanks to the combined disruptive forces of growing on-demand mobility services and self-driving cars, which will start to come to market in the next couple of years. By the end of 2019, Google spinoff Waymo, Uber, and GM all plan to have fleets of autonomous cars deployed in various US cities to provide on-demand rides for passengers. By eliminating the cost of the driver, these rides are expected to be far cheaper than typical Uber or Lyft rides, and even cheaper than owning a car for personal transportation. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: Facebook is helping publishers reach more users Rewards cards are top-of-mind for issuers and airlines Waymo is getting a pathway i...

Inside the Facebook employee group at war with the company's 'intolerant' liberal culture (FB)

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Alex Wong/Getty Images There's a potential civil war brewing at Facebook. Conservative employees are up in arms against what they argue is an "intolerant" liberal culture at the tech company. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Top 9 features coming to the iPhone in iOS 12 See Also: Facebook says it will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2020 Mark Zuckerberg figured out a powerful rule about smartphone apps before everyone else — now we're seeing how important it is to Facebook’s business A Wall Street bank asked 1,300 American Facebook users whether they use the social network more or less now than last year — and the results reveal a worrying trend from Feedburner https://ift.tt/2wx8YLv via IFTTT

10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, KO, CRON, AAPL, CBOE)

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Reuters/Phil Noble Here is what you need to know. Trump reportedly wants a massive escalation in the trade war with China . President Donald Trump wants to move forward with tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods —after the public-comment period ends on September 6 — Bloomberg reports. 2 of the most successful stock pickers of 2018 say a trait shared by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos holds the key to their success . "And the founder/CEOs? We prefer them because they have an appetite to think longer-term and they're willing to take risk that a rent-an-MBA executive or a successor manager may not be willing to," Anthony Zackery, a portfolio manager at the Zevenbergen Genea Fund, told Business Insider. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: I woke up at 4:30 a.m. for a week like a Navy SEAL See Also: Your opinion matters — Join BI Insiders program We shopped at Dollar Tree and Dollar General to see which offered a better shopping exper...

Intel’s Whiskey Lake Contains Some Mitigation for Spectre, Meltdown, and Foreshadow

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We now have updated information on the Intel Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake launches, first reported earlier this week. The post Intel’s Whiskey Lake Contains Some Mitigation for Spectre, Meltdown, and Foreshadow appeared first on ExtremeTech . from ExtremeTechExtremeTech https://ift.tt/2PTS9Du via IFTTT