Inside Citadel Securities’ six-week-long training for newbie traders, where playing poker and learning to fail are part of the job
About 200 college grads joined Citadel Securities and its sister hedge fund this year. Before the traders start work, they must undergo an intensive, 6-week training course. A recent MIT grad on the options desk broke down her daily routine from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most corporate jobs start with a few days of…
Kirk McDonald, North America CEO of WPP’s GroupM, will leave the company. Read the internal email about his departure.
GroupM North America CEO Kirk McDonald is set to leave the company, the ad firm confirmed. He joined the WPP-owned media investment division in 2020. GroupM North America lost several key accounts and new business pitches to rivals in recent months. Kirk McDonald, the North America CEO of WPP’s media buying division GroupM, announced his…
Cooper is a growing virtual support system startup for the modern parent. Here’s an exclusive look at the 14-slide pitch deck it used to raise millions for its pre-seed round.
Cooper is a startup offering one-on-one sessions, virtual events, and support for parents. The startup just raised $2 million from investors like Difference Partners and KlI Capital. Take a look at the 14-slide pitch deck Cooper used for its pre-seed funding round. Gabby Slome and Ariel Boorstin met in 2021 at a local parenting group in…
Spora Health’s founder painted a rosy portrait of his healthcare startup. The reality is more complicated.
Spora Health’s founder and CEO, Dan Miller, told Insider his firm was seeing thousands of patients. Insider has since found Spora is struggling after closing shop and laying off its workers in 2022. Miller was pushed out of his last company after he was accused of misusing funds, documents show. According to Dan Miller, his…
FDA Responds After Being Urged to Recall Pfizer’s Vaccine Over DNA Fragments
Dr. Robert Malone and other experts say the COVID-19 shot should be recalled. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to recall Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, arguing that the inclusion of a previously unknown DNA sequence that leaves fragments is unimportant. An FDA spokeswoman told The Epoch Times via email that the FDA is…
COVID-19 Infection and Elevated Risk of Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
An excessive cytokine storm can lead to prolonged autoimmune responses and trigger specific underlying pathophysiology for disease. Researchers have found a strong link between SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases since the outbreak of COVID-19. COVID-19 has also been linked to an increase in the risk of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, according to…
Pac-12 rewind: Oregon rolls as USC, Washington escape to set up Nov. 4 showdown
Week 9 features several wild finished and wins by home underdogs Recapping the Pac-12’s Week 9 action… This week’s theme is “close calls and home dogs.” Over the course of a thrilling Saturday, three games involving ranked teams were decided in the final minutes. Only one of the six games was decided as the fourth…
Deputies arrest car thieves in Saratoga
Vehicle had been stolen out of San Jose Sept. 19 Deputies responded to an automated license plate reader notification for a vehicle with a stolen license plate at Saratoga-Sunnyvale and Prospect roads at 2:04 a.m. An investigation revealed that the license plate was stolen from a vehicle in San Jose and was still on the…
Saratoga restaurateurs causing a stir in Santa Cruz Mountains
Creating new dining experiences in Ben Lomond Angelo Heropoulos, owner of Saratoga’s Hero Ranch Kitchen and Flowers Restaurant, has taken over the storefront formerly occupied by Pasta Armellino, which closed in October. It will now be used as an event space by Sarah Sotello’s catering company, Hero Ranch Kitchen. She claims that they are already…
