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AUDIO: Listen to the week's top business news stories
Here are four of Business Insider's top stories of the week, presented in audio format.
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Next year will be a defining one for Netflix, which will face more competition than ever from formidable media and tech titans. The streaming service will have to prove that its business model, which relies entirely on subscription revenue, can hold up against companies like Amazon and Disney that have many ancillary sources of income. Wall Street and investment analysts break down the five key questions facing Netflix in 2020.
Read the story in text format on Business Insider Prime: 2020 will be the year that defines Netflix's future. Analysts break down the 5 big challenges it faces.
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2. McDonalds black franchisees are fighting to earn as much as their white counterparts
McDonald's black franchisees make hundreds of thousands of dollars less a year, on average, than their white counterparts at the fast-food giant. That disparity has more than doubled in recent years. McDonald's black franchisees said they're limited to owning stores in areas where sales are lower and costs are higher.
Read the story in text format on Business Insider: McDonald's black franchisees are fighting to earn as much as their white counterparts, as dozens leave the company they once considered family
3. The mystery of how a startup founder went missing and died in Silicon Valley has left a family searching for answers
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Erin Valenti, a seemingly successful and ambitious tech founder, was on her way home from a business trip to California when she called her mother. She became confused and rambling. After Valenti missed her flight, her family reported her missing. On October 12, she was found dead in the back seat of her rental car on a residential street in San Jose, California. Two months later, her family and friends still don't know how she died. A police investigation is pending the results of the medical examiner's report, which takes several months. She is remembered as a dogged chief executive and a gatherer who started a meetup for tech workers in her adopted home of Salt Lake City.
Read the story in text format on Business Insider Prime: A 33-year-old Utah startup founder went to Silicon Valley on business and was found dead in her car a week later. Erin Valenti's family searches for answers following her mysterious death.
4. The hiring policy at McKinsey, one of the worlds most elite management consultancies, is defined by one thing: Harvard
McKinsey & Co. is one of the most elite management consultancies and has 30,000 employees worldwide. It has built a culture of hiring young college graduates from elite universities and business schools. Data indicates that MBA grads at McKinsey can make an estimated average starting salary of $150,000, and that doesn't include a $25,000 average bonus and $44,000 first-year performance bonus.
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Weng Cheong reports:
Read the story in text format on Business Insider Prime: The hiring policy at McKinsey, one of the world's most elite management consultancies, is defined by one thing: Harvard
If you have feedback or suggestions on these audio stories, contact Nathan McAlone, at nmcalone@businessinsider.com.
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