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☆ My roommates and I share groceries. We all bulk shop for our apartment and save $300 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My roommates and I started sharing our bulk groceries around 2018, but my journey with sharing bulk groceries began even earlier. That experience really piqued my interest in implementing bulk grocery sharing in my own home. My last bulk grocery run was to Jewel-Osco . Since we began bulk shopping and sharing our groceries, we save around $260 to $300 a month. AdvertisementDepending on how much we save in a month, some of our bulk shopping money will go towards collective household bills.

Persons: René Morrell, we've, who's, Joe's, I'm, filet mignon, we'll Organizations: Service, School of, Art Institute of Chicago, Costco Locations: Chicago

☆ Western clothing craze sends sales of denim dresses and skirts soaring, Levi Strauss says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesIn a lyric on her latest album, Beyoncé sings "denim on denim, on denim, on denim." Levi Strauss executives are ecstatic. Western wear is booming as consumers opt for top-to-bottom denim looks, the iconic, 171-year-old clothing maker said on Wednesday. Sales of denim skirts, jumpsuits and dresses all at least doubled in the latest quarter, Gass said. On the other hand, Levi Strauss earned 16 cents per share, excluding items, ahead of the 11-cent average estimate by analysts.

Persons: LEVI, Jeff Greenberg, Beyoncé, Levi Strauss, jean, Michelle Gass, Levi's, Carter, Louis Vuitton, Taylor, Gass, Levi, " Gass, Wall, Lee Organizations: Orlando Vineland, Universal, Getty, LSEG, CNBC, Dockers, Kontoor Brands Locations: Florida, Levi's, California, Kohl's

☆ Florida weather: Heavy rain and ‘life-threatening flooding’ hits Miami area and other parts of South Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for parts of Broward, Miami-Dade, Collier and Hendry counties through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service, which warned “life-threatening flooding” was ongoing. “Many areas are inundated with water w/ stalled cars & more rainfall is on the way,” the weather service said Wednesday night. @Signia70/ XWhile the state is no stranger to drenching rain, heavy rain events are getting even heavier as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution. Double-digit rainfall totals are likely in parts of Florida by Friday, but a few areas in southwest Florida could approach 20 inches. An additional 3 to 6 inches of rainfall is expected to fall across Southeastern Florida, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale, through Friday.

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☆ Opinion: Apple can still get back to its golden age
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jeff Yang CNNNaturally, Apple has locked down the details of the revelations it plans on releasing on Monday tighter than Fort Knox. Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset, at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA, on June 5, 2023. What’s the songs-in-your-pocket equivalent for Vision Pro? But so far, if Apple is looking to reclaim its real-world relevance, Vision Pro isn’t it — yet. Let’s hope that at this WWDC, the company defiantly ignores last year’s laughter and continues to look, and think, different.

Persons: Jeff Yang, Bruce ”, “, CNN —, Jeff Yang CNN, OpenAI, Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, Brooks Kraft, Jobs, Cook, Ive Organizations: CNN, Conference, Apple, Huawei, International Trade Commission, Justice Department, Vision, Apple Vision, Apple Inc, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, Twitter, Facebook, mojo Locations: Asian America, America, Knox, China, Cupertino , CA, manila, WWDC

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☆ Retailers jacked up prices and squeezed consumers. They might have just blinked
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“There’s just less dollars for consumers to spend.”The challenge for retailers now is to shake consumers out of that frugal mindset. Retail spending has increased in seven of the past 10 months through March. “If you want to convince consumers to spend you have to give them a reason to do so. Lower prices are a clear opportunity to drive people into the store or online.”It’s a lever that Walmart, he said, has pulled forever. Clothing chain H&M told analysts during its most recent earnings call that it, too, would lower prices.

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☆ Why experts are studying how to improve tablets for parrot use
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

By designing a balloon-popping tablet game and collecting data from 20 pet parrots, the researchers found that birds’ interest in the game indicated mental stimulation could be a potential benefit. Each parrot popped virtual balloons by using its tongue and beak, with eyes often very close to the screen. Rébecca KleinbergerResearchers designed the tablet game to be used by a parrot in collaboration with the bird's caretaker. One bird showed more interest in playing the game after researchers adjusted the tablets to only account for one tap per 300 milliseconds, she added. Mobile games for parrot enrichmentIf a parrot owner is looking to introduce tablets into a pet’s schedule, it’s important to remember that the activity should be collaborative between the owner and the bird, Pepperberg said.

Persons: Rébecca Kleinberger, ”, Kleinberger, Irene Pepperberg, Pepperberg, Rébecca, ” Kleinberger, Gabriel Miller, Kurt Sladky, Sladky Organizations: CNN, ACM, of Computing Machinery, Computing Systems, Northeastern University, Boston University, University of Wisconsin, Madison’s, of Veterinary Medicine, Mobile Locations: Boston

☆ Enhanced Games Are Olympics With Steroids, Pay; Meet the Founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Several countries pay bonuses to medal winners, and high-profile athletes may get brand deals and sponsorships, but many Olympic athletes live quiet lives. AdvertisementD'Souza suggested he received funding for the Enhanced Games in the "single-digit millions" but declined to specify the amount. So far, it's unclear what kind of talent Enhanced Games will attract. He said that at the Enhanced Games, athletes would get comprehensive health checkups to monitor the effects of "whatever enhancement protocols" they're on and ensure they're fit to compete. D'Souza said he planned to announce more details about the Enhanced Games this summer — right around the Paris Olympics.

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☆ Stocks hate this one weird trick from the calendar
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Leap Day might seem like fun and games — until you consider Wall Street. To account for that gap, Julius Caesar in 45 BC decreed that an extra day be added every four years, leading to the Julian calendar. Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD created the Gregorian calendar, coined the term “leap year” and established February 29 as the official leap day. He adds that a leap day can also help marginally raise corporate earnings, since companies get an extra day in a fiscal quarter to operate. History shows that stocks tend to perform worse when an additional day is added to the calendar.

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☆ What’s next for movie theater operators like AMC after the ‘Barbenheimer’ money runs out?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

AMC Entertainment, often viewed as a bellwether for the industry as the world’s largest movie theater chain, is not immune to those challenges. Taylor Swift attends "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. While box office revenues have not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels, until this year, they had been on an upward trajectory. Wold lowered his projection for the domestic box office to $8.6 billion, down from $8.9 billion earned in 2023. Upping the showmanshipDespite the box office slowdown this year, AMC found itself at the center of yet another viral moment earlier this month.

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☆ Home Prices May Be Sky-High, but America Is Not in a Housing Bubble
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The housing market, they claimed, was a bubble destined to burst. I’ve spent the past few years asking experts a simple question: Has the housing market reached bubble territory? AdvertisementFor a time, it seemed like the housing market was doing a speedrun through Simonsen’s checklist. And even if the economy does take a turn, a run-of-the-mill recession probably wouldn’t be enough to topple the housing market. The housing market is far from balanced, but we’re at least heading in that direction.

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☆ This upgrade can perk up your eating in the new year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What’s a grocery upgrade? bhofack2/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesI consider a grocery upgrade to be a small splurge, not a big investment. Here are some examples of how I upgrade my grocery list when I need a pick-me-up. It’s my least favorite winter task, so I choose to reward myself with a grocery upgrade for getting the job done. Canned clams are a pantry staple for me as well since I love to keep them on hand for a quick dinner of one-pot clam pasta and clam chowder.

Persons: it’s, I’ve, I’m, Mikhail Rudenko, I’ll, there’s, Casey Barber Organizations: CNN Locations: crumbly Vermont, Thai

☆ Here are the reasons why a new Wall Street upgrade of Apple is juicing the stock so much
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Apple got an upgrade from Bank of America, which took its rating on the stock to a buy from neutral. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Life insurers binge on US financing aimed at helping housing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Koh Gui Qing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

It has been predominantly used by life insurers, because they need to boost their investment returns with cheap funding to meet long-term liabilities. They provide the cheap funding to banks and insurers in exchange for collateral to ensure they get their money back. Insurers are entitled to tap FHLB funding. Insurers’ borrowing from FHLBs picked up in 2008 financial crisis, as those that spread themselves thin with aggressive investments scrambled for cash. They did not explain why insurers need FHLB funding to invest in mortgages.

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☆ Where the Flavors of the Amazon Rainforest Delight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Seth Kugel | More About Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While the broader region offers these and other rainforest-based adventures, the top three attractions in urban Belém are breakfast, lunch and dinner. Marcos Antônio Gonçalves Bastos, known by a childhood nickname, Medici, has documented the local cuisine on his Instagram account. He compares Belemenses to Italians in how they care for and protect local tradition. Real tacacá is cloudy yellow because its base is tucupi, perhaps the region’s most defining and addictive flavor, created centuries ago by Indigenous groups. The result is not so much sweet and sour as sour and sweet, and it pairs magically well with rice and fish, and stars in the local duck dish, “pato no tucupi.”

Persons: Marcos Antônio Gonçalves Bastos, Medici, Belemenses, ” Medici, “ pato, ” Organizations: das Locations: Brazil, Combu

“I have been consistently surprised at the resilience of consumer spending,” Christopher Waller, an influential member of the Fed’s board, said in a speech this month. “The acceleration of consumer spending on experiences (has) propelled us towards another outstanding quarter,” said CEO Jason Liberty. Wealthier households, in particular, have enjoyed substantial growth in home values and stock portfolios, which are likely juicing their spending. Spending on the bank's credit and debit cards by households with incomes below $50,000 has risen faster than spending by higher-earning clients. “Consumer spending across all segments from high to low has remained stable since March."

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☆ The New York Times quietly brought 'open programmatic' ads back to its app
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The New York Times is juicing up its ad revenue by bringing so-called open programmatic advertising back to its mobile app. Open programmatic is a methodology that lets any advertiser buy digital ads in real-time. In 2019, the Times shut down open programmatic ads from its mobile app because it wanted to focus on growing subscriptions and because those ads reportedly slowed the app's load times. The Times kept programmatic ads on its website. However, it currently allows Google, Index Exchange, PubMatic, and Magnite among others to sell programmatic ads on its desktop website according to its ads.txt file, which lists the companies publishers allow to sell programmatic ads.

Persons: We've, Matt Barash, Roland Caputo, it's, Meredith Kopit Levien Organizations: New York Times, Times, Google, Exchange Locations: Americas

In the meantime, House Republicans have no clear leader heading into next year's election as they cling to a razor-thin majority. The leadership fund will shift its alignment to follow the new House speaker once one is elected. McCarthy visiting a district could often be a major draw, juicing fundraiser proceeds, though that’s a role any new House speaker can grow into. “That’s where McCarthy has crushed it,” said Cam Savage, a longtime Republican strategist who works on House races. “After this week’s chaotic episode, House Republicans have basically upgraded to a Disney fast-pass in their never-ending roller coaster ride to the radical right,” said Viet Shelton, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party’s House campaign arm.

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☆ Treasury yield jump is not 'death to equities,' BofA's Savita Subramanian says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The latest jump in Treasury yields is not "death to equities," BofA Securities' Savita Subramanian told CNBC's "Fast Money" on Tuesday. In fact, Subramanian sees the bond move as a positive signal — rather than an ominous sign for the economy. In May, Subramanian hiked her S&P 500 year-end target by 7.5% to 4,300, with a range as high as 4,600. Even though she believes the corporate America has learned to do more with less, Subramanian suggests stocks won't go up in a straight line. But I do think we are at a point where we have some visibility with what the Fed is going to do," Subramanian said.

Persons: Savita Subramanian, CNBC's, Subramanian Organizations: Securities, Companies Locations: America

☆ LAFC-Inter Miami ticket prices soar as Messi visits Los Angeles for MLS match
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Ticket prices for this Sunday’s match between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the most expensive for a Major League Soccer game ever, according to TickPick, an online marketplace. Average prices are around $690 — a 527% increase over the average ticket price of an MLS game, which used to cost $110 before soccer superstar Leo Messi joined the league. Demand to see Messi is juicing MLS ticket prices. Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty ImagesHowever, this could be the ceiling for ticket prices. Previously, the Inter Miami jersey was the top-selling jersey only in Florida.

Persons: New York CNN —, “ Messi, ”, Leo Messi, Messi, Ira L, TickPick, Brett Goldberg, Goldberg, Apple, Soccer.com Organizations: New, New York CNN, Inter Miami, Los, Los Angeles FC, Major League Soccer, MLS, CNN, ”, New York Red Bulls, Adidas, Messi Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Argentina, Florida, Vermont

☆ The Best Juicers and Juice Machines for More Refreshing Mornings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Grace Elkus | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +19 min

The orange juice was also a little pulpy and separated overnight—a common occurrence with both centrifugal juicers we tested. Others you should know aboutGreat multiuse juicerKuvings’s 4-in-1 masticating juicer comes with attachments to make smoothies, sorbets and nut milks, too. Masticating juicers use a rotating, screw-shaped augur to crush and press fresh produce to extract juice, while centrifugal juicers rely on a high-speed spinning metal blade to pulverize produce into a mesh filter. Masticating juicers are slower and cost more, but often have higher yields and are therefore less wasteful (which we found to be true in our testing). Centrifugal juicers are faster and more powerful, but create foamier juice that’s more likely to separate.

Persons: Grace Elkus, you’re, Ariane Resnick, C.N.C, ”, Nama, it’s, we’re, juicer, Savory, It’s, I’ve, Amelia Rampe, Alexandra Shytsman, destemming, Masticating, “, Shytsman Organizations: Cold Press, Hurom, Hamilton, Food Network Locations: Brooklyn, New York City

☆ Most cars still cost more to charge than to fill up with gas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While charging and fueling trucks cost the same, other cars and their electric counterparts differ. It's not yet cheaper to charge some electric cars than to fuel them with gas, a new study suggests. It's not yet cheaper to charge many electric cars than it would be to fuel their gas-powered counterparts up with gas, a new study indicates. Trucks cost about the same to fuel and charge, while entry and midlevel cars and SUVs cost more to charge at home and in public than they do to fuel at a gas station, the group found. Luxury-segment EVs may cost less to charge at home than their gas counterparts would cost to fuel.

Persons: Kelley, that's, Kia Forte, it's, Bolt, Kia, Kia EV6 Organizations: Anderson Economic, Trucks, Ford Trucks, Ford, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC, Chevrolet, Nissan Versa, Hyundai, Nissan, Mercedes, Benz, Lexus, Porsche Macan, Porsche, Volkswagen, Nissan Altima, Subaru

☆ ‘Barbenheimer’ is set to meme its way to an ‘unprecedented’ weekend of box office ticket sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The “Barbenheimer” craze, which has swelled in popularity over the last few weeks, is all but set to propel the box office to its best weekend in years. BoxOffice Pro, a publication that tracks box office performance, said this week it is projecting a $200+ million weekend at the cinema. The battle of the bombshells playing out in theaters is not the usual runaway box office success story. “But it’s not just about the first three days of the box office either. The irony in the films’ massive draw is that, typically, studios prefer to avoid releasing major box office features on the same weekend as another.

Persons: Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer, ” Michael O’Leary, it’s, Mattel, Christopher Nolan, ” Shawn Robbins, “ ‘ Oppenheimer, Barbie ’, don’t, “ Barbie ”, Tom Cruise, ” O’Leary, ” Robbins, “ It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, BoxOffice, National Association of Theatre Owners, Warner Bros Locations: Hollywood

☆ China's central bank is caught in a pickle between the falling yuan and sputtering economic growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jason Ma | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

China's central bank is caught between trying to support the yuan and the country's economy. The People's Bank of China has been ramping up its commentary on the yuan, which is falling against the dollar. But to revive economic growth, it's also cutting rates, which could counteract efforts to boost the currency. The ramp-up in commentary comes as the central bank's other method of influencing the yuan has fizzled. After several attempts in recent days to boost the yuan with aggressive reference points, the currency has given up its gains.

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☆ Tesla stock's sizzling rally won't last as old-guard rivals like Ford and GM pile into the EV space, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's sizzling rally won't last forever due to old-guard rivals like Ford producing more EVs, according to one analyst. The tech giant's shares have soared 109% in 2023 thanks to a breakneck rally since late April. But some of Wall Street's biggest names – including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley – are warning the stock now looks overvalued. Tesla's stock has soared 109% in 2023, on track for the biggest six-month gain since 2020. Read more: Tesla stock's best run since 2020 is spoilt by Wall Street downgrades as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley flag overvaluation risks

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