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☆ Portugal's new housing law threatens its tourism industry, say hostel owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The law – proposed and approved by Portugal’s ruling PS party – seeks to address the housing crisis in Portugal. The new law’s resolutions could potentially have far-reaching effects on those running alojamento local (AL) properties – including Portugal’s world-renowned hostels. AL properties outside of low-density areas will also see their current property taxes increase, and be subject to a new tax starting at 15%, known as CEAL. The new legislation threatens the future of all hostels in Portugal, says Miguel Santos, board member at the Associação Hostels de Portugal (AHdP) and owner of a Lisbon hostel. Pedro Nunes/ReutersOne hostel owner fearing for the future is Benedita Vasconcellos, who owns Lisbon’s Goodmorning Solo Traveller Hostel, voted Portugal’s best hostel in 2020.

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☆ TikTokers are scoring huge paydays from its new 'creativity program' that rewards longer videos. 7 creators reveal what they're making per month.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Dan Whateley | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok's new Creativity Program Beta is helping some creators earn tens of thousands of dollars. However, she earned just over $5,000 in June from the creativity program. But the creativity program is taking her earnings to a new level. Today, at nearly 2 million followers, Paris' monthly earnings from the creativity program ranged from $9,000 to $13,000. The Cordles were planning on doing the same before they saw how much they could earn through TikTok's creativity program.

Persons: Kay, Tay Dudley, Fortune, Arlene Resendiz, Resendiz, I'm, it's, It's, Zachary Newman, Devin, Hunter Cordle, she's, they'd, we've Organizations: Beta, Victoria Paris, YouTube Locations: New York, Paris

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☆ 7 TikTokers share how much they're earning from the app's new creativity program for longer videos, including a couple that earned $87,000 in a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Dan Whateley | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

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☆ An Instagram travel creator who's earned 5 figures this year shares her rates for sponsored content and how much she's been offered on Threads
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ufuoma shares her sponsored-content rates for Instagram and what she's been offered on Threads. Some days, Jessica Ufuoma still can't believe brands pay her to travel and post about her trips. Now, 31-year-old Ufuoma is a full-time travel creator with 128,000 followers on Instagram , and who has visited 50 countries. Even though her main platform is Instagram, she's recently started getting requests to post on Threads, as well. Ufuoma turned down the deal because she didn't think it would sit well with her audience, who she said seemed to be enjoying the "ad-free" nature of the app.

Persons: Jessica Ufuoma, Ufuoma, she's, I've, Ufuoma wasn't Organizations: Nokia, Virgin Voyages Locations: Nigeria, Canada, Lagos, British Columbia, Netherlands, Peru, Machu Picchu, Instagram, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro

☆ Former Mississippi Officers Plead Guilty in Attack on Two Black Men
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 54% of influencers say they've already posted sponsored content on Threads and 3 other takeaways from a new report about the app
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new Izea report found 54% of influencers said they'd already posted sponsored content on Threads. In fact, 54% of influencers in the survey said they had already posted sponsored content on Threads. About 61% of influencers surveyed reported that they signed up for Threads within the first 10 days of launching. Influencers and content creators were more likely to join Threads than non-influencer social-media users, according to Izea's data. Izea found that 84% of social-media influencers were open to monetizing their Threads posts, and 54% of influencers reported that they'd already posted paid branded content to the new app.

Persons: influencers, they'd, Instagram, Kristen Bousquet, Izea Organizations: YouTube Locations: influencers, United States

Insider is recognizing the most influential talent agents and managers for TikTok creators in 2023. In a rush, he asked a friend for talent manager recommendations; Prasuna Cheruku was the answer he got. Talent agents and managers play a critical role in helping creators turn social-media success into sustainable careers in entertainment. For the fourth year, Insider is recognizing the most influential managers and agents who are helping TikTokers build their careers. Here are the 20 most influential TikTok talent-management firms and agencies in North America, listed in alphabetical order:

Persons: Drew, Jeeezy, Jackson, Lil Uzi, Prasuna Cheruku, Cheruku, she's, that's, Danielle Pistotnik, TikTok, Brendan Nahmias, they've, Alix Earle, Mylen Yamamoto Tansingco's, Kensington Organizations: Puma, Talent, WGA, SAG, Management, Hollywood, CAA, United Talent Agency Locations: Jackson, North America

Insider spoke with influencer marketing experts and creators about sponsored content on Threads. Within two days of Threads' launch on July 5 , certain brands and influencers started posting paid, sponsored content. She's since posted more sponsored content to Threads. Hulu worked with creator Adam Rose on a sponsored Threads post. Some creators, like travel creator Jessica Ufuoma, are turning down sponsored content requests from brands for this reason.

Persons: influencers, Adam Rose, Kristen Bousquet, I've, Bousquet, Hulu, Krishna Subramanian, Amber Venz, Alessandro Bogliari, Ayomi Samaraweera, Meta, Rose, Brittany Mehciz, Hulu's, Thomas Walters, Ajai Guyot, Guyot, it's, Elon Musk, Ryan Detert, Matt Navarra, who's, what's, Elon, Navarra, Meta's, Instagram, Sooraj Saxena, he's, Sydney Bradley, Taryn Hicks, Jessica Ufuoma, collabs Organizations: She's, Brands, Meta, Creators, Hulu, Dollar, Amazon, Twitter, Sydney Locations: Europe

SummaryCompanies Order intake down 8% in April-June periodQ2 EBITA 453 mln eur vs forecast 394 mln2023 EBITA margin now seen at upper end of provided rangeShares fall 5%July 24 (Reuters) - Health technology group Philips (PHG.AS) posted a fourth straight drop in order intake on Monday and warned that it expects global market conditions to remain highly uncertain, sending its shares down 5% from a recent 12-month high. The Amsterdam-based group, a former industrial conglomerate that now focuses on medical technology, said order intake had decreased 8% in the April-June period, the fourth quarterly fall in a row. Philips generates 15% of group sales in the People's Republic. New licensing requirements for its healthcare products in Russia were responsible for half the quarterly order decline, Jakobs said. ($1 = 0.8992 euros)Reporting by Diana Mandiá; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roy Jakobs, Jakobs, Philips, Abhijit Bhattacharya, Diana Mandiá, Kirsten Donovan, David Holmes Organizations: Health, Philips, European Union, ING, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, United States, China, East, Turkey, Latin America, People's Republic, Russia, Ukraine

Insider spoke with influencer marketing experts and creators about sponsored content on Threads. There may not be hashtags yet on Instagram's new app Threads, but that's not stopping #ads from appearing all over the latest social-media platform. Within two days of Threads' launch on July 5 , certain brands and influencers started posting paid, sponsored content. She's since posted more sponsored content to Threads. Some creators, like travel creator Jessica Ufuoma, are turning down sponsored content requests from brands for this reason.

☆ What to post on Threads: 6 key takeaways for creators from private messages Instagram is sending influencer managers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amid preparing to launch new features, Meta is offering tips to creators on what to post. Despite its early success, Threads needs more content, and therefore, creators, to keep up its momentum. Meta also includes its own "Meta" pun in the email, prompting creators to "Get ~Meta~ About Being On Threads," and post about the platform, per the email. Creators love Threads and Meta, according to Meta. "The content ideas like watch parties and live commentaries are a great way for me as a talent manager to build relationships with brands that are on the platform," the talent manager said.

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☆ Picket Lines Get a New Dose of Star Power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Ashley Wong | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Johnson & Johnson Sues Doctors Over Studies Linking Talc-Based Products and Cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Elon Musk Launches xAI, His New Artificial-Intelligence Company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bank of America ups price target on this little-known Inflation Reduction Act beneficiary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bank of America sees more upside in store for this little-known beneficiary of reshoring trends and the Inflation Reduction Act. Analyst Ruplu Bhattacharya upped the bank's price target on shares of Flex Ltd. to $31 from $28, citing its 15-year partnership to make microinverters for Enphase Energy . The analyst also highlighted the company's long-term business mix and improving margins as contributing factors to the price hike. FLEX YTD mountain Shares in 2023 "FLEX should continue to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which can help spur demand for clean energy and reshoring manufacturing back to the US. Inverters are included in FLEX's core renewables business which is part of its industrial segment," he wrote in a Friday note to clients.

Persons: Ruplu Bhattacharya, Bhattacharya, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: of America, Flex Ltd, Enphase Energy

☆ Some Republican Attorneys General Warn Target Its Pride Collection Could Violate Child-Protection Laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Don’t Sell Edibles That Look Like Doritos, Federal Officials Tell Companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ What Is Spill? The Twitter Alternative Trending After Elon Musk Set User Limits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Joseph Pisani | Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How many followers you need on Instagram to get paid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instagram influencers share how many followers they needed to get paid and how much they earn. With a few thousand followers on Instagram these days, it's easy to ask yourself: When can I start making money? Many Instagram influencers get paid with less than 10,000 followers. For instance, Tess Barclay, a Toronto-based nano influencer who creates lifestyle content, started earning money with a few thousand Instagram followers. Check out 7 top brands that work with micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and moreToday, Instagram influencers no longer need hundreds of thousands of followers to start earning cash.

Persons: Instagram, influencers, Tess Barclay, Barclay Organizations: Live Locations: Toronto

☆ ‘The Heat Is Different Now’: Texans Swelter in June
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How to reach out to brands and land deals as an influencer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many influencers, like Gigi Kovach (a part-time lifestyle influencer), go straight to email to reach out to brands for collaborations. Here's how they reach out brands for collaborations, including several email templates they use. Holly PhanHow to contact brands as an influencer to pitch a paid sponsorshipIt takes time to figure out what type of pitch sticks and grabs the attention of brands. Here's how 33 influencers pitch brands, from email templates to media kits. Email templates influencers use to reach out to brandsMessage templates and DMs influencers use to contact brandsMedia kit examples

Persons: Brand, Gigi Kovach, Kovach, Read, Ashley Jones, She'll, Jones, London Lazerson, Maesha, Influencer Emma Cortes, Holly Phan, Jen Lauren, Lauren, Shonar Organizations: London, YouTube, LinkedIn

The company, Marion Biotech, bought the ingredient — propylene glycol (PG) — from trader Maya Chemtech India, as reported by Reuters. "Marion bought commercial-grade propylene glycol," said a second source, an investigator, who declined to be named while the inquiry is ongoing. International standards allow only trace amounts of EG and DEG in pharmaceutical-grade propylene glycol. The toxins were found in cough syrups exported to Gambia by the other Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals. India made it mandatory for companies to have their cough syrups tested before export from June.

Persons: Marion, Deepak Sharma, Max, Vijay Kumar, Tuhin Bhattacharya, Mool Singh, Atul Rawat, Jaya Jain, Sachin Jain, Rohan Gupta, syrups, Maiden, Saurabh Sharma, Krishna, Jennifer Rigby, Olzhas, Sara Ledwith, Michele Gershberg, Deepa Babington Organizations: Reuters, Marion Biotech, Indian, EG, World Health Organization, Authorities, . Police, Marion, Court, Maya, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, WHO, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Uzbekistan, India, Delhi, Marion, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Gambia, Indonesia, London, Almaty

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