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☆ A 48-year old Airbnb host breaks down how she used Facebook and Instagram to bring in $25,000 through direct bookings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amie Sommer, an Alaska resident, rents out a $1 million Arizona home that sleeps 10. When she launched her listing, she used Facebook to get direct bookings from family and friends. Half of those bookings she told Insider were from promoting her direct booking link on the social-media sites Facebook and Instagram. Lodgify provides Sommer with a central calendar that syncs bookings between her website, Airbnb, and Vrbo. When it came time to book her first guests, Sommer was looking for "guinea pigs."

☆ I used a HELOC to become an Airbnb millionaire. It was risky, but the strategy paid off big time — here's how I set up this secondary income stream.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Bryce Decora | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

This was the beginning of a world of real estate that would change our lives foreverDeCora's Bellevue Airbnb. If the real estate market started trending downward at this time, this story may not have had such a happy endingExtending your debt to the max in real estate is the equivalent of an all-in poker move. Our three-house real estate portfolio is worth around $2.5 million and we only have $1.35 million in mortgage and HELOC debt. Once you get over the scary leap, you'll see real estate as a simple way to building a massive empire. Bryce DeCora is a former engineer turned real estate investor and a father of two.

☆ Faucets poised to run dry for hundreds of Arizona residents by year's end
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Scottsdale residents also were urged to reduce their usage as a first step toward more stringent restrictions. Some Rio Verde Foothills residents said they don't know how such an important issue could have dragged on so long without a resolution. Rio Verde Foothills resident Jennifer Simpson. Rio Verde Foothills. “I’m sure that if there’s no access to water, we’d be up in arms.”Many Rio Verde Foothills residents say they feel abandoned.

☆ Election denier Lake loses governor's race in battleground Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The closely fought governor's race between Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs was one of the most significant in the general election because Arizona is a battleground state and will likely play a pivotal role in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. After the Arizona governor race was called, Hobbs wrote on Twitter: "Democracy is worth the wait." [1/4] Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake speaks at the Republican Party of Arizona's 2022 U.S. midterm elections night rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., November 8, 2022. Voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin also rejected election deniers in races for governor and other statewide election posts. On Monday, she won the seat currently held by Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who could not seek re-election because of term limits.

☆ Here are the 25 fastest-growing DTC brands, according to monthly traffic and Q3 growth from Similarweb data
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

United by BlueA post shared by United By Blue (@unitedbyblue)Average monthly visits to site: 716,000Quarter-over-quarter web-traffic growth: 94%Founders: Mike Cangi, Brian LintonUnited by Blue sells clothing, handbags, accessories, and home goods. It also makes many of its products from recycled materials, such as a Mini Duffle bag made from recycled nylon. The company sells through its own website as well as retail partners like REI. Part of the motivation to sell through its own brick-and-mortar stores and retail partners is carbon emissions, Cangi told Retail Dive in May. E-commerce, by contrast, is "probably the worst" way of selling when it comes to carbon emissions, he added.

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate race too close to call Wisconsin's Senate race between GOP Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes is too close to call, NBC News says. Vance wins Ohio Senate race, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, NBC News projects COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is leading The Senate race in Ohio is too early to call, NBC News says, but Republican candidate J.D. Share this -Link copiedGeorgia Senate race too close to call Georgia's Senate race is too close to call about three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.

☆ EV maker Lucid slumps as quarterly reservations slip
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Akash Sriram | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: A Lucid Air electric vehicle is displayed in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., September 27, 2021. Lucid said it had $3.85 billion in cash, which would sustain the company at least into the fourth quarter of next year. Chief Finance Officer Sherry House told Reuters in an interview that Lucid would tap into the capital markets as it looks to build a factory in Saudi Arabia. High prices for battery materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have been eating into margins of electric vehicle makers, hurting their bottom line. Lucid’s revenue rose to $195.5 million in the third quarter after it delivered 1,398 vehicles, up from 679 vehicles last quarter.

☆ EV maker Lucid reports bigger quarterly loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A Lucid Air electric vehicle is displayed in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Hyunjoo Jin/File PhotoNov 8 (Reuters) - Lucid Group Inc (LCID.O) reported a bigger third-quarter loss on Tuesday, as the luxury electric vehicle maker struggled with rising costs to ramp up production. High prices for battery materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have been eating into margins of electric vehicle makers, hurting their bottom line. Lucid's revenue rose to $195.5 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30 from $232,000 a year earlier. The company's net loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30 widened to $670.2 million, or 40 cents per share, from $524.4 million, or 43 cents per share, a year earlier.

[1/3] A man rides a scooter past the front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2022. conservative Justice Samuel Alito asked Malcolm Stewart, a lawyer for the Department of Justice representing both commissions. The Supreme Court's conservative justices have signaled skepticism toward expansive regulatory power and the duty of judges, under Supreme Court precedent, to give deference to that authority. She told Stewart that of the three factors relevant to the case under a Supreme Court precedent, "two factors are pretty darn bad for you." Axon sued the FTC in 2020 in federal court in Arizona following an investigation by the agency into its 2018 acquisition of Vievu, a rival body-camera provider.

[1/3] A man rides a scooter past the front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2022. The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority. Its conservative justices have signaled skepticism toward expansive regulatory power and the duty of judges, under Supreme Court precedent, to give deference to that authority. Axon sued the FTC in 2020 in federal court in Arizona following an investigation by the agency into its 2018 acquisition of Vievu, a rival body-camera provider. Cochran sued in 2019 to stop the enforcement action, like Axon contesting the SEC's in-house judges under Article II.

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally Saturday in Scottsdale. A recent Marist College poll found Lake and Hobbs deadlocked in the final stretch of the nationally watched race. "That’s why I’ve spent the last two years working to lower costs and create better-paying jobs in Arizona." "We're getting pretty sick and tired of politicians who just lie," he went on, suggesting that Kelly "tricked" Arizona voters into thinking he was an independent when he is really a Democrat. Tucson voter Suzy Jacobs, a Democrat, said Masters represents a rising extremism in the Republican Party that she does not want to see control Arizona.

☆ Will a Peloton Bike Drive You to Pick One Hotel Over Another?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Dawn Gilbertson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Your next hotel workout might remind you of those at-home gyms we all hastily set up during Covid lockdowns—minus the cramped quarters, mismatched weight sets and kids clamoring for attention. With business and vacation travel bouncing back, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and other chains are betting that travelers want hotels that help them take their pandemic-inspired fitness routines on the road. More hotels are bragging about their Peloton bikes and private exercise suites to lure travelers with the hope that they might actually work out on their next trip.

☆ Hotels Pitch Peloton Bikes, Private Gyms to Lure Guests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Dawn Gilbertson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Your next hotel workout might remind you of those at-home gyms we all hastily set up during Covid-19 lockdowns—minus the cramped quarters, mismatched weight sets and kids clamoring for attention. With business and vacation travel bouncing back, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and other chains are betting that travelers want hotels that help them take their pandemic-inspired fitness routines on the road. More hotels are bragging about their Peloton bikes and private exercise suites to lure travelers with the hope that they might actually work out on their next trip.

☆ Republican Rep. David Schweikert faces off against Democrat Jevin Hodge in Arizona's 1st Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. David Schweikert is running against Democrat Jevin Hodge in Arizona's 1st Congressional District. Trump-endorsed Schweikert is the only Republican in Arizona's congressional delegation who voted to accept the state's election results. Arizona's 1st Congressional District candidatesDemocratic Rep. Schweikert is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Voting history for Arizona's 1st Congressional DistrictArizona's 1st Congressional District includes Scottsdale and parts of north and central Phoenix. His opponent, Hodge, has raised $1.9 million, spent $1 million, and has $855,517 cash on hand, as of September 30.

☆ Arizona GOP nominee Kari Lake mocks attack on Paul Pelosi during campaign event
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Arizona Republican nominee for governor Kari Lake made light of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in remarks at a campaign event Monday, drawing laughter from the audience. The remark comes after House Speaker's Nancy Pelosi's 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, was brutally attacked Friday at the couple's San Francisco home. You can’t talk about vaccines, you can’t talk about elections, you can’t talk about Paul Pelosi, and now you can’t talk about Nancy Pelosi." Paul Pelosi was still in the intensive care unit, surrounded by family members, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News on Monday. Lake is the not the first high-profile Republican to draw attention for remarks about the attack on Paul Pelosi.

☆ Opendoor slashed prices and paid buyers' agents $3,500 a house in a rush to off-load thousands of homes in the third quarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Opendoor cut prices and gave incentives in the third quarter, losing cash on much of its inventory. Opendoor has been offering buyers $15,000 credits and their brokers $3,500 bonuses. A decelerating housing market poses a challenge for iBuying companies like Opendoor, which use home-pricing algorithms to purchase homes. In the third quarter, Opendoor sold between 8,100 and 8,550 homes, according to an estimate by Datadoor, a startup that catalogs Opendoor's acquisition and sales activity across the country. The high end of Datadoor's estimate, 8,550 home sales, would be an 18% decrease in the number of sales Opendoor reported for the second quarter and 32% below the first quarter.

☆ Industry insiders place their bets on the companies best placed to launch a 'super app' in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. A super app is essentially a one-stop shop for users' financial needs and beyond, providing multiple services and products — including savings, investing, and shopping tools — all in one place. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.

☆ I'm the CEO of restaurant chain PF Chang's. I start my day at 6 a.m. and don't schedule meetings before 8 — here's what my morning routine is like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He spends an hour working from home each day before heading to the office for in-person meetings. Chang's, about his morning work routine. These early morning meetings are informal in nature and reflect a very comfortable "open-door" ethos that exists within our senior executive team, which I love. I have a rule with my executive assistant not to schedule any meetings before 8 a.m. Starting at 8 a.m., the meetings begin and tend to come fast and furious for the remainder of the day.

☆ From Walmart to Venmo and Klarna, industry insiders pick the companies they believe have the best chance at standing up a 'super app' in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. Ron Shevlin, chief research officer at consultancy Cornerstone Advisors in Scottsdale, Arizona, envisions Walmart being the closest to building a super app in the US. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.

☆ LoveShackFancy built a pretty, skinny, rich-girl dreamworld. The fantasy was impossible to live up to.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Suddenly, in the midst of discussing what Cohen should wear to the next LoveShackFancy store opening, there was the sound of glass clanging. (Another person confirmed hearing this exchange, though the person close to the company said multiple Zoom attendees did not recall it.) The person close to the company said, "It is not uncommon for trips to have dual purposes — they always generate content." Another time, during a visit to the Palm Beach store, Cohen freaked out after seeing staffers in sweatshirts and sneakers. "As with most contemporary fashion brands, we currently do not operate in the plus-size business," the person close to LoveShackFancy said.

☆ These 10 cities are the best places to work from home in the U.S., new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SmartAsset's report ranked 100 of America's largest cities across eight metrics including the percentage of the workforce that works from home, median monthly housing costs, unemployment rate, income tax rate, coffee shop density and bar density to determine the best city for remote work. Austin, Texas snagged the number one spot, with Scottsdale, Arizona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania trailing closely behind. "The five-year change in the percentage of people working from home was 30.6%, which was the seventh-highest percentage in our study." "With more affordable housing costs, workers may be able to buy or rent a larger home that can accommodate an office." Similar to Scottsdale, professionals earning $75,000 will be taxed by the federal and state governments at 22.90%.

☆ The US cities suffering most from inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The year-over-year inflation rate is relatively high in the metro area of Phoenix, based on data for 23 metros. Inflation rates are relatively low in the metro areas of San Francisco, New York, and DC. US inflation data out last Thursday showed inflation remains elevated. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also provides inflation data for 23 of the nation's biggest metro areas, and the following chart shows year-over-year inflation rates for those cities. Americans across the nation are being affected by inflation, whether in the metro areas where inflation is above the national rate or not.

☆ 7 people who left California detail the bigger and better homes they were able to buy or rent in their new locations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Seven people who chose to leave California told Insider about the bigger and better homes they could afford in other locations. Brittany PhillipsName: Brittany Phillips, 37Profession: Hairstylist making about $85,000 a yearHome in California: Phillips shared a three-bedroom, 1,353-square-foot house with a roommate. Home in Florida: Phillips and her 13-year-old daughter moved in with her parents in a northwest Florida hot spot, Panama City Beach. Worst part of California: Phillips felt that California is simply unaffordable. Worst part of California: Berube said Chino Hills was getting crowded and expensive.

“And I will accept the result if I don’t.”Arizona Republican nominee for governor Kari Lake sign a campaign poster for a supporter on Oct. 7 in Scottsdale. Mario Tama / Getty ImagesLake has seized on Hobbs’ refusal to debate and centered it during recent campaign appearances. Kristi Noem, a Republican, in Scottsdale last week, Lake again sharply criticized Hobbs for eschewing a statewide debate. The Kelly campaign told NBC News the senator does not have any imminent plans to campaign with Hobbs. Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona Republican pollster, said there are some “traditional Republican voters that are going, ‘No f---ing way, I’m not going there.

Scientists may have found a culprit for what can trigger Crohn’s disease. Cadwell and his colleagues discovered the norovirus connection to Crohn’s fortuitously when they were studying mice that had been engineered to develop the intestinal disease. Many of the mice had gotten norovirus and “the mice developed intestinal abnormalities only in the presence of a viral infection,” Cadwell explained. On a hunch, the researchers treated the mice that had developed the rodent version of Crohn’s with the human version of the API5 protein. Crohn's treatments can worsen infectionsThat would be welcome news to Heather Schlueter, who learned three years ago that her excruciating abdominal pain was due to Crohn’s disease.

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