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☆ Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Nqobile Dludla | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

A shopper pushes a trolley as she leaves a Builders Warehouse store owned by Walmart-led Massmart Holdings in South Africa, at Gleneagles, in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 20, 2022. Instead, Massmart's units outside South Africa struggled with foreign exchange risk, tricky regulatory environments and macroeconomic volatility. Earlier this year, an internal Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) memo detailing its expansion plans, including a maiden foray onto the continent via South Africa, leaked to media. The pending battle with its global rival looms over Walmart's e-commerce strategy for Massmart, several shareholders told Reuters. While Walmart can now firmly set the direction at its South African unit, its track record outside the United States is spotty.

A month before the midterm elections, most Americans say abortion is important to their vote. Ninety percent of Americans who identify as Democrats or leaning Democrat, 78 % of independents and 74 % of Republican and Republican-leaning Americans say abortion matters at the voting booth. Nine in 10 Americans think a pregnant woman should be able to legally have an abortion if her health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy. Aggregating the states where abortion is legal, 88 % of Americans think abortion should be legal in the case of rape or incest. Two-thirds of Americans also said they think abortion regulations should be determined by public referendum rather than by elected officials or judges.

☆ Thanks to a new rule, you can now save thousands buying over-the-counter hearing aids at stores like Walmart, Best Buy, or CVS
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The FDA estimates that the OTC hearing aids can lower the average cost of a pair of hearing aids by $3,000. Not all private healthcare plans pay for exams for hearing aids, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids or hearing-aid fittings. Creed said it's important that people know OTC hearing aids are not replacing prescription hearing aids, and they don't minimize the importance of working with an audiologist or medical professional to get hearing aids. WalmartBest Buy will have around 20 different kinds of hearing aids online this week, and will sell hearing aids in around 300 stores by the end of October. If the company were to eventually sell AirPods as hearing aids, they would likely be less expensive than a pair of traditional hearing aids and break stigmas around wearing hearing aids, Dr. Nicholas Reed, an audiologist at Johns Hopkins told the WSJ last year.

☆ I've made $1,000/month for 4 years renting out my land to dog owners for their pups to frolic. It takes only an hour of work a day, plus lots of mowing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She uses Sniffspot, an app that helps dog owners reserve time for their dogs to run and play. Kroll charges $15 per dog per hour, and Sniffspot collects 22% of the host's fee, with the average rental lasting at least two hours. I think I'm one of the first people who signed up. The admin work takes about an hour a dayThe administrative part of it is probably about an hour a day for a busy Sniffspot. They could call me immediately and no matter where I am, even if I'm on vacation, I'm going to pick up the phone and I'm going to tell them exactly what to do.

☆ Is it time to buy gold? Wall Street pros weigh in as prices fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The precious metal has come under pressure this year, with the dollar's big gain weighing on gold prices. I think inflation is going to win. Higher real rates imply a higher cost of carry for gold, due to increased competition from higher-yielding investments. "They are something you keep in your portfolio, because when you need them, they work and that's the history of gold and gold equities. He added that he continues to see a "very strong" market for gold and gold equities over the longer-term.

☆ PenFed Platinum Rewards Visa Signature Card review: Earn a 15,000-point bonus and up to 5x on purchases for no annual fee
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Tessa Campbell | Personal Finance Reviews Fellow | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

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☆ Oil and gas are making a comeback — and these mutual funds are jumping on the trend, says Morningstar
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The S & P 500's oil and gas sector has risen by nearly 30% this year while the broader market has sold off. Here's a selection of funds that Morningstar says have recently bought oil and gas stocks. BlackRock BGF World Energy It's not just the diversified funds that are making significant moves within the energy sector, however. A 'completely missing' picture Shares in nearly all oil and gas companies have fallen over the past three months following a decline in crude oil prices. Why have funds avoided oil & gas in the past?

Under no circumstances is it safe at this time, or responsible, to have anyone other than us touching the power lines." A child rides a scooter past downed electricity lines in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20. Many such former employees worked fixing power lines before Luma took over the island's electric transmission and distribution last year. In Villalba, the brigade dubbed "Villalba Power" started unhooking power lines tangled in ravaged trees. Hernandez said he is confident Puerto Rico will be fully energized in less than a month.

☆ Qualcomm CFO Focuses on Investing in Budding Automotive Business
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Mark Maurer | Qualcomm Cfo Akash Palkhiwala | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

The company estimated $1.3 billion in auto revenue for the fiscal year ended Sunday, up 33% from the prior year. Ninety percent of Qualcomm’s auto-related revenue forecast through 2026 is based on existing design wins from across the business line, Mr. Palkhiwala said. “It’s a business that’s important to us,” Mr. Palkhiwala said about the auto-chips division. Like Qualcomm, chip companies such as Intel Corp. and Nvidia Corp. are wading deeper into the auto market. Nvidia reported $566 million in revenue for its auto business in the year ended in January, up 5.6% from the prior-year period.

Rolling Loud New York is scheduled to take place at Citi Field in Queens, New York this weekend, but three drill rappers initially expected to perform have been axed from the lineup. The NYPD’s actions mirror what happened at Rolling Loud New York in 2019, when the department banned 22Gz and fellow drill rapper Pop Smoke from hitting the stage. Neither the NYPD, Mayor Adams or Rolling Loud have released an official statement. However, the organizers of the festival graciously agreed to pay Sha Ek for the canceled performance. If Rolling Loud wants to put you guys on, then they won’t have a permit.’But Rolling Loud was like, ‘We’re still going to honor the payment.

☆ Alex Jones' billion-dollar judgement: The conspiracy theorist has turned career-ending setbacks into profit windfalls, but this could be too much to overcome
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ashley Collman | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Robbie Parker was later falsely called a crisis actor, and the Parkers are among those who sued Alex Jones for defamation. Longtime informal adviser to Donald Trump, Roger Stone (right), and and Alex Jones (left) speak to reporters in December 2018. Picture showing a computer screen displaying the Twitter account of Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones taken on August 15, 2018 in Washington DC. "Alex Jones is likely to continue being Alex Jones, which means he's likely to try all kinds of shenanigans to avoid accountability," said Holt. "The money awarded in damages does not repair what Alex Jones has done to those parents' lives, but it could be a step towards dismantling the toxic empire that Alex Jones has built around his brand."

☆ Ninety videos of Rockstar's unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI game surface online in massive leak
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than 90 gameplay videos of Rockstar's unreleased GTA 6 were leaked on Saturday. Rockstar has confirmed the leak is real as videos spread to more social media platforms. According to The Verge, GTA VI is still in development and won't be ready for release for at least another two years. The last version of the game — GTA V — was initially released in 2013. The leaked videos are being widely circulated on social media although some have been flagged for copyright violations on Youtube, according to the report from The Verge.

☆ My husband and I made $200,000 in revenue last year on Poshmark. Here's how I went from working at Bath & Body Works to reselling full time.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-13 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I resell shoes on Poshmark full time under the closet name "RNZY," which is my husband, Ryan's, and my name combined. From 2013 to 2015, I worked as a Bath & Body Works store manager in Burlington, Vermont. We sold shoes and clothing, but we quickly niched down to exclusively shoes. We both realized that we enjoyed the entire process of selling shoes — sourcing, cleaning, photographing, listing, and shipping. (We search for the pair of shoes on Poshmark and select "sold items."

☆ 5 ways brands can move people from just talking about sustainability — to taking real action
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-14 | by ( Nadia Tuma-Weldon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

People say they are worried about the climate crisis, but a study shows they are unwilling to take meaningful action to address it. The language of sustainability has to change to be more focused on human, personal outcomes. "The environment" is often characterized as being separate from us and allows us to disassociate from the issue of sustainability. Further, 70% of parents say that they are worried about climate change, versus 61% of non-parents. When asked who has the greatest responsibility for reversing climate change, the top three answers are pegged neck and neck: the government, companies, and people like me.

See Insider's list of the best real estate investing apps»Channel-surfing these days will almost certainly lead you into some iteration of real estate, from realtors' million-dollar listings to DIY-ers house-flipping. Real estate crowdfundingReal estate crowdfunding is a strategy that allows enterprises to raise capital from large groups of individuals. Real estate investment trusts (REITs)If you want to wade into real estate, investing in a real estate investment trust (REIT) will provide exposure to the market without the time and cost commitment of buying your own property. Strategies for successful real estate investingWhatever form your real estate investment takes, certain strategies will stand you in good stead. Pure investment plays — which don't involve hands-on management from you — include real estate crowdfunding, investing in real estate limited partnerships, and buying into real estate investment trusts.

☆ Nearly 20% of S&P 500 companies have already warned investors about virus impact
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-14 | by ( Thomas Franck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

While most management teams that have warned of a revenue hit said they don't expect any impact to full-year figures, many expect a drag in the first quarter. Nearly one in five S&P 500 companies have said China's virulent coronavirus will impact their revenues or profits, underscoring the far-reaching toll the disease is expected to take on businesses around the world. "We also expect that there will be an impact on future bookings in China, especially in the immediate aftermath of the illness. Others, like Apple , said that they've issued broader-than-usual revenue ranges for the first quarter to account for the potential impact. Three hundred ninety-two of the 500 S&P components have reported fourth-quarter earnings as of Friday.

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