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☆ Investing Club mailbag: How to tell if a company will keep paying its dividend
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

How do we figure out free cash flow and how can we tell if a company can continue to pay its dividend. First find operating cash flow (OCF) and PP & E , which are both in the cash flow statement ; OCF is its own line, PP & E is under "investing cash flows." Take Apple, a Club holding that uses GAAP and therefore doesn't break out free cash flow. But free cash flow is cash: you either received it or you didn't. The math is once again straightforward: If the free cash inflow exceeds the cash dividend outflow, it is considered sustainable.

☆ Antakya businesses empty their shops to avoid looters
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Ali Kucukgocmen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Business owners in a central district of Turkey's Antakya city were emptying their shops on Sunday to prevent their merchandise from being stolen by looters in the wake of Monday's devastating earthquakes. In Antakya, residents and aid workers who came from other cities have cited worsening security conditions, with widespread accounts of businesses and collapsed homes being looted. President Tayyip Erdogan has said the government would deal firmly with looters, noting that a state of emergency had been declared. "For the first few days, everybody looted supermarkets because they needed to. Our other shop collapsed completely.

"Because the consumer is now under more pressure, and Walmart is under pressure, that sets up a dynamic where there's probably not a lot of pricing going forward." The clout Walmart holds over suppliers also means that Walmart would likely get the lowest percentage of any price hikes manufacturers implement, according to investors who track the company. In 2018, Walmart pulled Campbell Soup Co's (CPB.N) products during the key winter season over a dispute over prices and shelf space promotion. At the time, Tesco labeled Heinz's price hikes as "unjustifiable." After raising prices four times in 2022, he said, Clorox doesn't "have any additional plans" to hike prices this year.

"I'm not rolling in the dough right now and I probably will never be," Simmons tells CNBC Make It. "I don't spend a lot of money, if any, out of pocket on my wheelchair," Simmons says. 'It opened up the world for me, using my wheelchair'A New York native, Simmons wasn't born with her disability. Moving forwardThough the settlement money allowed Simmons to de-prioritize finding a job, she always wanted to work. Simmons had just begun applying to law schools when she found out her settlement money was gone.

☆ DeSantis' plans for Florida this year include tax cuts for gas stoves and more elections police. The proposals are widely viewed as targeting GOP voters nationally.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Banning vaccine and mask mandatesDeSantis wants the Florida legislature to permanently ban COVID vaccine and mask mandates. It's not clear how much of a difference a new, permanent Florida law would make. DeSantis will ask the Florida legislature to permanently lift the state's 6% sales tax on baby necessities including on cribs, strollers, clothing, shoes, wipes, and diapers. But some analysts, such as Howard Gleckman at the Tax Policy Center, have warned that tax breaks could actually worsen inflation because people will spend and consume more at a time when supplies are limited. Currently, state law requires a vote be unanimous.

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☆ The 50 fashion, beauty, and lifestyle companies set to take off and become the next great direct-to-consumer brands, according to The Lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Danni Santana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

HydrowWhat it is: indoor rowing machineTotal capital raised: $255 million22. ipsaWhat it is: fine frozen dinners made to be heated on stove tops or in ovensTotal capital raised: Undisclosed23. MadhappyWhat it is: fashion and lifestyle brand focused on creating conversation around mental healthTotal capital raised: $1.8 million28. MugsyWhat it is: online retailer best known for its jeansTotal capital raised: None32 .Oliver CabellWhat it is: luxury footwear minus the markupsTotal capital raised: None33. The Normal BrandWhat it is: lifestyle brand that sells rugged clothing for men and women inspired by the MidwestTotal capital raised: None46. Win Brands GroupWhat it is: holding company with brands selling outerwear, home goods, and candlesTotal capital raised: $90 million50.

☆ Consumer Staples Wipeout Continues With Kimberly-Clark
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Aaron Back | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies diapers, issued a profit forecast for 2023 that came up short of analyst estimates. Kimberly-Clark on Wednesday continued a soft streak for makers of everyday household goods, putting up weak guidance for 2023 that disappointed investors. The maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers posted decent results for the fourth quarter of 2022. Sales were flat compared with a year earlier, but organic sales, which strip out the impact of currency fluctuations, were up 5%. That, and earnings per share of $1.50, were roughly in-line with analyst estimates.

That surge in demand and limited supply contributed to higher prices. But diners will likely still pay higher menu prices than they were last year. Dutch Bros. Coffee CEO Joth Ricci told CNBC that most coffee businesses hedge their prices six to 12 months in advance. However, Zandi said, if the job market remains strong, inflation eases and wages grow, Americans can better manage higher prices for airfare and other items. Several hot pandemic items, including TVs, computers, sporting goods and major appliances have dropped in price, according to Labor Department data from December.

☆ Plastics Export: How I Keep My Family, Baby Safe From Toxic Microplastics.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Adrienne Matei | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Hardman does research on microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic debris that are broken down from larger plastic items. Microplastics are often too small to pick up or even notice, but they are everywhere: in the air, dust, and rain. Laura HardmanPlastic is a relatively new pollutant, so there's still a lot we don't know about it. In the lab, my team of researchers and I focus on the sources, effects, and fate of plastics in the ocean. The simple answer is we don't know what plastics might be doing to us, but I've started to get really concerned.

☆ Procter & Gamble revenue and profit fall as company looks to higher prices to offset declining sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Procter & Gamble reported year-over-year declines in revenue and profit on Thursday, as higher prices struggled to offset declining sales volumes. All of the company's divisions reported declining sales volume in the quarter, despite seeing increases in organic sales as a result of higher pricing. P&G executives noted in a call with media that consumer demand is responsible for at least half the 6% sales volume decrease. But it warned those headwinds would continue to squeeze P&G's gross margins, which saw a 160-basis-point decrease during the second quarter versus a year ago. P&G is doubling down on its price hiking strategy even as shrinking consumer demand continues to erode sales volume.

☆ Why Mark Cuban called 'B.S.' on a 'Shark Tank' company that was on track to bring in $14 million last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Like Cabinet Health, Cuban's company Cost Plus Drugs offers generic drugs at a fraction of the cost charged by major pharmaceutical companies. Cuban put those instincts to work on Friday's episode of ABC's " Shark Tank ," when the billionaire told sustainable wellness company Cabinet Health's founders he was suspicious of their lack of profit. Cabinet Health, which launched in October 2019, wants to reduce and eventually eliminate single-use plastics in medicine. The co-founders entered negotiations seeking $500,000 for a 2.5% stake in Cabinet Health, which would value the company at $20 million. He offered $500,000 for 10% of Cabinet Health, which would value the company at $5 million.

Indiana police, whose work was being broadcast live on cable TV, arrested a father after neighbors reported his toddler son was roaming apartment hallway with a loaded gun, officials said. Officers spoke to a neighbor who called police and then to the boy's father, 45-year-old Shane Osborne, who said there was no gun in his apartment, "Live" footage showed. The officers immediately went back to Osborne's apartment and eventually found a 9mm Smith & Wesson inside a closed roll top desk, according to the Reelz show. Curtis Wilson, a "Live" analyst, said he doubts the child randomly put the gun in that desk. Osborne was booked on suspicion of felony neglect of a dependent, police records showed, though more charges might be in the works.

☆ I'm an extreme couponer. Here's how I get the best deals on groceries and other items.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kayla Burk, 27, is an extreme couponer who helps her 2 million followers on TikTok save money. After that, I made a TikTok account and posted videos about how people could save money on everything, from everyday items like soap to getting steep discounts at their favorite retail store. Courtesy of Kayla BurkWhen it comes to more expensive food items, like meat, pay attention to the expiration date. When items rarely go on sale, I'm strategic about themMy brother is having a baby, and diapers are hard to get on sale. When you see deals like this, that's when you should stock up on the items that rarely are discounted.

☆ DeSantis' 'Freedom Blueprint' for Florida is taking shape, and it's widely viewed as paving the way for a 2024 presidential run
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It's widely viewed as a blueprint for theHe has already made some of his intentions clear, on areas from Disney to anti-China policy. DeSantis will ask the Florida legislature to permanently lift the state's 6% sales tax on baby necessities including on cribs, strollers, clothing, shoes, wipes, and diapers. He also wants the state to nix the sales tax on medical equipment and on medicines for pets. Other tax cuts would be temporary, including lifting the sales tax for a year on children's books, athletic equipment, and toys, as well as a proposal to suspend the sales tax on pet food and on household items that cost $25 or less. Loosening gun restrictionsDeSantis wants lawmakers to pass legislation that would change Florida law so that gun owners could carry a gun in public without a concealed weapons permit.

☆ One woman describes the chaos aboard the Amtrak Auto Train that was delayed for 20 hours: 'I will not be going on another train, that's for sure'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

An Amtrak Auto Train was severely delayed due to a freight derailment that occurred Monday night. The Auto Train is a 900-mile train service that goes from Lorton, Virginia, to Sanford, Florida. "I will not be going on another train, that's for sure," she told Insider on Wednesday, exhausted from her long journey. Amtrak told Insider that the incident forced the Auto Train to take a detour. One of the therapy dogs that were aboard the Amtrak Auto Train.

☆ Engineer saw how diapers were made, thought she could do better—now she has a $250,000 'Shark Tank' deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2012, Amrita Saigal quit her dream job. In 2021, she launched Los Angeles-based Kudos, which makes disposable diapers from cotton and other sustainable materials — and on Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," she scored a $250,000 investment in Kudos from Mark Cuban and guest Shark Gwyneth Paltrow. Saigal also expressed plans to launch new products, including trainer swim shorts and adult sanitary products. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank." Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletterDon't miss:This ‘Shark Tank’ side hustle had almost zero revenue — here’s why Mark Cuban invested anyway17-year-old ‘Shark Tank’ contestant made slime in his garage, sold it to his friends, brought in $1 million in just 3 years

☆ Rep. Jimmy Gomez takes his baby to the Capitol during House speaker votes: ‘We have to normalize Dads'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Danielle Campoamor | Danielle Campoamor Has Been Published In Teen Vogue | Harper'S Bazaar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., knew things could go awry during the House speaker vote on Tuesday. It was new for Gomez’s family members, who had plans to watch Gomez be sworn in for a fourth term and then tour the nation’s capital. “But that took another 30 minutes.”Gomez had planned on being on the House floor at 11:30 in the morning. “In the end, we have to normalize dads taking their kids with them, be it stay-at-home dads or working dads,” Gomez says. I mean, babywearing is cool now!”On Wednesday, Gomez and his family, along with Hodge, returned to the House floor as Republican members tried again to elect a speaker.

☆ Parents are scrambling to find children's Tylenol, Motrin, and Advil as medicine shortages plague stores like Walgreens and CVS
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A combination of COVID-19, flu, and RSV has made kids sick and skyrocketed demand for medications. CVS, Target, and Walgreens have all put limits on the amount of children's meds parents can buy. And now, a shortage of children's medications is leaving parents scrambling to care for their kids as three potentially deadly diseases permeate the United States. Why children's Tylenol and other drugs are in short supplyThe explosion of the three illnesses has left parents demanding more medications than stores and suppliers anticipated — leading to a shortage. When she arrived at her local CVS in San Diego County, California, she only spotted two bottles of children's Tylenol left on the shelves.

It’s whatever you can grab,” said Scott McCandless, 54, who lives in Orchard Park, a suburb southeast of Buffalo. When his driveway was finally plowed at 9 a.m., McCandless set out looking for open supermarkets. We’re buried in the snow.”The “once-in-a-lifetime” blizzard — which killed at least 57 people nationwide, including 27 in western New York’s Erie County — has left many in dire predicaments. On Monday, snow continued to blanket Erie County, leaving roads in many areas impassable, including the majority of Buffalo, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said at a news conference. But at least 20 stores in the rest of Erie County were still closed Monday afternoon.

☆ Meet a couple living on disability and $500 per month from a guaranteed-income program for families hurt financially by the pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A couple from Minnesota gets by on disability benefits and a basic-income program aimed at parents. The St. Paul pilot program launched in 2020 provides 150 families $500 per month for 18 months. The possibilities opened up for their family when Malissa was chosen for a guaranteed-income pilot program in her hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. Money from guaranteed-income programs does not typically affect one's eligibility for public-assistance programs in the way employment can. The couple has been supporting their family on about $2,000 per month in disability income because of mental-health issues and complications from a childhood case of spinal meningitis.

☆ Warren Buffett treasures Borsheims as one of his most-beloved businesses. CEO Karen Goracke offered a rare glimpse inside Berkshire Hathaway, and broke down how she's dealt with the pandemic and infla
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has owned Borsheims, an Omaha jeweler, since 1989. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acquired Borsheims, a single jewelry store in the investor's hometown of Omaha, in 1989. "What works with diapers works with diamonds," Buffett once quipped, comparing Borsheims' high-volume, low-cost model to Walmart's. Insider spoke to Borsheims CEO Karen Goracke on the store floor during Berkshire's annual-meeting weekend in April 2022. "That's the greatest thing about jewelry," Goracke said.

☆ How AI Is helping to reduce landfill waste
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Ibm With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But circular economy models can provide smart examples and accessible starting points for how we can work toward avoiding a trashy future, so to speak. For an example of a perfect circular economy, look to nature. Waste management companies, in particular, have an opportunity to minimize landfill waste using artificial intelligence and automation technologies. Evaluating the potential of AI for waste sortingHera personnel analyze waste manually. "The experience with IBM Garage has allowed us to activate a particularly innovative solution in the field of waste collection, selection, and recovery," Zappoli said.

☆ 8 people share how they use Facebook groups to score freebies and market their businesses
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Sonah Lee-Lassiter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Users turn to these groups for career advice, upcycling belongings, parenting tips, and even to market their small businesses. Learning new thingsCassier Weiner is in more than 50 mostly hobby-based Facebook groups. Sarah Dahan, an online community strategist, said the root of a thriving community online and offline is maintaining a consistent value system. Facebook doing its partJonathan Twombly runs a real-estate business through his Facebook group "Multifamily Investment Community," which has about 12,000 members. "Facebook groups are very underutilized by people my age," Kim said.

☆ 13 Unique Gifts for the Mom Who Doesn’t Want Anything
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

The woman forever insisting she doesn’t need anything for the holidays, her birthday or Mother’s Day. With 200-plus thoughtful prompts and quick-hitting questions (What food do you like to have made for you when you’re sick? For the fragrance fanThis cool subscription service makes a unique gift for any mom, delivering an 8 mL bottle of perfume to her door every month. For the mom who’s tired of getting flowersThink of succulents as the gateway into plant parenthood. For the mom who could use a pick-me-upDare we say this is the sort of offering that will have her buzzing?

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