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☆ Where Are the Squat Racks? Gyms Are Rushing to Remodel for Strength-Training
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Related storiesThe boom of strength training in 2020Australian personal trainer Kayla Itsines developed the uber popular "Sweat with Kayla" app. "The 20-somethings, the 40-somethings, the 60-somethings will all be gravitating towards strength training, just because of the benefits it provides." They're branding themselves as more of a high-intensity training equipment provider than just a stair-climbing apparatus provider these days. Strength training is ideal for extending your "play span," your ability to keep doing what you love as you age. "What strength training really affords people is to make age just feel like a number," he said.

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☆ Activist investor plans second fight at Masimo, sending shares up 5%
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Health-tech company Masimo , best known for its successful patent litigation over the Apple Watch, is facing a proxy fight for the second time in two years — from the same activist investor who now sits on the company's six-person board. The acquisition, which frustrated some investors and was seen as unrelated to Masimo's core health-tech focus, prompted Politan's first proxy fight at the company. If successful, the activist investor would control four of the company's six board seats. In the previous proxy fight, Kiani showed no desire to settle a fight with the activist fund. Politan said in its release that it hoped to avoid another proxy fight.

Persons: Quentin Koffey's, Masimo, Politan's, Politan, Darlene Solomon, Bill Jellison, Solomon, Jellison, Michelle Brennan, Koffey, Joe Kiani, Kiani, Darlene, Bill, Quentin Koffey Organizations: Apple Watch, Sound Locations: Agilent

The fallout has extended to Washington, where Republicans are hunting for evidence that could be used to impeach President Joe Biden. Republicans have highlighted a $200,000 personal check from Jim to Joe Biden on the same day — March 1, 2018 — that Jim Biden received an equal amount from Americore. Concerns that Jim Biden’s business ventures and missteps would cloud Joe Biden’s political career stretch back decades. Court records show the matter was dropped, and Jim Biden's representatives said the bill was paid. But he’s also angry at Jim Biden's brother.

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REUTERS/Bianca Flowers Acquire Licensing RightsSept 22 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Aznavorian has already cut output about 6% at his small auto parts factory outside Detroit due to the United Auto Workers strike. If the strike expands, it would only be a matter of weeks before some smaller suppliers faltered, said Marick Masters, a professor of business at Wayne State University. He estimates 30% of smaller suppliers carry too much debt to survive a long strike. Other measures also point to a supply base that was strained even before the strike. RapidRatings calculates "core health scores" for privately owned auto parts companies - based on a 100-point scale - which looks at their returns, cost structures, and capital structure.

Persons: Bianca Flowers, Jeffrey Aznavorian, Pittsburgh steelmaker, Laurie Harbour, Marick, James Gellert, Gellert, Timothy Aeppel, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Ford UAW, Detroit, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, GM, Anderson Economic, Auto, CIE, Spain’s CIE Automotive, . Steel, Pittsburgh, Reuters, Harbour, Inc, Wayne State University, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, Detroit, Michigan, Midwest, Illinois, Southfield , Michigan, Plymouth , Michigan

☆ Top Wall Street analysts select these dividend stocks to enhance returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

To that effect, here are five attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top experts on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The analyst increased his price target for Verizon stock by $1 to $40, while maintaining AT&T's price target at $17. Also, he expects the prospects for improved free cash flow to lower net debt leverage and support the dividend payments. That said, with expectations of higher cash flow generation, Crum said that "the company should have more flexibility around growing its dividend going forward." (See Hasbro Stock Chart on TipRanks)Dell TechnologiesNext up is Dell (DELL), a maker of IT hardware and infrastructure technology, which rallied after its fiscal second-quarter results far exceeded Wall Street's estimates.

Persons: Hans Vestberg, Brendan McDermid, Wall, Michael Rollins, Rollins, MDT, Rick Wise, Geoff Martha, Wise, Drew Crum, Crum, TipRanks, Amit Daryanani, Daryanani, Dell Organizations: DELL, Verizon, New York Stock Exchange, Analysts, Verizon Communications, Citi, AT, Verizon Hedge, Hasbro, Dell Technologies, Dell, TipRanks, GPU, Walmart, &' $ Locations: New York, U.S

Best Apple Watch SE Prime Day dealsDeal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Lowest Price Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) 40mm The second-generation Apple Watch SE is Apple’s new reigning budget smartwatch. Lowest Price Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) 44mm The Apple Watch SE (2nd gen) punches well above its weight. The Watch SE is compelling against the pricier Apple Watch Series 8 (also on sale for Prime Day). Read more: Apple Watch Series 8 vs Apple Watch SESettling on the Apple Watch SE?

Organizations: Amazon, Apple, Watch, Apple Watch, Apple's Locations: smartwatches

☆ Workers at Boeing 737 supplier approve labor deal, ending strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An aerial view of the engines and fuselage of an unpainted Boeing 737 MAX airplane parked in storage at King County International Airport-Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022. Workers at Boeing aircraft parts supplier Spirit Aerosystems approved a new labor deal on Thursday, setting the stage to resume production at a Wichita, Kansas, facility after a work stoppage last week. The company and the workers' union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, reached a new tentative agreement for the 6,000 workers, the union said on Tuesday. The production pause came as Boeing scrambles to increase production of new aircraft. The company went into the strike with an inventory of some fuselages to continue manufacturing.

Persons: Spirit Aerosystems Organizations: Boeing, MAX, King County International Airport, Boeing Field, Workers, Spirit, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, CORE Locations: Seattle , Washington, Wichita , Kansas

☆ How UnitedHealth Group grew bigger than the nation's biggest banks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Charlotte Morabito | In Charlottemorabito | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

UnitedHealth Group has the highest price per share of any company on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and it's the tenth heaviest-weighted stock on the S&P 500. In fact, not only is UnitedHealth the biggest health-care conglomerate in the United States based on market cap and revenue, it's even bigger than JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank. "If I had to pick one stock, only one stock to buy, I'd buy United[Health]," said Ana Gupte, principal at AG Health Advisors. "UnitedHealth Group is committed to improving the health system for everyone, advancing evidence-based practice and aligning incentives across the system to ensure people get the right care at the right time in the right place," UnitedHealth Group told CNBC. Watch the video above to learn how UnitedHealth Group grew so big and what that means for the U.S. health-care system.

☆ Clover Health, which bet its technology would disrupt health insurance, will outsource health-plan operations and cut jobs to help it turn a profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Clover Health bet its technology would disrupt health insurance, but it's struggled with losses. Now it's cutting jobs and it plans to outsource some health-plan operations to lower its costs. Clover Health, an insurance upstart that bet its technology could transform healthcare for seniors, now plans to outsource basic functions like paying medical claims. The Tennessee-based health insurer said Monday that it will shift the responsibility of its core operations to UST HealthProof, a company that handles administrative operations for health plans. It's not unusual for small health insurers to outsource some health-plan operations.

☆ What you need to know about your FICO score and how to build good credit
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-08 | by ( Caroline Lupini | Freelance Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Your FICO score may be slightly different at each bureau depending on what information they have about your credit history. Check your credit score through Experian TransUnion , and EquifaxGet the latest tips you need to manage your money — delivered to you biweekly. It's worth noting that while every credit bureau uses the FICO system, not every credit score is a FICO score — other scoring systems exist, such as VantageScore. paying off your credit card balance in full every month and not charging more than you can afford) can help to build your credit score, a high debt-to-credit ratio can hurt your FICO score. Length of credit historyIf you are a new borrower, don't expect to start with a perfect 850 credit score.

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