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☆ 2 reasons why Disney's stock is worth buying despite a theme-park slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In fiscal 2022 and 2023 combined, Disney's experiences unit, which houses the parks, generated 67.5% of the company's operating income. That represents a significant deceleration in growth from its first and second quarters, when operating income rose 8% and 12%, respectively. Nispel argued that negative sentiment around Disney's theme parks performance could be a reason to have less conviction on the stock in the near term. The more excitement around its movies, the more interest in everything from theme parks to streaming services to branded merchandise. Operating income, in particular, rose more than $350 million year over year to $254 million.

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☆ I took my 4-year-old to Champagne houses in France. She had more fun than I did.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Stephanie Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I very much wanted to visit Champagne. We even took our drinks to the playroom where my daughter crafted an elaborate imaginary adventure with a stuffed giraffe. The Champagne houses were also kid-friendlyI was equally delighted when booking our visits to the Champagne houses. At Champagne Ayala, a winery in village Aÿ, my daughter played tour guide with our actual tour guide. We visited a small grower Champagne house, a word for wineries run by those who own the vineyards.

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☆ The best and worst airports to have an early morning flight, according to a travel expert who flies 200,000 miles a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Travel expert Gilbert Ott advises booking early flights to avoid delays. The best airports for early flights are well-located and have hotels and good food. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementNo one wants to wake up before the sun comes up to get to the airport, but taking the first flight out has its perks, says Gilbert Ott, a travel expert who flies roughly 200,000 miles a year. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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Meet the Rural Voters Who Could Swing North Carolina’s ElectionThe most rural of the battleground states this year is North Carolina. Scroll to play video Muted Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Sonja Stone Sonja Stone Sharon High-Jones Sharon High-Jones Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Paige Chesson Paige Chesson Connor Webb Connor Webb Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Connor Webb Connor Webb Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Greg Mason Greg Mason Sharon High-Jones Sharon High-Jones Paige Chesson Paige Chesson Carl Smith Carl Smith Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Connor Webb Connor Webb Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Connor Webb Connor Webb Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Amanda Cameron Amanda Cameron I think Trump is a good candidate. I try to make prayerful decisions whenever I’m going in to vote. Scroll to play video Muted Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Politicians don’t know crap about a working man out here. When I go to vote, I’m going to be thinking When I go to vote, I’m going to be thinking a whole lot about taxes and inflation.

The biggest chunk – about $1.9 million – was spent by Trump’s campaign and fundraising committees on a Trump-owned company that operates his jet. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, said that “committees are paying the fair market rate for all venues and services” provided by Trump businesses. The dynamic of candidates shelling out thousands on Trump’s businesses while vying for his endorsement – which can make or break Republican campaigns – is an example of how politics has boosted his businesses’ bottom line. About 150 congressional candidates have reported spending campaign funds at Trump businesses, including some Democrats in the years before his first presidential bid. Walker’s campaign spent a total of nearly $215,000 at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and his Las Vegas hotel.

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Fortunately, we like to earn American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards points. I also transferred Chase points to Hyatt and redeemed them for one night in a hotel in the city. Annual travel credit can effectively shave $300 off the annual fee if you use itCheck mark icon A check mark. $300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases charged to your card each account anniversary year. Another Southwest flight home to Denver, also courtesy of credit card rewards, and our anniversary spectacular was complete.

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☆ I spend $1,300 a year on credit-card fees to get big travel perks. Here are ones I swear by and which I won't pay for again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a frequent traveler spending $1,300 a year on credit card fees to get great perks. My United℠ Explorer Card card has gotten me priority boarding but I'm not sure I want to keep it. For years, I prided myself on using no-fee credit cards that offered a small amount of cash back on purchases. But I changed my mind once I started traveling more and learning about the perks some credit cards offered. Here are my favorite travel card perks, plus a few I've enjoyed but would be OK losing.

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☆ Travel isn’t dead. It’s just taking a vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —CEOs of many of the biggest US hotel and travel companies are coming off a bit like doomsayers these days with their warnings about the declining health of consumers and their waning appetite for travel. Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesMuch of the revenue growth that travel companies reported in recent years resulted from inflation, said David Tinsley, a senior economist at Bank of America Institute. “It was always going to be tough to expect travel spending to be showing the kind of momentum it showed 12 months ago,” he told CNN. “I don’t think the current situation is particularly bleak — it’s reasonable to see more normalization playing out,” he said, referring to travel spending getting back on par with pre-pandemic trends. Still, it’s not hard to see why this mixed picture is prompting travel companies to tread carefully.

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☆ Disney has a price problem. It has ambitious plans to fix that
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“With 2025 also being the opening of Universal’s Epic Universe, there will likely also be negative impacts on Walt Disney World attendance. Still, the price of Disney tickets today compared to past years prices out some families. The grievance from the fan community is that this used to be free at Disney parks. Transportation from the Orlando airport to Disney World property also used to be included for Disney hotel guests, but that service has been discontinued. Munsil said the Disney parks are “expensive, yes, but there’s nothing else on Earth like them.”

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☆ Real Estate Status Symbol: New Home From Your Favorite Luxury Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This spring, the company unveiled plans for Pagani Residences, a 70-unit condo development in Miami's North Bay Village. Beyond automakers, there's a growing list of luxury brands hoping to use real estate to turn their cultural cachet into cold, hard cash. New York's five-star Sherry-Netherland Hotel began welcoming long-term residents almost a century ago, and since then roughly 700 branded residences have graced skylines around the world. But when it comes to branded residences, there are real selling points for buyers. The Elle project may seem out of left field, but Itani told me he's talking with another publication interested in making similar inroads.

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The situation has prompted Hunter Biden to add noted defense attorney Mark Geragos, who runs his firm out of Los Angeles, for the tax trial. The Delaware trial lasted seven days, but a tax trial is expected to last much longer, meaning at a far greater cost for the defendant. A previous deal between Hunter Biden and special counsel David Weiss to avoid trials and potentially prison time a year ago fell apart in dramatic fashion. Lunden Roberts, the mother of one of Hunter Biden’s children whom he had a child support battle over, has also been subpoenaed to testify, her lawyer says. Hunter Biden’s attorneys Lowell and Geragos have experience advocating for high-profile pardons.

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☆ Late-Summer Travel Plans? You Might Want to Put On a Mask.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Ceylan Yeğinsu | Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Yet throughout the United States, Covid-19 is currently circulating at very high levels. Since the end of the mandate, and as travel has returned to or surpassed prepandemic levels, most travelers have abandoned preventive measures, particularly masks. Here’s what you need to know about masks and your travel plans. The number of reported cases appears to be climbing both in the United States and abroad. In the United States, there are “very high” levels of the virus in wastewater samples nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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☆ I stayed at one of the best hotels in Arizona, complete with 5 pools and a luxury golf course. Take a look inside my $500-a-night room.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A view of the pool complex from the author's balcony. Joey Hadden/Business InsiderA pair of sliding glass doors at the back of the room led to my private, furnished balcony. From there, I could see the resort's pool complex, made up of five pools. The Phoenician has even more activities I couldn't see from my terrace, like a sports complex, a cactus garden, and award-winning restaurants. After one night at the Phoenician, I thought I could have stayed for at least a week without getting bored.

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Nesmith said she had flown into Greece on Sunday, the day the wildfire initially broke out in the village of Varnavas, about 20 miles north of Athens. As the danger spread, Greece implored fellow European Union members to help respond to the blaze. “We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on X on Monday. While wildfires are common during the summertime in Greece, climate scientists have warned that unusually hot and dry weather connected to climate change can make fires more likely to ignite and spread. A satellite image shows the ongoing fire near Athens, Greece.

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☆ I took my girlfriend on a 10-day multi-city trip for our first vacation together. The risky choice paid off.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Adam England | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After dating for a few months, I planned our first official couple trip: a 10-day multi-city vacation in Spain. Fortunately, our trip went better than I could've ever imagined. I planned the vacation as a birthday gift, though we were both apprehensiveMy girlfriend and I went on a lengthy trip for our first vacation together. Our Spain trip ended up being the first of multiple vacations togetherWe had a great time in Spain. Of course, a first vacation as long and intense as this one might not be the best choice for every new couple.

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☆ 2 trades to make now amid 6 economic pitfalls ahead, according to a Bank of America chief strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Japan's low interest rates made its currency a cheap option to borrow and fund other trades in the US and worldwide. So there's $6 trillion sitting in money market funds that is being held hostage to politics, he added. Advertisement"We've had these episodes of market volatility in the past, and the only path was in and out of equities," Quinlan said. Remember, as interest rates come down, you lock in two-, five-, or 10-year yields. Those money market funds are going to come down as the interest rates come down."

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☆ Airbnb's struggles go beyond people spending less. They're losing some travelers to hotels.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But Brown told Business Insider that more recent disappointing experiences with short-term rentals have led to a change of heart. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. It's a far cry from the record-setting demand Airbnb saw immediately following COVID-19 lockdowns, when travelers craved private homes and acres of outdoor space. Hotels are winning over travelers in some areasDemand for Airbnbs is stalling or slipping in some categories where hotels are competitive, according to AirDNA. "I'm going to go check hotels and see if this is actually the best value," he told Business Insider.

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☆ Airbnb's ongoing battle with hotels for travelers has taken a noticeable turn
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, Airbnb said its struggles are tied to consumers spending less, but it's also because they're opting for hotels instead . The big storyPlenty of vacancyiStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIAirbnb took a noticeable step back in its ongoing battle with hotels. But Airbnb's struggles are also a product of travelers opting for hotels instead , writes Business Insider's Dan Latu. The death of the so-called millennial lifestyle subsidy — for which Airbnb was a key player — resulted in consumers rethinking things.

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☆ English town of Southport mourns 9-year-old stabbing victim and calls for an end to unrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The disturbances have been fueled by social media users who spread misinformation about the suspect in the July 29 stabbing rampage. A police officer fends away a demonstrator during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham northern England on Aug. 4, 2024. The suspect was born in Wales and moved to the Southport area in 2013. We don’t hear you back.’’The coffin of Southport stabbing victim Alice da Silva Aguiar being taken from St Patrick's Church, Southport after her funeral. On Sunday, her parents released a photo of Alice standing next to a cardboard cutout of Swift as she waited for her last dance class to begin.

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☆ Major wildfire rages out of control around Athens; hundreds of firefighters deployed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of the Greek capital. A car burns in Varnava village during a wildfire, north of Athens, Greece, on August 11, 2024. Three Athens hospitals were put on heightened alert to treat any potential injuries. It began Sunday afternoon about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Athens and was fanned by strong winds that quickly drove it out of control. Women embrace after being rescued during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens, Greece, on August 11, 2024.

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Introduction to the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit CardThe Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card is perfect for infrequent Southwest travelers who want some benefits with this airline without paying a high annual fee. Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card BenefitsThe Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card doesn't come with some of the other benefits offered by other Southwest cards, such as elite-qualifying points or travel credits. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card Annual Fee and Other CostsThe Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card, in addition to charging a $69 annual fee, also charges foreign transaction fees of 3% of the amount of each transaction in U.S. dollars. Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card vs. Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit CardThe Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card is Southwest's top-tier consumer credit card, and the one you should consider if you frequently fly Southwest. Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the main benefits of the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card?

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☆ Britain’s Anti-Immigrant Riots Pose Critical Test for Starmer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Stephen Castle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

With cars being torched and mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers under attack, the riots that swept Britain over the past two weeks have posed the first direct challenge to the new prime minister, Keir Starmer. But even if the violence has subsided, for now, at least, the shocking scenes of disorder have underscored the scale of the task facing his government. That, analysts say, includes defusing tensions stoked successfully by far-right groups — over immigration and fraying public services — particularly in areas of Britain that have long been in economic decline. While opinion polls show the public clearly supports Mr. Starmer’s crackdown on violent protesters, “a lot of those people who see the rioters as thugs want immigration brought down,” said Steven Fielding, an emeritus professor of political history at the University of Nottingham.

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☆ Turn to these dividend growers as the Fed cuts rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates, it makes sense that investors might turn to dividend stocks. In slow tightening cycles, fast dividend growers have outperformed slow growers and high yielders, the firm found in its analysis. The fastest growers are defined as the top 25% of the S & P 500 payers by trailing one-year dividend growth, while the slowest are the bottom 25%. We looked within the top 25% of S & P 500 dividend stocks by trailing one-year dividend growth. They also have a dividend yield of more than 2% and an upside of 10% or more to the average price target.

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☆ Opinion | The Chaos in Britain Has Been Coming
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Hibaq Farah | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the wake of the murder of three young girls in the northwestern town of Southport, England, riots erupted across the country. Seizing on misinformation about the suspect’s identity, far-right rioters embarked on a harrowing rampage, setting fire to cars, burning down mosques, harassing Muslims, looting stores and attacking hotels housing asylum seekers. Far-right extremists, emboldened by that government’s turn to migrant-bashing, have been waiting for the perfect chance to take to the streets. But the chaos has been coming. On TikTok, far-right users went live and called on one another to gather in protest.

Organizations: Conservative Locations: Southport, England, Britain, Wales

☆ Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as experts work to identify the dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

SAO PAULO — Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident. Brazilian media said another four people were identified at the Sao Paulo morgue, which did not confirm the information. Metsul, one of Brazil’s most respected meteorological companies, said Friday there were reports of severe icing in Sao Paulo state around the time of the crash. Sao Paulo state government said 26 families have already attended the morgue for identification efforts, with more expected on Sunday. The ATR 72, which is built by a joint venture of Airbus in France and Italy’s Leonardo SpA.

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