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Hotels may adopt permanent elimination of daily housekeeping service
I used to travel four or five times a year where I stayed in hotels. I continued that a bit during the pandemic. Hotels suspended daily housekeeping services unless you request them. Now that things are loosening up the policy hasn’t changed. It seems the companies operating hotels came to the conclusion people don’t mind […]
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OPEC reaches compromise with UAE
If the compromise takes hold that could lead to a drop in the price of oil. In this post pandemic economy who knows what effect this will have. I expect we won’t notice much of a change in the short term. It’s more important to keep an eye out for the long term trend. Right […]
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Investorplace lists 10 dividend stocks you should consider
I don’t hold any stock in the companies on this list but I’m going to take a close look and see if maybe I need to add one or two to my portfolio. Here’s their list. Click the link to read their rationale. Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) […]
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Microsoft puts the blame on Israeli group for selling hacking tool
Microsoft is making the claim that an Israeli group sold a tool that was capable of cracking into the Windows operating system. An Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday, shedding light on the growing business of finding and selling tools […]
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J&J gets slapped around a bit this week
Johnson & Johnson is not having a good week. First the FDA added a warning to the label for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. The warning states that there may be a risk of contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome. The US Food and Drug Administration updated the label on Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine Monday to warn of the possible […]
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The Yield – July 12, 2021
https://media.blubrry.com/chasingtheyield/p/chasingtheyield.com/mp3/2021-07-12-CTY012.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:53 — 9.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe Android | Blubrry | Podchaser | Podcast Index | RSS | MoreEpisode 12 Value 4 Value podcastingListen to this podcast on PodFriend News Portfolio Update LowYield MediumYield HighYield Week -0.04% -0.32% -0.09% Month -0.04% -0.32% -0.09% 2021 +14.39% +13.55% +2.17% Dividends Podcasting […]
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Credit and debit cards make people better spenders versus savers
When you’re not laying out the cold hard cash it seems there is a disconnect in the brain and people are unaware exactly how much they’re spending. Dozens of studies have shown that consumers using credit cards rather than cash are less likely to remember how much they spent, take less time deciding what to buy, are […]
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Pentagon cancels JEDI contract with Microsoft
I don’t know what to make of this news yet. Certainly disappointing for Microsoft. Pentagon officials on Tuesday canceled the JEDI cloud-computing project—which has been mired in litigation from Amazon.com Inc. and criticism from lawmakers—and said it would start anew with a revised cloud project. “The Department [of Defense] has determined that, due to evolving requirements, increased cloud […]
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Oil prices shaky amid OPEC indecision
OPEC hasn’t agreed to increase production which is keeping the price of oil elevated. Crude prices have advanced almost 60% this year, a surge powered by a revival in consumption of fossil fuels as vaccines roll out and major economies unlock. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, have […]
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Self-storage REITs outpace other REIT sectors
The pandemic changed everything including where and how people live. For instance, I moved from Illinois to Georgia as thousands leave high tax states for low tax states. Public Storage and other self-storage REITs are booming as people need somewhere to store their stuff during uncertain times. “Self-storage thrives when people experience change, and Covid […]