Things Have Been Going Quite Well for Me

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I do not want to jinx myself by saying it, but things have really been going quite well for me. I was helping out this guy I know, he does HVAC repair in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. When he needs someone to do the physical stuff he will call me up and if it fits with my schedule I help him since he will pay me in cash. I do not need the money really, but of course it is not like I could not find something to do with it. Of course I have finally found the sort of job that I was trained for and I am making a good deal of money without ever leaving home and it does not really occupy me much. After awhile I got to thinking about how much of my time at the office was just wasted by people wandering around and distracting me from writing code and finding bugs.

At any rate when I was helping Kevin this girl he was working for got really upset with her laptop. He told her that I could fix anything, which is not strictly true. However the problem that she had was not anything. When she asked me if she could repay me I said that I would take a slice of pizza down on the corner. She asked me if I was asking her out and I realized that I probably had. Either way that was how it started and now I have a free place to stay and a really nice girlfriend. I did not know it then, but she has quite a bit of money. Her family owns a number of things, real estate for the most part, but also some shops and such that were mostly scattered around …

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How To Start off A Individual Grocery Buying Business

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The Business Travel Network, is an initiative set up and supported by Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset regional authorities. Assume that the growth ends in the ride sharing business tomorrow and that the ride sharing organizations had been to compete for existing riders. Correct now im aiming for girls clothing but later will like to target males and little ones. A plan will maintain you from scrambling at the last minute and loosing possible consumers and sales. Business & Management Quarterly Overview (BMQR) is jointly published by Community of Investigation (CoRe)-Management Science (MS) and Faculty of Business Management (FBM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

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A Evaluation Of six Well-liked Business Magazines

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Although, I have had reptiles for years and have successfully bred them, which began as an accident, but either way, I never really regarded as breeding for anything but my personal enjoyment and pets. Just before I move I have decided to commence a little micro-roasting business (as well as artisan chocolate!) to understand this aspect of the business and be capable to gain contacts and develop my brand in a the western globe, ahead of I leave it. And, now just a single year shy of their 10th anniversary in business they are expanding their regional presence. The presentation and sorts of stories offered in television news quickly changed substantially. I like this report it really helped me. I want to start off a wifi business in my college but I am financially challenged. You have to file with a DBA or as a tiny business in order to take tax deductions.

My designs incorporate color and I decided to cut and score my own cards so I could have the color backgrounds I wanted. With no individual dedication and household support several owners burnout, the business become a heavy burden. It is a 24/7/365 business that can never take a break – and you will have to have a backup strategy in case you ever get sick or go on vacation. These are the most frequent kinds of marketing techniques people use for their house cleaning business. For firms whose business banking accounts have been hacked, the typical loss was $32,021.

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Deterra Honored As Silver Stevie Award Winner in 2024 American Business Awards

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Deterra® Drug Deactivation System Wins Silver Stevie for Products in the Area of Sustainability & Climate Protection

MINNEAPOLIS, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Verde Environmental Technologies, Inc.’s Deterra® Drug Deactivation and Disposal System was named a winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the category “Products in the Area of Sustainability & Climate Protection” in The 22nd Annual American Business Awards®.

The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

Deterra uses organic activated carbon and tap water to render drugs inert, making them unretrievable for misuse and safe to throw away in household trash without contaminating landfills or waterways. It is the only product available that is scientifically proven to destroy prescription and over-the-counter medicine, right at home.

“We take pride in making our products environmentally sound throughout the product lifecycle, from bio-based plastic packaging to using wind-generated energy. And, according to Braskem’s calculations, every case of Deterra produced can prevent up to five pounds of carbon dioxide from contributing to Global Warming Potential,” said Jason Sundby, President of Verde Environmental Technologies, Inc. “We are honored to have these consistent efforts recognized by the Stevie Awards, alongside the other sustainability leaders and innovators in the category.”

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Tuesday, June 11. Tickets are now on sale.

More than 300 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners. And over 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a

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Comcast Focused on Growth Investments, Not M&A: “It’s in Our DNA”

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A big Wall Street spotlight, once again, was on Comcast‘s latest M&A commentary on Thursday as the conglomerate discussed its first-quarter earnings. As M&A chatter swirls around such sector players as Paramount Global, president Michael Cavanagh, a former banker who noted that he has been with the company for nearly 10 years now, once again signaled a core focus on investments in existing businesses with upside rather than potential acquisitions.

“The idea of taking our well-generated capital across our businesses and, first and foremost, investing them back in the business with a very long-term view of what the future can be, where there’s expected return – whether that’s the parks business, whether that’s the broadband network, whether that’s streaming, whether it’s just broad innovation – I think it’s in our DNA” at this point, the Comcast executive emphasized during the earnings call.

Management’s focus is on figuring out “ways to invest wisely for the future, while at the same time maintaining a very strong balance sheet,” he explained. “And we like the way the balance sheet is set up. When you go through these long, long arcs of change across industries with disruption, it allows you to sleep better at night, knowing the strength of the balance sheet we have.”

In addition to those two priorities, Cavanagh highlighted capital returns to shareholders. “Not many companies are inclined to manage those three priorities as much as we are, and I can commit to that,” the Comcast president concluded. “That’s where our head is as we look forward to the next 10 years ahead.”

Asked by an analyst about potential investments in gaming and other growth sectors and areas, Cavanagh said: “The success that we’ve had across parks and experiences lead us to plenty of opportunities to think about gaming and other

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Money latest: State pensions ‘could be in doubt for future generations’ | UK News

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Gameboys, Sindy/Barbie dolls, designer shoes, 1950s furniture: The items in your attic that could be worth a small fortune

By Emily Mee, Money team

When I think about the toys of my childhood – my pink Barbie car, my Gameboy Micro, my collection of Pokemon cards – I can’t tell you where they went. 

Maybe they were shipped off to a charity shop at some point… Or perhaps they’re in the attic? 

While my hot pink Gameboy Micro is lost to the void of time (or a cardboard box somewhere in my mum’s house), other versions of it are selling on eBay for £100 or more. 

And there are Pokemon cards selling for anything from a tenner to hundreds or even thousands of pounds. 

It’s possible you also have items at home that are a collector’s dream. 

Gumtree says its collectables category is already proving to be a “hotbed of activity” this year, with listings up 22% in 2024 so far. 

Its most popular items include rare stamps, coins, war memorabilia and Pokemon cards. 

Spring is often the most popular time for buying and selling collectibles, with demand spiking in March and April. 

We’ve enlisted the help of TV presenter and collectables expert Tracy Martin to give an idea of what could make you an easy buck. 

Old toys making a ‘retro comeback’

Tracy explains that while trends change, vintage toys tend to stand the test of time. 

“Toys are always going to be popular because they tap into nostalgia, our childhood memories,” she says, explaining that adults like to buy the toys they used to have. 

Perhaps you were into cars, and you’ve got some old diecast vehicles from Matchbox, Corgi or Dinky Toys. 

A quick look on toy auction site Vectis.co.uk shows a Corgi Toys “James Bond” Aston

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EV sales have slowed. Do massive subsidies still make sense?

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Enormous investments in EV technology shook the automotive industry in both Canada and the U.S. this week. Honda promised to spend $15 billion in Ontario on Thursday morning. Toyota unveiled new investments in Indiana that afternoon, bringing its total spending on EVs in that state to $8 billion US.

“In Canada, our target is that 100 per cent of all light duty cars and passenger truck sales be zero emission by 2035,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Honda announcement in Alliston, Ont. “As a great Canadian once said, that is where the puck is going and that is where we’re going to be.”

But the surge in investment comes as the underlying EV industry remains at a crossroads. Growth forecasts have plateaued, charging infrastructure has not kept pace and electric vehicle prices have pushed the cars out of reach of many consumers.

For evidence of that look no further than Tesla. 

WATCH: ‘Historic’ Honda EV investment will boost economy for generations, says Trudeau 

‘Historic’ Honda EV investment will boost economy for generations, says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Honda’s $15-billion EV investment as an example of ‘Canada building the kinds of solutions the world needs’ before taking aim at his rivals, and suggested the announcement would not have happened under a Conservative government.

The EV giant’s quarterly earnings this week showed a nine per cent drop in first-quarter revenue. That’s the biggest decline Tesla has reported since 2012 and came as a surprise to even pessimistic analysts.

In an earnings call on Tuesday, Tesla’s mercurial CEO Elon Musk said companies that are scaling back on EV production are getting it wrong.

EVs will eventually dominate the market, Elon Musk says

“The EV adoption rate globally is under pressure and a lot of other manufacturers are pulling back

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TikTok’s Chinese parent company denies reports it plans to sell its U.S. business

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ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, insisted Friday that it had no intention of selling the video-sharing app, despite the prospect of a U.S. ban looming over it. File photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA-EFE

ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, insisted Friday that it had no intention of selling the video-sharing app, despite the prospect of a U.S. ban looming over it. File photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA-EFE

April 26 (UPI) — ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, insisted Friday that it had no intention of selling the video-sharing app despite the prospect of a U.S. ban hanging over it.

“ByteDance doesn’t have any plans to sell TikTok,” the firm said in response to a report on a U.S. tech news website that it was “exploring scenarios for selling a majority stake” in its American business, minus the algorithm that recommends videos to users of the app.

“Foreign media reports of ByteDance selling TikTok are not true,” the company said.

The statement posted on a Chinese social media platform ByteDance owns is the first time TikTok’s parent company has publicly commented since Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed into law, legislation this week giving ByteDance nine months to divest itself of its stake in TikTok or see the app banned.

TikTok itself has been vocal in its opposition to the threat to its largest market and vowing to fight the forced sale, attempting to present it as a first amendment and economic freedom issue.

“This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” it said Wednesday in a statement on X.

“This ban would devastate 7 million businesses and silence 170 million Americans.”

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the company was confident it would prevail, pledging in a video earlier this week to keep “fighting for your rights in the courts”

“The facts, and the Constitution, are on our side… rest assured, we aren’t going anywhere.”

The Chinese government has previously said it opposed a forced

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AI boom’s secret winners? The companies expected to power it, Wealth

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INVESTORS looking for a unique way into the stock market’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom are finding an intriguing bank shot in what’s traditionally the most boring corner of the equities universe: utilities.

AI is the buzzword these days, with everyone from chipmakers to computer equipment manufacturers to car companies trying to paint themselves in its hopeful colors. It’s also driving the latest stock market rally, as investors saw this past week.

On Thursday (Apr 25), Meta Platforms shares had their worst performance since October 2022 after the company said it would spend far more than expected on developing AI. Then on Friday, Google parent Alphabet soared past US$2 trillion in market valuation while Microsoft’s stock also gained after the firms showed progress on AI in their quarterly results.

But here’s the thing about AI technology: It requires an enormous amount of energy to develop and run. And that’s where utilities come in.

“Power demand from data centres has already been humongous, then came the AI hype and the need for power skyrocketed,” said Manju Naglapur, senior vice-president and general manager for cloud, applications and infrastructure solutions at Unisys. “With all the money spent on data centres, the power consumption will increase massively.”

The S&P 500 Index’s utilities sector fell 10 per cent in 2023, its worst year since 2008, making it the weakest group in the equities benchmark, which soared 24 per cent overall. That wasn’t exactly a shock considering the companies tend to do poorly during periods of persistently high interest rates.

The stocks have recovered somewhat in 2024, rising 4.4 per cent as cost controls offset higher

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Why did the CRA come after a Montreal tenant for thousands in taxes? Take our business quiz for the week of April 26

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Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making the headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know.

This week: The federal and Ontario governments unveiled a multibillion-dollar deal under which Honda Motor Co. will expand its Alliston, Ont., plant to manufacture electric vehicles. The two governments say Honda will manufacture 240,000 vehicles a year at the site. Meanwhile, Gildan Activewear Inc. announced changes to its board of directors as it battles dissident shareholders. The Canadian clothing maker is replacing five directors, including current chairman Donald Berg, with new faces effective May 1. It’s also proposing to add two directors supported by activist shareholder Browning West to replace two directors not standing for re-election.

Also: Tim Hortons had big plans to celebrate its diamond jubilee.

1Ottawa and Ontario teamed up this week to announce up to $5-billion in incentives for Honda to expand its auto plant in Alliston, Ont. How many jobs will be created as a result?

a. 100

b. 1,000

c. 5,000

d. 10,000

b. 1,000. The two governments said it is the largest single investment in Canada’s auto sector. The expanded plant will manufacture electric vehicles and host a battery plant.

2What is Tim Hortons doing to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year?

a. Rolling prices back to 1964 levels for a day

b. Offering anyone who turns 60 this year free doughnuts

c. Unveiling a line of giant Timbits

d. Staging a musical

d. Staging a musical. The Last Timbit will make its debut at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto this June. It is loosely based on a snowstorm in 2010 that prompted drivers near Sarnia, Ont., to wait out

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BHP Makes Takeover Approach For Rival Miner Anglo American

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The world’s largest mining company, BHP Group Ltd., has made a takeover approach for rival Anglo American Plc, a move that could spark the biggest shakeup in the industry in over a decade.

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Dinesh Nair, Thomas Biesheuvel and Crystal Tse

Published Apr 24, 2024  •  Last updated 3 days ago  •  4 minute read

Workers at the remote operations center at the Anglo American Plc Moranbah North coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. London-based Anglo is curbing some of the most problematic emissions from this mine and two others by capturing methane--a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide--from their underground coal seams through a series of shafts and networks of pipes. Photographer: Patrick Hamilton/Bloomberg
Workers at the remote operations center at the Anglo American Plc Moranbah North coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. London-based Anglo is curbing some of the most problematic emissions from this mine and two others by capturing methane–a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide–from their underground coal seams through a series of shafts and networks of pipes. Photographer: Patrick Hamilton/Bloomberg Photo by Patrick Hamilton /Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — The world’s largest mining company, BHP Group Ltd., has made a takeover approach for rival Anglo American Plc, a move that could spark the biggest shakeup in the industry in over a decade.

Anglo American, which has a market value of £27 billion ($34 billion), said late Wednesday that it had received an unsolicited all-share merger proposal, after Bloomberg reported that BHP was considering a potential offer. It added BHP’s move was conditional on Anglo first splitting off its South African platinum and iron ore units.

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Business investment faces crisis with capital gains tax hike

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Canada’s economic forecast darkens with federal government’s increase to capital gains tax

According to the recent federal budget, the Trudeau government plans to increase the inclusion rate from 50 per cent to 66.7 per cent on capital gains over $250,000 for individuals and on all capital gains realized by corporations and trusts. Unfortunately, this tax hike will be the final nail in the coffin for business investment in Canada, which likely means even harder economic times ahead.

Canada already faces a business investment crisis. From 2014-22, inflation-adjusted total business investment (in plants, machinery, equipment and new technologies but excluding residential construction) in Canada declined by $34 billion. During the same period, after adjusting for inflation, business investment declined by a total of $3,748 per worker – from $20,264 per worker in 2014 to $16,515 per worker in 2022.

While business investment has declined in Canada since 2014, in other countries, including the United States, it’s continued to grow. This isn’t a post-COVID problem – this is a Canada problem.

And Canadians should be worried. Businesses investment is key for strong economic growth and higher living standards because when businesses invest in physical and intellectual capital they equip workers with the tools and technology (e.g. machinery, computer programs, artificial intelligence) to produce more and provide higher quality goods and services, which fuels innovation and higher productivity. And as firms become more efficient and increase profits, they’re able to pay higher wages, which is why business investment remains a key factor for higher incomes and living standards.

The Trudeau government’s policies – increased regulation, particularly in the energy and mining sectors (which makes Canada a relatively unattractive place to do business), higher and uncompetitive taxes, and massive federal deficits (which imply future tax increases) – have damaged business investment.

Unsurprisingly,

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US official announces business partnership with Kenya

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nairobi, kenya — 

About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya’s president William Ruto says his country is ready for business — and means business.

“The 2024 summit’s theme — catalyzing the future of U.S. East Africa Trade and Investment intentionally — draws on the previous edition to develop a strategic platform for commercial advocacy, which will strengthen bilateral trade between Kenya and the U.S., as well as between our region and the U.S.,” said Ruto.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo participated in this year’s summit — which ended Thursday — saying it’s not enough to state the intentions of the United States to invest more and collaborate with Kenya.

“You also have to show up and that’s why I am here,” she said. “And when we show up, we also have to listen and learn.”

Raimondo announces US-Kenya partnership

In her first official trip to East Africa, Raimondo reiterated President Joe Biden’s December 2022 message that the U.S. is all-in on Africa. To that end, she said she traveled with 14 members of the President’s Advisory Council on doing business in Africa.

“Africa has changed the narrative and the companies that are here today know that,” said Raimondo. “And they reflect the optimism and the commitment from the U.S. business community about the opportunities in Kenya and across the continent.”

Raimondo also announced a partnership “to harness artificial intelligence, facilitate data flows and empower digital upskilling with Kenya.”

The partnership, she said, is the first of its kind with an African nation to promote the safe development and deployment of AI. In addition, seven private-sector deals on digital transformation and commitments were made involving companies including the NBA, CISCO, Pfizer, and Qualcomm.

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