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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...

Sephora, DoorDash Partner on Makeup Delivery

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Need a bright red lipstick for a last-minute holiday party? It can be at your door on demand. On Wednesday, Sephora announced yet another way you can get their menagerie of makeup and wellness products delivered to your house — delivery by Doordash. On Wednesday, DoorDash and Sephora announced customers would be able to use DoorDash to get products from 500 Sephora stores in the U.S. and Canada within an hour "on average." "Consumers can now fulfill their on-demand beauty needs and experience the magic of in-store shopping at Sephora directly on the DoorDash app with access to their favorite beauty essentials at in-store prices," the press release said . The service is the latest push to bring Sephora products to customers faster. In November 2021, the company launched its own same-day delivery service. Weeks after that announcement, competing beauty retailer Ulta announced their partnership with DoorDash in select cities. In September, the company...

Calendar Help for Loved Ones During Medical Treatment and Recovery

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Caring for a family member or friend is a big task. Not only are you anticipating the medical treatment, but you are also thinking about their recovery. And there’s a probable chance that you haven’t cared for someone going through this type of treatment. Because of this, it can be challenging to anticipate their needs. Calendar - Calendar While every medical treatment is different, putting your loved one at ease is the main priority. Remember, they are likely nervous and anxious about the treatment itself. Therefore, they may not be thinking as much about the recovery as they are about the procedure itself. This is where you can step in and help. Below are four ways to help loved ones during medical treatment and recovery. 1. Plan Ahead and Put it on your Calendar First and foremost, planning ahead will do wonders. If it’s a scheduled procedure, you and your loved one should talk about their pla...

Passengers Injured Amid Norweigan Cruise Line Ship Collapse

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Going on a cruise may seem like a frightening vacation option for those who are scared of being stranded at sea or being onboard a sinking ship. Getty Images However, a new fear was unlocked for cruise passengers when a Norwegian Cruise Line ship's gangway (the walkway that connects the ship to land) suddenly collapsed earlier this week, injuring several guests. The boat was stopped in Panama. "We have dispatched our CARE Team to Panama City to offer additional support to these guests," a spokesperson for the cruise line told USA Today , noting that the injured passengers were taken to nearby medical facilities. The cruise, which is a 21-day-long voyage, started in Seattle and will stop in Miami on November 13. Norwegian did not specify how many cruisegoers were injured or what exactly injuries were sustained. According to Cruise Critic , the gangway will either connect one main dec...

Domino's Worker in Australia Helps Out Kid Ditched At Birthday Party

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Not having anyone show up for your birthday party is a harrowing experience — but it can be made better by a little cake. That was the philosophy of one Domino's worker who's going viral for stepping up to help a child facing loneliness on her special day, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. In October, a girl's mom had called the Queensland, Australia restaurant about an order previously placed for a large group of people that would not be needed. "When she arrived at the store to collect the one pizza, shift supervisor Miles surprised her with a custom chocolate dessert pizza topped with churros & brownies!" the company's Australia page wrote in a Facebook post about the event. "Thank you Miles for going the extra 'mile' to help turn this customer's day around," the company added. "When I first heard that one of our customers wanted to cancel a large pizza order after only one friend turned up to her daughter's birth...

Elon Musk Is the New Owner of Twitter: What Happens Now?

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Elon Musk is wasting no time in overhauling Twitter upon his acquisition of the company. In a leaked email — sent aggressively at around 2:30 a.m. — local time on Thursday, Musk laid into employees and said that working remotely would no longer be an option and he was expecting 40+ hour weeks in-office, apart from those with exceptions that Musk must approve. "Frankly, the economic picture ahead is dire," Musk wrote. "The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed." Musk's outlook was bleak, reportedly even telling employees on Thursday that bankruptcy was not out of the question, according to Reuters . In his email, Musk continued to drive home the importance of upping Twitter Blue subscriptions, his new policy wherein the platform charges users a $7.99 monthly fee in order to display a blue checkmark next to their name, something any user can purchase without verifying their identification. To counteract that, Musk introduced...

Is Mid-Cap Neurocrine Biosciences A Buy After Blowout Q3 Report?

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Mid-cap Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ: NBIX) continued its uptrend Thursday, along with the market-wide broad rally. MarketBeat.com - MarketBeat The stock came within a penny of Tuesday’s all-time high of $125.99 before pulling back. Nonetheless, the San Diego-based biotech finished the session with a gain of $1.40, or 1.15%, at $123.22. Trading volume was lighter than average. The company develops and commercializes pharmaceutical treatments for neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric conditions. On November 1, it easily trounced Wall Street’s third-quarter expectations. Earnings came in at $1.08 per share, way ahead of analysts’ consensus, calling for $0.81 a share. That marked a 69% year-over-year increase. Revenue was up 31% to $387.9 million, beating forecasts of $377 million. In the past five quarters, revenue grew between 15% and 31%, with the latter number being a steady growth rate for...

100 Best Stocks for November

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2022 has been a very difficult year for investors as the stock market (SPY) has tumbled into bear market territory. Thus, the strategies that worked so well in 2021 are getting crushed. Add inflation and a hawkish Fed to the mix and you understand why the downward pressure persists. And yet some investors are making money in this market if they employ the right strategies. That is what you will find in this article detailing the 100 Best Stocks for November 2022. Get full details below. shutterstock.com - StockNews We enjoyed a record turnout for this live event Wednesday afternoon, where I shared our most profitable solution for investors. This includes details on our 100 best stocks for November...and into 2023. Click Here to Watch Now > The revolutionary trading system shared in the presentation actually consists of 10 different “black box” trading strategies each with precisely 10 stocks ea...

White House Calls for More Crypto Regulation Amid FTX Collapse

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During a press conference on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that the Biden administration "has constantly maintained that, without proper oversight of cryptocurrencies, they risk harming everyday Americans." Bloomberg | Getty Images Founder and CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried The White House's stance on crypto regulation comes during a particularly turbulent time for digital currency as the collapse of the cryptocurrency FTX unfolded earlier this week. Related: 'I'm Sorry. That's The Biggest Thing.' Sam Bankman-Fried and Cryptoworld Lose Big in FTX Meltdown, Company Files For Bankruptcy. "The most recent news further underscores these concerns and highlights why prudent regulation of cryptocurrencies is indeed needed," Jean-Pierre stated. As FTX faces bankruptcy, the firm and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are under e...

New Yorkers Are Helping Ray’s Candy Store Stay in Business

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An iconic New York City candy store and its long-time owner are getting some love from the community that it's served for decades. Ray's Candy Store , located at 113 Avenue A in Manhattan's East Village, has been an NYC staple serving candy, egg creams, beignets, and more since Ray Alvarez opened the store in 1974. Born Asghar Ghahraman, Ray migrated to the United States from Iran, per The New York Times . After after earning enough money as a waiter he bought the store for $30,000, according to downtown documentarian and influencer, New York Nico . Since then, Ray has manned his shop, even sleeping in the back at times, for nearly 50 years. Ray and his "Everything Made With Love" signage have been the subject of various features from Humans of New York to chatting with Anthony Bourdain . Now, his community wants to give back to the hardworking business owner. With his 90th birthday coming up on January 1, a GoFundMe has been organized to throw R...

Walgreens Closures Create 'Pharmacy Deserts' in Boston

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Boston's City Council took Walgreens to task this week for closing three stores in primarily non-white, working-class neighborhoods, according to local TV station WCVB . Bloomberg I Getty Images Walgreens store. "For too long, corporate businesses have treated Black, brown and working-class communities essentially as though we are second-class citizens," councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said in a statement, per the outlet. This week, Walgreens announced it would close three pharmacies in Boston neighborhoods Hyde Park, Nubian Square, and Mattapan. It will leave people in those areas in a "pharmacy desert," NBC Boston wrote . It is likely part of an ongoing strategy by Walgreens and competitor CVS to shutter retail locations, even as both chains get further into providing clinical care. In November 2021, CVS announced it would shut down 900 stores over a three-y...

1 Software Stock to Buy This November and 1 to Avoid

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The latest inflation report has raised the odds of the Fed slowing down on its aggressive rate hikes, which might bode well for the tech sector. Moreover, demand for software goods and services remains robust amid the rapid digital transformation. Given the backdrop, quality software stock Salesforce (CRM) could be an ideal buy now. However, Bill.com Holdings (BILL) might be best avoided, given its bleak fundamentals. Keep reading…. shutterstock.com - StockNews The consumer price index increased 7.7% in October , lower than expected, raising hopes that the Fed might slow down the pace of its rate hike in the next meeting, which might bode well for the software sector. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said, "Stepping down is an appropriate thing to think about." The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite has gained 6.1% over the past week. Moreover, according to Gartner, enterprise software sp...

Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Asks For Home Confinement, No Jail

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In a court filing Thursday, the legal team for Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of Theranos, made a case to get the founder out of serving a lengthy prison sentence for defrauding investors. Bloomberg I Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes leaving federal court in October 2022. "We acknowledge that this may seem a tall order given the public perception of this case," the filing said, per Bloomberg . It asked for her to serve 18 months confined in her home. In addition, 130 people connected to the founder, including former Theranos investors and family and friends, submitted letters in her support. The filing argued the "real" Holmes has been obscured by "media vitriol." Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 and claimed the company had a revolutionary test that could use a much smaller amount of blood to test for a wider range of illnesses, including cancer, and raised $700 ...

Eli Lilly Stock Plummets After Verified Twitter Account's False Claims

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Elon Musk's disastrous back-and-forth rollout of Twitter Blue has caused a multitude of communication problems between users and trolls, with fake news and information inadvertently going viral after users quickly see blue checkmarks and assume what they are reading is from a legitimate source. Getty Images Though much of the banter has been in good jest, one company is feeling the very real implications of the viral spreading of misinformation. Eli Lilly and Company's stock plummeted on Thursday after an account posing to be the pharmaceutical company claimed that insulin would now be free in the United States. Screenshot via Twitter Eli Lilly was down just over 4% in a 24-hour period by Friday afternoon and 20 points in early trading on Friday morning. The account, which used the handle @EliLillyandCo, had the same username and profile photo as the official Eli Lilly and Co account whic...

Job Schedule Preparation Tips

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Scheduling may cause tension and difficulties as managers try to match the best personnel with the most significant shifts. And things can get even trickier with employees during your holiday scheduling. Calendar - Calendar Getting employee shift scheduling properly added to the time sheets leads to happy workers, efficiency, and millions saved. Meetings become productive again when all information and times are set. However, scheduling may cause tension and difficulties even for mega-corporations as managers try to match the best personnel with the most significant shifts. Also, businesses may go wrong despite their expertise, staff, and resources, but you want to have your best employees on the floor when you are in a crunch time — such as holiday shoppers. In 2017, Ryanair canceled 20,000 flights due to roster issues, resulting in regulator reprimands and passenger complaints. They could have ...

S&P 500 Component DexCom Set For Further Price, Earnings Growth

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Medical device maker DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) has been trading in a fairly tight range recently, holding gains from the company’s third-quarter report in late October.  MarketBeat.com - MarketBeat The stock is up 16.33% in the past month. Even before the 19% gap-up following the earnings report, DexCom was already beginning to trend higher.  In the past three months, DexCom has advanced 31.41%. It’s not the top performer within the medical device industry in the past 12 months, however. A large cap with top performance is Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD). Smaller medical gear makers with outstanding price action include TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX ) and Lantheus (NASDAQ: LNTH) . Numerous small companies have also posted excellent price performance in the past year, making the entire sub-industry a rising leader within the broader healthcare sector.  Fellow large caps Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) , Stryker (NYSE:...

Inflation…How Low Can You Go?

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The October CPI came in below expectations and fueled an explosive rally on Wall Street with the S&P 500 (SPY) up by more than 4% and bonds also shooting higher. In essence, the odds of a soft landing increase if inflation can turn lower and then keep moving lower. This development would also likely cause the Fed to slow its pace of hikes. Of course, the next big question, assuming that inflation has peaked, is how low will it fall? Will it plateau at higher levels or will it fall back to the 2% range? Today's commentary will explore these questions and the implications for our portfolio. Read on below to find out more…. shutterstock.com - StockNews (Please enjoy this updated version of my weekly commentary originally published November 11 th , 2022 in the POWR Stocks Under $10 newsletter ). Over the last week, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) is up by 6.4%. Following the FOMC, stocks were pretty c...

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