The big draw for investors with regard to British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) is its huge dividend, which at the current share price yields 9.5%. The big risk for investors is the ongoing decline of the market for cigarettes, which is British American Tobacco’s biggest business line. That said, you may have missed a subtle […]
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Fog in the airplane? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry
It’s a phenomenon you might be familiar with if you’ve ever boarded an airplane on a humid day. Hot, muggy air from the outside meets the cool air on the inside that’s blasting from the aircraft air conditioning vents – temporarily creating what looks like mist or fog inside the cabin. A couple weeks ago, […]
Education is not a business, Florida shouldn’t treat it like one
Calvin Johnson’s May 12 letter to the editor reveals that he apparently has no idea of what education is, how it functions and why it is not a business. Businesses deal with manufacturing and delivering products. In a business, if your ice cream company gets a bad batch of blueberries, you dispose of them and […]
10 Dangerous Cities You Shouldn’t Buy a Home in No Matter the Price
alisafarov / Getty Images While it’s true that crime rates have fallen greatly over the past few decades, according to the latest data available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI (via Pew Research), there are still places in our country where violent and non-violent crime is significantly higher than the average. Check […]
This Diverted Plane Shows Exactly Why You Shouldn’t Retrieve a Lost Electronic While Flying
A recent United Airlines flight recently diverted after a passenger’s laptop got stuck “in an inaccessible location.” A transatlantic United Airlines plane headed to the United States was diverted over the weekend after a laptop got stuck on board. Flight UA12 was headed from Zurich to Chicago on Sunday when the laptop got stuck “in […]
5 “Bad” Drinks You Shouldn’t Avoid for Weight Loss, According to Dietitians
Go ahead, pour yourself one of these sips. After all, they may just help with weight loss. Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Figuring out what’s “allowed” and what’s “off-limits” when it comes to beverages and weight loss can be exhausting. With the evolving research and pseudo-science influencers sharing misinformation online, it’s hard to […]
No TikTok? No problem. Here’s why you shouldn’t rush to buy your child a phone.
The longer I am a mother, the more I find myself reflecting on my childhood and how it compares and contrasts with my daughters’ lives. So much is the same: picky eaters, feet that grow out of new shoes too fast, tears spilled over math homework and talks about who said what to whom on […]
Belfast judge says parts of the UK’s migrant deportation law shouldn’t apply to Northern Ireland
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn’t apply in Northern Ireland, because parts of it violate human rights protections, a Belfast judge ruled Monday. The Illegal Migration Act was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and undermines rights provided in the Good Friday peace agreement of 1998, High Court […]
Why You Shouldn’t Pay Off Your Mortgage Early Even If You Can
©Dave Ramsey Dave Ramsey, the renowned financial guru, has long been a proponent of financial discipline and savvy money management. This can include paying off your mortgage early, but only under specific financial circumstances. There are pros and cons to paying extra on your monthly mortgage payments to shorten the timeline for how long you’ll […]
Warren Buffett’s $189 Billion Subtle Warning to Wall Street Shouldn’t Be Ignored
Some 51 years ago, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett held his company’s first annual shareholder meeting in the cafeteria of a subsidiary and drew a few dozen people. A little over week ago, Berkshire lured in the neighborhood of 40,000 investors to Omaha, Nebraska, for its latest annual gathering. People flock to […]
Tesla Is Great. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy It.
After looking at the data, you’ll quickly see Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the best businesses to have owned in recent times. In the past decade, shares have skyrocketed 1,190% higher, crushing the broader Nasdaq Composite Index by an insanely wide margin. Elon Musk, the company’s founder and CEO, deserves a ton of […]
Berkshire Hathaway Is Great. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy It.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) is not just an investment icon, it’s also something of a cultural phenomenon. The company’s annual meeting draws thousands of people to Omaha just to hear CEO Warren Buffett speak. This year was notably different than past years, however, and that might be enough to keep some investors on […]