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Recently, I was in line at the pharmacy, and a customer in front of me was picking up a prescription. The pharmacist said matter-of-factly, “That'll be $850.” All she could say was, “Really?” She left without a prescription and she told the pharmacist she needed to contact her doctor for a cheaper alternative. Many of us experience sticker shock over drug costs on a daily basis. And an even more dramatic example suggests that there are no limits. Now let's talk about how to minimize your spending on prescription drugs. How did we get to this point where some drugs…

Below are earnings multiples for publicly traded consumer technology companies (B2C). Industries, and therefore their multiples, vary widely.Social Media is trading at 7.6x. Multiples rose steadily throughout 2020, reaching a median of 22.7x in Q1 2021. The median year-over-year growth in this space is just 7%, with Doximity leading the way.The travel market is 1.9x. The multiple reached 10.6x in Q2 2021. He trades at 5.9x on Booking.com.Traditional marketplace multipliers vary widely. Before Q3 2018, there were only two companies in this space; now there are 10. The median multiple is currently 2.0x, but AirBnB stands out at 8.1x.Labor intensive…

The market was looking for a catalyst that wasn't driven by the Marco economy, but once again the tech sector appears to be stepping up to push up the broader average.Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) played a leading role on Thursday. The company, which supplies chips to companies like Apple (APPL) and Nvidia (NVDA), reported its quarterly results before the opening bell.The company's adjusted earnings per share were $1.48, beating Wall Street expectations of $1.38. And, perhaps more importantly, the chipmaker said artificial intelligence is fueling its success. Taiwan Semiconductor said it expects sales to increase by 20% in 2024, due in…

Provided by/N3B N3B News: Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B), Los Alamos National Laboratory's traditional waste cleanup contractor, announced that it had planned purchases of approximately $290 million for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. We achieved our goal by allocating more than 80% to small and medium-sized enterprises. 65%. “2023 saw a significant increase in purchasing activity, with total purchases increasing by $134 million year over year,” said N3B Small Business Manager Julie Baer.. “Detailed planning and forethought were required to ensure such a significant increase in overall purchases and to ensure the small business met its goals.”…

Globally, IHG has transformed its luxury and lifestyle portfolio through notable acquisitions. sixth sense, Regent Hotels & Resorts and Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant; the growth of its symbolic InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Indigo brand.And the release of Vignette collection. His IHG brand in this segment spans more than 800 open and pipeline hotels worldwide, nearly 260 of which are in the Americas. IHG is also supporting its largest regional acceleration through its newly created Luxury & Lifestyle Americas team of experts dedicated to driving the company's regional growth in this segment. Jolyon BreeCEO of IHG Hotels & Resorts…

NASA frequently shares fascinating insights about space on social media. Their posts never fail to amaze us, whether it's about distant galaxies or images of beautiful constellations. If you're someone who's interested in all things space-related, we've got you covered with his three notable celestial discoveries made by space agencies. (Also read: NASA's Hubble telescope surprised everyone with 3 amazing pictures of galaxies. See the pictures) Photo of a space hand released by NASA (NASA.) 1.Z 229-15The object, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, is about 390 million light-years from Earth. According to NASA, Z 229-15 is “sometimes an active…

When you think of the far right, you probably think of groups of young white men holding swastikas and torches, like those seen at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. But the face of the far right is changing, at least on social media. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear about new research on a group of female influencers who are spreading far-right ideology on mainstream platforms like Instagram and YouTube. Evian Leidig is a postdoctoral researcher at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, focusing on far-right ideology, gender, and the internet. She followed…

Lifestyle” rebrandgetty Levi Strauss & Co., which created a uniquely American atmosphere of youthful rebellion, may finally be coming into its own. That's the key takeaway from a recent earnings call with analysts in which incoming CEO Michelle Gass talked about Levi's goal of making Levi's “a denim apparel lifestyle his business.” Michelle Gass was hired a year ago from the department store chain Kohl's. This month, after a year of working behind the scenes as Levi's next CEO, she will officially take the helm. Details of Mr. Gass' early career success suggest that Levi's has found a leader who…

YouTuber Colleen Ballinger is someone many brands might not want to serve as a spokesperson for their products.Last year, a former fan came forward with accusations against Ballinger. Ballinger is best known for the characters he plays online. miranda singsabout “grooming” and interacting with minor fans. in an inappropriate way.After a five-month break, she has resumed posting on social media.Ballinger though lost some sponsorship deals He ended his podcast with co-host Trisha Paytas at the height of the controversy, but has been able to make money since he resumed posting to YouTube and TikTok.Notably, Ballinger continues to participate in YouTube's…

Posted on: January 18, 2024 Dr. Gregory Purnell, a member of the Mon Health Medical Center staff, is currently performing MACI (autologous cultured chondrocytes on collagen membranes), an advanced approach to restore damaged cartilage in the knees in appropriate patients.MACI is a cartilage repair procedure that utilizes a patient's own cartilage cells to construct a graft that can be customized to the defect, as opposed to a donor graft. The FDA has approved it for patients up to age 55. Although MACI surgery is not yet widely performed in West Virginia, it has been proven that patients can recover from…