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Introduction BRT Apartments (NYSE:BRT) has underperformed the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund (VNQ) so far in 2024, delivering a circa 3% loss against the 5% total return for the benchmark ETF: BRT vs VNQ in 2024 (Seeking Alpha) I think the REIT may outperform going forward thanks to an attractive valuation in terms of adjusted FFO multiple, as well as from a market-implied cap rate perspective. Furthermore, the company’s debt-heavy capital structure will benefit should real estate cap rates move lower following Fed rate cuts, while operational performance may improve from long-term Sun Belt growth drivers such as population and…

The early death of Silicon Valley veteran and former YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki this weekend has prompted an outpouring of condolences from Big Tech heavyweights for an advertising visionary who was also known for being a vocal champion of women in business. Wojcicki, who has died aged 56 after a two-year battle with lung cancer, was instrumental in growing Google’s mammoth advertising business. By the time she had moved from overseeing it in 2014 to running the video streaming platform YouTube it had ballooned to more than $50bn in revenues.Google’s 16th employee, Wojcicki was a pivotal figure at what has become…

Donald Trump falsely claimed in a series of social media posts Sunday that “nobody” attended Vice President Kamala Harris’ Michigan rally last week — and said his Democratic rival should be “disqualified” over a “fake crowd picture.” The former president appeared to have fallen for a far-right conspiracy theory — one easily disproved by photos and videos captured by attendees and media showing thousands of supporters at the event at an airport hangar near Detroit. The false claims about attendance at Harris’ event come as Trump navigates the contours of a changed presidential race, with the vice president riding a wave of new Democratic enthusiasm after replacing President…

We are tempted to both give and receive bad advice when we wish something were true. I wish, for example, that college and career advice could be as simple as “follow your passions.” But it’s not. “Follow your passions” may be part of great college and career advice, but it falls woefully short on its own. In their Westernized adaptation of the deeply nuanced Japanese concept of ikigai, Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles do an excellent job of showing us how and where our passions fit into these weighty decisions—and what additional factors need to be present. In their book,…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.625% as of July 12, which is 0.250 percentage points lower than yesterday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.875%, which is 0.115 percentage points lower than yesterday.  With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to…

When I look at Thursday’s rally, I am beginning to realize that we have become so binary and so up close that we have lost our ability to think about what matters. The big fish data got caught among the minnow minutiae and we ended up with ridiculous rallies that are, therefore, based on nothing. That, of course, tells you that those newfound percentages can be taken away based on nothing. That’s how trapped and intellectually devoid we have become. I have now studied every aspect of the runup of that beautiful — for the bulls — session on Thursday,…

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday accused his November election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, of using AI technology to fabricate images of the crowd sizes at her rallies, amplifying an unfounded conspiracy to explain the strong enthusiasm for the new Democratic ticket.”Has anyone noticed that Kamala CHEATED at the airport? There was nobody at the plane, and she ‘A.I.’d’ it, and showed a massive ‘crowd’ of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST!” the Republican presidential nominee wrote on Truth Social.Trump was referring to an image of a large crowd gathered on the tarmac in Michigan last week, cheering for…

Americans are shelling out more for oyster happy hours. Experts say the buck-an-oyster deal of yore is all but dead, with some noting restaurants have hiked prices as high as $2.50 apiece. Oyster happy hours are just the latest piece of American life that’s gotten more expensive as prices have muscled higher in recent years. While the US Federal Reserve has made progress in beating back the rate of price increases, inflation has remained stubbornly above target, and Americans have been paying more for everything from groceries to rent to, yes, hanging out at their neighborhood bar for an oyster…

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 8, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Laura Pierson – Investor Relations OfficerJack Phillips – President and CEODavid Patience – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Brackmann – William Blair Operator Good day. And welcome to the Accelerate Diagnostics Incorporated Second Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. After today’s presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session with covering analysts. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ms. Laura Pierson of Accelerate Diagnostics.…

An Israeli air strike tore through a Gaza City shelter housing displaced Palestinians on Saturday morning, killing around 100 people, according to authorities in the Hamas-run enclave.The strike on the Al Taba’een school in the Daraj Tuffah neighbourhood came during dawn prayers, according to eyewitnesses, with videos on social media showing masses of bodies in a makeshift hall.If confirmed, the death toll would make it one of the deadliest Israeli attacks since the start of the Gaza war, which is now entering its 11th month.Local authorities in Gaza City called it a “massacre”, as emergency personnel worked to locate and…