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Introduction In the past few months I have been taking advantage of the relatively low price of the preferred shares of Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) as I think the risk/reward ratio looks pretty good right now. As it has been a while since I last discussed (NYSE:CLDT.PR.A), I wanted to double check on the recent financial results to make sure there are no unexpected surprises. For a more detailed overview of the hotel REIT’s assets and business focus, I’d like to refer you to this older article. Data by YChartsChatham’s financial performance remains robust – from the perspective of a…

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Joe Biden faced a growing clamour among Democrats to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on the weekend despite stepped-up public appearances aimed at proving he is mentally fit to take on Donald Trump.Biden has two campaign events in the swing state of Pennsylvania on Sunday after a high-stakes primetime interview on Friday night failed to reassure fellow Democrats panicked by the 81-year-old’s shaky debate performance last week.“It’s the worst possible outcome,” one veteran Democratic operative told the Financial Times after Biden’s interview aired on ABC News. “Not nearly strong enough to make us feel better, but not weak…

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Was media complicit in hiding Biden’s struggles? Why didn’t the media report more on Biden’s struggles before the debate? “I don’t care that neither candidate would cooperate,” says former New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson. “You need to have a team of very well-informed medical and political reporters doing a deep dive into the health of Trump and Biden.” Read the full article here

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Our country has valued hard work from our founding as a nation. The Puritan work ethic shows itself everywhere. Most working people see “hard worker” as a desirable quality in themselves and others. We often define success by how much wealth we accumulate from all that hard work. What’s wrong with this picture? Back when our country was founded, life expectancy was much shorter. The work ethic we embraced then did not take into consideration that we may live for decades after we retire nowadays. There is a price to nonstop hard work. Pitfalls Of The Hard Work Ethic Whether…

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Today’s homebuying market remains in the hands of the sellers, with competition still hot and prices fluctuating. There are a few states that are slightly more affordable than others, Zillow found in a recent study. Cities in Texas and Florida make up most of Zillow’s top 10 best places for homebuyers. The two states make up seven of the 10 metros listed. These areas have slightly less competition, particularly thanks to new-build homes.”Prospective buyers in most markets today are feeling less intense competition than in recent spring shopping seasons. Pressure is easing up as mortgage rates raise costs and sellers…

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Tema ETFs has been capitalizing on the risk appetite for weight loss stocks.It is behind the GLP-1, Obesity & Cardiometabolic ETF (HRTS), which is up 26% since its inception last November.The firm’s founder and CEO Maurits Pot thinks the winning weight loss trade isn’t based on just hype.”The companies we track and the companies we invest in are looking not just at a weight loss approach, but also other approaches,” Pot told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Monday. “We could see a world where the majority of the world’s population takes a GLP-1, not just for weight loss, but for other…

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President Joe Biden did not assuage Democratic anxieties about his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump during a highly-anticipated ABC News interview on Friday night, his first televised interview since his fumbling debate performance in June.On Saturday, House Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., officially called on Biden to bow out of the presidential race.”This is not a decision I’ve come to lightly, but there is simply too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency,” Craig said in a statement on Saturday morning. “That’s why I respectfully call on President Biden to step aside as the Democratic…

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A Pennsylvania woman who had recently completed her breast cancer treatment says she couldn’t believe her eyes after scratching off a winning $5 million ticket, according to lottery officials. Donna Osborne, 75, told Pennsylvania Lottery officials that she was at an airport with her daughter to visit family in Florida when their flight got delayed, according to a Pennsylvania Lottery news release. “It was delayed so many times, I decided to go home,” said Osborne, according to the release. Her daughter decided to move forward with the trip and flew to Florida alone. “If I didn’t leave the airport, I…

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