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Is Surviving Layoffs More Luck or Skill?
getting laid off. Oh, I'm going to go more on skill because first of all, if you're skilled as an employee, then the company's going to do better anyhow and you might not get to the point where layoffs are needed, right. Number two, when it does happen, a good company is is going to lay you off based on your skills.So, it's not going to be luck. If you have more skill, I think you'll survive the layoff. >> A lot of people were laid off during the global financial crisis who sure they were quite skilled, rig ...
Why Hyundai’s Is Betting $26B Going All-In on the U.S. | WSJ
America is the most important market for Hyundai. And then I remember some of the first conversations with executive chair saying that hey if we really want to continue to grow and then we want to cement our position in this market we need to have a bigger presence. We want to ensure that at least 80% of what we sell in the US is produced in the US.This is the best recipe to be successful and to not be dependent on policies. >> Under Joseé Munoz, Hyundai is betting around $26 billion on the US, scaling up p ...
Who Is Kevin Warsh? Breaking Down Trump’s Fed Chair Pick
President Trump announced Kevin Worsh as his pick to lead the Federal Reserve >> in the whole country. I would say that this was the, you know, perfect candidate. >> Investors are likely to see Worsh as a safe pair of hands.After all, he was at the Fed during a serious crisis in 2008. The bigger question is what does he do once he's leading the place. He's attacked the Fed first for keeping rates too low and now for keeping rates too high.This isn't the first time you've heard me in the last decade say we n ...
Behind the Nightmare Week for Health Insurance Stocks
It's been a nightmare week for health insurance stocks and it has something to do with this thing called Medicare Advantage rate. Medicare Advantage is a very important program for this country. About half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, which is basically where the government pays insurers to manage the care of seniors.Shares of America's largest health insurance companies. Think United Health Group and CVS cratered this week after the Trump administration announced a Medicare Advantage ...
How Build-A-Bear Built a Toy Company by Competing With Theme Parks
Build-a-Bear opened in 1997 as an interactive retail destination, mostly in shopping malls. It's not competing with a generic plush. It's competing with an experience, with going to the theater, with going to a theme park.That's really where their competition is. >> For customers, the magic isn't just in the stuffing. It's in the personalization.>> If you want to give it a smell, >> you like bubble gum. >> Good boy. Step on that puddle for me.>> Whenever you're ready. Perfect. Good job. >> Does that feel go ...
Operation Metro Surge: The Law Enforcement Agencies Still in Minneapolis
In recent weeks, a patchwork of law enforcement from at least 10 different agencies have operated across the Twin Cities, and many of these agencies have come in with starkly conflicting objectives. Here's a breakdown of the law enforcement agencies still on the ground. The administration sent in about 3,000 federal agents, largely ICE and Border Patrol.They vastly outnumbered the,200 officers across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Other federal agencies have also been in the mix.FBI teams with armored vehicles, ...
Why Americans Love Going to International Costcos
International Costco are a major draw for Americans traveling abroad. To find out why, I went to Chiba, Japan. Costco has stores in 13 foreign markets, and as it's expanded, devoted Americans have followed.Search online for Costco in Sweden or Taiwan, and you'll find videos narrated in breathless wonder. There's fish jerky in Iceland, pallets of fuagra in France, and in Chiba, tempora chips, cookie sandwiches, the beef will goi bake. So, there are a ton of novel products, but what's most surprising is how m ...
How Build-A-Bear Went From Near Bankruptcy to a $500M Business | WSJ The Economics Of
The first thing you do when you come to a Build-a-Bear is you have to pick out which furry friend that you want. What are you going to pick today. >> Say we might do our bunny.So, a bunny. >> I think so. >> Oh, here's Oh, this one's better.I agree. This one's so much better. >> Nearly three decades after Build-A-Bear Workshop first opened, the company is banking more revenue than ever.money till it's nearly noon. >> It's growing at an unlikely time as toy makers are facing big hits from tariffs. >> Oh, he k ...
We Visited NYC's Diamond District to See the Gold Rush
It's like $10,000 or more. >> Let me show you right here. I loaded up my pockets.>> I realized that I have so much stuff in my apartment. Bags of coins, got jewelry. I don't wear big humongous gold hoops.>> So, I figure I'd come here and just do a little reconnaissance. Bring a couple of things. >> Can I grab a weight on that so I can give you a price.>> The gold jewelry that I just gave them It's really kind of trinkety and it looks like it weighed out at 106.6%. So, I'm waiting now until the kind man tell ...
Why Millions of Kids Continue Taking ADHD Pills
Tens of thousands of kids who take prescription ADHD medication also wind up on other powerful psychotropic drugs—including antipsychotics and antidepressants, studies show.⁠ #ADHD #Drugs #WSJ ...