For years, Keurig Green Mountain provided well-paying, stable employment in Vermont, but the company has announced that the bulk of its layoffs nationwide will be in the state, and many will come from Waterbury, which is still rebuilding from Tropical Storm Irene and the loss of about 1,100 jobs four years ago.
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US hiring in retail, health, professional services is solid
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U.S. employers across a wide swath of the economy were confident enough in July to hire workers, with nearly every industry sector adding jobs at a solid rate.
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Hai-O MLM Records $35 Million Revenues In Q4
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In an environment where the ringgit has depreciated by some 19% over the past one year, wellness and multi-level marketing (MLM) company Hai-O Enterprise Bhd is beginning to be attractive due to its defensive qualities.
With its current dividend yield of around 6%, Hai-O packs a good dividend return for investors. Hai-O has one of the highest dividend yields in Bursa Malaysia, and has a policy of paying out at least 50% of its net profits as dividends.
Managing director Tan Kai Hee says the company has paid out RM 235 million (approx $60 million) in dividends since 1997, an average of 55% yearly. Over the last five years, the dividend payout was on the rise, and had grown by some 11.38% per annum.
Meanwhile its share price has traded within a PE band of 10
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Beachbody Launches New Dance Fitness Program
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Beachbody has launched CIZE™ – the company’s newest dance fitness program developed in conjunction with world-renowned fitness motivator and choreographer, Shaun T.
Based on the choreography in today’s hottest music videos, CIZE engages every muscle group to create a full body workout that includes cardio training, core strengthening and toning. With Shaun T breaking down each move, participants learn and improve their dance skills in only 30 days with step-by-step and move-by-move instructions that lead into full dance combinations. People working out to CIZE have so much fun they don’t realize the calories they are burning, it truly is the end of exercize.
“I created CIZE because I love to dance! I love how I feel when I’m dancing and wanted people to experience that feeling. I believe everybody can dance, plus it’s a great way to
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Effective Marketing Appeals to Emotions Instead of Reason
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Don’t waste your advertising dollars telling people your product is better. Explain why they need it.
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Reinventing Your Company: 3 Aspects of Change That Are Essential for Growth
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Blyth Reports Decline
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Blyth Inc. (BTH—NYSE), a designer and marketer of candles and accessories as well as health, wellness and beauty products, today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter of 2015.
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Herbalife’s Positive Trends Continue
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Michael Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Herbalife (HLF—NYSE), says that the positive trends reported at the beginning of the year have continued on into the second quarter of 2015, again exceeding expectations.
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Primerica Reports Increases in Sales and Membership
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In reporting second quarter sales and earnings for 2015, Primerica Inc. (PRI—NYSE) highlighted a 14 percent growth in life insurance policies issued and 5 percent growth in life insurance licensed representatives to reach a total of 101,008.