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News.com.au
2 hours ago
- Lifestyle
- News.com.au
‘Fear I'm being stalked': Sports Illustrated swimsuit model in tears at airport
American influencer and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne revealed she was reduced to tears when she was hounded by a group of rabid autograph hunters who track her down at airports around the country. 'I fear that I'm being stalked and I don't know what to do,' the former artistic gymnast said in a TikTok video, captioned 'They know time, place, airport, everything!!!' Dunne, who landed one of the four Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers for the 2025 issue, recalled that she often sees a group of 'at least 10 middle-aged men' demanding her to sign 'a stack of 40 pictures or magazines,' New York Post reported. 'They will run after me down the TSA precheck line and yell at me if I don't give them my autograph,' she told her eight million followers. 'It's insane. They will yell at me and make a scene and the people around me are scared.' Dunne claims her 'stalkers' know her every trip and will be waiting for her regardless of her plans, including a business trip or a family vacation. 'They're waiting there,' she said. 'It's something with the airline, and it's weird.' She prefaced her situation that the men would find her in odd locations around the country. 'Yes I know I'm chronically online and I post my life, but I'm talking about like a 20-minute connecting flight through Omaha, Nebraska, they would be waiting there,' she said. 'I'm not making content on a connecting flight. I'm talking about the most random cities.' Dunne included a clip of herself from earlier in the day inside a car, crying after an unsettling event she faced after a red-eye flight. Dunne says the group had 'circled' the MLB WAG as she waited at baggage claim at the undisclosed airport. On Thursday, she shared a picture of herself and Pittsburgh Pirates boyfriend Paul Skenes sitting together on a private jet. Dunne said she wasn't the only one to experience the traumatic celebrity treatment while out in public, referring to Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas' recent problems with the autograph hounds. 'It's not only me, I remember Gabby Thomas made a video about this and it needs to stop because it's scary for girls, it's weird,' Dunne said. Thomas praised Dunne for speaking out over the frightening encounters. 'Girl!! So sad that because we're good at what we do people feel like they should have constant access to us and give us travel anxiety. glad you're speaking up too,' Thomas commented. The Olympic gold medallist said she has a group of up to six middle-aged men hounding her for autographs while she's in public, saying one time they got aggressive with her after she denied them access. 'At this point, every time I travel I'm afraid that these men, it's three to six of them, middle-aged, are going to show up and harass me. And it doesn't matter what city — they've come when I was travelling to and from Chicago, they've come when I was travelling to and from Miami and they have my flight information,' Thomas said in a TikTok video posted in January. 'What scares me is that they have my flight information, even when I don't even know what time I'm flying out sometimes. I don't tell anyone my flight information. I've changed all my email passwords. I don't know if they're hacking me. But they get really aggressive and hostile if I say no and when I'm by myself, it's really scary,' Thomas added.
Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
The Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy With $3,000 Right Now
Warren Buffett plans to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. As his 60-year tenure comes to an end, his cumulative stock picks have allowed Berkshire to approximately double the S&P 500 's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) performance under his leadership. Additionally, he has likely set up his company to drive returns long after his tenure has ended. Indeed, some of those stocks are likely better to hold than buy in today's trading environment. Nonetheless, some of Berkshire's holdings are still poised for growth, and investors can likely drive returns by buying these three Buffett stocks, even with a relatively modest investing budget like $3,000. 1. Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is not a typical Buffett stock. Buffett likes to pay a "fair price" for "wonderful" companies. However, his team bought into this stock relatively late and likely paid a premium, given the timing of the purchase. Buffett's company bought nearly 11 million shares between 2019 and 2022, and though it sold modest amounts of the stock in later years, it continues to hold 10 million shares. This is also less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares, meaning Berkshire has little influence over Amazon. Nonetheless, the strong performance of Amazon's e-commerce-related businesses and its cloud enterprise Amazon Web Services (AWS) likely drew Berkshire's team. Moreover, the company's massive $2.2 trillion market cap has not stopped its rapid growth. Its revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was $156 billion, 9% higher than year-ago levels. Despite higher expense growth, other investments helped Amazon earn $17 billion in net income in Q1, a 64% year-over-year increase. Also, while the stock rose modestly over the last year, the rising profits have pushed its valuation close to multiyear lows. At a P/E ratio of 34, today's Amazon may be the definition of a wonderful company at a fair price. 2. Constellation Brands Alcohol giant Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) was Berkshire's most notable purchase in the first quarter of 2025. Even as Buffett's team was a net seller of stock during Q1, Berkshire boosted its position in Constellation by 114%, taking its share count to just over 12 million. Additionally, Constellation is arguably the kind of distressed business that can draw an investor like Buffett. Gen Z's lower alcohol consumption has raised alarms about the future of its industry. Furthermore, tariffs have become a concern, since Constellation owns Casa Noble Tequila, Corona beer, and the current No. 1 beer in the U.S., Modelo. Under such pressures, new tariff policies could cause Modelo to lose its No. 1 status. Still, despite these concerns, consumers are unlikely to stop drinking alcohol, and thus, Constellation continues to hold its own. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 (ended Feb. 28), revenue of $2.3 billion was unchanged from year-ago levels. Although it lost $375 million during that quarter, impaired assets of just over $1 billion weighed on its bottom line. Those one-time charges boosted the P/E ratio just as its stock price fell with the bad news. However, the forward P/E ratio of 15 implies Constellation has become inexpensive and oversold, increasing the likelihood it will rise significantly as conditions improve. 3. T-Mobile T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has become the best-performing stock among U.S. telecommunication companies over the last five years. Unlike AT&T and Verizon, it was a wireless stock from its inception, leaving it without the legacy infrastructure costs of its competitors. Buffett's team bought more than 5 million shares in 2020, and even with sales in recent quarters, Berkshire holds almost 3.9 million shares. Buffett's team probably liked its success with competitive pricing. By offering lower prices than its peers, many customers switched from its competitors. In the first quarter of 2025, T-Mobile gained 1.3 million postpaid wireless net additions, the best in the industry. Moreover, it has invested heavily in infrastructure. This involved the purchase of Sprint in 2020, which boosted its spectrum portfolio considerably. Spectrum is essentially radio frequency real estate, giving it the exclusive rights over prime frequencies in numerous markets. T-Mobile also invested heavily in capital expenditures to improve service quality in many of these markets. With that, Q1 revenue of $17 billion rose 5% yearly. Also, since the company kept costs and expense growth in check, its quarterly net income of just under $3 billion surged 24% from year-ago levels. Amid that performance, T-Mobile stock is up more than 45% over the last year. Although its P/E ratio of 24 exceeds its main peers, its strong growth should continue to translate into stock gains over time. Should you invest $1,000 in Amazon right now? Before you buy stock in Amazon, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Amazon wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $651,049!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $828,224!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is979% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to171%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Warren Buffett Will Make Over $1.33 Billion This Year From Investing in These 2 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks
Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway owns several stocks with strong dividends. Dividend stocks can be nice to own because they often provide reliable, passive income, even during volatile markets. 10 stocks we like better than Chevron › Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, have never paid a dividend, primarily because Buffett has always believed that he could deploy capital in a more rewarding manner for shareholders. Over six decades, the Oracle of Omaha has proven that thesis. But that doesn't mean Buffett and his team of investors don't like investing in stocks that pay dividends. After all, what's better than knowing that every year, your investments will generate passive income even if their stock doesn't always perform as well as expected? This year, Buffett and Berkshire will collect over $1.3 billion in passive income from their investments in these two stocks. Buffett and Berkshire have shown a keen interest in U.S. domestic oil and energy producers in recent years, and even though the price of oil per barrel has remained subdued, Buffett clearly believes that oil and gas will continue to be in demand and that prices will eventually rise. This thesis has led Berkshire to purchase over 118.6 million shares of Chevron (NYSE: CVX), which consumed slightly under 6% of Berkshire's portfolio at the end of the first quarter of the year. That also makes Chevron Berkshire's fifth largest equity holding. Chevron has paid a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share for the first two quarters of the year and currently pays a roughly 5% dividend yield. Assuming this continues, and assuming Berkshire holds its stake in the company constant, Berkshire will collect close to $811.3 million in dividends from Chevron this year. The Houston, Texas-based company has a good dividend track record. Chevron increased its quarterly dividend this year by 5%, marking the 38th consecutive year the company has increased its annual dividend. Free cash flow in the first quarter of 2025 came in lower than normal at $1.3 billion, but excluding working capital, which can be volatile for the company quarter to quarter, free cash flow was $3.7 billion, enough to cover the $3 billion in dividends paid in the quarter. Furthermore, management on the company's first-quarter earnings call said that growth projects underway are expected to generate an additional $10 billion of free cash flow in 2026, assuming oil is at $70 per barrel. Management also said their top priority is growing the dividend, so if oil prices were to plummet and management had to pull back on capital returns, they would decrease share buybacks before the dividend. Many investors who follow Buffett know his history well with Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC). Berkshire teamed up with the Brazilian private equity firm 3G to purchase Heinz for over $23 billion in 2013 before overseeing its merger with Kraft in 2015 to form the company it is today. Since that time, the stock has been crushed. Investors have said for several years that Kraft Heinz may go down as one of Buffett's worst investments. In fact, some speculate that Berkshire may move to sell some of its position, with Berkshire's two representatives on Kraft Heinz's board of directors set to leave the board. Kraft Heinz also said the company is evaluating strategic alternatives to unlock shareholder value, which could mean the sale of several units within the company. Kraft Heinz has paid dividends for the past decade, although the company significantly cut the dividend in 2019 to help pay down debt and hasn't raised the dividend since. Still, Kraft Heinz's dividend yield is over 6%. Assuming Berkshire maintains its position of over 325.6 million shares, the company stands to collect over $521 million in dividends this year. Kraft Heinz's trailing-12-month free cash flow yield is close to 9.5%, and Wall Street analysts are projecting $2.63 free cash flow per share this year, according to Visible Alpha, easily enough to cover the expected $1.60 per share in dividends. While it's not the most exciting stock out there, strategic alternatives may indeed unlock value, and the dividend looks safe right now. Before you buy stock in Chevron, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Chevron wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $651,049!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $828,224!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 979% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Berkshire Hathaway and Chevron. The Motley Fool recommends Kraft Heinz. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Old Omaha potato chip factory produces paintings, pottery, art pieces
Amy Robertson, forefront, shares an art studio with Letha Goldsmith at Clover24.(Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) OMAHA — Once one of the world's largest potato chip factories, an Omaha plant that most recently was used to store truck tires has found its creative self. The old Kitty Clover building, as locals know it, has undergone a multimillion dollar renovation on its 3.5-acre site south of downtown. And a chunk of the 85,000-square-foot facility has been transformed into a co-working hub for artists. Instead of 16,000 bags of chips daily, the building built in 1952 and rebranded as 'Clover24' — a nod to its history and the main corridor on which it sits — is, at least for now, producing original thread paintings, pottery and other crafty products. Among the first 18 creative tenants is Diane Mattern, who kiddingly calls herself a 'weird welder' whose work is seen regionally in the form of spiraled steel 'boings' and other distinct concrete garden and indoor sculptures. There's Letha Goldsmith, an art therapist who uses magazine pages and glue to sculpt colorful bowls and containers and also incorporates figures of little people into various other art pieces. Studio mate Amy Robertson's creative bent is fiber art and thread painting, while neighbor comedian Todd Graves describes his multidisciplinary art forms as 'unapologetically offbeat.' They're open for business in a structure that, for the first time in decades, offers a public-facing side. For example, a three-day open house and free inaugural group exhibition showing work of more than 90 local artists, including Therman Statom and Watie White, wraps up at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31. Featured is Bart Vargas, whose art has been shown worldwide. His pieces will remain on display through July, along with work of other resident artists. Bob and Ilaamen Pelshaw, a husband-and-wife team that started and manages the artist co-working project, said they plan to host future events, in addition to opening doors daily for customers. 'We're building community,' he said. 'We want to celebrate the artists that live in the Omaha area.' Ilaamen, herself an artist and illustrator with a studio at Clover24, said word quickly traveled, and the initial wave of available studios filled. 'It shows demand,' she said. The couple's effort to offer a South Omaha spot where startups could create and show wares has had ups and downs. Their grand vision proposal was among 367 North and South Omaha applications vying a few years ago for a state grant from federal pandemic-related funds. The Nebraska Legislature earmarked and state officials awarded about $235 million for economic development projects for the areas disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. State officials ultimately awarded the Pelshaw Group $50,000, much less than the $10 million requested. Those dollars have been directed toward a narrower slice of the plan, a job-preparedness program for Nebraskans transitioning from incarceration. The couple eventually turned to a different building site and a downsized plan, working now with Heinson Enterprises, which has owned the old Kitty Clover structure since the 1990s. A spokesman for the family-owned enterprise said it saw potentially new and greater use amid the growth of business, residential and recreational activity in and around the downtown of Nebraska's largest city. Artists who are situated mostly on the main level — in former administrative office suites turned studios that cover about 11% of the building — have signed leases that give them or the owner the right to terminate at any time, offering flexibility for both sides. 'We're in startup mode, testing the market to determine what is the highest and best use for the facility,' said spokesman Kyle Fowler. 'They're testing us out. We're testing them out.' Brokers Seth Campbell and Conner Dana of Campbell Dana Commercial Real Estate continue to seek one or more industrial users for the expansive lower level, and possibly a section of the main floor. So far, the owners have invested roughly $4 million in a new roof, modern facade and building infrastructure. Depending on future uses, Fowler said, more renovations could be ahead. The Pelshaws hope to add even more creative tenants, including a barber and a tattoo artist, and say the parking lot is an alluring amenity. They envision an outdoor sculpture garden starting with an uncommissioned J. Doe that will be adorned with historical mementos honoring the site's previous chapters. While Ilaamen's career launched in her homeland of Guatemala, it has advanced in Nebraska and during a three-year stint at long established Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha's north downtown. Tenants consider Clover24 to be a mini version of Hot Shops, where artists feed off each other's energy and often work collaboratively. For Bob Pelshaw, who grew up in South Omaha, he hoped to provide a supportive and financially accessible space for area entrepreneurs. He recalls as a kid going outside and soaking in the smell of potato chips being made. Both he and his wife said they appreciate the industrial vibe and unique spots throughout Clover24 that offer ways to be creative. One of the studios has a slanted wall, interesting for hanging art. Another has curves for corners. There's the 'chip fryer gallery,' the 'brick gallery' and an eclectic bathroom Ilaamen decorated with mashup portraits combining traits of art greats Andy Warhol and Bob Ross. Said Ilaamen: 'We want love in every corner, fun places everywhere you go.' Ilaamen and Bob Pelshaw at north entrance to Clover24, former Kitty Clover potato chip factory that most recently stored tires. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Ilaamen and Bob Pelshaw in front of Clover24, looking north along South 24th Street. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Looking out a window of one of the art studios into the lobby area of the artist co-working space at Clover24. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Ilaamen Pelshaw by her artwork displayed on wall outside her studio, which used to be part of the administrative office suite. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Art piece by Ilaamen Pelshaw is inspired by masks and folklore of her native Guatemala. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Lobby of Clover24, with Bart Vargas bio on table. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) The artist co-working space is mostly in former offices on the main floor. (Courtesy of Ilaamen Pelshaw) The artist co-working space at the Clover24 structure held an inaugural group exhibition and open house May 29-May 31. (Courtesy of Ilaamen Pelshaw) New artist and creative work hub at old Kitty Clover plant, now rebranded as Clover24, held inaugural group exhibition and open house May 29-31 at 2200 S. 24th St. (Courtesy of Ilaamen Pelshaw) New artist and creative work hub at old Kitty Clover plant, now rebranded as Clover24, held inaugural group exhibition and open house May 29-31 at 2200 S. 24th St. (Courtesy of Ilaamen Pelshaw) Illamen Pelshaw in her Clover24 art studio, formerly part of the administrative office suites of Kitty Clover potato chip factory and other businesses. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) Letha Goldsmith works from her studio at Clover24. She is soothed by her art, including sculpting containers with magazine pages and glue. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A new co-working space for artists and entrepreneurs featured pieces from more than 90 artists, organizers said. (Courtesy of Ilaamen Pelshaw) A slanted wall in one of the art studios. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A production plant remnant in hall of Clover24. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) A section of the lower level of Clover24 is open for industrial use. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Davis Chiropractic Launches New Website to Better Serve Patients in Omaha, NE
Davis Chiropractic, a trusted provider of holistic health solutions in Omaha, has officially launched a redesigned website to enhance the patient experience and make access to chiropractic care easier than ever before. Davis Chiropractic, a trusted provider of holistic health solutions in Omaha, has officially launched a redesigned website to enhance the patient experience and make access to chiropractic care easier than ever before. The new site, Davis Chiropractic, delivers a streamlined user experience and improved functionality across all devices. Visitors can now more easily learn about services, request appointments, and explore wellness resources tailored to their needs. Designed with both current and prospective patients in mind, the platform offers clear navigation and faster load times while showcasing the clinic's commitment to education and compassionate care. 'This upgrade was all about accessibility and convenience,' said Dr. Matt Davis, founder and lead practitioner. 'We've served the community for years, and this website ensures our patients can find the answers and support they need from a chiropractor in Omaha right at their fingertips.' In addition to enhancing the digital experience, the clinic remains focused on delivering personalized, non-invasive care for individuals and families throughout the Greater Omaha area. Whether patients are dealing with chronic back pain, sports injuries, or seeking preventative care, Davis Chiropractic offers a comprehensive range of services to support long-term wellness. As part of their ongoing mission, Davis Chiropractic continues to prioritize patient education. The new website includes resources that explain treatment options, frequently asked questions, and what to expect during a first visit—making it easier for individuals new to chiropractic care in the Greater Omaha areas to feel confident about taking the first step toward recovery. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, visit Davis Chiropractic in Omaha. Media Contact Company Name: Davis Chiropractic Contact Person: Dr. Matt Davis Email: Send Email Phone: (402) 736-6933 Address: 12100 W Center Rd Suite 208 City: Omaha State: NE Country: United States Website:
