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Actor Etim Effiong has said dating in 2024 is so exhausting.
He said was just thinking about it and he is already sweating for you all. He really didn’t know how those guys are coping out there. Singles how far?
Signet Jewelers (SIG) shares jumped Thursday as the jewelry retailer beat profit forecasts and gave an upbeat assessment of same-store sales.
The operator of Zales, Jared, and Kay Jewelers stores posted fiscal 2025 second-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.25, $0.09 better than the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha. Revenue declined 7.6% to $1.49 billion, short of forecasts.
Same-store sales dropped 3.4%, which was better than Wall Street expected. Same-store sales were “turning positive third quarter to date," according to CEO Virginia Drosos. The company expects them to finish in a range of down 1.0% to up 1.5%. Wall Street expected them to fall 1.2%, according to Visible Alpha data.
In the second quarter, North American sales fell 6.9% to $1.4 billion on fewer transactions. International sales tumbled 15% to $86.5 million, also because of a slide in transactions, plus the previously-announced sale of its prestige watch locations.
Signet predicts current quarter sales of $1.345 billion to $1.380 billion, while the Visible Alpha estimate is for $1.35 billion.
Despite today’s gains, with the stock up some 12%, shares of Signet Jewelers remain lower in 2024.
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A man has revealed why he believes infidelity won’t be an issue in his relationship with his girlfriend.
He said the main reason his girlfriend can not ch£At on him is because she doesn’t like s+x.
Median income fully recovered from the pandemic last year, the first statistically significant increase since 2019, the Census Bureau found.
According to data released this week, real median household income rose by 4% in 2023 to reach $80,610. The data underscores the hot labor market in 2023, when 2.7 million jobs were created and strong monthly jobs reports helped keep the U.S. economy from sliding into a recession that many economists forecast.
“These robust income gains reflect the labor market that produced strong employment and wage gains,” wrote the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Household income rose evenly throughout different earnings brackets and groups, while income inequality measurements showed some improvements.
The data did show that the bottom 10% of workers increased their wages by 6.7%, better than the 4.6% earnings growth for the top 10%. The poverty rate also dropped slightly.
Economists Elise Gould and Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, wrote that the improving income data showed that post-pandemic fiscal relief helped the labor market quickly recover after the COVID-19 slowdown.
“Today’s data highlight the extraordinary strength of the recovery from the economic crises caused by the pandemic,” they wrote in a blog post.
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Global average temperatures have soared in 2024, surpassing records set just last year. Extreme heat poses numerous health risks, some of which are visible on our skin. Understanding how heat affects your skin can help you take measures to prevent or ease heat rash, eczema, rosacea, the discoloration of melasma, and many other skin conditions sparked or worsened by high temperatures.
How does heat affect your skin?
Heat waves can provoke or worsen several skin conditions.
Heat waves, air pollution, and skin
During heat waves, levels of environmental pollutants like ozone and particulate matter can rise. And reactions between these pollutants, heat, and UV radiation spawn secondary pollutants such as peroxyacetyl nitrates (PANs). Pollutants like these can irritate the skin and contribute to inflammation through oxidative stress and DNA damage, so inflammatory conditions such as eczema and rosacea may worsen.
Can heat affect medications?
High temperatures compromise the effectiveness of certain medications. For instance, EpiPens, which are crucial for managing life-threatening allergic reactions, can lose their potency when exposed to high temperatures. Check the instructions on all of your medicines to see which ones should be stored in a cool, dry place or refrigerated. If you're not sure which medicines might be affected by heat, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.
Retinoids in skin care products, antibiotics taken for acne, and immunomodulators for autoimmune diseases can make skin more susceptible to sun damage. This can lead to severe sunburns or rashes known as photodermatoses. If you experience this, contact your health care team for advice.
Protect your skin when temperatures climb
Keep skin cool
Keep skin hydrated
Limit exposure to sun and pollution
Source: Harvard Health Publishing
A Woman has asked for tips on how to improve her Jollof rice.
She asked “Please don’t air me. What jollof rice tricks do you swear by? Like, tiny/ personal tweaks you make to your jollof rice that you feel makes it come out better?”