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Thoguh: Nov 8, 2002; College Slice

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/InvestingMag/status/1673228239001583619

lol at Starbucks = Kirkland

Don't want to come across as defending brands here because I'm not, but this doesn't address the actual contents or quality of the products, just points out that they are made by the same brands. Which is only half the equation. There's lots of cases where the same brand will do a cheaper offbrand version of a product but they do it by greatly widening their tolerance limits and/or reducing the quality standards and changing the ingredients. Taking the infant formula example from that page - just because it's made by Abbott doesn't mean that it's an identical product to their flagship formulas. It very well may be, but you can only determine that by looking at what the ingredient mix is and what the tolerances are on the manufacturing, you can't just say "same company, therefore identical".

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Mr Hootington posted:

https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1685968963128197120?t=q2IYocc7S68zlo_X2KxqKg&s=19

ouch. there it is

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:17

Thoguh: Nov 8, 2002; College Slice

Marenghi posted:

Bots talking to bots.

That owns.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:17

Turtle Sandbox: Dec 31, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Ghost Leviathan posted:

There is literally no incentive to care and everyone finally realised it

The only incentive that would make sense in a world with no future and a dying biosphere is a combo of money and free time, two things I have been told my entire life you finally get when you retire at 65 with your investments.

Lol, lmao. Imagine going to work and pretending things will more or less stay the same while you save for retirement and work on promotions for 2 decades.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:18

Mr. Nice!: Oct 13, 2005; bone shaking.
soul baking.

those drat unions again asking for pension payments for retired people forcing plucky $5bn company who took $700mm in covid aid to shut down.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:24

WrasslorMonkey: Mar 5, 2012

triple sulk posted:

saw this shared

https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/808/339/261/772/320/original/7013d54daa43594d.mp4

Housewives will love this!

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:24

WrasslorMonkey: Mar 5, 2012

Mr Hootington posted:

https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1685968963128197120?t=q2IYocc7S68zlo_X2KxqKg&s=19

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:26

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

Thoguh posted:

Don't want to come across as defending brands here because I'm not, but this doesn't address the actual contents or quality of the products, just points out that they are made by the same brands. Which is only half the equation. There's lots of cases where the same brand will do a cheaper offbrand version of a product but they do it by greatly widening their tolerance limits and/or reducing the quality standards and changing the ingredients. Taking the infant formula example from that page - just because it's made by Abbott doesn't mean that it's an identical product to their flagship formulas. It very well may be, but you can only determine that by looking at what the ingredient mix is and what the tolerances are on the manufacturing, you can't just say "same company, therefore identical".

not uncommon for manufacturing places to basically rent out their equipment to other brands

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:28

Mr Hootington: Jul 24, 2008; I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

The company went under because it was found out the executives had never paid into the pension fund like they were obligated too and when we're ordered too they just did a company closure lol

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:29

FistEnergy: Nov 3, 2000; DAY CREW: WORKING HARD; Fun Shoe

Mr Hootington posted:

The company went under because it was found out the executives had never paid into the pension fund like they were obligated too and when we're ordered too they just did a company closure lol

sounds like alpha mindset and smart business sense to me. now start up orange trucking with all that saved cash

:smugdon:

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:31

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Mr Hootington posted:

The company went under because it was found out the executives had never paid into the pension fund like they were obligated too and when we're ordered too they just did a company closure lol

They should be given the death penalty.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:33

sonatinas: Apr 15, 2003; Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate

Mr Hootington posted:

https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1685968963128197120?t=q2IYocc7S68zlo_X2KxqKg&s=19

I�d like to know what yellow did to that 700m loan trump gave them?

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:33

Mr Hootington: Jul 24, 2008; I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

sonatinas posted:

I’d like to know what yellow did to that 700m loan trump gave them?

The ppp loan biden forgave?

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:38

Gwyneth Palpate: Jun 7, 2010; Do you want your breadcrumbs highlighted?

~SMcD

FistEnergy posted:

sounds like alpha mindset and smart business sense to me. now start up orange trucking with all that saved cash

would their logo be yellow

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:38

In Training: Jun 28, 2008

I got a minute into that Report and it was just talking about stock values and marginal gains for logistics companies. Not even pretending to care about the people who just got their lives ruined lol very grim

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:44

Nocturtle: Mar 17, 2007

Mr Hootington posted:

The company went under because it was found out the executives had never paid into the pension fund like they were obligated too and when we're ordered too they just did a company closure lol

If I'm understanding the reporting correctly it looks like Yellow had only missed one payment of $50 million to the pension fund? It doesn't seem to have been a long term thing.

They also didn't make their employee health insurance payment. America!

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:45

Gwyneth Palpate: Jun 7, 2010; Do you want your breadcrumbs highlighted?

~SMcD

In Training posted:

I got a minute into that Report and it was just talking about stock values and marginal gains for logistics companies. Not even pretending to care about the people who just got their lives ruined lol very grim

At the very end they :mensch:

it a bit

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:46

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Mr Hootington posted:

The company went under because it was found out the executives had never paid into the pension fund like they were obligated too and when we're ordered too they just did a company closure lol

It's been coming for a while, the execs spent money like water. They got a bailout under the CARES act and used it mostly to acquire smaller companies (like the one my stepdad used to work at)

Anybody got any of them jobs? Could really use a couple jobs here :smith:

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:46

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

In Training posted:

They should be given the death penalty.

sadly this is america, not china, and they will be given big executive parachutes and run another corporation. maybe John Deere??

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:55

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Thoguh posted:

Don't want to come across as defending brands here because I'm not, but this doesn't address the actual contents or quality of the products, just points out that they are made by the same brands. Which is only half the equation. There's lots of cases where the same brand will do a cheaper offbrand version of a product but they do it by greatly widening their tolerance limits and/or reducing the quality standards and changing the ingredients. Taking the infant formula example from that page - just because it's made by Abbott doesn't mean that it's an identical product to their flagship formulas. It very well may be, but you can only determine that by looking at what the ingredient mix is and what the tolerances are on the manufacturing, you can't just say "same company, therefore identical".

this is true although I�d add it�s also common for flag brands not to care about tolerances either anymore. costs too much, why bother

but yes the various Costco brands have been more or less well known for awhile, not news worthy

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:57

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/california-homelessness-housing-crisis/674737/?utm_source=apple_news

quote:

The Root Cause of the Homelessness Crisis

Researchers at UC San Francisco have released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years.

Thirty percent of the American homeless population and 50 percent of its unsheltered population live in California, more than 170,000 people total. Homelessness is primarily a function of the broader housing-unaffordability crisis, which in turn is primarily a function of how difficult local governments have made building new housing in the places that need it the most.

Pundits and politicians routinely claim that the California homelessness crisis is actually a result of people moving from other states for better weather or better public benefits. But new research casts doubt on this theory. Last month, researchers at UC San Francisco released the largest representative survey of homeless people in more than 25 years. It comprises survey data from 3,200 homeless people in California and in-depth interviews with more than 300 of them.

The homelessness crisis is being caused by people with no money moving to the most expensive state in America for nicer weather. My brain is very good.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 15:58

Nonsense: Jan 26, 2007

Capitalism today is the same as it was in 1700. People keep trying to sell books. Boots is wrong.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:13

Nonsense: Jan 26, 2007

Biden is the sole source of American misery.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:14

is pepsi ok: Oct 23, 2002

Thoguh posted:

Don't want to come across as defending brands here because I'm not, but this doesn't address the actual contents or quality of the products, just points out that they are made by the same brands. Which is only half the equation. There's lots of cases where the same brand will do a cheaper offbrand version of a product but they do it by greatly widening their tolerance limits and/or reducing the quality standards and changing the ingredients. Taking the infant formula example from that page - just because it's made by Abbott doesn't mean that it's an identical product to their flagship formulas. It very well may be, but you can only determine that by looking at what the ingredient mix is and what the tolerances are on the manufacturing, you can't just say "same company, therefore identical".

I've read that manufacturers will do special versions of their products for Walmart that look identical to the same products that are sold in other stores but are more cheaply made so that they can keep up with Walmart constantly squeezing them for lower prices.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:21

Chad Sexington: May 26, 2005; I think he made a beautiful post and did a great job and he is good.

Trend lately at work is that hiring for all product-making positions are frozen. Someone leaves? Headcount goes down.

But the coterie of director-level people to help the GM "make decisions" keeps increasing! While spending lots of cash on consultants to do the same.

It's very efficient.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:29

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud: Apr 7, 2003

e: wrong thread

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:31

Jel Shaker: Apr 19, 2003

Thoguh posted:

Don't want to come across as defending brands here because I'm not, but this doesn't address the actual contents or quality of the products, just points out that they are made by the same brands. Which is only half the equation. There's lots of cases where the same brand will do a cheaper offbrand version of a product but they do it by greatly widening their tolerance limits and/or reducing the quality standards and changing the ingredients. Taking the infant formula example from that page - just because it's made by Abbott doesn't mean that it's an identical product to their flagship formulas. It very well may be, but you can only determine that by looking at what the ingredient mix is and what the tolerances are on the manufacturing, you can't just say "same company, therefore identical".

5 years ago i would have said baby formula is going to be the same from every manufacturer because of strict standards

last year i would have said probably should buy baby formula from one of the big brands

now i would say just buy it from aliexpress, absolutely no one gives a poo poo so you might as well save a few bucks

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:32

cat botherer: Jan 6, 2022; I am interested in most phases of data processing.

Jel Shaker posted:

5 years ago i would have said baby formula is going to be the same from every manufacturer because of strict standards

last year i would have said probably should buy baby formula from one of the big brands

now i would say just buy it from aliexpress, absolutely no one gives a poo poo so you might as well save a few bucks

At least in China they'll execute you for selling tainted baby formula.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:36

Deadly Ham Sandwich: Aug 19, 2009; Smellrose

shrike82 posted:

https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1686014098390036480?s=20

lol owned

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:38

Marenghi: Oct 16, 2008; Don't trust the liberals,
they will betray you

cat botherer posted:

At least in China they'll execute you for selling tainted baby formula.

In America you get a golden parachute and get an executive job at another company.

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:47

Thorn Wishes Talon: Oct 18, 2014; by Fluffdaddy

shrike82 posted:

https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1686014098390036480?s=20

thank you joe

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:50

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

they should stop paying wages in reals then

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:50

Setec_Astronomy: Mar 10, 2003; there's nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can't prolong

Paradoxish posted:

The exception for bitcoin is honestly very funny

This is likely because Bitcoin, unlike essentially all other cryptocurrencies, never had an "ICO" or similar event. Bitcoin arose somewhat organically and was not initially sold as an investment product. So the SEC views it more like gold (and hence not a security).

# ? Jul 31, 2023 16:51