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Meet the rare diamond of dividend-paying companies, the dividend aristocrats. 🎩 Over 25 years of market ups and downs, these mature companies have a track record of sharing their profits with shareholders.

Cybercrime is a billion dollar industry with hackers threatening the American way of life. 👨‍💻 Forecasters project the global cybersecurity industry could be worth US$403 billion by 2027. So who’s giving state-sponsored hackers the middle finger as they search and destroy?

Silicon chips rule our lives. So US lawmakers have stepped up to the threat from declining US semiconductor manufacturing, chucking money at the problem. But has Nancy Pelosi’s pillow talk led her husband to buy up large?

Things are not looking so mmm for America conglomerate 3M, admitting they tried to cover up soil contamination in Belgium, caught in a secret deal. The problem? Forever chemicals contaminating soils, now costing the company hundreds of millions. 😬

From The Great Resignation to The Great Unsubscribe… who’s been slimming down their subscribers? ⚖️ With subscription costs mounting and inflation hurting consumer spending, who could be next on the chopping block? 🪓

Buy now pay later (BNPL) lenders thrived during peak economic conditions, but the industry is taking the heat of other people’s debt. Not even steep late payment penalty fees or a stiff drink may be enough to stop regulators circling.

Levi's shelves are fully stocked ready for casual Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays… 👖 And despite stock prices falling below the belt 36% this year, Levi Strauss’ revenue has zipped up past expectations thanks to a wardrobe staple of tactics.

A global wheat shortage is no match for Beer ‘n’ Pie July, and it’s not just meat on the menu. Pies are taking to the skies, and there’s a new beer brewing that some science folk reckon could be good for gut health (or not). Who’s cashing in?

Are movie theatres back in business? 📽️ June cruised in with US$1.1 billion in revenue. Hopes are high for Taika Waititi’sThor: Love and Thunderto hammer home a win. And TikTok fave Minions: Rise of the Gruis making some noise. So who’s clipping the ticket? 🎟️

Consumers may have the ick and be curbing their spending but one online transaction may be set to beat the potential recession blues. A couple of Wall Street hopeful romantics believe digital dating might crack on in the second half of 2022 and buck the trend.

Investing in 2022 may have felt like jumping from the frying pan(demic) into the fire, but an oily crew of winners has emerged. But as the return to water cooler chat replaced Netflix ‘n’ chill, seems streaming services are no longer in the running for this year’s crown. 👑

The wheels are spinning in the Kiwi EV race so who’s on track to take the win in 2022? The results are unbe-leaf-able!🌿 And while Kiwi’s celebrated Matariki what dreaded ‘b’ word did Elon drop in chats with Tesla owners?