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Manufacturer Linamar announces community vaccine clinic in quarterly report
(CP) Linamar Corp. is setting up a community clinic…
Auto industry has hit trough from COVID-19: Linamar CEO
Hasenfratz says auto sales have bounced back from Q2 lows, although still dragging from the pandemic.
Linamar withdraws 2020 financial outlook over virus impact
Auto parts manufacturer moved quickly to cut costs and capital spending, expects to be profitable for the year.
Linamar Q3 earnings up 5.5 per cent to $113.2M
Sales in its automotive-focused transportation division climbed 4.9 per cent.
Linamar hits record sales, earnings as manufacturer expands operations
Managed to increase sales, despite a soft market, in part by seizing market share.
Five innovation ‘superclusters’ to share $950M in government cash
They aim to encourage academia, not-for-profits and companies to work together on strategies to boost high-growth sectors.
Feds to invest $49M to support advanced manufacturing at Linamar
Ontario will provide a conditional grant of up to $50 million.
Auto parts maker Linamar reports Q3 profit down, shares fall more than 10%
But sales the quarter ending Sept. 30 grew to $1.55 billion, up from $1.46 billion last year.
GF Linamar JV wins $300M order for lightweight components
Magnesium components will be produced at a new plant in Mills River, NC, to open in October.
Linamar, GF Automotive to build $200M plant in NC
Jointly-owned GF Linamar will make aluminum die castings for automotive, industrial markets.
Linamar bids $1.16B for France’s Montupet
Auto parts maker aims to become a global leader in aluminum components.
Skyjack gives Brazil’s Olympics a lift
Its scissor lifts are handling key installation jobs at one of the country’s largest aviation hubs.
Linamar gets $101M in federal, Ontario funds for $507M expansion
Auto parts manufacturer has promised to create 1,200 jobs at its Guelph, Ont. plant over the next 10 years.
Linamar’s Hasenfratz is EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
Recognized for inspiring work and leadership at global auto parts firm.
Auto parts giants Magna, Linamar Q3 profits jump
Linamar says business wins position it for growth over next five years.
When motors fail
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Linamar rides record revenues to big Q1 profit increase
Revenues surpass $1 billion, a 23.2% increase over the same period in 2013.
Linamar ups dividend 25% after record year
Record levels of new business wins to solidify growth: Hasenfratz.
Linamar to acquire German camshaft business
Mubea has developed highly efficient camshaft hydroforming technology.
Obama’s manufacturing push good for Canada
David Jacobson says growth in US manufacturing will prove to be a net gain for Canada’s sector.
Linamar Q2 profit and sales are up
An increase of 6.6% over results from a year ago.
Honda honours its best Canadian suppliers
Seven Canadian manufacturers walk away with awards for excellence in delivery, quality and value.
Linamar eyes growth outside of North America
Linamar is focusing more on markets outside of North America, although CEO Linda Hasenfratz says the Detroit automakers will continue to be important customers.
Linamar buys auto parts businesses in France
Linamar Corp. is acquiring the assets of three automotive components businesses owned by the Famer Group in France.


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Tech4Trust is a 4-month startup acceleration program for companies developing innovative solutions to improve trust technology. Fifteen startups including one from Australia will participate in the program to further develop their solutions and meet potential customers and partners.
Tech4Trust is an initiative of the Canton of Vaud that aims to bring together different actors offering solutions to foster trust with the organisations facing problems in a collaborative manner. The key focus areas of the program include cybersecurity, authentication, access control, data privacy, anti-counterfeiting, traceability, GDPR, disinformation.
Through a 4-month acceleration program, Tech4Trust will provide startups with expert mentoring, specific workshops related to the industry, and networking activities to meet potential customers and partners. The startups will also participate in a roadshow to Zurich, Geneva, Sion and Yverdon with four workshops led by industry experts on technology, sales and management, legal aspects and fundraising.
For the upcoming program from October 2019 to January 2020, the selection jury has nominated 15 startups from 5 cantons to participate. One startup stems from Australia.
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So a bit of exciting news! This past Sunday, so anthro was featured, along with six other fashion blogs, in The Boston Globe Style Magazine!
You can read the full article here. I had the best time meeting these ladies, and I have to admit it was pretty darn exciting to see my face and URL in the Sunday paper! Here’s a little taste of my OOTD from the photoshoot…
Dropped Dots Dress, Anthropologie
Glitter Mary-Janes, Steve Madden
Pearl earrings, H&M
Bike earring, Urban Outfitters
Bracelets, all vintage
A HUGE thanks to Marni Elyse Katz of Style Carrot and The Boston Globe for involving me in such an exciting opportunity!


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With Looming International Trade Agreement, Gillibrand Stands Up For New York Dairy Farmers
Gillibrand: “We Can’t Afford to Outsource Dairy Production”
Washington, DC – As the Obama Administration moves forward on creating a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that could potentially include more dairy imports from New Zealand, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged the White House to consider New York and America’s own reeling dairy economy before outsourcing any dairy needs to other countries.
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Senator Gillibrand wrote, “As the representative of a major dairy producing state, I believe that any trade agreement with New Zealand should take these factors into account. Especially given that the U.S. dairy industry is currently facing a protracted pricing crisis, an improperly crafted deal could deal a severe blow to the industry. I am especially concerned about the long-term national security implications of losing our ability to produce food here at home. We cannot outsource our dairy production to the lowest global bidder without risking the safety of our health and our local economies.”
“New York Farm Bureau’s dairy farm families greatly appreciate the efforts of Senator Gillibrand to make sure that the USTR understands the severe negative impacts of a proposed New Zealand Trans - Pacific Partnership to New York’s dairy industry. While we generally support trade agreements, we feel that they must be on a level playing field, and this proposed agreement is not. It will not result in opportunities for our family farmers.” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau. “This proposed agreement will only put more financial stress on our struggling dairy farm families.”
New Zealand has an extremely high degree of concentration in their dairy industry. According to the Foreign Agriculture Service, one company holds control of 92 percent of milk production. With this domestic strength, this one New Zealand company controls more than 40 percent of global dairy trade. If U.S.-New Zealand dairy trade is included in the TPP, it would only benefit New Zealand’s dairy industry. Not only would America’s dairy producers and processors and supporting businesses lose billions, but it would only offer small additional market opportunities.
As the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, Senator Gillibrand has made New York’s dairy farmers a top priority. Since day one in office, Senator Gillibrand has worked hard to deliver more emergency resources to dairy farmers to pull them back from the brink of bankruptcy, and provide real, long-term solutions to fix outdated pricing structures, and provide long-term growth and stability for New York’s farm families.
Senator Gillibrand’s full letter to U.S. Trade Repetitive Ron Kirk is below:
The Honorable Ron KirkUnited States Trade Representative Office of the President600 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20508
Dear Ambassador Kirk:
In light of the recent notification that President Obama intends to proceed with negotiations to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, I commend you for your commitment to consulting closely with Congress as this trade agreement moves forward. Such discussions, held early and often, are critical to ensuring that the final outcome reflects the concerns my colleagues and I have about the particulars of this new undertaking.
With that in mind, I would like to highlight my strong concerns about how the U.S.-New Zealand dairy trade in the Trans-Pacific Partnership could negatively impact New York’s dairy industry and its many supporting sectors within the state.
New Zealand has an extremely high degree of concentration in their dairy industry. One company holds control of 92% of milk production. Given this situation of strength in its domestic market, this one company has been able to leverage that advantage into control of more than 40% of global dairy trade.
If U.S.-New Zealand dairy trade is included in the TPP, all of the benefits of that trade relationship would accrue to New Zealand’s dairy industry. In exchange, America’s dairy producers and processors would face tremendous pressure and job losses, resulting in losses of billions of dollars to the U.S. dairy sector and supporting businesses. To further worsen this situation, our dairy exporters do not even have the prospect of focusing on other significant new opportunities that the agreement would open up given that most other TPP participants are already U.S. FTA partners or else have relatively limited tariffs and offer only small additional market opportunities.
As the representative of a major dairy producing state, I believe that any trade agreement with New Zealand should take these factors into account. Especially given that the US dairy industry is currently facing a protracted pricing crisis, an improperly crafted deal could deal a severe blow to the industry. I am especially concerned about the long-term national security implications of losing our ability to produce food here at home. We cannot outsource our dairy production to the lowest global bidder without risking the safety of our health and our local economies.
I greatly appreciate your commitment to working with those of us who have a strong interest in the TPP negotiations. I look forward to further discussions with you and your staff about this agreement.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
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As the world’s most popular search engine, Google has a decent idea of what people look to buy. In a couple of new posts to its “Think With Google” site, which provides insight for digital marketers, it put its analytical prowess to work examining what people are wearing and what’s trending as kids head back to school. The results reflect what you’ve probably noticed by walking around, and what you’re likely to see more of in the months ahead.
Here are some of the top trends Google identified as well as what’s driving them:
The popularity of this military staple has steadily escalated through 2016. In April alone, Google says searches for the jackets grew 297% in the UK compared to last year, and jumped 612% in the US.
The large-scale bump comes after luxury brands and countless celebrities began adopting the jacket. A few years ago in menswear, a new generation of designers and fans, many riding the streetwear wave, rediscovered the iconic bombers made in the 1990s by Helmut Lang and Raf Simons. A number of high-fashion labels, including Haider Ackermann and Vetements, also found an audience with celebrities, such as Kanye West and Rihanna. “There was a time when women dressed for men,” Google says. “Today, they’re dressing more like men.”
The trend has become so big among men and women that military supplier Alpha Industries, which made bombers for the US military for decades, is currently a fashion favorite.
From December 2015 to May 2016, Google says searches in the UK for off-the-shoulder tops grew 261%, and in the US they rose 347%. They’re accompanied by a general interest in what Google calls “flower-child styles,” such as boho dresses and kimonos.
The boom in off-the-shoulder reflects the careful planning of the fashion industry, as Quartz previously reported. The look turned up a few years ago in a handful of evening gowns that appeared on fashion runways. It trickled through to celebrities, such as Lupita Nyong’o, and created a feedback loop wherein more designers started producing them. The tops reached a critical mass in the spring 2016 collections, which hit stores at about the time that Google’s data shows searches spiking.
Jumpsuits and similar one-piece garments have been growing in popularity for years. Google says the trend began in the UK in 2013, and Americans fueled it “in a much bigger way” a couple years later. A big part of their appeal comes from ease of wear. “Rompers are great at helping you avoid decision fatigue without sacrificing style or comfort,” said one woman Google interviewed. “Put one on and you’re done.”
They also owe their success to celebrities. “Taylor Swift, Kate Hudson, and YouTube creator Bethany Mota were often searched along with the style,” Google says.
When it came to footwear, Google showed in its back-to-school report that Birkenstocks still came in at the top. “For three years running, Birkenstocks have been a top choice,” it noted. “In fact, interest is up 46% [year-over-year].”
The humble sandal began its climb in 2012 when Phoebe Philo, the creative director of Céline, sent models down the runway wearing Birkenstock-style sandals lined in mink. Whether through imitation or coincidence, other designers followed with their own take, and quickly the original became a sought-after fashion item. They’re popular enough that Amazon is reportedly rife with counterfeits, and Birkenstock is said to be pulling its products from the site, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC.
Also popular were Nike Jordans and Stephen Curry’s sneakers for Under Armour, showing that the brand appears to be gaining real traction in the footwear market.


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Uber’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi was recently interviewed during CBBC’s Squawk Box. He made an interesting revelation about the company’s stance on Bitcoin’s use and adoption.
According to him, the company’s board sat down to discuss the role Bitcoin would play in the company. The conclusion was not to buy and keep Bitcoin (BTC), but to include it as a payment option in the future.
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Khosrowshahi said the company has no interest in Bitcoin investment now or in the future, as it intends to keep “[its] cash safe.”
“We’re not in the speculation business,” he said, adding that the company is not involved in the investments it invests in, but rather in the business that it builds.
His comments came few days after the chief executive officer of Tesla Elon Musk revealed that the company had earlier bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin. He also said Tesla plans to accept Bitcoin as a payment option before the end of the year.
Mainstream companies spur further Bitcoin adoption
Tesla’s decision was widely received in Wall Street as a likely trigger of a wider Bitcoin adoption.
While the crypto community was still taking the news of Tesla’s Bitcoin investment, a major financial player dropped another crypto-related update about its services.
On Wednesday, Mastercard announced its plans to expand its network to accommodate more cryptocurrencies.
In related news, America’s oldest Bank BNY Mellon also announced its plans to start offering Bitcoin custody to its clients.
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Uber accepting crypto on a lighter scale
Uber reported on December 31 that it had $1.8 billion in short-term investments and $5.65 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
Khosrowshahi became the chief executive of the food-delivery and ride-hailing company in 2017 and put cryptocurrency payment options into the debate.
He said the company intends to look at the possibility of accepting crypto and Bitcoin payments for its services. However, he also admitted that no decision has been reached yet.
Khosrowshahi said the company will accept such payment option if it sees the viability, and “would not do it as part of a promotion.”


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The transition from gasoline to electric vehicles is largely dependent on the supply chain for batteries and their materials.
According to EVAdoption.com, U.S. automakers are struggling with domestic shortages of lithium and other key minerals as they try to meet demand for EVs.
The biggest shortage is in domestic lithium production. According to the World Economic Forum, Australia accounts for half of the 100,000 tonnes of lithium produced worldwide. Chile and China are next. The US lags far behind with less than 1,000 tonnes of lithium annually.
The same is true for other important minerals used in batteries. The U.S. depends on countries like Russia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and U.S. mining has stagnated.
As the US EV market grows, the federal government and industry players are looking to build a domestic minerals supply chain.
The federal government is accelerating production plans with generous incentives. The 2021 Infrastructure Act allocated him more than $7 billion to strengthen his chain of battery supply in the United States.
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act added a tax credit of up to $7,500 for EV purchases, as long as the majority of battery minerals come from North America or a US free trade partner.
By 2024, 40% of critical minerals must be extracted or processed in countries with free trade agreements in force in the United States or from recycled materials in North America. This will make him jump to 80% by 2027.
Aspiring domestic lithium producers say the legislation is a tangible step toward President Joe Biden’s goal of EVs accounting for half of new car sales by 2030.
“The Inflation Reduction Act underscored Biden’s policies,” said Jonathan Evans, CEO of Lithium Americas in Vancouver, British Columbia. Players across the supply chain are already integrated.”
Some are not convinced that the Biden administration’s EV industrial policy will solidify the U.S. position in the industry because of the sheer size and complexity of the supply chain.
“Taking the power battery industry alone, it covers positive and negative electrode materials, separators, electrolytes, etc. The United States alone cannot establish a huge industrial supply chain in a short period of time. even in relation to countries that have free trade agreements with the United States,” wrote Maya Xiao, an analyst at the Interact Analysis research firm, in a recent report.
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There has been some discussion on the internet the last few days, because of the trademark drop from Sony regarding the Last Guardian. Sony has come out now and said that the game is not canceled. The game is still in development they say.
IGN confirmed that the game is still in development. It has not been canceled. This is not the first time this has happened. It also happened back in 2012. The game has been delayed several times and has no current release date.
The Last Guardian is not a stranger to rumors. It’s been rumored to have been canceled several times. Sony still insist that the game is still in development.


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Akorbi helps organizations connect with employees, vendors, and customers in over 170 languages. Digital tools have long been critical to the success of this translation, workforce solutions, and technology business. “It’s what allowed us to compete with the big boys,” CEO Claudia Mirza says. Akorbi utilized social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter and marketing services such as SharpSpring and Google Ads — paired with the capabilities of Google Analytics — to get the word out and customer management tools to keep sales digitally integrated and operations digitally automated.
Digital capabilities like these are what allowed the business to quickly shift to the products and services its customers wanted most when COVID-19 hit. A quick review of Akorbi’s Google Analytics data showed Claudia how to proceed. “We gave the order to our marketing team to increase the spend on Google Ads,” Claudia recalls. “And we told them to focus the campaigns on our remote service offerings.” Akorbi reoriented its ad spend to focus on social media platforms as well, including LinkedIn and Instagram, and shifted significant resources to the call center side of the business. The company also focused heavily on telehealth offerings.
As a result, Akorbi was able to pivot quickly and remain vigilant against the challenges of COVID-19. “It’s incredible when you think about it, but we hardly missed a beat,” Claudia says. “And that is only because of all the digital tools and connectivity that we had invested in previously.”


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BELOIT, Wis., March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FatWallet.com, the one-stop resource for online coupons and deals with cash back savings, announced results from its 2014 Electronics Buyer Survey* (TNS Global) and INFOGRAPHIC. Of 1,000 American adults surveyed online, 48% said they will purchase a new smartphone this year (52% of females and 60% under age 30) with Android slightly edging out iPhones. One in every four surveyed said they're likely to buy new tablets and of those, one in three want iPads. The survey also reveals that more than half will buy electronics from online retailers and 31% said they'll spend more than $500. Note: Those surveyed were not asked whether they would purchase a new TV (see FatWallet TV Buyer Survey from JAN 2014).
Key survey results:
- Smartphones rule: Almost half surveyed said they're likely to purchase a new smartphone with 52% of females and more than 60% of those under age 30. Android is more popular than iPhone for those under age 40, 14% of Boomers want Windows phones, 20% of seniors still want basic cell phones (not smartphones), 1 in 3 want Verizon as their carrier while 1 in 4 want AT&T, and 13% will elect for No Contract (+18% for 40 and older).
- Windows and Kindle tablets hold their own: 1 in every 4 Americans are likely to buy a new tablet this year and of those 34% prefer the iPad (43% of females), 31% Android (38% of males), 20% Kindle and 15% Windows (almost 25% of seniors).
- Laptops still in demand: The survey revealed 27% likely to buy a new laptop (vs. 25% a new tablet). Of those, 27% want HP, 24% Dell, 14% Apple, 9% Samsung, 5% ASUS and 5% Lenovo.
- Cutting the cord: Only 27% said they will purchase wireless (or bluetooth) electronics products this year and of those, wireless printers (12%) are most coveted, followed by streaming media devices (8%), bluetooth headphones/speakers (7%), wearable gadgets (6%-smart watches, fitness bands, etc), and wireless automation products for their home (6%).
- Techie spending: Nearly 3 of 4 said they will purchase new electronics in 2014, 41% of those said they will spend less than $500 and 13% said they will spend more than $1,000. More than half said they buy electronics from online retailers, 10% from mobile devices and 19% through deal/coupon sites. Surprisingly, 78% said they will still buy some electronics in-store.
Note: Those surveyed were not asked whether they would purchase a new TV.
"Along with HDTV discounts, tablet and smartphone prices keep dropping to record lows," stated Brent Shelton, FatWallet spokesperson. "Whether consumers are tempted to take advantage of low prices during March Madness sales and aggressive trade-in offers from Walmart, Best Buy or Target, or they elect to wait for the new iPhone 6 or Galaxy S5 to be released later this year, big savings are abundant to March shoppers." FatWallet's annual March Mania Cash Back Sale offers even more opportunities to save as dozens of top retailers like Lenovo, Dell, Macy's and Newegg increase cash back through the end of the month. FatWallet members can stack cash back with hundreds of timely deals and coupons on electronics, sport and outdoors, home and garden, spring fashion and spring and summer travel.
About FatWallet: As the preferred online resource for millions of smart consumers and home to the hottest electronics deals, FatWallet rewards consumers by providing cash back on purchases while also providing access to thousands of coupons, discounts, and promotions at over 1,500 retailers including eBay, Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon. FatWallet members have earned more than $50 million to date. The much celebrated FatWallet forums represent the pulse of an evolving online marketplace where savvy shoppers gather to share and learn. FatWallet is owned by Ebates Inc., which owns and operates the world's most rewarding online shopping programs.
*The national survey conducted online by TNS on behalf of FatWallet.com in March 2014 was fielded among 1,000 adults ages 18 or older.
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We should have, by now, all heard about the Camerons surfing in raw sewage whilst on holiday in Cornwall. But did they nearly meet the Faecal Beast?
What is the Faecal Beast you might ask?
There have been sightings of a mysterious creature, some call the Faecal Beast, living off the Cornish coast for about as long as South West Water has been flushing raw sewage into the sea. Coincidence?
The incident happened whilst the Prime Minister, and wife Samantha, were on holiday in Polzeath, Cornwall.
Kath Legest, manager of The Splaan Pasty Shop, said: “Mr Cameron and wife came into the shop and ordered a box full of pasties and cakes, presumably to take home with them, but I can’t be sure of that.
“Anyway, after a friendly chat about employment in Cornwall, with myself and Tamara, who’s been working in the shop for over a year now, Mr Cameron took the box from the counter, turned to Tamara, and said, ‘well thank you very much, me ansum…’ That’s when she said what she said. I was forced to suspend Tamara there and then, although I suppose, I can see why she said it.”


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Always one of the sharpest-dressed clubs in football, Roma has been a bit of a sartorial vagabond over the past ten years. After ditching Kappa at the dawn of the James Palotta era, Roma produced their own kit for one season (the famous Roma Cares kits) before signing a multi-year deal with Nike, whose looks included everything from the simple and clean to the slightly outrageous.
Despite producing exciting looks at nearly every turn, Roma wasn't exactly making a killing off their Nike deal, prompting their brief two-year dalliance with New Balance, who delivered a rather dull range of shirts. While Roma likely made out better financially in that deal, they were able to exploit a loophole in the contract, freeing them to sign with Adidas.
And moments ago, Adidas and Roma officially unveiled their first joint effort.
Featuring the classic Lupetto crest, the new shirt evokes the look Roma sported the last time they linked up with Adidas in the early 1990s, otherwise known as the Barilla era. Leaning heavily into nostalgia is never a bad thing for your first effort, so kudos to Adidas for pulling off a modern update on a classic shirt.
The new kits are available for purchase now on the official club site.
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1 Arsenal v Everton is live on talkSPORT at 5.30pm on Saturday 24 October.Gunners manager Arsene Wenger will have to do without midfielder Aaron Ramsey for at least another month.The Welshman injured his hamstring during Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League win against Bayern and is out until after the next round of international friendlies which begin on 13 November.“I believe he will be out until after the next international break,” Wenger said, meaning the earliest Ramsey could be available to play is the 21 November.However, not all Gooners are seeing it as a huge blow and believe it could mean a chance for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to grab a place in the first team… Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to replace Aaron Ramsey?
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 16.05 points down to stand at 22,343.45. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed up 0.70 points up to stand at6, 695.05. Suzlon Energy and Strides Arco were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 12.40% and 8.02% along with Jaiprakash Associates and GMR Infrastructure with an increase of 5.40% and 5.38% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Jindal Steel and Future Retail with a decrease of 5.93% and 5.46% along with Prestige Estates and Crompton Greaves with a decrease of 4.90% and 3.72% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 13.96 points at 13,264.91 while the banking sector is down 56.91 points at 14,305.35 and the realty sector is down 20.89 points at 1,505.71. The Indian currency is down 0.17% at Rs 60.19 per dollar.
Amazon has announced its plans of acquiring ‘Eero’, the startup that is focussed on mesh home routers. Eero makes use of a mesh network to produce wireless routers and extenders that provide better coverage for home Wi-Fi networks and makes it easy to have fast and reliable Wi-Fi all over the house. Eero routers are designed to overcome coverage and dead zone issues encountered through traditional routers. Multiple access points are used to provide coverage to an entire home or apartment with a strong Wi-Fi signal. Amazon says that this deal will “help customers better connect smart home devices.” It will make it easier to set up Alexa-compatible gadgets if Amazon also controls the router technology. Amazon SVP Dave Limp said in a press release that “We are incredibly impressed with the Eero team and how quickly they invented a WiFi solution that makes connected devices just work. We have a shared vision that the smart home experience can get even easier, and we’re committed to continuing innovating on behalf of customers.” While the deal is good news for Amazon investors, many Eero users have expressed their disapproval of the deal. Amazon has faced criticism about how Alexa listens in people’s homes, and can be a threat to user privacy. Existing Eero users have voiced their concerns along the same lines: Eero support has tried to put customers worry to rest with a tweet, saying, “Eero does not track customers’ internet activity and this policy will not change with the acquisition”. Eero is not the first router startup to be acquired by Amazon. Amazon has acquired startups like Ring and Blink, in recent years, with a vision to launch its own in-house Alexa smart home ecosystem. Details of the deal have yet to be disclosed. Head over to Techcrunch for more insights on this news. Read Next “Amazon wants to make all the rules and weaken democracy in NYC”: Brad Lander on Amazon’s HQ2 deal Aurora, a self-driving startup, secures $530 million in funding from Amazon, Sequoia, and T. Rowe Price among others Amazon faces increasing public pressure as HQ2 plans go under the scanner in New York
Travelweek Group Share Tuesday, June 13, 2017 GENEVA — Growth in premium passenger traffic has exceeded its economy counterpart in many key markets in the past year, according to the latest stats from IATA.IATA’s Airlines Financial Monitor for May 2017 shows premium airfares have generally held up better than those in the economy cabin. In only two of the main premium markets (Europe – Asia and North and Mid Pacific) are premium fares underperforming economy. Premium traffic accounted for 27.2% of total passenger revenues in Q1 2017, up from 26.4% a year ago.Overall, global passenger volumes grew by 10.7% in year-on-year terms in April – the fastest pace in six years, said IATA.Global airline share prices performed strongly in May, surging 7.8% to be up more than 20% over the past year. Gains were observed in all three regions (North America, Asia Pacific and Europe), but European airline shares led the way again this month, with a 14.3% rise.More news: Consolidation in the cruise industry as PONANT set to acquire Paul Gauguin CruisesThe latest financial results for Q1 provide further evidence of the squeeze on airline profit margins, reflecting higher costs and weak yields. Industry-wide free cash flow also eased in Q1, compared with the outcome in Q1 2016.The fall in oil prices in April extended into May and despite some recovery, the monthly average price fell almost 4%. Jet fuel prices behaved in a similar fashion and were down 5.6% for the month overall, said IATA.Passenger yields remain 3-5% lower than a year ago amidst ongoing signs that the downward trend in yields of the past three years may have bottomed. Strong premium class traffic fuelling growth for airlines: IATA Posted by Tags: IATA, Trend Watch << Previous PostNext Post >>
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 << Previous PostNext Post >> Travelweek Group Posted by ABU DHABI — Better information sharing and coordination on security measures among governments and with the industry is essential, said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, in a keynote address to the IATA AVSEC World Conference in Abu Dhabi.“The failure to share information among states manifests itself in many ways. The differing responses by governments to the threats that resulted in this year’s ban on Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) on some routes by the US and UK is an example of the confusion that can result,” said de Juniac.“Governments and the industry are partners in aviation security. Airlines have operational know-how. Governments have the financial and intelligence resources. We have to put them together effectively in a continuous dialogue focused on improving security.”No one can predict the next security challenge but “our common defense is stronger when governments and industry work together,” he said. “And if we can avoid long term extraterritorial measures, focus on global standards, share information and develop technology efficiently, our hand is strengthened even further.”More news: Virgin Voyages de-activates Quebec accounts at FirstMates agent portalGovernments must avoid the long-term use of extraterritorial measures and ensure that airlines are not left to bear the financial brunt of unplanned expenses for an indeterminate period, he added.“Threats to aviation are real. And we understand that sometimes unilateral additional measures of an extraterritorial nature may be unavoidable. But these cannot be long-term solutions and airlines should not be caught in the middle, picking up the pieces and bearing unplanned expenses for an indeterminate period when governments cannot agree on measures needed for the security of their citizens.”The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirement that airlines conduct interviews with passengers flying to the US is an example of an extraterritorial requirement, he said. “Such interviews are traditionally done by government authorities. In the short term airlines may seem to be the best positioned to conduct the interviews. But in the long-term, if governments believe that these interviews are critical, then governments themselves should work together to dedicate the resources needed to fulfill that function.” Lessons to be learned from laptop ban, says IATA Share Tags: IATA
Tags: Contest, TPI Share Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Posted by Travelweek Group TPI announces grand prize winner of travel agent month contest TORONTO – Travel Professionals International (TPI) has announced the winner of its travel agent month contest with Norwegian Cruise Line.Monique Powell, a member of the TPI family since July 2011, has won a cruise for two aboard Norwegian Cruise Line. The month-long contest also included daily prize giveaways.According to Zeina Gedeon, CEO of TPI, the contest was designed to honour its network and celebrate its advisors. “We would like to congratulate Monique and thank all our advisors for participating in the contest,” she added. << Previous PostNext Post >>
Carnival Corp. is moving these two Costa ships to China Travelweek Group Tags: Carnival Corporation, China, Costa Cruises << Previous PostNext Post >> Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Share MIAMI — Two ships are leaving the Costa fleet and heading to China to serve that country’s growing cruise market.The first of these ships, the 85,861-ton, 2,210-passenger Costa Atlantica, is scheduled to be transferred by the end of 2019. Costa Atlantica’s sister ship, the 2,114-passenger Costa Mediterranea, will be transferred at a date still to be announced.Both ships are heading to a new Chinese cruise division, CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited, the result of a new joint venture between Costa Cruises’ parent company Carnival Corp. and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). “The official launch of our cruise joint venture in China is a significant milestone in the strategic development of a strong and sustainable cruise industry in China,” said Arnold Donald, CEO, Carnival Corporation. “Together with our partners, we are excited about our ability to launch a new cruise line in China based on existing ships and new China-built cruise ships tailored for Chinese travellers.” Posted by


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I had this interesting comment from an earlier post.
Just wait. A congressional hearing will be, or try to be, a lynching of Apple! The Feds use PCs. Do you really think they are to admit that their computers and phones are worse than Macs? Of course not.
I have a couple of responses – one is that in a post–PC world, the tools being used are much more heterogenous than before, making it very hard to characterize any entity – and especially one as complex as the government – as interested in just one device.
Many, many Federal employees are using Apple products – such as iPhones, iPads and Macs. And they are just as fanatical about them as any Mac fan. They are people, after all ;-) Well, most of them.
So I do not really see that a lynching as a credible possibility. (Besides, as I mention below, there are practical reasons I do not believe it will not be anything like a McCarthy era HUAC hearing.)
Apple has done a much better job the last few years getting their computers approved for government work. The Government Computing News site has written about the rapid uptake of iPads and iPhones by government employees.
I actually think this is part of what Jobs means by a post-PC world. In a PC world, the organization still determined what computing device people could use – Windows won. But in a post-PC world, the employee chooses the device and the employer is really unable to stop that. So they prety much acquiesce.
And that is exactly what we are seeing in both the government and in business. The Interior Department just gave 1000 iPads to its field agents as well as iPhones. DARPA is modifying iPads to use throughout the Department of Defense. Almost every Executive branch office and many of the Legislative are integrating Apple products. Why? Because people were going to use them anyway so they had to figure out how to incorporate them.
In fact, I would imagine that the real reason there has been such a rapid outcry from the government is their own worry about security. Mobile devices are already being used by people in very sensitive positions. The thought that information about those people could be sent to third parties would make them rightly stand up and take a hard look.
I do not think they are setting this up to torpedo Apple since many people in the government love them. I actually expect several on the committee will make that known. I think there is a rightful concern about privacy that Apple will have no problem answering. Because Apple’s only concern is the user experience. If users do not trust them, they will buy another product.
Not so for the other company invited – Google – where the user experience is really only secondary to servicing their advertisers – the ones who pay the bills.
In fact, I think just the opposite to an Apple lynching is possible. I think Google could be in for some hurt here. They will have to contend with the most potent secret weapon Apple still has – the Reality Distortion Field of Steve Jobs.
I have full faith in the RDF. Apple would be a very successful company without this weapon but is simply devastating using it. No other company or Senatorial committee stands a chance if Jobs decides to be there to testify.
Even Senators will want to bathe in it rather than go head-to-head against it. I expect that by the time Jobs is through – if he appears – the audience will not only give him a standing ovation but so will several Senators ;-)
How will Google be able to deal with this? Would you want to be at the same table – as a competitor of Apple – when the RDF is in force? Steve has already hinted that ‘others’ do much worse with privacy. Google may well be one of those others sitting at the same table.
Both Microsoft and Google send back location information including unique device IDs so that they can tag specific information back to specific users. Apple has said it only uses anonymized information so nothing can be tracked back to a specific user.
If asked by a Senator if they can track a person’s specific location, Apple can say ‘No’ while Google will say ‘Possibly’. Apple only has a database of nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi spots which can be used only by someone with your phone – or computer – in their possession. Google gets your exact GPS coordinates which they can give to … who?
And what about the forgotten child here? Microsoft used to be somebody. I have to think that poor Steve Ballmer is trying to get himself invited to this committee also. All the cool kids are invited. Why is no one concerned with the relevance of Microsoft here? Poor MS. I’d almost think they would prefer being lynched than being ignored.
Finally, Jobs is a well-known liberal – all of his political donations go to Democrats – but whose machines are used by the most important conservative pundits. There is no political advantage to be gained here by a lynching. So I simply do not expect there to be anything other than a dog and pony show to demonstrate how serious they all are about privacy. Well, that is what to usually expect from Congressional hearings. But, like having Feynman on the Shuttle Committee, people with RDFs – and Feynman’s was every bit as strong as Jobs; why is Feynman one of the only theoretical physicists anyone has heard of? – can often turn the hearings onto completely different tracks.
I would imagine that any hearing that Jobs is at will be covered live and be watched by millions. That is all a politician wants. But Jobs might have another agenda, one that could really enhance Apple.
I expect Steve to be there if he can. The full court press he is putting on now indicates to me that he will be a strong participant in these hearings.
I would not be surprised by the end for Apple to be on top and Google to be struggling with how it deals with the questions.
Google and MS should be the ones concerned here. Jobs and Apple will be fine.


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“We are now planning to expand our manufacturing in some other countries. First expansion will be into Tanzania and Uganda,” GCPL chairman Adi Godrej told ET here.
When asked if GCPL was looking at other opportunities in Africa, Godrej said: “We are looking at it. Our growth in Africa is through acquisition of local companies. Some discussions are going on.”
GCPL had completed acquisition of 51% stake in African hair care company Darling Group Holdings in September 2011. It also acquired South Africa's Kinky Group in 2008 and hair colour brand Rapidol in September 2006. Kinky offers a variety of products, including hair, hair-braids, hair pieces, wigs and weft pieces.
GCPL also acquired Nigeria's personal care brand Tura from the Tura Group for an undisclosed sum in 2010. Tura's product range includes soaps, moisturising lotions & skin-toning creams.
Out of the four acquisitions by GCPL in Africa, three were in hair care segments. “Our businesses are mainly in hair care. Our companies are leaders in hair colour in 14 countries in Africa," Godrej said.
(The reporter is in Johannesburg on the invitation of FICCI).
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PETALING JAYA: MIDF Research estimates the revised and revived RM44 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to contribute 2.7% to Malaysia’s economic growth.
“However, the full estimated GDP contribution will depend on the pace of spillover effects to other economic sectors,” the research house said in its thematic report on ECRL.
MIDF noted that moving forward, the railway project would affect economic expansion through both direct and indirect medium in the long run, partly by jobs creation, opening-up new areas, foreign direct investment, increase external trade activities and strengthening domestic demand.
It highlighted that there is a high output multiplier for railway investment as for each ringgit investment, it will generate RM2.05 of output to total economic activity.
However, it has a low value-added multiplier of only 33 sen, which means for every RM1 spent, it will only reward the Malaysian economy in terms of value-added by less than 50 sen.
“Nevertheless, we opine the investment in railway (ECRL) will spur economic growth and development in Malaysia amid of the strong output multiplier effects.”
With ECRL, MIDF believes it will generate more economic activities in other sectors hence shifting to a less government-reliant economy, in line with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s idea to downsize the public sector over a period of time through industrialisation amid increasing burden towards the nation’s financial health.
Apart from that, the research house sees possible spillover effects on ports from the ECRL, with Port Klang and Kuantan Port being the main beneficiaries.
“Despite the rerouting of the ECRL from Gombak to Negri Sembilan, we opine that this should not heavily impact the flow of freight traffic. We still believe that travel time taken from Shenzhen, China via Kuantan Port and ECRL to Port Klang could be reduced by slightly more than a day instead of passing by the Straits of Malacca.”
MIDF also sees ECRL having the potential to further spur Malaysia’s oil and gas industry as it links Malaysia’s financial hub in the west with the country’s oil and gas hub in the east.
“The ECRL will allow for human capital and goods to be easily transported from west to east, thus allowing for greater connectivity of goods from Port Klang to Kertih and Kemaman.”
Currently, the only mode of transportation from west to east is via road.
NEW DELHI, May 7 — Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States’ planned withdrawal of some trade privileges will not be “appropriate” under WTO rules, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned today. The comments, made to…
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, May 7 — German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche will pay a €535-million (RM2.49 billion) fine over diesel vehicles that emitted more harmful pollutants than allowed, Stuttgart prosecutors said today. “The…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade figures for April are expected to improve despite the worsening global trade tensions, particularly between the US and China, said International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming.
“There was a slight drop overall in Malaysia’s import and export performance, but we also take note that the trade decline in February was much larger than March, when we look from a year-on-year comparison, and March has improved compared to February.
“That may indicate that the trade figures may improve in April,” he told a press conference after launching Semicon Southeast Asia 2019 today.
Ong elaborated that the latest remarks by US President Donald Trump on the trade negotiations would not affect Malaysia’s actual trade volume in the short term.
“For further impacts on Malaysia, we will wait and see what’s the actual policy announcement from a tariff perspective from the US and Chinese governments,” he said.
Market reaction is very short-term and if tomorrow China and US announce a positive resolution, the market will be up, he said.
Local exports decreased 0.5% to RM84 billion in March 2019 from a year earlier as the nation sold less electrical and electronic products and commodity-based items.
The country’s trade in February 2019 declined by 7.2% to RM122.15 billion compared to February 2018.
Ong said in the long term, the unsettled tensions between the two big economies would not be positive for Malaysia as the country is highly dependent on trade with them.
“Any negative effects on trade between the US and China will have a long-term negative impact on Malaysia’s trade in total. We hope for a positive conclusion so that this tariff war can be avoided,” he added.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Investment Development Authority CEO Datuk Azman Mahmud said the agency is looking at approved investments worth RM13 billion in the electrical and electronics segment for 2019.
“The figure is based on domestic and foreign investments and whether the trade tensions between the US and China is still an ongoing issue, but we can’t predict the future,” he said.
LONDON, May 7 — Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP is facing a landmark, US$5 billion (RM20.75 billion) damages claim in England for being “woefully negligent” in the run-up to a 2015 dam failure that led to Brazil’s worst environmental…
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, May 7 — European airline giant Lufthansa said today it had offered to buy carrier Condor from British parent company Thomas Cook, opening a new chapter in its fast-paced growth through buyouts. “We have made a non-binding…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — MIDF Research expects no further change to the overnight policy rate (OPR) for the rest of the year on anticipation of less pressure from both domestic and external fronts. It said as long as gross…
LONDON, May 7 — The Australian dollar surged today after the country’s central bank held interest rates at a record low, while currency markets stabilised following US President Donald Trump’s threat of additional tariffs on Chinese goods….


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Food safety focus
Residents in the city are urged not to become one of the estimated 4.1 million people to get food poisoning in Australia.
This week is Australian Food Safety Week, focusing on raw and risky foods.
City of Karratha regulatory services manager Craig Watts said foods such as cracked raw egg dishes and undercooked meats presented risks.
“Recent years have seen major food poisoning outbreaks linked to risky raw foods such as unpasteurised milk, raw eggs, unwashed bean/seed sprouts, frozen berries and lettuce,” he said.
“Raw foods can get contaminated with bacteria and viruses in many ways ... from the soil, compost or dirty irrigation water, food-producing animals, dirty kitchen equipment and contact with contaminated food.”
About 32,000 Australians are admitted to hospital with food poisoning each year, and 86 die.


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04 November 2017:Under the government recapitalisation programme, the funds will be allocated largely to those lenders that will pay large dividends. The recapitalisation is in the form of a book entry with banks buying bonds from the government and the latter pushing the money back into the lender's’ balance sheet by subscribing to equity capital. According to CEO of a PSB, the government has already sounded out some lenders that the ability to pay a dividend will be criteria in the allocation of capital. Last week, the government announced a Rs 2.11-lakh crore recapitalisation plan for PSBs over two years. After the recapitalisation announcement, SBI chief economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh pointed out in a research report that its burden on the fisc would be very limited, going by the experience in the 1990s. “During 1986 till 2001, interest paid by the government to the nationalised banks on recap bonds works out to 0.07% of GDP per annum on average. According to Nomura economist Sonal Varma, the funds allocated by the government are not just for cleaning up books but also include growth capital.
24 July 2017:A jewellery designer aged 32 lost Rs.40000 to a bank telecaller after she disclosed all her bank account details. The telecaller lured her with a promise of providing a reward point gift of Rs.9999 on purchase on her credit card of the private bank. As the asked the caller to credit the reward points to her credit card account the telecaller said that the transaction could not be done and it would require another bank account. The woman then asked the telecaller to cancel the process of transferring the credit card points to which the caller said that stopping the process would penalise her with an amount of Rs.18000 so she gave the telecaller the details of her bank account. The woman said she received 6 OTPs and money from her bank account was transferred. A case of cheating has been lodged against the unidentified caller.
7 July 2017:The restrictions on cash dealings of Rs 2 lakh and above using credit payments have been exempted and will not apply on business correspondents appointed by issuers of prepaid instruments and credit card bill payments as said by the revenue department. Cash transactions of Rs 2 lakh and above was banned by the Finance Act ,2017 however some exceptions were made to this regard. The Income Tax Department has exempted 5 entities from the scope of this section which include receipts from an institution or a company issuing credit cards in respect of bills of other credit cards, receipts issued by a banking correspondent in respect of a banking company or a co-operative society, receipts issued by a white label ATM operator,receipt by an issuer of prepaid payment instruments from an agent and receipt which is not included in the total income under the clause (17A) of section 10 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, have been excluded from the scope of the Section 269 ST. The notification will come into effect from 1st April, 2017 as said by the Revenue department. This move will provide relief to the banking sector as well as the rural sector and also get rid of the hardships faced by these genuine cases as said by the Nangia and Co director Shailesh Kumar. Earlier it was said that the 2 lakh restriction would not be applicable to receipts by government, post office savings banks and cooperative banks. The contravention of the 269 ST would attract a 100% penalty on the receiver of the amount. This move is aimed to curtail the circulation of black money and promote digital economy.
24th January 2017: Indian consumers can now enjoy 0.75% cash back when paying for their fuel using plastic money. The government has asked Indian banks to send text messages to all customers swiping their cards at petrol pumps. The message will inform customers that cash back of 0.75% will be credited to their bank accounts in three working days. The cost of the cash back will be borne by oil marketing companies.
12 July 2017:Education- Educations loans lend by banks have grown by few 2.7% in FY17 as much as the half of the growth rate of all loan. Specialist lenders are developing very quickly and private players are looking for the same segment. Education specialist like HDFC Credila and Avance have perceived growth rates from 40% to 70% in disbursement even as new age lenders like In-cred Finance are showing the interest in the same sector. Co-founder and CEO of HDFC Credila, says that there is great demand. The shift of government interest to private schooling has resulted in private sectors focus towards the tertiary education. The cost of attendance, fees and other charges are rapidly increasing on global level which in out of the budget of middle class.
HDFC Credila has disbursed Rs.1300 crore which is quite low compared to Rs.1800 crore for the education loan portfolio of banks.
According to PSU bank officials the main two reasons for defaults are engineering and management institutions increased rapidly but the quality of education provided by them is not up to the mark. Number of students after their graduation they turn into NPA. “A lot of education loans are probably camouflaged as personal their loans or loans against property”.
09 September 2017:Punjab National Bank and state-run firm BSNL has teamed up to roll out an open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 states in the country. PNB’s speed way will operate like any other mobile wallet. It can be used for paying bills as well as to deposit and withdraw money from retail outlets. "India is now second largest market in the world with 120 crore mobile users. Congratulating BSNL, Punjab National Bank and the technology partners in helping India moving towards less cash economy," Telecom minister Manoj Sinha said at an event to mark the agreement signing ceremony between BSNL and PNB. "The reach of SpeedPay service under this partnership will increase to northern and eastern states. SpeedPay is also an ideal medium for government's direct benefit transfer programme, to ensure quick and direct payment of subsidies to the citizens," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said.
30 November 2017:Paytm Payments Bank aims to create the world’s largest digital bank with 500 million accounts, envisioning an online financial services provider of everything from wealth management to credit cards and stock market trading. The bank, backed by the country’s largest digital wallet of the same name, launched formally Tuesday and is targeting people who don’t have access to professional financial services. That aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to broaden access for the under-banked in the nation of 1.3 billion people. “We are unveiling our money market fund, launching our debit card and we’ll have the capabilities to allow enterprises to open business accounts,” Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said in a phone interview that coincided with a formal inauguration in New Delhi attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. “Digital payments was our entry point, we want to become a vertically-integrated financial services company.” India’s government is supporting financial technology with incentives and a string of initiatives such as digital lockers and user-authentication based on its digital identity program, Aadhaar. Paytm was one of fewer than a dozen entities that secured permits to start payments banks, which can accept deposits and remittances but cannot lend. It said it will operate a mobile-first bank with zero fees on online transactions and no minimum balance. Paytm Payments Bank is majority-owned by Sharma. One97 Communications, which operates Paytm and is backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Jack Ma’s Ant Financial, holds the remaining 49 percent. The bank grew out of Paytm’s digital wallet, which amassed over a hundred million customers after India took high-denomination bills -- or nearly 90 percent of the value of cash -- out of circulation last November. Sharma may have found a way around the regulatory hurdles that bar lending. One97 Communications will introduce a charge card and offer monthly installment-based loans, he said. “We will launch share trading and insurance products very soon,” he added. “We want to become an internet-age financial services company.”
5th January 2017: Yes Bank, launched banking chatbot ‘YES mPower’ that instantly gives information about Yeas Bank Loan products – Yes Bank Home Loan, Yes Bank Personal Loan, Yes Bank Car Loan and others. YES mPower is available through Facebook Messenger and is powered and driven using artificial intelligence. Conversation between the loan provider and consumers on YES mPower is expected to create a seamless and better customer experience and reducing the cost for the bank. With ‘YES mPower’, customers can get information on loan products like personal loans, auto loans, gold loans and loan against securities while products like used car loans, loan against properties and home loans are expected to be added soon. Yes Bank introduced chatbot-based banking in 2016 that allows customers to perform banking transactions on various social messengers. Yes Bank has partnered with Silicon Valley-based bot platform Gupshup to create and manage Yes mPower platform.
12 August 2017:PSU lender Indian Bank today said it will offer interest rate of 4 per cent per annum on savings account with incremental balance of over Rs 50 lakh and 3.50 per cent per annum for deposit up to Rs 50 lakh. The lender in a statement said “it has introduced two tier interest rate structures for saving bank accounts and will offer 4 per cent interest per annum for incremental balance over Rs 50 lakh and 3.50 per cent per annum for balance up to Rs 50 lakh.” The bank said that the new interest rates will be effective from August 16, 2017. Recently SBI has slashed interest rates on saving account deposits by 50 basis points. However, it continues to offer 4 percent interest rates on savings account balance of Rs 1 crore and above.
27 November 2017:AHMEDABAD Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Narendra Modi government will soon waice rup 6 lakh crore owed by 10-15 corporate houses in an aggressively resuming his election campaign. He also said in earlier phase the NDA government has already waived rup 1.20 lakh crore of big industrialists and is now going to waive another rup 6 lakh crore.“During the last 22 years of BJP rule, only 10-15 big industrialists had access to the corridors of power. And they marketed Modi. The State government took away your land for their benefits. They polluted the environment and the coast, forcing you to sail into the deeper sea to catch fish,” Rahul Gandhi said. Gujarat at present has 50 lakh jobless youths, said Rahul. “He also gave away all the ports in Gujarat to a friend of his,” he added without naming anyone. Based on the Gujarat results, the party is likely to recalibrate its strategy for eight Assembly elections in 2018 and the Lok Sabha election in 2019, sources said.


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Purple Group founder Mark Barnes has entered into an agreement in which as much as 17.8% of the group will be sold to a new shareholder. The transaction is structured as a call option on a larger stake and a sale agreement on a smaller number of shares.
If the option is exercised over all the shares by June 28, and the sale shares are bought, an associate of Barnes will receive R198 million.
The associate, Business Venture Investments 1847 (BVI), is 50% owned by Barnes.
Read: Purple backtracks over chair Barnes’s R2.8m pay (Jan 2019)
The stake will be purchased by Firefly, which is headed by Paul Rutherford of Nire Capital, an investment firm “focused on technology-enabled businesses”.
Purple Group owns low-cost investment platform EasyEquities, which had over 260 000 funded retail accounts with R21.6 billion in assets by end-August 2020. The total number of accounts is now in excess of 950 000.
EasyEquities has grown aggressively in the past 18 months. A partnership with Capitec has seen the bank’s app now include an EasyEquities widget to enable direct investments to its customers. It has also launched EasyProperties, which enables fractional investing in rental properties, as well as EasyEquities Australia.
Read: How much could EasyEquities be worth? (May 2021)
The option entitles Firefly to acquire up to 134.5 million Purple Group shares; 13.3% of shares in issue from BVI at a price of R1.10 per share.
This is an 11% discount to Tuesday’s market price of R1.23 when the transaction was announced, and a 19% discount to Purple Group’s 52-week high.
If Firefly exercises an option over at least 50 million shares, BVI will sell a further 45.45 million shares (4.5% of the company) at R1.10 per share.
If it fails to meet this hurdle, BVI will only sell 41.7 million shares (4.1%) at a higher price of R1.20 per share.
If only the “adjusted sale shares” are sold, BVI will net R50 million, while the maximum consideration for the option and sale shares is R197.999 million.
BVI owns 33.8% of the group (332 million shares). If the option over all the shares is exercised and the sale shares purchased, this stake will reduce to 15.5%.
BVI will then become the single largest shareholder in Purple Group with an 18.3% stake.
Barnes says: “As a founding shareholder in Purple we are excited to enter a new chapter in Purple’s evolution and I am confident that we have identified the right strategic partner to work with management to take the group to the next level.”
Barnes has been a regular recent seller of shares comprising his direct stake in the business:
- December 9, 2019 – one million shares at 32c
- January 16, 2020 – one million shares at 35c
- June 9, 2020 – 400 000 shares at 50c to 51c
- August 13, 2020 – 700 000 shares at 56c
- Nov 30/Dec 1, 2020 – one million shares at 102c to 110c
- January 28, 2021 – one million shares at 84c
- February 26, 2021 – one million shares at 84c
- April 22, 2021 – 898 826 shares at 131c to 136c
At the end of August 2019, he held 39 million shares in Purple (in 2016, this number was 44 million). By August 2020, this was 34 million. There has been a sale of an additional roughly four million shares since that date.
Purple Group says Firefly will “in due course … cede and assign its rights and obligations under the agreement to an investment partnership, which will be managed by Paul Rutherford on behalf of the general partner of such partnership”.
On completion of the transaction, Rutherford will be appointed to the Purple Group board.
Rutherford says: “We have been tracking the progress of Purple for some time and are excited to be afforded this opportunity by BVI to invest directly into Purple and actively partner with the founders and management teams to continue to build Purple into a market-leading fintech group.”
Prior to founding Nire Capital, Rutherford was head of investments and M&A for Africa, Middle East and North Africa at Naspers until 2015. He was an early investor in on-demand delivery service OrderIn as far back as 2013.
Nire Capital has two disclosed investments (Digital Risks and Superscript), both start-ups in London. It participated in the Series A rounds of both.
Purple CEO Charles Savage says: “We welcome our new shareholder Firefly on board and look forward to working with them to capitalise on the foundation that has been laid as we continue on our growth path.”
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…As police probe N$300k partnership fraud
By Marianne Nghidengwa
THE Namibian Police’s Commercial Crime Division is investigating a case of fraud in which the founder of the now defunct Namibia Hospitality Training Academy (NAHOTA) and Dial-A-Waiter cc, Alex Matukarua, was allegedly pushed out of businesses he started in 2007 by his former business partners Onesmus Hanhapo and his wife Maria.
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Amazon-backed Electric Vehicle Startup Rivian Aims for U.S. IPO This Year
【Summary】Electric truck startup Rivian intends to launch its U.S. IPO by the end of the year, taking advantage of investor interest in electric vehicles that pushed Tesla’s stock to record highs in 2020. Rivian could launch its IPO as early as September. The company is one of the most well funded electric vehicle startups. Last month, Rivian announced a $2.6 billion investment round led by T. Rowe Price. The company said it has raised $8 billion since the start of 2019.
Electric truck startup Rivian intends to launch its U.S. IPO by the end of the year, taking advantage of investor interest in electric vehicles that pushed Tesla's stock to record highs in 2020. Rivian could launch its IPO as early as September.
According to Bloomberg, Rivian is in talks with bankers about its plans, but the company's timeline for an initial public offering isn't final and a listing could happen later in the year or in 2022.
Rivian, founded in 2009, is one of the most well funded and most valuable electric vehicle startups. Last month Rivian announced a $2.6 billion investment round led by T. Rowe Price. The company said it has raised $8 billion since the start of 2019.
Michigan-based Rivian is also backed by e-commerce giant Amazon and Ford Motor Co. and has a post money valuation of roughly $30 billion, but the proceeds from its U.S. IPO could value the company at $50 billion or more.
The company declined to comment on the reports.
With billions in investments, Rivian is emerging as one of the most promising electric vehicle startups since Tesla launched its IPO in June 2010 and the Model S sedan two years later. However unlike Tesla, the company is focused on developing rugged, battery-powered trucks and SUVs.
Rivian is building two consumer vehicles, the Rivian R1T pickup and R1S SUV. Both the R1T and R1S SUV will be built on the same skateboard platform.
Rivian is marketing its battery-powered trucks as adventure vehicles. Both will be built to handle off-roading with 14 inches of ground clearance. Its the exact opposite of Tesla's luxury Model X SUV, which is primarily designed for everyday driving.
Rivian is also planning to build its own EV charging network, including adding dozens of EV chargers near popular outdoor destinations such as hiking and mountain bike trails and kayaking spots.
In addition, by focusing on electric trucks and SUVs Rivian is squarely targeting the most profitable vehicle segments for U.S. automakers General Motors and Ford.
Rivian aims to put its electric pickup and SUV in production by June at its sprawling factory in Normal, Illinois that was once owned by Japan's Mitsubishi Motors.Rivina purchased the shuttered factory in 2016 and it's currently being converted to produce electric vehicles.
Amazon's new fully-electric delivery vans are being built by Rivian. The e-commerce giant ordered 100,000 of them.
Rivian is also working with its investor Amazon, supplying the e-commerce giant with electric vans that were custom designed for Amazon's needs. In 2019, Amazon ordered 100,000 electric vans from Rivian that its plans to add to its delivery fleet by 2024.
Rivian also has plans to build smaller EVs for markets in China and Europe, founder and Chief Executive Officer R.J. Scaringe told Reuters in November.
In November 2020, Rivian, Tesla and over 20 other companies joined a new lobbying group called the "Zero Emission Transportation Association" (ZETA). The organization's focus is on advocating for national policies to promote the use of zero-emissions electric vehicles, including light, medium duty commercial trucks in the U.S. by 2030.
Missing from the group however are two of Rivian's biggest competitors, General Motors and Ford, both of which rely heavily on the profits of gas-powered trucks and SUVs, a category Rivian is looking to electrify.
The funds raised from an IPO could position Rivian as a formidable competitor to legacy automakers, which is exactly what Tesla has done.
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"Jungle Cruise" was the most recent Premier Access title on Disney Plus, but no future releases have been announced.
'Mulan' is now available to stream on Disney Plus for all subscribers without an extra fee — here's how to watch the blockbuster movie at home
Three months after its debut as a Premier Access title, "Mulan" is now available to watch on Disney Plus for all members at no extra cost.
New 'Mulan' viewership data from Nielsen sheds light on how the movie performed after it debuted on Disney Plus
The data shows how many minutes US viewers spent watching "Mulan" on Disney Plus in its first weekend.
Companies like Disney face difficult choices about doing business in China, but for many, the country's market is still be too big to ignore.
Efforts outside China to boycott "Mulan" have surged after the movie's end credits thanked Chinese government entities in Xinjiang.
The 'Boycott Mulan' movement has surged and turned online sentiment around the movie negative, according to new social-media data
Nearly 44% of tweets about "Mulan" over the last nine days expressed a negative sentiment toward the movie amid controversies surrounding it.
The movie thanked Chinese authorities in Xinjiang — a region where millions of ethnic Muslims are surveilled, detained, and abused.
'Mulan' viewership data from connected TVs provide a snapshot of how much money it made in its first weekend on Disney Plus
Disney's live-action "Mulan" remake debuted on Disney Plus over the holiday weekend amid controversy and the coronavirus pandemic.
Disney filmed parts of 'Mulan' in China's Xinjiang, where millions of Muslims are being spied on and locked up
Chinese authorities have installed a modern police state to oppress Muslims in Xinijang. "Mulan" thanked some of those authorities in its end credits.
"Mulan" actress Liu Yifei shared a post last year that said, "I support the Hong Kong police. You can all attack me now. What a shame for Hong Kong."
Disney's decision to debut 'Mulan' on Disney Plus for $30 could mean big changes for movie theaters, but the economics of high-price digital releases are daunting
Disney will debut its live-action "Mulan" remake on Disney Plus next month for an additional $30 premium fee.
The release dates for "Fast and Furious 9" and "Black Widow" have been delayed, and productions for "The Batman" and "Jurassic World 3" have halted.
The US box office is starting to drop, as movie theaters take major steps to help slow the coronavirus spread
AMC Theatres and Regal announced on Friday that all of their US locations would be operating at 50% capacity in an effort to combat the coronavirus.
How the coronavirus has impacted Hollywood movies like the next James Bond and 'Mission: Impossible,' and what could happen next
From "Mulan" to "No Time to Die," Hollywood movies are already feeling the effects of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Disney's 'Mulan' remake faces an 'unprecedented' situation at the box office because of the Wuhan coronavirus
China's 70,000 theaters are closed in response to the Wuhan coronavirus, which could have negative implications for "Mulan."
'Mulan' star Liu Yifei did 90% of her own stunts in the Disney movie, according to the cinematographer
Cinematographer Mandy Walker said "Mulan" star Liu Yifei was incredible to work with and nailed the movie's battle and action scenes.
The remake of Disney's animated movie featuring Yifei Liu is in theaters March 27, 2020.
The Oscars might have shut out female directors this year, but 2020 is still a promising year for women in film.
Two of the biggest movies tipped for next year include the live-action remake of "Mulan" and the Dwayne Johnson-starring "Jungle Cruise."
A new trailer for Disney's live-action 'Mulan' is here and it teases a phoenix that will replace Mushu in the movie
Niko Caro is directing the live-action version of Disney's beloved 1998 animated film. It will be in theaters on March 27, 2020.


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With Google Inc.'s purchase of Motorola Mobility complete, will the new owner be willing drop the legal sparring match between its new acquisition and Microsoft Corp.?
The Wall Street Journal's All Things D reports Microsoft is very interested in meeting with Google Inc. to discuss the Motorola patent wars fight, which is waging across Europe and also in a Seattle courtroom.
The two companies are probably amenable to settling for a couple of reasons, the least not being that their legal bills are beginning to mount. U.S. District Judge James Robart, who is hearing the Seattle case where Microsoft alleges that Motorola Mobility is demanding too much money in patent royalties, said the legal fees in the fight "could finance a small country."


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One reason why Bitcoin may fluctuate against fiat currencies is the perceived store of value versus the fiat currency.Find all you need to know and get started with Bitcoin on bitcoin.org.
While many venture capitalists remain enthusiastic about the crypto-currency, this has not been a good season.When my Mom is on board,. which is the increase of supply of said currency.Dig a bit deeper, however, and it becomes clear that gold itself has no intrinsic value.Microsoft and Dell are the other major players, but until a mass adoption event happens, or is forced to happen by some greater economic meltdown, Bitcoin will be seen as an outlier, not the best bet.
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Bitcoin price rise may mean respectability for digitalWe can help you grow your Bitcoin Wealth and build your investment portfolio.Also available are BTC services like cheap money tranfers, a XBT currency data, and more.Bitcoin market value chart - this chart and data show the variations in price across markets.Ethereum, a digital currency network that is winning over tech geeks and big companies, may soon surpass Bitcoin, its inspiration.
Bitcoin sees nearly $4 billion wiped off value after 19%Bitcoins have the ability to act as a new currency and a store of value.
While cyberattacks have increasingly targeted businesses around the world, bitcoin ransom attacks, especially in the U.S., are skyrocketing.
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Bitcoin surged in popularity in China last year as its price rose, but trading dwindled after regulators tightened controls.Mexico and Ecuador have been in discussions to mimic the Bitcoin blockchain and create their own digital currencies.But analytics can help mine additional value from Bitcoin by identifying patterns and unearthing unethical or illegal activity,.Click to Read More Click to Hide Top Stories Carter Page files slander lawsuit over Democrat-funded Russia dossier Sen.This question seems to be asked every now and then when legal status of Bitcoin is discussed - Is Bitcoin a currency.Bitcoin Currency Data. Quandl provides several measures of the size and value of the Bitcoin market,.
The surge follows a spinoff another cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash.Providing breaking cryptocurrency news - focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, NEO, ICOs, prices, blockchain technology, and smart contracts.Bitcoin has been embroiled in scandals and regulatory purgatory in many global locales, so it can be seen as a financial wild card to place big bets with.Plus, Bitcoin is a technology that fits into our improving global economy.
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12 questions about Bitcoin you were too embarrassed to askChina has already begun to call for a new global reserve currency.
Bitcoin has not gone viral yet, and is still developing the apps, upgrades, and protocols that will make it truly ready for prime time, so the upside potential is still huge.Bitcoin was wracked with uncertainty two weeks ago when the digital currency split into two-- the original bitcoin and a new, cheaper offshoot called.One of the difficulties with a novel currency like Bitcoin is adoption and valuation.
Bitcoin Currency - Cryptocurrency Bitcoin Investment | GKNations around the world are funneling the mainstream into the digital payment system and away from cash through soft bans.
They may be doing it for economic control over all transactions, and the ability to record and tax every transaction in the future, but consumers will get closer and closer to the realization that Bitcoin is really their digital currency of choice.
IRS: Bitcoin is not currency - USA TODAY
Bitcoin Is An Asset, Not A Currency. There are two big problems with bitcoin as a currency: its value is unstable and its transaction processing is too.A dollar has no production limit on the amount it can be inflated by decree of government or the centralized banking syndicate.


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COMPANY NEWS; FORD-VW VENTURE IN PORTUGAL CLEARED BY COMMUNITY
Published: December 24, 1992
The European Community cleared the way yesterday for Volkswagen A.G. and the Ford Motor Company to jointly make a new family car in Portugal, provided they meet conditions to protect competition. The French auto maker Matra had argued that the venture would unfairly compete with its plans for a model called Espace; the community implicitly rejected that complaint. The venture is based outside the southern city of Setubal; the community has said the deal would provide jobs in what is one of the poorest regions in the 12-nation bloc. One condition on the deal prohibits Ford from using Volkswagen diesel and high-performance engines in more than 25 percent of the joint-venture vehicles it markets.


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4/15/13 HYMNAL from 1640 MAY SELL for $30 MILLION,*read more at http://m.cnsnews.com/news/article/hymnal-dates-1640-could-fetch-30m
" — A tiny hymnal from 1640 believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States
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…The last time a copy came on the auction block in 1947, it
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A new Australian Retailers Association (ARA)-Roy Morgan 2019 pre-Christmas spending predictions forecast Australians will spend nearly $53 billion this year in the lead-up to Christmas.
According to Roy Morgan, 2019’s spends will be up 2.6 on the year previous and when it comes to what kids want under the tree, a Netflix subscription topped the list.
The streaming service topped the Kids’ Cool List in Roy Morgan’s Young Australians Survey for a second straight year – with Netflix nominated as “really cool” by 66 per cent of 6-13 year olds (up three percentage points on 2018) and more than 70 per cent of 10-13 year olds.
In second place is 2016’s former number one, the Apple iPad on 60 per cent, then the Apple iPhone on 53 per cent. Netflix is in top spot for both girls and boys ahead of the iPad with girls putting the Apple iPhone in third spot although for boys it is the Sony Playstation 4 that takes third spot. More than twice as many boys as girls say they consider the PlayStation 4 “really cool”.
The Kids’ Cool List: what Australian kids think is really cool now
Other items rated “really cool” by kids are computers, including laptops and tablets (47 per cent), Nike products (46 per cent), the computer games Minecraft (43 per cent), Fortnite (43 per cent) and Roblox (39 per cent), Harry Potter products (40 per cent), books to read (37 per cent) and Microsoft’s Xbox One gaming console (36 per cent).
Gifts that girls rate “really cool” also include products by or featuring Disney, Adidas, L.O.L. Surprise, Minions, The Simpsons and Wonder Woman, while boys are opt for Nerf Guns, Spiderman, Iron Man, the Nintendo Switch and The Hulk.
The Avid Collective MD reveals his life pre-adland. As exciting as it is, it's not international playboy spy & Lothario.
SenateSHJ has launched a new digital, data and insights capability designed to help clients tackle the growing complexity of communication challenges. SenateSHJ Digital, Data and Insights (DDI) will combine the firm’s existing Digital and Insights functions to create a Trans-Tasman capability focused on digital communication, and the generation and use of data to improve communication. […]
Creative technology platform Bonzai has announced the launch of BrandStory – a new premium mobile ad format. BrandStory offers triple the ad space and 2.8 times greater time in view than single scroll ad formats, addressing the surging demand from brands worldwide for more real estate to drive real results by seamlessly intertwining awareness, exploration […]
B&T went through the looking glass this morning, with editor-in-chief David Hovenden (above) appearing on Channel 7’s The Morning Show to get the general public involved in our search for Australia’s Greatest Ad. Hovenden chatted with Kylie Gillies and stand-in host Matt Doran about what makes a great ad and showcasing some of our favourites […]
Two Australian-born technology providers have joined forces to bring more power and choice to marketers in Australia and New Zealand with mobile messaging that is more local, cost-effective, and integrated. It’s a partnership that sees two Australian software companies come together to deliver a world-class mobile-first solution for marketers building data-driven, personalised, omnichannel campaigns. While […]
Zitcha and Broadsign have teamed up to integrate the Broadsign out-of-home (OOH) advertising platform with Zitcha’s retail media platform. The collaboration empowers retailers to maximise and monetise in-store digital display networks and enables advertising partners to easily view and book available in-store inventory and review campaign performance alongside the retailer’s other media channels. With the […]
Today, 7-Eleven has announced a one-of-a-kind collaboration with the popular Sydney-based anti-resort wear label Double Rainbouu. Dropping tomorrow, December 1, just in time for summer, this limited-edition capsule will infuse the fashion brand’s rebellious spirit with a distinctly iconic 7-Eleven flavour. The unisex collection features five must-have styles comprising two signature Hawaiian shirts, a peaked cap, a bucket hat […]