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Two New York shops are featuring German design this spring.
In an odd bit of serendipitous timing, two separate retail exhibitions on German industrial design are being held this month in New York. The first—at Kiosk, a small Soho shop—collects vernacular products from across the country; the other, Destination: Berlin, at the Museum of Modern Art’s Design Store, focuses on pieces by young Berliners. Taken together, the collections show a slice of German life that goes deeper than rote images of autobahn severity or Bavarian kitsch.
Many of Kiosk’s products are tied to the past. Owner and curator Alisa Grifo scoured hardware stores, grocery shops, and a Baroque town for commonplace items: a speckled enamel soap dish, a cuckoo clock from the Black Forest, a Bakelite pencil sharpener. “If they have a nostalgic presence, they really speak of the place they’re from,” Grifo says.
MoMA looks to Germany’s metropolitan heart as a center of a new internationalism. A trivet in the shape of nunchakus, inspired by Bruce Lee, is typical. The Berlin TV tower on the Alexanderplatz, a once feared symbol of the German Democratic Republic, adorns T-shirts and necklaces. According to Markus Müller of the Kunst-Werke Institute of Contemporary Art, which collaborated with MoMA on the project, since the Berlin Wall fell the city’s young artists have created a place where borders are blurred. “We are showing tiny little bits and pieces of an international future,” Müller says. “It’s almost the fledgling German identity that one could hope for.”


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Alvaston Tesco raid CCTV stills released
CCTV pictures of an attempted armed robbery at a Derby supermarket have been released by police.
Two men went into Tesco Express, on London Road, in the Alvaston area on 28 June and threatened a shop worker with a knife.
When the worker refused to hand over cash the suspects fled empty handed.
Officers said the images showed two Asian men, in their late teens or early 20s, and a dark blue Vauxhall Astra they wanted to trace.
One of the suspects was described as about 5ft 7ins (1.70m) tall, with short black spiky hair and a trimmed beard. He was wearing a dark coloured bomber jacket.
The second man is 6ft (1.83m) tall, had shaved hair and was wearing dark clothing. The pair were both wearing pink bandanas and were last seen running down Wye Street.

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On July 18, Chenega Analytic Business Solutions’ president Sonia Mundra will present at America’s Venture Capitol Conference.
This conference will feature more than 60 industry experts as they discuss topics ranging from venture capital, tech, policy, and more. The theme of the conference is to “bring Silicon Valley to D.C. and America,” with a focus on disruption, deal flow, and impact.
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Time: 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Location: American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Ave NW
Washington DC 20016
If you are interested in attending this event, you can learn more and purchase your tickets here.


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For the biggest holiday bang for your puny pounds, head for Turkey, Portugal or Spain — that is the conclusion after a new holiday cost survey and additional research by The Independent.
As the Brexit debate rages, the pound remains stubbornly weak — pushing up holiday costs for anyone spending sterling. A report from TripAdvisor out today says this spring £1,000 will buy return flights plus 18 nights in Albufeira on Portugal’s Algarve, 17 nights in Benidorm or 13 nights in Prague, versus just three nights in New York.
The travel review site looked at 10 key destinations, and researched room rates and air fares between March and May.
Joint fourth place is occupied by Marrakech and Paris, where £1,000 buys nine nights. Bangkok (eight nights) and Reykjavik (six nights) are sixth and seventh respectively.
Sharing eighth place, with £1,000 buying four nights, are Dubai and Hong Kong.
New York is last and most expensive as a result of a very high nightly rate: £293 for a double room, says TripAdvisor, compared with £90 for Albufeira.
But some key high-value locations were missing from the TripAdvisor research. In addition, the report cannot compare like with like because of a difference of hotels used.
So The Independent introduced Cairo and Istanbul, in place of Marrakech and Reykjavik, and looked only at room rates on the same night — 25 March — staying at Holiday Inns, which offer comparable standards worldwide. Alicante replaced Benidorm, which does not have a Holiday Inn.
Comparing like for like, some of the results were dramatically different. Istanbul, with a nightly rate of just £36 for a double room and return flights easily available for £100, will welcome the traveller for 25 nights for £1,000.
Portugal, Spain and the Czech Republic took the next three places, but Cairo moved ahead of Paris. Dubai displaced Bangkok, while New York City nudged ahead of Hong Kong — where the Holiday Inn guest will be able to spend only two nights.
The Independent Holiday Inn-dex
Rates for night of 25 March
New York City £169
Hong Kong – £179
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16 May 2013
Asda CEO Andy Clarke today (16 May) hit out at the "gimmicky" and "unsustainable" promotions of its rivals and said the UK grocer's "clarity" on prices was paying off.
16 May 2013
Asda CEO Andy Clarke claimed the UK's second-largest grocer had put in a "strong performance in a tough market" after the retailer booked higher first-quarter like-for-like sales.
15 May 2013
Wal-Mart has launched legal action against the UFCW union in the US and its protests at the retailer's stores in California.
15 May 2013
Campbell Soup Co. has expanded its range of Prego pasta sauces in the US with a new line.
13 May 2013
US retail giant Wal-Mart is to invest CNY100m (US$16.3m) over three years to improve food safety in China.
13 May 2013
US breakfast cereal group Post Holdings kicks off a relatively quieter week of results with its half-year numbers on Monday. On Tuesday, meat giants Marfig and JBS will report on how it fared in the first three months of the year - as will Wal-Mart on Thursday. The week also includes an international conference in the Netherlands looking at the sustainable cultivation of soy.
2 May 2013
Online will be the latest driver of Wal-Mart's growth, the chief of the world's largest retailer's e-commerce operation has claimed.
29 April 2013
Wal-Mart, Kroger and Supervalu are among the US retailers presenting at a Barclays sector conference next week. The first-quarter results will continue to roll in, with Kellogg, Kraft Foods Group and Canadian retailer Loblaw part of a group of companies to publish numbers.
23 April 2013
Asda said today (23 April) the focus of its investment has "shifted" to accelerating the expansion of its multichannel operations as it outlined plans for its online food business.
19 April 2013
Could sovereign wealth funds and pension funds become more active participants in deal-making in the FMCG industry? Perhaps so, writes Dean Best.
16 April 2013
Wal-Mart Stores is eyeing savings of around US$1bn through a six-fold increase in its renewable energy projects as it works towards a target of only using such sources by 2020.
10 April 2013
The veterinary drug phenylbutazone, or bute, has been found in Asda Smart Price corned beef.
8 April 2013
China dominated our headlines in the first part of the week. Swiss firm Hero Group was forced to defend the safety of its infant formula in the country after allegations a local distributor mislabelled products. Wal-Mart, meanwhile, issued a statement to reiterate its expansion plans in China after it emerged it would close three stores there. Emerging markets continued to feature heavily, with news Qatar had bought a majority stake in Indian group Bush Foods Overseas. And we interviewed the CEO of ambitious Brazilian dairy group Vigor.
4 April 2013
Qatari investment vehicle Hassad Foods has bought a majority stake in Indian food supplier Bush Foods Overseas.
2 April 2013
Wal-Mart Stores has publicly reiterated it has set a target of opening over 100 new stores in China in the next three years.
2 April 2013
Burton's Biscuit Co. is the UK's second-largest biscuit maker, producing iconic brands from Jammie Dodgers to Wagon Wheels and Maryland Cookies. Earlier this month, it emerged that the company's private equity owners, Apollo Management and CIBC, have hired advisors to look at options for the business, including potential sale. Apollo and CIBC took ownership of Burton's in 2011 and, since then, the company has focused its operations, developed its strategic initiatives to drive growth and shaken up its manufacturing base to improve profitability. Burton's chief marketing officer Stuart Wilson spoke to just-food about how management plans to drive continued growth in the biscuit sector.
25 March 2013
Wal-Mart Stores has insisted it is co-operating with the Indian government after its Asia division chief was questioned by a judge last week over alleged illegal lobbying activities.
20 March 2013
Asda, the UK arm of Wal-Mart Stores, has launched a price promotion marketing campaign, the Asda Price Lock.
5 March 2013
Online grocery retailing in China and Thailand promises great opportunities for international supermarket groups to crack these two diverse, challenging and potentially lucrative Asian markets. Andrew Don reports.
27 February 2013
Muller Quaker Dairy, the joint venture between Germany's Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller and PepsiCo, is expanding the distribution of its Muller yoghurt in the US.
22 February 2013
Asda CEO Andy Clarke has insisted the retailer's moves to lower prices on "essential" products are working despite sales slowing in the last three months of its financial year.
21 February 2013
Wal-Mart Stores today (21 February) forecast flat US sales in the first quarter of its new financial year but said its low-price strategy will become "even more relevant" to consumers.
21 February 2013
Wal-Mart Stores today (21 February) set a forecast for first-quarter earnings below analyst estimates amid caution over the economy and consumer confidence.
15 February 2013
Asda has recalled fresh sauce manufactured by private-label giant Greencore after finding horse DNA in the line - the first product outside the frozen aisle to become embroiled in the contamination scandal.
4 February 2013
Kraft Foods Group has filed a lawsuit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBOCS) over the US restaurant chain's plans to sell branded products in mainstream retail stores.
22 January 2013
Retail giant Wal-Mart has revealed expansion plans for its Canada division that will see it invest US$450m in supercentre and distribution facility pro
18 December 2012
From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward, writes Ben Cooper.
14 December 2012
US retailers Wal-Mart Stores and Kroger are understood to be one of a number of bidders for the assets of US baker and Twinkies owner Hostess Brands.
13 December 2012
Wal-Mart Stores is reportedly in talks to buy Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret from UK private-equity firm BC Partners.
11 December 2012
The facility owned by Canada's XL Foods at the centre of an e. coli scare has been allowed to resume exports to the US.


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We’ve all been overwhelmed by the insane volume of and quality of iOS software updates over the past couple of years. It feels like every half-decent app gets an update to a new version of iOS at some point – and even then, a lot of them don’t show up. But just as we enter the less-active part of the app generation cycle, I’m guessing Apple is getting ready to unleash their next batch of goodies. The public beta for iOS 15 came and went today, and it looks like two big improvements that we’ve been waiting for are coming: Apple’s new Health app and a new developer API for the Photos app.
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The new Health app was heavily previewed at WWDC last year, and Apple has been slowly releasing it into the wild in a beta release over the past few months. Now, Apple appears to be at the point where they feel the beta release is good enough to start testing on a broader audience. And I’m eager to see exactly what’s in it for me.
The Health app will ship with iOS 15, and lets you keep track of everything from your diet to your fitness. The entire thing is logged into what Apple claims is “a new Health app”, and will integrate with Apple HealthKit and other cloud services like 12 Health apps, iOS support for glucose monitoring apps, and smart speaker integration from both the Amazon Echo and Google Home. The log will show you everything from hydration levels to sleep deprivation to what your iPhone’s sensors are saying about your heart rate.
It’s a big deal because it’s going to change how we interact with our tech – you’ll be able to view your fitness stats right on your Apple TV and control them via Siri. You’ll be able to use a similar feature to view performance data from your MacBook with the Health app. It’s not clear yet if Apple will be giving app makers the ability to sync that data with their own apps, but it seems likely that some early adopters will.
The second new API is a huge deal, because that means you can now make photos you shoot work just like apps and websites do on iOS: start with a photo you want to save, then add smart photo filters to adjust exposure, speed, blur, and more, then edit it with editing tools, then send the results to your app of choice. It’s the simplest way to turn your snaps into something that doesn’t exist anywhere else on your iPhone.
This will also change how developers make iOS apps by encouraging them to integrate these automatic photo-editing tools directly into their creations. The most obvious beneficiaries are the camera apps in your camera roll, but also those third-party photo apps you already have. So it seems likely that this will be the sleeper hit of iOS 15: eventually, apps on iOS will have to learn to do what the Health app does already if they want to stay with the platform.


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Doors are open a bit wider for Tesla in Michigan. Sort of. An agreement between state officials and the electric automobile manufacturer will allow Michigan residents to purchase Teslas and let maintenance and service be performed locally. The agreement, headed by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel, still prohibits Tesla from owning and operating a dealership in the state.
In 2016, Tesla filed suit against the state of Michigan, claiming that the 2014 amendment banning company-owned stores, requiring automobiles to be sold through franchised dealerships, was unconstitutional.
The agreement, which dismisses the lawsuit, allows Tesla to operate galleries in Michigan for consumers to learn about their products. According to a statement from Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for the attorney general that was reported to The Metro Times, "permissible gallery activities “include (but are not limited to) conducting demonstration drives; discussing prices, service, financing, leasing, and trade-ins with potential customers; helping potential customers configure a vehicle; facilitating ordering and purchase of a vehicle for which the legal title transfers out-of-state; and facilitating customer transaction paperwork for a sale for which legal title transfers out-of-state…."
Rossman-McKinney continued: "Michigan residents can lawfully purchase a Tesla as long as the vehicle is titled in a state other than Michigan. Thousands of Teslas are already on the roads in Michigan, but residents no longer have to drive to Ohio or other neighboring states to pick up their vehicles or have them serviced."
Daniel Crane, a professor of law who teaches contracts, antitrust and intellectual property, and legislation and regulation at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor told The Central Square, “The only difference is the product cannot be driven off a showroom floor on the day of the purchase. Instead, buyers can have their new vehicles delivered to their homes and offices. Tesla can now open service centers in Michigan whereas Tesla owners requiring maintenance were forced previously to have those services performed out-of-state."
According to Fortune, Michigan is not the only state where Tesla has seen roadblocks. The company has also been unable to get a license to sell directly to customers in Texas and Connecticut.


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Start-ups should always react to, and ideally be ahead of, changing consumer needs. But changes in the physical size of Australians could also provide inspiration to entrepreneurs.
Australia’s rising obesity rate is helping provide stiff competition to the US for the mantle of the world’s most rotund nation. The Medical Journal of Australia estimates that this costs the economy $21 billion annually.
Obese people may have chubby fingers, but they can still access disposable income from their wallets and could be targeted by a particular niche business.
In the US, a firm called SuperSized Cycles has created a variety of bicycles, electric bikes and tricycles for people who fight a daily war of attrition with their waistbands.
Many standard bikes don’t do well when asked to support weights of more than 110 kilos. SuperSized Cycles can provide carriage for plus-sized people double this weight.
Many adjustments have been made to plane seats, clothing and furniture to cope with long-term changes to the public’s girth. But there are areas where larger people find it hard to access. Why not think of areas, such as home appliances or even sporting equipment, that have been overlooked in our changing society?


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As reported in the Global E-Waste Monitor, in 2019, we generated over 50 million metric tons of e-waste globally, with a 21% jump in the five years since 2014 and a prediction to reach 74 million metric tons annually by 2030. It’s no surprise, then, that public concern about institutional commitment against throwaway culture is on the rise.
When purchasing new products, people are increasingly leaning toward refurbished, highly repairable and second-hand goods. Younger generations are especially motivated to minimize their impact on the environment by changing their consumption behaviors and raising public awareness. At the same time, new Right to Repair policies and initiatives are encouraging brands in multiple sectors to raise their repairability standards to prevent the early disposal of their products.
Repairability is effectively starting to matter a lot more to legislators, brands and consumers, which will impact the consumer product ecosystem in three ways:
1. Provide customers with an additional way of evaluating products
Repairability will be seen as added value, creating a new dimension in market segmentation. People will consider “truly” repairable products as robust, updatable, re-sellable and therefore of higher value. Conversely, products that need to be replaced if broken will be perceived as being of lower value and poorly made — or even purposefully designed to become obsolete.
For instance, brands like Fairphone and Framework are setting the bar of repairability in the consumer electronics industry, becoming reference points of how durable and upgradable products should be designed.
However, if brands truly want to increase the perceived value of their goods, and consequently their margins, they can’t just offer repairable products — they’ll need to enable the repair of those products by offering a compelling repair experience and related content and services.
2. Give brands the opportunity to reimagine their relationships with customers, moving past traditional customer service
As a product’s lifespan increases, so do the opportunities for contact between brands and their customers that go beyond basic repair and maintenance services (which are often avoided in favor of purchasing newer models, as it’s perceived to be a more convenient and economical option in the long run).
Interactions with customers will no longer be just about providing spare parts or replacing broken ones. Companies will be able to introduce and invent many new services and touchpoints — such as periodic care and check-ups, DIY repair-training content and reselling support, to name a few — opening new opportunities to connect with customers, drive loyalty and establish new revenue streams.
These more frequent and intimate interactions have the power to change the current paradigm of customer service, transforming peoples’ perception of it as a painful experience — that is, a last resort — to something much more positive and effortless.
To make this change work in a credible and effective way, brands need to structure a harmonic ecosystem around repairability, connecting services, touchpoints and stakeholders to better support and retain their current customers — and provide avenues for acquiring new ones.
3. Create a new playground for brands to express themselves, compete and be evaluated
Repairability is, and will increasingly become, an opportunity for brands to differentiate themselves in the market — especially in heavily saturated ones — and demonstrate their commitment toward a circular economy.
From offering easy-to-repair products and compelling repair experiences to providing customers with enriching service moments throughout their products’ lifecycles — all these touchpoints represent opportunities not just for brands to provide value to customers, but to communicate their own values and genuine commitment to sustainability. Brands that can do this, and show it, stand to win customers and keep them.
Just think of Patagonia for example: Their brand reputation and incredibly loyal customer base are built around concrete actions like free repair services, DIY repair tutorials, and reuse and recycle assistance, on top of their lifetime guarantee.
By pairing these initiatives with durable, high-quality products, brands will be able to demonstrate their dedication and credibility, solidifying their perception in the eyes of consumers and elevating their position in the market.
THE FUTURE OF REPAIRABILITY IS MULTIFORM
When it comes to repairability, there is no one single way to stand out — nor is there an established best practice. It’s a new frontier for brands to act, experiment and innovate through new narratives, services and product offerings. It also creates an ideal opportunity for brands to use their imagination and create something surprising, relevant and effective. And there’s no time like the present to start fixing the future.


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This snazzy ride has been approved for driving down real roads and goes up to a whopping 70 miles per hour.
If you remember cruising down an apartment corridor or sidewalk in your red and yellow Little Tikes toy car, then prepare to have your mind blown. Attitude Autos, a vehicle restoration and modification services company based in Oxfordshire, England, has developed an adult version that has been approved for the road. While you probably didn't go quite far as a child in the toy version, the adult version can reach a swift 70 miles per hour. It may not be the fastest ride out there, but it's definitely worth it for that nostalgic drive down memory lane.
Brothers Geoff and John Bitmead, the geniuses behind Attitude Autos, were in quite the nostalgic mood one day. That's when they decided to create the Giant Little Tikes toy car. Their "Toytown Coupe," as they like to call it, first appeared on BBC News and quickly went viral across the internet. According to their official website, their story claimed a total of 21 million hits within its first eight hours of publication. As it turns out, the Bitmead brothers definitely weren't the only ones excited about taking a ride around town in those smooth wheels.
In addition to fulfilling their childhood whimsies, the brothers were also aiming to win themselves a Guinness World Record. While they didn't achieve the one they had their eyes own, they earned the World Record for the world's largest coupe in 2016. The duo shared on their official Facebook page: Just to recap, back in dim and distant past we built a mini rod Crazy Coupe in an attempt to steal a world record... We never got the one we aimed for but we ended up with another that we didn't expect! The world's largest Cozy Coupe. Awarded on August 14, 2016. As one would assume, demand for the Toytown Coupe isn't too high so these bad boys can't really be mass-produced, but it's definitely made the little child in me very, very pleased. Cheers to that!


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A new study from GumGum sought to answer the question, and worked Dentsu Aegis and brands such as Sephora to find out.
Read the full article here.
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Cheers to Lyaness in London, where mixologists shake up experimental cocktails like the Marigold Gimlet, consisting of Bacardi Ocho, oyster honey, white verjus, brioche, and apple blossom. Lyaness was named the World's Best Bar at last month's Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. The organization also named Lyaness the Best International Hotel Bar, while honoring Washington DC's Silver Lyan at the Riggs as Best US Hotel Bar and New York's Katana Kitten as Best US Cocktail Bar.
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You probably associate Budweiser beer with football, thanks to a longstanding sponsorship arrangement between Anheuser-Busch and the National Football League. But Gallo wine? As of this August, Barefoot wine be the first brand that Gallo spotlights in its new role as the official wine sponsor of the NFL. Wine and football...a sign of the times.
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It took 11 years, but "West Sonoma Coast" is now officially recognized as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. These California wines are some of the most sought-after on the market, and they can now trumpet their appellation, joining other established AVAs such as Oregon's Willamette Valley and upstate New York's Finger Lakes region.
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Ok, this isn't news. But if you've struggled with wine-stained tablecloths, here's a pouring primer from the pros, including notes on how many ounces go into a standard pour and the official name of that little dent in the bottom of the bottle.
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Most people know that heavy drinking (2+ drinks a day) can increase risk of disease and cognitive impairment. But a new study of more than 36,000 adults shows that even light-to-moderate drinking might reduce your overall brain volume. For example, among 50-year-olds, researchers found that as drinking increased from one alcohol unit (half a beer or glass of wine) to two units (a pint of beer or full glass of wine) per day, there were associated brain changes equivalent to aging two years. Going from two to three alcohol units a day was like aging three and half years. Hm...where did I put that mocktail cookbook?


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Want proof of just how bleak things are for the economy and automakers?
The July sales rate dropped to it's lowest level since April of '92. Last month, the sales pace was 12.55 million. More than a million units slower than June.
And unlike June nearly every automaker was down in July. When you adjust for two extra sales days, here's how much sales dropped:
Chrysler: down 34.2%
GM down 32.4%
Ford down 21.5%
Toyota down 18.7%
Honda down 9.2%


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XL Group has launched a dedicated cyber and technology risk unit for the US and Canada in response to what it believes to be rapidly growing demand for cover.
The company had previously provided cyber and technology errors and omissions insurance coverage through its select professional business unit, which provides miscellaneous professional liability insurance to various business niches.
John Coletti, previously cyber and technology underwriting manager within XL’s select professional business, has been appointed as chief underwriting officer of the new unit, and will be based in New York.
Greg Hendrick, chief executive of XL’s global insurance operations, says: “The cyber insurance market is evolving quickly. Once, most businesses didn’t consider cyber liability a valid concern. As the number of high-profile breaches continues to mount, there is definitely more awareness of cyber risks across industries and rising interest in the coverage.”
He continues, “With this new unit, we’re putting our cyber risk team in better position to grow and develop the cyber insurance products that business need now and will demand into the future.”
Coletti concludes: “With more than 100 years of underwriting experience between us, my team has the foresight and ability to recognize cyber risk trends which is going to help us create the next generation of cyber insurance products. As a standalone business unit, we will have great flexibility to develop innovative cyber risk solutions for our diverse client base while having the focus required to build a profitable book of business.”


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Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR M Android 4.1 update now rolling out
Today’s a good day to own a Motorola Droid RAZR M for Verizon. That’s because those who have this device in hand should be receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean any minute now. A few lucky RAZR M owners have already gotten the new bits and pieces, and it’s certainly nice to see Motorola push out a new OS version so soon after a phone was released (which, incidentally, happened exactly two months ago). Sure, the now Google-owned company did promise a quick update to Jelly Bean, but its track record has been anything but stellar on this front. Perhaps that Google ownership is starting to really make an impact over at Motorola.
The update is of the over-the-air variety, and as such will reach RAZR M devices in stages. When yours is ready to download and install Jelly Bean, it will notify you (as above).
After updating you’ll be running software version 98.12.4 (Android 4.1.1). Aside from everything that stock 4.1 brings to the table (Project Butter, expandable notifications, Google Now, and so on), this update changes the on-screen navigation buttons’ design, from a squarish one unique to Motorola to the ‘stock’ feel found in Android Jelly Bean (you can see the ‘before and after’ in the two images above – to the left is the ‘old’ Moto way, to the right what you’ll have in Jelly Bean).
The update should make it to all the Droid RAZR Ms out there in the next few days, so if it hasn’t reached you just yet – don’t panic. It’s definitely on the way now.
Of course, you may know that Android 4.2 got released by Google today. Unfortunately though, if you own a RAZR M you’ll have to make do with 4.1 for now. Google hasn’t yet announced when or if this device will get the absolute latest version of its mobile OS.


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Over-leveraged Aussies signing up in record numbers for debt negotiation services
Fintech Credit Intelligence’s Australian subsidiary ChapterTwo (CHT) says its seen client acquisition growing as Australian’s who over leveraged themselves when rates were low are lining up for their services.
The company provides Informal Debt Solutions and Broking Services under its newly approved Australian Credit Licence.
And more and more clients each month are requiring the use of Credit Intelligence’s (ASX:CI1) – ChapterTwo’s services and app to make one monthly repayment to their creditors to assist with budgeting and cashflow.
ChapterTwo says homeowners in particular are feeling the impact of rising interest rates.
“As interest rates are rising we are seeing our clients disposable incomes are tightening which is having a flow on effect to their unsecured debt payments,” the company says.
“Our clients’ mortgage repayments are growing which is placing pressure on their unsecured debt repayments.
“This has meant we are seeing an increase in clients looking to refinance to consolidate their debts or requiring debt assistance.”
And it’s not just homeowners feeling the heat. With the increases in cost of living, Australians’ budgets are tightening and they are no longer able to manage all of their debt repayments.
“Most client engagement is due to the vast number of debts Australians have acquired over the last few years and the inability to manage all repayments,” Credit Intelligence said.
Not to mention that the Buy-Now-Pay-Later growth over the past 2 years – and the fact that most of these lenders do not credit check – has allowed consumers to take out multiple facilities with multiple lenders.
“Given the repayment of these debts is required in a short time it has placed pressure on regular credit card and personal loan repayments,” the company added.
“This traps consumers in a debt cycle they cannot repay.”
As rates continue to grow, unsecured debts become the first liability distressed consumers stop paying.
Plus, many small businesses have collapsed, and the owners have personally guaranteed a lot of debt which they are now personally liable for and require assistance from debt companies like ChapterTwo to negotiate payment arrangements to avoid Bankruptcy.
“The need for our services is growing given many Australians have over leveraged themselves whilst rates were low,” the company said.
Client acquisition is growing month on month as demand heats up for the company’s service where clients can make one monthly repayment to their creditors to assist with budgeting and cashflow.
Credit Intelligence says it’s seen a robust 67% increase in revenue (unaudited) in the 1st quarter of FY23 for CHT compared to the last correspondence period.
This article was developed in collaboration with Credit Intelligence Limited, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.
This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.


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NORTHBROOK, ILL., October 12, 2017 -- Hilco Global announced today that it has named David Peress to the new position of Executive Vice President – Hilco Retail Services, effective immediately.
In this newly created position, David will provide critical oversight and coordination among all Hilco retail valuation and monetization client teams and collaborate closely with the leadership at Hilco Merchant Resources and Hilco Valuation Services. Mr. Peress adds this new role to his existing responsibilities at Hilco Streambank, where he and his partners have continued to grow and expand Hilco’s intellectual property practice in exciting new ways.
Jeffrey B. Hecktman, CEO - Hilco Global indicated that the new role was developed to “further demonstrate Hilco’s commitment to deliver innovative retail solutions and optimized results for our retail clients, their advisors, lenders and investors at a time of great change in the sector.” Hecktman added, “David takes on this new responsibility in recognition of his outstanding reputation in the retail lending and IP marketplace where he is known for his expertise as a successful dealmaker and thought leader.”
As EVP of Hilco Retail Services, Peress will be responsible for supporting and building the overall Hilco Global retail valuation and monetization platform, with an emphasis on four critical service areas: (i) Intellectual Property Valuation, (ii) Inventory Valuation, (iii) Field Exam and Audit, and (iv) Asset Monetization. In each of these areas Mr. Peress will play a pivotal role in the coordination and delivery of holistic retail solutions with a mandate to leverage the entire Hilco Global retail platform to its fullest extent.
From a business development standpoint, and in collaboration with Hilco’s existing business development teams across its retail platforms, Peress will be actively working with the retail lending and investment community, including private equity sponsors, strategic and financial advisors, attorneys and retailers.
Mr. Peress said, “I’m excited to add this new role to my current responsibilities at Hilco Streambank. As retail lenders and investors continue to adapt to the dramatic changes taking place in the marketplace, we are committed to delivering innovative thought leadership and best in class retail valuation services to our long-time retail client relationships as well as developing new relationships in the retail finance sector.


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Nielsen have just conducted their latest Global Multi-Screen Survey (dual-screening to some) and confirmed something of the obvious: we’re screen mad. We want screens, and wherever possible, even more screens.
We also want content to make those screens worthy of owning. We can’t get enough of video, be it TV, online video at home, or video content on the move. Back in issue 0020 we celebrated viral content. Indeed, M&C Saatchi London is just weeks away from its next ‘hack’ event. Expect film content. Watch this space.
Elsewhere, globally a massive 28% of us are watching video on our mobile phones at least once a day. In some markets, home computers have been leapfrogged altogether. And smartphone ownership is expected to take another massive leap in the next 12 months as cheaper devices proliferate.
Tablet ownership is up to 12% of the online global audience, and again, appetite is huge: if all who say they intend to purchase a tablet in the next 12 months do so, tablet ownership would surge to 30%. Incredible demand.
Multi-screening behaviours are growing too: we can Shazam TV ads – see this Thinkbox ad run in the UK [watch] – and TiVo, the company who first enabled consumers to fwd through ad breaks, are now hooking up with PayPal in the US to encourage immediate purchases from adverts using just the remote control & a smartphone.
There have been myriad of apps aimed at multi-screen behaviour; Heineken’s Star Player app and X-Factor’s Clap app are super examples. And we’ve written about the platforms devoted to socialising and leveraging TV content on smartphones and tablets: for example Zeebox.
But major manufacturers don’t want it to end there. Linking these screens together to augment our experiences is something that’s become known as the The Final Frontier: the living room. It holds some interesting keys.
Substantial efforts are well underway. Microsoft, with their XBox technologies, are arguably the first to give a real glimpse into what that seamless future looks like. It’s impressive.
It’s called SmartGlass, and it aligns Gaming, Music, TV and Internet across multiple devices. SmartGlass revolves around users’ ownership of an Xbox, but seeks then to synchronise any other screens the user owns, including another manufacturer’s products. Users will be able to take control through different screens, and receive aligned content. This, added to Kinect’s motion and voice controls, makes for a very compelling, unified proposition. [Watch].
Microsoft say that they will also offer 30m music tracks. While details are scant, it is suggested this may position them as rivals for Spotify. And SmartGlass effectively turns any TV into a Smart TV. Most compelling, it will allow the smartphone or tablet to control the web (Internet Explorer) on the larger screen – something no manufacturer has yet mastered.
(That could prove to be a welcome boost for Microsoft’s beleaguered browser, after an astonishing announcement by one Australian retailer that will tax purchases made on its website for those using Internet Explorer 7, such were the aggravations associated with supporting it. Not great PR.)
Whether Microsoft are able to become kings of the multiscreen world remains to be seen. As ever, Apple’s proposition, when it arrives, will be definitive.
So while the battle for hardware control begins in earnest, and our appetite remains ferocious, it is very clear that the creative armoury becoming available to brands will be formidable – and that will help brands deliver what people really want: great content.


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The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort on Mt. Charleston may be able to open earlier this year than ever before thanks to recent cold temperatures. If it opens this weekend – plans call for possibly opening this Thurs. or Friday – it will be their longest season ever. And, if that happens, it may just well mean that this usually hotter than hell climate will be part of a new national record for winter snow– beating out every other ski resort in the country and open first.
The staff at the resort says recent cold weather has allowed them to make plenty of manmade snow and that means the slopes can open early and they can hire more employees sooner- very good news for a very stale Las Vegas economy with unemployment running nearly 11 percent.
The dip in temperatures this week is allowing snowmakers at the resort to create fresh powder sooner than ever before. In order to pull it off and open sometime this week, the resort needs one more night of cold temperatures. He says snowmakers have been able to create all the snow in the last two nights when temperatures on Mount Charleston dropped to about 18-degrees at the 8,600-foot mountain elevation.


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Nokia's N97 set to hit shops in June
O2, Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U are set to release the new Nseries flagship handset, the N97, ahead of other network stores, in June.
It is understood that some O2 stores could have the device by 15 June, and Carphone Warehouse stores will start selling the phone one week later on 23 June. Phones 4U will have the phone from 26 June.
Carphone will be offering the phone for free on a £45 per month contract on O2 and Orange. The phone will cost £690 Sim-free.
Vodafone is currently planning to release the N97 (pictured) in July, with the handset free on contracts at around £40 per month.


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TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - QicSEND®, a Toronto based global money transfer and payment platform, announced the launch of its instant and guaranteed money transfer service to India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines today. The launch unlocks an additional $6 billion remittance market for the company. With this expansion QicSEND® customers can send instant money transfers to family and friends to more than 30 countries worldwide – anytime and anywhere online.
"We are very excited to launch globally and bring our industry leading, instant transfers to India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines," said Hari Nesathurai, Founder and CEO of Mercury Mercantile Technologies, owners and operators of the QicSEND® brand. "QicSEND's customer-focused, digital platform offers a faster, easier, risk-free experience with better foreign exchange rates. This expansion will enable more hard-working migrant workers to send money home to their families abroad."
QicSEND® is one of the few fully operational, compliant and licensed platforms in the world enabling zero risk, zero fraud instant transfers. Its innovative technology enables customers to sign up for and send money transfers instantly from web or mobile apps. QicSEND® also offers a full array of pay-out options from cash pick up and delivery to bank and mobile account transfers, accommodating even under/unbanked areas.
QicSEND® is currently available in Canada as a sending market with plans for additional key transfer originating countries to be added in the near future. The brand sends to 30+ countries today and is positioned as the alternative to banks and Swift for global payments and transfers.
QicSEND® is an online international money transfer service, offering safe, secure and affordable online remittance solutions. The platform's leading edge offerings are a fraction of the cost of traditional money transfers, making it easy and inexpensive to send money abroad often.
The global remittance industry is highly regulated, fragmented and fraught with inefficiency. Existing money transfers are typically slow, inconvenient and often have hidden fees. The QicSEND® solution is simple: Low cost, fast and easy money transfers powered by a proprietary, risk-free and highly scalable platform.
The QicSEND® brand is owned and operated by Mercury Mercantile Technologies Inc. For more information, visit us at www.QicSEND.com.
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NAD refers company making unsubstantiated disease-state claims to FTC
NEW YORK — The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus on Monday referred advertising for Serranol dietary supplement, marketed by Good Health Naturally, to the Federal Trade Commission for further review after the company declined to fully participate in a National Advertising Division review of its advertising claims.
As part of an initiative to expand the review of advertising claims made for dietary supplements, the Council for Responsible Nutrition challenged advertising claims made for the product, which included advertising the health benefits of the ingredient ecklonia cava extract for people who suffer conditions that included fibromyalgia, vascular inflammation, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular conditions, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, anticlotting disorders, memory disorders, brain function disorders, joint and nerve pain, allergies, COPD, obesity, diabetes or penile dysfunction.
CRN also challenged safety claims concerning the product.
The NAD recommended that the advertiser discontinue many of the challenged claims because it did not conduct any studies on the Serranol product itself and because it provided only animal studies, informal summaries, abstracts or bibliographic references in support of the majority of its ingredient claims.
The NAD determined that the very few in vitro and in vivo full-text studies submitted by the advertiser were insufficient to support the advertiser’s strong health claims, and determined that the advertiser did not produce any evidence to support its safety claims, although the advertiser is free to tout that ECE is an edible brown algae.
The advertiser failed to submit a statement that it would comply with NAD’s recommendations. As a result, NAD has referred the advertising claims at issue to the FTC for further review.
Idaho joins National Precursor Log Exchange in its fight against PSE diversion
WASHINGTON — Idaho on Monday became state No. 21 to adopt the real-time, stop-sale technology National Precursor Log Exchange in its battle against the diversion of the cough-cold ingredient pseudoephedrine to methamphetamine.
"Idaho has taken an important step in the battle against methamphetamine by adopting a proven system that provides law enforcement with an invaluable tool to track criminal activity and bring meth dealers and producers to justice," stated Scott Melville, president and CEO of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. "In addition to aiding police officers, NPLEx allows retailers to block unlawful pseudoephedrine purchases right at the sales counter, and just as importantly, it protects law-abiding consumers’ access to the cold and allergy medicines they depend on for relief."
NPLEx is funded by manufacturers who are members of CHPA as the industry solution to combating PSE diversion. NPLEx provides a secure, interconnected electronic logbook that tracks and logs every PSE sale in every store at the precise moment it is happening. When a purchase is made, the logbook advises retailers when to refuse a sale based on an individual’s purchase record elsewhere in the state and beyond its borders. The system also provides law enforcement officials with a tool in the fight against meth as the only system that can block the illegal sale in real time and across state lines.
Idaho Gov. "Butch" Otter signed the legislation — Senate Bill 1309 — which originally was introduced by Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Dist. 2.
Cornell study weighs the cost of obesity
ITHACA, N.Y. — Obesity now accounts for almost 21% of U.S. healthcare costs — more than twice the previous estimates — according to a new Cornell University study released Monday.
The research, one of the first to show a causal effect of obesity on medical care costs, utilized new methods and makes a stronger case for government intervention to prevent obesity, the authors wrote in the January issue of the Journal of Health Economics.
The study found that an obese person incurs medical costs that are $2,741 higher (in 2005 dollars) than if they were not obese. Nationwide, that translates into $190.2 billion per year, or 20.6% of national health expenditures. Previous estimates had pegged the cost of obesity at $85.7 billion, or 9.1% of national health expenditures.
“Historically we’ve been underestimating the benefit of preventing and reducing obesity,” stated lead author John Cawley, Cornell professor of policy analysis and management and of economics. “Obesity raises the risk of cancer, stroke, heart attack and diabetes. For any type of surgery, there are complications with anesthesia, with healing [for the obese]. … Obesity raises the costs of treating almost any medical condition. It adds up very quickly.”


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Riding a big wave of Android popularity and mainstream acceptance, Samsung and HTC surged in handset and tablet sales in the first quarter of this year worldwide, while iPhones also found happy landings, doubling sales in a year.
Gartner's report, released Thursday, also reiterated the continuing domination of Google's Android operating system, which held onto the No.1 spot with a 36 percent market share, followed by Symbian at nearly 28 percent. But the report pointed out that Symbian may be headed out to pasture soon with the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, so it presents the opportunity for third-place Apple's iOS to finally ascend to No.2.
The analysis also pointed out the lackluster performance from Windows phones, which "saw only modest sales that reached 1.6 million units in the first quarter of 2011, as devices launched at the end of 2010 failed to grow in consumer preference." (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal.)
In the mobile device wars, Samsung experienced its "strongest first quarter ever" with nearly 69 million units sold, thanks to a spurt of announcements and a shift to the higher-end Galaxy smartphones earlier this year.
HTC also saw big gains, overtaking Research in Motion as the No. 2 smartphone manufacturer in the U.S., which Gartner attributes to HTC's slicker smartphone products.
But on the other end of the spectrum, Nokia continues to slide, though it still holds the No.1 position in worldwide mobile phone sales with 107.6 million devices. Its market share declined 5.5 percentage points from where it was last year, hitting its lowest point since 1997.
In-between, Apple did very well, selling 16.9 million iPhones to fanboys and girls in 90 countries, doubling its sales from this same time last year.
Overall, smartphones seem to be the go-to choice for consumers.
"Smartphones accounted for 23.6 percent of overall sales in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 85 percent year-on-year," said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner. "This share could have been even higher, but manufacturers announced a number of high-profile devices during the first quarter of 2011 that would not ship until the second quarter of 2011. We believe some consumers delayed their purchases to wait for these models."
Among the models out or expected for release this second quarter: The Droid X2, the HTC Trophy, the HP Veer 4G and the white iPhone 4, all of which you can read about on Gadgetbox.
- 10 best Android features that the iPhone lacks
- Android annihilated BlackBerry sales at Verizon Wireless
- Android became clear smartphone leader in first quarter: Canalys


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Amazon’s Stock On ‘Fire’
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Amazon stock experienced a 15 percent gain yesterday on the strength of its first quarter earnings report. The report showed evidence that the company is transitioning from a retailer selling books, DVDs, and video games to more of a digital merchant.On its website, Amazon said 90 percent of the top selling products on Amazon.com were digital products, like–the Kindle, e-books, music, and mobile apps. The sales of these products boosted Amazon´s first quarter profits by 34 percent over last year to over $13 billion. The inspiring news helped to drive Amazon stock up to $225 per share, a high point for the year.
The success of Amazon´s media sales seems more impressive when looking at the company´s strategy regarding the Kindle Fire, which some analysts say is being sold at a loss. This earning´s report would seem to suggest that Amazon has successfully leveraged the tablet device as a way to sell digital media like streaming video or e-books.
While the Fire is not burning quite as bright as the iPad with respect to market share, a report from digital marketing observer comScore Inc. said that in its first three months, the Fire had grabbed more than half of the U.S. market for Android-based tablet computers.
A Pew research study released this month found the Fire was making some gains in the overall tablet market as well.
“Amazon´s Kindle Fire, a new tablet computer introduced in late 2011, grew in market share from 5% of the market in mid-December to 14% of the tablet market in mid-January. This change also grew as the overall size of the tablet market roughly doubled,” the report said.
One area of concern for Amazon investors might be the company´s net income, which decreased by 35 percent to $130 million in the first quarter compared to last year. In even these numbers were better than Wall Street expectations.
Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak told analysts that the decline in profits was due to Amazon´s continuing investments in areas such as content rights and online infrastructure.
"The good news is we have a lot of opportunity to invest and invent on behalf of customers," he said. "That's what we're doing. It is impacting our bottom line results."
The impressive Amazon earnings report came after another strong showing from Apple. That company´s earnings report halted the slide Apple´s stock had been on over the past few weeks. The Apple first quarter earnings report was significant because it showed the company continuing to make a push into Asian mobile device markets, more specifically China. By comparison, the Kindle Fire is only available in the U.S.
An Amazon press release said the company expects revenue in the second quarter to grow between 20 percent and 34 percent, or to between $11.9 billion and $13.3 billion compared to 2011.
Before Amazon released its outlook for the current quarter, analysts had expected second quarter revenue of $12.8 billion. That number appears to coincide with the company´s own forecast.


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Tesla Inc.'s Model 3 Deliveries Start This Week
For Tesla investors, all eyes are on Tesla's Model 3 launch on Friday.
Schlumberger's Second-Quarter Earnings Rebound Slightly, but Remain in the Loss Column
Global oil and gas activity hasn't fully recovered, but at least it is no longer declining.
Why Big Oil Can’t Make the Renewable Energy Transition
Today's fossil fuel giants can see that wind and solar power will be eating their lunch tomorrow, but knowing the disruption is coming doesn't mean they can pivot to meet it.
3 Cheap High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Right Now
If you consider the long term prospects of Enterprise Products Partners, STAG Industrial, and Brookfield Renewable Partners, then their current stock prices look sensible.
Qualcomm's making a big push into the smartphone fingerprint scanning market with a range of technologies.
iPhones and more.
The chip giant is reporting second-quarter results on Thursday night. Here's what you should be looking for in this report.
Here are some of the biggest movers or biggest headlines from this week in the markets.
Giving their growth potential, Latin America's MercadoLibre and China's Alibaba are more attractive long-term holdings than the original online marketplace.
The cast fields listener questions to dig into the outlook for mall-based apparel chain Buckle before exploring the $30 billion private label brand, Kirkland Signature.
Sometimes getting ahead is all about who you know,
If you think the processing of big data will grow in importance, this tech company is worth spending some time with.
First Data's payment processing solutions have lagged competitors' offerings in recent years. Will its acquisition of CardConnect right the ship?
Think 67 is the right age to take your benefits? Here's why you might be wrong.
Novavax announces a major clinical update on July 24. Expect the best but prepare for the worst?
Qualcomm had a lot of good news to share about its chip business.
And the profits Oshkosh will earn are the best part.
The first is the most important, and I truly hope the last never comes true.
The gunsmith makes up in innovation what it lacks in historical significance.
With big biotechs Celgene and Gilead Sciences, it's a battle of growth stock versus income/value stock.
Can Democrats and Republicans actually work together to formulate a new healthcare plan?
OPEC’s production cut compliance continues to drop, is this the end of its attempt to prop up oil prices?
Hawaii continues to push the envelope in renewable energy, providing a path for the rest of the country.
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Clearwire Scales Back LTE Ambitions
From 5,000 to 2,000 Cell Sites By June 2013
Clearwire is scaling back the company's LTE ambitions in light of the industry landscape shift caused by the Sprint SoftBank deal. The company had originally stated that they'd have 5,000 cell cites upgraded to LTE by the middle of 2013, but they're now trimming that number back to 2,000. The announcement comes on the heels of Sprint's acquisition by Japanese carrier SoftBank
, and rumors that Clearwire will ultimately be acquired by Sprint. Filings earlier this month also stated Clearwire was giving itself additional room to delay their LTE build
"We want to make sure our LTE network is built in conjunction or alignment with Sprint introducing devices capable of using it," Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch stated on a conference call discussing the company's third quarter earnings. The company insists they're on pace to have 800 TD-LTE commissioned sites by the end of this year, and 2,000 sites deployed for the company's promised June 2013 LTE launch.
Sprint grabs life by the... Lol, Sprint really did grab them by the balls didn't they! If I was a MVNO I'd be worried about any deals I made.
"The relationship between what we see and what we know is never settled..."
AT&T & Verizon will remain at the top We will never see true mobile data options in this country if these companies keep cutting back. AT&T and Verizon will maintain the most coverage overall. Between Sprint's mediocre LTE rollout, T-Mobile's lackluster 3G coverage, and now this...it's really disappointing to be honest.
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Until unlimited data plans are offered in some form by ALL carriers, LTE will be MEDIOCRE.
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With the stock market pulling back sharply over the last few trading sessions, investors would probably expect a high beta technology stock like Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
to be down significantly as well. That’s surprisingly not the case, as the electric vehicle company has been showing serious relative strength amidst market weakness. This could be a sign that Tesla is gearing up for an end-of-year rally, particularly when you consider the fact that the stock has been stuck in neutral for the majority of 2021.
Although Tesla’s current valuation might raise some eyebrows among investors who are keen on fundamental analysis, the company’s unique brand and market-leading status in the EV industry still make it one of the most intriguing companies today. According to MarketBeat
, there are even analysts out there bold enough to slap a $1200 price target on the stock, which implies the potential for massive upside.
The truth is that Tesla might be one of the best stocks to consider buying in the S&P 500 at this time, and here are a few reasons why:
It’s a Disruptive Business in Growing Markets
Sometimes, it pays to keep things simple when it comes to investing. We know how many governments and businesses are focusing on clean energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels, and this trend is only going to gain momentum in the coming years. For example, consider the Biden Administration’s $7.5 billion plan to expand electric vehicle charging to underserved areas. That’s a huge reason why Tesla
could deliver strong outperformance over the long term, as it’s a company that is disrupting both the automotive and power generation industries with cutting-edge clean energy technology.
The global EV market is expected to reach an estimated $725 billion by 2026 and international markets like China and Europe are seeing huge demand for these vehicles. Tesla is well-positioned to expand internationally into these high-growth markets thanks to a gigafactory in Shanghai and a planned gigafactory in Berlin. Tesla is also investing heavily in R&D to reduce its manufacturing costs and improve its technology, which could at some point allow for the mass adoption of electric vehicles. Sustainable power generation products like solar panels
, solar roofs, and batteries are an underrated aspect of Tesla’s business as well, especially with the global renewable power generation market excepted to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2020 to 2027.
The Premier Luxury EV Brand
Tesla has come a long way from a scrappy startup to a renowned luxury automaker with 3 of the top 5 selling electric vehicles in the United States as of Q2 2021. A lot of this has to do with the company’s brand, which is another strong reason to consider adding shares. Sure, there are other automakers getting into the EV business and trying to capture market share from Tesla, but it’s difficult to replicate intangible assets like a strong brand name. Early investors have certainly been rewarded for buying into the vision of the company’s charismatic CEO Elon Musk, and it’s fair to say that the Tesla brand is stronger than ever at this time.
One of the biggest catalysts that have helped with the company’s brand development has been Tesla's consistent technological innovation. For example, Tesla’s vehicles feature a best-in-class battery range and the ability to handle drivetrain updates with a simple Wi-Fi or cellular device connection. The company’s vast network of superchargers can provide a full battery charge in under an hour. Also, luxury car buyers are often interested in exclusivity and speed, and the Tesla Model S Plaid can do 0-60 miles per hour in under 2 seconds, making it one of the fastest production cars in the world and delivering those qualities in spades. These are all unique innovations that have helped Tesla
develop its brand, and it's hard to envision another competitor stealing the luxury EV crown anytime soon.
Steadily Improving Earnings
Finally, investors should be very optimistic about Tesla’s recent earnings history, as the company has been steadily improving its financial results. Tesla achieved an industry-leading 6.3% operating margin in FY 2020 along with a 2020 EPS increase of 7,367% year-over-year. These results were all the more impressive given that many automakers struggled to deal with the impacts of the pandemic. It’s clear that the company is heading in the right direction in terms of earnings growth, and in 2021 the trend has continued thus far.
Tesla exceeded $1 billion of GAAP net income in Q2 for the first time in the company’s history. The company also reported a 97% year-over-year increase in Q2 revenue and saw considerable growth in vehicle deliveries, which is worth noting given the global semiconductor shortage. The bottom line here is that if Tesla can continue delivering earnings growth, reducing operating costs, and producing further innovation, the sky is the limit for shareholders.
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SuccessKPI and DATAMARK New Partnership Improves Customer Experience
SuccessKPI, Inc., a leading, cloud-native, contact center customer experience insight and action platform provider, announced today that Datamark has joined the SuccessKPI partner ecosystem to serve Fortune 500 enterprise businesses in their migration to cloud contact centers. SuccessKPI cloud contact center analytics solutions are now available through Datamark, a global contact center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) serving a wide range of industries from the public sector to financial services.
“Datamark has a proven track record in providing innovative contact center solutions. By combining our Insight and Action platform with Datamark consulting and technical services, we are giving customers more capabilities to support their cloud optimization journey.”Dave Rennyson CEO of SuccessKPI
Within the agreement, Datamark will serve its enterprise contact center customers by offering SuccessKPI’s Insight & Action platform. Analysis and decisions within cloud contact centers has been challenging for enterprises to measure. SuccessKPI’s platform allows businesses to overcome the obstacles from dispersed and hybrid workforces, multi-channel communications, and data silos. Enterprises can expect improved agent efficiency and customer satisfaction, while benefiting from operational savings.
“As we accelerate business growth for our clients, we team up with value-aligned and outcome- centered partners to drive unwavering focus on our clients. With SuccessKPI we offer insight into all CX touchpoints and support them with leading AI.”
Fergal O’Donnell, Vice President of Technology at Datamark
Datamark customers can now deploy SuccessKPI’s platform as part of their cloud contact center strategy.
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Surely even a lover of all things Apple would not wish to see Apple succeed with its latest move against Samsung, that is a request in the Federal court for a ban on the sale of several Samsung products in the USA.
For sure, you can argue it is a logical move, but the fight against Android that Apple is now engaged in could add words like vindictive and fearful to those most of us instinctively reach for when we think of Apple - smart, design-oriented, user-friendly.
The short piece I wrote on the jury verdict on Sunday has had about a thousand comments now on different sites, equally divided, I think, between those that say: Haydn, you're stupid (mostly here on Forbes.com) to those that say, the patents are stupid (mostly on Google +).
In the public consciousness, then, the smartness of Apple's strategy and the validity of its patent claims are by no means as clear cut as they were in the jury's.
But leave aside the thorny issue of patent law, and the jury's grasp of their overall power, does anybody want to spend the autumn reading about how Apple intends to use the judgment to prevent people owning Samsung phones? Because in the end it is in the consumer community that Apple's reputation is going to be trashed. It's what people think of the brand that matters. And where Apple has a huge advantage over Samsung is the values people associate with its products and services. I think Apple puts this at risk by taking the fight in this direction.
As a Samsung user I do not want Apple telling me I can't upgrade. As an observer of the American tech scene I find Steve Jobs' use of the term thermonuclear war, to describe his battle with Google, unfitting for a man of genius and totally lacking in perspective, and the prospect of Apple rolling back the Android open source and developer communities is appalling.
According to legal experts quoted by the New York Times the likelihood of Apple succeeding is very slim. In pursuit of this slim likelihood, Apple will diminish its public reputation. With every new piece of litigation, we will get closer to openly surfacing the dispute between Google and Apple. Does anybody else out there think this as pitiful? Two America icons, two profitable, successful icons, pulling each other apart in public, during this recession?


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The mobile handset market was no different from any other recession-touched sector of the economy, and at least one source of relative growth came from dubious gray-market handsets.
Worldwide mobile handset sales in 2009 will come in at about even with 2008 according
to a report from Gartner, which is an improvement
over earlier projections that sales would decline compared to last year.
It was only due to a surge in sales in Western Europe and an acceleration in the gray
market in the third quarter of this year that the mobile handset market was able to
overcome an earlier deficit vs. 2008. Gartner now projects worldwide mobile device sales
to end users at 1.214 billion units, a nearly flat, 0.67 percent decline from 2008.
Just three months ago Gartner projected a 3.7 percent decline for the year. For 2010,
Gartner now thinks sales will grow nine percent year over year.
As in the desktop/laptop and server businesses, the economic climate worldwide caused
customers to hold on to their mobile devices a little longer. With disposable income
squeezed, consumers extended replacement cycles in mature markets 12 to 18 months longer.
Just to show how short the lifespan is for handsets, Gartner puts the average lifespan at
18 to 24 months.
Read “Gartner Says Mobile Device Sales Flat in 2009” at internetnews.com.


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The move will reunite the agency with the brand after almost two years, during which time pan-European campaigns were co-ordinated from Seat's home base in Barcelona. Bates UK was briefed for a TV campaign to relaunch Seat in the UK in February 2000, two years after Bates Europe took over the company's £100 million international account. Later that year, however, the manufacturer opted to continue without an agency of record in the UK, with work being adapted from Bates' Spanish sister agency.
Seat's most recent TV campaign in the UK, for the launch of the Ibiza model, had to be amended after the BACC deemed the strapline, "Born out of passion and power", unacceptable.
Seat has an extremely limited presence in the UK, with a market share of 1.15 per cent, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, and a model range that is clustered at the lower end of the market. Agencies have traditionally been instructed not to use the manufacturer's membership of the Volkswagen group to back it in the UK, for fear of cannibalising VW sales.
"Seat is a growing brand in the UK with some great new cars on the road and more in development, Bates UK's managing director, Chris Herd, said.
"This is an exciting time to get involved."
Bates' appointment will not affect UK media planning and buying, which will continue to be handled by MediaCom.


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Lack of fame and other ELITE marks put an end to dilution claim
In American Cyanamid Company v Empresas CMPC SA (Case 6141/98, November 17 2005), the Federal Court of Appeals has reversed a first instance decision that upheld an opposition by the owner of the mark ELITE against an application to register an identical mark for different products.
American Cyanamid Company applied for the registration of the mark ELITE to cover certain preparations for killing weeds and destroying vermin in Class 5 of the Nice Classification. Empresas CMPC SA (CMPC) opposed the application on the grounds that American Cyanamid's mark was (i) confusingly similar to its own mark ELITE, registered for products made from tissue paper in Class 16, and (ii) denigrating and diluting CMPC's ELITE mark, which is well known.
At first instance, the court upheld the opposition but the Federal Court of Appeals reversed the ruling.
The court recognized that in certain exceptional circumstances the speciality principle, which grants the exclusive right to apply a mark to the goods or services for which it was registered, could be set aside. One of these circumstances is when an opposition is based on a well-known mark. The court defined a 'well-known mark' as one known by the majority of the public, regardless of whether they are consumers of the products or services distinguished by the mark. The court found that CMPC's ELITE mark was not well known.
The court noted that the mark ELITE was registered in the name of different owners in Classes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 18, 20, 21, 29 and 30. This fact made it impossible for CMPC's mark to be diluted by American Cyanamid's ELITE mark. The court stated that only unique well-known marks can be protected against dilution.
The court also held that the absence of similarity between the products at issue trumped any likelihood of confusion between the marks themselves, even though the products may be sold through the same channels (ie, supermarkets).
Lastly, the court rejected the claim that American Cyanamid's application denigrated CMPC's mark. It stated that all goods in commerce, with a few exceptions, serve their own useful purpose. It concluded that it would therefore be extremely rare for any product to have a denigratory effect.
Jorge Otamendi, G Breuer, Buenos Aires
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New Method and Ingredient Likely to Boost the Global UHT Milk Market
UHT Milk Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019
Albany, NY -- (SBWire) -- 10/02/2018 --Transparency Market Research has published a new report on the global UHT milk market. As per the report, the global UHT milk market is expected to progress from US$60.8 bn in 2012 to US$137.7 bn by 2019. The report, titled 'UHT Milk Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019,' states that the market is expected to have a 12.80% CAGR during the period between 2013 and 2019. This growth will be attributable to the rising influence of the Western culture, greater demand for sterilized milk, less refrigeration space for preserving non-UHT milk, and the presence of low-priced brands.
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UHT, i.e. ultra heat treatment, is a process by which milk is purified by heating it for 2 seconds at more than 135 degree centigrade. This eradicates spores from the milk and makes it bacteria-free. UHT milk does not require refrigeration, making it one of the best substitutes for common milk. This increases the shelf life of the milk, making it an ideal purchase over the conventional milk. The longer shelf life of UHT milk (around six to nine months without refrigeration) is currently driving the global UHT milk market. Currently, many leading players and private milk brands are introducing UHT milk at a low cost, especially in emerging economies. All these factors are expected to propel the global UHT milk market in the years to come.
Consumers' concerns over the loss of nutritional value during the process of heat treating milk is expected to hamper the growth of the global UHT milk market in the years to come. Moreover, the presence of abundant local unorganized milk markets and the lack of awareness among people about UHT milk, especially in developing countries, are two of the factors expected to hamper the growth of the global UHT milk market in the near future. However, new dietary trends are expected to offer new growth opportunities in the global UHT milk market in the next few years.
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Some of the prominent companies in the global UHT milk market are Bongrain SA, Arla Foods, Inner Mongolia Yili Group Company Limited, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Nestle SA, Sodiaal Group, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited, Danone Group, and Lactalis Group.
The new trend of consuming milk outside the home, i.e. on the sports field, in schools, and at the gymnasium is fast catching up. This is expected to propel the global UHT milk market in the near future.
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Pokémon Company baru saja merilis strategi bisnis baru untuk franchise Pokémon-nya di konferensi pers pada hari Kamis,
Sep. 27, 2015 06:00
Today (Sept. 24), Bandai Namco Entertainment posted the second promotional video for its PS Vita software Digimon World: Next Order to be released in 2016.
Sep. 25, 2015 14:00
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the haptic feedback game controller UnlimitedHand was announced on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Sep. 24, 2015 06:41
The Pokémon Company reveló una nueva estrategia de negocios para su franquicia Pokémon en su conferencia de prensa el día 10 de septiembre.
Sep. 20, 2015 22:00
Koei Tecmo Games held a stage event on Sept. 17 at its booth at Tokyo Game Show 2015 currently being held in Makuhari Messe for its upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Hyrule Warriors Legends.
Sep. 17, 2015 14:00
Speedy new fighter uses the wind and a parkour-inspired fighting style.
Sep. 13, 2015 22:00
Pokémon x Ingress project Pokémon Go takes off!
Sep. 10, 2015 14:00
Among the generation of 30-40 year olds, it was probably more common to gather a few friends and have wild fun with the Family Computer (Famicom) during their childhood years rather than play outside.
Sep. 7, 2015 14:00
New introduction movie revealed to the public.


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Photos from the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai April 20, 2013. China’s premier auto show opened in Shanghai on Saturday, with global and local automakers showcasing new models, technologies and strategies. China is the world’s biggest autos market and – while growth has slowed from its blistering pace of recent years – is a key battleground for an industry that has stuttered in the U.S. and Europe.
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It's not always easy to get to the root of an infection outbreak. Epidemiologists study infected people, contacts, and carefully examine where the infections happened and when. In the case of a 2012 outbreak of pertussis — whooping cough — in Oregon, scientists just published an analysis of how vaccination status affected when a child became infected during the outbreak.
One of the biggest new features in Android O is a picture-in-picture mode that lets you watch videos in a floating window while you're using other apps. Honestly, it's awesome and intuitive, but there are a few ground rules you'll need to learn to master the new feature.
Google has an exclusive launcher for its Pixel devices, and it's pretty slick. But even though we've found ways to get this home screen app on other phones, certain features simply wouldn't work unless you were rooted. That's finally changed.
Tesla says the new version of Autopilot is now as good as the previous one, after having completed over-the-air updates of the driverless software during the past few days.
Building Next Reality: How the ARkit's Impressive Software Detects Surfaces Using Just the iPhone's Color Camera
I currently am and have always been what one might call a PC/Android guy. Many that know me well, would likely even go so far as to say I am anti-Apple. Well, let me put it this way, about an hour after seeing the ARKit demo during the day-one keynote at WWDC I became the owner of a brand new Mac.
Well, get ready to have your battery depleted if you use Google Photos. The backup app has just removed the "Backup While Charging" feature in their app.
Despite the threat of superbugs, physicians continue to prescribe antibiotics when they might not be needed, and patients are suffering.
The beauty gurus, gamers, and daily vloggers of the world are getting a great gift from YouTube very soon. No, it's not exclusive swag or diamond awards. Instead, it's an update to the YouTube mobile app that will support all video formats and let you send in-app messages.
What would it be like to have clothing that killed microbes? Or paper that repelled pathogens? A research team from Rutgers University has developed a prototype out of metalized paper to zap the bad guys without being super expensive. Sound good? Read on.
Bone loss and belly fat may no longer be certain fates of menopause, thanks to new research from an international team of scientists.
Driverless transportation is definitely coming closer to the mainstream, but most companies developing the technology have said it will be another couple of years before we see autonomous vehicles being used as an alternative for typical transportation.
Snapchat recently updated their Android and iPhone apps with a new feature called Snap Map which lets you share your current location with other Snapchatters, as well as see their current locations. It may sound like an interesting new feature, but sharing your exact location with all of your Snapchat followers is dangerous, to say the least. Luckily, it's easy to turn this feature off.
According to a new study from the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford, people are getting their news from ... unexpected sources. Put away your CNN app and stop checking the New York Times because a familiar app is now keeping you up to date on current events: WhatsApp.
Waymo's hardware development team for self-driving vehicles will now be led by Satish Jeyachandran, previously director of hardware engineering at Tesla.
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ come equipped with all of the hardware needed to access live FM radio, but this feature was never really advertised or even spoken about. Thankfully, though, all you need is an app to enable it.
More video content is making its way to Facebook as the social network relentlessly tries to get its video platform up to par with YouTube. Now, they seem to be making more of an effort to improve their video tab, as new features have started to appear on some Android phones.
A new dating app has arrived, and it'll finally land you a date with your celebrity crush ... kind of. The app — Dating AI — uses face search technology to help you search for potential love interests that resemble a celebrity you're attracted to.
The new Leaf with Nissan's ProPilot driverless feature could launch as soon as this year, following a teaser image and video the Japanese carmaker released of its flagship EV yesterday.
A router is the core of anyone's internet experience, but sadly most people don't spend much time setting up this critical piece of hardware. Old firmware, default passwords, and other configuration issues continue to haunt many organizations. Exploiting the poor, neglected computer inside these routers has become so popular and easy that automated tools have been created to make the process a breeze.
When you don't know the password to a Wi-Fi network at a friend's house or coffee shop, you have to ask for it to save data on your iPhone. If the hotspot's owner can actually remember the password, good luck putting it in on the first try. If they don't remember, then you might just have to use cellular data. Thankfully, this whole process is getting much easier with Apple's iOS 11 update.
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The number of Legionnaires' cases in New York over the last couple weeks has led to concern and recommendations of caution for those at risk.
Can't wait till Apple's ARKit is released? Me neither. Luckily, a fun new app launched today that is close to what the ARKit promises to deliver in a few months.
Researchers have created a possible replacement for traditional camera lenses, using an "optical phased array" to function as both a lens and sensor of a camera.
Waymo claims in court documents filed yesterday in its lawsuit against Uber that ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick knew that former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski was in the possession of stolen documents while employed at the troubled ride-sharing firm.
Tell the truth. The bat picture creeps you out. You are not alone. But in reality, bats truly are some of our best friends. They gobble thousands of disease-spreading bugs a night. But they also carry viruses that can be deadly to humans. So, bats — friend or foe?
Apple introduced third-party keyboards back in iOS 8, and swipe-input options like Gboard, SwiftKey, and Swype made typing on and iPhone one-handed much easier. Even better, apps like Word Flow moved the keyboard to the side of the iPhone so there was less thumb-stretching. Now, in iOS 11, Apple added an option for better one-handed typing right into the stock keyboard.
Finding the perfect lip color can be a difficult task, to say the least. Thankfully, we're living in a world with augmented reality, where it's possible to try on lipstick from different brands at home.
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Some types of bacterial infections are notoriously tough to treat — and it's not all due to antibiotic resistance. The bacteria themselves are rugged and hard to penetrate with drugs.
Although Instagram's summer stickers will only be here for the summer, the ice cream cone is still currently one of the most fun ones to play around with in Stories. It's also one of the stickers that lets you pick your preferred flavor of ice cream, rather than forcing just one type of flavor on you.
How To: Use 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' on Your iPhone in iOS 11 (Or Turn It Off if You Don't Like It)
One of the most anticipated new Maps features in iOS 11 for iPhones is live and ready to keep you safe on the road. Right now, Do Not Disturb While Driving is opt-in, but if you missed Apple's on-screen prompt to enable it and want to turn it on, or if you accidentally enabled it but want it turned off, we're here to help.
Decorating your Instagram Stories with different types of markups is a good way to engage your audience in what you are doing. You can customize the brightness and adjust the coloring of your markup and text right though the Stories feature.
The beta firmware for OnePlus devices lets you record calls from the stock Oxygen OS dialer, but this feature is never included in official updates. This is likely due to legal issues with recording calls in some jurisdictions, but thankfully, there's a way to get this feature without having to run beta software.
If the all the fingerlike projections in our gut were flattened out, its surface area would be 100 times bigger than our skin's. It's so large that the actions of just a small part of it can impact our health. A new research study has found that enterochromaffin cells in the intestinal lining alert the nervous system to signs of trouble in the gut — trouble that ranges from bacterial products to inflammatory food molecules.
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A month ago Electronic Arts decided to reveal its cards and show the first preview of the remake of the space horror Dead Space. EA Motive was trusted with project and the team preparing the game was helmed by Eric Baptizat, known from the Assassin's Creed series. Available information about the game itself is limited for now, but journalist Jeff Grubb has something to add to it. Citing his sources he claims that there is a chance that refreshed Dead Space will go on sale in the fall of 2022 - assuming that everything will go according to the development plan.
According to Grubb developers are planning to reveal more details about their latest project at the end of this year - perhaps it will be a next cinematic trailer. It's possible that a specific release date will also be announced then.
EA's official commentary, however, curbs the enthusiasm:
“We haven’t shared a release date for the game, and we don’t have any comment based on the current rumor and speculation. But we’re glad people are excited for the game!," was the response Grubb received from the publisher's spokesperson.
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|Dcik, Progressive Caucus members Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced an incredible proposal: Americans have more than $1 trillion in credit card debt.|
Yet billionaires on Wall Street continue to make hundreds of millions of dollars by charging outrageous credit card fees and interest rates.
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And when that happens, the cycle of debt becomes stronger, preventing people from achieving economic freedom.
That’s why it’s crucial that Congress passes the Loan Shark Prevention Act, which would cap credit card interest rates at 15%.
Progressives like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are determined to pass this bill, but they can’t do it without the help of grassroots supporters like you.Dcik, if you believe Congress should protect everyday Americans instead of billion-dollar credit card companies, sign on now:TELL CONGRESS:
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