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Press coverage about Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Stanley Black & Decker earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.5370316905024 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.
Here are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s rankings:
- Stanley Black & Decker To Present At The Morgan Stanley 6th Annual Laguna Conference (finance.yahoo.com)
- Macquarie Lowers Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Price Target to $175.00 (americanbankingnews.com)
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Cash Flow Changes 0.39559 YoY (baycityobserver.com)
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) is Looking to Reach 177.64 Within the Year (baycityobserver.com)
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) Drops -0.31% Over Last 5 Trading Days (baycityobserver.com)
Shares of SWK opened at $140.92 on Friday. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $130.56 and a twelve month high of $176.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.92, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.54. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 16.54%. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. equities research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker will post 8.39 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 7th will be paid a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 6th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.87%. This is an increase from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.83%.
Several research firms have commented on SWK. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Thursday, June 7th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 20th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $164.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a “$138.69” rating in a research report on Monday, July 23rd. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $195.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Monday, August 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $164.00 price objective for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Stanley Black & Decker presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $179.27.
Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc provides tools and storage, engineered fastening and infrastructure, and security solutions worldwide. The company's Tools & Storage segment offers professional products, including corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, and sanders, as well as pneumatic tools and fasteners, including nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors; and consumer products, such as lawn and garden products comprising hedge and string trimmers, lawn mowers, and edgers and related accessories, as well as home products, such as hand-held vacuums, paint tools, and cleaning appliances.
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The $5.75 million in funding will allow the company to serve its customers in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The company sells its flagship product, OneMediaHub, to these customers, which allows them to sync and share their digital content in various devices such as mobile phones, tablets and computers via the cloud.
OneMediaHub allows users to automatically safeguard valued pictures, videos, documents and PIM data (contacts, calendar, tasks and notes) on smartphones, tablets and computers in their personal cloud account. This data will be available if customers lose or break a device or get a new one.
OneMediaHub supports various brands and types of devices, allowing users to keep all of their digital content in one place.
To allow access without wasting bandwidth, storage or battery, while providing the ability to download full content locally, OneMediaHub also syncs previews of media and files across devices.
“Major global mobile providers are seeking a white-label personal cloud solution, and we are delighted to work with them to grow their customer acquisition and retention capabilities," said Amit Chawla (News - Alert), Funambol CEO. "Our new financing is validation of this surging market demand. It will enable us to accelerate our role as the leader of white-label personal cloud solutions.”
Recently, the company announced that its new OneMediaHub app for iOS was available for use. Apart from pictures, videos and contacts, OneMediaHub for iOS also supports documents and calendars. OneMediaHub works with the widest range of mobile devices, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry (News - Alert), Symbian, Windows PCs, Macs and feature phones.
Enabling users to easily safeguard and access important content across multiple brands of devices, it allows mobile providers to install their own branded personal cloud service.


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Year-long fruit festival to drive domestic fruit consumption in attempt to offset export struggles
The Ministry of Commerce of Thailand has launched a new domestic promotional campaign to help fruit exporters find new outlets for their produce and overcome disruption.
According to a report from the Bangkok Post, Thai fruit exporters have been severely affected by intermittent closures of China’s border checkpoints, the industry’s largest market.
The Ministry has launched a year-long festival of fruit in response, aiming to boost domestic consumption. The festival will run from May to December through over 10,000 points of sale across the country.
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the Ministry expected the camping to drive the sale of 145,000 tonnes of fruit worth Bt12.5bn (US$361m).
The export challenges faced by the Thai fruit industry have been exacerbated by increasing production volumes. In 2022, Thai fruit production is expected to increase by 11 per cent from 2021 to 5.36m tonnes. Durian production is forecast to rise 26.2 per cent to 1.48m tonnes, mangosteen production is set to rise 43 per cent to 388,000 tonnes and longan production is expected to rise 8 per cent to 1.69m tonnes.
Traditionally, 70 per cent of Thai fruit production is exported, highlighting the need for an increase in domestic consumption.
Siam Makro is among the retailer that will be involved in the campaign and will allow durian growers to sell their produce directly to consumers in 135 of its stores.
Siriporn Dechsingha, chief corporate communication officer of Siam Makro, said the retailer expects to buy 1,500 tonnes of durian this year, almost five times as much as 2021.
She said Siam Makro will also aim to purchase 8,000 tonnes of other Thai fruits to help growers offload their product and deliver consumers good, quality Thai fruit at an affordable price.


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Clearwire still has plenty of cash on hand to cover expansion through 2009 and early 2010, but it is also looking for additional funding from a variety of sources, including existing investors such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Intel and Google.
At the same time, even before Clearwire has established mobile WiMAX service in its third U.S. market, it is already moving to encourage a global market in WiMAX connectivity.
Meanwhile, people are beginning to sign up for Clear mobile WiMAX service, helping Clearwire narrow its losses in its first quarter of 2009.
Along with reporting its financials, and announcing a shuffling and expansion of its management team, Clearwire said it reassigned Barry West – up now to the company’s president and chief architect.
West has been appointed president of international. The company said it wants to leverage West’s international reputation as a WiMAX expert by having him head up Clearwire’s new Global Alliance Partnership Program, designed to extend WiMAX collaboration initiatives with operators and industry associations around the world.
New CEO Bill Morrow introduced the new execs during the company’s Q1 analyst call, but spoke only in generalities about the Global Alliance Partnership Program.
Morrow said of West’s efforts to contact international carriers: “He is going to garner all of the operators’ intent so we can demonstrate that WiMAX is here to stay, and that WiMAX has a lot more demand associated than what perhaps is being written in the press today. And the collaborative efforts about how we can actually look at innovation, how we can look at product development, and maybe there’s even other synergies that we can look at on a legal basis across the international playing field.”
Meanwhile, Perry Satterlee is stepping down as chief operating officer. Clearwire hired G. Michael Sievert as chief commercial officer, Kevin Hart as chief information officer and Laurent Bentitou as chief people officer. CTO John Saw has been given responsibility for the deployment of Clearwire’s broadband network and technologies.
Sievert, who will oversee wholesale and retail sales, marketing and customer care, most recently was a senior vice president at Lenovo, which earlier this year purchased Switchbox Labs, which Sievert co-founded. He previously worked at Microsoft, AT&T Wireless, Procter & Gamble and IBM.
Hart had been CIO at Level 3 Communications. Bentitou recently served as vice president of human resources for T-Mobile USA.
During Clearwire’s first quarter, it added a net of 25,000 customers, pushing it past the half-million subscriber mark.
The company does not report individual market metrics, CEO Bill Morrow said, “but we can say that the rapid subscriber uptake in Portland in the first three months has been more than 2.5 times the gross adds of any of our prior 51 market launches.”
Morrow added: “Average monthly customer usage of our WiMAX services in Portland, as measured by data traffic, is significantly higher than in our pre-WiMAX markets. This indicates that better network speed and performance does in fact lead to a richer customer experience, and again gives evidence that there is more demand for mobile bandwidth than we are seeing delivered today by other mobile networks.”
Clearwire execs added that it has seen a lot of home users and a lot of students. They also said that the ClearSpot device, a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that Clear users use to connect up to 8 Wi-Fi devices with no application restrictions, is also very popular in Portland.
The company will turn on service in Atlanta in June, and by late summer in Las Vegas. Cities Clearwire previously announced it will expand into – including Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas/Ft. Worth – will follow later in the year.
Clearwire executives reiterated that Comcast will begin reselling Clear in Portland during the summer, and that Time Warner Cable will follow in an undesignated market later this year. When asked about whether Comcast intends to resell the service in Atlanta, Morrow and Satterlee deferred to Comcast.
Clearwire said it plans to upgrade its largest pre-WiMAX markets – Baltimore, Seattle, Honolulu and Charlotte, N.C. – during 2009.
The company said it continues to target total net cash spend in the range of $1.5 billion to $1.9 billion for 2009. Clearwire said it had $2.8 billion in cash at the end of Q1. The ultimate scope and timing of Clearwire’s network build-out will largely be driven by market-by-market success and the availability of additional capital, it said.
CFO David Sach said: “We are actively looking at all funding options, including vendor financing. To date, I don’t have anything specific to announce for you, so I’ll just let you know that we are looking at all of those options, including anything from strategic investors.”
Subscriber growth over last year was 13 percent. Coupled with 7 percent growth in ARPU (to $39.52), revenue was up 21 percent. The company’s net loss was $71 million, down from $97.4 million in the first quarter of 2008.
Clearwire also said it is buying network equipment from Cisco, which also intends to provide customer premises equipment (story here ).
Clearwire’s research suggests that most of its customers are unlikely to travel outside of their local markets – but not all, and for more peripatetic customers, three or four islands of connectivity won’t do. That’s why access to the Sprint 3G network, which is national, is important, and for that, dual-mode 3G/4G devices are imperative.
“Regarding dual mode devices,” Morrow said today, “we are making good progress in testing 4G/3G modems, which will enable customers to benefit from the local Clear 4G networks but also have access to the Sprint 3G network virtually everywhere else. We expect to launch the first EVDO WiMAX modem this summer.”
Clearwire executives’ comments were taken from a transcription of the company’s Q1 analyst call at Seeking Alpha (available here ).


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The 5th edition of the caravanning fair in Poznań promises to be very interesting and the organizers' plans are impressive. Five exhibition pavilions, almost 40,000 m2 of exhibition space available to exhibitors, a larger rally and two accompanying events. From 21 to 23 October, the largest fair event devoted to caravanning tourism in many years has a chance to take place.
The fifth edition of the fair is marked by records
The organizers of Caravans Salon Poland in Poznań - Grupa MTP, have a clear plan: to create a comprehensive, large and attractive fair event for caravanning and tourism fans, so that the autumn visit to the Poznań International Fair is a must-see in the calendar of every motorhome and travel fan on their own terms. .
Pre-sale tickets at attractive prices are now available, HERE: https://caravanssalon.pl/pl/dla-zwiedzajacych/bilety/?utm_campaign=Bilety_CSP2022&utm_medium=Social_media&utm_source=Facebook
"Carvans Salon Poland is for us a basic element in building the caravanning industry by Grupa MTP. We have been operating on this market since 2012, when we prepared the first edition of the caravanning salon during the Poznań Motor Show. For ten years we have also organized several rallies and four editions of the Caravans Salon Poland fair. Especially the last two years have shown that caravanning has great potential in Poland and that the fair is the best opportunity to learn about what the industry has to offer. The more we expect that the 5th edition will show how the market is growing, which is why this year we are allocating as many as five of our pavilions for exhibition and additional space for a caravanning rally, which is a very important part of the fair "- said Filip Bittner, vice president of the board of Grupa MTP.
The exhibition is going to be record-breaking, because the exhibitors will have at their disposal almost 40,000 m2 of space , but that's not all, because the organizers also plan to expand the caravanning rally to over 220 crews and further development of the Retro and Vanlife Zone.
“This year, we have as many as 5 of our pavilions and we are on the way to fill all of them with the exhibition of our exhibitors. There is still a lot of time to the fair and we can already boast about booking more than 2/3 of this space and we still receive inquiries from new entities. Importantly, many exhibitors are increasing their space compared to previous years, and this will certainly translate into the number of vehicles on display, as well as the attractiveness of these stands and the freedom of sightseeing for our guests. Impressive stands known from fairs in Germany or Norway will now be presented in Poland. " - emphasizes Miłosz Jankowiak, director of Caravans Salon Poland
The list of exhibitors is already growing
There is still a lot of time until the October fair and Caravans Salon can boast of a large number of confirmed or declared exhibitors, among whom there are many of the most significant players on our market. Importantly, many of the companies declared their exclusive participation in the fair in Poznań, giving up other autumn events. Today on the list we can find companies such as: ACK Benimar, CarGO, Centrum Campingowe, Wavecamper, Elcamp, ProCamp, Camel Camp, MTM, XCamp or the big producers themselves, such as Rapido, Pilote and Hobby. The organizers emphasize that there are many inquiries about the space and the exhibition is largely pre-planned and booked.
A bigger rally, special zones and new possibilities of the fair infrastructure
The caravanning rally, which is always the "apple of the eye" of the organizers, also gains new opportunities this year. The construction of a 3-level underground car park and a new event plan located above the car park will soon be completed on the premises of MTP. This will allow the reception of over 500 passenger cars of exhibitors and visitors and will free up additional space for rally lots around the exhibition pavilions.
“Thanks to the new parking lot and the square above it, we gain additional space for the organization of the rally. Until now, we could not afford to host more than 170 teams, now we are planning a place for 220 and with favorable conditions we will try to increase the rally to the optimal number of 250 teams for us. Our rally this year will also gain its own graphic design and the name Przystanek_Targi. The first pool of lots for the rally will go on sale right after the picnic - announces Michał Dublaga, responsible for PR and Marketing of the event
The organizers do not forget about the special zones, which in previous editions enjoyed great interest. The Retro and Vanlife / Hand Made motorhome zones will be further developed and more vehicles and visitors will also appear here.
“Caravanning is not only about new vehicles and accessories, but also the vanlife movement and a rich history. We do not forget about it and we try to develop our special zones so that visitors have at their disposal not only a full cross-section of the market offer, but also the opportunity to meet iconic, vintage vehicles in the Retro Zone and meet people who have associated their lives with a journey in the spirit of Vanlife and which they follow on a daily basis in social media. The first guests have already confirmed their participation to us, adds Michał Dublaga
Tour Salon and the Travel Festival in the Footsteps of Dreams again together with Caravans Salon
The above-mentioned 5 pavilions with motorhomes and almost 40,000 m2 are not all that can be seen as part of the Caravans Salon ticket! Once again, together with the caravanning fair, the Tour Salon will also be held, the tourism and region fair, which also promises to be a larger event than last year. The second event included in the ticket to the fair will also be the 10th edition of the Traces of Dreams Travel Festival, i.e. meetings and lectures by travelers and explorers.
Taking this into account, as many as 7 pavilions filled with attractions, inspirations and offers will be waiting for the visitors of the fair, on October 21-23.
Tickets for the fair can be found here: https://caravanssalon.pl/pl/dla-zwiedzajacych/bilety/?utm_campaign=Bilety_CSP2022&utm_medium=Social_media&utm_source=Facebook
More information about the event: https://caravanssalon.pl/pl/o-wydarzeniu/o-targach
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According to a not too long ago released EIN report, the CBD sector is anticipated to hit a 44.1% compound annual development price (CAGR) by 2024. From becoming fairly unknown in 2014 to becoming Google searched 1.five million instances per month in 2019, everyone’s favourite non-intoxicating cannabinoid is becoming a household name.
But how did we get right here?
These days we’re answering that query and extra with this short appear into the history of CBD. Retain reading for the origins of CBD and hemp, how CBD became well-known in the US, and what to count on for the future of this booming sector.
It is secure to say the hemp sector is 1 of the oldest in the globe. CBD is derived from hemp, which was utilized to make fabric as early as eight,000 BC. The father of ethnobotany, Dr. Richard Shultes, guessed that if cannabis wasn’t our really very first domesticated plant, it surely was 1 of the very first.
Dr. Roger Adams very first isolated CBD from hemp in 1940. In subsequent years, researchers performed many comparative research in animals to show the distinctive behavioral effects of THC, CBD, and CBN.
It was about this time that Haagen-Smith et al. found one thing surprising. As opposed to THC, they located that CBD is non-intoxicating and does not result in the exact same “high” related with cannabis use.
When this reality intrigued researchers and they spent the final decades researching the molecule, public interest in CBD remained low. That is till the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into impact.
US Federal Legalization of CBD
On January 27th, 2014, the newest US Farm Bill integrated a quick section that established a distinction amongst industrial hemp and intoxicating marijuana. According to Section 7606, industrial hemp is defined as any cannabis plant with THC levels of .three% or much less.
State legislation quickly followed the Farm Bill’s lead, producing it simpler for scientists to study the added benefits of CBD.
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Got insulin resistance? Vitamin d supplements can help
By David Liu, Ph.D.
Sunday Aug 14, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new trial reported in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may help improve insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity.
The study led by P.R. von Hurst and colleagues of Massey University in Auckland Australia found that in a group of women increasing the average serum level of vitamin D from 21 to 75 nmol/L drastically improved insulin sensitivity and reduced insulin resistance.
The study involved 81 South Asian women aged 23 to 68 years with insulin resistance, homeostasis model assessment 1 greater than 1.93 and serum vitamin d level less than 50 nmol/L. Subjects did not take vitamin d supplements if any in a dose of no more 25 microg or 1000 IU/d.
For the study, 42 subjects were given 100 microg or 4000 IU of vitamin D per day while 39 subjects received a placebo as controls. The randomized, controlled, double-blind trial lasted six months.
The researchers also found improvement of insulin resistance was maximized when serum vitamin D levels reached or exceed 80 nmol/L. The vitamin D supplementation did not affect insulin secretion.
The recipe to improve your insulin resistance is thus as follows:
Taking vitamin D in a dose of 4000 IU per day for six months.
The target serum level: 80 to 115 nmol/L
People with insulin resistance can produce insulin, but their bodies do not use insulin properly. Insulin resistance boosts the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart disease.
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Political controversies are threatening to derail Facebook’s plans of building a business empire in India.
India has the highest number of Facebook users — 290 million — and yet only 20 percent of the country’s 1.3 billion people, leaving huge potential for growth.
By way of comparison, Facebook has 190 million users in the United States., 140 million in Indonesia, and 130 million in Brazil.
In the earnings call of the social media giant on July 30, India was mentioned nine times, while Brazil was mentioned twice, and Indonesia not even once.
China, the world’s most populous country, has banned Facebook, and in the U.S., it is facing several issues from data privacy to hate speech.
In India, potentially Facebook’s largest growth market, political controversies have started haunting it since the Wall Street Journal article on the social media giant favoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 general elections and its failure to curb hate speech.
The WSJ report said Facebook’s India head of public policy, Ankhi Das, had turned a blind eye to BJP politicians uploading hate speech on Facebook. Another report said Das claimed credit for “boosting” Modi’s social media campaign in the run-up to the 2014 elections.
Opposition parties have swung into action and a parliamentary committee led by Shashi Tharoor, a leader of the Indian National Congress, has begun grilling Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan.
At the same time, pressure is mounting from the government. India’s minister for electronics and telecommunication, Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accused the social media giant of a “concerted effort” to reduce the reach of people who supported a right-of-center ideology ahead of the 2019 elections.
“It is problematic when Facebook employees on record ‘abuse’ the Prime Minister and senior Cabinet ministers of India while still working in Facebook India and managing important positions,” the letter states.
These developments have come at a bad time for Facebook.
It is waiting for India’s Supreme Court to give a final nod to its payments solution, WhatsApp Pay, and it also recently launched Instagram Reel, eyeing the short video space that has opened up with India banning TikTok over data-security concerns.
India was TikTok’s biggest market with 200 million users. The country is also the largest market for WhatsApp, with nearly 400 million users.
Facebook has also signed a partnership with India’s wealthiest man, Mukesh Ambani, to digitize small businesses. It bought a 9.99 percent stake in Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio for INR 43,574 crore ($5.7 billion) in April.
“There’s a huge opportunity to enable small businesses and individuals in India to buy and sell things through WhatsApp,” Zuckerberg said in the earnings call.
“We want to enable that. That starts with enabling payments. A big part of the partnership that we have with Jio will be to wire up and get thousands of kiranas, small businesses across India, onboarded onto WhatsApp.”
Shashidhar KJ, associate fellow at independent think tank Observer Research Foundation, said, “From Facebook’s investor calls, it is clear that advertising revenue has plateaued for them.
“One area where Facebook is particularly interested is payments and that is where WhatsApp Pay comes into India. WhatsApp Pay has close to 5 million users in India — this is still the beta testing stage.”
India and Brazil are the two markets where WhatsApp is launching payment services. Last year, the Reserve Bank of India, the central bank, said WhatsApp Pay did not comply fully with data localization norms. While the National Payments Corp. of India — the nodal agency for retail payments in the country —has given a green light to WhatsApp, the Supreme Court verdict is still pending.
WhatsApp has also recently partnered with JioMart, the business-to-business online platform of Reliance Jio. Unlike the retail segment, which has undergone an enormous transformation over the past decade, the B2B segment remains unexplored.
Nearly 15 million small stores still use traditional supply chains. JioMart aims to digitize this market, which was valued at $714 billion in 2018-19.
WhatsApp could be a game changer in this.
“WhatsApp has become the go-platform for calls,” said N. Chandrmouli, CEO of TRA Research. “But Facebook has not been able to monetize it so far. The payment gateway could change all that.”
Challenges are coming not only from political controversies, but also from rivals such as Google, which has the leading market share in the digital marketing space.
“A foray into payments and partnerships with Jio will allow it to unlock spends,” said Preetham Venkky, president of 22feet Tribal Worldwide, a digital marketing agency.
“This will allow Facebook to become a serious contender to Google in India and will automatically allow it to diversify,” he added.
In 2018-19 — India has an April-March financial year — Google’s ad revenue through YouTube, Display and Search, was INR 9,203 crore ($1.25 billion), against Facebook’s INR 2,233 crore ($303 million), said Venkky.
“If numbers are anything to go by, Facebook has a lot of catching up to do,” he added. “Through partnerships like with Jio, they’ll be able to compete with a wider offering similar to Google.”
The business plans, however, could be hit if Facebook’s image takes a beating because of controversies.
“There is surely a slow but sure erosion of Facebook’s high-end user base” said Chandrmouli. “Facebook was supposed to connect one to friends and family — now it has turned out to be only a space for advertising.”
Edited by Siddharthya Roy and Judy Isacoff.
The post Facebook Hit by Cultural, Political Storms in Its Largest Market appeared first on Zenger News.


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Minneapolis, Minn.-based Target Corp. serves guests at 1,755 stores in 49 states and operates 37 national distribution centers. Earlier this year, Target scaled its deployment of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V to every U.S. store in the chain. Applications, ranging from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1, SharePoint 2007 and Exchange 2007 to third-party, line-of-business software, can now be deployed and managed more quickly, with 8,650 fewer physical servers to maintain, power and refresh.


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WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED:
- Following the death of George Floyd, and three days of looting and violence all over the country, many retailers in the Big Apple have decided to delay reopening.
- Some stores were boarded up since March when the stay-at-home orders hit most non-essential businesses in New York.
- Police have cautioned some retailers that the attacks could be due to a separate organized crime.
Around Midtown Manhattan, businesses covered their windows to prevent damage seen in many other major cities which show stores being smashed into and looted. Other Big Apple retailers who boarded up their storefronts are Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, and Uniqlo.
Amidst more demonstrations planned later in the week, reopening businesses are now pending confirmation. Other retailers have reported graffiti, broken windows, and looting of their luxury stores.
In a comment to the Post, Jerome Barth, the president of the Fifth Avenue Association said, “Most of the stores on Fifth Avenue have boarded up their windows, images of businesses being looted or ransacked in other cities,”.
Another comment to the Post was from a Macy’s spokesperson, “We recognize that Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores are located in the heart of our communities and can be a target to activity surrounding this stressful situation. We have sustained damage in several stores across the country and temporarily covered the display windows at Herald Square and Bloomingdale’s 59th street on Sunday. We have limited personnel in the buildings at this time.”
According to Times Square Alliance president, Tim Tompkins, most businesses in Times Square, where the protest is to happen on Monday afternoon, are hoping for the best without taking precautions such as boarding up their windows. However, The Gap and Hard Rock Cafe secured their windows since Sunday.
Tompkins shares, “Times Square had had a lot of protests in the past; we understand that Times Square is and should be a place of protest in the city.”
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Cloud POS Market size is set to cross USD 10 billion by 2028, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights Inc.
Increasing awareness about contactless transaction payment methods globally is driving the cloud POS industry growth. The digital payment gateway applications offer seamless completion of transactions and reduce the overall hassle of carrying cash. For instance, according to the National Payments Corporation of India (NCI), the transaction made from the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) exceeded around USD 100 billion in October 2021.
In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic led to series of lockdown measures, social distancing norms, and travel restrictions, slightly impacting the cloud pos market demand. The outbreak of virus across the workforce resulted in shortage of labor in various sectors. This created challenges for the businesses in terms of completing day-to-day tasks such as inventory and stock management. To tackle the issues, several retailers and restaurant owners are focusing on integrating holistic solutions such as cloud POS that can assist them in remotely monitoring and completing various activities with minimum staff.
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The increasing risks of cyberthreats will fuel the demand for maintenance & support services
The integration of evolving digital solutions into different industries has accelerated the chances of data leaks. To avoid such scenarios, the enterprises are significantly emphasizing on post-deployment services such as maintenance and support. They help the brands in keeping their systems functional, efficient, and updated, thus reducing the chances of cyberthreats.
Browse key industry insights spread across 250 pages with 217 market data tables and 33 figures & charts from the report, “Cloud POS Market Size By Component (Software, Service [Maintenance & Support, Consulting & Training]), By Organization Size (SMEs, Large Enterprises), By Application (Retail & E-Commerce, Restaurant, Hospitality, Transportation & Logistics, Entertainment & Media, Healthcare), COVID-19 Impact Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2022 – 2028” in detail along with the table of contents:
The ease of accessibility and affordability offered by cloud POS solutions in SMEs
The rise in the number of SMEs globally adopting advanced cloud technology solutions for scalability and cost-effectiveness will augment the market growth. These companies are depending on comprehensive digital solutions for creating a well-organized ecosystem and reducing the initial set-up cost. To cater to this demand, the technology providers are expanding their market penetration in different regions. The growing usage of advanced technologies by SMEs to ensure business growth will foster the cloud POS market expansion.
Modernizing retail sector using advanced technologies to enhance customer convenience
The retailers are significantly investing in the development of their stores across different locations to improve the customer experience. They are integrating advanced technologies, such as AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and NFC, to improvise the traditional systems to ensure business profitability. The growing focus of brands on upgrading the offline shops to transform into hybrid or fully automated store will stimulate the demand for cloud POS systems for interlinking different aspects of the operations such as inventory and payments.
Telecom and broadband infrastructure development to drive North America cloud POS market
In North America, the governing authorities are introducing new initiatives to increase the availability of affordable, stable, and economical internet connection. For instance, in June 2021, the government of Canada, through the Universal Broadband Fund, announced an investment of above USD 9.5 million in federal funding. Under this program, the administration will support 11 projects that will make high-speed internet reachable to nearly 17 rural & indigenous communities in Ontario.
Such projects will spur the availability of reliable internet services, thereby propelling the utilization of digital platforms for transaction and online shopping. This will encourage the businesses to implement cloud POS solutions to align themselves with the changes in market conditions and manage different parameters through a single platform.
Companies are focusing on strategic partnerships and acquisitions to strengthen their market position
The industry participants are focusing on forming strategic collaborations with other companies to boost their penetration and brand awareness.
The prominent players operating in the cloud POS market include Lightspeed POS Inc., TouchBistro, Inc., Revel Systems, Inc., Shopkeep, Inc., Kounta Holdings Pty Limited, Oracle Corporation, Upserve, Inc., Celerant Technology, Cegid Group, NCR Corporation, Clover Network, Inc., ERPLY, ePOS Inc., Future POS, Phorest Salon Software, Square, Inc., Shopify, PAR Technology, Vend Limited, and Toast, Inc.


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Eight eminent Australian designers became the latest inductees into the Design Institute of Australia’s Hall of Fame on 16 May 2014 in Sydney. The designers were honoured by James Harper, national president of DIA and Joanne Cys, past national president and chair of DIA Design Hall of Fame committee who presided over the ceremony.
Topping the list of inductees for 2014 is Marc Newson, arguably one of the most celebrated Australian designers on the international stage. His designs have become modern icons and have been exhibited in collections at MoMA in New York, Design Museum in London as well as more than twenty solo exhibitions. He as been creative director of Qantas Airways since 2006 and was appointed a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in 2012.
John and Roslynne Moriarty, founders of indigenous design and strategy company Jumbana Group and the contemporary design studio Balarinji. The pair have collaborated with the likes of Qantas, Bank of America, Football Federation of Australia, U2, Sydney Opera House, Accor Hotels, Stockland Corporation and Village Roadshow.
Mark Armstrong, industrial designer and founding principal of Blue Sky Design Group. His body of work includes the 2000 Sydney Olympic Torch, the Cochlear implant and the bionic eye recently exhibited as part of Melbourne Now at National Gallery of Victoria.
George Kràl (1928-1978), inducted posthumously as an interior designer and graphic designer. Kràl was an active member of the Melbourne design community throughout his life. His work included hospitality interiors including La Caprice Restaurant in Collins Street and Esquire Restaurant in Canberra as well as exhibition designs for Osaka and Montreal world expos commissioned by Department of Trade.
Ann Gyngell, interior designer, architect, landscape architect. Her work includes Qantas House, Hyde Park Club, Australian Consolidated Press Holdings the late Sir Frank Packer’s residence. Gyngell was also a design columnist for Sydney Morning Herald during 1988.
Pia Ruggeri, interior designer and founder of Pia Francesca Design Pty Ltd. In more than thirty years of practice, Ruggeri has collaborated with some of Sydney’s most notable architects including Luigi Rosselli and Andre Porebski and her interiors have won many accolades.
Peter Gacesa, businessman, interior designer and decorator. Gacesa worked as a buyer in the furniture department of Myer in Brisbane before managing a furniture retailer on the Sunshine Coast for thirty-four years.
These eight designers now join a select group of luminaries in the Australian design industry who have been inducted into the DIA Hall of fame since its inception in the late 1990s including the likes of Sue Carr (interior), Kjell Grant (education), Ken Cato (graphic) and Florence Broadhurst (fashion and textile) to name a few.
In the same ceremony, Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore was awarded an Honorary DIA Fellowship for elevating the importance of design in urban development of Sydney.


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For the first time, the Audi Nines will bring its unique blend of action sports éclat to Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from the 7th-10th April 2021
The team behind the Audi Nines are thankful and excited to announce: It’s official, the Audi Nines are back and it’s game on! Buckle your seatbelts, folks — in exactly two weeks, a special instalment of the Audi Nines will debut in a brand-new location.
From the 7th to the 10th of April, 2021, the Audi Nines will make its first appearance in the Swiss Alps at the resort of Crans-Montana in Canton Valais. This year’s Audi Nines footprint will be more modest than in previous years due to coronavirus restrictions, with fewer riders and team onsite. Even so, with a stellar crew of top international athletes already confirmed and one of the most ambitious snowpark designs yet conceived, the Audi Nines 2021 session looks to be more memorable than ever.
“We’re stoked and incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to pull this event off in these difficult times,” says Audi Nines founder Nico Zacek. “For us, this year is about the camaraderie, fun and progression of a classic spring session, as a reminder to us all why we love what we do.”
“Organising this session in a short time frame has been a huge challenge for our whole team,” Zacek adds. “But we wouldn’t be the Audi Nines if we didn’t fight tooth and nail to turn our dreams into reality. This is why we wake up in the morning, and we’re very excited to share what we’ve been working on.”
Top International Athletes Confirmed
As always, the Audi Nines will welcome a select squad of the world’s best male and female snowboarders (and skiers but don't worry about that) for a session of the superlative kind. Your favourite snowboarders will be there, Halldór Helgason (ISL), Anna Gasser (AUT), Annika Morgan (GER), Reira Iwabuchi (JPN), Dusty Henricksen (USA) and Kevin Backstrom (SWE) have already confirmed their attendance.
The “Become A Nine” wildcard contest will not take place this year due to time constraints. But fear not — we’ve invited several hungry young guns to keep the athlete roster fresh.
Covid-19 remains a serious challenge to be treated with the utmost respect and caution. The Audi Nines team takes every precaution necessary to provide a safe environment for its riders and production team. With this in mind, this year’s session will remain closed to the public. Stringent measures will be in place to prevent viral transmission onsite while ensuring that all local, regional and national regulations are met or exceeded.
As always, more information about the Audi Nines can be found at audinines.com. Stay tuned and get ready for an unforgettable session!


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The main Comdex IT show has been axed again this year after a lack of interest from exhibitors.
The event, which was also shelved last year, normally takes place in Las Vegas in mid-November.
Comdex used to be the place where all the major IT products and innovations were launched, but large shows are under increasing pressure from smaller and more focused events.
The organisers said past Comdex attendee interest was still strong but that exhibitor enthusiasm wasn’t widespread enough to justify a show this year.
A Comdex for 2006 is still scheduled, but past enthusiasts may be sceptical about it ever returning.
Comdex’s usual mid-November slot at the Las Vegas Convention has already been taken over by other events, and the rival Consumer Electronics Show is stronger after getting the backing of an increasing number of major companies.


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Smartphone vendor HTC said its revenue could dip around 30 percent in the third quarter.
Both Apple and Samsung recently shared impressive forecast for their next quarter.
Analysts are cagey about an immediate turnaround for the Taiwanese phone maker. ( HTC CEO Peter Chou: plans to achieve 10-15% smartphone market )
Smartphone makers such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, LG, etc. due to their innovative phones and marketing budgets grabbed market share from HTC though it had substantial presence in a couple of Asian markets.
The latest forecast from HTC reflects its inability to sell HTC One and regain its lost glory.
HTC on Tuesday said it expects revenue this quarter of T$50 billion to T$60 billion ($1.7 billion to $2 billion), much lower than its previous quarterly revenue of T$70.7 billion.
Besides HTC, Nokia and BlackBerry recently reported weak results due to tough market conditions.
HTC reported second-quarter net profit of T$1.25 billion. On top of this, its worldwide market share tumbled to 2.5 percent, compared with a peak of 10.3 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to market research firm Gartner. ( Top 10 smartphone vendors in Q2 2013 )
Though HTC is expected to soon launch the HTC One Mini, Samsung and Apple are also likely to announce their own new offerings later this year.
According to an earlier report by IDC, HTC shipped 32.6 million smartphones in 2012, accounting for 4.6 percent of all smartphone shipped across the globe last year. HTC’s shipment last year was 25.2 percent lower than 43.6 million smartphones HTC shipped in 2011.
Taiwan is not helping HTC to recover. On June 18, 2013 IDC said HTC’s Butterfly smartphone has become the bestseller in Taiwan for the first quarter of this year as larger-screen models gained traction among local consumers. Smartphone shipments in Taiwan hit a quarterly record of 1.86 million units, accounting for 80 percent of the country’s total mobile phone shipments.


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1985 Ford Mercury Grand Marquis Exploding Gas Tanks
Most auto product liability lawyers will admit that defective auto products are a danger to the vehicle occupants and other drivers on the road. In 1999, Anne Marie Gibson was in her 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis, waiting to make a left turn on U.S. Highway 129 in Georgia, when a pickup slammed into car. She was hit again when her car was forced into oncoming traffic. Bolts from a trailer hitch gouged into her car's gas tank, causing it to burst into flames. The passenger doors jammed and Gibson's seat collapsed, dropping her back into the flames. She burned to death at the scene.
Gibson's widower, Artumus Gibson, filed a lawsuit against Ford and the manufacturer of the trailer-hitch, Draw-Tite. Gibson's product liability attorney noted that as many as 50 other people had been killed or seriously burned in similar car accidents involving Fords. He added that Ford's exploding gas tanks continue on the road, and that Ford had "never warned a soul."
"In the 1970's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) researchers concluded that available technology, such as safe tank location, shut off valves, steel fuel lines and bladders existed to protect occupants who survived 65 mph rear impacts from fire deaths," noted John Bisnar, nationally recognized defective auto product lawyer. "The fact remains that Ford has a long history of denying safety defects, not only in the face of a documented safety defect but in egregious safety defects that Ford subsequently had to recall in a firestorm of public outcry."
Ford refused to release information about other lawsuits filed in similar cases of exploding gas tanks. It chose to only release a brief statement about the Gibson case. The judge ruled that if Ford wouldn't supply the files, then the jury should consider it an admission that the seats and fuel tank were defectively designed.
The Athens-Clarke County jury handed down a verdict of $13 million to the widower. A Ford spokesman complained that Ford had not received a fair trial in this case. In its appeal, Ford contested a decision by the state court to punish the car maker for refusing to turn over records about car crash tests it had conducted on that model. Ford contended the documents should remain confidential as attorney-client communications.
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the Athens-Clarke County jury's verdict. It stated that the requested evidence had documented past car-to-car crash tests conducted by Ford on vehicles that included the Mercury Marquis. And that these vehicles had similar fuel tank locations and performance as the Mercury Marquis driven by Ms. Gibson at the time of the incident. This evidence could have shown Ford's prior, direct knowledge of fuel system, car door, and seat back design problems in car-to-car collisions such as the one that resulted in Ms. Gibson's death.
"This is an important decision because it was based on the fact that Ford refused to turn over relevant car crash data in the case that it was required by law to provide to plaintiffs," noted John Bisnar. "The Georgia Supreme Court, basically said that they would hold big corporations, including car manufacturers, to the letter of the law."
Brian Chase of the nationally recognized Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys auto defect law firm, noted, "Artumus Gibson, grief stricken over his wife's tragic death, summoned the courage to confront a giant car maker. Holding Ford accountable for a needlessly uncrashworthy vehicle is a highly commendable act that undoubtedly alerted others to this potential danger. Our hope is that these lawsuits, and the many lawsuits we have filed against Ford and other car makers will convince them to design safer, more crashworthy vehicles and prevent others from being seriously injured or killed."
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injuries as the result of a defective auto part or vehicle, contact the experienced California auto products liability attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys for a free consultation. We will use our extensive knowledge and resources to achieve the best possible results for you and your family.


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Holidays.com also reported a 60 per cent increase in the number of visitors to their website. Internet searches alone have gone up by 700 per cent when compared to this time last year. The web firm also stated that the most popular holiday destination so far has been Miami, USA.
Travel Counsellors echoed the claim that outside of Europe seemed to be the most sought after of places with Egypt being another popular choice for travellers seeking a break on average of 10 or 11 nights.
Lowcostholidays.com released a statement as well which also noted an increase in their number of visitors with the Canary Islands, Dubai and Thailand being the top searches on their website.
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‘World of Warcraft: Classic’ gets Ahn’Qiraj content on July 28 while Blizzard continues efforts to ban exploiters
‘FIFA 2020’ goes from 1.3 Metacritic user score to 1.1 amidst issue regarding EA leaking player information
The launch of “FIFA 2020” has been a rocky one to put the situation lightly. But in yet another head-scratching gaff on EA’s part, their football sim entry this year is facing a massive issue that spans over 1,600 accounts.
A few days ago, over 1,600 competitors who were looking to register for the “FIFA 2020” Global Series got their personal information leak by EA for reasons still unknown. After the news broke out, EA released a statement addressing the issue and apologize to anyone who got their information made public.
“We've determined that approximately 1,600 players were potentially affected by this issue, and we are taking steps to contact those competitors with more details and protect their EA accounts. Player privacy and security are of the utmost importance to us, and we deeply apologize that our players encountered this issue today,” Gamesindustry.biz reported. Suffice to say that a lot of players are staying away from “FIFA 2020” despite EA’s assurance, which isn’t all that much considering the messy history of the company.
FIFA 2020 is getting overtaken by its competition
On the other side of the pond, “PES 2020” is watching all of this unfold with a massive smile on its face. Konami’s entry this year has been met with general positivity, especially if pitted against “FIFA 2020.”
Looking at review aggregator site Metacritic, the two titles aren’t all that different on the Metascore board, with “PES 2020” sitting at 81 while “FIFA 2020” is at 79. However, the User Score is telling a completely different story.
FIFA 2020 gets review bomb yet again
As of this writing, “PES 2020” is sitting at a comfortable 8.3 User Score. “FIFA 2020,” on the other hand, is at an abysmal 1.1. This paints a complete picture of what players have been experiencing with the game so far. The score is even more damning, considering that it was at 1.3 last week, something that a lot of people thought was the bottom line for the game.
The fact of the matter is that “FIFA 2020” isn’t all that different from its kin that was released in 2018. In fact, one can even argue that “FIFA 2020” isn’t a completely new game but is an upgraded version of last year’s title. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. There are numerous complaints from players who have been voicing out on forums and discussion boards, ranging from minor inconveniences to downright frustrating bugs, Real Sport reported.


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Macadamia processors want Sh20m fine for nut smugglers
Macadamia processors are lobbying for an amendment of the Crops Act, to review the current maximum penalty of up to Sh5 million in fines for smugglers caught trading in the product to Sh20 million. The push for the tougher rule surfaced during an intense inaugural stakeholder’s forum held in Mombasa over the weekend. According to the existing Crops Act, smugglers are liable to a maximum of three years imprisonment term and a maximum Sh5 million in fines.
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (ADDED) seized 227,617 counterfeit products in Abu Dhabi
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Incisive Surgical Announces Issuance of Third Principal Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology Patent
MINNEAPOLIS, March 30 /PRNewswire/ — Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has issued the company a patent for its proprietary INSORBÃ‚® Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology. The patent broadly covers the wound closure stapling apparatus. Incisive Surgical is the only company in the world that offers a mechanical stapler that deploys absorbable staples that are placed underneath the skin to close incisions. The Company has shipped approximately 500,000 staplers since January 2005.
“We are pleased to announce the issuance of this third principal U.S. patent covering the INSORB Technology,” said John L. Shannon, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Incisive Surgical. “We now have patents covering all three essential core elements of our INSORB Technology – the method, the absorbable staple, and the mechanical stapler. The INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapler represents a revolutionary skin closure modality, offering unique benefits to patients, clinicians and hospitals. This new patent recognizes the ingenuity of our development team and the novelty of the INSORB Technology.”
About Incisive Surgical
Incisive Surgical, Inc. is a privately-held medical device company established to develop proprietary mechanical surgical solutions for skin closure. The INSORB Absorbable Skin Staple combines the comfort, convenience and cosmetic result of absorbable suture with the rapid closure times associated with metal skin staplers, while eliminating the need to remove metal staples post-operatively. The INSORB Absorbable Staple is comprised of a biocompatible material, which is absorbed over a period of a few months. The Company has been the recipient of numerous national awards, including winning the Wall Street Journal 2006 Technology Innovation Award in the medical devices category for the INSORB Skin Stapler. For more information, visit www.insorb.com.
Contact: John L. Shannon, Jr. Ron W. McClurg Incisive Surgical, Inc. (952) 591-2543 firstname.lastname@example.org
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How Long will USD and GBP Defy Fundamentals?
Daily FX Market Roundup 02.17.17
There was very little consistency in the performance of the U.S. dollar this past week with the greenback trading lower versus the Japanese Yen, steady against all of the other major currencies except for sterling. On a percentage basis, the changes were small but given how far the dollar had rallied at the start of the week, the pullback was significant. USD/JPY ran as high as 114.95, just a few pips shy of 115 before ending the week below 113. The most phenomenal part of the move was that it was counter to data and Fed speak. Nearly all of this past week’s most important U.S. economic reports beat expectations including consumer prices, retail sales, the Empire and Philadelphia manufacturing surveys, building permits and jobless claims. The only miss was in industrial production and housing starts. Most importantly, Fed Chair Janet Yellen made her intention to raise interest rates very clear. Going into her semi-annual testimony on the economy and monetary policy this week, some investors expected less enthusiasm from the Fed Chair in light of slower earnings growth and a higher unemployment rate but instead, Yellen remained committed to the central bank’s plans for tightening and said “waiting too long to tighten would be unwise.” She also indicated that rate increases (plural) in 2017 is appropriate and that “every FOMC meeting is a live meeting. This sentiment was shared by nearly all of her colleagues, but instead of rising, the dollar fell after her testimony.
There is no fundamental explanation for the reversal in the greenback but corrective forces emerged as the dollar took its cue from U.S. yields. This misalignment can’t last for long but aside from Fed speak there’s not much on next week’s shortened U.S. calendar to help the dollar. U.S. markets are closed on Monday for Presidents Day. So while we believe that it is only a matter of time before the dollar resumes its rise, the bulls could be hanging back until President Trump announces his “phenomenal tax plan.”
Sterling was another currency that completely defied fundamentals. Nearly every piece of U.K. data released this past week was weaker than expected and while sterling did slide against the greenback, the decline was nominal as GBP/USD traded within a narrow 1.2550 to 1.2385 range. However with inflation falling in the month of January, average weekly earnings growth slowing and retail sales turning negative, it will be difficult for the Bank of England to maintain its optimism. We may finally be seeing the effects of Brexit and it shouldn’t be long before 1.2385 support in GBP/USD gives. UK economy now finds itself in the unenviable position of having stagnating wages but higher inflation which is likely to put further financial stress on households. Despite robust labor demand Markit Household Finance Index fell sharply to 42.5 from 43.6 the month prior in the worst drop in 3 years. Clearly, UK consumers are having a difficult time keeping up with cost of living increases and their indebtedness is now highest in Europe. All of this makes it much less likely that the BOE will even consider tightening rates in 2017 as the economic conditions are less robust than they appear. Public sector finances and revisions to fourth quarter GDP are the only U.K. economic reports scheduled for release next week but a quiet calendar may not stop U.K. fundamentals from returning as a driver of GBP/USD flows. If GBP/USD breaks below 1.2350, the door is wide open for a drop to 1.2200.
While euro ended the week unchanged against the U.S. dollar, its inability to break above 1.0700 is a sign of persistent weakness. Like the U.K., the Eurozone reported mostly softer data. Investor confidence in Germany declined according to the ZEW survey, fourth quarter GDP numbers was revised lower, Eurozone industrial production dropped more than expected and the current account surplus narrowed. The benefits of a weaker currency are beginning to fade which explains why the ECB remains cautious. According to the minutes released this past week, there was widespread support for a steady policy stance. With multiple elections happening in the Eurozone and the uncertainty surrounding the current US presidential administration, the central bank felt the need to maintain easy monetary policy. Concerns regarding inflation were also downplayed during the meeting with the recent increase attributed to rising and volatile energy prices. For the time being, the central bank still does not see enough evidence of the prices trickling down to goods and services. The central bank remained cautious overall, mentioning that the economy might hit a speed bump (which is what we are seeing now) and left the door open for more stimulus if necessary. Unlike the U.S. and U.K., there are a number of important Eurozone economic reports scheduled for release in the coming week – the February PMI reports, the German IFO report and consumer prices. Chances are these releases will be softer, adding pressure on the EUR/USD.
All 3 of the commodity currencies ended the week marginally lower versus the greenback and part of that had to with softer data. No major economic reports were released from Canada but nearly all of the key economic reports from Australia and New Zealand were disappointing. The main focus for Australia was labor data. While there was an increase of 13.5k jobs in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.7%, over 44K full time jobs were lost at the beginning of the year. This means the increase in employment was due entirely to part-time work as part-time employment rose by 58.3k. This is an unhealthy mix of job growth worried investors especially as Chinese foreign direct investment declined by 9.2%. New Zealand also reported lower retail sales, weaker manufacturing activity, drop in consumer confidence and decline in house sales. Looking ahead, the new trading week starts with the release of New Zealand’s PMI services report and producer prices. There are no Australian economic reports on the calendar but RBA Governor Lowe speaks on Wednesday and Friday local time. Canada has the most market moving releases with retail sales and consumer prices on tap. All 3 commodity currencies are due for a deeper correction and we could see that in the coming week.


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USI Helps Customers Launch Edge AI Computing Servers
This 2U rack-mount edge AI server with Intel's third-generation Xeon Platinum processors, four single-width or two double-width NVIDIA GPUs, a short body that fits into small spaces, and is quiet, rugged, dust-proof, and shock-proof. It can run continuously at 5-45 degrees Celsius and be used in outdoor telecommunication boxes, computer rooms, factories, shops, and other environments.
Market research firm Gartner predicts that 75% of enterprise-generated data will be processed at the edge by 2025. Global spending on edge computing will reach $10.96 billion by 2026, according to market research firm Statista. In the era of big data, the amount of data that needs to be processed has surged. If the data generated by all devices is transmitted to a centralized data center or the cloud, there will be bandwidth and latency problems.
Edge computing provides a more efficient alternative. Processing and analyzing data closer to where the data is significantly created reduces latency. There are better development prospects and promotional potential with faster response times than with traditional central computing architectures. The explosive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the emergence of new applications that require real-time computing power will continue to drive the growth of edge computing.
Daimon Lee, General Manager of USI Data Network & Storage BU, said that edge computing could bring enterprise applications closer to IoT devices or edge servers in a distributed computing architecture. Being closer to data sources can get substantial business benefits, improve responsiveness, and provide higher bandwidth availability. In the future, USI will continue to develop the server storage market with efficient turnkey services of design, production, testing, and verification.


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After an intense workout session, it is common for people to drink either water or soft drinks. But according to the latest study, while drinking water is safe and causes no harm to the body, carbonated beverages may lead to kidney damage.
According to the study, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, it has been found that drinking soda after exercise is a big No-No — “The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that consuming a soft drink (i.e., a high fructose, caffeinated beverage) during and following exercise in the heat elevates biomarkers of acute kidney injury (AKI) in humans.”
The researchers recruited twelve healthy adults who were made to drink 2 litres of an assigned beverage during 4 hours of exercise in the heat. While half of the people were given a popular soft drink, the other half were given water to drink. They also had to drink 1 litre of the same beverages after leaving the laboratory. Stage 1 AKI was detected at post-exercise in 75 per cent of the participants in the soft drink trial compared to 8 per cent in water drinking trial.
Furthermore, according to the findings, “urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a biomarker of AKI, was higher during an overnight collection period after the soft drink trial compared to water.”
The study further added, “Changes in serum uric acid from pre-exercise were greater in the soft drink trial than water at post-exercise. There were greater increases from pre-exercise in serum copeptin, a stable marker of vasopressin, at post-exercise in the soft drink trial than water. These findings indicate that consuming a soft drink during and following exercise in the heat induces AKI, likely via vasopressin mediated mechanisms.”


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Renault Samsung Motors unveiled the SM5 Nova, the latest edition of its flagship mid-size premium sedan, on Monday in Seoul to continue its sales momentum.
The SM5 Nova adopts Renault’s new brand identity and boasts technological prowess and better fuel efficiency, the company said.
The carmaker raised hopes for a repeat of last year’s success of the small crossover sport utility vehicle QM3 with the SM5 Nova this year. The success of the QM3 boosted Renault Samsung’s sales at home last year. The carmaker’s yearly domestic sales jumped 33.3 percent in 2014.
Renault Samsung Motors CEO Francois Provost poses next to the firm’s new SM5 model during the launching event in Seoul. (Renault Samsung Motors)
“The company has set a goal of selling more than 30,000 units of SM5 this year,” said Park Dong-hoon, Renault Samsung’s executive vice president in charge of sales and marketing.
To achieve the goal, the carmaker has decided to enter the premium LPG-fueled taxi market. “The company expects 40 percent of SM5 Nova’s sales to come from the taxi segment,” Park said.
It is important for Renault Samsung to achieve its 2015 sales goal for the SM5 Nova in order to reclaim its No. 3 spot in domestic sales by 2016, Renault Samsung Motors CEO Francois Provost said during the press conference.
The SM5 Nova adopted the LED daytime running light and a “refined” and “dignified” facade. It also applied the “mirroring system” that connects smartphone images to car monitors through wireless Internet, which was introduced on the SM7 Nova for the first time here, the carmaker said.
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China’s Alibaba Group is close to an agreement with Yahoo to repurchase a stake of 20% of its shares from the U.S. company for $7 billion, Bloomberg announced on Sunday, based on information from a source familiar with the matter. The acquisition would allow Alibaba, the largest provider of electronic commerce in China, to prepare an initial public offering within 18 months, according to the source.
Alibaba, backed by shareholders from Temasek Holdings, Digital Sky Technologies and Silver Lake, wants to finance the acquisition both from its own funds and through loans. The Chinese company has been trying for more than a year to redeem its shares from Yahoo. Reduction its stake in Alibaba will lower Yahoo mark in China, the world’s largest market, and increase its chance for the U.S. group to become a takeover target, considers Jordan Rohan, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. “For Yahoo shareholders, the sale would be clearly a positive factor, as many wonder whether the American company will be able to monetize assets in China. In addition, the capital required for delisting Yahoo is reduced with each monetization of shares at Alibaba”, comments the analyst.
Yahoo has previously tried to sell its 40% stake in the Chinese company. The U.S. Company took over in 2005 shares in Alibaba for one billion dollars and the control of Chinese division of Yahoo. Divergences between the two companies first appeared in January 2010 when Alibaba described as “reckless” Yahoo’s support for Google, a company involved in that period in a dispute with Chinese authorities on Internet censorship practiced by the government. In March of last year, Alibaba has sold the online payment unit without informing its shareholders, namely Yahoo, amplifying the dispute between the companies.


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Intel has unveiled a prototype chip that packs 48 separate processing cores on to a chunk of silicon the size of a postage stamp.
The Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC), as it is known, contains 1.3 billion transistors, the tiny on-off switches that underpin chip technology.
Each processing core could, in theory, run a separate operating system.
The chip has won the “cloud” name because it brings together the computing resources typically filling several racks in a data centre…
In a bid to keep power consumption down, the tiles making up the chip can be divided into islands of different sizes that run at separate voltages.
“Over time, I expect these advanced concepts to find their way into mainstream devices, just as advanced automotive technology such as electronic engine control, air bags and anti-lock braking eventually found their way into all cars,” said Justin Rattner, Intel’s chief technology officer.
Intel said the SCC would be made officially available during the first half of 2010.
I don’t need one. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t care to be involved in developing appropriate uses for such a critter. Of course.


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shares caught a delayed bid Wednesday, one day after the company announced it would start selling its slot machines to Indian casinos.
The shares were recently up $1.54, or about 5%, to $33.85 in fairly heavy trading, near their 52-week high of $34 and up 75% on the year. The runup followed research from Jefferies & Co. in which the brokerage slapped a buy rating on the shares because of the company's plan to sell so-called Class II gambling machines to Indian casinos.
Until now, the National Indian Gaming Commission, the regulatory body established by Congress to oversee gambling at Indian sites, has interpreted existing law to mean the definition of Class II gambling quipment "specifically excludes slot machines." As a result, companies like IGT have avoided the Class II market in fear of violating the law and losing their licenses to sell Class III devices, like those found in Las Vegas casinos.
According to Jefferies, the NIGC recently issued a new interpretation of the law that essentially allows Indian casinos to have slot machines, creating a substantial growth opportunity for IGT. A closer reading of the NIGC opinion indicates that electronic machines such as slot machines can be used in gaming that falls under arcane interpretations of the rules of "bingo," Jefferies said, adding that IGT is poised to grab 70% of the 20,500 machine Class II market. In 2003, IGT sold about 33,000 machines worldwide.
A company that may need to worry is
, currently the leader in Class II games. Multimedia's stock opened down 45 cents to $37.25, but is still near its 52-week high.
The casino news overshadowed a strong fourth quarter reported Tuesday by IGT. For the quarter, the company earned $108 million, or 31 cents a share, on revenue of $273 million -- a penny ahead of analyst expectations after backing out discontinued operations. For the year, the company earned $375 million, or $1.07 a share, on revenue of $1.1 billion.
Operating results were positive across the board and analysts were also pleased that T.J. Matthews, brought in as part of the Acres Gaming acquisition, was appointed chief executive. Machine volume grew by over 2,000 units, while both gross profit and gross profit margins also showed substantial growth. The only area of decline was a drop in international machine sales in Australia and the U.K., but management indicated that they are comfortable with 2004 earnings estimates.


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General Motors is doubling down on its Chevrolet Bolt all-electric hatchback with a longer, taller crossover version that will likely hit showrooms in the first half of 2021.
The larger Bolt, which Chevrolet calls an EUV, short for short for electric utility vehicle, was originally teased in March just prior to the coronavirus shutdown. Originally scheduled to launch as a 2021 vehicle, the new Bolt crossover will now premiere for the 2022 model year.
The current Bolt is set for a cosmetic refresh that will debut next summer for the for the 2022 model year. It uses a 66-kilowatt-hour battery pack, travels 259 miles on a single charge and costs just under $40,000. Chevrolet says it can fully recharge in 10 hours when connected to a 240-volt charger or recoup 100 miles of range via DC fast charger. It also sits on GM’s second-generation dedicated EV platform.
GM released information about a third-generation modular EV platform meant to serve multiple vehicles across several regions. In fact, it will be the basis for 19 upcoming EVs that will roll out across all GM brands.
But the 2022 Bolt is not included in that group. It will carryover mechanically and the Bolt crossover will share the same components. GM hasn’t said when the two Bolt EVs will upgrade to the new system.
GM also is keeping details about the new EV under wraps, but it will likely follow the general styling cues of the Chevrolet Menlo, an all-electric sedan revealed in China in February, according to Sam Abuelsamid, the principal analyst for research firm Guidehouse Insights. The Menlo is Chevrolet’s first pure EV to debut in the region.
The Menlo has more of an SUV aesthetic though Chevrolet describes it as a “sporty-looking sedan” with “lean muscularity” and a “blend of crossover and sport coupe styling.”
In the U.S. the new Bolt crossover will likely resemble Hyundai’s Venue or Toyota’s C-HR, Abuelsamid said. Both are compact crossovers that offer buyers a higher-riding seating position and a hatch in the rear for expanded cargo space. This silhouette is not unlike the current Bolt EV, which teeters between a hatchback and a compact wagon.
Despite the shared hardware, the larger size of the upcoming EV will likely drive the range down by 10 to 20 miles, Abuelsamid said. That’s still plenty of range to be a competitive player in the growing EV market, however.
The current-generation Chevrolet Bolt also may see a price drop. Alongside its refresh, the adjusted price could hover just north of $30,000, according to Abuelsamid. The reason for the decrease is twofold: the cost of the battery will go down and GM no longer is eligible for EV tax credits, he said.
That means the new Bolt crossover will be priced affordably to attract buyers in lieu of tax credits.
In addition to an expected digestible price tag, the Bolt crossover will be the first Chevrolet vehicle to offer GM’s Super Cruise, a hands-free driving technology that combines a driver attention system with real-time mapping data that recognizes road patterns. The tech package has recently been enhanced to include lane-changing capabilities. Super Cruise was initially relegated only to Cadillac vehicles.


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A SITE that once housed Palmer's Gym could soon be transformed into the city centre's only microbrewery.
The McCrae Street building - where generations of children learnt gymnastics - would become a Mecca for grownups with a taste for craft beer and regional produce.
A bar could be built where the gym's popular foam pit once sat.
Another one would be built in the basement.
Company Bendigo Brewing has lodged plans for the $600,000 project with the City of Greater Bendigo.
It wants to start building later this year and open in 2021, provided it get planning approval from the council.
It would be a huge transformation from the days before Palmer's Gym moved to Mundy Street, Bendigo Brewing chairperson Jo Doye said.
"We've had a few people request we keep lot's of the paintings of gymnasts on the walls," she said.
"We can't promise that, but we will pay some sort of homage to the days gymnastics took place there."
The brewery could house as many as many as 300 people, depending on the floor plan's final layout. It could also produce 150,000 litres of booze annually.
Most of the beer would be sold onsite, though a very limited amount could be sent to outlets in Bendigo and Melbourne Ms Doye said.
"The idea is that if you want to taste our beers you actually need to come in and try them," she said.
"We want to take advantage of that boom in Bendigo's tourism to be seen as a beer destination."
Ms Doye said Bendigo Brewing was in negotiations with a "renowned" brewer considering relocating from interstate.
"I would say that we will know if that's locked in in the next week or so," she said.
Ms Doye hopes the brewery could also help train the next generation of beer makers.
"We are designing the brew house so that when its not open for business students from somewhere like TAFE could come across," she said.
Bendigo Brewing would be the latest microbrewery to tap into Australia's thirst for new craft beer brands.
Many businesses are tapping into a market expected to grow 5.3 per cent by 2025, consultancy firm Goldstein Research has predicted.
Brookes Beer and True Brew are among those that have made their mark on the region's beer scene.
The McCrae Street brewery would be a stone's throw away from the Golden Dragon Museum, Rosalind Park and Bendigo Tramway's tourist line.
The building was pumping out beer as early as the 1860s, when the Hunter Brothers established their Kent Brewery.
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New year, new news – this week the news brief takes you back to Mars, shows off some new wingspan, and a game of humanitarian crisis.
Return to Dinosaur Island, Mage Knight Ultimate Edition out now, and go on a Space Gate Odyssey in this week’s News Brief.


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Apple Just Pulled iPhones Off the Shelves in Germany After a Court Order and This Could Be Just the Beginning
A court in Munich has ruled in favor of Qualcomm Tech against Apple—whom it alleges infringed patents on the tech company's battery-saving technology.
Apple plans to appeal the verdict, however Qualcomm paid a €1.3 billion ($1.2 billion) bond to get the iPhone models 7 and 8 (the models which use the technology in question) off the shelves in Apple stores and third-party locations alike. Only the iPhone XS and iPhone XR will be available to purchase for the time being.
Imagine skin so fragile that a bump or scratch could cause deep, blistering wounds that wouldn’t heal.
This is daily life for kids with a rare inherited skin condition called epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a genetic mutation that results in paper-thin skin with the layers moving independently of each other instead of the dermis and epidermis being fused together. Sufferers’ skin is so fragile they’re often called “butterfly children,” as their skin is as delicate as butterfly wings.
Today Google honors hole punch history and the 131st anniversary of the hole puncher. The hole puncher can be traced to German Friedrich Soennecken, an entrepreneur and inventor, who filed for a patent for his Papierlocher für Sammelmappen on November 14, 1886. Papierlocher für Sammelmappen translates to "paper punch for binders."
Soennecken is also the namesake of the international German office products manufacturing company.
The White House has disputed reports that President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin a second time during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany earlier this month. The second meeting, undisclosed at this time, was first reported by Ian Bremmer, president of the international consulting firm Eurasia Group. Bremmer's claims were not initially disputed by a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
“Pretty much everyone at the dinner thought this was really weird, that here is the president of the United States, who clearly wants to display that he has a better relationship personally with President Putin than any of us, or simply doesn’t care,” said Bremmer, in a newsletter to group clients. “They were flummoxed, they were confused and they were startled," he added, noting that the meeting began “halfway” into the meal and lasted “roughly an hour.”


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GROWING TEAM AT FAITH PR CELEBRATES CONTRACT WIN WITH FOOD RETAILER
West Yorkshire PR and communications agency Faith PR has secured another significant contract win, working with the UK’s largest exclusively online retailer of short-dated food and drink.
Brighouse-based Faith will increase awareness of the Approved Food brand while promoting its commitment to reducing food waste.
Headquartered in Sheffield, Approved Food delivers to 21 different countries as well as every corner of the UK. It has more than 6,000 products in stock at any one time, from food and drink to household goods, beauty products and pet supplies. Since the business was established 10 years ago, it estimates it has prevented around four million tonnes of perfectly good items from going to waste.
Faith PR managing director Stefanie Hopkins says, “This is a significant win for Faith and reaffirms our expertise within the retail sector. At the moment, Approved Food is one of the UK’s best-kept secrets; we are aiming to promote not only the company but also its ethos of preventing waste and dispelling the myths around best before dates.”
Approved Food's director, Andy Needham, adds, “I’m delighted to be working with the team at Faith. The knowledge and expertise they bring to the table will enable us to get our key messages across while raising awareness of the business itself.”
Faith PR is an award-winning PR, social media and communications agency, working with local, national and international businesses across consumer and B2B sectors. The agency has recently added to its team with the appointment of a new full-time member of staff, Abigail Henderson, who will take on the role of PR account executive.
A journalism graduate from Leeds Beckett University, Henderson will support senior members of the Faith team with both PR and social media for a wide range of clients.


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Stena celebrates first anniversary of Stena Hibernia
Stena Line is celebrating the first anniversary of the STENA HIBERNIA on its Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Belfast route and one year on, the service continues to deliver a strong performance which has helped the leading ferry company increase its freight traffic. Richard Horswill, Stena Line’s Head of Freight UK and Ireland said: “Stena Line introduced the STENA HIBERNIA in November 2013 to complement the STENA LAGAN and STENA MERSEY to help cope with increased demand for freight capacity on this route and enable our customers to deliver on next-day orders to their client base.
Stena Line adds third vessel to Liverpool-Belfast service
Stena Line will introduce a third vessel to its Liverpool – Belfast service this week in response to increasing customer demand. The Stena Hibernia will begin its maiden voyage on Tuesday and will add a further eight crossings each week, bringing the total number of sailings on the vital freight route to 34. “We are delighted to welcome the Stena Hibernia to the Port of Liverpool, as it not only reinforces our partnership with Stena Line, but highlights a positive period of growth for the freight market,” declared Ross Thompson, group sales director at the Peel Ports Group, who own and operate the Port of Liverpool. “Both Peel Ports and Stena Line are committed to the development of the freight market in the Irish Sea and these extra crossings place both Belfast and the Port of Liverpool as significant freight hubs.” The Stena Hibernia, will now depart Liverpool Tues – Fri at 0300hrs and will depart Belfast Tues – Fri at 1500hrs. Source: http://www.porttechnology.org/news/stena_line_adds_third_vessel_to_liverpool_belfast_service/
Stena Hibernia to be replaced by Stena Precision on Irish Sea route
The two Dutch-flag vessels ‘Stena Scotia’ and ‘Stena Hibernia’ on the Irish Sea are replaced by two chartered vessels from Seatruck under UK-flag, the ‘Stena Performer’and ‘Stena Precision’.Upload News


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Just visited an ATM and there is a sign ‘no cash’ posted outside? It’s time to open your mobile phone, download these apps and locate the ATM nearby which can get you cash. As hard cash notes turn into scarce in India after currency ban, here are 5 applications that will help you locate near ATMs and banks which can provide you with the bills. Read More »
Project Noto, one of Google’s most ambitious undertakings ever, has reached a milestone. Noto now supports 800 languages and 100 writing scripts, the companies announced last week.
Google and Monotype launched the open source initiative to create a typeface family that supports all the languages in the world, even rarely used languages.
Samsung has said it will delay restarting the sale of its Galaxy Note 7 phone in South Korea, as the firm needs more time for the global recall of the device.
The South Korean tech giant was forced to recall some 2.5 million devices globally due to overheating batteries.
Dozens of devices were reported to have caught fire.
The phone was to be back on the shelf on 28 September but is now expected to be available 1 October at the earliest. Read More »


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A number of other analysts have also recently commented on GM. General Motors Company has a 52-week low of 30.21 and a 52-week high of 42.48. Analysts pegging the company with a rating of 3 would be indicating a Hold recommendation. The firm earned "Strong Buy" rating on Friday, September 25 by S&P Research. Cowen & Co maintained the shares of TIF in report on Friday, August 28 with "Buy" rating. It fall, as 75 investors sold General Motors Company shares while 286 reduced holdings.
General Motors (NYSE:GM) (TSE:GMM.U) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 25th. F's profit will be $1.23 billion for 9.96 P/E if the $0.31 EPS becomes a reality.
Avinger, Inc. (AVGR) observed trading 15.37% away from the 20-day moving average and 0.04% off from its 50-day simple moving average.
Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) traded at an unexpectedly low on Friday, posting a -0.49% after which it closed the day' session at $6.11. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 38,942 shares of company stock valued at $1,419,117. After $1.89 actual earnings per share reported by General Motors Company for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -42.86% negative EPS growth. The firm had revenue of $36.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.22 billion. General Motors had a return on equity of 22.45% and a net margin of 5.38%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter a year ago. MDT has lost -2.62% in the 1-month period. Beech Hill Advisors owns 2.34% invested in General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) for 122,675 shares. If you are accessing this piece on another domain, it was stolen and republished in violation of United States and worldwide copyright laws. The stock has "Buy" rating by Deutsche Bank on Monday, September 25.
Roku connects with investors in debut, shares up 16.6 percent
But it also burned more cash than the year before, reporting a net loss of $42.6 million for the year. Roku priced its shares at $14 in its public offering, valuating the company at $1.3 billion.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 22nd. Banque Pictet Cie invested in 0.6% or 379,771 shares.
In related news, VP John T. Lawler sold 80,624 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%. FNY Managed Accounts bought a new stake in stocks of General Motors during the Q1 valued about $107,000. Reinhart Partners Inc sold 85,127 shares as Brinker Intl Inc (EAT)'s stock declined 8.41%. KBB transaction prices do not include applied consumer incentives. General Motors Company had 62 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The volume of 35.99 Million shares climbed up over an trading activity of 34.08 Million shares. Perhaps, that suggests something about why 69.45% of the outstanding share supply is held by institutional investors. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Artemis Investment Management Llp who had been investing in General Mtrs Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $61.42B market cap company. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ raised its stake in General Motors Company by 697.2% in the third quarter.
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning Llc increased Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) stake by 3,367 shares to 37,812 valued at $7.01M in 2017Q2. Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC acquired a new stake in General Motors during the first quarter worth about $106,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its position in General Motors by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. The Country Club Trust Company holds 179,985 shares with $13.05 million value, up from 126,828 last quarter. The value of the investment in (F) went from $2,357,000 to $1,628,000,000 a change of 68,970.9% quarter over quarter. It also increased its holding in K2m Group Hldgs Inc (NASDAQ:KTWO) by 227,582 shares in the quarter, for a total of 316,703 shares, and has risen its stake in Unitedhealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH).
General Motors Co. said Tuesday it sold 279,397 cars and trucks in the U.S.in September, which was a 12 percent increase over the same month past year. The Firm provides automotive financing services through General Motors Financial Company, Inc.


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*First Lady Michelle Obama sported a sapphire blue dress by Los Angeles-based designer Barbara Tfank for the State of the Union address.
The designer described it as a “criss cross bodice cap-sleeved slim dress in silk twill.”
Mrs. O also wore Barbara Tfank — a floral print dress from the resort collection — last May for a Buckingham Palace visit where she greeted the Queen and met Duchess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) for the first time.
The designer, who started her career as a costume designer and has said that her focus is on creating “timeless” looks, will show her latest collection during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 13. Tfank’s spring 2012 collection was inspired by some of Elizabeth Taylor’s most iconic on-screen styles.