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Reputation (Big Machine/Virgin EMI) racked up gigantic first week sales in the US in the absence of any streaming services, selling 1.216 million copies – her fourth consecutive album to break the one million barrier. The album debuted at No.1 in the UK with sales of 83,648, according to the Official Charts Company.
The streaming release dropped at midnight local time across the world and was trailed by an announcement on Swift’s social media platforms. Swift, who has a long and complicated history with streaming services – her catalogue only returned to Spotify earlier this year – sparked an industry-wide debate with her streaming holdout, with executives split on whether the move boosted sales or alienated consumers who’d made the move to streaming.
The industry will now be watching closely to see what effect the move has on Reputation’s sales as we head into the crucial Christmas shopping period – and also to see how much promotion streaming services give to the album, having been locked out of one of the year’s biggest releases for three weeks.


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A professor of economics and psychology figured out why it took me three years of deliberation to buy a $120 iPod nano. Turns out, I’m a cheapskate, psychologically. My brain is a tightwad, according to LiveScience’s feature on the opposite personality traits.
Prof. George Loewenstein of Carnegie Mellon studied 13,000 people, starting in 2004, and found that 24 percent of them are tightwads, who have trouble spending money even when they need to. On the other end of the materialism spectrum are spendthrifts, who have trouble controlling their spending— about 15 percent of the population.
Loewenstein and colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI. This brain scanning technique monitors blood flow to areas in the brain activated when performing a task.
When study subjects looked at a desirable item, such as chocolate candies, their brains produced a starkly different response than when viewing the item’s price tag. [10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brain]
“We would first show [the study subject] the product, and if they liked the product, the reward centers of the brain would light up,” said Loewenstein. “Then we’d show them the price and the pain and disgust regions activated.”
For tightwads like myself, the feeling of disgust (originating in the same place as reactions to bad smells) overrides rational decision-making. Tightwads often won’t buy things they know they need. For instance, if one were to break her Blackberry a week and a half ago, but avoid buying a new phone despite the fact that she uses a smart phone roughly every second of every day, she would qualify as a tightwad. You know, if you knew someone like that.
The study also found that men are three times more likely to be tightwads whereas women are more evenly distributed between the poles. And, I’d be a way bigger tightwad if I didn’t have credit cards:
“Several papers propose, as well as ours, that it is less painful using credit cards,” Rick told LiveScience. “Not giving up anything tangible kind of helped cure the tightwads of their affliction.” For spendthrifts, the medium of purchasing power didn’t really matter, Rick added, “because cash feels like credit to them.”
It seems to me good and rather surprising news that a greater percentage of Americans are tightwads than spendthrifts. A 2010 study also showed buying experiences gives you more happiness for your buck than buying things, which matters to consumers pressed for cash and looking to make wise decisions in rough economic times. Now, if only we could get a few more of these tightwad, careful decision-makers in Congress.

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OAL's Jake Norman will be speaking in the "Smart Factory" session at Food Factory, a major European event on the Food Factory for the Future.
The three-day event gathers the scientific community and companies of the Food chain to highlight and discuss the future food factory. Since 2001, the Food Factory conferences have been jointly organized by Laval Mayenne Technopole (LMT, France) and SP Food and Bioscience (previously SIK, Sweden). They take place every other year, alternately in Gothenburg (2001, 2006 and 2010) and Laval (2004, 2008 and 2012). In 2014, Food Factory took place in Uppsala, jointly with the 28th EFFOST Congress.


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Quick service restaurant chain Burger King India Ltd on Monday reported narrowing of net loss to Rs 15.15 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2021.
The company had posted a net loss of Rs 29.02 crore during October-December period of the previous fiscal year, Burger King said in a regulatory filing.
Revenue from operations was up 71.51 per cent to Rs 279.89 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 163.19 crore in the corresponding period of 2020-21.
Total expenses were at Rs 298.23 crore, up 45.56 per cent from Rs 204.89 crore in the year-ago period.
During the quarter, Burger King added 20 restaurants and as on December 31, it total restaurant count was 294.
According to the company, presently 9 restaurants are under construction and 65 are in pipeline.
Shares of Burger King India Ltd on Monday settled at Rs 132.95 apiece on BSE, down 1.81 per cent from the previous close.


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If you’re a fan of the number 11, then Microsoft has some bad news for you. The world’s largest software company recently confirmed what many people had suspected for a long time: Windows 10 will be the final Windows operating system ever released. There will be no Windows 11.
Microsoft has confirmed that it is switching to the “Apple” model of operating systems. So instead of releasing a new version of Windows every three years, Microsoft will release major updates every few months – with smaller updates coming daily.
Ultimately, this means there are two giants in the desktop operating system field: Mac OS X, and Windows 10. And that sentence will probably be true 5 years from now, because neither company seems to have plans past its flagship OS (although Chrome OS could continue gaining ground).
Here’s the official quote from The Verge’s interview with Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon, by the way:
“Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10.”
Jerry was speaking at the Microsoft Ignite conference this past week.
To give that quote context, Nixon was explaining how Microsoft was releasing Windows 8.1 last year while also actively developing Windows 10.
Ultimately, this means we’re getting Windows as a service.
Unfortunately, Microsoft hasn’t explained how that service will work. Will new users need to pay an annual subscription fee? Will there be a free and premium version of Windows? We’re only 2 months away from the release of Windows 10 – but we still don’t know the answer to these important questions.
Windows 10 Updates will Occur Every Day
In addition to the news above, Microsoft announced that it was ending its infamous Patch Tuesday, where it would release forced-restart updates on the first Tuesday of every month.
Instead, Microsoft will release daily updates for Windows 10. The updates can take place at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Business users and server admins, however, will be able to choose when and how a patch rolls out. So Microsoft still plans to keep downtime to a minimum.
The First Update Will Be Called Redstone
We already know what the first major Windows 10 update will be called. Microsoft has already started working on it (or at least that’s the rumor). The update is called Redstone and will arrive in 2016.
Redstone will bring Windows 10 support to more devices than just desktop computers – including the Microsoft HoloLens.
The only real losers in this situation are the people who bought Windows 9 and Windows 11-related domains hoping to capitalize on the hype in the future.
For now, those people look like they’re out of luck.


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By George Pappas – Marketing Specialist
Monoprice has been quietly leading an e-commerce pricing revolution for more than a decade, thriving mostly through the word of mouth of its devoted customers. Now, the Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based company is poised to capitalize on its recent rapid growth, as evidenced by its appearance in this year’s Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies. Monoprice (www.monoprice.com ) is expanding into new product markets and will have an increased presence at industry trade shows in the coming year, including INTEROP East in New York this coming October.
Revenue has surged 141 percent in the past three years at the e-commerce company, which specializes in IT gear and electronics such as a wide variety of high quality cables, networking equipment, computer components, and other tech and mobile accessories. Monoprice offers more than 4,300 branded products on its website www.monoprice.com.
What sets Monoprice apart? Think of it as your favorite e-commerce site but free of confusion and without the high prices.
“We are in the right place at the right time with our business model,” said Monoprice CEO Ajay Kumar, who joined the company in July 2011. “We offer the same cable or accessory as national retail brands, but for much less cost. However, we are not cutting corners as we employ high-quality manufacturers who work with our specs. Monoprice brings our customers a value proposition they can’t find anywhere else. That’s what makes our business work.”
In response to its continuing growth potential, Monoprice has recently made a number of significant business moves including:
• Putting a new management team in place, including an expanded marketing team
• Upgrading its 173,000 square-foot centralized office and warehouse facility in Rancho Cucamonga with a state-of-the-art warehouse robotic conveyor belt system to streamline its operations
• Expanding its work force to more than 150 full and part time employees
Other key factors in Monoprice’s business advantage include, its knowledgeable product managers and procurement strategy, maintaining control of its own selling channel and pricing, and not having the overhead of a brick and mortar business.
Kumar also pointed to Monoprice’s primary focus on customer service as another cornerstone in its successful business formula. Despite never losing its modest approach of keeping their customers’ pricing needs the main focus of its business model, the company remains ambitious.
Monoprice is debt free, said Kumar, and is constantly looking to explore other profitable product lines and markets. Due to its success with pro audio cables and DJ headphones, the company is expanding its pro audio product line to cover all popular pro audio categories. Other areas Monoprice recently expanded into include 5.1 sound systems, carrying cases, backpacks, camera bags and cases, and high-end gaming keyboards and mice.
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I don't know if y'all have heard about it, but there is a nasty virus going around right now. This virus, called SARS-CoV-2, can cause serious symptoms and even death. It is also quite contagious, which has forced some states and countries to implement lockdowns and other safety measures. If you're experiencing flu-like symptoms, you should get tested. But the typical test, which requires a nasal cavity swab, is very unpleasant. That's why a team of researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and MIT built this affordable device that can taste COVID-19 variants in your saliva.
This device, dubbed miSHERLOCK, makes COVID-19 testing a snap. Just swap spit with the device, wait a little less than an hour, and you get a notification on your phone telling you your results! It can distinguish between three different SARS-CoV-2 and quick reconfigurations allow it to detect new strains, like the Delta variant that you've been hearing about lately. Best of all, the device is cheap to build. It only requires about $15 worth of off-the-shelf electronic components and some 3D-printed parts. Some of the hardware has to be replaced between tests, but individual assays cost about $6 each.
This testing procedure relies on CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology, which allows for gene editing. The team used that for SHERLOCK (Specific High Sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter Unlocking), which let them create special "molecular scissors" that can cut a unique gene out of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at. That gene, called Nucleoprotein, is present in multiple variants of the virus. A similar process can isolate other protein sequences representative of different variants. Combined with single-stranded DNA probes, they produce a detectable fluorescent glow.
The real appeal of this device is how it simplifies testing. It automatically handles several cumbersome steps, including mixing chemicals to prepare the saliva, heating the sample, and mixing the molecular scissors. In about 55 minutes, the samples will produce a fluorescent signal if SARS-CoV-2 is present. A special smartphone app looks at the samples through the camera and analyzes the image to avoid false positives or negatives. The team behind miSHERLOCK, hopes to make it commercially available soon.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- After a few false starts, IT security giant
is finally hitting its stride although it may not be entirely out of the woods.
After having disappointed investors in the past, Symantec posted strong fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday and offered a robust outlook that sent the company's stock soaring by nearly 10%.
Symantec's cheery guidance helped allay concerns that the economic slowdown could have a negative effect on IT spending and take a toll on the company's sales. The results also puts Symantec in a position as a defensive stock in a challenging economic environment as companies are unlikely to scale back on spending in IT security, compliance and information storage, industry experts say.
But Symantec still faces some big challenges. For example, analysts say the company is seeing slow growth in its bookings, an indication of future demand for its products, and its enterprise security business is underperforming that of rival
( MFE). Meanwhile, smaller private companies such as Sophos have been stealing some of Symantec's biggest customers.
For investors, though, Wednesday's earnings report is good news because Symantec has proved that its efforts to integrate
of storage company Veritas is paying off and that the company can consistently beat expectations.
"The combination of strong product cycle and better execution is the long awaited two-in-one-punch that should help lift the stock significantly over the next few quarters," says Daniel Ives, an analyst with Friedman, Billings, Ramsey in a research note. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey makes a market in Symantec shares.
Symantec stock surged $1.83, or 10.6%, to $19.05 in recent trading.
Discounting Thursday's spike from its latest earnings report, Symantec's stock had been up 7.2% since the beginning of the year, while McAfee is down 10.2%. Competitor
Check Point Software Technology
gained 8%. The
composite index declined 7.5% during the same period.
Symantec reported net income for the quarter rose to $186 million from $61 million, the year before. Excluding items, Symantec reported EPS of 36 cents vs. 24 cents a year ago and was 2 cents higher than analysts' estimates of 34 cents. Revenue rose to $1.54 billion from $1.36 billion the earlier quarter and was slightly higher with analysts' expectations of $1.53 billion.
Still, Symantec posted only 5.5% bookings growth for the March quarter compared to 15.2% growth in the previous quarter and 5.8% in the September 2007 quarter, estimates Kevin Buttigieg, an analyst with the Stanford Group, who has a hold rating on the stock.
For the June 2008 quarter, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company guided revenue in the range of $1.55 billion and $1.59 billion. Excluding charges, earnings are expected to range between 34 cents and 36 cents a share. Analysts are expecting earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $1.5 billion.
The strong guidance indicates the company is feeling confident about its future, says James Beer, chief financial officer for Symantec.
"We have a good product set, our pipeline of business is the strongest it has been in number of years and we are in a very robust market," he says.
Symantec could also be "better insulated" than many other IT companies in an economic slowdown, says Beer.
But industry watchers say Symantec faces intense competition from smaller security companies such as Sophos,
and Kaspersky Labs.
Two weeks ago, industry research firm The 451 Group
U.K.-based Sophos beat Symantec to a 120,000-seat deal to offer security software to defense contractor
. Last year, Sophos also outmaneuvered Symantec on a 350,000-seat contract with
"There are a few issues with Symantec's product line that it is making it very difficult for them," says Paul Roberts, an analyst with the 451 Group. "The size and complexity of Symantec's endpoint agent makes it very resource intensive, leading to some customers wanting a smaller and lighter product."
Symantec will have to invest better in its engineering team to make its product lighter and more friendly to customers. The company will also have to improve the integration of products from its acquisitions with its core portfolio, says Roberts, echoing a long standing criticism about how Symantec approaches its purchases.
While Symantec has seen significant gains in its storage business as a result of the Veritas acquisition, the company needs to improve its message to customers.
Rivals such as McAfee or Sophos are beating Symantec when it comes to selling IT security products to enterprise customers because they position themselves as completely focused on IT security. Symantec, with its fingers in the security and storage pies, comes across as lacking specialization in either, says an industry analyst who did not want to identified.
Symantec is aware of these problems. Wednesday's strong earnings report could be the beginning of a turnaround in investor sentiment that could give Symantec the time it needs to fix them and regain its position as the unbeatable market leader.


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Livia Firth- Booking.com’s 2019 Booking Booster Ambassador
Founder and Creative Director of Eco-Age sustainability consultancy teams up with the Booking.com Booster Program to identify and support the startups shaping the future of sustainable travel
London – 26 February, 2019 – Today Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms and a digital technology leader, announced sustainability business pioneer Livia Firth as the company’s 2019 ambassador for their Booking Booster accelerator program.
As Founder and Creative Director of groundbreaking sustainability consultancy Eco-Age and Founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, Livia will play a pivotal role in the 2019 Booking Booster accelerator program, joining the expert panel of judges from Booking.com to help determine which startups in sustainable tourism will receive grants from the company’s €2 million fund. Livia will also deliver the keynote address for the program’s final pitch event in Amsterdam on May 9th.
“As someone who travels a lot, going around the world to discover different supply chains and meeting the people who make our clothes, sustainable travel is one of my obsessions. This is why I am delighted to be partnering with Booking.com and playing an active role in their Booking Booster Program,” comments Livia. “I’m really looking forward to meeting these inspiring entrepreneurs and learning more about the innovative ways they’re using technology to make waves in sustainable tourism.”
“We are very pleased to have Livia joining the Booking Booster team in 2019 and to leverage her unique perspective as one of our judges,” said Gillian Tans, President and CEO of Booking.com. “We truly believe that travel has the potential to transform people’s lives for the better, helping to protect and preserve the destinations and communities that inspire us to take a trip in the first place. Livia really walks the talk when it comes to holistic, end-to-end sustainability practices and is a role model for the next generation of changemakers in this space.”
For the 2019 Booking Booster Program, Booking.com is inviting 10 social enterprise startups in the sustainable tourism sector to a three-week accelerator program in Amsterdam starting in April. The program consists of a series of lectures, hands-on workshops and coaching sessions, culminating in a final pitch to receive a grant of up to €500k from Booking.com’s €2 million fund in order to help support the next stage of projected growth for the participating startups. All the startups will also receive a full year of ongoing mentoring and coaching from Booking.com experts, as well as opportunities and access to collaborate with Booking.com on potential innovation initiatives and experiments to help accelerate their future growth.
In helping travellers to explore and experience more than 145,000 unique destinations all over the world, Booking.com also seeks to contribute to the ongoing health of these same destinations so that future generations can continue to enjoy them for years to come. Together with the Booking Cares Fund and the Booking Cares Labs, the Booking Booster Program sits alongside Booking.com’s internal volunteer program, where employees have long partnered with local organizations on projects that help improve destinations worldwide. Together these initiatives make up and further expand Booking.com’s commitment to make a positive impact on the global tourism industry. For more information about upcoming programs and opportunities, please visit the Booking Cares website.
Applications for the 2019 Booking Booster Program have already closed. The 10 sustainable tourism startups that have been selected to participate in this year’s accelerator will be announced at the end of this month.
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Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com B.V. has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world. Part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), Booking.com now employs more than 17,000 employees in over 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide.
With a mission to empower people to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. At Booking.com, we connect travellers with the world’s largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and family-run B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts, tree houses and even igloos. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in 43 languages, offer 28 million total reported listings, including more than 5.5 million listings of homes, apartments and other unique places to stay, and covers more than 145,000 destinations in 228 countries and territories worldwide.
Each day, more than 1.5 million room nights are reserved on our platform. So, whether traveling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal place to stay quickly and easily with Booking.com, without booking fees and backed up by our promise to price match. Via our customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in over 43 languages, any time of the day or night.
Eco-Age is a specialist sustainability and communications consultancy. We are a leading and trusted voice, expert in bringing positive, sustainable change to key audiences. Our evidence-led sustainability narratives and programmes of change resonate with both consumers and industry insiders.
Over the last decade we have honed specific expertise in supply-chains, textiles, impact measurement, internal and external communications, PR and event-planning. The programmes that we develop are aligned with international best practice and feed into global targets. This means the change that we help to activate is real and substantive.
Our sole purpose is to distil our know-how, expertise, enthusiasm and talent into client campaigns, strategies and programmes that bring real and substantive change. Not only does this help to shift the dial on sustainable change, but it gives a new generation of conscious consumers fresh and compelling reasons to invest – emotionally and financially – in the brands of our partners.
Our current partners include luxury fashion and jewellery brands, fashion retailers (including online), real estate companies, celebrity opinion-formers, film and TV academies, music academies, and fashion councils around the world.
About Livia Firth
Livia Firth is the Creative Director of sustainability consultancy Eco-Age and founder of the Green Carpet Challenge (GCC). She is renowned for creating compelling frameworks and campaigns for environmental and social justice with global reach. A founding member of Annie Lennox’s ‘The Circle’, a powerful women’s advocacy group, she recently presented the findings of The Circle’s Living Wage report to the EU Commission. Livia is a UN Leader of Change and has also been recognised with the UN Fashion 4 Development Award. She is a powerful communicator on progressive change; her keynote addresses include to the World Economic Forum.


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Netflix to lose major studio content
Streaming TV may never again be as simple - or as affordable - as it is now.
Disney and WarnerMedia are each launching their own streaming services in 2019 in a challenge to Netflix’s dominance.
Netflix viewers will no longer be able to watch hit movies such as “Black Panther” or “Moana,” which will soon reside on Disney’s subscription service. WarnerMedia, a unit of AT&T, will also soon have its own service to showcase its library of blockbuster films and HBO series.
Families will have to decide between paying more each month or losing access to some of their favorite dramas, comedies, musicals and action flicks.
“There’s definitely a lot of change coming,” said Paul Verna at eMarketer, a digital research company. “People will have more choices of what to stream, but at the same time the market is already fragmented and intimidating and it is only going to get more so.”


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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
ShoeDazzle Names Chief Marketing Officer
Los Angeles-based ShoeDazzle, the online personalized shopping site headed by Brian Lee, said today that it has named Hope W. Neiman as Chief Marketing Officer. Neiman was most recently at Beachbody, where she was Vice PResident of Online and eCommerce. Neiman has also served at P90X, Disney, and Right Start. ShoeDazzle offers personalized shoe, handbag, and jewelry recommendations to consumers, and was co-founded by Kim Kardashian. The firm's business team includes Robert Shapiro and Brian Lee, who co-founded LegalZoom. ShoeDazzle has raised more than $20M in funding so far, from such investors as Lightspeed Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners.


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NVIDIA has announced a new 7nm process architecture, Ampere, the first of which is named “A100 Tensor Core GPU” and its brand prefix Tesla has disappeared. According to media reports, NVIDIA has abandoned the Name of Tesla for the simple reason that it collided with Musk’s electric car brand.
A spokesman for NVIDIA confirmed that GPU products for the scientific computing, data center market will not use the Tesla brand any more, and that NVIDIA has in fact stopped using the brand after the release of the Inference Computing Acceleration Card Tesla T4 in 2018.
At present, the NVIDIA global official website, the Word Tesla has completely disappeared, in addition to the A100, T4, the earlier release of the Volt architecture Tesla V100, Pascal architecture Tesla P100/P4/P40 has also been renamed V100, P100/P4/P40.
But the Tesla brand still has some traces on other language networks, such as Chinese, but it’s believed to be completely absent soon.
NVIDIA announced in June 2007 that its general computing product line was named the Tesla family, initially including GPU computing processors, desktop supercomputers, GPU computing servercategories, expanding over the past 11 years, artificial intelligence, deep learning, autonomous driving, high-performance computing and so on.
But Musk founded Tesla in 2003, four years early.


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Congestion surcharges have been imposed on ports in three more countries
The epidemic situation abroad is still severe, and the port congestion in various countries is still there. We hereby remind forwarders to pay attention to it in time to avoid unnecessary losses.
Due to the impact of congestion at the Port of Bilbao in Spain on operations, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will charge a congestion surcharge (CGS) for cargo to and from Bilbao.
Since the bill of lading (B/L) takes effect on November 16, a surcharge of €100/US$125/TEU will be levied on all goods entering and leaving Bilbao, except for goods to and from the United States. The execution date of the bill of lading will be December 5. Levied on
MSC stated in its announcement that the implementation of this surcharge is to "maintain the service at the required level" and to continue to monitor the situation in Bilbao and update the fee accordingly.
In addition, due to the deteriorating port situation, CMA CMA CGM will charge a port emergency congestion surcharge (PCS) in Guinea.
Cargo: dry cargo, refrigerated cargo, over-gauge cargo, bulk cargo
Application date: November 10 (loading date)-Except for US origins: 5 December and Brazil origins: 5 to 31 December, extendable for one month
Amount: US$200/€170/£150 per unit
Payment: Prepaid-except ocean freight
Due to severe congestion in New Zealand’s main ports, Maersk and CMA CGM plan to impose a port congestion surcharge at the Port of Auckland.
Previously, the shipping company MSC also announced that the Port of Oakland would impose a congestion surcharge. Starting from the date of the bill of lading on November 9, 2020, all export goods shipped from inland China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia to the Port of Oakland will be levied 300 USD/ Congestion surcharge for TEU.
CMA CGM has announced that all containers arriving/departing from Auckland (including standard containers and refrigerated containers) will be charged with a port congestion surcharge of US$200/TEU. The application date is as follows:
Non US Trades:
Export cargo of all ships leaving Auckland on and after November 17;
Goods imported into Auckland by vessels departing Hong Kong on or after November 17;
Export cargo of all ships leaving Auckland on and after December 3;
Goods imported to Auckland from ships received at the port of departure on and after December 3
The French shipping company has notified its customers that payment will be collected by cash on delivery, and advance payment will be used when importing.
In addition, Maersk will impose a port congestion surcharge of US$215/TEU (standard and refrigerated containers) on all containers entering and leaving the Port of Auckland, New Zealand, as follows:
Auckland to/from World (excluding U.S. trade)
Export cargo of all vessels leaving Auckland on and after November 13, 2020;
Imported goods departing from the place of origin on and after November 13, 2020
Auckland to/from US
Export goods received in Auckland on and after December 6, 2020;
Imported goods received in the country of origin on and after December 6, 2020
All goods loaded/unloaded at the Port of Oakland are subject to the Oakland Congestion Surcharge. This surcharge does not apply to goods received/delivered in Auckland Metropolitan Port.
The Danish container company pointed out that traffic congestion at the Port of Auckland in New Zealand continues to severely affect its schedule.
"In the past few weeks, we have tried our best to transport your cargo to and from Auckland, and we have also tried our best to deal with the current situation." Maersk said in the announcement: "We are experiencing ship delays. At present, the waiting time is as long as 12 days, which has caused the ship to jump from the port. The accident has seriously affected our overall operating costs."


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Customers are what make up our company, without them we would not be able to continue providing the high levels of service that we do.
Knoxville, Tenn. (PRWEB) November 15, 2012
Being a fan of AutoBody America on Facebook pays off - and so far one happy customer has the hardware to prove it. This past Wednesday James Sparks of Knoxville, Tenn. was named the winner of the AutoBody America (ABA) Facebook iPad Giveaway. The contest ran through the month of October to the first week of November. Sparks beat out almost 100 other Knoxville ABA customers and fans to win the big giveaway.
The sweepstakes was only available through the AutoBody America-Knoxville Facebook page. To register visitors needed to simply like ABA on Facebook and fill out a short contact form. The sweepstakes was part of a new AutoBody initiative to reward customers for their patronage and dedication to the southeastern auto body collision company. It was also part of a larger celebration to announce AutoBody America’s newest East Tennessee collision repair location.
“Customers are what make up our company, without them we would not be able to continue providing the high levels of service that we do,” stated AutoBody America - Knoxville Manager Joshua Smith. “We know people have a choice in auto body repairs and we do our best to show how much we appreciate everyone who brings us their vehicle, regardless if it is their first time or they have been coming to an AutoBody location for years.”
The auto collision experts encourage drivers from all over to visit their Facebook page to get more information over similar giveaways. By keeping their social media profiles updated and active on a regular basis, drivers are given an easy way to reach out, connect and ask questions about ABA repair services. AutoBody America will continue to hold other giveaways and sweepstakes throughout the year on each locations local Facebook pages. Currently, Facebook users can visit the AutoBody America - Knoxville page and register for a chance to win a $300 Visa gift card.
About AutoBody America
AutoBody America is quickly becoming one of the top names in auto collision repair services and continues establishing new locations to serve more markets in the southeastern region of the U.S. WIth various locations receiving recognition as I-CAR Gold Class Professional Businesses ABA continues to move forward adopting the most cutting edge technologies and top rated technician training programs. Vehicles will spend less time in the repair shop and more time getting people to where they need to go.
For more information about AutoBody America-Knoxville or to schedule an appointment feel free to contact them at, 865-531-9420 or visit them online at http://www.autobodyamerica.com.


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City financial analysts recently stated that the big six energy suppliers will lose a quarter of their customers over the next six years. Some might even be driven out of the market says the research arms of Citigroup investment bank and consumers will suffer as a result because dual fuel bills will be 20% higher.
The report concluded: “Due to increasing competition we see the market share of the ‘Big 6’ in energy supply declining from 98% in 2013 to below 70% by 2020. When combined with declining demand and lower margins the total profit pool available to the large energy suppliers could fall [by about] 40% from [about] £1.2bn in 2013 to just £700m.”
But why are customers switching?
The Big Six energy suppliers have been ordered to improve “frankly awful” customer service after regulator Ofgem found more than half of customers were unhappy with how complaints were handled. They are also facing an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority and will need to restructure their supply channel and most importantly improve customer service if they are to keep customers.
Audrey Gallacher, Director of Energy at Consumer Futures, recently said: “Energy companies have repeatedly said they want to rebuild consumer trust. Good customer service and complaints handling are key ingredients to achieving this and suppliers still have a long way to go.”
With snow and the coldest winter for centuries predicted for 2014, energy providers will need to prioritise improving the customer experience and brand loyalty, which is often tested to breaking point during a weather crisis.
Delivering a high quality round-the-clock customer service isn’t easy, especially not if they are still stuck in an ‘only during working hours’ loop, when their strategy should adjust to our digitally connected 24/7 world. However without the right technology in place to support customer service delivery, organisations will continue to fail to meet or exceed their customer’s expectations.
Maybe the energy companies can learn something from the water service industry, whom we have helped to address the key issues we believe to be offering a consistent customer service across all customer contact channels.
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The next mobile phone from Finnish firm Nokia is expected to be called the Lumia 925 but now rumours are circulating that it could be unveiled next week.
It is now predicted that the new Lumia handset could be revealed at the company’s event in London, according to a report on the website Windows Phone Bar.
Nokia’s London event kicks off on May 14th and the firm has already sent out mass invites to the press and media to hear its, expected, big announcements.
The Lumia 920 successor is predicted to sport a 4.5-inch OLED display, a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of memory, 16GB of storage and an 8.7 mega-pixel back camera.
Nothing has been confirmed by the company yet and it is unlikely to say anything before the big event next week.
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New buyer demand has weakened again in October, marking three successive reports in which demand in the UK property market has deteriorated.
Across eleven of the twelve UK regions property sales were reported to be either flat, or negative, during October.
The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey blames the decline on “Affordability pressures, political uncertainty and a lack of fresh stock coming onto the market”.
North West England, Northern Ireland and Scotland
Whilst house prices are falling across most parts of the UK, North West England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are recording house price rises, which are expected to continue over the next year.
Decline in New Instructions
Almost all UK regions have seen a monthly decline in new property instructions, with average stock levels remaining very close to an all-time low.
According to the latest RICS survey, there appears to be little chance of any meaningful turnaround in the near future.
Properties over £1million
Properties priced over £1 million are recording sale prices below the asking price according to three quarters of respondents, with 14% reporting sale prices more than 10% below the initial asking price.
Properties up to £500,000 are, on average, reporting sale prices at least level with asking prices. However, 34% of respondent stated that sales prices were coming in up to 5% below asking price.
The UK Residential Market Survey is used by the government, the Bank of England and other key institutions, including the IMF, as an indicator of current and future conditions in UK residential sales and lettings.
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Per the order, people must wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth when in public, which includes in businesses, health care settings, waiting in line, and on public transportation. The order also requires individuals to wear face coverings when in someone else’s home. Exceptions are made for certain activities such as eating at a restaurant, but during those activities, 6 feet distancing of individuals not from the same household or living unit is required at all times.
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“BlackBerry is how we’re known pretty much everywhere across the world other than North America, so we have an iconic global brand and when you have such a powerful brand, you want to make it central,” said Frank Boulben, BlackBerry’s chief marketing officer, in an interview.The switch underscores the close attention the company is paying to marketing as it launches a product considered crucial to its survival. In the past, it was roundly criticized for botching the launch of the PlayBook tablet and other devices.RIM’s aging line up of devices has competed poorly in recent years against the likes of Apple Inc’s iPhone and Samsung’s wide array of Galaxy devices.As the company counters with its new line, the name change will allow it to leverage the value of the BlackBerry brand still a powerful asset in spite of RIM’s fall from grace.”Previously we had Research In Motion, BlackBerry, Bold, Curve, Torch, PlayBook and that dilutes the BlackBerry brand, which is a fantastic asset,” Boulben said. “Moving to a branded house model allows us to focus our marketing on one name only.”That could be crucial for the company, which has undergone a management overhaul changes and a major restructuring, leading up to the launch of its re engineered line of devices on Wednesday.”We thought now was the perfect time to accompany that real change with symbolic change,” said Boulben, adding that RIM will change its Nasdaq ticker to “BBRY” and its Toronto Stock Exchange ticker symbol to “BB” in a matter of days.The company will undergo a legal name change after its shareholders pass a resolution to that effect later this year, said a spokeswoman.


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USA – Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health-care conglomerate, has announced plans to separate its consumer products business from its pharmaceutical and medical device operations, resulting in the formation of two publicly traded companies.
The consumer arm – comprised of million- and billion-dollar brands and offering products such as mouthwash, shampoo, and skincare – will form a new publicly traded company in the next 18 to 24 months.
The pharmaceutical and medical device division, which includes advanced technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, would keep the Johnson & Johnson name and would be led by J&J’s incoming CEO, Joaquin Duato.
Meanwhile, the new Johnson & Johnson will focus on its key pharmaceutical areas and thus remain committed to changing the trajectory of human health.
It highlights its commitment in key therapeutic areas such as oncology and immunology, while also pledging to continue advancing new therapeutic modalities such as cell and gene therapies.
Following the separation, J&J will concentrate its efforts on the pharmaceutical and medical device segments, which are expected to generate approximately US$77 billion in revenue this year, according to the company.
J&J’s pharmaceutical portfolio
J&J’s pharmaceutical business focuses on six therapeutic areas including cardiovascular & metabolism, Immunology, Infectious diseases and vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
The prescription and pharmaceutical products that make up the majority of the new J&J company cover a wide range of therapeutic areas, including cancer drugs, vaccines, and heart medications.
J&J’s most well-known product is arguably its Covid-19 vaccine; the company’s one-shot jab is the only single-dose coronavirus vaccine on the market and is sold on a non-profit basis.
According to J&J’s executive vice president, the company is planning to switch to a commercial pricing model for the vaccine either next year or in 2023.
Other commercial successes in J&J’s pharma portfolio include the inflammatory disease therapy Stelara, the monoclonal antibody Darzalex for the treatment of multiple myeloma; the lymphoma and chronic graft-versus-host disease drug Imbruvica, which was developed in collaboration with AbbVie; and the antibody-based plaque psoriasis treatment Tremfya.
Pharma’s consumer spin-offs
J&J is not the first pharmaceutical giant to divest its consumer division in favor of its more profitable pharmaceutical division.
The news comes just days after General Electric announced plans to split into three separate publicly traded companies, separating its medical and energy divisions from its aviation division.
After failing to sell its consumer health segment, Pfizer divided itself into three business units in 2018. Only a few months later, the company announced a partnership with fellow pharma leader GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to merge their two consumer health businesses into a single joint entity with an estimated £9.8 billion (US$13.06 billion) in annual sales.
GSK, which owns a larger portion of the companies’ shared consumer division, announced last month that it was “on track” to spin off the business, with the split expected to happen as soon as mid-2022.
Also, in 2018, US corporation Proctor & Gamble acquired German drugmaker Merck’s consumer health business.
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The Insider: No Tomoka For You
Published: Monday, October 27, 2008 at 11:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 27, 2008 at 11:20 p.m.
No Tomoka For You
Florida citrus has long turned to Japan, which has become the world's biggest consumer of Florida grapefruit. That's why popular Japanese actress Tomoka Kurotani visited Lang Sun Country Groves in Lake Alfred Thursday to shoot pictures and video for the new Florida Department of Citrus marketing campaign, which kicks off in December in her home country. Sadly, Americans won't see any of the lovely Ms. Kurotani in the ads or at the local theater in the Japanese films that made her a star, including "Samurai Resurrection" or "The Battling Angel." Gomen nasai!
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Bruker reported after the close of the market Wednesday that its revenues in the second quarter were up 8 percent year over year, rising to $454.9 million, compared to $420.7 million in Q2 2012.
The results beat the average Wall Street estimate of $426.4 million, as the company saw "weakness in some key markets partially offset by diversified pockets of growth," Bruker President and CEO Frank Laukien said in a statement.
"Both the geographic and end market trends we are seeing vary throughout the Bruker business portfolio," Laukien said on a conference call following release of the results. "For example, while demand from academic customers was strong in some businesses, it is weaker in others. Similarly, we see mixed signals from our European customer base."
The company's MALDI Biotyper mass spectrometry platform saw "robust growth" in the quarter, Laukien said. This was countered by "relatively weak revenue" from Bruker's other mass spec instruments, he said, citing, in particular, weak bookings for these products in Europe in Q1.
He added, however, that the company had seen an uptick in orders for its non-Biotyper mass spec products in Q2, noting that with the release of several new instruments at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry annual meeting in June, the company's competitive position is "quite a bit stronger than at the beginning of the year in life science mass spectrometry."
Bruker launched its EVOQ Elite ER triple quadrupole and its Impact HD QTOF at the ASMS meeting.
The Billerica, Mass.-based company reported a profit of $22.9 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to $9.9 million, or $0.06 per share, a year ago. On a non-GAAP basis, Bruker had EPS of $0.18, beating the consensus Wall Street estimate of $0.14.
The growth in "second quarter operating profitability was the result of controlled operating spending and a return to revenue growth after a slow start to the year," Bruker Chief Financial Officer Charles Wagner said in the statement.
Bruker's Scientific Instruments segment posted an organic revenue increase of around 8 percent year over year, while its Energy and Superconducting Technologies segment saw organic revenues grow 40 percent. The BEST revenues reflect $5.7 million of license milestone revenue related to Bruker's contract with the Russian state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom.
The company's R&D costs were $46.5 million for the quarter, down 10 percent from $51.9 million in Q2 2012. Its SG&A spending was $107.1 million, down 3 percent from $110.6 million in the year-ago second quarter.
Bruker ended the quarter with $250.9 million in cash and cash equivalents.
The company said it was maintaining its updated financial guidance from May 2. It expects revenue growth of 2 percent to 3 percent for full-year 2013 and non-GAAP EPS of between $0.80 and $0.83.


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Google has now made the Android 12 OS available to its Pixel phones, starting with the Pixel 3. The company released the first public beta of the OS during the I/O developer conference in May and later released several following betas.
It is worth noting that Google officially released Android 12 by pushing the source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) but it didn’t make it available to smartphones. Google took the Pixel Fall Launch event as the right opportunity to release the next major OS upgrade to its eligible Pixel phones.
As it has been sung enough times, the Android 12 brings Material You design and focuses on privacy and security features. The Material You design aims at enhancing personalization on the device. It allows users to set the UI their way; users can pick a custom color palette and new widgets as per their perspective.
Android 12 also aims at optimizing the overall user experience with better power efficiency.
Together with the hardware support that comes through Titan M2 and Tensor security core, Android 12 aims at keeping your privacy protected. The OS brings a list of new privacy-focused changes to provide better privacy controls. There is a new Privacy Dashboard that tells what data is being accessed by which app. A new indicator will also appear on the top-right corner of the screen when any installed apps access the built-in microphone or camera.
Google also announced that for the first time the company is able to extend its support window. So, every Pixel 6 user will get 5 years of security updates and 3 years of OS upgrades. "That ensures you have the latest and most up-to-date protection."
Android 12 update is rolling out for Pixel phones, starting with Pixel 3 and above. Once you receive the update notification, click on it to download the update. You can also manually check for updates by going to System and then clicking on Advanced and selecting the System update.
In addition to the earlier Pixel phones, Android 12 will be available to devices from manufacturers including OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme in the coming future.


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The buyer can send payment to the seller without having to worry about not receiving bitcoin.Blockchain, Malaysia, Vietnam Vietnamese Bitcoin P2P Platform Remitano Targets Global Expansion.
Standard Exchanges – Bitcoin.comVietnamese Bitcoin P2P Platform Remitano Targets Global Expansion.Financial expert Nguyen Tri Hieu said investing in Bitcoins at this time is a bold move because miners may face legal action or risk going broke as it is possible that the latest price rise in Bitcoins is a speculative bubble.
For Vietnamese who live far from a retail bank branch, VietinBank scrambles scooters so its officers can meet clients where they.The bitcoin remains locked until the seller confirms the payment.However, the State Bank of Viet Nam said on February 27, 2014 that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies were not legal currency and payment tools in Viet Nam.Specifically, some websites, forums and social networks provide information on virtual currencies such as Swisscoin, Bitcoin, Onecoin and Gem coin, besides IL coin with offers of huge profits.Bitcoin Vietnam pledges to follow strictly all the rules and regulations relating to the use of the bitcoin in Vietnam,.Vietnam documentary tells uneasy story. 2017 The...
According to current Bitcoin protocol, 21 million is the cap and no more will be mined after that number has been reached.The Remitano support team will resolve disputes based on evidence provided by both sides.
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#128 The future of Bitcoin Conference Arnheim 2017 RecapThe notice has immediately caught the special attention from the public.When a user opens a trade, Remitano holds the amount of bitcoins they wish to buy in escrow.
Vietnam-based peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace platform Remitano is continuing its global expansion into the English-speaking market.VCA said multi-level trading of any services was illegal according to the Law on Competition.Assigned ministries will have until the end of next year to complete the legislation, while tax policies for cryptocurrencies must be finalized by June 2019.
Vietnam Prepares to Analyze Legal Framework for BitcoinSeptember 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017.The average miner has to spend more than VND2 million each month on electricity, and the equipment can easily break because it has to run around the clock.Two months ago, computer component providers in Vietnam started running out of graphics cards due to the increasing demand for Bitcoin hardware.Digital currencies could be acceptable and legal sooner rather than later in Vietnam.
Several parties are involved in discussing the future of Bitcoin.
Most normal computers need 0-1 graphic card, while virtual money making machines need six cards.Coinbase has been designed from the ground up to to provide the best possible digital money.On 9 February 2017, multiple bitcoin exchanges in China delay or.
Bitcoin Price Sets New All-Time High at $3,484 LevelFirst German Solar Training Week in Vietnam to match German expertise with local demand.
Bitcoin news roundup, August 27, 2017 – Deep Dot Web
Virtual currency industry faces regulatory scrutiny in Singapore.The company is targeting bitcoin. 2017 Comments Off on Vietnamese Bitcoin P2P Platform Remitano.He said it would be better if miners had got involved when Bitcoin first appeared in 2009 to guarantee profits.


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Obviously, we know the feeling when you are driving a hypercar as fast as the 1,500 hp Bugatti Chiron and find yourself in a very slow-moving traffic something frustrating. It is just understandable that a lot of people will take a chance at an open lane just to feel the wrath of the powerful engine inside these super-fast cars. Unfortunately, such an understandable impatience could be disastrous and cost you a fortune.
An astronomical repair cost will still fix this Bugatti Chiron, after suffering damage on its front-end
From the latest report reaching us, having restless horsepower on the pedal had caused a horrible crash, involving a Porsche 911 GTS, a Mercedes C-Class Wagon, and a $3 million (₦1.16 billion) Bugatti Chiron hypercar in Switzerland. We found out that it happened along a mountain road along Gotthard Pass in the Alps, in an attempt to overtake another vehicle.
According to the local police, the 4 cars formed a line right the back of the massive RV, which was moving at a slow speed, earlier this month. Guess the drivers of the Bugatti and Porsche couldn’t take it any longer, but to put this slow-moving RV behind them. The two supercars pulled out from the line formed and decided to pass the remaining vehicles at the same time when the line reaches a straight stretch of tarmac.
The police report stated the possible cause of the crash, which was when the Bugatti sprinted faster than this Porsche, set off a chain-reaction.
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The Porsche 911 GTS was damaged beyond recognition, in a crash during an attempt to overtake a RV
Unfortunately, the 2 cars reportedly crashed into the leftside stone column along the road before facing the incoming traffic. Consequently, the Porsche plowed right into a moving Mercedes-Benz wagon while the Bugatti struck the motorhome. One passenger from the Mercedes-Benz actually suffered a serious injury from this horrible wreck.
From what we could see, there is still hope for the Bugatti to test the road once again, which would require an expensive repair on its front-end. We are not sure about the Porsche 911 GTS, which was damaged beyond easy repair.


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While it was announced yesterday that the UK was officially in recession there was also some more positive news for Pound Sterling exchange rates as UK consumer confidence reached a 9 month high according to the Nationwide survey. The contrasting data releases of UK GDP and consumer confidence does seem strange because as we have seen in the past a recession brings lower confidence so could this mean despite the negative growth in the economy we could still see some positive data releases as people continue to spend?
There is also another twist in this saga as the GDP figures yesterday are still to be revised twice and some analysts expect these revisions to show that the figures are actually better than we saw yesterday and we are therefore not in recession! With the Diamond Jubilee, Olympics and the European football championship all this summer the expectation is we could have a positive summer with a lot of spending and therefore even more positive consumer confidence. This does bode well for Sterling exchange rates over the summer.
So, while we have this conflicting information about the UK economy and therefore some uncertainty over the future of Pound exchange rates make sure you are staying in close contact with your currency broker here at Foreign Currency Direct plc so they can keep you informed of any market movement. If you need to send money overseas and are looking to time your transfer to achieve the best possible exchange rate make sure you speak to us today on 0800 328 5884 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Last month’s decrease in the fuel price helped ease inflation slightly in September. Data from Statistics SA shows that annual consumer price inflation came in at 7.5% for the month, down from 7.6% in August.
The main contributors to the annual inflation rate were food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and utilities, as well as transport.
Inflation pressures remain elevated, with food prices continuing to increase. The highest rate of increases in the food category was recorded in the oil and fats, as well as the bread and cereals products.
Transport remains a large contributor, despite the decrease in the price of fuel in September, following months of steep increases. A litre of petrol decreased by R2.04 cents while the price of diesel dropped by 56 cents per litre.
Economist, Murendeni Nengovhela from Alexander Forbes, says it is expected that inflation will continue slowing on the back of the easing global economic performance.
“We believe that inflation will continue to ease further given that inflation is actually constructed in 2 elements: 70% is global supply constraints that we have actually seen and 30% is actually demand, and if you look at those, global supply indices have actually come down significantly despite the move by OPEC to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. We also saw the US saying they will release some of the reserves releasing around 10 million barrels per day, the other element to this is the global economy is actually on a slowdown and we are seeing low global demand when you look at oil,” explains Nengovhela.
Analysts say the high inflation rate will likely lead to the Reserve Bank continuing to hike interest rates in a bid to bring it under control.
Liberty Group South Africa’s Economist Zandile Makhoba says, according to the forecasts of the Reserve Bank, they expect CPI inflation to be below the 6% mark around the middle of next year, and that the year 2023 may close off the at around 5.3%.
“It’s going to take a bit of time, but it will begin to show that improvement and the other impact is whether we’ll see further interest rates increases, and it does depend on what we see now. We are still above the inflation target, which does leave room for further increases, and we are also monitoring what is happening in the US. If the Fed [Federal Reserve, the central bank of the USA] raises interest rates, it does put pressure on the [South African] Reserve Bank to do the same,” says Makhoba.
Consumer inflation has been above the Reserve Bank’s target bracket of 3-6% for a fifth consecutive month.
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What happened: Chinese tech companies are migrating away from global software service providers Oracle and IBM and towards homegrown tech companies amid a trade war with the US. One of the companies seeing tremendous growth opportunities in this area is Beijing-based data management startup PingCAP. The company, which develops open-source database software that enables enterprises to analyze and manage data, now serves big-name clients include Meituan, Mobike, iQiyi, and Xiaomi.
Why it’s important: China has been looking to reduce its reliance on foreign technologies amid escalating trade tensions with the US, which has pushed domestic tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba to accelerate their own software capabilities including cloud services. Chinese software firms will likely see an uptick in demand as enterprises from industries such as finance and manufacturing modernize their systems. The global market of database management systems is expected to grow at CAGR of 8% annually through 2022, according to a report by Market Research Future. Growth is especially rapid in China, where heavy investment has been poured into database system development.


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UX, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, would open up an opportunity for the traders to do stock trading in the different American States, including the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The announcement was recently made on Twitter by FTX president Brett Harrison.
The FTX.US stock trading Application was launched as a beta version in May 2022. Since then, many selected customers have been trading stocks with zero brokerage fees and commission fees on the platform. The clearing company, NASDAQ, will receive all trades executed on FTX US at first. Also, the company won’t receive the cash order flow payments for the users.
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After concluding on rollouts of stock trading features, FTX plans to integrate Options Trading into the FTX Application. The FTX president Brett Harrison made this announcement a few days ago but hasn’t disclosed the timeline for launching an options trading facility.
Further, Harrison said, “ With the launch of Stocks trading, they have built a one-stop solution application for the retail investors and traders to trade different asset classes like Stocks, NFTs and Crypto through an intuitive and easy to use user interface.”
- FTX users would be able to trade various stocks and ETFs( Engineer Traded Funds) through a mobile application or the FTX web Application.
- The FTX US experimented with this feature on trial to select a few customers. No fee was charged on any stock trade like Robinhood ( the company criticized the payment order flow model).
- FTX.US will use the Application Programming Interface (API) offered by their newly acquired company, Embed Financial Technologies. Also, the acquired company would provide brokerage services to the FTX Users.
- Retail Investors would be able to fund their brokerage accounts through fiat-backed stablecoins like USDC and UST( Terra ).
They have listed various popular stocks such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Microsoft(NASDAQ: MSFT).
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According to many trading gurus, FTX will most certainly lose money on stock trades at first. But it also aims to recover losses by offering services like crypto trading to several financial companies and brokers.
A few months back, FTX partnered with the IEX stock Exchange for digital securities. This partnership aims to offer users services to buy, sell, or trade digital asset securities. FTX US CEO believes investing in IEX would create tremendous opportunities for them. With this investment, they aim to be one of the innovative and most trusted companies for equality markets.
The US Affiliate of FTX is one of the fastest-growing crypto exchanges. In Q1 2022, they have secured funding of USD 400 million from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and SoftBank Group Corporation Japan. This led the total valuation of the firm to be USD 8 Billion. FTX US aims to be a one-stop solution for all types of investments for retail investors by offering 24/7 margins to the Users for Futures trading.


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BCI followed up with many companies that had reported disruption to their supply chains, examining what the long-term effects have been and as a result, what changes they will be making to their overall strategy.
With such a high number of businesses reporting disruption to their supply chain, attention has been drawn to those factors exposing manufacturers to new threats, and whether the move away from "redundancy" - idle capacity and buffer stocks, in favour of lean and "just-in-time" supply chains, has left manufacturers vulnerable in times of crisis.
Commenting on this, Lyndon Bird, BCI board member said, "The Great East Japan Earthquake exposed the acute vulnerability of a complex, interdependent system of global supply chains, which affected businesses thousands of miles away from the earthquake and tsunami itself. The perpetual quest for supply chain optimisation has taken a pause, and we are seeing signs of a more considered approach to supply chain risk with businesses leveraging techniques such as business continuity management to better understand their vulnerability and to put in place measures to improve resilience and continuity when faced with disruption."
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The company has developed a tiny PC platform called Edison that can be embedded in wearable gadgets
Qualcomm's CEO says its expertise in smartphone chips could translate well into servers
Imagination says its new line of PowerVR CPUs are 50 percent faster than their predecessors.
HP is taking another stab at converged systems that it says are more tightly integrated, allowing customers to purchase and deploy them in 20 days.
Taiwanese vendors that sell directly to Google and Facebook collectively had the biggest growth in the quarter
The company reported higher-than-expected revenue and a return to growth in its enterprise business.
How reliable is your data center service provider? Perhaps not as reliable as you think.
The environmental group says some firms may even be the vanguard for renewable energy use.
The engineer who oversaw development of Apple's Siri technology is now at Samsung building an online service for linking together the "Internet of things."
The server systems -- popular with banks, telcos and other businesses -- will come in both Itanium- and x86-based flavors.
Bitpay just processed its first $1 million transaction using the digital currency.
The high-end chip, called the Mali-T760, is ARM's most powerful GPU to date and will be aimed at devices priced at around $350 and above.
Dell and HP are both moving forward this week with low-power server plans.
Apple and Samsung Electronics exchanged heated words in court Tuesday over allegations that Samsung's lawyers leaked details of confidential Apple licensing agreements to Samsung executives.


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We've been hearing for a while now that Lamborghini is preparing a new hybrid supercar codenamed the LB48H, which was shown to a few select customers at a private event. When it reaches production, rumors suggest the car will go by the name Unico and arrive with a limited production of just 63 units with a price of $2.5 million.
What we did not know was when the Unico was expected to arrive... until now. In an interview with Motoring, Lamborghini Chief Commercial Officer, Federico Foschini, said the brand would debut the production car at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in September along with "a surprise," which could be the plug-in hybrid Urus.
The production LB48H is expected to use a mid-mounted 6.5-liter V12 from the Aventador mated with electric motors at the front to deliver a total of 838 horsepower. With such a limited production run, the LB48H (or Unico) is not meant to be a direct replacement for the Aventador.
Instead, it will be the latest in a lineup of limited-run cars from Lamborghini. "So we had the Reventon, the Veneno, and the Centenario, and now we have this car, the LB48H. This is the technical name but we’re not yet revealing the final name. This car is really a huge product for Lamborghini," said Foschini.
When the Aventador successor eventually arrives, it will be powered by a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Rumors have speculated the Aventador successor will arrive in 2020 but "Maybe it will be a little bit later, because of the success of the current Aventador is still so huge that we don’t need to change. For example, the SVJ, has been pre-sold just in the first three to four weeks," Foschini explained.
"But yes, we are thinking about a replacement. The V12 for us is an asset, it is the main reason for customers to buy our car because they are looking for the V12 and exclusivity given by the V12 and our layout [V12, mid-engined]. We know that the electrification trend is coming. So the idea is that we combine the V12 with a hybrid. Hybridization will be tuned for performance, not merely for range. It is not a car that will run for 70 or 100 km (43-62 miles) full electric," Foschini explained. "It will be less than 50km - about 30 I think. It is something we are still discussing; it is a trade-off between power and range. Power that you want to supply and range; it is about 30 to 50 km at this moment.”


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Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Dupont (DD), Disney (DIS), Home Depot (HD), Merck (MRK) and UnitedHealth (UNH). There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.
Premarket, the Dow was indicated to open down -143 points.
Friday, the Dow closed up +49.06 (+0.30%) at 16,321..71.
Year-to-date the Dow is down -1.54%.
Stock futures tumble on “threat” of war in Ukraine. Hmm……..
Not much happening with Dow stocks this morning though, other than prices dropping a bit that is.
European stocks are lower and Asian stocks ended mostly lower.
The national average price of gasoline over the weekend is up 1.1 cents to $3.459 per gallon.
There are no Dow stocks scheduled to report earnings in the near term.
Notable earnings reports include:
3D Systems Corporation (DDD) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.19 on revenue of $154.80 million, compared to last yearâ€™s EPS of $0.26 on revenue of $155.07 million.
Liberty Interactive Corporation (LINTA) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.42 on revenue of $3.20 billion, compared to last yearâ€™s EPS of $0.33 on revenue of $3.14 billion.
Other stocks expected to report earnings today include:
QR Energy, LP (QRE) is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $0.35 on revenue of $127.87 million, compared to last yearâ€™s loss of $0.24 per share on revenue of $97.41 million.
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (ROC) is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $0.34 on revenue of $342.14 million, compared to last yearâ€™s EPS of $0.47 on revenue of $829.00 million.
SolarCity (SCTY) is expected to report a fourth quarter loss of $0.55 on revenue of $43.07 million, compared to last yearâ€™s loss of $0.54 per share on revenue of $25.27 million.
Stratasys, Inc. (SSYS) is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $0.49 on revenue of $151.03 million, compared to last yearâ€™s EPS of $0.40 on revenue of $71.15 million.
Today’s Featured Dow Stock
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is down -5.07% year-to-date.
0830 ET Jan personal spending expected +0.1%, Dec +0.4%. Jan personal income expected +0.2%, Dec unch. Jan PCE deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y, Dec +0.2% m/m and +1/1% y/y. Jan PCE core deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.1% y/y, Dec +0.1% m/m and +1.2% y/y.
1000 ET Feb ISM manufacturing index expected +0.7 to 52.0, Jan -5.2 to 51.3. Feb ISM prices paid expected -3.1 to 57.4, Jan +7.0 to 60.5. Feb ISM new orders sub-index, Jan -13.2 to 51.2.
1000 ET Jan construction spending expected -0.5% m/m, Dec +0.1% m/m.
1100 ET USDA weekly grain export inspections.
n/a Feb total vehicle sales expected 15.40 million, Jan 15.16 million. Feb domestic vehicle sales expected 11.90 million, Jan 11.94 million.


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Hemp is on the cusp of a breakthrough, thanks to looser cultivation bans and the food industry's hunger for nutritious plants, reports Bloomberg News. The stoner stigma is abating as hemp gets recognized for its ability to deliver protein, rather than psychoactives. Hemp is not a drug. It's a variety of the cannabis plant with less than 0.5 percent of the mind-bending compound tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC.
This year, the U.S. government recognized hemp as distinct from its seedier cousin, though a federal ban on commercial cultivation remains in place.The ban hasn't stopped imports flowing in from Canadian companies. Fourteen U.S. states have removed barriers to its cultivation, and the farm bill Congress passed in February will allow hemp growing for research purposes in those states. The stigma is hard to shed. Last year, the U.S. Air Force told its pilots to steer clear of a variety of Chobani Greek yogurt that came with a side packet of hemp seeds to be tipped into the pot. The Air Force said the product could have enough THC to be detectable under its drug-testing program.


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Show Me the Money20 Apr, 2011 By: Thomas K. Arnold
Granted, the latest disc sales numbers for the first quarter, which should be released later this week, don’t look good. And the barrage of media reports alleging that the packaged-media business is on the ropes seems to be intensifying, with even the movie-biz website The Wrap calling the DVD business “dying” in a story today.
But once again, I need to plead with everyone to stomp on the brakes. Packaged media may no longer be Hollywood’s bread-and-butter, as it was beginning in 2001, as DVD transformed us all from movie renters into movie buyers. But it is still the dominant method we use to consume entertainment into our home, and in all likelihood will remain so at least for the foreseeable future.
An NPD Group study released earlier this week put things into perspective: Consumers may be talking about streaming and downloading movies, but when it comes time to take action they’re still plunking down their money for a Blu-ray Disc or DVD (to read the original story, click here). The study, conducted in March, found that nearly 80% of consumers watched a movie on DVD or Blu-ray Disc during the past 90 days, and that nearly 80 cents of every dollar spent on home entertainment goes toward the purchase or rental of physical discs. Respondents said 78% of their home video budgets went to the purchase and rental of Blu-ray Disc or DVD, including online and in-store retail purchases and rentals, while 15% was spent on video subscription services like Netflix. Digital video downloads, paid streaming, transactional VOD and pay-per-view accounted for just 8%.
I’d like to further point out that almost since the day this business began, we’ve been using the collective box office strength of movies available on home video to gauge the strength of the home entertainment business. And if you tally up what the movies that came to Blu-ray Disc and DVD in the first quarter of 2011 earned in U.S. theaters, and then compare that to the total for films issued on disc in the first quarter of 2010, you’ll find the drop in box office is virtually identical to the decline in disc sales.
Digital may be cool, sexy, hip, and with it. But to borrow a line from the movie Jerry Maguire, “Show me the money.”


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Kammac has joined Pallet-Track, taking on the WA postcode that is being vacated by Abbey Logistics Group at the end of next month. The operator, formed in the 1980s by MD Paul Kamel, has depots in Lancashire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire. It employs more than 350 people and specialises in contract logistics, warehousing, distribution, onsite logistics and contract packing, along with keg and cask rental and sale. Kammac added that it is working to offer staff affected by Abbey’s decision […]
Pall-Ex will open a hub operation in Bulgaria by the middle of next year, the pallet network has said.
The UK’s continuing economic malaise is creating new business opportunities for pallet networks as own-account operators look to slim down their vehicle fleets, according to the boss of Pall-Ex.


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"What banks need to be aware of is that much of this fraud is occurring on the consumer and business-customer side, and not all of them will invest in technology that catches these attacks," says Phil Blank of Javelin Strategy & Research.
In an ironic twist, a new phishing scheme, purporting to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., actually claims to offer assistance with ACH and wire fraud, but instead delivers malware that could enable fraud.
Doug Johnson of the ABA and FS-ISAC says banks and commercial customers are improving efforts to catch and thwart incidents of corporate account takeover, a sign that the industry is moving in a positive payments direction.
Many disaster-related attacks are personal and direct, perpetrated through a phone call. But some take traditional routes, such as e-mail, while more are taking emerging routes, like text messages to mobile devices.
A repentant SparkyBlaze wants to go legit, leaving behind the hacktivism he helped foster as a member of Anonymous and start a career in the U.S. as a ethical hacker. As proof, he's offering advice to protect IT from hackers.
IT systems operated by governments, hospitals, financial institutions and other businesses averted catastrophe, for the most part, as Hurricane and then Tropical Storm Irene stormed through the Eastern seaboard over the weekend.
This $38 billion bank has invested a great deal of time and effort into its online security program, continuously conducting risk assessments and making strides to ensure commercial customers stay informed about evolving online-banking risks.
Australian authorities this week said two more arrests have been in connection with an international POS skimming scheme that targeted merchants in the United Kingdom, mainland Europe and North America. So far, 27 people have been charged.
Debit fraud and skimming are growing problems, and they're why California-based Fremont Bank is switching from mag-stripe to chip-based debit cards, says Chris Olson, the bank's chief operating and enterprise risk officer.
A months-long investigation led Australian investigators to more than 50 stolen POS terminals, dozens of card skimmers and more than 18,000 blank and counterfeit cards. So far, 25 people have been arrested and charged for their parts in the alleged scheme.


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Independent developer CrypticSea and the shrewd business minds of Devolver Digital have announced that experimental online shooter Sub Rosa transitioned to public Early Access on Steam.
Sub Rosa initially launched as a hidden app on Steam in March 2017, accessible only through a direct link, with the goal of keeping the playerbase small and manageable during early development. Developer CrypticSea has improved and iterated on the game through the past four years as the community grew to over 50,000 players through word of mouth and the occasional appearance on YouTube or Twitch.
Players engage in tense deals, double-crosses, and the occasional high-speed car chase in an effort to earn cash and buy new gear, cars, and fancy suits for their corporation. Employees can shift between a persistent World Mode, a workweek in Round Mode, and the deception-filled Eliminator Mode.
“Sub Rosa is the embodiment of how Devolver Digital handles business – lots of confusing phone calls, reckless driving, and an exchange of money at gunpoint,” noted Devolver Digital CMO Fork Parker.
Sub Rosa is currently in an extended and indefinite Early Access period players are encouraged not to purchase Sub Rosa without watching gameplay or doing a modest amount of research into the game at subrosagame.com.
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Kim Kardashian West has denied accusations of cultural appropriation regarding her new fashion line.
Many Japanese people on social media said the trademarked brand, Kimono Intimates - a play on her name - disrespected traditional clothing.
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The Christmas lights adorning the trees at Selby Five Points Park were not the only show of holiday spirit in the park Dec. 1.
During Fresh & Frosty, one of the monthly Fresh Fridays events held in downtown Sarasota, the block also came alive with attendees dancing, wearing festive attire, enjoying holiday treats and more.
“The goal tonight was to create a block party atmosphere to kick off the holiday season,” said Joseph Grano, president of Next-Mark.
The event featured performances by artists including The Christmas Carolers from Tampa Bay and Sarasota singers Serenna Jones and Jackie Blanche, as well as offerings from restaurants like Toastique and Sarasota Wine Co.
Also on offer was an inflatable snow globe, in which attendees could be photographed free of charge.
“It’s great — I love it,” said Sherry Smith, who said it was “for sure, without a doubt” a good introduction to Sarasota after moving to the area on Monday.


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After peaking at well over 15% following the holiday shopping season, credit card interest rates have plummeted back to averages not seen since August. Now standing at 14.96%, averages have seen a .18% drop over the past week and a half. And if history is any indication, This drop will continue through the winter months and into spring.
This after 2011 saw consistent increases since the June average of 14.83% and having seen March lows of 14.66%, only to climb in April to 14.67% and then to the highest figure of the year in December of 15.14%. With the APR average for average credit card consumers dropping, so too have segment based cards. Low interest annual percentage rates dropped marginally to 10.40%; business card rates averages held steady at 13.13%; student cards APRs are 13.77%; while even bad credit consumer cards got a break this month, slipping from 24.96% to 23.41%.


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Google and Yahoo have announced new guidelines for high volume email senders. The changes are merely enforcing existing best practices, but do check the configuration of your marketing automation platform.
Getting marketing emails into the inbox has always been difficult. Marketers are collateral damage in the ongoing battle between email providers and ever increasing volumes of spam. Each year, additional deliverability protections are introduced for legitimate bulk email senders to differentiate them from spammers.
In 2024, those guidelines required to get emails delivered will get stricter. Google and Yahoo recently announced updated deliverability guidelines for anyone sending emails to mailboxes hosted on their platforms. As part of this, companies sending more than 5,000 emails per day will have much stronger guidelines to follow than other senders.
The new email deliverability guidelines cover both B2B and B2C marketers, as they affect anyone sending to business email hosted by Google Workspace, as well as consumers with Gmail or Yahoo email accounts. The aim is to guard against spoofing, which is the common spammer tactic of sending emails in the name of your boss or another senior executive at your employer.


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Networkers are already noticing people new to the industry pouring in as their need to pay off debt becomes a necessity in the poor economy. Home-based business owners are noticing an increase of people coming into the field as lay offs increase.
[USPRwire, Thu Jan 29 2009] Home-based professionals are noticing more people entering the networking field than ever before, announced some members of the Ultra Dream Team yesterday, as a result of so many trying to pay off debt while lay offs are on the rise in traditional industries.
"In today's economy having one job to pay off debt just doesn't cut it especially when thousands are getting hours cut or being laid off. But who wants to get a second job? Networking allows you to make your own hours on your own time while supplementing your income to pay off debt. And people from our team are seeing more people new to this industry than ever before because of the economic crises," said Ultra Dream Team member, Brad Smith.
According to myGoals.com one of the most popular resolutions expected for 2009 is to pay off debt, which is probably not surprising to many with so many companies continuing to layoff including the 7,000 being laid off by Home Depot announced the other day.
The 20-year-old wellness company the Dream Team belongs to named Ultra International, offers supplemental income opportunity in easing the burden of paying off debt and their team is made up of people from every economic background and age group.
Ultra International offers people a way to leverage themselves through network marketing, allowing them to pay off debt. They can also get paid back on items they are consuming on a daily basis already and work with a group of people who will train and support them as well.
Ultra International started out in liquid soap recently opened up the doors for others to start making more money through the power of network marketing. It offers not only health-related products for weight loss, antioxidants and energy purposes but products such as laundry soap and lotion. In other words, products people are using already.
Brad & Kelly Smith are founders of their home based marketing business, BKS Mindset Marketing. To find out more information go to: http://www.joinultraselects.com/ and sign up for your free team builder site or contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org. For more information about Ultra International and being part of the Marketing Warrior and CFMG team, call toll free: 866-804-3398.
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In a statement made available to the public, Diamond Bank Plc has confirmed the disbursement of N1 billion loan to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The bank said its retail strategy led to the fund disbursement to small business owners under the cash flow-based SME lending scheme in partnership with the Women’s World Banking.
“The global economy is currently witnessing a shift in trade relations alongside continued interest rate adjustments. This has led to greater volatility across markets and increasingly fragile economies.
“The Nigerian economy has not been immune to certain headwinds; so that while the economy recorded quarters of expansion, the rate of growth has weakened. However, against this backdrop, our digital-led retail strategy has remained robust.” The Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Bank, Uzoma Dozie was quoted.
According to Dozie, through the strategy, the bank had been able to continue scaling up by reaching a wide pool of customers both cost-effectively and efficiently.
SMEs access to credit facility
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises make a significant contribution to the socio-economic and political infrastructure of developed and developing countries. The ability of SMEs to develop, grow, sustain and strengthen themselves is heavily dependent on their capacity to access and manage finance.
While many SMEs face a lot of challenges acquiring loans from banks, the ability to access finance is a major factor affecting the growth and success of SMEs.
Diamond Bank Plc had released its financial result for the quarter ended 30 September 2018. The bank’s Gross earnings for the group dropped from ₦143 billion in 2017 to ₦142 billion in the year under review. This represents a 0.77% drop year on year.
Profit Before Tax also fell from ₦4.7 billion in 2017 to ₦3.08 billion. This represents a 35.4% reduction year on year.
Profit After Tax also dipped from ₦3.9 billion in 2017 to ₦1.6 billion. This represents a 57.6% shrink year on year.
The Earnings Per Share also dropped sharply from ₦17 in 2017 to ₦7 in 2018. This represents a 58.8% increase year on year.
Diamond Bank Plc closed at ₦1.44 in Thursday, November 1, 2018’s trading session on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).


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Published January 29, 1998
McDonald's will "let its relationship with the NFL lapse" following the Pro Bowl and end its affiliation as an official league sponsor, according to the WALL STREET JOURNAL. McDonald's Dir of World-Wide Sports Alliances Jackie Woodward said the company is taking "a more global perspective" and cited its "strategic alliances" with the World Cup, Olympics and the NBA. Woodward said the NFL is "very specific to the U.S.." She added that cost was not a factor in the decision. An NFLP spokesperson said the two sides "mutually decided some time ago" to part ways. No replacement sponsor was named (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1/29). DOMINO EFFECT? Domino's Pizza "is in talks" with CBS to sponsor the net's NFL halftime show beginning next season. Domino's is the exclusive pizza chain sponsor of CBS' broadcasts of next month's Winter Olympics (AD AGE, 1/28).


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Mohawk (www.Mohawk-cable.com) recently released GigaLAN 10, an unshielded twisted-pair cable designed to support 100 meters of 10GBase-T transmission. Mohawk says the cable meets the proposed Augmented Category 6 specifications, which will become standardized in TIA/EIA-568B.2-10.
"GigaLAN 10 cables utilize Mohawk's proven FlexWeb technology, which isolates the cable pairs and has outstanding pair-to-pair balance for superior headroom," says Greg Niemiera, RCDD, manager of technical sales and marketing for Mohawk. "This product also incorporates a unique jacket design for reduced alien crosstalk. Alien crosstalk is the main concern with 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper cable performance," he adds.