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Intel is making progress on its diversity goals, although the tech firm still has a ways to go before being an equal mix of male and female and ethnicities.
The company exceeded its annual hiring goal, achieving 43.1 percent diverse hiring against a goal […]
Google is giving low-income families the gift of free Internet.
The tech titan, which is partnering with the Obama administration’s ConnectHome program to bring high speed broadband to low-income households across the country, announced people living […]
Cisco is doling out a whopping $1.4 billion to acquire Internet of Things cloud platform developer Jasper Technologies.
Jasper’s technology would enable Cisco customers to connect and automate IoT devices such as cars, printers and vending machines […]
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Hundreds of students flock to prom dress giveaway
Hundreds of area high school students shopped for free prom dresses through New Castle County's inaugural "Prom'iere" giveaway.
Nearly 100 students browsed available addresses Friday night at Woodlawn Library in Wilmington, and hundreds more were expected Saturday afternoon at the Garfield Community Recreation Center near New Castle. Within the first half-hour of Saturday's event, more than 53 students had arrived to pick up a free prom dress.
The county received more than 1,100 gently used and dry-cleaned dresses donated by area residents and businesses. All of the dresses were collected at libraries throughout New Castle County.
Jaelyn DeJesus, a senior at St. Georges Technical High School, found two dresses she had been looking at online. She said the dresses, which retail for about $500 each, plus $40 shipping, were out of her price range. DeJesus could not contain her excitement when she saw the dresses on the rack and had an opportunity to try them both on before finally choosing a dark purple gown.
"I'm so excited," she said. "This is an amazing opportunity for families that struggle financially."
The free dresses help defray some of the costs of an already expensive prom season. By saving on a dress, DeJesus will be able to afford the $70 prime ticket and other expenses such as shoes. Her family and friends will do her hair and makeup, she said.
A recent survey from Visa showed the average U.S. family spends about $919 on a prom, with parents covering as much as 73 percent of the costs.
Taiche Allen, a senior at Dickinson High School in Milltown, learned of the event through her school. She agreed the event helps make prom more affordable for everyone.
"This really helps with expenses," she said.
Allen was amazed by the selection of dresses, which even included a few wedding gowns.
"I have found a lot of things I like," she said.
The event also included raffles for items such as gift certificates for flowers, hair and tuxedo rentals. One volunteer was even giving away her jewelry collection to help students save on prom costs.
"For young people, the prom is one of the most important nights of their lives," said New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer. "It is unfair that anyone should not be able to attend prom because of the cost."
Contact Jeff Mordock at (302) 324-2786, on Twitter @JeffMordockTNJ or email@example.com.

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From now through April 30, consumers can earn a $50, $60 or $100 Yokohama Visa Prepaid card after purchasing a set of four select Yokohama tires.
With the 2019 baseball season underway, Hankook Tire has expanded the roster for its 2019 Great Catch Rebate.
Yokohama Tire Corp. has announced that its annual Spring Getaway national rebate is back from now through April 30 on select tires.
Hankook Tire America Corp. has launched its 2018 Great Catch mail-in rebate program for consumers to make “game-saving plays” on their Hankook tire purchases as baseball season is set to kick off next month.
Hankook Tire has announced its “Great Winter” rebate program to give customers a discount on its four most popular winter tires before frigid winter temperatures arrive.
The Carlstar Group has launched consumer fall rebate programs for select Carlisle and ITP brand tires. The company’s two leading power sports tire brands are offering consumers a $50 prepaid Visa card with the purchase of four select tires for ATV, UTV and side-by-side vehicles from now until Oct. 15.
Kumho Tire USA has announced the “It’s Not Just Back to School” fall 2017 rebate program. The rebate program is offering consumers up to $70 Visa prepaid card by purchasing a set of four qualifying Kumho tires from Sep. 1 through Oct. 31.


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CPP, CIAC, and Circular Materials collaborate to advance a circular plastics economy in Canada
The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), and Circular Materials (CM) have launched a new collaboration focused on the need to rapidly de-risk and scale up investments in infrastructure and the innovation needed to accelerate the transition to a circular economy for plastic packaging in Canada.
Through investments in technology innovation and critical recycling infrastructure, this collaboration will be focused on providing solutions that address plastic waste and pollution in Canada.
"The CPP, CIAC, and CM have come together to address the key challenges and opportunities for achieving a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada," says Paul Shorthouse, interim managing director for the CPP. "Our shared approach identifies the need for both upstream and downstream supports, including capital investments in critical infrastructure, investments in innovation and emerging technologies, and incentives to facilitate investments that support working to redesign packaging for recyclability and the related transition plans."
"Collaboration is key to addressing the challenges of plastic waste. As a national not-for-profit producer-governed organization, we are committed to building efficient and effective recycling systems where plastics and other packaging materials are collected, recycled, and returned back to producers for use as recycled content," says Allen Langdon, CEO of Circular Materials. "In doing this, we are ensuring materials are reused again and again - keeping them in our economy and out of our environment."
"Our organizations are fully committed to low carbon ambitions," said Bob Masterson, President and CEO of CIAC. "We will work together to identify the need for incentives that support investments and innovation for upstream system transformation, such as through tax incentives and accelerated capital cost allowances to support packaging redesign and manufacturers and converters looking to upgrade their facilities."
By working together to de-risk and scale up investments in infrastructure and innovation, this collaboration will help address emerging policy priorities, infrastructure gaps, and investment needs in a coordinated fashion to scale efforts and accelerate the transition to a circular economy for plastics in Canada.


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Movements | April 29th, 2019
Issue #45 — Brought to you by Michal Naka and Adam Feldman. Join thousands of others who receive this analysis and curation of emerging mobility news in their inbox every week — subscribe now.
Company employees are starting to expense scooter trips. Bird accounted for 46% of the segment vs Lime at 42%, while the average cost per ride for Bird was $5.01 and Lime was $5.86. | PYMNTS
Bird’s ‘Community Mode’ reporting feature averages 700 reports per day and half of which come from people who don’t use scooters. Another interesting tidbit from Santa Monica on dockless paking zones: “We have seen improvement. Users can park the devices anywhere, but we have seen that when you do offer the locations, and because there’s more than 100 of them throughout the city and they’re very visible, we find that people do want to be good stewards and put the devices in a designated area.” | GovTech
San Francisco readers: Join Mapbox’s ‘Conversations in Micromobility’ panel tomorrow night at Mapbox HQ in SF. | Mapbox
“We see Tesla and BMW as competition, not other bike companies.” says the co-founder of eBike maker VanMoof. The Dutch company sold over 11,000 units of its newest eBike model last year. | Forbes
Bird is starting to team up with law enforcement to crack down on charger fraud and vehicle vandalism. | The Rideshare Guy
Lime hits the 50 million trip mark, as the company’s COO, Joe Kraus, says their goal is to “make scooters safer than a bike”. | Bloomberg
Sao Paulo police partner with Grow Mobility to train on electric scooters to patrol their bike lanes. | Marcelo Loureiro
Micromobility operations platform Zagster hires former Chariot CEO & Maven COO, Dan Grossman, as its new CEO. Related: Spin (acquired by Ford) partnered with Zagster to run its operations in the US. | Zagster
Portland starts to turn its Lyft/Motivate bikeshare stations into hybrid dockless mobility hubs as scooters return. The city joins a host of other cities creating dockless mobility parking spots including Austin, Santa Monica, San Diego, Columbus and more. | John MacArthur
Ridehailing & Delivery
Softbank’s Latin America fund is close to making a $1 billion investment in Colombian delivery app Rappi. The company has over 50,000 couriers and is active in 35 LATAM cities. The couriers exclusively use bikes & motorbikes, meaning Rappi is generating a treasure trove of micromobility mapping data for the region. Related: Rappi partners with scooter startup Grin. | Bloomberg
Here’s a New York Times profile of Uber’s European rival Bolt (formerly Taxify). “Uber’s ‘becoming more dominant is not going to happen,’ he said. ‘There isn’t any geography in the world where they will have a monopoly.” | NYT
Uber tops the list of the most downloaded ridehailing & taxi app worldwide for Q1 2019. | SensorTower
Product Launches & Updates
TransitCenter launched Transit Insights, an interactive tool for exploring funding and performance statistics for US transit agencies. Give it a try! | TransitCenter
Uber integrates public transit data in London. | The Verge
Lyft is expanding their Grocery Access program that provides discounted rides to the grocery store in food deserts. | The Verge
Cities & Policy
The interesting cost dynamics of replacing transit with ridehail. | CityLab
Vancouver offers an excellent case study in how to reduce reliance on private cars. The share of trips by walking, cycling, and transit has increased from 48% to 53% in the last year. | City of Vancouver
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A cover story in Consumer Reports... September issue questioning the safety of dietary supplements'”and the Food and Drug Administration...s (FDA) ability to monitor the category'”has industry on the defensive. Titled 'Dangerous Supplements: What You Don...t Know About These 12 Ingredients Could Hurt You,' the article infers that many supplements on the market are unsafe, unmonitored, and lack the science to prove their efficacy.
A cover story in Consumer Reports... September issue questioning the safety of dietary supplements'”and the Food and Drug Administration...s (FDA) ability to monitor the category'”has industry on the defensive.
Titled 'Dangerous Supplements: What You Don...t Know About These 12 Ingredients Could Hurt You,'ÃÂ the article infers that many supplements on the market are unsafe, unmonitored, and lack the science to prove their efficacy.
Moreover, the authors provide a list of 12 ingredients on the market that they consider dangerous and linked to adverse side effects, according to information provided to them from independent research group Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database: aconite (Aconitum), bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), chaparral (Larrea tridentata), colloidal silver, coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), comfrey (Symphytum officinale), country mallow (Sida cordifolia), Geranium, greater celandine (Chelidonium majus), kava (Piper methysticum), lobelia (Lobelia inflata), and yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe).
The article also provides a 'safe'ÃÂ list: calcium, cranberry, fish oil, glucosamine sulfate, lactase, Lactobacillus probiotics, psyllium, pygeum, SAMe, St. John...s wort (Hypericum perforatum), and vitamin D.
FDA...s current methods of regulating industry, including its enforcement through the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), are inadequate for ensuring supplement safety, the article says. 'FDA has not made full use of even the meager authority granted it by the industry-friendly DSHEA,'ÃÂ write the authors, saying that DSHEA is not effective in protecting consumers in a timely fashion.
'Under DSHEA, it is difficult for the FDA to put together strong enough evidence to order products off the market. To date, it has banned only one ingredient, ephedrine alkaloids. That effort dragged on for a decade".Instead of attempting any more outright bans, the agency issued warnings, detained imported products, and asked companies to recall products it considered unsafe.'ÃÂ
'Because of inadequate quality control and inspection, supplements contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides, or prescription drugs have been sold to unsuspecting consumers,'ÃÂ the authors add.
Finally, the article questions the science, or what it says is a lack thereof, supporting the efficacy of supplements being sold. 'Of the more than 54,000 dietary supplements in the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, only about a third have some level of safety and effectiveness that is supported by scientific evidence....And close to 12% have been linked to safety concerns or problems with product quality.'ÃÂ
Industry associations are speaking out against the story, which Andrew Shao, senior vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC), called 'a little bit sensationalized'ÃÂ in an interview with WebMD.
'Any time you pick adverse experiences from a handful of individuals, you know it is being sensationalized. It doesn...t represent the totality of the evidence. Some of these ingredients [in the report] have been flagged by the FDA years ago,'ÃÂ he is quoted as saying.
Steve Mister, CRN president and CEO, pointed out in an interview with ABC News that the 12 ingredients the article calls unsafe represent just a small minority of the overall supplement market.
In an advisory to its members, the American Botanical Council (Austin, TX) pointed to what it says is a past history of 'flawed'ÃÂ reporting by Consumer Reports on dietary supplements. 'Though this article is flawed and incorporates inadequate information on the safety of many of the herbs, it is in numerous ways an improvement over the cover story Consumer Reports ran in May 2004. The previous cover story contained so much erroneous information on herbs that it was readily apparent that the editors had not run the article by anyone with any real experience or expertise in herbal or dietary supplement research.'ÃÂ
CRN also underlined that, contrary to the article...s implications, the industry is regulated. 'The dietary supplement industry is regulated by FDA, and under the law, the agency has the authority to remove from the market any product it believes to be hazardous to consumers. The dietary supplement industry has fought for stronger enforcement of regulation to further ensure consumer safety.'ÃÂ
'We recommend that consumers follow label directions, buy products from reputable companies, and talk with their doctors or other healthcare professionals about the supplements they take,'ÃÂ the association concluded.
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If you plan to shop for a new vehicle this month, Car-Specials.com recently released its top five deals of the month.
In no particular order, they are:
1. 2013 Cadillac Escalade, which includes 0-percent financing for 36 months on all models. The Escalade is built at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington.
2. 2013 Kia Forte, which is offering 36-month leases for $169 a month, with $1,999 due at signing. The two-door Forte Koup EX is available for the same terms at $179 a month.
3. 2013 Chevrolet Volt, which is available with $3,000 in “down payment assistance cash” that can be combined with 0-percent financing.
4. 2013 Volvo S60 and S80, the automaker’s premium sedans, are available with 0-percent financing for 48 months.
5. 2013 Honda CR-V, which was recently redesigned, can be leased for $229 per month on one model. The all-wheel-drive LX is being offered at that amount for 36 months, with $2,799 due at signing.
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FedEx Reports Quarterly, Annual Revenue Growth
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FedEx Corp. reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on June 23 that were close to meeting Wall Street expectations.
The Memphis-based international package delivery service produced an adjusted $1.8 billion in quarterly net income, or $6.87 a share. That is up from 2021’s income of $1.36 billion, $5.01. For the fiscal entire year FedEx generated an adjusted $5.5 billion in net income, $20.61, compared with $4.89 billion, $18.17.
Quarterly revenue reached nearly $24.4 billion compared with $22.6 billion in 2021, and for the full year FedEx reported $93.5 billion in revenue compared with $84 billion in 2021.
Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting $6.86 in earnings per share on $24.56 billion of revenue.
FedEx operates on a fiscal year cycle that closed on May 31.
Our Q4 FY22 $FDX earnings release is now available. View the full release for complete financial results and reconciliations: https://t.co/XmgQJLwouc pic.twitter.com/RNFam4G7v9 — FedEx (@FedEx) June 23, 2022
As part of its earnings presentation, FedEx said it expects an adjusted earnings for this fiscal year of between $22.50 and $24.50 a share, which is higher at the range’s midpoint than analysts’ predictions.
“Our foundational investments have set the stage for a strong fiscal 2023,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said. “As we move forward, our focus will be on revenue quality and lowering our cost to serve.”
According to one analyst, the company’s higher-than-expected outlook when it comes to its profit forecast is good news for its new CEO, who has been in the top job for less than a month, taking over on June 1 from legendary CEO and company founder Fred Smith, who remains with the company as its chairman.
“FedEx has long been outpaced by its parcel rival UPS in terms of creating profits for investors. The new CEO is expected to make strides towards operating the Ground and Express segments as a more cohesive network, which should create incremental profit gains,” Third Bridge Senior Analyst Patrick Donnelly told Transport Topics.
On June 29 Subramaniam will address investors at the company’s Memphis, Tenn., headquarters when he discusses FedEx’s short- and long-term strategy at its annual investors conference.
In his first weeks on the job Subramaniam has announced FedEx will increase its dividend by 53% and the company will slow capital spending. He gave investor D.E. Shaw, a FedEx shareholder with less than a 1% stake in the company, a say in the appointment of a new member of the company’s board. FedEx earlier this month announced the appointment of two new directors — Amy Lane, a former Merrill Lynch executive, and ex-Union Pacific COO Jim Vena. Their addition brings the board’s strength to 14 directors, 12 of whom are independent.
The company said its adjusted items on its financial report included market-to-market retirement plans accounting adjustments in fiscal year 2021 and ’22 and costs related to a FedEx Ground legal matter in 2022. TNT Express integration expenses from fiscal year 2021 and ’22 were included, as well as a loss on debt extinguishment in fiscal year 2021.
The company said its quarterly profit was helped by an easing of the labor shortage, which improved its overall operations as more sorting hubs were fully staffed. During the quarter it improved its delivery time to 93% from 89% in December, according to ShipMatrix, which collects data on the parcel industry.
All five of FedEx’s business units reported increased revenue.
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The FedEx Ground segment saw a 6% year-over-year increase, with revenue rising to $11.94 billion compared with $11.27 billion a year ago. For the full year revenue surged 9% to $45.81 billion from $42.07 billion.
The FedEx Ground segment saw revenue increase 4% to $8.5 billion from $8.13 billion in 2021. For the full year revenue jumped 9% to $32.23 billion from $30.5 billion a year ago.
FedEx Freight notched a 23% quarterly increase in revenue to $2.75 billion from $2.23 billion a year ago. For the full year freight revenue increased 22% to $9.53 billion from $7.83 billion. FedEx Services reported an 850% increase to $76 million from $8 million a year ago. For the full year revenue increased to $253 million from $32 million, an increase of 691%.
In the other segment revenue, FedEx reported a 24% quarterly increase to $1.13 billion from $915 million. For the full year revenue increased to $4.68 billion from $3.52 billion.
FedEx Corp. ranks No. 2 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America.


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Self-service kiosks got a nod from the Millennial generation, as a new survey released by location-based mobile platform Retale showed that 20% of Millennial shoppers don’t like interacting with cashiers at checkout.
Mobile devices drove online sales growth this holiday, fueled in part by the use of mobile-specific shopping sales. Going forward, the trend shows little signs of slowing as retailers are seeing mobile as a strong conversion tool. That was a key message of the webinar, “Mobile Engagement Drives Happier Holidays for Retailers,” held on Thursday.
More than half (58%) of shoppers who use mobile devices indicate that they prefer to look up information on their devices while shopping, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Consumer Electronics Association.
iBeacon technology, the Apple iOS 7 feature that helps mobile devices track their position relative to stationary beacons by using low-frequency Bluetooth transmissions, is getting quite a bit of attention from retailers.
Fetch on Thursday announced the results of its "Engaging the Mobile Shopper" report, which was conducted among more than 300 U.S. adults ages 18 years to 60 years in order to uncover the true impact of mobile devices on brick-and-mortar retail.
While Save-A-Lot is still the jewel in the crown of Supervalu, the chain has committed to investing into its retail supermarket banners with a makeover for all of the banners, a review of the planograms within those banners and private label.
The Consumer Electronics Association on Thursday forecast that the evolution of U.S. healthcare will result in a more than 142% increase over the next five years in personal health-and-wellness product sales and software and service revenues.
Lifestyle brand RuMe announced today select customizable iPhone and iPad cases and organizational accessories will be sold in Target locations nationwide as part of a back-to-school campaign beginning on July 28.
LifePics on Friday announced its integration with Walgreens QuickPrints technology, which will provide its customers greater access to order one-hour photo prints online, through mobile devices or from LifePics-integrated partners, for pick up at any Walgreens location.
RetailMeNot.com, a U.S. digital coupon website, announced the results of a mobile commerce survey reviewing consumers' current mobile commerce behaviors. The results were presented at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago on June 7.


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What the Complex Labor Market Means for U.S. Economy
Inflation spikes, delayed supply chains, a hot labor market and a looming recession all continue to hinder the U.S. economy. Job openings made a record monthly decline of 1.1 million in August to 10.1 million, according to U.S. Department of Labor data. Voluntary quitting also remains high while layoffs lay low. And the central bank hopes a cooling labor market will lower wage growth—one of the biggest contributions to current inflation, per CNBC.
Interest rate hikes are expected to continue as both inflation and the labor market remain uncomfortably hot. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there was an addition of 261,000 jobs in October.
But with taming inflation and cooling the job market comes a serious risk of recession. “The Federal Reserve faces the difficult task of cooling down a searing-hot labor market, and aggressive rate hikes will ultimately tip the US economy into a deeper recession than what Europe will likely see, according to Bank of America,” reads an article from Markets Insider.
So far, the area where inflation is cooling is goods, like vehicles and apparel, which showcases improved supply chains and shifted spending patterns toward services, per Bloomberg. But those conditions haven’t changed the price pressures from services. “Either way, a still-tight labor market underscores what’s likely to be a relatively slow decline in the coming months for inflation, which has been a major factor in this week’s midterm elections,” the article reads. “The overall annual inflation rate exceeded forecasts in six of the prior seven months.”
Labor issues also continue to impact the shipping industry, as workers still advocate for salary increases to keep up with inflation. For example, potential railroad strikes in both the U.S. and now Europe could be detrimental to the economy as a whole.
Economists say 2023 may see a rush of new ships, making container rates lower as well as shipping costs—however, environmental issues and natural disasters may bring more concern to the forefront. Hurricanes, floods and heatwaves all contribute to supply chain delays. Water levels in both Germany and the U.S. have fallen, which caused a major back-up of 100 vessels, according to Fast Company.
With the Fed’s persistent raise in interest rates, the risk of a recession is much higher. And certain industries will continue to be hit harder than others, such as the housing market and stocks, according to Forbes.


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The legalization of marijuana has brought many positive changes- especially to the New Mexico workforce. The state’s Department of Workforce Solution’s monthly Labor Market Review shows that New Mexico cannabis workers earn more than they did at their non-cannabis jobs. “The data show that for some people, the grass is greener in the cannabis industry,” the report states.
Looking at the Numbers for New Mexico Cannabis Workers
The cannabis industry is booming in New Mexico. The legal industry took off in the state in April of 2022. By the end of the year, 4,666 New Mexico cannabis workers were employed in the industry with 9 out of 10 working in the retail sector.
The first year of legalization also saw $300 million in recreational cannabis sales with the medical marijuana industry contributing another $187.4 million.
The labor report showed that New Mexico cannabis workers had an average weekly salary of $560 which was lower than most industries. However, when comparing those numbers to 2021 wages, most New Mexico cannabis workers were earning more than they did at their previous non-cannabis jobs.
“One reason why members of this cohort may have left their previous place of employment to work in the cannabis industry is to earn higher wages. Analyzing their wage records shows that their average weekly wage increased once they joined the cannabis industry,” the report states.
The records show that most New Mexico cannabis workers came from other industries. “Trade, transportation, and utilities had the highest share (11.1%), followed by leisure and hospitality (8.4%), education and health services (4.4%), and professional and business services (4.2%),” the report states.
The remaining 25% of New Mexico cannabis workers had no previous wage data reported suggesting they may have moved from another state, recently graduated from school, or were self-employed. 4 out of 10 workers were previously employed in the cannabis industry.
Statistics show 151 cannabis firms operating in New Mexico at the end of 2022. Nearly 75% of those businesses were brick-and-mortar or online retail stores. 21 of the firms grew and cultivated plants. 10 of the businesses were processors and four were wholesalers. The report also listed four other companies with unspecified activities.
Most businesses were in highly populated areas. 1 in 3 were based in Bernalillo County, the state’s most populous county and home to Albuquerque.
A Look at Other States
New Mexico isn’t the only state that’s thriving thanks to the marijuana industry. Arizona sales reached $1.4 billion by the end of 2022. Massachusetts’s recreational market has earned the state $4 billion since launching at the beginning of 2018.
Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, one of the few states that have yet to legalize marijuana, a senator has pointed out that his state has lost more than $121 million due to residents going across the border to buy cannabis in Illinois.
New Mexico’s Take on Success
State leaders are thrilled to see New Mexico cannabis workers thriving and they are pleased with the success of the industry. Governor Lujan Grisham says she is, “excited to see what the future holds as we continue to develop an innovative and safe adult-use cannabis industry.”
Licensing Department Superintendent Linda Trujillo says New Mexico is “looking forward to even more growth in year two.”
The governor has recently signed a bill that will automatically expunge past cannabis-related crimes. However, she chose to veto another measure that would have made it illegal to incarcerate people for other drug offenses.
Lawmakers in the state are also advancing a bill to review a potential psilocybin therapy program for patients with mental conditions that may benefit from psychedelics. The state’s medical marijuana program added insomnia as a qualifying condition last month.
Cannabis Salaries Country-Wide
New Mexico cannabis workers are bringing in the dough. But how do their salaries compare to the rest of the country? Statistics show it’s all good.
Industry wages are rising as legalization increases. Companies are seeking out individuals for a wide range of positions that range from budtenders and delivery drivers to marketers, lawyers, and accountants. And because the industry is relatively new, industry-specific knowledge is not necessary. Many skills can be transferred from other sectors.
Cannabis recruiting platform Vangst shows a 75% increase in cannabis employment over the past two years. They credit the increase, in part, to the pandemic which made weed a necessity. The hiring boom has accounted for more than 400,000 cannabis workers across the country.
The organization believes that many workers left their jobs to seek out employment in “a more lucrative and rewarding sector”.
It is predicted that the growth in cannabis markets in New Mexico, New York, Virginia, and Connecticut will create over 100,000 additional jobs and 50,000 temporary jobs moving forward.
The Position Matters
The cannabis industry offers a variety of job opportunities with some paying better than others. Here’s an estimate of what you can expect to earn.
- Trimmers: $14 to $22.50 per hour
- Packagers: $14 to $20 per hour
- Budtenders: $14 to $25 per hour
- Delivery Positions: $17 to $21 per hour
- Grow Managers: $93,000 to $186,000 per year
- VPs of Manufacturing: $140,000 to $225,000 per year
- VPs of Retail Operations: $162,00 to $252,000 per year
The report also shows that many cannabis companies are intent on promoting entry-level workers to leadership positions to improve retention rates and reduce training expenses. Workers who were promoted to executive roles are seen as adding great value to the company.
So, what are you waiting for? Are you inspired by New Mexico cannabis workers statistics? Will you consider getting in on the ground floor of the cannabis industry?


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Pete Najarian previously worked for bitcoin service provider Xapo as senior vice president of institutions.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired the institutional business of cryptocurrency wallet and custody solution provider Xapo.
Bitcoin wallet provider Xapo has told its customers that they will soon have to pay the network fees for outbound transactions.
Bitcoin wallet company Xapo announced today that it has received an early nod of approval from a key Swiss regulator.
Online identity company Lifelock has filed another lawsuit against bitcoin wallet startup Xapo founder Wences Casares.
Wences Casares, the CEO of bitcoin company Xapo, has begun legal proceedings against online identity firm LifeLock in response to a suit filed by the…
Bitcoin services provider Xapo has confirmed that it will no longer operate in the state of North Carolina.
Five Xapo employees, including CEO Wences Casares, have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by their former employer LifeLock.
Several Xapo executives including founder and CEO Wences Casares are being sued for alleged contract violations.
Bitcoin services provider has appointed three finance bigwigs, including Dee Hock, founder of Visa, to its newly created board of advisors.


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It's not quite $105 million from General Electric like Pivotal got last year, but newly-launched startup Elementum has declared itself today with a pretty big haul of its own: $60 million in funding before leaving stealth mode, the latest $44 million in Series B funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Flextronics, a public supply chain company for tech hardware that incubated the new company.
Elementum is also all about the supply chain, but dealing with the software side of it, says CEO Nader Mikhail, who left his role as a Fextronics executive to lead the effort, initially a small team of Flextronics members incubated by the company.
"We spent the last couple years talking to customers that built products, asking, 'Is there a need for someone to provide software for the supply chain?'," says Mikhail. "After quite a bit of conversation, we decided we wanted to go for it."
The business proposal is pretty simple: say a chip-maker is working with two computer makers to sell them the same chips for their hardware. Integrating their supply chain with Elementum, the chip-maker could speed up the delivery process and cut costs by simply having each manufacturer automatically tap into the same supply chain information available on the platform.
The company calls it a massive market in the trillions of dollars, but it will be going up against some of the world's leading software and services companies if it gains substantial scale. Oracle and SAP both offer solutions that can do much of what Elementum offers, as well as lesser-known specialists like Kinaxis and JDA.
Mikhail pitches Elementum as a platform that can work with multiple enterprise solutions, meaning he hopes companies will use Salesforce for sales, Workday for human resources, and Elementum for operations. Most of the company's customers also work with Oracle or SAP but for financial reporting. The company also bills differently: $1,000 per 'node,' or each point in the logistical chain such as a supplier or distributor. Most customers have a few hundred nodes, meaning Elementum's typical client will spend several hundred thousand dollars a year as opposed to several million.
Elementum will face a challenge from the major CRM players should they try to develop nimbler logistics offerings, so its $60 million in capital on still-minimal sales of a couple million dollars does not make the company a sure thing. But Mikhail offers a couple arguments for why his company will stick around.
"Most of our customers wouldn't even know what systems underlie their supply chain because they just see spreadsheets," Mikhail says. That's led the CRM and enterprise resource planning players to be complacent and too expensive, he argues. "They've had a chance for the past fifteen years, and we aren't taking the chance away from them. But we are taking dinner from their systems."
So with that shot fired across the bow, Elementum plans to build out its platform alongside an ecosystem of mobile apps while doubling its workforce in Mountain View from 55. The real threat the company poses, Mikhail says, won't be to Oracle and SAP anyway, but to business analysts currently brought in to sort through company's logistical messes.
"Why have five guys doing spreadsheet aggregation when the software can just come in?"


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Intel pins hopes on Haswell chips as profits drop
By Shona Ghosh and Reuters
Posted on 17 Apr 2013 at 11:08
Intel is continuing to feel the pinch of sliding PC sales, cutting its revenue forecast for the current quarter and recording a 25% fall in profits for the last.
However, the firm is pinning its turnaround hopes on the release of its Haswell chips this quarter. Intel said the new chips could boost PC sales and bring profits back to growth after the second quarter.
"We believe the combination of an improving macroeconomic environment, Haswell coming to the market; ultramobile form factors like Ultrabooks, convertibles, and tablets; and touch-enabled devices leads to a return to growth in the second half of the year," said CFO Stacy Smith.
The consumer switch to tablets and smartphones has resulted in the third straight decline in quarterly profits for Intel. According to IDC, PC sales fell 14% in the first three months of the year, piling pressure on Intel to boost its share in tablets and smartphones.
This, plus Intel’s increased manufacturing costs, meant profits sagged to $2.05 billion from $2.74 billion a year ago, while revenue fell to $12.58 billion from $12.91 billion.
The firm anticipated a drop in revenue for its next quarter of as much as 8% to $12.9 billion, give or take $500 million, in line with expectations. But Intel has kept to its full-year revenue forecast for 2013, forecasting success for Haswell, its upcoming Bay Trail chips for tablets and its server chip business, which boosted sales this quarter.
"These numbers are not very solid, but the second-quarter guidance is better than feared. Conditions are probably not as bad as industry reports have suggested recently," said Doug Freedman, an analyst at RBC Capital.
Part of Intel's problem seems to have been a failure to appreciate just how badly its lack of a high-performance, low(ish) power chip would affect both Ultrabooks and Tablets.
The execrable "Atom" and its scions simply don't cut it and Sandy Bridge is too power-hungry (aren't we all?).
Haswell potentially perks-up many parts of the Wintel ecosystem, from Win8 Tablets, to Ultraportables.
Of course its going to have to pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap, something Intel isn't really accustomed to doing.
If it gets it right it will boost both the CPU\Chipset business AND intel's SSD memory business too.
By wittgenfrog on 17 Apr 2013
As long as Haswell goes straight to desktop in win 8 it will revitalise the PC market.
By milliganp on 17 Apr 2013
As long as six year old PCs can run office and Chrome, PC sales will be low. That leaves tablets where they will have to cut their margins hugely to compete with ARM licensees.
The only ray of sunshine is servers.
By tirons1 on 17 Apr 2013
What will you be able to do with the new CPUs that you can't do with the old ones?
It used to be a case of "upgrade to play the latest games". But I think the last time someone genuinely felt like that was about 10 years ago, before graphics apathy among PC gamers set in, and the best multiplayer experiences were seen to be on consoles/free2play browser games. Upgrading an entire PC to play probably one new game just doesn't begin to sound sensible in a recession even if graphics WERE still improving.
By leeds_manc on 17 Apr 2013
I've got a Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.2Ghz and that is absolutely fine for all my picture editing, video editing and gaming. I have dropped in a SSD recently and added some more RAM but I have no intention of upgrading the CPU/Mobo until processor dies are manufactured in single figure nanometers. I reckon that puts my next upgrade in either late 2018 or early 2019... or until some scally nicks it.
By mrajs on 17 Apr 2013
Dead End on way
The next (after Haswell) Intel CPU will be soldered to the motherboard apparently.
By dholbon on 18 Apr 2013
We have gotten to the point, where extra performance isn't necessary, to the end user, what is important is efficiency.
With spiraling electricity prices, doing the same amount of work on less power is much more important than top speed.
I don't care, if my car does 220mph, if I am stuck doing 70mph on the motorway, I want one that will do over 50mpg at 70, instead of under 30mpg...
By big_D on 18 Apr 2013
Its about efficiency...
I don't know what Intel are hoping. But as per my original post, I see Haswell chip(sets) rejuvenating the Wintel Ultrabook & Tablet marketplaces.
I don't think anybody sees much growth in desktop PC type devices.
I assume Business will recommence replacement cycles sooner or later.
The "PC" isn't dead, or even dying; it's simply matured. Once that happens, people don't constantly upgrade. Think Fridges, or Washing Machines....
By wittgenfrog on 18 Apr 2013
We are going to replace our P4s this year, but sadly for Intel, £30 Celerons will do nicely.
By tirons1 on 19 Apr 2013
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Classic Racers Elite heading to Switch later this year
Racing towards the past
GS2 Games has announced that they’re working on Classic Racers Elite for the Switch, and it’s set to launch on Sept. 7th, 2022. This title will see both a digital and physical release.
Classic Racers Elite will offer 4 car categories from the 1960s that includes everything from micro cars to precision F1 kits. The game will utilize a Simcade physics engine to achieve a realistic feeling, all while utilizing simple, straightforward controls.
You’ll visit 17 unique locations for a total of 50 tracks (variations from the 17 tracks include reversed segment and slaloms), and more are on the way. Finally, each track will have online worldwide leaderboards.


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Square-Enix’s new Annual Report says their plans for 2016 and beyond will mostly involve “revitalizing existing IPs.” Elaborating, they have vague plans to “take an IP developed for earlier generations of game consoles and recreate it for the latest consoles.” This also includes “smart devices” like phones.
While this strategy sounds familiar and nothing like actual news, Square seems to be implying they’re interested in reviving more of their older intellectual properties. This could be good news for those impatiently waiting for the company’s dormant properties, like the Mana and Chrono series, to be used again.
It doesn’t need pointing out — but I’m going to point it out anyway — that the first sign of this renewed emphasis on reviving IPs was the announcement of a Final Fantasy VII remake last June during E3. Square’s willingness to make another Star Ocean game (and not monkey with the anime visuals it claims to have “grown out of”) is another good sign.
They also mention “reliving past experiences with a freshness that only the latest in technology can provide,” stating that if virtual reality gets off the ground this time, they’ll be there. It’s worth noting that Square is still investing in new properties as well — well, at least one of them; Project Setsuna, which they hope can blossom into a series of its own.


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The number of SMEs using mobile apps has nearly doubled over the past 12 months, according to a new study.
A survey of more than 2,000 small-to-medium sized businesses in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK found that 68% are now using mobile or web-based apps.
A corresponding survey in 2015 found only 37% of SMEs using apps in their day-to-day business. The most recent research also found 64% of businesses are now running their operations via cloud technology.
The rapid increase shows how technology, which was once prohibitively expensive for smaller companies, has now become accessible for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Companies are increasingly catching on to the power of smartphones as a powerful and flexible business tool. There is now a vast range of cloud services and apps designed to help business do everything from managing employee expenses to tracking mobile workers.
The rising use of business apps is happening as more businesses move away from traditional paper-based ways of working and over to faster and more efficient digital methods.
Cloud-based services allow companies to manage and monitor tasks in real-time and without the need for resource-hogging manual processing of information.
Workers want business apps
A 2015 study, commissioned by Webexpenses, showed that it’s not just employers benefiting from the switch to digital data. It’s also something increasingly demanded by employees.
The research found that more than one-in-five (21%) of respondents said they would be happier at work if they were allowed to use mobile apps in the workplace.
While most people now use cloud-services and apps in their personal lives, the business world has lagged behind. Rather than embracing mobile technology, company policy has often been to deter employees from using smartphones in the workplace.
But now companies are more likely to be supplying their employees with smartphones as businesses use technology to unlock smarter ways of working.
A cloud-based service, such as Webexpenses, allows employees to manage their expenses via a smartphone app. It’s used to instantly convert paper receipts into a digital one and uses GPS to track business journeys.


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- C3 PRICES SEEN @ ROLLOVER @ 845 €/t
- C2 PRICES SEEN @ ROLLOVER @ 970 €/t
- BENZENE PRICES SEEN HIGHER @ 742 €/T
- OX PRICES SEEN LOWER @ 785 €/t
During a time of weaker selling prices and a global slowdown in economic growth, the world’s leading oil and petrochemical companies have so far reported underwhelming profits. Many producers struggled to remain profitable during the final quarter of 2019, and the financial results from several have pointed towards major losses. In order to give a strong example, Sabic, the Middle East’s biggest petrochemicals producer, swung to a loss of $19 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, down noticeably from a net income of $858 million in a year-earlier period.
Rationalizing productions where there is over capacities will be an important theme in 2020, as well as reorganization/ sales of plants and personnel to counter the profit warning in many companies.
Corona Virus in China is an other hot theme of the moment, which will have strong impacts on worldwide economy. We can expect recession in countries heavily depending on import/export with China. While Chinese GDP will definitely be hit hard by the current situation. We will see the real impact on economy of the virus outbreak in the second half of the year. Immediate effects are Oil & Agricultural goods sharp decrease in future values, as China is the biggest worldwide buyer.
Logistical issues continue to pose challenges for domestic transportation in China following travel restrictions to curb the spread of the virus as well as maritime transportation which forced many shipping companies to cancel up to 50% of their vessels since February and transiting through Singapore instead of Chinese ports.
Pvc market tightens globally in key markets as supply shocks squeeze exports. The US planned shutdown at Formosa Plastic’s facility in Texas has led to a global tightening of PVC availability.
Europe, average export prices have overtaken domestic spot prices in dollar terms for the first time since 2017. Indian and Turkish market have very strong demand and PVC is extremely tight and will remain tight in the future months. This is putting European producers in a stronger position to recover margins. An other fundamental reason for European producers to recover margins is the heavy losses in the Soda market (a by-product of PVC) where the market remains unresponding to decreases of more than 400 €/t in the last 6 months. We therefore expect in the coming months prices which will not follow the ethylene movement and going opposite way due to a combination of tight availability, increased demand from India and higher price announcements from the US.
In Plasticizer markets are tightening globally due to a strong demand in the PVC sector worldwide.
Recent DOP plant closure in Korea from LG end of 2019 have tighten DOP market which have since then rose significantly price wise. By reflection South American markets are beginning to replace DOP with DOTP which is more competitive. Moreover corona virus effects in Asia are visible as China is usually an export country for plasticizers. This have pushed all plasticizers to increase in Asia significantly.
On the other side European market remains with a stable demand and can be divided in 2 segments:
– European based productions (DINP & DIDP/DPHP) where there is a clear overcapacity and one producer will have to close plant in the medium term or convert it (BASF, Exxon or Evonik). Therefore we can forecast a market which will remain stable and characterized by a long market. To note that we have a new president for the European Plasticizer association, Mr. Nigel Sarginson of ExxonMobil.
– Extra European based productions (DOTP) where we can see a market which is tightening very fast. Less material is arriving from Asia & US and at higher prices while European demand continue to grow due to replacement from ftalates to non ftalates. We can expect a tight market for the next couple of month, regardless of propylene probable decreases.


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Roku (ROKU) stock has soared over the past month, gaining some 20%, compared to 6% rise in the S&P 500 index. The textbook definition of a stay-at-home stock, the company has enjoyed rapid revenue and account growth, driven not only by pandemic-induced lockdown periods, but also from the arrival of new streaming services.
Can Roku's growth continue as the economy reopens? This is the main question investors will want an answer to when the company reports first quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results after the closing bell Thursday. Aside from the arrival of Apple’s (AAPL) Apple TV+ and Disney’s (DIS) Disney+ platform, the company has also recently reached an agreement with Comcast’s (CMCSA) Peacock and AT&T’s (T) HBOMax, making them available.
The combined rise on streaming services is poised to expand Roku’s platform as more households continue to cancel cable and satellite services. What’s more, Roku is also benefiting from a rising trend in advertising dollars that are shifting from linear television to streaming. Citing Roku’s dominant market share in streaming advertising, last week Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter upgraded the stock from Neutral to Outperform with a price target of $475, suggesting almost 40% premiums from current levels.
Roku management has also begun to target not only new revenue streams, but also ways to penetrate international markets. Analysts have applauded these moves which are aimed at unlocking years of consistent growth. And this would seem to dispel concerns about valuation, even more so after Roku stock has dropped about 30% from tis 52-week high. With all of these potential tailwinds still in play, on Thursday the company must do its part to demonstrate that value.
In the three months that ended March, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company is expected to lose 15 cents per share on revenue of $490.56 million. This compares to the year-ago quarter when the company lost 45 cents per share on revenue of $320.77 million. For the full year, ending in December, the loss is expected to be 23 cents per share, up from a loss of 14 cents a year ago, while full-year revenue of $2.57 billion would rise 44.4% year over year.
Roku is still capitalizing strongly from the cord-cutting phenomenon, where consumers are canceling their bloated cable and satellite TV subscriptions in favor of streaming applications. This trend keeps Roku in prime position to benefit from the growth in subscription-video-on-demand. As such, Roku’s Q1 numbers are likely to be on the higher-end of analysts’ forecast. In the fourth quarter Roku not only beat on both the top and bottom lines, revenue surged 58% year over year, driven by an 81% surge in platform revenue.
The number of active accounts rose 39% during the quarter, reaching 51.2 million total, above the 50.5 million estimate. Just as important, Q4 gross margin rose 770 basis points to 47%. Notably, the company’s average revenue per user came to $28.76, up 24% year over year. Not only did this beat the $27.71 consensus estimates, it underscores the pricing power of Roku’s growth. But with valuation concerns emerging, Roku must deliver upward revenue guidance on Thursday, affirming itself as subscription-video-on-demand growth leader for years to come.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.


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Guest reactions to 2015 Whitley Awards Ceremony
Short film with views from the guests of this year’s Awards Ceremony
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2015 Ceremony Highlights
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The 2015 Whitley Awards were held on 29th April at the Royal Geographical Society
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The Prize was given in recognition of Jean’s efforts to establish Haiti’s first Marine Protected Areas
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As cryptocurrency becomes increasingly popular in Indonesia, local operator Tokocrypto starts to consider making its public market debut in the next two to three years.
CEO of Tokocrypto, Pang Xue Kai, said that the exchange operator is already making huge profits. However, it needs to remain profitable for at least more than two years before going public.
For the time being, Tokocrypto is focused on growing its business, expanding its operations to reach more parts of Indonesia and mainstreaming cryptocurrency in the country.
Last year, Binance acquired a majority stake in Tokocrypto. Founded in 2018, Tokocrypto is regulated by Bappebti — an Indonesian commodity futures trading regulator. Tokocrypto launches its token offering through Binance earlier this year, and has raised $7.5 million by issuing its native token (TKO) at $0.10.
Meanwhile, the crypto craze in Indonesia has also attracted the attention of the global crypto exchange Luno, prompting it to consider entering the country’s market. Luno and conglomerate Lippo Group are in early-stage talks to form a joint venture in order to start operations in the country.
The post Binance-Powered Tokocrypto Considers IPO as Crypto Grows Popular in Indonesia appeared first on SuperCryptoNews.


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Consumer mood in the first survey since the German federal elections is not sending clear signals. Both economic expectations and propensity to buy are on the rise in Germany. In contrast, income expectations fell for the second time in a row. GfK forecasts a slight decrease in consumer climate for November of 0.1 points in comparison to the previous month to 10.7 points.
Even in late fall, consumers estimate that the German economy is clearly continuing to grow. Economic expectations are rising sharply in October, with August's setback a distant memory. Additionally, propensity to buy more than makes up for last month's struggles. However, income expectations fell for the second time in a row but are still at a very good level.
Economic expectations back on track
Economic expectations have moved on impressively from the weak phase in August. The indicator in October has increased by 10.1 points, climbing to 43.5 points and this, along with the previous month's slight gains, have almost completely made up for August's losses. There has now been a gain of more than 30 points from last year.
These optimistic economic expectations for Germany are now shared by almost all economic experts. This is demonstrated by the fact that growth forecasts for gross domestic product must be widely revised sharply upwards. For example, the German Federal Government's current fall outlook forecasts that the German economy will grow by two percent this year, after still forecasting a figure of 1.5 percent in April. The International Monetary Fund's recently published forecast for Germany also predicts that Germany will experience economic growth of two percent this year. The forecast was 1.8 percent as recently as July and just 1.6 percent in April.
These positive outlooks are primarily based on the fact that the upturn in Germany is based on solid and, above all, broad foundations. For example, the excellent labor market ensures solid development of private consumption. The sustained revival of the world economy is stimulating exports and thereby further encouraging investment in Germany.
Income expectations currently weakening slightly
Even though economic expectations have already moved on from their weak phase, it seems as if income expectations remain in the middle of a weak phase. The indicator fell for the second time in a row. It lost 4 points in October, sliding to 48.7 points. However, its level is still very good, as demonstrated by an increase of almost 4 points on last year's level.
Despite the decrease, German consumers continue to assume that their incomes will still grow appreciably in future. Low unemployment figures ensure that pay increases will also be considerable in the future. Pensioners will also profit from this because their income is linked to wage trends.
However, the topic of inflation seems to be currently of greater concern to consumers. The September rate of inflation of 1.8 percent is currently at a level that does not yet give any cause for concern and has not yet given the ECB any reason to intervene. However, in some consumer-sensitive areas, such as food and fuel, much higher figures are currently being recorded. For example, food prices increased during the year by 3.6 percent, with dairy products, in particular, rising in price by 15 percent. Fuel, such as gas and diesel, increased in price by 4.5 percent in comparison with last year.
Despite slightly muted income prospects, German consumer confidence continued to be high in fall of 2017. Willingness-to-buy increased by 2.2 points to 59.2 points. In comparison to last year, there is a 9-point increase.
High job and planning security as well as noticeably rising income ensure that consumers tend to be willing to open their wallets and spend generously. This good consumer confidence is also currently being experienced in large parts of the retail trade. For example, retail revenues increased in August by 4.7 percent in comparison with the previous year (in real terms: 2.8 percent) according to figures from the German Federal Office of Statistics. From January to August this year, the growth even amounted to 4.8 percent (in real terms: 3.0 percent). This means, trade is currently much more positive than private consumer spending overall.
Consumer climate: second decline in a row
Following on from 10.8 points in October, GfK is predicting a slight decrease to 10.7 points for November. The indicator has therefore fallen slightly for the second time in a row. Nonetheless, consumer sentiment is still good. The domestic economy will therefore continue to provide a significant indication of overall economic development in Germany.
GfK confirms its forecast made at the start of the year, whereby real private consumption will increase by at least 1.5 percent this year.
Even if the consumption situation in Germany has so far been largely untroubled, there are however certain risks, which mainly arise from the international environment. These are the faltering Brexit negotiations, tensions in North Korea and future US trade policy. It also remains to be seen how coalition negotiations will develop after the German federal elections. If there were to be a protracted deadlock situation, this would probably unsettle some consumers. This would also jeopardize consumer demand, which has been strong so far.
About the study
The results are an extract from the "GfK Consumer Climate MAXX" study and are based on around 2,000 consumer interviews per month conducted on behalf of the European Commission. This report presents the indicators in graphical form and provides predictions and detailed comments on the indicators. It also provides information on consumer spending plans for 20 areas in the consumer goods and services markets. The GfK Consumer Climate Study has been carried out since 1980.
Consumer climate refers explicitly to all private consumer spending. However, retail trade, depending on the definition used, accounts for only around 30 percent of private consumer spending. Services, travel, rent, health services, and the entire wellness sector account for the rest.
GfK's forecast for 2017 is an increase in private consumption of at least 1.5 percent. According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, private consumption rose by 2.0 percent in real terms in 2016. Again, this does not concern retail sales but instead refers to total consumer spending.
Propensity to buy, like all other indicators, is a sentiment indicator. It queries whether consumers currently consider it advisable to make larger purchases. Even if they answer "Yes" to this question, there are two further requirements for making a purchase: The consumer must have the necessary money for such a large purchase and must also see a need to make this purchase. Furthermore, this only actually concerns durable goods, which also require a larger budget.
The results of the consumer climate survey are obtained from monthly interviews of around 2,000 people who are representative of Germany's population. This survey tool is subject to constant quality controls, particularly in order to ensure that it is representative. The particularly high quality of this survey is also demonstrated by the fact that it is used and approved for surveys in the field of empirical legal research (for example, the danger of confusing products). This means that the results have the status of an expert report and must be recognized in court.
GfK is the trusted source of relevant market and consumer information that enables its clients to make smarter decisions. More than 13,000 market research experts combine their passion with GfK’s long-standing data science experience. This allows GfK to deliver vital global insights matched with local market intelligence from more than 100 countries. By using innovative technologies and data sciences, GfK turns big data into smart data, enabling its clients to improve their competitive edge and enrich consumers’ experiences and choices.
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Oracle has returned fire in the ongoing Oracle-HP feud, justifying its decision to stop development on the 64-bit Itanium platform and accusing HP of withholding information from its customers.
“When Oracle announced it was stopping development of software for the Itanium microprocessor, HP executive vice-president in charge of HP’s enterprise hardware business David Donatelli responded by saying: ‘Oracle would put enterprises and governments at risk while costing them hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity'," an Oracle spokesman says.
"Just the opposite is true. Oracle has an obligation to give our customers adequate advanced notice when Oracle discontinues development on any software product or hardware platform so our customers have the information they need to plan and manage their businesses.
"HP is well aware that Intel's future direction is focused on X86 and that plans to replace Itanium with X86 are already in place. HP is knowingly withholding this information from our joint Itanium customers.
"While new versions of Oracle software will not run on Itanium, we will support existing Oracle/Itanium customers on existing Oracle products. In fact, Oracle is the last of the major software companies to stop development on Itanium."


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They hang LCD televisions above urinals and offer ice-cold beer with manly manicures.
Four salons and spas have opened in Orange County in recent years and at least one more is on its way as men get savvy to masculine grooming meccas where they won’t risk a run-in with anything pink or remotely froufrou.
The formula for success seems simple.
Most of these places are painted neutral creams, tans, whites or bold blacks and burgundies and use wood, stainless steel and lots of black and brown leather. They offer beer, wine, cigars, video games and a TV view from all seats.
Add beautiful women to do the clipping, tweezing and shampooing. Give him quality service and, oh, pamper the heck out of him.
“You go into other salons for a massage and you have to wade through a pile of hairdressers and curlers,” said Harry Hill, 58, a building construction supervisor from Huntington Beach.
Hill, who gets regular pedicures and massages at Profile Spa for Men in Irvine, says the multiple televisions means he never has to stray too far from ESPN.
Owners within the men’s grooming field agree that the market drove the need for the niche. Men’s grooming products – from three-blade razors to hair balms and moisturizers – are expected to become a $10 billion industry by 2008, according to Packaged Facts, publishing division of MarketResearch.com.
At Metro for Men in Irvine, clients wait in leather chairs among stacks of Maxim, Motorcycle and Men’s Vogue. A refrigerator holds Corona, Sierra Nevada and Heineken light.
“What’s different?” says Krista Martin, owner of Metro for Men in Irvine. “It has a masculine feel, a country club atmosphere.”
At Metro, which opened eight years ago near Irvine Spectrum, guys get waxed, trimmed and colored. They can zone out in front of an individual TV with some 700 channels at each semiprivate station.
Martin believes the reason she’s able to book more than 100 clients daily is that men want a place of their own.
“Here, men don’t have to share space with anyone else. They can relax and get away from it all,” she says.
She says barbershops lost their universal appeal around the ’90s, when men started styling their hair. Martin hires licensed cosmetologists and barbers so she can offer both trendy and classic styles.
“Men are savvy and very sophisticated,” says Martin. “They know what they want to see and they demand it.”
Independent research in the industry confirms that men want convenience, multiple services and privacy.
Danny McCallon felt confined, bored even, when his girlfriend dragged him to her nail salon for a pedicure a few years ago. The service was terrible and the chemical smells irked him.
“I thought, ‘There’s got to be a better way,'” said McCallon, who opened Profile Spa for Men six months ago.
“There wasn’t a one-stop shop with enough amenities to keep me entertained,” says McCallon, 30. “You know, I’m a guy; I have a short attention span.”
At Profile, men walk through glass doors on the upper level of an Irvine shopping center into a crisp, white environment. There’s a juice bar, tables piled with high-end jeans and button-up shirts, shoeshining services and white, lighted shelves lined with men’s face and hair-care products.
McCallon, who opened the spa with his mother, Bonnie, splurged on 71/2-inch LCD televisions at each station along with $1,700 white Italian leather salon chairs.
“This is the fastest growing thing,” said Bonnie McCallon. “Guys know it’s OK to look good. They used to have to primp behind closed doors but now they don’t have to.”
Danny McCallon picked the amenities based on what he likes to do to relax. So he included a VIP lounge with leather recliners, wireless Internet, Xbox and a custom putting green.
Jake Carreras, who gets a massage once a week and a trim every two weeks, said he likes the fact that everything is in one location.
“I don’t have to travel place to place, says Carreras, 60, a doctor from Dana Point. “I go the VIP room, sit back there, turn my phone off and it’s an escape for me.”
There are even LCD televisions above urinals in the locker room.
Even the terminology is different. Manicures are called “hand details” and wispy bangs are “loose, deconstructed fronts,” because, you know, it just sounds manly.
“It’s an experience,” Bonnie McCallon says. “The hardest thing is getting a man in the door. The next hardest thing is getting the man out.”
She isn’t talking about getting any particular demographic of men. Owners are finding a wide range – from teenagers with mohawks to young businessmen and baby boomers – who visit regularly.
At 18|8, with locations in Costa Mesa and Irvine, men are offered a free beverage when they walk in the door (beer, wine, coffee, pop or water). They have the option of changing into a black smock and slippers in an upscale locker room.
Both spots are also equipped with a big “what men want” amenity. Each station is broken into a quadrant with its own shampoo bowl. That way, guys don’t have to move, much less trail the stylists, from the shampoo to the salon chair with drippy hair.
While the two existing 18|8 locales cater to a midmarket, average guy, corporate technical director and master stylist Rob Milstead says the company plans on catering to Orange County’s high end, too.
Early next summer, an elite medical spa version of 18|8 will open at Irvine Spectrum. The upscale version will offer laser hair removal, Botox, microderm abrasion, cocktails, and even doctor-prescribed Viagra and the hair-loss drug Propecia.
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Brazil is one of the world's most racially diverse countries. More blacks live in Brazil than in practically any other other nation outside of Africa.
But you wouldn't know it from looking at the nation's catwalk.
Last week, all but two of the models in a São Paulo fashion show “dedicated to Africa” were white. And this isn’t the first time models of color were grossly under-represented in the fashion industry.
Now, some are saying enough is enough.
For decades, diversity advocates have tried to bring attention to the almost total lack of non-white models in the fashion industry. Now, with the help of Rio de Janeiro's public attorney, the NGO Educafro has reached an agreement with Rio Fashion Week organizers to establish a quota for black, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous Brazilian models. At least 10 percent of models will now come from those non-white groups.
A similar agreement was reached with São Paulo Fashion Week organizers back in 2005.
Julia Dias Carneiro, a BBC correspondent based in Rio, says Educafro organizers still feel the percentage is too low, considering the majority of Brazil's population is non-white, but agree it's "better than nothing."
And they're not stopping with the progress they've made.
Carneiro says the group is part of a larger movement to raise awareness of racial discrimination across Brazil. Recently, national universities have begun implementing quotas for black students, and President Dilma Rousseff opened a conference on racial equality in Brasilia this week. Rousseff hopes lawmakers will pass a law reserving 20 percent of government jobs for people of African descent.


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K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment is teaming up with US giant Universal Music Group (UMG) to find the next K-Pop boy band.
The new group will be released under a joint-venture label created by UMG’s Geffen Records and Big Hit, the Korean label behind the K-Pop juggernaut BTS.
Geffen’s music stable has included Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.
The band will be based in the US, but will target the global market, according to Big Hit.
“I strongly believe that UMG and Big Hit will create a synergy that will rewrite the global music history,” said Bang Si-Hyuk, the chief executive of Big Hit.
US music labels have shown increasing interest in K-Pop, which has overcome a language barrier to find a huge fan base in the US.
The new K-pop group will be formed by a “survival-type” competition show which will give fans a look at how K-pop groups operate behind the scenes.
It’s a format that has produced some wildly popular groups in South Korea, although the format’s track record is less proven in the US, said Sarah Bathke, a K-pop writer at EnVi magazine.
“As we’ve seen, K-pop is only getting bigger in the US, so it will be interesting to see how this new group fares in a music market that has typically been hostile towards music in other languages and is just starting to open up to it,” said Ms Bathke.
Other K-Pop experts said it makes sense for the two labels to collaborate on the project.
“Both Big Hit and Universal have something to add to the mix, and it makes sense that they’re partnering up for this new challenge instead of trying to make it happen separately,” said Carolina Malis, a US-based K-pop writer and TV host.
She said Big Hit has expertise in artist-development and engaging fans, while Geffen and UMG can take care of marketing, production, and distribution.
The decision to team up on a new K-pop group follows an announcement earlier this month that UMG would invest in VenewLive, a livestreaming platform launched by Big Hit last year with two other K-pop labels.
“With their innovative approach to developing artists and embracing new technology, Big Hit has become one of the most dynamic companies in music entertainment,” UMG’s chief executive Sir Lucian Grainge said.
Shares of the South Korean record label first listed on its stock exchange in October in a debut that made Big Hit founder Bang Si-Hyuk a billionaire and made millions for BTS’s seven members, who were each given more than 63,000 shares.


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Every day buying and selling quantity in bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Change (CME) dropped to year-to-date lows on Friday.
The amount hit $118 million, the bottom stage since Dec. 31. On that day futures recorded quantity of $112 million, in response to Skew Markets.
What’s price noting is volumes have pulled again sharply from the multi-month highs registered on Feb. 18. CME traded $1.1 billion in quantity this previous Tuesday. That was the primary above-$1 billion every day quantity since June 27, 2019.
Bitcoin CME futures contracts, which went reside in December 2017, have recorded above-$1 billion every day quantity solely thrice.
Whereas every day quantity collapsed within the final three buying and selling days of the earlier week, open curiosity remained close to the seven-month excessive of $338 million, registered on Feb. 14.
Open curiosity refers back to the variety of futures contracts excellent on an official trade at anybody time, whereas quantity is the variety of contracts traded in a given interval.
A drop in quantity accompanied by an elevated open curiosity is often thought of an indication of buyers holding on to their positions. In such circumstances, the market often extends the previous transfer; bitcoin’s worth rose over 50 p.c from lows beneath $7,000 to $10,500 within the six and a half weeks to Feb. 18.
A rally like that’s stated to have legs because the worth acquire was backed by a rise in open curiosity and buying and selling quantity. Within the first six weeks of the yr, every day volumes elevated from $176 million to $1.1 billion and open curiosity rose from $127 million to $338 million.
Bakkt open curiosity slides
Exercise in bitcoin futures listed on Intercontinental Change’s Bakkt platform has cooled just lately, with open curiosity plunging from a document excessive of $19 million all the way down to $10 million in simply seven days to Feb. 20.
In the meantime, every day buying and selling quantity (cash-settled plus physically-settled) declined to $18.6 million on Feb. 21, the bottom since Jan. 24. Bakkt futures witnessed a document buying and selling quantity of $50.1 million on Dec. 18.
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Apple may not be reliant on massive seasonal sales of the iPhone going forward for steady revenue growth, if a new analyst report is accurate.
In a note seen by AppleInsider, Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley predicts that Apple's Services expansion will add up to more than 50 percent of revenue growth over the next five years. Apple's Services revenue incorporates the App Stores, AppleCare, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iTunes.
In its most recent quarter, Apple posted $8.5 billion in revenue in its services category, up 13 percent year over year. At present, services revenue has grown to about $30 per active device — although Huberty believes that only 18 percent of the users account for the spending.
"Over the last five years, the vast majority (86 percent) of Apple's 8 percent annual revenue growth was driven by iPhone sales," wrote Huberty. "It is through monetization of Apple's Services business that we see the company still generating mid single digit revenue growth."
As a result of the Services revenue expansion, Morgan Stanley has set a new price target for Apple stock at $203.
Earlier in March, Amit Daryanani from RBC had similar thoughts on the matter. Daryanani said in that report, that any predicted iPhone X softness in the present quarter would be offset by Services growth.
Apple's services revenue growth went mostly un-noticed until Apple CEO Tim Cook said in 2016 that he predicted that the segment alone would be the size of a Fortune 100 company before the end of 2017. Apple hit that goal on August 1, 2017, catapulting into 97th place ahead of Facebook's entire business.
Apple's future moves in services include a number of video efforts, with a suspected growth of video content budgeting swelling 54 percent every year through 2022 up to $1 billion in total. Any video on demand service anchored by these videos is expected to have a head start with about 75 million subscribers, according to recent predictions on the matter.


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The Fundamental Limits of Learning program aims to build a theoretical framework for teaching machines to generalize their existing knowledge to new situations.
Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed budget includes $300,000 towards planning and development of an open source voting system.
Three UCLA students are working on an app to track and improve the dynamics of group interactions.
Verizon’s Intelligent Water platform leverages the Internet of Things to simplify data management, billing and infrastructure modernization.
Emphasizing user-centered design, user feedback and iterative cycles of improvements, the Treasury Department is preparing to release its second open beta version.
Integrating social media into government agencies’ contact centers can boost the speed and efficiency of customer service interactions while reducing costs.
The Texas Digital Archive uses Preservica’s digital preservation suite running on Amazon Web Services’ secure GovCloud.
Utah’s Department of Public Safety and Department of Technology Services built a drivers license quiz application for Amazon Echo using the Alexa digital assistant.
A new report categorizes some of the expenses of an ongoing body-worn camera program and offers suggestions on what law enforcement agencies should consider in a five-year total cost of ownership analysis.
Migrating to the stronger encryption now will ensure agencies that process credit card payments can continue to conduct business, serve taxpayers and bring in revenue.


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Apple would no longer be interested in the NFL. With Disney can also withdraw, Amazon and Google still buy back the Sunday Ticket pack
It’s no secret that the Cupertino company wants to increase its advertising revenue. To do this, the American giant does not lack ideas. Among the tracks studied, the possibility of extending its empire, in particular in sport. And what better than American football in the United States? Apple so eyeing the NFL…
Apple would no longer be interested in the NFL
In 2021, it was rumored that the apple brand was about to win the rights to the National Football League (NFL) Sunday Ticket TV pack. Now, a year later, the company is said to have pulled out of negotiations. The information comes from an article by Puck regarding Bob Iger’s surprise return to Disney. According to its author, Dylan Byers, Apple recently said no to the NFL, “not because it can’t afford [le pack]but because he doesn’t see the logic in it.
With Disney removed too, Amazon and Google can still redeem the Sunday Ticket bundle
With Disney also withdrawing from the negotiations, the discussions left only Amazon and Google in place. “Amazon may use [cet accord] to further accelerate Prime subscriptions; Google can use it to promote its YouTube TV offer,” explains Dylan Byers. Of the two parties asked, Amazon probably makes more sense since Prime Video is already the exclusive platform for Thursday night football for the next ten years.
Last year, Athleticism reported that the NFL was charging more than $2 billion a year for Sunday Ticket rights, a rate that was at least $500 million above what DirecTV was paying to broadcast Sunday games so far. In a press conference a few days ago, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the Sunday Ticket negotiations had reached “a very important point” for the league. That was, it seems, a mild understatement. To be continued !


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Nintendo is renaming the Nintendo 3DS Facebook page, according to an email sent from the social network to a selection of people who like the page.
When Facebook pages change their names, an email is sent out by the social network to inform people of the change. Nintendo hasn't made any official announcement but a NeoGAF member has received an update telling them about the upcoming tweak as has our member, rjejr.
The new name will be "Nintendo Handheld Gaming" and the change will take place on 19th September. There has been no official word on the reason behind the modification, though it is likely because of the imminent release of the 2DS on 12th October.
As a result, all of Nintendo's handhelds can be found under one roof on Facebook, allowing the company to share updates, photos and promotions on the 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS.
Nintendo has confirmed the DS remains in production and the system's Facebook page is still posting updates. It is not known if posts on the DS will move to the newly named Nintendo Handheld Gaming or if it will retain its own Facebook presence.
What are your thoughts on the name change? Let us know in the comment section below.


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We have just published a bugfix release for Solarus, which is now at version 1.6.4. The short-lived 1.6.3 version has been released yesterday, but has been immediately followed by the next one, because of an important bugfix.
Here is the exhaustive list of all changes brought by Solarus 1.6.4. Thanks to all contributors.
This release does not add new features to the Lua API.


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Crammed in the corner of a hotel's banquet hall, they stood and stared silently, mesmerized by what they were seeing. They were watching a soldier gunning down a giant monster on one TV and Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade taking over an NBA game on the other screen.
What they were really experiencing was the new Sony PlayStation 3.
The much-awaited video game console comes out Nov. 17 in the U.S., although getting one will be as challenging as finding parking at the mall after Thanksgiving.
Thousands of lucky gamers tested the PS3 over the weekend at the 2007 Sony Expo in Honolulu, two weeks before the debut.
Almost all were males -- from boys with braces and baggy jeans to gray-haired baby boomers. They crowded around two gaming booths with the sleek, lean, black machine behind a plastic case.
"The graphics are crazy, way better than the second one," said Doug Morrison, a 20-year-old University of Hawaii student. "It's more realistic. It's smoother. It doesn't have any glitches.
"I'm going to get one no matter what."
Forget Elmo, the third-generation PlayStation will top many wish lists to Santa this holiday season. And hopefully Santa saved because the PS3 isn't cheap.
The system starts at $500 for a 20 GB version. The price tag on the 60 GB model is $600.
People looking to cash in on the high demand and limited supply are already selling their pre-reserved PS3 consoles on eBay for well over $2,000. Rights to one PS3 recently sold for $3,250, plus $50 for shipping.


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The industry needs to drive up standards when it comes to product certification, due to a worrying rise in the number of untested products.
Latest on Testing
Metrel’s Brendan Beaver explains why Metrel doesn’t charge for software updates for its line-up of testers.
The experts at FLIR explain how matching thermal imaging-enabled devices with the appropriate CAT rating could vastly improve safety.
Here, OMICRON explores the benefits of flexible protection testing solutions within the industrial enterprise.
Effective earthing is essential for the safe operation of every electrical system and to ensure earthing is effective, testing is essential.
Landlords have until June 1 to get an electrical inspection condition report for their rented property, or they could face a £30,000 fine.
Omicron highlights the importance of assessing risk of failure in rotating machines, especially due to their highly important status.
Megger has announced the new TPT420 two-pole voltage tester, which it says offers outstanding value for money.
As electric vehicles become more popular, so too has the market for an EVSE tester, but Metrel still believes it offers the best on the market
Megger has announced the acquisition of Vespula Ltd, a company that specialises in electrical certification in the UK.