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Retailers Expect Big Shrimp Sales Over Holidays
John Sackton, editor and part owner of Seafood.com, an online, subscription-based, fisheries news service that’s association with Urner Barry Publications, reports that USA retailers have made a big bet on shrimp for the holidays, and he thinks that’s very positive for USA shrimp importers going into 2015.
Based on Urner Barry data, Sackton said:
For the week of December 8th, the second week after the Thanksgiving Holiday, retail shrimp promotions in 2014 were up 61% over the same week in 2013. At the same time, the promotions for other seafood—fresh and frozen fillets, and fresh Atlantic salmon—were down by 11% and 5%, respectively, indicating that retailers are making a big bet on shrimp.
Sackton said: “To substantiate this, we looked at all retail seafood promotions for October and November to see if the December data was an anomaly, especially since we were looking at promotions for only a one week time frame. We found that for the two-month period, the same pattern was present. Retail promotions of shrimp for October and November were up 35%, salmon was up 9%, and frozen fillets were down 7%. So the bet on shrimp during the first week in December is not an aberration, but a direction retailers have been moving in for months.”
“Further, they are selling shrimp at higher prices. Cooked shrimp, for example, have a median promotional price of $10.99 this December, compared to a median promotional price of $9.99 last year.”
“This shows that retailers have adjusted their pricing upwards, even as their wholesale cost for cooked shrimp purchased between July and October fell 2.5%. On a monthly basis, retailers were paying 7.5% less in November for cooked shrimp than at the same time in the prior year.”
“So shrimp promotions are definitely providing better margins to retailers this season, and they are attempting to make up some of the margin they gave up after the run up in shrimp prices last year.”
“With total USA shrimp imports up 12% for the year, the push to sell more volume at retail means that if holiday sales are healthy, there will not be a big inventory carryover going into the spring.”
“Commodity price movements, generally move in one direction until something changes the situation. Currently, major shrimp buyers have been very cautious about placing orders because prices have been decreasing, and they don’t want to get stuck with high-cost inventory.”
“A good holiday sales season could change that outlook, and bring buyers back into the market. This is exactly the kind of factor that can lead to a change in market dynamics. The indications of the retail push to sell more shrimp at higher prices, along with the positive economic signs in the USA, like lower gasoline prices, must be seen as good news for shrimp producers and sellers going into 2015, when supplies are expected to increase further.”
“After hitting the lowest USA per capita consumption of shrimp in more than a decade in 2013, it certainly appears that consumption will rebound in 2014, and possibly beyond.”
Source: Seafood.com (an online, subscription-based, fisheries news service). Editor and Publisher, John Sackton (phone 1-781-861-1441, email firstname.lastname@example.org). Retailers Banging Out Shrimp for the Holidays, as Promotional Volume, Prices Both Up Significantly. John Sackton. December 11, 2014.
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Popularity of the MacBook Air to limit early Ultrabook production
Intel and its manufacturing partners are gearing up to launch its line of Ultrabooks, a thin notebook that'll compete with the MacBook Pro. Instead of a blow-out launch, a report from Digitimes suggests companies like Lenovo, Asus and Acer are taking a more conservative approach.
Ultrabook manufacturers have reportedly order a mere 50,000 units which will land in retail outlets this fall. These companies will gauge the acceptance of this new line before ramping up production. The popularity of the MacBook Air, which is quickly becoming one of Apple's best-selling model this year, is one factor contributing to this limited production.
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After Navratri brought a huge turnaround to retail sales, car makers have begun to dispatch large volumes to the dealers, in expectation of bumper Diwali sales. We take a look at four automobile stocks to buy this Diwali.
Majority of Automobile players posted a rise in the monthly vehicle sales in September, buoyed by the festive season. Auto companies posted a robust double-digit sales growth for the month in the domestic market. After Navratri brought a huge turnaround to retail sales, car makers have begun to dispatch large volumes to the dealers, in expectation of bumper Diwali sales. We take a look at Angel Broking top picks from the space-
Ashok Leyland reported a 27.53% jump in total sales at 15,370 units in September. According to Angel Broking, Ashok Leyland September-17 volumes were better than expected. The research firm notes that the MHCV volumes have been growing by 30% for the last two months, indicating a robust demand for the BSIV compliant vehicles based on the new technology, iEGR. Further, Ashok Leyland’s LCV volumes have grown by 14-15% whereas cumulatively between May-2017 to July-2017, company reported 26% yoy growth indicating that LCV growth is slower in the past two months (August to Sept 2017). Angel Broking remains bullish on Ashok Leyland with a target price of Rs 134. The shares were trading at Rs 122, down by more than 0.35%.
India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India reported a 9.3% increase in total sales at 1,63,071 units in September. The numbers were below the research firm’s expectations. “Total volume growth was at 9.3% to 163,071 units, this was 3% below our expectations. While mini segment volumes declined yoy, compact segment volumes have shown a 45% yoy growth. Overall passenger cars grew by 11% yoy. UV volumes growth has slowed down to 8% yoy compared to double digit growth reported in earlier several months,” the firm noted. Angel Broking attributed the decline in sales to slower economic activity, post GST as well as the cess hike taken earlier in September 2017. However, Angel Broking says that the growth is likely to pick up in October, given the onset of Diwali. The stock was trading at Rs 7,913, up by more than 0.3%. Angel Broking has a target of Rs 8,666 on the stock.
Bajaj Auto reported 14% increase in total sales at 4,28,752 units in September. “Bajaj Auto ‘s September-2017 numbers have been better than expectations. Total volumes (2W + 3W) grew by 13.8% vs our expectation of 10%. Domestic motorcycle volumes grew by 7.3% yoy, this is highest growth in the last 12 months,” Angel Broking noted, adding, “ Total 3W volumes grew by 32% yoy which is highest growth in the last 18 months.” The firm has a buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 3,350. The shares were trading at Rs 3,183, up by more than 0.6% since the previous close.
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L'Oréal Paris has named model Kendall Jenner as its latest brand ambassador to target Gen Z consumers.
"It’s a new high in our mission to empower every woman, everywhere. At any other time, Kendall Jenner might have been as successful as she is now, but her worth and her choices and her image might have been defined or even controlled by others," said Delphine Viguier-Hovasse, Global Brand President of L'Oreal Paris.
"But nobody defines Kendall Jenner but Kendall Jenner. She is the embodiment of everything Gen Z stands for, owning her image, proudly growing in her self-worth, and inspiring others to do the same.”
The announcement from L'Oréal follows Jenner wearing the drugstore brand's make-up products at the Met Gala in May, which saw a spike in social media engagement and UGC for the brand.
Jenner's make-up artist for the evening Mary Phillips detailed the products used on Instagram, along with the hashtag #LOrealParisPartner.
To create the 1970s look, Phillips used make-up and skin care products from the drugstore brand including Infallible 24 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation and the Colour Riche lipstick.
L'Oréal Paris teased a new brand ambassador announcement on Instagram this week.
One post includes an empty stool with a voiceover, which could sound like Jenner, saying "I'm worth it. You might think that's easy for me to say, but it hasn't always been."
Hundreds of comments on the social media posts are from users who believe the new ambassador is Jenner.
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If the 27-year-old is an ambassador for L'Oréal it will mark a break in the relationship between the Kardashian-Jenner family and rival brand owner Coty.
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Optimistic outlook or just naïve?
Renewed consumer confidence seems to have led to a slight burgeoning of till takings this Christmas and pundits predict a better year ahead than that which has gone before.
Interest in the licensed trade itself has picked up too from those wanting to purchase good pubs and make them better (as distinct from those wanting to buy cheap properties and sell them on when the market improves).
Depending on which auctioneer you’re inclined towards, between 38 and 46 licensed premises changed hands in Dublin last year netting €44 million or €53 million depending on which report takes your fancy.
But what is clear is that there’s a refreshingly genuine interest in the licensed trade property market once again from bona fide pub operators – provided that all the ‘i’s are dotted and ‘t’s crossed when it comes down to trading potential and location.
Sales such as they were at the beginning of 2014 were mostly of the ‘distressed’ variety, we learn. But towards the end of the year, we were beginning to witness premises being sold primarily to owner-occupiers focused on the trading asset itself rather than its potential alternative use value as was the case a number of years ago.
As CBRE states elsewhere in our February issue, the profile of Dublin publicans is changing rapidly “with pub operators now increasingly younger, more highly-educated and tech-savvy than their predecessors”.
And that’s not confined to Dublin. New innovatory operators are springing up all over the country and Morrissey’s expects the improved market sentiment, which played such a valuable role in the emergence of a recovery in 2014, to continue throughout 2015 “which should further promote market confidence and in turn regenerate activity”.
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It looks like mobile malware is on the rise. Kaspersky Lab recently announced its Mobile Virusology mobile malware report, which compared mobile malware in 2016 to that of 2015. The results? Well, for starters, there were three times as many malware installations in 2016 as in 2015 and a total of 8.5 million malicious installations were identified.
That is a pretty huge number and Kaspersky highlights just how big in its report. According to the company, that volume of malware equates to around 50 percent of the mobile malware detected in the previous 11 years.
Kaspersky also looked into the type of malware being installed, revealing that the most widespread type of trojan was related to advertising and it accounted for 16 of the top 20 malware programs. Advertising trojans are basically able to root the device, then aggressively display ads on the screen. Not only that, but they render the device unusable and can even head to the Google Play Store and buy apps without any user input.
Advertising trojans, however, weren’t the only mobile malware in the report. Mobile ransomware was also used quite a bit. In fact, more than 150,000 unique users in 167 countries fell victim to mobile ransomware, representing a 1.6 times increase compared to in 2015. Mobile ransomware basically overlays app windows with messages, making it impossible to use the device until the user pays a ransom. Generally, that ransom falls in between $100 and $200 and has to be paid in the form of pre-paid iTunes gift cards, according to the report.
In many cases, users themselves unknowingly installed the malware. For example, an app masquerading as Pokémon Go on the Google Play Store was downloaded as many as 500,000 times.
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From the creators of the critically-acclaimed “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic” and “Jade Empire” comes an epic space saga exclusively for the Xbox 360 that spans the entire galaxy. Combining a rich and engaging narrative with intense sci-fi tactical combat, “Mass Effect” features an immersive and cinematic gameplay experience rarely seen before in video games.
Set 200 years in the future in an epic universe, “Mass Effect” places gamers in a vast galactic community in danger of being conquered by a legendary agent gone rogue. A spectacular new vision from legendary developers BioWare, “Mass Effect” challenges players to lead a squad of freedom fighters as they struggle against threatening armies to restore peace in the land.
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Motorola announced the launch of the company’s first foldable Android phone that will revive the Razr brand.
Engadget reported the interview with Motorola Vice President of Global Product Dan Dery, the upcoming Motorola’s foldable phone will have the same design as the Samsung Galaxy Fold. The upcoming foldable smartphone is expected to have a plastic OLED device with a plastic film on top because the company has been testing it. The new phone model will have a dual-hinge device with a single screen that can be folded into two. Engadget added that Motorola is planning to create the foldable phone with a small display because the company is not a tablet making business.
Engadget released the sketch of the Motorola’s foldable phone.
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Today Walmart announced a 90-day Rollback at the pump to give customers a savings of 10 cents a gallon at participating Murphy USA and Walmart gas stations, leaving drivers like Ernest Jones ecstatic about his summer plans.
"I plan to go out of town so this ten cents a gallon will help me out a lot," said Jones.
Drivers must use a Walmart money card, credit card or gift card to receive the ten cents off.
Driver Randall Sampson will also be traveling this summer to Florida and he says it's cheaper to gas up in Georgia than Florida. The extra 10 cents off will only help.
"We plan on going to Florida a bit and it does make it a little bit easier to make a decision that you're saving 50 or 60 cents a gallon then add on this ten cents," said Sampson.
Walmart researchers reported their customers spend just as much on gas as they do groceries, that's why Walmart came up with this 10 cent initiative especially for the southern states of the U.S.
"I guess with the prices the way they are now and everything is going up, I think its great that Walmart is doing this to help the economy. I will definitely be going to get a gift card," said driver April West.
Sampson said he is thankful for the discount.
"We thank Walmart for doing it and we all need any kind of help we can get, especially with the way the economy is we appreciate them helping everybody," said Sampson.
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Dallas Police Department launches “Starlight” pilot program
A safer Dallas.
The Dallas Police Department, Safer Dallas and Motorola launched a new crime-fighting initiative called “Starlight” to aid in preventing crimes in Dallas.
The state-of-the-art software and camera system will help the Dallas Police Department prevent crimes from occurring at businesses such as retail outlets, convenience stores and gas stations. With Motorola’s ingenuity, police officers at headquarters will be able to see in real-time what is happening at establishments that use the technology. Officers will be able to immediately dispatch a patrol unit to the scene.
Additionally, the software embedded in the system has the ability to recognize anomalies that might indicate a crime in progress, such as a camera being covered or tampered with, sudden movements by individuals in view of the camera. This too, would notify personnel that a crime may be in progress, creating a “virtual patrol.” The technology will help keep officers safe because they will know ahead of time what to expect before arriving at a potential crime scene.
The following stores are a part of the launch:
- 7-Eleven, 2911 E. Ledbetter Road – District 4
- 7-Eleven, 2503 Lemmon Avenue – District 14
- Ferguson Food Mart and Texaco Gas Station – District 9
Each store is equipped with cameras, signage and blue light. The blue light indicates that the establishment is protected and monitored by the Dallas Police Department in real-time. The store identified for the launch are establishments that receive a high volume of calls for police services.
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Within the framework of the EBSOMED project, BUSINESSMED organized on December 2 and 3, a business forum entitled Med Business Days. The event, organized in cooperation with CONFINDUSTRIA, took place on the sidelines of CONNEXT 2021 in Milan and had as its theme: The role of economic operators in the economic recovery of the Mediterranean.
This Forum, which brought together Euro-Mediterranean economic operators between support organizations and SMEs, focused on their respective roles in stimulating economic recovery in the Mediterranean region. The event took the form of expert panels around four topical topics, namely renewable energy, smart cities, digital transformation, and skills mismatch in the labour market.
The different sessions gave an overview of the Mediterranean markets and their specificities by highlighting the expertise and attractiveness of the region in terms of investments and sustainable partnerships.
“This forum is a networking opportunity focused on the key drivers of economic and sustainable development where companies can play a leading role. As an organization that brings together employers, BUSINSSMED always strives to organize actions in the Mediterranean region to bring private sector actors to do business with each other. Our strength is that we bring together the business sector in Europe as well as their counterparts of the southern shore of the Mediterranean ... For this event we have worked to bring a maximum of our members from the South of the Mediterranean, as well as business executives and entrepreneurs from the region who are interested in doing business; it is an opportunity for them to have a stand on site and meet with entrepreneurs from different countries in the region” said the director of the project EBSOMED and Secretary General of BUSINESMED, Ms. Jihen Boutiba.
The second day was devoted to the organization of B2B meetings, offering startups, companies and investors the opportunity to exchange and develop partnerships to facilitate access to foreign markets.


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In 2016, the US saw automotive sales achieve its best-selling record ever. So understandably the 2017 sales figures couldn’t quite top that mark. But it was still an excellent year for auto sales, as the huge vehicles like pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers continued its impressive sales figures.
So let’s take a look back and see which automobiles in the US sold the most in the previous year:
1. Ford F-Series. If you know anything about automobiles in the US, you’d know that the F-series pickup truck is to the automotive industry as the iPhone is to the smartphone industry. The indubitable supremacy of the F-series is even more dominant than the Boston Celtics legacy. The Celtics managed 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons, but the F-series has stood on top of the year-end bestselling lists for the last 41 years! What’s more, there’s no sign that people are getting fed up with this pickup truck—the 2017 sales had 75,000 more F-series trucks sold than 2016.
2. Chevrolet Silverado. Let’s leave it to the sociologists to explain why the 2nd bestselling vehicle in the US for 2017 is also another pickup truck. It’s been toiling under the shadow of the F-series for a long time now, but the challenge of finally outselling the vaunted F-series is goading Chevy to continue to improve the Silverado. The next generation will probably be even lighter and more efficient than ever before.
3. Ram Pickup. Wait, you’re surprised at what kind of vehicle is in 3rd place? Ram sold more trucks in 2017 than in 2016, which is surprising considering that a brand-new version is coming soon.
4. Toyota RAV4. Finally, it’s not a truck. It’s ironic that the RAV4 finally outsold the highly-regarded Camry midsize sedan for the first time to be the topselling vehicle in the US that isn’t a truck, when it will get a full redesign in the coming year.
5. Nissan Rogue. The sales figures for the Nissan Rogue increased by an astonishing 22% for 2017 over the previous year. This makes it the undisputed Nissan bestseller for the year. It even almost outsold the RAV4. On the other hand, you may take its ranking with a grain of salt, since the total sales of the Rogue issued by Nissan included both the subcompact Rogue Sport as well as the compact Rogue. Those cars competed in different sectors.
6. Toyota Camry. For many years, the Camry held the US title for the bestselling vehicle that isn’t a pickup. By the end of 2017, it has finally been dethroned. At least Toyota can console itself with the fact that the RAV now has the Camry’s previous title. Part of the reason for the Camry’s lower ranking is that it will be redesigned for 2018, so the transition to the newer model resulted in declining inventories.
7. Honda CR-V. The improved ranking do the RAV4 also ended the CR-V’s lengthy reign as the topselling SUV in the US. That doesn’t really mean that the Honda sales were somehow anemic. In fact, sales of the CR-V were 6% greater than in 2016. It even outsold the ever-popular Civic compact to take the title of Honda’s top seller for 2017.
8. Honda Civic. It’s hard to remember a time when the Honda Civic wasn’t in the top 10 of bestselling vehicles in the US. Part of the reason for its continuous popularity is Honda’s never-ending drive to improve it year after year. It received a redesign for 2016, and for 2017 the Civic lineup also included a hatchback, the Si, and the Type R versions. These additions to the lineup resulted in a 3% increase in Civic sales compared to 2016 figures.
9. Toyota Corolla. Sometimes just having the right badge name helps. The Corolla name is well known among car buyers, so it has been always popular. So what if many of its competition beat put the Corolla in terms of design, technology, driving experience, and fuel economy? What seems more important to consumers is that Corolla still stands as the gold standard for automotive reliability. So it’s still in the top 10, though 2017 sales were 13% lower compared to 2016 figures.
10. Honda Accord. To round off out Top 10 list, we again have a very familiar model name. The Accord has been around for so long that we’re now in its 10th generation. It’s been included in various reputable Top 10 Best Cars lists for the last 32 years! The 2017 sales were lower by 6% compared to the previous years, but that’s due to the 2018 redesign. At the end of next year, there’s no doubt that it will climb back to a higher ranking on this list.
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Will.I.Am's Google Plus Profile Gets Google Homepage Feature
Posted on September 30, 2011
Celebrities garnering the most followers is a trend that occurs on most social networks. The social networks like to help that trend along because they know if they can get celebrities using their service then they can get people to join the service so they can follow the celebs.
The Next Web reports that Google's homepage linked to Will.i.am's Google+ profile earlier today. The link was part of promotion for Google+ Hangouts. The link said, "Hang out with the Black Eyed Peas on Google+ right before they go on stage." Will.i.am no doubt got a boost in Google+ followers from being on Google.com.


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Visitor Attendance to 2011 Detroit Auto Show Grew 3%
Visitors to the 2011 North American International Motor Show totaled some 735,370 people, marking a 3 percent rise over 2010’s result of 714,137 visitors. The single-day record for a Friday was also broken this year, as 75,327 people passed through the convention’s doors, beating the Friday record of 74,900 set in 1993.
"The 2011 NAIAS validated all promises made by exhibitors in 2009 and 2010 as the product pipeline is full and vibrant. The ability to rise up from the difficult economic times of the recent past in glowing fashion indicates a positive ripple effect for our local, national and global economies,” Barron Meade, Chairman of the 2011 show, said in a statement.
At least 5,000 international media from 60 countries (including the autoevolution team) covered the auto show during the press days. A total of 55 new products were unveiled, including the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, two Honda Civic Concepts and the Ford Focus EV. This year also saw Porsche returning to Detroit, while Nissan announced it will return in 2012.
"NAIAS is again proud to kick off a new year by providing a global stage for so many to be spotlighted," Meade also stated.
Southeast Michigan is estimated to have received a $350 million to $375 million boost to its economy from visitors, in the form of hotels, transportation, catering and entertainment.


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What are tablet owners up to with their tablet devices apart from playing games, checking e-mails, surfing the web, listening to music, and reading e-books? Watching TV of course! A Viacom report labeled “Tapping into Tabletomics” revealed that 15% of USA residents use a tablet computer like the iPad for viewing TV programs. The survey was carried out among a group of 2,500 people.
The desktop PC and smartphones have taken back seat as per the study report while tablet PCs have gone up in consumer preference for watching their favorite TV programs. The respondents however mentioned the tablet as just a secondary option to view TV programs. They still preferred the TV set as their first choice to view TV programs owing to the bigger screens and a better sound quality, while tablet devices only played a complimentary role.
Speaking of the consumer trend, Viacom stated, “Our audiences are some of the most deeply engaged and active across social platforms. Co-viewing apps create more meaningful ways to reach them and represent an entirely new level of engagement for fans of our content.”
Sovan Mandal is the senior tablet and tech corespondent for goodereader.com. He brings a international approach to news that is not just applicable to the North American market, but also Asia, India, Europe and others. Sovy brings his own writing flavor to the website and is interested in Science Fiction, Technology and Writing. Any questions, send an email


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The Economic Times of India reported that India has purchases 160,000 tonnes of diammonium phosphate from China at the lowest price in over six years, marking what could be a price benchmark for other purchasers.
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Reuters reported that both India and China are working to take advantage of market upheaval by seeking price cuts of 25 percent or more.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan's bid for Israel Chemicals could have big implications for the potash markets even beyond the borders of Canada and Israel.
After watching potash contract and spot prices fall through much of 2012, producers believe prices will not drop any further.
Coromandel International has expanded its share of India’s single super phosphate production, a market that is experiencing growth in the face of rising phosphate prices.
With potash contract prices dropping to the lowest level seen in years, the potash sector does not appear ready to rebound just yet.
Potash producers are optimistic about their 2013 demand projections, however, some financial firms remain skeptical.
A potash-market slowdown has been offset by strong strategic moves taken by industry heavyweights.
Chinese and Indian potash buyers have said they want to see lower prices for potash and will wait until they get them.
Weak monsoon rains are wreaking havoc on India’s agricultural markets, and the prospect of drought is unsettling assumptions about upcoming potash demand.


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Balu Balasubramanyam, an amiable father of three, started out brightly on this year's first day to buy a new Toyota Highlander.
But once told of the state's impending tax increase, his easy smile turned upside down.
"I mean, where do the taxes go now? And they're increasing them on cars for road improvements? The roads I take to drive my son to school every day have had potholes for four or five years," said the 42-year-old software architect from Gwynn Oak.
For Marylanders who will be paying $1 more a pack for cigarettes and a cent more on the dollar on most other items under a separate sales tax increase, the next few days offer up options for those hunting new wheels.
For those who plan to buy a new or used vehicle without selling one back to a dealer, today could be the time to close the deal. Tomorrow the state excise tax on titling a vehicle will increase by one percentage point, from 5 percent to 6 percent. Revenues from the tax help finance improvements in roads and mass transit as part of the state's dedicated transportation fund.
Many customers interviewed yesterday said they had never heard of the looming 20 percent tax increase. For those who did, none said it would have a significant impact on their ability to sign on a car dealer's dotted line, if the price were right.
Watching his 1-year-old son play in a toy house inside the showroom at Apple Ford in Columbia, Chris Schulz said the idea of paying more in taxes for road improvements didn't faze him.
"I know roads in Nebraska and in Virginia, where I have family, and I'll tell you: The roads are better here. I don't mind paying more to keep them that way," he said after test-driving a used Ford Expedition.
Several would-be buyers said the general state of the economy, marked by a soft housing market and rising gas prices, gave them more pause than any title tax increase.
"I'm just trying to reduce my car payments. My truck's too expensive," said a harried Geraldine Hicks, who walked into Russel Toyota on U.S. 40 in Catonsville yesterday morning in search of a less-expensive vehicle.
Still, car and truck dealers tried to use the tax increase to their advantage, employing it as ammunition in their newspaper advertisements and sales pitches.
"Most people haven't heard about it, so we use it as a closing tool," said Scott Rippy, sales director of Apple Ford in Columbia.
Bob Bell's Kia dealerships in Baltimore and Glen Burnie urged customers to "buy now and beat the 20% tax increase." So did Antwerpen in Randallstown and Apple Ford in Columbia (whose ad erred slightly with the start date for the tax increase, which doesn't begin until tomorrow).
That's about $400 more on a roughly $40,000 black Highlander that caught Balasubramanyam's eye at Russel Toyota.
But under a provision passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley late last year, the new tax law could be a significant boon for those looking to trade in their vehicles.
The 6 percent titling tax will be applied to the price of the new vehicle, minus the value of the trade-in, a calculation that many dealers believe could improve business for the struggling industry. Previously, the tax was based on the price of the newly purchased vehicle, with no allowance for trade-ins.
"We would never advocate to have the tax increase, but if you're going to increase the tax, we needed to change the way it was calculated," said Peter Kitzmiller, president of the Maryland New Car and Truck Dealers Association.
The period between Thanksgiving and Presidents Day is typically slow for sales, so dealers said they hope to maximize a benefit worth a couple of hundred bucks to lure in customers.
For David Fawcett and his wife, Julie, the time seemed right for a new minivan. The 34-year-old Ellicott City father of one said he scoured the Internet to compare prices before strolling into Russel Toyota yesterday just before noon to test-drive a Sienna.
Julie Fawcett heard something about rising taxes, but she said she was more concerned about the safety record of the van she'll use to ferry around 3-year-old Dylan.
"It's just time for us to get a new car," she said, adding that the family's current 2000 model has more than 100,000 miles.
Matt Bukowski, general sales manager at Russel, said sales for his dealership are up already roughly 40 percent in the last month over the same period last year.
Increasingly conscious of fuel efficiency, more customers are downsizing from larger vehicles to slimmer sport utility vehicles such as Toyota's RAV4, according to Bukowski.
"It's a now business and we're trying to create an excitement here that it's good to buy now," he said. "We want to give them every opportunity to buy the right vehicle today."
"But tomorrow," he added with a laugh, "we'll tell them why it's good to buy then, too."
An article in yesterday's Maryland section misstated the effective date of the state's new vehicle titling tax. The tax increase from 5 percent to 6 percent went into effect Tuesday, not today.THE SUN REGRETS THE ERROR


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NEW YORK -- While it was being developed and launched, BMW's i3 electric vehicle was touted as an "urban mobility" vehicle. But it's not so much city folks who are taking to the i3, said Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW of North America
"The strongholds in this country are parts of California, Texas and southern Florida," rather than large cities, he said.
The big urban centers in the Northeast, especially New York City, haven't embraced the i3, Willisch said. Unlike Californians, he said, New Yorkers apparently don't have sustainability and the environment "at the top of minds."
Two California dealerships -- Crevier BMW in Santa Ana and Stevens Creek BMW in Santa Clara -- have opened the country's only stand-alone i showrooms because of high EV sales in the state.
The heaviest i3 allocations are being shifted to markets with the hottest demand. In the San Francisco area, dealers retail from 15 to 30 i3s a month, Willisch said.
BMW is approaching "a sustainable rate," of 12,000 i3s annually, he said. Last year, BMW sold 6,092 i3s. The i3's starting price is $43,350, including shipping.
Meanwhile, all dealers want more of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, he said. The i8 has a base price of $137,450, including shipping. BMW sold 555 i8s in the U.S. last year and probably will sell 1,000 this year, he said. But demand will continue to outstrip supply.
Willisch said, "I am collecting allocations from all around the world."


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When traditional television was looking the other way, YouTube launched a truckload of what they call “original channels.” The channels cover everything from food and travel to autos and topics for moms.
According to an article in the Guardian on Oct. 8:
The Google-owned video website has linked up with media companies including Hat Trick, All3Media and ITN for the UK channels, which include the Jamie Oliver Food Channel, BBC Worldwide’s On Earth and Mixmag TV.
The 60 additional channels just launched were chosen from a large number of applicants based on what YouTube felt matched its platform of interactivity and connecting with the viewer.
In an interview with Ad Age a few weeks ago, YouTube’s Head of Content Strategy Jamie Byrne stated that an automotive-themed channel called Drive is one of the most successful so far, with more than 100,000 subscribers in only 7 months.
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Then you might be a candidate for the latest consumer craze: the subscription box. A growing community of eager shoppers seeking both the convenience and surprise that every regular delivery brings are flocking to the concept, paving the way for ever-more-eclectic and specialized offerings. Generally priced at $10 to $30 a shipment, the boxes are stuffed with goodies built around a theme, but usually filled with a surprise mix of products picked out by a curator.
“I get close to 100 boxes a month, and I still get excited when I see them at the front door,” said Liz Cadman, the founder of the My Subscription Addiction, a website of reviews.
Investors are making big bets on subscription box start-ups like Blue Apron, which mails its subscribers weekly deliveries of recipes and the ingredients to make them. The three-year-old company, based in New York, recently raised $135 million in a deal that values it at $2 billion. Blue Apron says it is delivering more than three million meals a month, three times the number it shipped nine months ago.
Companies like NatureBox (snacks), Club W (wine), Citrus Lane (children’s products), BarkBox (treats for dogs), Faithbox (socially responsible goods) and Birchbox, the beauty products retailer widely credited with accelerating the subscription craze, have also taken in money from venture capitalists.
Trailing those well-funded ventures are a growing number of mom-and-pop operators.
Korrina Ede, 26, and Robert Madden, 32, had long fantasized about leaving their retail jobs and starting their own business. In November, they took a week off to brainstorm and sketch out ideas. From that emerged OwlCrate, a monthly subscription box for young-adult books. Each shipment includes a recently released novel and an assortment of themed literary knickknacks like jewelry, bookmarks, stickers and art.
Trying to guess how many customers they might attract, the couple prepared 150 boxes for their first shipment in March, featuring V. E. Schwab’s fantasy novel “A Darker Shade of Magic.” It sold out almost instantly. They scrambled to assemble supplies for an additional 100 boxes, priced at $30 plus shipping — and quickly blew through those. A waiting list formed.
Ms. Ede and Mr. Madden won’t disclose exactly how many subscribers OwlCrate now has, but they say it’s in the thousands. The business they started in their apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia, is already overflowing the storage locker they rented for their swelling inventory.
“The main limitation on our growth is that we can only put together so many boxes ourselves,” Mr. Madden said. “We’re still sort of in a state of shock about how this took off.”
OwlCrate’s success was fueled by a community of bloggers and subscription fans eager to promote their latest finds. My Subscription Addiction has 1,200 companies listed in its subscription directory, up from around 800 a year ago.
“We found that the typical person who creates an account on our site subscribes to seven boxes and has 12 more on her wish list,” Ms. Cadman said.
New service providers are making it easier for those with ideas to get started. Ms. Cadman and others say that one catalyst for the market’s recent growth is Cratejoy, a company in Austin, Tex., that sells turnkey software — website templates, customer account management and billing tools — for running a subscription business.
Cratejoy’s services cost $39 a month, plus 1.25 percent of each client’s subscription revenue and 10 cents for each billing transaction. After beta testing with a limited pool of customers, it opened to the public in October. Within a month, it had 100 paying merchants. It now has 8,000.
Around half of those vendors are first-time business owners, according to Amir Elaguizy, Cratejoy’s co-founder and chief executive.
How many will stick with it is an open question. Starting a subscription business can be inexpensive — OwlCrate’s founders say they spent just a few thousand dollars on their initial supplies and inventory — but maintaining one is a punishing logistical grind. Sourcing suppliers, fielding customer questions and complaints, marketing, managing inventory, packing boxes and transporting shipments can be a heavy workload for what is typically a low-margin operation.
Ms. Cadman says that 13 percent of the merchants My Subscription Addiction tracks have disappeared. Market research on the industry is scarce, but anecdotal evidence suggests that many subscription businesses have trouble sustaining the elements — like heavy product discounting and the novelty of discovery — that draw customers to them.
Paige Hendrix Buckner and her business partner had several hundred subscribers to Tique Box, a $25 monthly shipment of artisanal goods from Portland, Ore., but chose to shut down the business in March after two years of operations.
Balancing the boxes’ price against the cost of supplies was a challenge, Ms. Buckner said. In the beginning, Tique Box sought free samples from merchants looking for exposure to new customers, but that became harder as Tique Box’s customer base grew. Paying for products left thin profits. The business could cover its costs, but it was hard to envision it growing big enough to support salaries for its owners.
Ms. Buckner used what she learned from Tique Box to form a new company that she thinks has broader potential: ClientJoy, which creates custom gift packages for corporate clients — a market Tique Box unexpectedly uncovered when local businesses started stocking up on its boxes.
“One of the biggest lessons we learned from Tique Box was to decide, ‘Is this a small business, or do you want to scale this into a faster-growing start-up?’” she said.
Some ventures that successfully scaled have complex business strategies underpinning a model that looks deceptively simple. Birchbox, created in 2010 by two Harvard Business School students, proved — against all conventional wisdom — that customers would pay $10 a month for a box of cosmetics samples obtained by Birchbox free from manufacturers. Dozens of competitors immediately copied the approach.
But Birchbox believed from the start that its subscription model would work only as the first step on a much longer path of introducing customers to new brands and turning them into repeat buyers, says Katia Beauchamp, a company co-founder.
Each box is individually customized and comes with educational content on how to use the products. Birchbox places volume orders for everything it samples and sells full-size versions on its website; a generous loyalty program encourages customers to buy directly instead of migrating to other online or offline retailers. More than half of Birchbox’s one million subscribers have shopped on its website, and the company now draws 35 percent of its revenue from nonsubscription sales.
“The unit economics are so sexy — you’re selling people things that you got for free — that people fixated on it, but our approach was really complicated,” Ms. Beauchamp said. “If you’re not creating value for the consumer and the brand, it’s a short life cycle.”
The subscription boom may turn out to be more of a bubble than a lasting market — plenty of early entrants have already faded away — but it’s alluring enough that new players keep charging in. Hot niches quickly become glutted, almost comically so. Blue Apron’s long list of rivals in the dinner kit market include Plated, Hello Fresh, Din, Marley Spoon, PeachDish, Gobble, Home Chef and at least a dozen others.
“Two years ago, there was this trend of ‘time of the month’ boxes,” Ms. Cadman said. “They didn’t exist, and then suddenly there were 20 of them.”
She sees three especially hot areas right now. Boxes filled with comics and toys are taking off, as are home décor subscription boxes.
The third category Mr. Cadman named is book boxes. OwlCrate opened at exactly the right moment to capitalize on a surge of interest in young-adult literature, and it has drawn praise for its thoughtful selections, its clever packaging and the custom items it hires Etsy artists to create.
Now the challenge Ms. Ede and Mr. Madden face is to keep their thousands of newfound customers feeling as if they’re getting $30 worth of value — about twice what the featured books alone would cost — from OwlCrate’s packages, month after month after month.


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Senator Al Franken has sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking the executive to answer questions regarding the new iPhone 5s'
fingerprint scanner. The Senator calls for specific details about how fingerprint data is obtained and stored, potential plans to provide access to the data for third-party apps, and how the company will respond to government requests for the identification data.
"It's clear to me that Apple has worked hard to secure this technology and implement it responsibly," Senator Franken writes in the letter, which was posted
. "Yet important questions remain about how this technology works, Apple's future plans for this technology, and the legal protections that Apple will afford it."
Apple's website explains that the TouchID sensor merely stores fingerprint data as a mathematical representation, which cannot be reverse-engineered back into an image of a fingerprint. The data is contained in a "secure enclave" within the phone's A7 SoC, preventing access from third-party apps and the rest of the OS.
"I should add that regardless of how carefully Apple implements fingerprint technology, this decision will surely pave the way for its peers and smaller competitors to adopt biometric technology, with varying protections for privacy," Senator Franken adds.
Apple has yet to formally respond to the inquiry.


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Sony has sent out invites to journalists for an event scheduled for February 20. Speculations are rife that the event will be about the next generation PlayStation home console.
Sony has sent out an invite to journalists inviting them to an event that will be held in NYC on February 20 2013. Sony has also updated this information on social networking websites, which means that the announcement is a big deal for the company.
Sony has also released a video to coincide with the invite. The video doesn’t show much except the traditional PS symbols – triangle, box, x, and circle, floating across the screen with some sharp edged designs in the background.
Speculation on the Internet once again is pointing towards the event being the unveiling of the next PlayStation.
The Wall Street Journal claims to have sources close to the matter who says that the device will be unveiled and will go on sale later this year. The WSJ goes on to say, “The Journal's sources also said Sony will add more social gaming features to the new PlayStation and will focus not on juicing up the gadget's hardware but on how players interact with the device. Sony had thought about dumping the PlayStation's optical disk drive in favor of making gamers download new games over the Internet, the Journal reported, but it's decided against that because of concerns over download times. Finally, the Journal said Sony will "likely" go with chips from AMD, rather than the Sony-IBM-Toshiba-developed Cell chip that's in the PS3, a move that could cause compatibility issues with current games and would end Sony's partnership with graphics-chip maker Nvidia.”
Rumours about the next generation console have been circulating the Internet for years now. Originally, it was expected that Microsoft would launch their console first. Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai has said in an interview, 'Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?' Keeping this strategy in mind, Sony planed to launch the next generation PlayStation, the PS4 after the competition Microsoft launches the next generation Xbox. You can read this story in detail here. But that however doesn’t seem to be the case as of now.
There have also been rumours flying all over the Internet which suggest that the PS4 may not be able to play used games. This will be a big negative for the gaming industry as the used games market is one that drives the circulation of games in the hands of gamers.
Since the PS4 is rumoured to be based on a different CPU GPU architecture than the PS3, we are also concerned about the backward compatibility issues. We don’t want a repeat of what happened with the backward compatibility of the PS3 with PS2 games.
All speculations and rumours will be put to rest once Sony unveils whatever it has planned for gamers on February 20.
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The social network is just 24 hours away from celebrating its ten year anniversary. Paper, designed by Facebook to share stories, released the much anticipated project Monday for the United States (U.S), which showcases a evolution of the platform and a complete redesign from its existing mobile app.
Seconds later after downloading the app, there is a nifty coolish kind of video on what to do in each successive step. Vastly improved, functionality boiled down to a few buttons and newer features.
You can now visualize Facebook News Feed with a new layout, customize and choose from 20 sections, discover and unfold beautifully designed articles, pictures, videos with much more.
Tilting the screen allows you to explore high resolution photos and enjoy a seamless video viewing experience within Paper. Already the reviews have graded Facebook’s Paper app almost five stars in the App Store at the time of this report.
If you wish to download the app and live overseas don’t worry. You can bypass the billing and address requirement by changing the country while setting it to the U.S. Please check out the screenshots as detailed instructions are provided on how to download it.
Facebook may have put together a winning formula for mobile, but it has not escaped yet another controversy on launch day once again. A New York Times report asserts the makers of Paper app, FiftyThree, reached out to Facebook requesting the name to be changed.
“We were really surprised when we heard that Facebook was releasing an app called Paper,” said Georg Petschnigg, co-founder and chief executive of FiftyThree, in a phone interview. He said the app “Paper” has been trademarked in the United States and in several countries abroad. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, the name “Paper by FiftyThree” was filed for trademark on May 11, 2012,” according to the NY Times report.
Seems this sets up another showdown between both companies, but the initial reviews and reactions towards the app are overall solid for the young company.


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AMD's $35-Billion Deal for Xilinx Now Expected to Close in 2022
Chip company Advanced Micro Devices's $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,60,025 crore) all-stock deal for peer Xilinx is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, delayed from a previous target of end-2021, the companies said on Thursday.
"While we had previously expected that we would secure all approvals by the end of 2021, we have not yet completed the process," the companies said in a statement.
Shares of AMD were marginally up in trading after the bell, while those of Xilinx fell 3.6 percent.SK Hynix Completes First Phase of $9-Billion Intel NAND Business Buy
AMD announced the deal in October, intensifying its battle with chief rival Intel in the data center chip market.
Amid the US-China tensions, chip deals face approval challenges from Chinese regulators, who are known for their lengthy and sometimes opaque antitrust reviews.
"Our conversations with regulators continue to progress productively, and we expect to secure all required approvals,” the companies said.Samsung, Micron Warn China Lockdown Could Affect Memory Chip Production
Chip designing peer Nvidia has been struggling with getting regulatory approval for its deal for UK-based chip firm ARM, with the US Federal Trade Commission earlier this month suing to block the deal over competition concerns.
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How the Internet Killed Black Friday */?> How the Internet Killed Black FridayNovember 18, 2011 12:23 pm ·
Remember the days when people would line up in front of Big Box Store at 3 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving? Then we’d all tune in to the news Friday night to watch shaky security camera footage of some over-eager power shopper trampling the weak to be one of the 50 people to get their sweaty palms on a free doorbuster that retails for under $15.
Those were the days. Of course, Black Friday is still an event, but it’s largely buoyed by retailers desperate to hold on to a consumption-powered golden era. Black Friday is like a band that was huge in the 80’s but now has to play county fairs and Indian gaming casinos to support their cocaine habit (“on the main stage, Styx with special guest, Black Friday!”)
This year, you can smell the desperation on retailers’ freshly-printed junk mail, as more stores break the (previously assumed) cardinal rule of not opening until at least 12 am on Friday. Sears will open their doors on Turkey Day for the first time ever, selling tires and clothes and everything in between from 7 am to 9 pm. Walmart, while also crossing the Thursday/Friday barrier, at least has the decency to not start their sale until 10 pm.
The Cheap Sherpa has mixed feelings about the slow death of Black Friday. I mean, a day set aside to celebrate saving money, what’s better than that? But I honestly never really liked fighting the crowds. The last time I attempted a Black Friday shopping trip was two years ago when I cart-blocked a hoard of moms to grab the last pink Hanna Montana guitar (said guitar has since been collecting dust in the hall closet).
No, I prefer shopping online for my holiday deals. As All Things D pointed out earlier this week, why mess with the hassle when the internet is open 24/7? So in that spirit, pour an extra glass of Thanksgiving wine, put on your stretchy pants and start clicking off your holiday shopping list from the comfort of your own home. Here are a few tips to help you do it right.
Shop Thursday online-only deals
According to USA Today, Walmart.com gets more traffic on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. And for good reason too—they usually have a stack of great deals on toys. In fact, this year they’re planning 150 online-only deals, three times more than last year.
But it’s not just Walmart (I feel like I’m talking about them a lot, but they just dominate the Black Friday landscape). Many other retailers offer online exclusives, free shipping and bargain-basement prices on Thanksgiving Day only. Check your favorite stores (both bricks and mortar and online only) a few days before to see what they’re offering.
Let others comparison shop for you
Shopping was simpler when you were limited to the places within an hour’s driving distance. You’d just flip through the 5-10 store flyers in your Sunday paper and pick a few places to shop. Online Black Friday sales are an ad-splosion, so you’re better off letting someone else sort through the deals.
One of my favorite forums is Slickdeals.net. This year they’re featuring the 2011 editor’s best picks for Black Friday. According to the site, their editors “scour through each major retailer’s ad scan to sift and sort the hot deals from the lame ones.” The interface is organized by store and features the top-five handpicked items; it’s a good starting point if you want to take the temperature of many store sales at once.
Take advantage of site-to-store shipping
The biggest advantage bricks-and-mortar will always have over online shopping is the immediacy of having the item in your hand. Site-to-store delivery doesn’t solve that problem, but it is a good shipping workaround. Oftentimes you can purchase an item online for store “delivery” that is actually sitting on the shelf down the street, meaning you can have the product in your hands on the same day for no additional cost.
If the store you’re shopping at doesn’t explicitly offer site-to-store shipping, consider calling your local retailer to see if they can make alternative arrangements. I’ve done this with my local Sears and it has worked wonders.
Shop Friday Night
Can’t give up the thrill of deal hunting in the flesh? I can respect that. If you want to dial it back but still enjoy going out on Black Friday, consider shopping Friday evening. Most stores are open late on Friday night (10 or 11 pm) and from personal experience, they are mostly quiet after 8 o’ clock. Of course, your mileage may vary, but it’s worth a try.
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When the 2021 Ford F-150 Tremor arrives at dealerships later this year, it will supplement the existing F-150 lineup by offering an off-road oriented model that never existed previously. As Ford Authority previously explained, Ford will offer the F-150 Tremor in three intelligently-bundled equipment tiers – Standard, Mid and High. That’s because the F-150 Tremor will be its own distinct trim level rather than an option package, which is how Ford offers it on the Ranger and F-Series Super Duty.
Besides the three equipment tiers, F-150 Tremor shoppers will be able to choose between a diverse amount of colors, from more conventional hues like gray and silver to more vibrant options like Velocity Blue Metallic, which just so happens to be what a truck with the Mid (401A) equipment grouping was wearing when we recently caught it strutting its stuff out in public.
Using a similar tier structure to the XLT’s 302A spec, the mid-level 2021 Ford F-150 Tremor has body color door handles, a long range 36 gallon fuel tank, and heated side mirrors, among other features. As with the Standard and High tiers, the F-150 Tremor has a set of high-mounted fixed running boards, dual exhaust outlets for the Ford 3.5L EcoBoost V6, and Active Orange color accents exclusive to the Tremor.
Additionally, every Ford F-150 Tremor with the Mid equipment grouping features a set of LED forward lightning, with the headlights, fog lights, approach/cornering lamps, and side mirror spotlights getting LED tech. Aesthetically, the difference is easily spotted with a darkened multi-reflector headlight housing on the Mid and High tiers, as opposed to the conventional silver colored housing on the Standard model.
As Ford Authority previously detailed, the first-ever F-150 Tremor is slated to enter production as part of Job #2 at the Ford Dearborn Truck plant, the exclusive home of the F-150 Raptor. Pricing is expected to start right around $50K for the Standard model, which will include such features as standard four-wheel drive, the 5.5-foot box, and an off-road oriented suspension.
Ultimately, the new F-150 Tremor looks great in Velocity Blue Metallic, a color option it shares with the Ford Mustang, as we saw in our exclusive photos of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 from late last year.


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Weekly Market Outlook
The highlights this week are not many, but most of them surely deserve the attention of financial practitioners. On Tuesday, the US retail sales for October are due, followed by Walmart’s third quarter earnings. On Wednesday, NVIDIA is scheduled to report its Q3 results. On Friday, we close the week with the UK’s public finances and retail sales. The recently renewed high volatility is likely to remain present on the markets, so watch out!
US October Retail Sales (Tuesday)
After slumping in the beginning of this year, US retail sales rebounded in a V-shaped pattern. The gains have been going on for five months, and a sixth one is anticipated. But there are also concerns stemming from the large number of people out of work. Yet, with the decline in the unemployment rate, currently at 6.9%, the expectations for the year end are optimistic. The sixth successive month of gains for retail sales, expected to come out at 0.6%, is still much lower than the September 1.9% rise.
Walmart Q3 Results (Tuesday)
Walmart’s e-commerce sales benefited greatly from people staying home and shopping online during the pandemic. The massive 74% jump in e-commerce sales in the first quarter of the year was even surpassed in Q2, when the company reported the eye-watering 97% rise. Shoppers made good use of the stimulus provided by the government.
The lack of stimulus payment in Q3, however, might have an adverse impact. Walmart has reportedly employed extra staff to do work related to sending online ordered goods, so its business costs have also increased. Another negative impact will come from the $1bn loss owing to the corporation selling its Argentina business. The sale of Walmart’s Asda operation in the UK for £6.7bn, however, surely compensates for that.
NVIDIA Q3 Results (Wednesday)
NVIDIA’s stock performance in the last few months has been impressive. Having increased by more than 140% year-to-date, the company’s equity has hit a new all-time high about a week ago. The two main factors contributing to that are the following: the outperformance in the data processor business and the soaring demand for home computers by people working from home.
The recent rise that cryptocurrencies have had, also resulted in a higher demand for the company’s products. Its A100 GPU is vastly used by behemoth companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google in their cloud businesses. Another NVIDIA product in high demand is its high-performance graphics chip. A possible negative development would be that demand for gaming consoles could slump due to their high price, and also as a result of the fierce competition from rivals like the new Xbox X and the PlayStation 5.
UK October Public Finances and Retail Sales (Friday)
In September, public borrowing has reached over £200bn since the beginning of 2020. There are concerns about how the amounts borrowed will be paid for. Perhaps that was why the government sought to fund some areas of the economy. Adequate public funding is the only logical answer provided the government’s decision to extend the furlough scheme up to March 2021.
As for retail sales, Q3 brought a decent rebound, with five successive months of gains since April’s lockdown. Recently, however, lockdowns and restrictions started to be reimposed, and after the slowdown shown by October’s data, Q4 figures are likely to be not that optimistic.


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Inflation has already hit record highs not seen in over 40 years, but the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) report set a new record as the rate of increase hit 8.5% — the fastest rate since 1982.
The CPI report, released Tuesday, offered a look at where inflation has seen its most significant impact in the last 30 days.
The report shows a 1.2% increase in inflation for the month of March, just above the expected increase of 1.1%.
The report states, “Increases in the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food were the largest contributors to the seasonally adjusted all items increase. The gasoline index rose 18.3% in March and accounted for over half of the all items monthly increase.”
Food prices have risen significantly, increasing “1.0% in March as the food at home index increased 1.5% over the month.” Over the previous 12-month period, food prices have risen over 10%, the most significant increase since 1981.
Energy prices have surged in the last month and have set records during the previous 12 months. According to the CPI report, “the energy index rose 32.0% over the past 12 months.” It goes on to state that “gasoline rose 48.0% over the last year and the index for natural gas rose 21.6%.” The cost of electricity has risen 11.1% for the 12 months ending in March.
Housing costs have risen for another month, leading to a 5% increase yearly. Most Americans are feeling the crunch in the rental markets, where the annual inflation rate has peaked at 4.44%
The cost of medical care has risen more than half a percent over the last month, adding to the nearly 3% increase in the previous twelve months.
The only reduction in costs was related to used vehicles, which saw a price drop of about 3.8%.
On Monday, the White House said it anticipated the March numbers to be significantly higher. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “We expect March CPI headline inflation to be extraordinarily elevated due to Putin’s price hike.”


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Diablo fans have battled demonic legions and looted rare treasure since the original game was released in 1996. But now many are rallying against the latest title, Diablo: Immortal.
The Netherlands and Belgium have gone so far as to completely ban the latest version of the game, released earlier this month, for allegedly exploiting players to keep them hooked and spending money. Although the game is free to download, users can pay to improve their chances of winning valuable loot. A streamer has spent over $15,000 in an effort to obtain just one of the most wanted items in the game.
“Even the original creators of Diablo compared the game to a slot machine,” says Polygon Games Editor Maddy Myers. “But when you add micro-transactions to the equation, you get that slot machine effect in a much more literal way. That’s the part that I think may have upset some officials in the Netherlands- Bas and Belgium.
Diablo: Immortal is now facing headwinds to enter the lucrative mobile game market in China. But there are few signs that developer Activision Blizzard will pander to criticism and change the game’s model. first two weeks.
How Diablo: Immortal Makes Money Despite Free Download
“Well, I think people might be familiar with the idea of a free-to-play mobile game. Maybe they have Pokémon GO, for example, which isn’t decried as being as emotionally manipulative as Diablo: Immortal But people are probably at least familiar with the concept.
“You download a game; you play it for a while. If you want to advance a little faster – without having to collect all those items on your own – you can just throw in a few bucks and get those items right away. That’s more or less how Diablo: Immortal works. It’s just that it’s much deeper. There are many different character types you can choose from. It is a medieval setting. You click on small skeletons to destroy them. You ultimately fight the devil – hence the title Diablo – and the amount of stuff you can buy in the game is staggering. And the more you buy, the better your performance. This is the controversial part.
On the backlash against Diablo: Immortal from fans who prefer older PC games
“I think the backlash comes in two different forms. In fact, there is a gender backlash against mobile gamers which is based on the fact that it is a very diverse gaming platform. Everyone has a phone, after all. But there’s also a backlash against the kinds of predatory monetization techniques that are used in some mobile games: free-to-play mobile games.
“I would also say, for example, Pokémon GO, my favorite example because it’s so popular, no predatory microtransactions there, in my personal opinion. You can buy stuff if you want. It’s also a lot of fun to play without spending a dime Diablo: Immortal, however, I think the backlash, despite some of it looking gendered, at least at first, now that the game is actually out and we can see how it was designed, we as reviewers and as gamers can say that unfortunately it uses some of the worst predatory design practices that can be associated with microtransactions.
“But even the original Diablo games still had that emotional manipulation. Even though you only paid once at first and there was no dollar sign attached to each treasure chest you opened, these games were still addicting. I’m not sure that an addictive game can ever be completely neutral in terms of value.
On developer Activision Blizzard’s response to the criticism
“[Activision Blizzard] seems fine with it. So now the game is at 10 million installs. And Blizzard posted an official tweet from their account saying “In just one week, Diablo: Immortal is the biggest launch in franchise history”, suggesting through this tweet that this is a victory. massive for Diablo fans everywhere, which is funny because, critically, this game has been panned by people.
“Yes, it makes a lot of money and a lot of people install it. But people who review video games for a living as well as user reviews speak out against how manipulative gaming really is. And that makes you wonder: are all these people spending money because they really want to or because they feel like they’ve been cheated? »
James Perkins Mastromarino and Jorgelina Manna-Rea produced and edited this broadcast interview with Gabe Bullard. Perkins Mastromarino and Manna-Rea also adapted it for the web.
This article originally appeared on WBUR.org.
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Total streaming viewers for Beijing 2022 surpassed PyeongChang 2018 after only four days of competition.
New paid streaming subscribers for Beijing 2022 pass those acquired for the entire last Winter Olympic Games.
Eight times more viewers streaming content compared to the same period for PyeongChang 2018.
Eurosport’s average linear audiences remain strong and are in line with the last Olympic Winter Games, despite total TV usage being down more than 10 percent since 2018.
BEIJING, LONDON – February 14, 2022 – The opening week of competition at Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has driven massive increases in engagement on discovery+ and Eurosport digital services, as well as strong overall linear viewership across Europe.
The first week of competition has delivered a strong start to Beijing 2022 across Discovery’s European television network and streaming products led by discovery+, the streaming Home of the Olympics.
Eight times more viewers are streaming Olympic content compared to the same period for Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 with total new paid subscribers to Discovery’s streaming services already surpassing 2018 with a week of competition still to go.
Nearly three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes have been consumed on Discovery’s subscription services so far, more than 18 times higher than the same period of PyeongChang 2018. Average minutes consumed per viewer across discovery+ and Eurosport streaming services has more than doubled, as well as people on average watching 29% longer on television vs PyeongChang 2018. Our free Olympic news and short video clips on Eurosport.com have more than doubled their reach as well.
Eurosport’s average linear audiences remain strong and are in line with the last Olympic Winter Games, despite total TV usage being down more than 10 percent since 2018. Linear television audience shares in the Nordics, including Sweden and Norway where Discovery is both the pay-tv and free-to-air broadcaster, remain strong versus PyeongChang 2018 with continued stellar results reaching highs of 87% (Norway), 83% (Sweden) and 71% (Finland).
Jean-Briac Perrette, President & CEO, Discovery Streaming & International, said: “The Olympics are off to a strong start across all our platforms, with discovery+ at the forefront of this early success as the growth of our streaming service continues to significantly outperform.
“It is also reaffirming the power and value of integrating sports into our discovery+ entertainment service. As well as attracting a significant number of new discovery+ subscribers, sports broadens its appeal throughout the whole household and provides consumers an even greater, more retentive value proposition. Through just this first week, more than a third of new discovery+ Olympics subscribers have already consumed other entertainment content on the platform.”
Andrew Georgiou, President of Sports, Discovery, said: “The audience and engagement growth we have experienced during the opening stage of the Games really demonstrates the additional value Discovery brings to its audiences and partners. Through our network of free-to-air, Eurosport, discovery+ and free digital and social platforms, we are driving more people to our Olympic content for longer.
“This is also testament to the outstanding coverage being delivered, the powerful stories we are telling focused on local heroes at their core, together with innovative technology, and our exceptional line-up of the most credible team of experts in sport. We can’t wait to bring viewers the rest of the action and all the biggest stories to come from the Games.”
Since the start of the Olympics, nearly twice as many people have visited the ad-supported Eurosport.com site, together with its multiple local country versions, compared to the same stage of PyeongChang 2018. The platform has continued to extend its offering and bring fans live updates, news and on-demand video around the Games.
Discovery is presenting Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 in 50 markets in Europe* featuring 11 national productions and coverage in 19 languages. It is the only place in Europe to offer ‘All of the Olympics’, available on discovery+ and its Eurosport digital services**.
**Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 is available to watch on discovery+ in Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In all other European markets, except Russia, Beijing 2022 is available on Eurosport’s digital services.
discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.
About Discovery, Inc.
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in over 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, as well as the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, in the U.S, Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.
About Discovery Sports:
Discovery Sports represents Discovery’s portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms. It collectively reaches 130 million people every month, engaging fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in over 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time -free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social. Discovery Sports includes the much-loved consumer brands Eurosport, Global Cycling Network (GCN), Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), Golf Digest and GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR, as well sports programming and content on discovery+ and Discovery’s free-to-air TV networks. They connect audiences with the greatest sporting events in the world. This includes being the Home of the Olympics Games in Europe; tennis’ Grand Slams; cycling’s Grand Tours and more than 300 days racing a year; the PGA TOUR year-round; the best new and existing electric racing series with ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and FIA eTouring Car World Cup; and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup event. Discovery Sports completes a full 360° offer with its events management and promotion arm, Discovery Sports Events.


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CUPERTINO (KCBS) – Some iPhone 5 users are reporting yet another glitch in the new Apple device – they are getting hit with big bills for cellular network data usage when they think they are on a WiFi network.
Some users, who think they’re on a WiFi network, are actually downloading data over their cellular network, which means they have been unintentionally burning through their data plans.
KCBS’ Matt Bigler Reports:
Apple has acknowledged the bug and has issued a software update for iPhone 5 users who are on Verizon Wireless’s network.
KCBS Technology Analyst Larry Magid said this is a real issue, especially because of Verizon’s new tiered service plans.
“If you are a Verizon customer, you should go to the about page on your settings and make sure you’ve downloaded the patch,” said Magid. “Users should really watch their data usage and if you think you’re being charged for data that you’re not using, than you should contact your carrier.”
Verizon has issued a statement and said they will not be charging users for unwarranted data usage.
This is just the latest glitch following the release of the newest iPhone from the Cupertino-based company. Apple Maps, the company’s map app on iOS6, has received plenty of criticism from users for errors in directions and a lack of some basic public transit data.
Magid said the flap over data usage is not a surprise as Apple has always created extremely high expectations.
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China Today magazine will publish a Turkish edition from 1 September in major cities of Turkey, reports Xinhua.
The magazine, China Today - Turkey, will cater mostly to Turkish business circles with a focus on information about China. It aims to promote understanding and facilitate trade between the two countries.
"We believe the biggest problem for further development in the Turkish-Chinese relations is the lack of reliable sources of cultural and economic information on China," said Sadi Zengin, chief of Dijitek Group, which will publish the magazine.
The group signed an agreement in May with state-owned China International Publishing Group (CIPG) for the copyrights to three English-language magazines, including China Today, Beijing Review and China Pictorial for ten years.
China Today's Turkish edition will have 70 per cent of its content selected from the three Chinese magazines and 30 per cent contributed by Turkish journalists and analysts, the publisher said.
Dijitek will publish 10,000 copies of the magazine per issue for distribution in big bookstores and shopping malls in major cities, and aims to reach 2,000 subscribers in the first three months.


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In North America, the Scion FR-S will be renamed the Toyota 86. The two-door coupe is already known as the 86 in the rest of the world. The refreshed Toyota 86 will debut at next week’s New York auto show with some styling updates, including new bumpers and LED headlights and taillights. Horsepower will also receive a five-hp bump for a total of 205, and torque rises by the same number to 156 lb-ft.
In the U.S., the subcompact Scion iA sedan, which is built by Mazda and is essentially a re-badged Mazda2, will now be called the Toyota Yaris iA. In Canada, the car is already called the Toyota Yaris Sedan. And finally, the Scion iM hatchback will now be known as the Toyota Corolla iM.


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BOC Gases and Linde Gas rebrand in North America as Linde
The Linde Group, Murray Hill, N.J., has announced that its integrated BOC Gases and Linde Gas organizations in North America are now branded as Linde. Linde AG acquired The BOC Group PLC in September 2006 to form The Linde Group, which comprises over 100 companies in more than 70 countries.
The integration increases Linde's product and service offering and expands its geographic presence, the company reports. With 5,000 employees, Linde has a network of more than 400 locations, including plants, sales offices, and retail outlets. It also has 1,600 trucks and railcars.
Industrial applications for the gases include metals, welding, and fabricating.