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Mar 08, 2021 · Bitcoin, Ether, Major Altcoins – Weekly Market Update March 8, 2021 ETH/USD The Ethereum Project token ETH hit a weekly low at $1,285 on February 28 and was already trading 37 percent lower compared to its $2,045 peak registered on February 20.
The primary cryptocurrency was struggling in the past several days as it even dipped beneath $30,000 on a few occasions that were quickly bought by the bulls. As a result, Bitcoin dominance was fading, and the bears were looming in for another push south. Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist of Bloomberg Intelligence, said in his December 2020 crypto outlook that if previous records are smashed (as did happen afterwards, in December 2020) he believes a $1 trillion market cap is reached by 2022 which would result in a price of about $47,000 per coin. "Bitcoin has a history of adding zeros", he Explore the best Upcoming ICO list and future Token Crowdsales in 2021.
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During the last year, a number of pundits, experts, luminaries, and speculators have predicted bitcoin’s 2021 value after the digital currency has experienced a phenomenal year in 2020. Pishevar has called for Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2021 via Twitter. The prediction came not long after a December 2020 meeting with MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, whose company invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin during 2020.
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BNPL benefits and changing consumer habits
Thanks to the instant digital credit offer, millennials and other younger cohorts are using BNPL when shopping online, including new digital payment users. In order to meet the growing demand, many e-commerce brands and smaller D2C (direct-to-consumer) brands, which would otherwise not be able to offer credit facilities to consumers due to the costs involved, are using also BNPL.
BNPL’s popularity can best be gauged from the reaction of banks who were initially wary of entering the sphere, but are now active participants.
BNPL provides maximum credit from a few thousand to one lakh only. Conversely, credit card limits can stretch up to five lakh or more, depending on the service provider and an individual’s creditworthiness.
Yet, given the generally higher interest rates on credit cards, many consumers avoid using their card regularly for small bill purchases. It is these cohorts in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas that BNPL actors serve. The best part is that borrowers can avail short term credit through BNPL even if they have no credit history which is next to impossible with credit cards where tough inquiries are made through credit bureaus before a card is approved, with possible impact on credit scores. As a result, the buying habits of consumers who were previously credit-averse are changing.
BNPL’s demand is fueled by the low penetration of credit cards in the country and the increase in e-commerce transactions in recent years, especially after the COVID-19 outbreak. Market analysts believe there is huge potential for credit products such as BNPL as the 15-45 day credit period allows people to better manage their monthly purchases and monthly budgets.
According to the proposed BNPL, the duration of the credit can extend up to a few months. During this time, the credit amount can be repaid in installments. However, there are late penalties and interest charges if payment is not made within the predetermined time. As a result, service providers earn revenue through commissions paid by merchants as well as late fees, although the latter are not a core source of revenue as such.
Favorable winds and other advantages
With people confined to their homes for extended periods since March 2020 due to intermittent lockdown restrictions, the simple, convenient and instant credit option has become a boon, especially for new borrowers shopping online. Recognizing the demand, e-commerce portals and apps are offering the BNPL option to shoppers.
It used to be that when people needed nearly interest-free credit for shopping or other recurring expenses, they were inclined to borrow from family, friends or relatives. But the pandemic has closed that route, as liquidity constraints have affected nearly every family. In such a scenario, BNPL gained faster acceptance among buyers during this period. While the credit offer first found favor with young working people and millennials, people of all age groups have also gradually started to use the BNPL’s devices during the confinement phase.
To take advantage of changing consumer habits, some BNPL players have joined forces
Kirana stores to offer their customers a convenient credit option. This is possible since BNPL offers can be approved online in minutes using smart technology, which reduces paperwork to a minimum, unlike other credit products which consist of tedious documentation and processes. developed credit approval. Additionally, BNPL’s real-time credit option has less risk of rejection than personal loans or cards.
It should be noted that BNPL offers ‘interest-free’ and ‘interest-bearing’ options. In offers with an interest element, in some cases, customers can avail higher credit ranging from INR 25,000 to INR 100,000 which is useful for high value purchases. Here, interest-based EMIs (equated monthly installments) could typically be spread over one to three months and in some cases even longer.
In India, BNPL is used for both day-to-day purchases such as personal care products, health products and groceries as well as high-value goods including electronics, appliances, telephones laptops, durable consumer goods and more. In addition to facilitating small ticket purchases at no additional cost, the service offers a fast and secure checkout process, making it more convenient for online merchants and shoppers.
Finally, given the transparency regarding interest rates, late payment fees, etc., consumers are assured that there are no hidden fees at BNPL. Considering these advantages, there is no doubt that BNPL will gain strength year by year.
The author is the founder and CEO of payment platform Simpl.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Business Insider India.

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The fashion queen and her husband are huge fan of the hilarious sex-filled show which has been heralded as the new Sex and the City by TV fans.
The series follows the lives of a group of young twenty-something girls as they try to make it in New York.
Now it's star and creator Lena Durham has said she would love to give Victoria Beckham a part in the show after the designer admitted she would love to make an appearance in her favourite show.
Lena told Vanity Fair: "That shocked me! She didn’t say it to me, but she said it in the media, and I was like, We’ll get to work on that!
"I’d love to see Victoria Beckham, like, dress it down a little bit, maybe do Victoria Beckham as somebody’s adult-education teacher or something...I love her; she’s very chic and nice."
In November the Evening Standard reported that mum-of-four Victoria told a source that she "would love a cameo in the next season."
The source said that David and Victoria have been "huge fans" of the show since pal and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria urged them to tune in.
The source told the Evening Standard: 'Vic said they loved how down-to-earth and the real comedy-drama was."
And the former Spice Girl hit it off with Lena, who plays goofy Hannah in the hit show, after they sat beside eachother at a Vogue fashion dinner at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
Afterwards, she tweeted a photo of herself, David and Lena with the caption: "Loved meeting Lena Dunham at the CFDA Fashion Fund in LA x vb."
And Lena and Victoria's friendship could be about to get a lot closer after it emerged the Girls star will grace the cover of Vogue next month.
It is extremely rare for a non-model to make the cover of the fashion bible and insiders say Lena has become close to the magazine's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
Radar Online reported the Vogue boss was hoping to attract a new younger audience to the magazine by putting Lena on the cover.
A source told them: "Anna is trying to seduce Lena into bringing her next-generation audience into the Vogue brand.
"And she's willing to violate a lot of Vogue traditions to do it, including putting her on the cover even though she doesn't really conform to the body type that Vogue has featured for most of its history."
Wintour made an appearance at the premiere of season three of Girls in New York on Monday night.
She posed with the stars of the show on the red carpet and was later spotted chatting to Lena Dunham for a long period inside the event.


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SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Greg Williams is on vacation with his family at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort. They just drove in from San Diego to relax in the sun and play by the pool.
Yes, they have concerns about COVID-19, but say they feel comfortable the hotel has taken the proper steps to keep them safe. "We understand that there are going to be risks everywhere," said Williams. "We go to jobs every day and still take some risks, but just have to play it safe and make sure we are doing what is asked of us."
Despite all the safety measures Arizona resorts and hotels have taken, it's not enough to revive an industry that's been devastated by the current health pandemic.
During the first six months of 2020, Arizona lost $9 billion in visitor spending with more than 150,000 direct and indirect hospitality jobs lost. And it could get worse.
Kim Sabow is President of the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association. She said that all conventions and large events have come to a stop, taking away more than half of hotels' annual revenue.
"We eked through the summer, but we are really suffering," said Sabow. "This is an industry that has lost 50% of its workforce and a vast majority of businesses. Without some sort of tangible and swift relief, it will face additional massive layoffs and foreclosures and permanent closure."
There have been some encouraging signs, with a growing number of visitors from California and Colorado opting to drive to Arizona for a brief vacation. But tourism experts said that unless lawmakers in Washington approve relief funding for the hospitality industry, hundreds of Arizona hotels will be forced to close down. "I always say when travel stops, the economy stops," said Sabow. "It's critical we get some relief to our core industry."


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The first Julius Baer Wealth Report to focus on Asia, published today (Wednesday 31 August), it provides an analysis of the High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) in the Asia region.
In the report, Julius Baer said it expects the estimated 1.16 million HNWIs in Asia, with wealth of around $5.6trn in 2010, to more than double to 2.82 million by 2015, with these individual’s wealth expected to triple to $15.81m over the same period. China alone is forecast to have 1.4 million HNWIs with wealth of $8.76trn by 2015.
However, Indonesia stands out as having the highest expected rate of growth for HNWIs over the five year period, with an expected increase of 25% – bringing the total number of HNWIs to 99,000, with wealth of $487m by 2015.
In addition to the report, Julius Baer has launched the Julius Baer Lifestyle Index which aims to capture consumption costs in Asia Pacific and the inherent inflation. The index is based on a basket of luxury goods and services which, according to Julius Baer, represent discretionary purchases of HNWIs in the region. It covers high-end vendors across four major cities: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai.
Julius Baer said the index was up 11.7% for a one year time period until April 2011 indicating clearly that the cost of living in Asia substantially outpaces conventional Consumer Price Index measures, which stood at 5.1% over the same period. The private banking group said the new index will give investors direction in terms of future investment returns required to finance a certain lifestyle as well as an indication of the underlying inflation.


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Good news, fans of Disney Infinity 3.0 – Avalanche Software revealed that it will be supporting the game throughout the year rather than releasing a new sequel. That means there won’t be a fourth Disney Infinity this year.
Disney Interactive general manager John Blackburn stated in a blog post that, “We value our fans and your feedback, and we’ve heard your requests to extend the life of our Starter Packs loud and clear.
“You’ve asked for a wider variety of content, across a wide variety of brands with each Play Set, and that’s what we’re committed to delivering. So, in 2016, we are focusing our development efforts on adding more Play Sets and characters – based on the biggest events coming from Disney this year – to the 3.0 Edition.”
Disney Infinity has seen a great measure of success in the past two years, becoming the best-selling game in the toys-to-life category. However, year-on-year sales had declined in 2015. Regardless, this should be a good way to ensure more content to Disney Infinity 3.0 fans.


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Data shows Dacia improving sales by 20 percent in the first 11 months of 2013 as compared to the same period last year. Demand for vehicles has increased in Europe and Dacia has managed to cash in on this event. Overall car sales have been low although demand for certain types of vehicles have grown in certain parts of Europe. Small, reliable and fuel efficient hatch backs and sedans are a hot pick at the moment while Dacia seems to be providing it on a global basis.
Alfa Romeo (which recorded leading car sale volumes last year) on the other hand seemed to have lost a fair share of its market segment over the past year as their numbers this year equal 57,964 as opposed to 81,879 for the same period last year. Alfa Romeo manufactures similar vehicles as Dacia although price difference seems to have been the major reason at play here.
Chrysler, Lancia and Chevrolet along with PSA have seen sales declining by 10 percent, although this was expected considering global economic conditions. Mazda, Seat and Mercedes Benz however have seen a smooth sailing all year round, with sales increasing constantly. Jaguar Land Rover has seen a steady growth of 9.9 percent although this is mainly owing to its advanced range of SUVs at Range Rover.
Jaguar’s personal sales have seen an increase in 15.6 percent while the Volkswagen Group in general is at the top of the charts with 2.73 Million vehicles having been sold this year. Even though the company has lost quite a huge sales volume, they still managed to sell more vehicles than any other company. This undoubtedly puts them at the top of the game this year too.
The Volkswagen Group has seen sales declining by 2.1 percent while Volkswagen in general has seen sales fall by 2.7 percent. Car sales in 2013 were not healthy although they were better than the general scenario last year. Close to 2.1 Million new cars were registered this year as opposed to 1.9 Million registered last year.
This however brings new hope of a brighter future, especially with car makers working on all electric, hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. Although these vehicles are far from actual launch, as minor modifications are needed, we expect to see a new breed of vehicles taking over the planet by 2020. Various changes are needed in global infrastructure while Governments have agreed to help out private players as and when required. We expect sales to pick up soon while we will get you the latest developments before others.


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Post NY Fashion Week, Good Liberty Show for Krammer & Stoudt
Print media is still a powerful medium. Just ask the cofounders of the Krammer & Stoudt label.
On Jan. 30, The New York Times featured the emerging label in an article on men’s fashions during New York Fashion Week. Fast-forward to the Liberty Fashion & Lifestyle Fairs, which ran at the Sands Expo Feb. 20–22, and Krammer & Stoudt’s Courtenay Nearburg and Mike Rubin estimated that they received double the orders they made during the February 2016 Liberty show in Las Vegas.
However, Rubin noted that an element of risk remains with all trade shows. “You don’t know where people are going to show up and buy. It’s weird that way,” he said.
During its recent run, Liberty was a big market for all sorts of men’s styles, ranging from suits to denim, streetwear to accessories. Other vendors also spoke of the risk present at all trade shows. “Ultimately at shows you have to expect that you have one opportunity to gain a buyer’s attention,” said Jason Schott of the Schott NYC label. “It’s a quick impression, a little face time, then you have to do a lot of follow-up.” Los Angelenos will see a lot more of Schott. In late March, it is scheduled to open a new store on the city’s La Brea Avenue.
But the risk was worth it to many vendors. Retailers such as Bloomingdale’s, Holt Renfrew, Neiman Marcus, Kith, Ron Robinson and LASC visited the show. Booth real estate was about even with the Liberty show from February 2016, according to trade-show management. A new section called Alt-Terrain made a debut at the show. It was developed in partnership with Gear Patrol magazine and was devoted to active- and outdoor-lifestyle brands.
Brands saw Liberty as a good forum to make their trade-show debut. Making an introduction was Viven, with offices in Santa Ana, Calif., and Shanghai. The T&A Showroom formally introduced its 150-piece Le Cruz streetwear line and also reintroduced the Von Dutch line. Alfred Davis, T&A’s co-owner, said that the new Von Dutch will adhere closer to the original art of founder Kenny Howard, not the tattoo graphics that popularized the brand in 2004. Canadian brand Vitaly introduced a denim line at the show.
The Moods of Norway brand showed samples for its Fall ’17 and some Immediates for its Spring’17 line at Liberty. “Liberty is a great platform,” said cofounder Stefan Dahlkvist. “We pretty much see all of our wholesale accounts during the show’s three days.”
At the show, Darrel Adams, owner of the Kin boutique, noted that he saw a lot of classic men’s suiting on the show floor. Alfredo Izaguirre, buyer for the LASC boutique, said that athleisure remains an important trend. He also saw T-shirts featuring looser, less form-fitting silhouettes.
Izaguirre hopes that retail emerges from a tough season this spring. Cold, rainy weather in Los Angeles County kept people from shopping. Many upset about the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency also have not been in the mood to shop in heavily Democratic Los Angeles County, Izaguirre said. “If people are not in a good mood to shop, there is not much you can do,” he said. “Hopefully as the weather gets warmer things will get back to normal.”


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At the end of March, South Africa had imposed the most severe and controversial lockdown in Africa. To add to its combating efforts against the coronavirus, the nation included a ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco.
The effects rang throughout Southern Africa, the unofficial capital of the continent’s tobacco business. In as much as Covid-19 presented a challenge for the industry, there is reason to believe that the later would be greater than the present.
Developing Africa has become an attractive market for the tobacco industry due to its increases in its income, growing population size, foreign direct investment (FDI), and improved life expectancy.
A Ban That Backfired
South Africa plans to ease its nationwide lockdown as from June 1, allowing limited alcohol sales and the reopening of bars. But, the government does not show signs of lifting the ban on tobacco products like vapes and snus.
The initial, controversial plan was to reduce the rate of tobacco and alcohol-related health emergencies in a bid to free up hospital beds for coronavirus patients. Nonetheless, the prohibition, which has been frowned upon as an unnecessary move dipped in unexplainable dubious governance, is pointless.
At least, that is according to a fresh study from the University of Cape Town which surveyed over 16,000 people about how they’ve been affected by the country’s cigarette ban.
The highlight of the study is that the ban on the sales of cigar is failing more than it is succeeding. Its original aim was to support the health of South Africa’s public, but the current downsides are beating the advantages to the game. Most of all, smokers are illicitly getting cigars in even larger quantities, giving unusual brands a shot at mattering.
41 percent of the persons considered in the survey made attempts to quit smoking, with only 39 percent being successful. 61 percent said they did not bother to wean themselves off cigars, while 12 percent of the actual quitters said they’d pick back up once the ban is lifted.
In April 2020 alone, South Africa’s government lost an estimated USD 16 Mn in taxes due to the tobacco prohibition. It is this large because the industry is worth over USD 1.7 Bn (ZAR 30 Bn) and is supported by 8 million adult consumers. Nevertheless, it continues to be seriously affected by the rampant growth in illicit cigarettes.
The industry contributed ZAR 10.9 Bn (USD 622,548,050) in excise duty to the fiscus in 2017/2018, but illegal trade grew to 33 percent of the total market in 2018, according to an industry report from Research and Markets.
Africa can produce its own tobacco, sell it within and consume within— for such an uncertain period in history, that is a good thing.
The present challenges are much, but there is much to be gotten post-lock down. Bongani Cigars, a Mozambique-headquartered producer of Cuban-style luxury cigars in Africa, is being affected because supply chains have been dried up, thanks to travel restrictions and border closures.
“Nevertheless, we are seeing strong demand that should be enough to offset the months of idleness in the business,” Kamal Moukheiber, founder and CEO of Bongani, told WeeTracker.
According to the Lebanese entrepreneur, clients have been affected by the pandemic, but everyone expects for things to go back to more than normal after the lockdown, especially in South Africa where the industry is more pronounced.
Kamal added: “Local currencies have gone down compared to the United States dollar. It would be hard to get materials from abroad for the meantime, but there are ready distributors and consumers. Once the restrictions are eased and supply chains are rejuvenated, we can easily make up for lost time.”
In Zimbabwe, the Covid-19 regulations mandated by TIMB demands for the decentralization of tobacco auction floors for the current season. It has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for farmers whose movements have become cheaper and sales proven more productive.
Every year, tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe make long trips to Harare to deliver their produce. They risk spending days at the auction floors and falling prey to thieves in the capital.
But, thanks to Covid-19, they need not go through the stress and have the opportunity to earn a lot more. Well, only 15 percent of tobacco sales in 2019 were conducted outside Harare.
Even Inside The Lockdown
Presently, South Africa is not the only country whose tobacco industry is being swayed by the novel pandemic. In Malawi, where tobacco accounts for 11 percent of GDP and more than 60 percent of its export earnings, the Covid-19 situation has pretty much disrupted its usual auctions where it gets a huge chunk of money.
Meanwhile, the United States had restricted the importation of tobacco from Malawi, and issued a withhold release order over child labor practices. Still, there is a 4.5 percent increase in tobacco sales against USD 37.7 Mn dollars made during the same period in 2019.
The 5-week USD 39.4 Bn sales value validates the optimism of Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Francis Kasaila, who felt that the market will be good despite the pandemic.
In Zimbabwe, also, farmers complain of tight restrictions on movement introduced since the emergence of the pandemic, making it difficult to sell their produce. This month (May), the country’s tobacco season was already one month due. As it is, farmers are struggling to reach the auction house in the country’s capital, Harare.
Social distancing measures made the government promise to decongest the main auction center by setting up exchanges elsewhere. But those plans are yet to materialize.
Despite this, Zimbabwe has raked in USD 64.4 Mn from the sale of 28.2 million kilograms of tobacco in a matter of 16 days, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). Out of the 97 percent of contract-crop tobacco that was delivered, only 3 percent went to auction floors.
That means, Covid-19 is giving contract floors an emergency boost, as buyers offered a highest price of USD 6.60 kilograms, while auctions remained at USD 4.99 per kilogram.
As tobacco production increases in Africa, so too does consumption. A study examined cigarette consumption in 22 countries, which host 80 percent of the continent’s population. It found that between 1990 and 2012, cigarette consumption increased from 165.6 billion to 238.5 billion cigarettes, or by 44 percent.


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On Monday, July 13, Ford Motor Company will officially reveal a line of all-new Bronco products, arguably one of the most highly anticipated launches this year. Our analysts and experts agree: The new Ford SUVs have been developed to tap into the emotional appeal of true off-road, go-anywhere capability. More specifically, Ford’s new Bronco line is being launched as a full frontal assault on one brand: Jeep.
The Jeep brand and, specifically, the Jeep Wrangler are among the more emotional products in our business today, in the same league as Corvette and Mustang. Wrangler is among the most-searched products Autotrader.com, routinely among the top-10 most popular.
As the new Bronco line readies for launch, below is some commentary from the Cox Automotive experts and analysts.
Brian Moody, executive editor, Autotrader
The Bronco is a direct challenger to the popular Jeep Wrangler. It could be very good. However, we’ve been down this road before—Blazer, FJ Cruiser, Xterra, Defender, Ramcharger, and 4Runner have all tried the tough, funky and also cool utility-vehicle formula. Most gave up. Introducing a four-door Bronco is the smart move. But in many ways, Jeep has likely already won the first round of the battle: Everyone is talking about the Wrangler as king of the segment, and most Bronco conversations are firmly parked in a Wrangler context.
Michelle Krebs, executive analyst, Autotrader
For years, Jeep Wrangler has stood alone, king of the hill of off-roaders, largely unchallenged. Ford’s effort to take on Wrangler with the Bronco will not be easy as Jeep is a long, well-established global icon.
Zo Rahim, manager, Economic & Industry Insights, Cox Automotive
Ford’s reveal of the all-new Bronco has people asking if the market can support yet another new utility vehicle product? You bet. The new Bronco looks to be going after a segment that the Wrangler has dominated for many years. We know consumer interest for light trucks, including SUVs, remains high right now. Even during the current economic downturn, consumers are buying light trucks at an impressive-level suggesting there’s plenty of appetite for a hot, high-profile SUV like the new Ford Bronco.
Akshay Anand, executive analyst, Kelley Blue Book
The Bronco launch is a big deal. Between the nostalgia factor, versatility of builds and the vehicle itself, the Bronco line has the potential to be the Next Big Thing – especially in the hot segment it is entering. The market for off-road forward SUVs has very few options today, so don’t be surprised if Ford touts that in addition to being a capable, comfortable daily driver. If Ford can successfully appeal to consumers’ emotions – as they do with Mustang and F-Series – look out: Bronco may well be a big success.
Allyson Harwood, features editor, Kelley Blue Book
With an honest, off-road structure and removable doors, and equipped with the right hardware, the all-new Ford Bronco has its sights set on one target only: Jeep Wrangler. And this will be the first time in a long time the Wrangler has had direct competition.
Ford has already shown it can use modern technology to make its trucks more capable, more efficient, and easier to use. If Ford gives the Bronco that same treatment, this SUV will be appealing to a broad spectrum of buyers, beyond hard-core off-roaders. That Ford is launching three models in the Bronco family – 2-door, 4-door, and Sport – suggests they are ready to compete directly with multiple Jeep models. It’s also a smart way to expand their vehicle to play in more parts of the highly popular SUV category.
But the most important element of this vehicle launch will be Ford’s ability to balance on the wire of being true to what the original Bronco meant – and means – to a lot of people, while also becoming relevant and appealing to an entire new set of buyers.
Read more from Allyson on the Ford Bronco Sport.
For comparison sake, as this story seems to be as much about Wrangler as it about Bronco, we grabbed two important data points about the popular Jeep icon from our Kelley Blue Book data team:
Monthly Sales: Wrangler is a relatively high-volume product, with sales of over 17,000 a month on average through the past 5 years. It was the best-selling midsize SUV in Q2 of 2020. In the first half, with sales near 100,000, it held 3rd place in the sales race, behind only its stablemate the Grand Cherokee and Ford’s Explorer.
Transaction Price: Wranglers command average transaction prices (ATP) well above segment and industry average. In June, the Wrangler ATP was $44,451, placing it #3 in the crowded, 25-vehicle segment.
Be sure to check back for more content on the all-new Ford Bronco. If you would like to speak with one of the expert analysts from Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book or any member of the Cox Automotive Industry Insights team, please contact us.


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AMD's latest interpretation of Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) has been brought to the desktop and mobile computing fronts in the form its Trinity A-series APUs. We've put together resources on what you need to know about these new processors and the hardware ecosystem such as motherboards and even notebooks.
With the introduction of the AMD Trinity desktop APUs that require the new AMD FM2 CPU socket, there has been a trickle of such motherboards from the usual board makers. We gathered four motherboards from ASUS, ASrock, Gigabyte and MSI that feature the AMD A85X chipset and put them to the test.
The wait for AMD desktop Trinity APUs is over. This next generation of APU is built on the mature 32nm SOI process technology and features a second revision of the Bulldozer architecture with a more powerful GPU. Step right in as we reveal its integrated graphics and its latest iteration of AMD Dual Graphics performance!
The wait for AMD desktop Trinity APUs is almost over. This next generation of APU is built on the mature 32nm SOI process technology and features a second revision of the Bulldozer architecture. Step right in as we take a sneak peek at its integrated graphics performance!
AMD's Trinity APUs for the desktop market won't hit retail till late this year, but almost every major motherboard vendor has FM2 socket based motherboards all lined up and ready to go. Here's a quick roundup of the various Socket FM2 equipped motherboards from Computex.
AMD has just announced the release of two new E-Series APUs, the E2-1800 and E1-1200, at Computex 2012. They also took some time to talk at length about the benefits of Trinity.
2012 will be the year the world sees low-powered AMD processors that can compete effectively against Intel's CPUs. AMD claims that the new Trinity APU processors come with better gaming firepower, which we put to the test. Will it overpower the competition? Read on to find out more.
We were invited to Austin in USA to hear about AMD's most important product of the year - the Trinity APU. While most of the information is still under NDA, we are able to share with you on a 'blind-test' experience on how the new APU performs against the competition. Check it out!
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Amazon has quietly launched a home security service, taking on Vivint, ADT, and others with a range of systems that do away with a monthly fee. It’s the latest move by the online retail behemoth to extend into the smart home, having made a number of acquisitions in the space over the past 12-18 months.
Most recently that included Ring, maker of video doorbells, a deal which closed earlier in April. Last year, it bought Blink, a company which specializes in battery-powered, completely wire-free cameras. Amazon plans to operate them under their own brands.
However, at the same time it’s also pitching a smart home security ecosystem of its own. Amazon Smart Home Services, spotted by TechCrunch, offers five different packages that start from $240. Each offers a different mixture of security, lighting, video, and Alexa functionality.
Outdoor Base is the cheapest, at $240. It includes an Echo Dot, indoor lighting, and outdoor lighting, and is intended, Amazon says, to give the impression that there’s somebody at home even when you’re out. The $240 fee includes installation, spread out over two appointments.
First, Amazon sends a “smart home expert” to do a survey of the property and discuss options. Then, after the devices themselves have arrived, someone comes to actually install them and demonstrate how they’re used. The Outdoor Base bundle itself consists of a battery-powered motion-detecting exterior light, a two-bulb Hue kit, motion-detecting solar exterior lights, an Echo Dot, wireless waterproof speaker, and the cable to connect it to the Alexa smart speaker.
Outdoor Plus, for $490, throws in a Ring Video Doorbell. Indoor Base, meanwhile, is $320 and consists of a smart siren, motion/door/window sensors, a 1080p security camera, and a Wink smart home hub. It’s being pitched as ideal for renters, since it doesn’t require physical alterations to the building.
The Smart and Smartest packages, at $575 and $840 respectively, are the most expensive and complete. The former has a siren, motion/contact sensors, Echo Dot, and a video doorbell. The latter adds safety sensors, a camera, and outdoor lighting. Again, as with all of the bundles, there’s professional installation included in the price.
It puts Amazon on a collision course with a number of more established businesses. On the one hand, there are the mainstays of the professionally-installed security world, with players like Vivint and ADT. Like Amazon, they have dedicated experts who physically visit to install the hardware. However, they also charge a monthly fee, which covers remote monitoring.
That’s something Amazon isn’t – currently – offering. In a sense, that makes the Smart Home Services packages more akin to platforms like Samsung SmartThings, which offer a number of devices from a range of manufacturers that connect to a single hub. SmartThings has a selection of starter kits to cover different needs including security, lighting, and more, but buyers are expected to install them themselves.
It’s not hard to envisage Amazon integrating these new bundles with its other recent smart home services, notably Amazon Key. That allows delivery people to leave packages inside of homes outfitted with a connected lock. Recently, Amazon expanded it to in-car delivery, with compatible vehicles allowing temporary access to the trunk for a courier to drop off a package.
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Seoul Dairy Cooperative, one of the best quality dairy products manufacturer in Korea, broke ground in April 2017 for constructing the world’s largest comprehensive milk processing plant in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do Province in total floor space of over 62,000 square meters. With capacity of producing up to 5 million 200ml-packs or bottles of milk a day, the new plant will constructed by September 2020. It will produce more than 70 different dairy products, such as milk, processed milk, milk powder and cheese.
Installing energy-saving and highly efficient equipments and facilities, it will be an eco-friendly plant. And, adopting advanced information technology (IT), it will also be a smart plant that can monitor all processes, ranging from collecting and processing milk to production and shipment, while adopting food traceability system. “The new comprehensive plant is the culmination of our milk processing technologies accumulated for 80 years,” said Song Yong-heun, President of Seoul Dairy Cooperative. “The new plant will further solidify our top position in milk market in Korea and will present a new history of domestic dairy industry and role model of milk processing plant.”
As of February 2017, Seoul Dairy Cooperative ranks first in market share in Korea, accounting for 35.4%, while Namyang Dairy Products and Maeil Dairies represent 15.2% and 14.9%, respectively. The new plant of Seoul Dairy Cooperative to be built in Yangju is expected not only to further strengthen its leading position but also to enhance its status as an excellent eco-friendly logistics company that saves and efficiently uses energy while minimizing emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases. It declared ‘green management’ in 2009 and was certified as a ‘green company’ for all of its facilities in 2011 for the first time in the industry. And it received the certification of ‘Green Management System’ for integrated logistics energy management system and that of excellent green logistics operation company in 2013 and 2014, respectively. As its logistics operation uses 70% of its entire energy, it concentrates efforts and investment on improving energy efficiency.
To save and systematically manage energy, the Cooperative has already established the intelligent delivery management system by integrating transportation management system and commercial vehicle operation system. It is reducing frequency of operating milk collecting and transporting vehicles and consumption of fuels by enlarging capacity of vehicles, while improving energy efficiency and cutting emission of greenhouse gases by efficiently operating vehicles using T-map of SK Telecom.
Building on milk processing technologies accumulated for 80 years, knowhow of improving logistical operation and it unique management philosophy, the Cooperative launched the world’s best quality milk, ‘Me 100%’, last year. It is a healthy and good milk that meets invisible quality standards. The ‘Me 100%’ is the top quality milk processed from top grade raw milk in both bacteria and somatic cell counts. High quality raw milk with fewer somatic cells can be obtained from healthy dairy cattle that are free from diseases and stress raised at pastures dedicated to the Cooperative.
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Software developer Openbravo has raised €7.7m in a second round of funding.
Based on the premise that all companies, of all sizes, should be able to run enterprise software across their business, Openbravo has built its software on an open-source platform. Its software helps companies manage daily operations, business processes and customer service. Openbravo is based in the Basque region of northern Spain
This latest round was backed by blue-chip investors Amadeus Capital Partners, GIMV and Adara Venture Partners, and is said to be the the largest ever for an open source ERP company.
“Openbravo has built a very strong reputation among its development community, giving the company a true edge in the world of open source software,” said Amadeus’s Andrey Kessel (pictured).
“The Openbravo product, which is taking the market by storm, has attracted a vibrant and rapidly growing ecosystem of partners, users and developers and we especially like the company’s strong commitment to work together with its partners and community.”


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THE last chip’s been tasted and the votes have been counted for arguably the biggest culinary prize in Scarborough.
A decision on the winner of the 2011 Scarborough Chippy of the Year has been made.
The expert judging panel made their choice after an intense deliberation, which followed a strenuous day sampling five of the finest fish suppers the town has to offer.
The five finalists were Buckams in Newlands Park Drive; Crossgates Fish and Chip Shop in Curlew Drive, Crossgates; Naylors Fish and Chips in Aberdeen Walk; Ramshill Fisheries in Ramshill Road; and Seamer Fisheries in Main Street, Seamer.
They were selected after receiving the most nominations from the public vote set up by the Evening News, which saw over a dozen fish and chip shops nominated throughout the town.
The judging panel consisted of Head Chef of the Scarborough Grand Hotel Gregor Mackintosh, Evening News digital editor Adam Meads, reporter Ian Johnson and photographer Dave Kettlewell.
However, despite three of the five shops scoring incredibly high marks from all four judges, the panel were unanimous in their choice of victor, with Gregor Mackintosh describing the winning portion as “tasting just like you would expect fish and chips from a seaside town to taste like”.
There will also be a guaranteed new champion crowned after last year’s winner, North Bay Fisheries, was a surprise omission from this year’s finalists.
The winner of this year’s competition will be announced in the Evening News later this week.


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Suicide Squad characters are heading to PUBG
By Sam Jones - 7th Nov 2018Games
New DC skins for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS players
Famous villains from the DC Comics universe will be heading to a battle royale near you - after PUBG Corp announced that players will be able to get their hands on new skin packs for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
The Joker and Harley Quinn, two of Batman's notorious enemies, will be popping up in the last-man-standing action shooter in the near future. The skin packs feature designs from the 2016 released Suicide Squad, in which Jared Leto played the psychotic green-haired killer, and Margot Robbie as his deranged assistant and lover.
We're still waiting on additional information about when the skin packs will officially arrive, but gamers have been given a sneak peek at how the Harley Quinn and Joker skins look in-game, with the villainous duo getting involved in a firefight at Miramar's prison before driving off.
Don't forget to grab your PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Steam key now from the Fanatical Store.


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Hammonton woman bakes best peach pie
Renee Krell of Hammonton baked the best peach pie in South Jersey, according to pie judges Kevin Riordan of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Derek Timm of “Small Bites” on Wildfire Radio and Bluejeanfood.com blog.
Her pie, the finalist at the Hammonton Farmers Market, was declared the best of three South Jersey “Perfect Peach Pie” amateur baking competition final entries held at Hammonton, Brigantine and Margate farmers markets. The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council presented her with a $300 check, the South Jersey grand prize, at Tortilla Press in Collingswood, which hosted the finals earlier this month. Sarah Deller of Lebanon, finalist at the Edison Farmers Market, also received $300 as the grand prize for North Jersey.
This was the fourth year for the “The Perfect Peach Pie” competition. “The pie competition is an added component of our “Peach Parties,” created to call attention to our own locally grown peaches and nectarines and held at farmers markets, supermarkets and restaurants throughout the state,” says Santo Maccherone, chair of the NJPPC. “We’re pleased that both seem to be focusing consumer attention on our peaches, which consumers report really are the best out there, probably because we have the right climate and soil balance.”
Some farmers markets use their competitions for charity. “The pie contests are a big draw for our market; attendees want to sample those pies,” says Dave Roantree, manager of the Brigantine market. “This year, we had seven entries, and after the pies are judged, we slice them and sell slices for $1 to raise funds for our local food bank.”
The Peach Parties begin at the start of New Jersey’s peach season, in late June and continue at various venues until early/mid-September. Peach Parties’ popularity has been growing since their inception in 2008, with the “Perfect Peach Pie” competitions introduced in 2012. This year there were 32 peach parties and 11 pie contests.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council is a nonprofit voluntary organization of growers, shippers, wholesalers and associated industries dedicated to maintaining a viable peach industry in the Garden State providing the highest quality and best tasting fresh peaches for consumers, at the same time preserving farmers and farmland. New Jersey is the fourth largest peach producing state in the country, with approximately 75 orchards on 5,000 acres, producing 22,000-25,000 tons, valued at approximately $30 million.


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Millers grappling with new rules on importing wheat
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The directive compels millers to exhaust allocated local quotas to qualify for an import licence.
Kenyan farmers have demanded for higher wheat prices for quite a while now. The move has compelled millers to opt for cheap imports. But now the government has come up with a new strategy to force millers to exhaust local wheat before opting for imports.
Starting last year, the government allocated each miller a quota of locally produced wheat based on their installed capacity.
The new rule compels millers to exhaust their allocated local quotas to qualify for an import licence for duty free wheat.
“We have a new system in place that requires millers to buy all locally produced wheat before we issue them with an import licence,” said Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett.
Mr Bett said that when millers seek the wheat import licence from the Treasury, their request is referred to the Ministry of Agriculture to confirm whether they have met the condition of buying their portion of local wheat.
This comes as a reprieve to farmers who have for long been complaining of cheap imports’ adverse affects on the local crop. To protect farmers, the government directed millers to pay them Sh3,000 per 90 kilogramme bag of the cereal to enable them make some margin on their produce.
“Due to failure to reach an agreement between the Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and millers on the floor price for the 2016/17 crop, the government recommends that wheat to be bought at Sh3,000 per bag,” said the ministry in a report.
Latest statistics by the ministry indicate that 14 millers in Nakuru County had not met their allocated quotas as at December 4, and hence did not qualify for the import licence.
In Eldoret, 19 millers are yet to meet their quotas with only Weetabix East Africa Limited having bought 843 bags out of the required 835.
Kenya is a net importer of wheat, bringing in two-thirds of its requirement to meet the annual consumption of 900,000 tonnes against local production of 350,000 tonnes.
Kenyan farmers normally demand high prices for their crop citing production costs, a move which compels millers to prefer imports.
A report by the Agriculture ministry indicates that the minimum cost of producing a bag of wheat in the North Rift is Sh3,200. This can rise to Sh3,400 in areas such as Narok.
The low international cost of the produce has seen millers import huge volumes of the cereal in recent months.
A bag of imported wheat lands in Nairobi at about Sh2,650 against the local price of Sh3,000.
The report indicates that the global price of wheat has dropped by 26.7 per cent in the last two months making it cheaper for millers to import than procure locally.
According to the report, a tonne of wheat at the international market is retailing at Sh17,654 compared with Sh24,098 in 2014. “It is wrong for millers to purport that our crop is expensive and subject farmers to losses, what they should do is mop up the local produce before embarking on imports,” said Cereal Growers Association chief executive Anthony Kioko.
“We are worried that the current low prices at the international market could see millers go for imports at the expense of the local wheat,” he added. Growers have been calling for reinstatement of the 35 per cent duty to opposed to the current 10 per cent.
Cereal Millers Association (CMA) chairman Nick Hutchinson has defended the imports saying that their business grows by 15 per cent annually while wheat production in the country has remained flat.
Every year we need more wheat as the demand grows amid low volumes of the crop in the country, this is the reason why we import a lot of the produce,” said Mr Hutchinson.
Millers have opposed the government’s setting of a minimum price at which they should buy the local crop saying that the move will affect pricing and make wheat products even expensive.
The price of bread has stagnated at Sh50 over the years with millers saying that this is the effect of the high price of wheat.
The association wants the government to subsidise local wheat to make it cheaper and lower the cost of grain products.
Mr Hutchinson said that a government subsidy would bridge the difference between import and local prices and enable millers to sell products at a lower cost.
“We want the government to start a managed subsidy programme for direct make-up payments to farmers on differential between the import price and the targeted local price,” he said.
Cereal processor Weetabix East Africa started a programme in 2014 meant to reduce its wheat imports by 50 per cent. The company has been working with a local wheat farmer in Narok who is expected to supply 26,000 bags, about half of its requirement.
Weetabix has in the past opted for imports because of the high price of local wheat.
Processors also argue that local wheat is of low quality, hence the need to blend it with imports.
Some millers have also contracted the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to buy wheat on their behalf.
NCPB managing director Newton Terer confirmed that some millers had requested the service. “We are just acting as their agents, we are buying for them wheat using their own funds but they pay us some commission,” said Mr Terer.
NCPB does not buy wheat from farmers as it does with maize.
Currently, NCPB is focused on buying maize for the strategic food reserve on behalf of the government. The reserve has been expanded to include powder milk.
The government will spend more than Sh6 billion to replenish maize stocks at the reserve this harvest season. It has so far been depleted to less than a million bags.
The government intends to buy up to six million bags but has so far released Sh3 billion for the exercise.
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By Will Whitehurst / June 17th, 2015
Shenmue and its sequel are, without a doubt, classic games. Despite their reputation, Sega pulled the plug on any further installments in Yu Suzuki’s epic series shortly after they exited the console business. Over a decade after the release of Shenmue II on the Dreamcast and Xbox (with North America only getting the latter version), Sony announced at their E3 conference that Shenmue III would be on the PS4 and PC, and funded through Kickstarter. It has been extremely successful, to say the least, with over $3 million raised and over 39,000 backers at the time of this writing. Furthermore, in part due to its success, Sony is assisting its development. Now, Shenmue III has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest video game supported by a crowdfunding platform to reach $1 million in contributions.
Shenmue III reached this goal in a little over an hour and a half (1 hour and 42 minutes, to be exact), breaking the previous record holder, Torment: Tides of Numeara, by almost 5 hours—it reached $1 million in 6 hours and 5 minutes. Shenmue III is also the second-fastest Kickstarter to reach $1 million, with only the Pebble smart watch, which did so in just 48 minutes, beating it.
The amazing Kickstarter performance of Shenmue III is not the first Guinness World Record that the series has held, as the first Shenmue was made on a budget of $70 million—the highest ever recorded for a video game at the time. Although that record has since been eclipsed by several AAA titles, the new Guinness Record for Shenmue III proves that this series still has its place in the record books.
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Friends of Site Summit plan public tours
Friends of Nike Site Summit will hold a public tour of the historic Nike Hercules missile site on Saturday, Sept. 8. To register online, visit www.nikesitesummit.net or sign up at the Alaska Veterans Museum no later than Sept. 1.
Two tours will be held, with one beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m. Each tour is limited to 40 participants, and advance reservations are required.
Tour participants will be able to speak with veterans who were stationed at the site, learn about the missiles and Alaska’s role in the Cold War.
From 1959 to 1979, Anchorage was guarded by three Nike Hercules missile sites. The only one still standing can be seen above Eagle River above Arctic Valley.
Cost for the tour is $30 for general admission, $25 for students and veterans.
For more information, call 694-3570 or visit www.nikesitesummit.net. Friends of Nike Site Summit is on Facebook and Twitter (@_FONSS).


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Massage therapists are in the right place to spot potential skin cancer and refer clients to dermatology professionals. New research shows diet can play a role in staving off skin cancer.
According to physician Niva Shapira of Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions, a diet rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, like the diet eaten in Mediterranean regions where melanoma rates are extremely low, can help protect people from skin cancer.
Shapira had one group of people drink a beverage high in antioxidants, while another group drank sodas. Those who hydrated with the antioxidant-rich drink had 50 percent fewer oxidation products in their blood at the end of a two-week period, which included five to six hours of exposure to the sun daily.
Further studies proved that these antioxidants, especially carotenoids—fruit-and-vegetable pigments like red from tomatoes and watermelons and orange from carrots and pumpkins that accumulate in the skin where they serve as a first line of protection—had delayed the phenomenon of skin erythema, which indicates the initiation of tissue and DNA damage that can lead to skin cancer.
The sun’s rays damage both the skin and immune system by penetrating the skin and causing photo-oxidation, Shapira explains, affecting both the cells themselves and the body’s ability to repair any damage.
Her prescription is to go Greek with foods, such as olive oil, fish, yogurt and colorful fruits and vegetables, to fight the oxidizing effect of the sun, as well as regular applications of sunscreen and appropriate body coverings, such as hats and beach cover-ups.
Shapira’s study was published in Nutrition Review (www.nutritionreview.org).


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Predictions of interest rates at 2% in a year
Interest rates will be cut again before Christmas despite yesterday's news that inflation is at a 16-year high of 5.2%, experts believe.
Rate hopes: Economists are still expecting a half point cut before the new year
Analysts suggest that, as well as a half-point cut soon, the Bank of England's cost of borrowing could fall as low as 2% next year.
It is thought the Bank will take the axe to rates, currently 4.5%, in a desperate attempt to restart the crippled economy.
It will have room to do so because, following yesterday's figures, inflation is now expected to fall sharply.
Some economists even believe inflation could plunge to 1% by next autumn as the economy deflates and the cost of living falls.
But the experts also warned that a rush to cut rates is 'too little, too late' because Britain is already in what is predicted to be a long recession.
The LibDems said only an immediate cut of 1.5% would kickstart the economy.
Treasury spokesman Vince Cable said the Bank must be 'very bold'. He added: 'We need a fiscal stimulus to get the economy moving.'
The Bank of England's primary aim is to keep inflation as close as possible to the Government's target of 2%, which is why it has held off cutting rates.
Yesterday's inflation figure, the highest since 1992, was blamed largely on crippling price rises by energy giants of up to 35%, a weakening pound and increasingly costly consumer good such as clothing, footwear, toys and games.
But it is now thought to have peaked and, for the first time in a decade, economists think the Bank could cut rates by a half-point twice in a year.
Last week, there was an emergency half-point cut in a coordinated move with other countries as the financial crisis deepened.
A second half-point cut could come as early as next month.
Jonathan Loynes, of consultancy Capital Economics, said: 'In a sense, it will be too little, too late because it will not stop the economy from heading into a pretty deep recession.
'They wanted a slowdown in the economy but it is becoming clear that the downturn is deeper than they intended.'
According to his forecast, inflation could fall to 1% by this time next year, and could possibly go even lower and turn negative.
As a result, interest rates will fall to 2.5% and possibly even 2% - a boon for millions of homeowners if the cuts are passed on by their mortgage providers.
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Around 40% of homeowners who have a mortgage have a variable rate deal. The threat to homeowners is that the Bank may cut rates, but their lender may ignore the move. For example, HSBC has frozen its standard variable rate despite last week's cut.
But for homeowners whose lender passes on the cuts the saving will be huge. With an average £150,000 mortgage, a drop from 5% to 2% would cut around £250 from monthly payments.
The British Chambers of Commerce joined the army of economists demanding a rate cut. Its latest survey found that on every measure - such as profitability, turnover and redundancies - the figures were 'exceptionally bad'.
But the immediate issue for most Britons is the 5.2% inflation.
Tory Treasury spokesman Philip Hammond said: 'With inflation at its highest since 1992, families are trapped in a terrible vice of soaring prices on the one hand and stagnant take-home pay on the other.
'Once again, we are seeing how Britain is paying the price for Gordon Brown's Age of Irresponsibility.'
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So far, there have been 2 main obstacles for smartphones to accept card-present paymentf transactions in retail locations :
- Security on the PIN entry on the phone
- The necessity for additional hardware to read EMV chip transactions.
However, recent trends show that both of these obstacles will probably not be an issue anymore in the coming years.
As per Visa figures, the U.S. now has the most contactless cards of any market globally at 175 million, with nine of the top ten U.S. issuers actively rolling out new contactless cards to customers. U.S. consumers have been quick to adopt these new cards; not only do more consumers have cards, but they are also using them regularly as contactless card transaction growth continues to accelerate.
This shows that almost all U.S adults will have a contactless card in the near future.
If that is the case, merchants will not need anymore to have an additional device connected to their mobile phones to accept EMV contact card transactions, which is an additional cost and hard to maintain for them.
Another good news is that the fast-rising of e-wallets, particularly ApplePay, which enables consumers to use consumer device CVM (i.e Passcode or fingerprint) rather than entering the PIN on the mobile phone.
As per recent search by PYMNTS.COM, the share of sales with ApplePay and other wallets (i.e Wallmart Pay) is on the rise.
With the COVID impact, consumers are looking to limit interaction during checkout and don’t prefer to enter their PINs on the merchant device. This will likely be another important factor to lead consumers to use their e-wallets for payment transactions in retail stores and use their consumer device CVMs for verification.
As of the 2019 year, 34.2% of U.S adults have eligible devices to perform an ApplePay transaction. With other mobile wallets (SamsungPay, AndroidPay), this rate should be around 50%.
As of the 2019 year, 51% of sales from merchant locations are eligible to accept ApplePay or WalmartPay. This rate is on the rise as of 2020 and especially after COVID. According to the Visa, 60% of Visa transactions are performed in a merchant capable to accept contactless payments.
Based on these trends, we can estimate that as of 2021-2022 years, we will have 60-70% of US adults have the capability to use Consumer Device CD CVM for the transactions, and 70-80% of merchants will have the capability to accept transactions from an e-wallet.


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Canada made history this week when it became the second country to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis nationally. On legalization day, cannabis stocks and cannabis penny stocks were all being dumped on both the Canadian and US markets.
However, most of these stocks recovered yesterday, but it seems some have corrected again today. Let’s take a closer look at a few of these Canadian cannabis penny stocks that are up and down today.
The Supreme Cannabis Company (TSXV:FIRE)
The Supreme Cannabis Company is based in Toronto, Ontario, and engages in the production of medical cannabis in Canada. The company was formerly a pharmaceutical company and switched to cannabis in December of 2017. Supreme Cannabis Company was incorporated in 1979.
This morning, the cannabis penny stock announced it has completed a $100 million bought deal convertible debenture offering. Despite the news, the stock is down today.
According to Yahoo Finance, FIRE is currently trading at $1.90 a share, down -$0.08 (-4.04%).
WeedMD Inc. (TSXV:WMD)
WeedMD is headquartered in Aylmer, Ontario, and produces and sells medical marijuana. Three days ago, WeedMD announced that it has signed an agreement for a pilot project to convert a popular Toronto-based medical cannabis center into a WeedMD cannabis education center.
“When I started down the path of cannabis advocacy over 10 years ago, there was a limited number of trusted and knowledgeable influencers in the space but my long-standing relationship with the crusaders that planted the first seeds at WeedMD comes full-circle today as we partner to advance the need for cannabis education,” said Amy Brown, General Manager of WeedMD’s Education Centre.
According to Yahoo Finance, the cannabis penny stock is currently trading at $1.79 a share, down -$0.04 (-2.19%).
Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. (TSXV:NINE)
Delta 9 Cannabis is one of the penny stocks that is trading up on the market today. On legalization day, the Vancouver-based medical cannabis company opened its first retail store in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Customers can also purchase cannabis products on the company’s website and have the products delivered to them within Winnipeg city limits.
The cannabis penny stock has made positive progress on the TSXV in the last six months. At press time, NINE shares are currently trading at $2.14, up +$0.07 (+3.38%). In the past six months, the penny stock has grown 44.59%.
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Comics on your phone
Revisiting mythology is now cooler and easier. Just press a button and voila! There it is, flashing on your mobile screen.
Revisiting mythology is now cooler and easier. Just press a button and voila! There it is, flashing on your mobile screen. Vimanika Comics has already combined Indian mythology with a snazzy graphic novel format. To make these stories popular among youngsters, the graphic novels will now be available on mobile phones.
All of Vimanika's three titles can be downloaded — The Sixth that talks about the legend of Karna who returns as a business tycoon; Moksha, about Hanuman and Parashuram; and Dashaavatar that shows the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu. Karan Vir Arora, managing director and editor-in-chief of Vimanika Comics, says, "We've tied up with this company called Zero Sum, which has made this possible. All the leading mobile service providers will enable their users to read the comic books on their phones."
He explains how it works: "You can get an application called Chhota Comics on your phone and download the entire comics for only ₹15." Once it's downloaded, one can save it on the application to read it whenever one wants to. "It works the same way as an online email account does. You just sign an account to stream the comics all the time, so it's there in your account. The data remains saved," says Arora.
The idea is to make it accessible to mobile users across India. "People who are on the move, and don't have the time to buy and read a book, should be able to read it on the go," reasons Arora. Vimanika will also start a webcomics soon.
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The Richhill Apple Harvest Fayre is back again next Saturday, October 30, after a break last year due to the pandemic.
Local food and drink producers will be showcasing their goods, many made using the Armagh Bramley Apple, in The Square.
There will be live entertainment throughout the day from local groups Catch 22, The Qua Family, The Bawn Folk Group and close harmony trio The Swingtime Starlets, as well as craft and market stalls.
Ruth Briggs, a member of the organising committee, said: “We’re hoping that the 2021 Richhill Apple Harvest Fayre will again be well supported by the local community, and a warm Richhill welcome will be extended to anyone travelling from further afield.
“We can’t put on our full programme, which usually happens over a number of days, due to the ongoing Covid restrictions. However, we’ve a great crop of producers, exhibitors and live music acts lined up.”
The fayre, which is run by a small team of volunteers, began in 2014 as a celebration of the Armagh Bramley Apple being awarded Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status.
Local apple grower and committee member Hamilton Loney explained the history and significance of the Bramley apple: “An Armagh Bramley Apple has to be grown within the Archdiocese of Armagh, which includes Richhill and the surrounding area where we have many orchards.
“Even St Patrick is said to have planted an apple tree here in County Armagh.
“The Armagh Bramley Apple takes longer to grow so it matures better. The drumlins of County Armagh provide the perfect conditions for growing apples as we have right the type of soil and weather.
“These conditions and the number of orchards is, of course, why Armagh is called the Orchard County.”
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SALT LAKE CITY, April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) recently recognized
Corporate Partner of the Year Panda Express, the largest family-owned and operated Asian dining concept in the United States, was named the 2018 Corporate Partner of the Year. The Corporate Partner of the Year award recognizes an outstanding organization that has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to CMN Hospitals or Foundations through innovative fundraising and awareness initiatives.
In 2018, Panda Express raised $21.6 million – a $6 million increase over 2017 – resulting in a 39% increase over the previous year. Panda Express stores raised an average of $10,291 per location for their local hospitals. Over their 16-year partnership with CMN Hospitals, Panda Express has raised $59 million through their in-store donation program at the register, associate giving campaign and annual charity golf tournaments.
Powered by more than 39,000 associates of Panda Restaurant Group, the organization's philanthropic arm Panda Cares is committed to bettering the health and education of youths as well as supporting communities in need. In 1999, Panda Restaurant Group established Panda Cares to live up to its mission of inspiring better lives by giving back to the community and creating a brighter future for generations to come.
Corporate Person of the Year This award recognizes an individual working at the corporate, national, regional or district level of a CMN Hospitals partner. The recipient of this award, Debbie Hill, an employee of Retail Business Services, which provides support to GIANT Food Stores and five other local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, has shown great leadership and innovation during fundraising campaigns for non-profits.
Hill is the Ahold Delhaize USA Family Foundation's manager. She plays a critical role in supporting the Foundation's fundraising initiatives, which support the philanthropic efforts of GIANT Food Stores and other local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA. One of the projects under her purview, an annual golf outing, benefits seven CMN Hospitals, among other charities.
Each year, Hill spearheads a committee and team of volunteers to host the signature fundraising event in Hershey, Penn. The weekend brings together 500 vendors and 2,000 golfers to celebrate the CMN Hospital's partnership with GIANT Food Stores. The event, held at 13 golf courses, features pediatric patients treated in member hospitals, media personalities and local titleholders.
In 2018, the event raised nearly $1 million for CMN Hospitals.
Hill's involvement with the effort is unending and she inspires colleagues, suppliers and customers to join her in supporting CMN Hospitals.
As GIANT Food Stores celebrated its 95th anniversary in 2018, the company was pleased to honor its community partners who have helped the company grow and make a true difference in the communities it serves. Three CMN Hospitals received special gifts, totaling $1 million: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia received $570,000; Penn State Health Children's Hospital was awarded $280,000; and Janet Weis Children's Hospital was granted $150,000. In addition to organizing the donations, Hill played a critical role in planning and executing special announcement events for each.
Local Corporate Person of the Year This award recognizes an individual at the grassroots level associated with a CMN Hospitals corporate partner, whose tireless efforts have made a difference in the lives of kids served by their local CMN Hospital.
Wayne Bartley, Speedway's New England Region Manager, is the 2018 Local Corporate Person of the Year. Bartley has elevated the awareness and fundraising efforts by assembling a CMN Hospitals committee of local leadership representatives that meet on a continuous basis to discuss how to improve their fundraising efforts by making them energetic, full of passion and with a great sense of urgency.
Bartley recently moved from the most successful fundraising market for Speedway to take his current position. As part of his role as Region Manager, he helps set the tone for Speedway's philanthropic efforts in the Northeast, where he has continued to be an outstanding leader in fundraising. He brought with him an unwavering understanding that fundraising for their local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals should be a best practice.? He has helped his local CMN Hospital creatively engage the stores on a monthly basis with a dedicated two-day push fundraising effort.
About Panda Express On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Express, an American Chinese original, is the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S. Founded and family-owned and operated since 1983, it is best known for creating a wide variety of industry-first recipes, including its best seller Original Orange Chicken® and award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp™, which have defined the category of authentic American Chinese cuisine. Each dish at Panda Express, including the better-for-you Wok Smart™ selections, is thoughtfully crafted with quality ingredients inspired by bold Chinese flavors and culinary principles. The restaurant brand has more than 2,200 locations throughout the U.S. and has introduced American Chinese cuisine to more than a dozen international countries. Powered by this global family of associates, Panda Cares, the organization's philanthropic arm, has contributed more than $140 million and countless volunteer hours in bettering the health and education for over 12 million youths as well as supporting communities in need since 1999. For more information, visit pandaexpress.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
About GIANT Food Stores, LLC Founded in 1923 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, GIANT Food Stores, is passionate about building strong families and healthy communities. With a customer-centric approach in all it does, GIANT serves millions of families across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia through its more than 170 neighborhood stores, 132 pharmacies, 99 fuel stations and its online grocery ordering and delivery services. GIANT Food Stores is proud to employ more than 30,000 associates who believe in giving back to their community and over the last five years, GIANT, with the help of its customers and vendor partners, has proudly donated more than $100 million to local nonprofits. The GIANT Family of Brands includes GIANT, MARTIN'S Food Markets, GIANT Heirloom Market, and GIANT DIRECT, Powered by Peapod. GIANT Food Stores is a company of Ahold Delhaize USA. For more information visit the GIANT or MARTIN'S websites.
About Speedway Speedway is the nation's second largest company-owned and -operated convenience store chain with nearly 4,000 retail convenience stores across the United States. Headquartered in Enon, Ohio, Speedway is a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC). For more information, visit http://www.speedway.com.
About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children's hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.
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The All-in-One Garden Centre has been ordered to pay over ?2,500 in fines and costs after it sold fireworks to under age volunteers.
The Rochdale Road based Garden Centre was fined ?1,545 and ordered?to pay costs of ?1,100 after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection Act 1987 at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates? Court on 22 July.
The company was in the Good Guy retailer scheme, which sees businesses sign up to a voluntary code of conduct designed to keep young people safe around Bonfire Night, when they sold fireworks to two underage volunteers on 29 October last year.
Good Guy retailers publicly pledge not to sell fireworks to anyone under the age of 18 as part of a range of measures to protect people and minimise disruption in communities.
The company?s membership was immediately revoked and the fireworks seized.


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Hackers are targeting people with a new Monero cryptojacking malware by hiding and distributing it through popular cracked games, including Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V), NBA 2K19, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, according to a report by antivirus maker Avast.
For those unaware, cryptojacking is malware that infects computers to use them to mine cryptocurrencies usually without users’ knowledge. Gaming PCs are the perfect targets for crypto mining these days, as they are powerful and have a lot of computing power.
The malware in question, dubbed as “Crackonosh” by researchers at Avast, seems to have originated from the Czech Republic. This malware infects computers through illegal and cracked copies of popular software, often found via various torrent sites and forums as well as “warez” websites.
The malware disables Windows Defender and Windows updates as well as many popular antivirus programs installed on devices as part of its anti-detection and anti-forensics tactics. As a result, this makes it difficult for victims to remove it from their systems.
“Crackonosh protects itself by disabling security software and updates and uses other anti-analysis techniques,” researchers at Avast wrote. “These make it hard to discover, detect and remove.”
According to the researchers, Crackonosh has been in circulation since at least June 2018 with the hackers already making more than $2 million or 9000 Monero (XMR) in total, by infecting devices until now.
The malware has been discovered on devices in over dozen countries affecting over 222,000 unique devices since December 2020. Approximately 1,000 devices are being affected each day.
So far, 13,779 instances have been found in India, 16,584 in Brazil, 11,856 in the United States (U.S.), 8,946 in the United Kingdom (UK), 18,448 in the Philippines, and 12,727 in Poland.
In total, Avast was able to identify 30 different versions of serviceinstaller.exe, the main malware executable, from January 31, 2018 up to March 23, 2020.
“As long as people continue to download cracked software, attacks like these will continue and continue to be profitable for attackers,” Avast says. “The key take-away from this is that you really can’t get something for nothing and when you try to steal software, odds are someone is trying to steal from you.”
Earlier this month, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said it had detected over 432,171 instances of cryptojacking scams between January and March 2021. Of these, 200,045 encounters were in the month of March alone.
“It’s too early to say for sure if the trend we’ve noted in Q1 2021 is here to stay. However, it does seem that the increase in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency has sparked a renewed interest in miners.,” said Evgeny Lopatin, a security expert at Kaspersky.
“If the crypto markets remain strong this year, it’s likely we’ll continue to see more instances of users encountering miners,” he added.
Even before the boom of 2021, Japanese tech services firm, NTT in its Global Threat Intelligence Report for 2021, noted that cryptojacking schemes accounted for 41% of all malware last year.
Since the cryptocurrency mining scam runs in the background without the owner’s knowledge, victims can look for signs such as slowing down of the computer, wearing out of components due to overuse of computational resources, and increase in electricity bill, for being infected with malware.


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Till recently, electronics industry’s one of the biggest challenges was bringing about flexibility in devices. After all, there is considerable hype on foldable computer screens and smartphones. Besides, as digital technology is catching up rapidly with bio medical industry, there is a stir to have wearable micro-devices. But since lithium-ion batteries have powered devices traditionally, the idea of sewed-in batteries and foldable devices seems unfeasible. As, these are heavy and rigid.
However, a recent project at ETH Zurich, is on its way to fix the situation. Professor of Multi-Functional Materials, Markus Niederberger with his team has developed a prototype that can bend, stretch and twist. And, throughout this, the power supply stays steady.
The Twist in The Plot
In order for the battery to be foldable, researchers systematically chose all elements that are flexible. But, that’s not even the most interesting part. Instead, it is the electrolyte which is a gel-based solution. It is not inflammable and toxic and thus is environment friendly. And, it uses water with high concentration of lithium salt. This helps lithium ions move between cathode and anode and prevents water from decomposition. As for cathode and anode, they use lithium manganese oxide and vanadium oxide.
Additionally, the cathode and anode use bendable polymer and conductive carbon. On the inside, on the other hand, are micron sized silver flakes applied in way that they overlap with each other. This is mainly to ensure flexibility and consistent flow of current. But even if the contact breaks, current would flow because the carbon composite can facilitate it, even if weakly.
While, all this sounds good, researchers believe that for the batteries to be commercially available, it would take more. They have to find a way to hold more electrolyte and optimize flexibility, for instance. Besides, it is important to ensure electrolyte doesn’t leak.


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The Austin Animal Center is hosting a "Stranger Things" Halloween themed adoption event from Oct. 28 through Oct. 31, cleverly titled "Shelter Things."
The Eggo-loving main character on the Netflix original show, Eleven, is also the reduced adoption fee Austinites will need to pay to be able to bring home their adopted pets. The animal center said in a release the event is more than just a Halloween promotion, but an engaging way to encourage Austin residents to support their local shelter while it's reaching a full capacity.
Austin Animal Center is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both cats and dogs and animals of all sizes will have a reduced fee, and adopters that come dressed up as their favorite character from 'Stranger Things' will get an animal care starter package thrown in for free. The shelter wants to encourage locals to also help lost pets in their communities and foster them while shelter staff look for the original owners to keep pets out of shelters during high capacity. More information and updates on specials will be featured on their Facebook page.
AAC is offering microchips and I.D. tags to Austin and Travis County pet owners for free, to help keep pets safe and out of the animal shelter system.
“Every adoption truly makes a difference," said Interim Chief Animal Services Officer Lee Ann Shenefiel.


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From the unparalleled growth of the plant-based food industry to a move towards more prepared and pre-cooked products, the protein industry has seen tremendous changes over the past 12 months. As the industry prepares for the PROCESS EXPO 2021 in Chicago from November 2-5, JBT’s Director of Sales for JBT Protein North America, Steve Radke, gives a rundown of the key trends currently emerging.
With a background in applications engineering, Radke has a thorough understanding of many areas of the protein and prepared foods industry, which he has brought to his current role at JBT Protein North America.
What are the biggest trends you have seen in the protein industry over the last 12 months?
Steve Radke (SR): We’ve seen a tremendous demand for prepared and cooked foods. This is driving a need for frying and cooking systems, along with freezers, for fully-cooked meat and poultry products, along with appetizers and ethnic foods. The whole food distribution and supply system changed during 2020. When restaurants and food service closed down, grocery stores initially took all of the demand.
Now the restaurants have come back, there is a strong demand across both restaurants and grocery stores for fully-cooked, prepared foods. Also there is less labor involved in preparing foods at a lot of these restaurants because the food comes in already cooked or already semi-prepared and if you are looking at a chain restaurant, people want things that are cooked and prepared. So from a JBT standpoint, we are seeing a strong demand for fryers, ovens and freezers.
How significant has the alternative protein market become?
SR: Alternative protein has emerged as a major trend for capital equipment food manufacturers over the past 12 months, which is strong historically and it’s not going away. It’s a real market segment, not a fad. I would say we’ve had strong sales growth in 2021 in alternative proteins, which is significant because that didn’t exist a few years ago. We’ve always done vegetarian specialty products: people had black bean and soy patties and nuggets in the US and mushroom-based products in the UK. So it’s always been around, but now it’s gone mainstream and it’s strong and growing.
Much of the equipment that we’ve sold will really not come on-line until 2022, so we’re going to see even more of it and they are forging ahead with other proteins where we haven’t even gotten the point of commercialization. Alternative protein has been the biggest change we have seen over the last 12 months.
Have you seen a move by the industry as a whole towards becoming more sustainable?
SR: It has always been important because it’s something our customers look at in terms of utility usage – how much water do you use for CIP for example? I don’t think sustainability has really changed. Although for some people it is new, we’ve been marketing freezers, fryers and ovens for over 10 years and the message has always been around reduced inputs, it just wasn’t called sustainability, it was called operating costs: how much water are you using, how many chemicals are you using, how much electricity and gas are you using. So it was more of a cost of ownership discussion for the plant and the engineers. Now that same discussion is sometimes considered sustainability because we are reducing water use or electricity use, but believe it’s always been an important and a part of our equipment design for JBT.
Can you tell me what JBT has in store for PROCESS EXPO 2021?
SR: JBT will be bringing two innovative production solutions to PROCESS EXPO 2021. The JBT Stein Ultra V Batter Applicator and the JBT Stein Ultra V Breader Equipment, a single-pass system suitable for a wide-range of meat and non-meat products, including chicken nuggets, veggies, meat patties, breasts, wings, seafood, cheese, and plant-based products.
The Frigoscandia GYRoCOMPACT spiral freezer and chiller meanwhile is unequivocally the most accomplished freezer in the world of its size, which is specifically designed for plants with limited floor space. The system will simulate freezing meatballs at the show, with the emphasis on showcasing the GC40’s unparalleled hygiene, efficiency and compactness.


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Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV sweeps awards at New York auto showApril 17, 2019
The Jaguar I-Pace electric sport utility vehicle swept the World Car Awards handed out at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday.
Jaguar’s first electric vehicle took home the awards for best design, best green car award and best overall vehicle.
“In my 40 years in this business, this is my Oscar moment,” said Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum, as he accepted the final award during a ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, where the auto show opens to public Friday.
Source of this (above) article: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/jaguar-i-pace-electric-suv-sweeps-awards-at-new-york-auto-show.html