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YouTube Music Redesign Finally Comes to iPad which is great. About two years ago, the changes were first rolled across Android devices, the YouTube Music iPad app has gotten a major update finally.
Just as highlighted by 9to5Google, a new version of the app that just appeared on the app store is bringing about some much-needed changes to the Now Playing screen.
The UI overhaul primarily is bringing in an improvement to just how cover art is displayed, alongside no images no longer going edge-to-edge all thanks to a new border.
YouTube Music Redesign Finally Comes to iPad
Tapping on the artwork now comes up with options to share what is playing, download it for offline listening or add an extra track to the playlist.
The Thumbs up/down have shifted right next to the song title and the artist, while the Playback controls now nestle in nicely below the cover art.
The news is not all that great, however. Although now you get to swipe up or down in other to access the up Next queue, for some reason you cannot swipe left and right to make changes to the track like you can using the Android versions of the app.
While it is still not clear why the changes have taken so long to hit iPadOS version of the app. The iPhone app has gotten an overhaul about a year ago, the changes would nevertheless be welcomed by users of the service on Apple’s tablet.
Google Apps Getting More on Apple devices
While Google is rolling out updates to its Android apps with more impressively frequent regularity, it is fair to say that the users of its iOS and iPadOS apps have not been feeling quite the same amount of love in past times.
From the agonizing wait for Picture-in-picture to land on its Apple version of YouTube, to the company stating that it’s very own apps would get out of date and were a security issue, Google’s treatment of its iOS and iPadOS apps have not been attended to in past years.
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The app that is most overlooked has been the iPad YouTube Music subscribers who had been left to wonder if the platform had been abandoned entirely.
News concerning this overdue software revision, alongside recent changes to the Archive feature right on to of its Photos App, will nevertheless get you the hope that Google treating app days has to offer to Apple devices as an afterthought may finally be at an end.


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The campaign claimed that annual contracts for more than 2 million tonnes of freight are likely to be lost as a result of BR's new policy by the end of this month, the equivalent of an extra 80,000 lorry journeys. Further losses are expected by next March.
A group of 150 companies involved with rail freight launched 'Freight on Rail', a campaign to encourage the Government to stimulate the rail freight business rather than allow it to be run down. Mike Harvey, managing director of CAIB UK, the wagon-leasing company, said: 'BR is in many cases refusing even to quote for what are sizeable flows of freight because they say they cannot make a profit on them.' He said that BR and the Department of Transport appeared to be blaming each other for the change in policy.
Nicholas Finney, managing director of the Waterfront Partnership transport consultancy, cited the example of a firm that currently moves 100,000 tonnes per year from Boston, Lincolnshire, to the West Midlands. He said the firm was being asked to pay at least 61 per cent more and was told by BR that it would continue to carry the flow only if it was increased to 165,000 tonnes a year.
BR had also refused to give Blue Circle a price for carrying 68,000 tonnes per year from the Peak District to the Midlands. Mr Harvey said: 'The point is that customers who have invested in rail heads have done so on the basis of certain flows. If BR then refuses to carry some of these flows, it may well make the whole operation unviable since the costs have to be shared by a smaller tonnage.'
The Government has said it is selling BR's freight businesses but no date for the sale has been set. While the Government has ostensibly supported the transfer of freight from road to rail, BR managers feel it has been running down the industry.
BR freight managers were told by the Department of Transport this year not to seek new business or to behave in an 'entrepreneurial manner'. They fear that the policy of cutting off unprofitable business will lose them some of their biggest customers.
The rail freight industry is already under great pressure because it is losing revenue from coal, its most profitable sector.Reuse content

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Home furnishings delivery company Cory will celebrate its 80th anniversary at an evening gala in April.
Home furnishings vendor Abbyson Living has opened a second 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution facility in southern California.
Zenith Global Logistics is adding 16 new trucks to its fleet to meet increased demand in California.
Ed Myers has joined Zenith Global Logistics as vice president of sales for the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast region.
Home furnishings retailer I.O. Metro has implemented GrandJunction's technology platform for local delivery.


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Is your smartphone spying on you?
Smartphones can be addictive.
One study shows 80 percent of users check their phone within 15 minutes of waking up. Another found the average person checks their phone 150 times a day.
"When I'm not driving, I am on my phone," says college student Michael, 20. "I guess it's like the new generation."
Michael says he’s basically grown up with a phone in his hand, always on Snapchat, or Instagram or Facebook.
Meanwhile, Dave Delatorre, 26, admits it's unfortunate seeing everyone constantly glued to their gadgets and not socializing. He too is on his phone a lot but hates the word 'addict.'
"I try not to be. I am conscious of it,” Delatorre says. “I want to connect with people and not my phone."
However, Delatorre says what is even more alarming is the information his smartphone is gathering.
"I will be listening to music on Pandora and I'll drive past a certain place and an ad will play for that place that I am driving past,” Delatorre says. “That’s kind of weird."
Dr. Xenia Mountrouidou is a computer science professor. She believes our phones are constantly tracking by our location, search habits and what we share.
"You feel like you are being watched and I do understand that," Mountrouidou says.
We asked viewers for their stories, and many had similar responses to this one:
"My sister and I were talking about printers. Then I started getting ads for them on Facebook."
So is this just coincidence, or are smartphones gathering more personal info than we think they are?
Watch this story Monday night at 10 on Channel 7 News.


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The government is considering establishing stores in big cities to sell authentic made-in-Taiwan (MIT) products as part of its effort to curb rampant Chinese counterfeiting, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (賴幸媛) said yesterday.
Lai said President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Wednesday instructed the Ministry of Economic Affairs to set up a task force in charge of cracking down on smuggled Chinese goods when he visited a bedding company in Tainan and after listening to the grievances of business representatives.
Ma’s visit was part of his nationwide campaign to promote an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) the administration intends to sign with Beijing next month.
Lai said the government hoped the trial-run stores would allow consumers easier access to the 4,000 locally made products with made-in-Taiwan authentication, which guarantees high quality and reasonable prices.
Lai accused the former Democratic Progressive Party administration of doing a bad job on cracking down on Chinese contraband and therefore creating an unfair environment for local businesses that had to compete with cheaper and inferior Chinese bootlegged products.
On an ECFA, Lai said that while 17 traditional businesses could be hurt by the proposed accord, the negotiating team would “do its best” to exclude them from the “early harvest” list.
The “early harvest” list refers to a list of goods and services that will be subject to immediate tariff concessions or exemptions, which are expected to form the backbone of the proposed deal.
Lai said Taipei and Beijing agreed during the last round of negotiations in Taoyuan last month that China would “do its best” to prevent the trade pact from affecting Taiwan’s weaker industries.
“The firewall is secured,” she said.
While neither side revealed their “early harvest” lists during the last round of negotiations, Lai said yesterday that if the items China wished to include in the “early harvest” list were businesses targeting the local market, it would definitely deal a significant blow to them because local Taiwanese products would have to compete with cheaper Chinese products.
Lai denied that the country is compelled by the WTO to open up 90 percent of the market to China within 10 years after the trade deal is signed.
“It is not compulsory,” she said. “An ECFA is not a free-trade agreement demanding the parties to open up their respective markets immediately after the agreement is signed. An ECFA is an economic agreement in the spirit of the WTO, but it has the unique features of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.”
There was too much “false information” and “misunderstanding” about an ECFA, she said, adding that the administration would “proceed gradually and carefully every step on the way” and take into consideration the development of the country’s overall economy and business sectors during the process.
Tainan City Councilor Lu Kun-fu (盧崑福) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday sparked further controversy when he echoed remarks by KMT caucus whip Alex Fai (費鴻泰) that Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) should be executed for an increase in domestic COVID-19 cases. Chen heads the Central Epidemic Command Center. Lu at a question-and-answer session at the Tainan City Council said that a lapse in disease prevention measures at China Airlines, which has led to a cluster infection, could have been controlled. However, as the airline’s pilots were allowed a shortened quarantine period of three days and were placed
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY: Taiwan has an abundance of pandemic-related goods in storage, and protocols have been implemented to ensure that the supply chain is not broken Hordes of customers descended on hypermarkets and supermarkets in Taipei and New Taipei City after the government yesterday raised the COVID-19 alert level for the two municipalities to level 3 until May 28. Earlier in the day, the Central Epidemic Command Center reported 180 new domestically transmitted cases, most of them in Taipei and New Taipei City. Despite the government urging the public to stop hoarding daily necessities, shelves were stripped bare while cashiers were working as fast as they could. Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) at a news conference on Friday detailed the government’s inventory of masks, medical-grade isopropyl alcohol and protective clothing,
‘STAY CALM’: The nation has more than 800 million masks in stock and can produce up to 40 million a day, while hand sanitizer stocks are also sufficient The nation has an ample supply of masks to meet demand amid concerns over an increase in the number of domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Tuesday. Taiwan has more than 800 million masks in stock, with daily production of 18.3 million units on average and maximum daily capacity of 40 million units, the ministry said on Facebook. The ministry’s assurance came after Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), on Monday said that the nation has entered the community transmission stage after several new domestic
EYES AND EARS: The navy has commissioned the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology to manufacture radars to upgrade the nation’s naval monitoring stations A military enthusiast yesterday posted photographs of Taiwanese F-16 jets taking off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu with two refueling aircraft, presumably returning to Taiwan from the US for upgrades. Asked about the matter, the Ministry of National Defense declined to comment. The jets had been part of training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and had briefly landed in Honolulu, where the photographer, Aeros808, had spotted them, a source said. The jets did not land in Guam, which had been done in 1996 when the US Air Force delivered F-16s to Taiwan, the source said, adding that the


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Samsung's request to look at Apple's unreleased iPhone and iPad during a patent case has been rejected by a U.S. judge.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh made the decision in a litigation battle in which Apple claims that Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets infringe several patents and trademarks.
Samsung has counter-sued, asserting its own patents against Apple, and last month filed a request for Apple to hand over the unreleased versions of the iPhone and iPad, saying it would be "highly relevant" to its defense.
Samsung laywers argued the company had already been ordered by a judge to produce similar materials for Apple..
Apple opposed the request, saying it was an attempt to "harass" Apple into disclosing extremely sensitive trade secrets.
Judge Koh sided with Apple and said its legal claims are only based on its products that have already hit the market.
"Common sense suggests that allegations of copying are necessarily directed at Apple's existing products, to which Samsung has access and could potentially mimic, and not at Apple's unreleased, inaccessible, next generation products," she said in her judgement.
Samsung's Galaxy products use Google's Android operating system, which directly competes with Apple's mobile software.
Representatives from Apple and Samsung could not immediately be reached for a comment.


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Kellogg Company K has taken its cost-cutting plans a notch higher with the retrenchment of more than 1000 employees across several of its facilities in the U.S. Also, the company announced plans to close down several of its distribution centers as part of its efforts to shift to a warehouse distribution model. Kellogg already uses this system for its Pringles brand and in parts of its U.S. Snacks segment.
The company will no longer ship products directly to retail stores but will instead ship to retailers' warehouses. This move is an extension to its previously-announced efficiency and effectiveness program – Project K – and is expected to result in cost savings of around $125–$175 million. Kellogg now expects $600–$700 million in Project K cost savings through 2019 compared to the previous expectation of $425–$475 million through 2018.
Management is of the view that the new model will simplify the cost structure while driving growth and profits for the company and its retail partners.
Aggressive cost cutting has been a key strategy for Kellogg to boost growth in the face of tepid sales. Other food companies like General Mills Inc. GIS have also been struggling to grow sales over the past few years mainly due to lower demand. Kellogg reported revenues of $3.25 billion in the first quarter of 2017, reflecting a decrease of 4.1% year over year and marking the ninth straight quarter of a revenue decline.
Kellogg’s North America sales also dropped 4.2% in the last reported quarter. The North American food industry has seen sluggish growth and slowdown in consumption over the last few quarters owing to shift in consumer preference toward products with less artificial sweeteners, sodium and saturated fat along with changes in consumer dynamics (such as increased need for portable and on-the-go products).
In fact, over the past one year, Kellogg has lost 4.4%, wider than the Zacks categorized Food-Miscellaneous/Diversified industry’s decline of 0.6%. Estimates have also been trending downward for the current year and next over the last 60 days.
The company’s cost cuts have been of much significance till now. Project K generated savings of around $180 million in 2015. Through 2016, the company has saved approximately $300 million cumulatively. Along with Project K, the company has a zero-based budgeting program which is anticipated to generate $450–$500 million in savings over the 2016–2018 period. In 2016, the company saved $180 million, better than the projected range of $150–$180 million.
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After acquiring automotive supplier Mobileye, Intel has announced that it will produce a test fleet of 100 autonomous vehicles and that the first cars will be ready before the end of the year.
With the announcement, Intel positions itself to enter the self-driving tech race. Already a leader in computer chip design, the acquisition allows Intel to combine its strengths (computing power and 5G wireless tech) with Mobileye’s autonomous mapping, sensing, and driving technology to create what it describes as a “complete car-to-cloud system.”.
Intel plans to test the fleet in the United States, Israel, and Europe, deploying vehicles as they are delivered and eventually scaling up to more than 100 cars. The testing locations were chosen for their geographic diversity, while testing in real-world conditions will help provide the best data for the quick advancement of the technology.
While the company’s worked with BMW in the past, the fleet will feature multiple car brands to better demonstrate the technology’s open versatility. Despite announcing that the test fleet will have Level 4 autonomy (meaning: “designed to perform all safety-critical driving functions and monitor roadway conditions for an entire trip”), the technology is also referred to as a “hybrid solution” in the company release, suggesting that even if they can build fully self-driving vehicles, they are still going to operate under the assumption that a human driver is necessary in tricky driving situations.
“This does not replace any customer activities; it is additive to them,” said Amnon Shashua, CTO of Mobileye. “Our customers will benefit from our ability to use this fleet to accelerate our technology development. We want to enable automakers to deliver driverless cars faster while reducing costs – data we collect will save our customers significant costs.”
It is expected that autonomous driving technology will dramatically cut the cost of auto insurance, however, it will likely take many years before the technology is common enough to make an impact on road safety.


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LONDON, U.K. - In a bid to explore a new demographic, the vegetarians - KFC is planning to dish out new menu items which will come without the chain’s signature ingredient - Chicken.
The chain has announced that it is planning to launch a new menu item, “vegetarian options” at its British locations.
The company said that the items will still feature its famous herbs and spices flavors but would come sans the chicken.
A KFC spokesman said in a statement, "Development of the recipe is still in its very early stages, and so the options we’re exploring in our kitchen are still top secret. Once we’ve perfected the recipe, we aim to test with customers this year, and if all goes well, we hope to launch a new vegetarian option in 2019."
Earlier this year, the brand temporarily shut almost 900 outlets citing a chicken shortage, which it blamed on a new contract with DHL for "operational issues."
Now, the popular food chain’s move is believed to come in response to the new U.K. nutritional guidelines.
Earlier this year, Public Health England announced its plans to deal with childhood obesity, as part of which it said it will take steps to cut calories in popular foods by 20 percent in six years.
Further, the agency launched its ‘One You’ campaign, which suggests adults eat 400 calories at breakfast and 600 calories at lunch and dinner to cut down on excess calories.
The agency said in its announcement, "If the 20 percent target is met within 5 years, more than 35,000 premature deaths could be prevented and around 9 billion pounds in NHS healthcare and social care costs could be saved over a 25 year period.”
Meanwhile, KFC has stated that its personal goal for Britain is to cut calories in its menu items over the next seven years.
A KFC spokesperson said, “We always look to respond to the latest changes in lifestyle and dining habits of our customers. That's why we're looking into vegetarian options."
KFC’s move also comes a month after it announced that it will begin offering healthier substitutes for fries as sides for free.
The company also said that it will offer low or zero calorie soft drinks and trial a behavioral change program designed to "nudge" consumers toward lighter options.
Victoria Robertson, KFC head of food innovation, said in a statement, “We know people are more passionate than ever about eating well, and we face a big challenge in shifting their perceptions of what we offer. We’ve done it before."
Stressing that the company’s goal is to make the options as delicious as their current offerings, Robertson said, "It’s a tricky challenge, because our fans absolutely love our Original Recipe chicken, and we won’t be changing the Colonel’s secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices.”


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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Porsche CEO Matthias Müller will be the new CEO at Volkswagen.
A Porsche representative in Germany told Business Insider that the carmaker would not comment on any personnel speculations.
The VW Group’s supervisory board is scheduled to meet on Friday, however, at which time a new CEO will most likely be named to succeed Martin Winterkorn, who resigned on Wednesday because of an emissions-cheating scandal the company says has affected 11 billion vehicles worldwide.
Additional VW executives may resign or be replaced on Friday, Reuters reported on Thursday. VW also labeled those reports as speculation.
Müller has been widely mentioned as a Winterkorn replacement. In fact, during a VW management crisis earlier this year, when Winterkorn’s destiny was in doubt, Müller indicated that he would be happy to take the job. He was seen as the favorite of then-chairman Ferdinand Piëch, but Winterkorn was able to survive, briefly as it turns out. Piëch left the VW board.
VW’s supervisory board is made up of VW Group executives; representatives of the government of the German state of Lower Saxony, where VW is headquartered; the unions for the VW workforce; and, notably, members of the Porsche family. VW was effectively founded by Ferdinand Porsche, who created the original “People’s Car” in the World War II period.
This puts Müller in an advantageous position. He has also run Porsche at a time when its performance in the US and in emerging markets has contrasted with VW’s weak market position in the US, where the automaker holds only 2% market share.
Porsche sells far fewer cars globally than VW, but the brand is particularly strong in the US and has successfully transitioned from selling expensive sports cars to selling luxury SUVs and sedans.
In 2009, Porsche actually attempted to take over VW. The effort attracted widespread attention because of the financial engineering that Porsche’s leadership engaged in at the time. But the effort ultimately failed.


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The two companies have formed a joint venture Multimodal Investments Pte Ltd (MIPL) headquartered in Singapore.
The joint venture will see duisport taking a stake in PSA’s investments in China multimodal logistics facilities such as the Sino Singapore Chongqing DC Multimodal Logistics (SSCDC) in Chongqing, and the China United International Rail Co. (CUIRC) rail terminal network.
“Our participation in this authoritative network opens up new opportunities for European companies, in particular in markets that were previously closed to them,” said said Erich Staake, CEO, duisport
“The combination of efficient rail infrastructure and innovative digital services associated with the joint venture is, in my opinion, unprecedented anywhere in the world. For our customers and partners, this cooperation offers completely new perspectives - and entrepreneurial opportunities. Multimodal Investments will become one of the decisive growth drivers for rail freight transport between Europe and Asia.”
Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO, PSA International, said, “This partnership with duisport is a groundbreaking opportunity to collaborate more strongly with global customers seeking direct access to both land-locked and maritime markets in Asia.
“We look forward to working with supply chain service providers to develop more physical and digital solutions for product redistribution and returns, enhancing the overall supply chain resilience between inland and sea terminals.”
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Abengoa Commence Operations at China Desalination Plant
Abengoa SA (ABG), the Spanish company that’s developed desalination plants from Algeria to India, said it’s started commercial operations making salt water potable at the Qingdao facility in China.
Abengoa began building the plant in 2010 and will operate and maintain it for 25 years. During this time, the company is forecasting revenue of at least 750 million euros ($1 billion) from the sale of water and a further 25 million euros from technical support operations, according to the statement.
The China Desalination Plant, at the second-largest port in northern China in Shandong province will produce 100,000 cubic meters of drinking water a day from seawater, enough to supply the needs of a half- million people, Abengoa said today in a statement.
The project, the first one of its type carried out using a project-finance structure entirely financed by local Chinese banks, required a total investment of 135 million euros, according to the statement.


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This week’s virtual town hall focused on precision nutrition. “This is a customizable approach to dietary management by providing tailored nutritional advice,” explains Max Teplitski, PMA’s Chief Science Officer, who led the panelists in the discussion. “While this has been more or less the approach of nutritionists for decades, the availability of advances in omics technology has allowed for a better understanding of the relationship between food and genetics, physiology, lifestyle and other factors. When this data is integrated and appropriately analyzed for individuals, it’s possible to manage or even present diseases and balance physical and emotional needs,” he adds.
This week’s panel was comprised of Jim Flatt, the Co-founder and CEO of Brightseed, Barbara Ruhs, a registered dietician and Nutrition Expert for Avocados From Mexico, and Roger Pepperl, Marketing Director for Stemilt Growers.
Top left to right: Max Teplitski and Barbara Ruhs. Bottom left to right: Jim Flatt and Roger Pepperl.
Targeting nutrition and flavor
At Brightseed, Flatt works with positive nutrition. He explains: “The food industry has long been focused on reducing the ‘bad’ in products, but a growing body of evidence actually shows the power and importance of positive nutrition, which means looking at the role of a plant’s phytonutrients and their health benefits. This positive approach has three times the effect of the approach of taking the ‘bad’ out. We work to understand what these phytonutrients are, where we can find them and what their role is in our health. This coming decade will be the time of phytonutrients and understanding plants on a molecular level.”
Outside of the genetic component, there are many other factors that influence a product’s nutrition density. “There are significant nutrition differences between crops with identical genetics which are grown in different geographical locations,” says Flatt. “Plants, just like humans, are products of their environment, and anything from farming practices, soil conditions, to climate conditions can affect the plant’s molecules that impact its taste and health conditions.”
Research is also being done on specific flavor components in produce and how these might be altered. The example discussed was cilantro, and how a small part of the population finds that it tastes like soap. “This is due to a genetic mutation in humans, and it turns out that a single mutation can actually affect the receptors which gives the individual the perception that the item tastes like soap” says Flatt. “Knowing this, we can target it and tweak the small molecules in cilantro that change our perception. Methods are increasingly being used on gene editing and molecular breeding to change some of these compounds in produce, and we can envision a future where we have tailored produce that speaks to subsectors of the population, like the 12% of people who find that cilantro tastes like soap.”
Increasing produce consumption
Highlighting the personal benefits individuals can have from produce can also help to increase overall produce consumption. Ruhr says: “Less than 10% of people are consuming adequate amounts of fruit and vegetables, and one in five deaths is related to insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables. So basically, everyone needs to eat more fruits and vegetables and anything that brings light to the health benefits will be good for our industry.”
Stemilt Growers works to bring out nutrition messaging through recipes on their website. “We have recipes that are accessible, with specific health components that can be fun – like working with shapes, which kids love. We want to make it exciting for consumers to eat produce, so we try to make it less threatening and combine it with other meal experiences. And the recipes don’t include a lot of sugar – besides a few pie recipes which are, of course, essential for the holidays – so they work to retain the product’s numerous nutritional benefits,” Pepperl shares.
Genetically modified produce
When looking at how to increase the nutritional density of produce, the conversation inevitably circles around genetic modification. “Unfortunately, there is a lot of misconception from consumers surrounding this and GMO can be very scary to anybody who doesn’t have a science background. Bioengineering to create a fruit or vegetable that is pest resistant, has higher nutrients, or can even be grown in more sustainable ways shouldn’t be scary. So, it’s really important to recommunicate this to the consumers,” Ruhr says.
Stemilt Growers works with new apple varieties and each time a new apple is brought out the consumer’s mind goes to genetic modification, Pepperl shares. “All of our apples are non-GMO, and the amount of apple pairings out there today work to solve numerous issues, but we do get a lot of questions and concerns about this from retailers and consumers. It’s definitely not the majority of people that are concerned about it, it’s just a vocal minority, but it is a concern,” he says.
Flatt believes that the acceptance of genetically modified produce is growing. “At its beginnings, genetic modification was used to create amazing benefits for farmers, but the consumers didn’t see these benefits for themselves. Now that genetic modification is used to create better flavors, longer shelf-life, and more, the consumers are seeing the benefits for themselves and we’re seeing a greater acceptance from them. Highlighting these benefits will drive consumer adoption,” he concludes.
Next week’s virtual town hall will feature John Anderson, Chairman and CEO of the Oppenheimer Group, and Bruce Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, who will be led by PMA CEO Cathy Burns in a conversation on their perspectives on 2020 and how they plan to seize new opportunities in 2021.


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Wood pellets in high demand
But when she tried to order her supply of pellets recently for the upcoming winter, the Lenox resident had a hard time finding any.
"It's getting pretty tough to get them," said Sullivan, who after contacting six different dealers has only managed to buy half the amount she wanted. "It's become a game in a way."
As residents search for alternatives to the rising prices of home heating heating oil prices are projected to be up a whopping 31 percent this season the wood pellet stove industry is struggling with rising demand and limited supply.
Wood pellets which are essentially compressed sawdust were first produced in the 1970s and have become popular, particularly in the Northeast in recent years, because they are a cheap alternative to oil heating. Pellets come in 40 pound bags and are placed into a hopper that feeds a stove fire.
While most manufacturers expect the supply to eventually catch up to demand, the current shortage has left consumers scrambling.
The sawdust used for the pellets is most commonly procured from sawmills, but a deflated housing market has dramatically impacted the supply. In addition, demands and shipping costs are making pellets increasingly expensive. And because it is a relatively small industry, many producers are wary of producing too many pellets and are not equipped to quickly react to large shifts in either demand or supply.
Pellets, which were being sold for $250 a ton earlier this spring, are currently being sold for more than $300 a ton. The average pellet stove will burn between 3 to 5 tons in an average winter.
Sales of pellet stoves also jumped to previously unseen levels this spring as gas prices hit $4 a gallon and preset home heating oil prices were announced at more than twice last year's price.
Shipments of wood pellet stoves for the first half of 2008 jumped by more than 200 percent this past year, according to Leslie Wheeler, director of communications for the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association.
In Pittsfield, there have been 104 permit applicants for wood pellet stoves this year, compared to 126 for all of 2007, according to the building inspector's office.
"In the third week in May, all hell broke loose and the phones were ringing off the hook," said Mark Wilson, COO for New England Wood Pellet, a pellet manufacturer based in New Hampshire.
To meet demand, New England Wood Pellet has begun running its plants 24 hours a day and reopened a packaging plant in Palmer, increasing their supply by more than 10,000 tons.
Wilson said that while they are behind demand now, manufacturers should eventually be able to meet demands as long as the winter isn't exceedingly cold.
The process has been difficult for many local suppliers.
"It's frustrating and challenging for us," said Bart Raser, owner of Carr Hardware in Pittsfield. "People have relied upon us for years."
Raser said his store has no pellets, having sold more in August than in all of 2007.
His current wait list is more than 150 people long.
"It's not looking very good for this year," he said. "I anticipate the price will continue to rise and there will be limited supply all year."
L.P. Adams has been sold out for nearly a month, despite limiting sales to two tons per customer. One of its vendors said it might not be able to get more in until February.
"I feel bad for the people who invested in these stoves," said Theresa Dapretto, an L.P. Adams customer service representative. "I think everyone realizes its going to be a mad rush when the pellets do come in."
Even larger stores are struggling to meet demand.
"It's been a hard commodity to get hold of," said Bruce Drewniany, manager for The Home Depot in Pittsfield, whose store typically receives 22-ton shipments.
"I've had a fairly consistent supply, but they sell out in a day."
While cutting in to their profits, The Home Depot has been able to maintain their pre-rush prices because of the company's size, according to Drewniany.
While the surge in demand may eventually recede, manufacturers are hoping the weather remains on their side.
"No one has a crystal ball," said Wheeler. "If the weather remains mild, it just gives manufacturers more time to catch up. If we get hit with a cold snap and everyone is trying to buy, it is going to be tight."
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In a sure sign of the maturing of the industry, CEOs of Indian BPO companies are now actively deliberating on meeting the next level of challenges. The top-of-mind issues for them have changed from selling India and countering the so-called backlash to building focus, bettering service delivery and building global delivery capabilities. This was evident from the opinions of more than 20 CEOs who participated in the 2nd India BPO Summit organized by V&D bpOrbit in four major centers of BPO activity—Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai. V&D bpOrbit is India’s only publication for the BPO industry, brought out by Cyber Media.
With increasing competition and pressure on margins, focus on specific verticals and processes are on top of the agenda for most CEOs of leading companies. This seems to be the point where there seems to be a wide consensus among all top honchos. Another issue that has a major mindshare among CEOs is the issue of managing cost—especially that of operation. This is a direct result of attrition and the rising rupee. Also, building global service delivery capability is something that almost all major companies are looking at. However, barring a few, the companies have not yet implemented the plans. Onshore delivery capability in target markets (like US and UK), though top of mind, has no practitioners yet.
Also important for the panelists were issues of attrition, and intra-industry cooperation. A few panelists also stressed the need for government’s role in helping the industry build manpower resource.
Some senior executives who participated in different locations included Raman Roy, chairman & CEO, Wipro Spectramind; Atul Kunwar, MD, eFunds International; Akshaya Bhargava, CEO, Progeon; R Mohan, CEO, Hinduja TMT; Prakash Gurbaxani, CEO, Transworks; Raju Bhatnagar, president, ICICI Onesource; Anirudha Joshi, MD, Zenta; Dan Sandhu, CEO, Vertex India; Shekhar Mulatti, country head, Greenpoint Mortgage; Prashant Sahni, CEO, Tecnovate eSolutions; R Jagadish, CEO, Allsec Technologies; Bharat Chadda, Country Head, Sutherland Technologies, Kaushal Mehta, CEO, Motif; Pradeep Nevatia, MD, Lason India; and Uma Krishnan, COO, Optimus Outsourcing.


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Nollywood actress Uche Elendu said she will not dignify her colleague, Doris Ogala, with a response after she was accused of lying about her shop being looted.
Uche Elendu had on Thursday, Oct 22, 2020, taken to her Instagram page to revealed that her shop was looted by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest while expressing her hurt and disappointment.
But after the looting post went viral, Doris stormed social media with a claim that Uche was being untruthful and was trying to take advantage of the situation at hand.
Doris further explained that Uche Elendu’s shop is a single shop upstairs and not the one she posted on Instagram while claiming all her hard work and investment with the looting.
Doris told Uche to do damage control by editing her post and give credit to the shop owner and stop trying to take advantage of someone’s shop been looted for her own gain.
Reacting to Doris’s statement, Uche said: “I really don’t have any reaction to the person who claimed I misled the public about my store being looted.”
However, Uche insisted that her shop was looted; she said:
“My store located at Penny Mall, Providence Street, Lekki Phase One, was looted. Prior to making a post about it on social media, I and other shop owners in the mall were added to a WhatsApp group and pictures of the damage to the mall were uploaded there. Those were the pictures I posted on Instagram as I could not go there initially to see things for myself because of the curfew in the state. It was when the curfew was eased that I went there to take pictures and videos. It is not something to be happy about that my shop was looted. I actually lost millions of naira to the incident. My store opening was well publicised with a lot of press and celebrity presence, so what is so interesting about my neighbors’ shops? I would not pay attention to whatever was said to the contrary. My focus is on how to start all over again and get back on my feet.”


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The New York Excelsior is teaming up with United Airlines to create the Historic Journey Jersey Collection, the Overwatch League team announced today.
The collection is made up of eight unique jerseys, each created by repurposing and upcycling portions of previous NYXL jerseys from the first three seasons of the Overwatch League. Although the jerseys won’t be available for purchase by the general public, since there are only eight of them in total, NYXL fans will have a chance to win them during an upcoming digital campaign.
“Each of these jerseys are completely unique and were handcrafted by our award-winning consumer products team from portions of NYXL jerseys from the past three seasons,” said Kai Mathey, head of partnerships at Andbox. “Fans will have a chance to win them as United Airlines and the NYXL launch a digital campaign that will bring fans on a journey spanning the team’s first three seasons in the Overwatch League.”
NYXL has had a wild ride in OWL season three. After starting their 2020 season playing at a homestand in New York, they eventually relocated their team operations to Korea after the state of New York shut down non-essential businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. The Excelsior have played in the APAC division since relocating in April.
New York Excelsior is scheduled to kick off its 2020 OWL playoff journey on Saturday, Sept. 5 against the Chengdu Hunters in the second round of the APAC playoffs.


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US office-sharing startup WeWork to receive $3bn investment from SoftBank
WEWORK, a U.S.-based startup that specializes in office space-sharing for working professionals, is expected to close a deal regarding an investment worth over US$3 billion from Japan’s SoftBank group, reported CNBC.
This potential investments marks the latest in SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son’s determination to become a top tech investor. His last deal was U.S. investment manager Fortress in what many have called an “unusual” move.
SoftBank has been looking to expand its investment portfolio beyond tech and telecoms and wants to start moving into the emerging tech space. Last year they announced the birth of a tech investment fund with Saudi Arabia that has the potential to grow to US$100 billion and make the group one of the world’s largest private equity investors.
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Sources close to the deal told CNBC that the investment may be split into two rounds – the primary round being discussed is worth US$2 billion, and will be followed by a secondary one worth over US$1 billion. The secondary round could be increased to nearly US$2 billion.
WeWork plans to expand to Beijing in May, co-founder Miguel McKelvey told reporters in Hong Kong last week. It will continue to raise capital for expansion ahead of an expected public listing, but did not indicate a time frame.
Last year, China’s private equity giant Hony Capiral poured US$700 million into WeWork, which valued the space-sharing company at US$16.7 billion, making it one of the world’s most valuable startups.
SoftBank has been aggressive in its investment approach – last year, it bought chip designer ARM Holdings for US$32 billion, marking the biggest acquisition of a European tech business. ARM Holdings is Britain’s most valuable technology company.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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Pokémon GO on December 7
Apparently, the new alliance would occur between the developer of Pokémon GO and the chain of coffee shops Starbucks. To determine if this would affect the locations of the cafeteria worldwide, or only in a specific country, as has happened in Japan with McDonald’s. Be that as it may, the supposed agreement between the two companies, filtered by an employee who would have received information about this, does confirm the date on which the collaboration would begin on the occasion of, as we can read, “Pokemon Version 2”.
It seems logical that it would be the arrival of the update with the second generation of Pokémon, and that the December 7th, a date that fits with what is known so far, and that made us think that December would be the planned release date. Now we need not only the month, but also the day. That means we are less than a month away from receiving the most relevant Pokémon GO update that has been released so far.
Starbucks as PokéStop
Although we are not clear what the consequences of collaboration between Starbucks and Pokémon GO, it seems that all coffee shops could become PokéStops in the game. Besides that, there would be a special recipe Pokémon Frappuccino, which would be available in coffee shops. The objective is clear, to use the boom of the second generation launch to attract more users in the coffee shops. What remains to be seen is whether the deal will affect the whole world, or all the countries with the company’s coffee shops, or just some countries. The supposed internal email is in English, so it seems logical that it would be from an Anglo-Saxon country. The fact that data appears from a collaboration with Verizon, an operator in the United States, leads us to think that this could mainly affect the American country. We will see if also to Spain.
Either way, the December 7th It seems the date chosen to launch the update with the 2nd generation of Pokémon in the game that has already become the mobile phenomenon, Pokemon go. It will arrive with battles between users, and Pokémon exchange, among other novelties.


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A huge strategy in the technology market is to keep up the pace on everything new, provided it’s a feature deemed necessary by the consumers. Tech giants are always on a top gear for any arising competition. And Apple may be planning to introduce its very first triple-camera smartphone this year, according to a rumor going round today.
TNW reports that the upcoming 6.5-inch iPhone is being speculated to take the credit, following Huawei’s P20 Pro released last month. The rumor is coming after just a few days Samsung disclosed that the company will join the trend next year, with S10 expected to lead the triple-camera lineup from the Korean tech giant.
However, this is not the first rumor that Apple will be introducing a triple camera iPhone. Previous reports which involved a popular Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo speculated that the company would be rolling out such feature in 2019, according to MacRumors, as also reported by TNW.
Long before now, many of us have been waiting to see how triple camera will inversely improve the wide-angle view in our smartphones. Huawei delivered a perfect product, the P20 Pro with amazing image quality. But the technology still has a lot of promises – there are more to exploit in the configuration, mostly using AI technology to combine lenses, just like the underrated L16 due to software quality. Who knows what other companies would offer?
A major thing to note is that the route is inarguably one that every smartphone maker will speedily take. That makes me doubt that Samsung is not ready to compete this year. The date announced could possibly be a mistake, considering the damage it could cause the Korean giant within that length of time.
Meanwhile, the product that has wakened everyone has three cameras on the back, yes: one 40-megapixel main sensor, a 3x zoom 8-megapixel and a 20-megapixel camera. Though Huawei is in no way competing with Samsung and Apple is terms of market share or product quality, for now, the company has delivered one of the best smartphones anyone can buy. But competitors have a lot of weaknesses to exploit to win back the title almost immediately.
Combining the information from multiple cameras [for different purposes] with smart image processors can produce a remarkable image quality. This looks like the future of our smartphone cameras. At the moment, we only have phones with a telephoto lens and normal lens, or telephoto and wide-angle lens. None has combined the three which would unarguably offer the best image quality if properly processed.
What is Apple looking at to do with the three lenses? No one can imagine that right for now, it’s too early to think of. TNW suggests that Apple could use the third camera to improve the image quality from the remaining two and for depth sensing. Perhaps the company is planning to introduce something like a Face ID on the rear. Only time can tell as we await Apple’s first triple-camera iPhone.


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‘You’re being upgraded’. Whether it’s to a larger hotel suite, first class airline tickets or the latest smartphone, hearing those words is guaranteed to make you smile. Lexus now wants to make sure that feeling stays with you for longer, thanks to the new IS F-Sport 20 Years Celebration Edition.
This year’s Salon Privé proved to be the largest, most spectacular and most popular to date. Once again, the world’s most exclusive cars convened on the lawns of London’s Hurlingham Club for a motoring event unlike any other in the UK. But what made this year so special?
With only 500 LFA supercars scheduled for production worldwide, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the opportunity to drive one doesn’t come up too often. Luckily our Lexus colleagues from Europe and Japan were kind enough to bring a trio of pre-production LFAs to the UK recently.
Have you heard the brilliant results of the latest JD Power customer satisfaction survey? Not only has the RX 450h claimed first place in the SUV category, it has also been awarded top honours overall – for the second year in a row.
In this section of the Lexus blog we will explore the many ways Lexus reaches out beyond Centre showrooms to engage with people across the UK. We will also uncover some of the exciting developments that are happening with our Lexus colleagues around the world and bring you updates from Lexus global headquarters in Japan.
We’ll be honest, we’ve never driven an LFA. That’s right, not even once. Not even slowly. If there’s a list somewhere of VIPs in line to drive the Lexus supercar, the blog team is nowhere near the top. Shocking, isn’t it?
Welcome to the world’s first full hybrid luxury compact car. Welcome to the CT 200h. Powered by the latest Lexus Hybrid Drive system, CT 200h is set to deliver the smooth performance and class-leading emissions that discerning drivers expect.
The IS Series has evolved from a single model into a full suite of luxury performance cars. Eager for a sports saloon with a petrol V6 under the bonnet? No problem. How about the efficiency of a diesel engine? There’s one of those too. But that’s just the beginning.
We could tell you what we think about the GS 450h, but you would probably expect us to go on and on about class-leading refinement, sophistication and the benefits of Lexus Hybrid Drive technology. After all, when Lexus launched the GS 450h in 2005, it unveiled the world’s first high-performance hybrid car…


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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) reported total revenue of $34.5 billion for the first quarter of 2022, down 5% from the same period a year ago.
GAAP net loss amounted to $3.1 billion, or $0.78 per share, compared to a net income of $3.3 billion, or $0.81 per share, last year. Adjusted EPS amounted to $0.38.
For FY2022, Ford expects adjusted EBIT to range between $11.5-12.5 billion.
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It is estimated that the size of the global chip manufacturing equipment market would nearly double from the current levels to about $142 billion in the next eight years. Applied
Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) were down over 2% on Friday. The stock has dropped 32% year-to-date and 35% over the past 12 months. Earlier this week, the


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The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 (Act) received royal assent on 14 September 2017. This means that the following changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 commenced from 15 September 2017: New and increased penalties for serious contraventions of workplace laws and record keeping obligations; New prohibitions against requiring an employee to…
A recent decision by the Full Federal Court has widened the scope of what may constitute trade mark infringement and has practically changed the approach to the use of trade marks online. The case found that seemingly invisible meta tags, used to direct the user’s experience online, can constitute trade mark infringement.
This article explains the significant findings of the decision pertaining to meta tag use and suggests practical tips for protecting your trade mark(s) in light of this case.
From 12 November 2016, changes to the law will protect small business from unfair contract terms in standard form contracts.
Some very important changes to the way trade mark oppositions operate in Australia came into effect on 15 April 2013. These changes affect all trade mark oppositions that are lodged after this date and also many oppositions that have already been lodged.


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Gotta love a good test drive.
A California man spent $200 on a camera that he mounted on the rear-view mirror of his red Mustang, and he’s now saying it’s the best use he could have put to that money
Michael Burke from Elk Grove, California, says his Mustang is his “baby.” He recently took it for a brake inspection at a local tire shop and was shocked to see a mechanic meant to perform the inspection doing donuts in it. “Livid” doesn’t even begin to describe how he felt, he tells KRCA.
The camera is visible inside the car, but the mechanic must have thought it stopped recording when he got in. That’s because its screen goes black after about 3 minutes, Burke explains for the media outlet.
However, he probably wouldn’t have thought to check the footage had he not noticed something off when the mechanic brought his Mustang back from the inspection. “I got my keys. I got back in my car and noticed all the stuff in my car was, like, crammed over on one side, like, off the seat and everything,” he says.
When he got home, he checked the video and saw the car being driven to an empty parking lot, where the mechanic did donuts with it. Tire marks on the asphalt indicated that this spot had been used before to this end. “Oh my gosh, I was furious. I don't even drive my car like that. Yeah, uncalled for,” Burke says.
He went back to the tire shop and made a complaint with the manager, who, in turn, fired the mechanic responsible. The manager is now considering using in-car cameras for all inspections, as a way to rebuild trust with customers. He also offered Burke a refund and free service for some time, but the man is still considering his options.
Bill Thomas, a manager at the state Bureau of Automotive Repairs, says that behavior like this is in violation of industry standards. “Under no circumstances of diagnosis is that necessary in the operation of a consumer's vehicle,” Thomas says for the same media outlet. “So, we definitely have concerns the minute we see that aspect of it and want to look into the entire transaction.”


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This morning Comme des Garçons kicked off their mega Super-Market-Market 2016 sale in NYC, for the first time ever featuring Dover Street Market brands in addition to CDG product.
Located in an industrial area on the West side of NYC the crowd was full of stylish individuals eager to shop the likes of Supreme, Gosha, Undercover and more for up to 80% off. The massive line-up spanned down and around the block all day Friday, with crowds of over 600 people deep.
Check out some of our favorite outfits in the gallery above and for those looking to attend, the once-every-three-year sale will continue all weekend through Monday, May 23 at Skylight Clarkson Square in NYC, with items being replenished constantly.
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Thai Union Group reported its highest sales for 2023 in the fourth quarter, with a 4.8 percent quarter-on-quarter increase to THB 35.5 billion, driven by a strong rebound in the Frozen and PetCare categories. The Bangkok-headquartered seafood company, which is a major producer of frozen shrimp and canned tuna products, normalized net profit increased 3.1 percent from the third quarter to THB 1.24 billion, while the gross profit margin stood at 17.8 percent as the group demonstrated resilience amid steady external headwinds.
Sales for the full year declined 12.5 percent to THB 136.2 billion due to a very high baseline in 2022 and a normalization of logistics, which resulted in the full-year normalized net profit falling 37.0 percent to THB 4.5 billion. As announced in January, Thai Union booked a one-time non-cash impairment charge of THB 18.4 billion (US $527 million) during the fourth quarter after announcing its intention to pursue an exit of its minority investment in the Red Lobster restaurant chain. Since then, the group received approval for a one-time waiver from bondholders to exclude the impairment from 2023 net income covenant calculation. The financial outlook for Thai Union reportedly remains strong, with TRIS Rating affirming the Company’s A+ rating.
Frozen and chilled seafood sales grew 8.0 percent to THB 12.5 billion in the fourth quarter from the third quarter, while also delivering an all-time quarterly gross profit margin at 14.4 percent thanks largely to strategic rightsizing in the United States and improved inventory management. PetCare sales increased 22.5 percent quarter-on-quarter due to a recovery from key customers restocking, inventory levels normalizing, along with a key strategic focus on wet pet food and treats. Thai Union Group also had positive cash flow of THB 2.8 billion in the fourth quarter, driven largely by strong EBITDA and well managed net working capital.
“There were some significant challenges during 2023, with inflationary pressures across all markets where we operate, and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis which has impacted consumers’ spending power,” said Thai Union Group CEO Thiraphong Chansiri. “Despite these headwinds, we continued to demonstrate resilience which has been reflected in an improved performance in the fourth quarter, supported in part by the successful implementation of our profit protection plan across our entire business.”
He added: “While external challenges will persist in 2024, I am confident that Strategy 2030 will sharpen our focus on Thai Union’s core businesses of Ambient Seafood, Frozen, and PetCare which will help us drive stronger profitability and value for all shareholders.”


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22.8 million tons this crop of potatoes predicts the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation this year
Potato production in Russia is growing every year. This is facilitated by measures of state support
Rospotrebnadzor recalled that it is necessary to carefully study the data written on the food label.
The Ministry of agriculture performs real-time monitoring of bringing budget allocations for state support of the agroindustrial complex of the country. As of June 13, envisaged in the Federal budget subsidies transferred to the regions in full for the total amount of 117,17 billion.
Wheat plants resistant to glyphosate herbicide, was discovered in the United States for the third time. And the second time – in Washington state since, as in 2013 was derived from wheat that are resistant to glyphosate
Russia's agriculture Ministry set up an operational headquarters for the export of meat to China, Japan and South Korea
Russia's agriculture Ministry set up an operational headquarters for the export of meat products to China, Japan and South Korea.
The agricultural Bank and the market leader in sunflower oil "Yug Rusi" have agreed to develop export APK
In the framework of St. Petersburg international economic forum – 2019 JSC "Rosselkhozbank" and "Yug Rusi" - the largest Russian manufacturer of bottled vegetable oil concluded a cooperation agreement. From the agricultural Bank the document was signed by Chairman of the Board Boris Leaves from the "South of Russia" – the General Director Nelli Subbotin.
JSC "Russian agricultural Bank" and APIBank (OOO "Digital banking platform") has signed a Memorandum of cooperation at the St. Petersburg international economic forum-2019. Signatures under the document have put the Chairman of the Board of Rosselkhozbank Boris Leaves and the CEO of the company-the resident of it cluster innovation center "SKOLKOVO" Alexey Petrov in the presence of the Chairman of Fund "SKOLKOVO" Arkady Dvorkovich.
With the support of JSC "Rosselkhozbank" 2-4 June in Tours (France) the team of cheese makers from Moscow, Tver, Tula and Yaroslavl regions participated in the "4th International exhibition of cheese and dairy products" (Mondial du Fromage 2019). The Russians present their products to experts and the General public and perform at the International competition for the best cheese chef (Concours Mondial du Meilleur Fromager) and the International contest of cheese and dairy products (Produits Concours International)
At the St. Petersburg international economic forum signed an agreement on cooperation between Russian agricultural Bank, the country's largest Bank for farmers, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a region that occupies more than 18% of the territory of Russia. Within the document, the parties established long-term partnership, which should contribute to the development of the Yakut industry, agriculture, transport, housing and utilities infrastructure. The agreement is based on mutual interest of the parties in the sustainable increase of welfare of citizens of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the dynamic development of the economy of the region.
Russian cheese makers, with the support of Rosselkhozbank conquered participants of the international exhibition in France
2-4 June in France, in Tours, took place the international cheese salon Mondial du Fromage 2019, which with the support of JSC "Rosselkhozbank", took part in the team of cheese makers from Moscow, Tver, Tula and Yaroslavl regions.
The total number of clients of the Rostov regional branch of Rosselkhozbank has exceeded 300 thousand.
On the Russian grain market continues to consolidate. The Chinese COFCO Corporation began negotiations to acquire a 25% KSK grain terminal in Novorossiysk, the group "Business", Sergey Shishkarev. This may be the first such asset COFCO in Russia.
Since October, the producers will begin to warn about the high levels of salt, sugar and fat in products
Standard color-coded products — the so — called traffic light is planned to be adopted in October. This "Izvestia" reported in Rosstandart.
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The CPS has published on its website recommendations for the selection of ice cream.
The food embargo hit hard in the first place, on a spectrum of cheeses, presented on the shelves. The main task then was to prevent a deficit, the quality has gone by the wayside. However, the situation is changing — it is recognized by all industry players.
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A group of Swedish researchers just discovered an unconventional way to give new life to rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries: with pine resin and alfalfa seeds.
This has green implications beyond the materials woodsy roots. Lithium-ion batteries help power everything from iPhones to Nissan Leafs (Leaves?). And demand for the batteries from automobile manufacturers could explode up to 400 percent in the next six years. Current methods for recycling Li-ion batteries are energy-intensive and require toxic materials. So yeah, giving the mass-produced batteries new charge with sustainable materials could have a huge impact.
The recycled biomaterial batteries pack up to 99 percent the punch as the original battery. With some extra time, the researchers think they can increase the energy output even more.
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Digitization Propels Server Market Growth By 21.6pc: IDC
Server market in India rose by 21.6 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2016, with 40,495 units shipped in Q1 2016 as against 33,292 units in Q1 2015. In terms of revenue, there was a 27.8 per cent year on year growth registered in Q1 2016, reported International Data Corporation (IDC)
Continued investments from telecom service providers towards 4G deployments, piece-meal investments from local hosting providers and periodic banking refreshes primarily contributed to the national compute demand in Q1 2016. The onset of digitization drives across multiple verticals and cities further drove server demand this quarter. Multiple ongoing smart city initiatives and surveillance projects further propelled compute demand nationwide.
The non x86 server market grew by 15.3 per cent year on year in terms of unit shipments and 42.4 per cent in terms of revenue in Q1 2016. Banking and Communications & Media verticals were the major contributors to this growth, owing to several bank refreshes and continued investments from telecom providers.
“Last few quarters have witnessed predominant compute demand from telecom providers for 4G deployments, e-commerce investments and local datacentre expansions. With the launch of AWS data centres in India, the cloud services space in India is expected to get more competitive, price cuts more dramatic and compute demand more imperative,” said Ruchika Kakkar, Server Market Analyst, IDC India,
“Digital initiatives, consolidation projects, refresh and upgrades and growing need for compute due to 3rd platform deployments are all in line to drive demand in the coming quarters,” said Gaurav Sharma, Research Manager, Research Manager- Enterprise & IPDS, IDC India.
In India x86 market, HP maintained its leading position in Q1 2016 with 40 per cent market share in terms of unit shipment, followed by Dell with a market share of 25 per cent. Lenovo’s market share dropped from 18 per cent to 12 per cent year-on year. White box providers lost marginal market share of 1 per cent on a comparative basis, down from 12 per cent in Q1 2015 to 11 per cent in Q1 2016; however, they witnessed 16.4 per cent year-on-year growth in Q1 2016, in terms of absolute unit shipment. Cisco’s market share dropped by 1 per cent year-on year, while Acer retained its market share at 3 per cent.
On the revenue front, HP led with 46 per cent market share, followed by Dell at 27 per cent market share. Lenovo’s market share stood at 8 per cent in Q1 2016, closely followed by Cisco at 7 per cent.
IDC India Forecasts that investments from global cloud service providers and a few e-commerce players is expected to drive notable compute demand in the next two quarters. On-going banking refreshes and digitization across various verticals are expected to augment server demand further. Government backed surveillance and ‘Digital India’ projects across multiple states remain in the pipeline, with further investments expected in the near future.
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EX-TOWIE star Joey Essex has revealed he is undergoing an epic teeth transformation from home - thanks to a handy kit.
The reality star, 30, is looking forward to getting his great grin back, all from the comfort of his home.
He is is straightening and whitening his lower teeth as he had previously had upper veneers but not lower.
Since last year Dr Richard Marques has teamed up with Diamond Whites to help everyone achieve perfect teeth without going to the dentist.
Stars including Strictly's AJ Pritchard and and Love Island's Jessica Shears have also given it a try and looked very happy with the results as they posed with the Diamond Whites pack.
The TV star wore a casual white T-shirt and blue jeans as he opened up the box which contained all he needed to make his bottom teeth whiter and straighter.
He posted a story to his Instagram account, which has 1.8 million followers.
The starter pack includes a Home Impression Kit, Free teeth whitening kit, 3D before and after visuals from £99.
Once happy with it, clients can pay £46 a month until they pay the remaining £1,300 for that Hollywood smile.
Ben Reed, of Diamond Whites, said he was proud this product could be pushed out to people to do it for themselves at home.
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He said: "Myself and Dr Richard have worked on this over the past six months to produce a quality, yet affordable product that boosts confidence and changes lives.
"Technology is moving forward at such a fast pace and so are we.
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Lexus IS Coupe to Bow as Early as 2012
Lexus will move ahead with plans to finally add a Coupe to its lineup of BMW 3 Series competitors. The two-door will joint the range as a part of the third-generation IS series of cars, which will hit the road roughly a year after the debt of the new Lexus GS.
The product rollout will begin next year with the unveiling of a new GS, that will ride on an all new (or significantly revised) platform. Like with the current GS/IS range, the future products will share their underpinnings.
According to AutoBlog, Lexus has been pushing for an IS Coupe for a long time now but was never able to get the go-ahead from corporate. The IS Convertible was, however, green-lighted, as Toyota execs (rightfully so) saw a better market for such a model that better suits the more luxurious direction of the Lexus brand. But now with Mercedes set to deliver a C-Class Coupe, Lexus is ready to take on what is arguably its biggest rival in the segment.
Expect a new engine range to be included in the new IS lineup, with an IS-F Coupe to follow!


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Some of the key findings of the report:
· By the end of 2015, APAC had grown larger than the Americas in revenue. Much of this growth was driven by China. APAC’s revenue is expected to more than triple from 2015 to 2020, while America’s and EMEA’s will more than double.
· Asia Pacific leads strong revenue growth across all regions. The US will continue to experience significant revenue growth, particularly from in-app advertising and drive the Americas region overall.
· The US market will remain the single largest market for publishers, delivering $59B in 2020, compared to $54B from China.
· Transportation apps such as Ola cabs, and shopping apps such as Flipkart, Myntra, etc. attract the staggering growth of 339% and 359%. These apps transform traditional industries, driving innovation and changing the competitive landscape.
· Through 2020, China will be the primary driver of worldwide revenue growth and extend APAC’s lead over the other regions. India is also expected to soar with download growth; Chinese market will get more mature in transition from explosive download growth to one of higher engagement & revenue growth.
Globally, time spent in apps grew by 114% on Android phones from H1 2014 to H1 2016 according to App Annie Intelligence. Communication and Social apps like WhatsApp Messenger and Facebook attract the largest share of time spent. Time spent in the Media and Video category has grown by 212% over this period and is on the brink of overtaking games.
The report further sheds light on revenue growth across the iOS and Android ecosystem where iOS continues to lead the US and Western Europe. While Android leads worldwide downloads by a factor of 7:2, due to its dominant installed base, iOS leads on revenue by 3:2 due to its more affluent customer base. iOS will maintain its lead over Google Play and third-party Android through 2020; though the latter two are projected to grow faster.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers on Friday not to eat any romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif., after at least 40 cases of E. coli infection nationwide were linked to contaminated products from that region.
In a statement detailing the E. coli outbreak, which has affected 16 states and left at least 28 people hospitalized, the C.D.C. also advised retailers not to sell any lettuce harvested in Salinas.
No deaths have been reported, but at least five people developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome, the agency said.
The strain behind the outbreak, E. coli O157:H7, produces a Shiga toxin that can cause painful cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Roughly 5 to 10 percent of the people who fall sick from that type of E. coli develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially life-threatening complication that occurs most commonly in young children under 5 years, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems, according to the agency.
People began to get sick from Sept. 24 to Nov. 10, the agency said.
The strain behind this year’s outbreak is the same as that in other E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce and leafy greens in the past two years, the C.D.C. said.
The Food and Drug Administration said in a statement Friday that it was sending investigators to farms in Salinas, Calif., to look for the source of contamination.
On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a recall of more than 75,000 pounds of prepackaged salads from the New Jersey-based company Missa Bay as the lettuce is possibly contaminated with E. coli.
The recalled products have “use by” dates ranging from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, according to the C.D.C.
“The products identified are already significantly past their use-by dates, so this voluntary recall most likely does not affect any product currently on store shelves,” Ready Pac Foods said in a statement on Thursday. “We are working with our retailers to help ensure that this is the case.” Missa Bay produced the recalled products for Ready Pac Foods, the company said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak includes all types of romaine lettuce that were harvested from the Salinas growing region of California, including prepackaged salads, whole heads of romaine, and romaine hearts.
The salads, which were shipped to more than 20 states, have the number “EST. 18502B” inside the Agriculture Department mark of inspection. Consumers should look for that number to know if their product was subject to recall, according to the department.
The C.D.C. suggested consumers throw out any lettuce packaged with the word “Salinas” on the label or if they are unsure of where the lettuce was grown or if a salad mix has romaine lettuce in it. Washing and sanitizing the drawer where the lettuce was kept is also recommended.


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Is your blog optimized for mobile devices?
Are you considering using Google AMP, Facebook Instant Articles or Apple News?
In this post, we explore these new platforms and what they mean for bloggers.
In 2014, we reached a pivotal point in mobile device usage. According to Morgan Stanley Research, mobile device users surpassed desktop users.
In October 2016, more users accessed the internet from mobile devices and tablets than desktops.
What this shows is that the world is getting increasingly mobile. This is a great thing, but there is one significant problem.
As much as users love using their mobile devices to access the web, the experience is slow.
The average U.S. retail site takes 6.9 seconds to load. The average link clicked in the Facebook mobile app takes 8 seconds.
And according to a study by Akamai, 40% of users will leave your site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load.
As bloggers, we need to be thinking about this as we think about our mobile users.
One thing for sure, the big players in the industry are paying attention to this mobile dilemma.
Google has rolled out Google AMP, Facebook has Instant Articles and Apple is going all in on Apple News.
It's obvious that these big companies are going all in on mobile.
They want to control the mobile browsing experience because that would be profitable.
It's interesting to take a step back and think about the general progression.
First, they announced these new mobile browsing experiences with select partners.
These partners are usually big media sites. This is a great way to “test the waters” and get lots of users engaging with these new platforms.
These partners usually get some special designation – the lightening bolt on Facebook Instant Articles and Google AMP.
After a few months of testing, they begin rolling it out for all publishers.
During these stages, there is usually a clear statement that there will be no preferential treatment for these sites.
However, data is collected and published to demonstrate how beneficial the technology is for users.
For example, Facebook has reported that Instant Articles load 10x faster, are read 20% more and 70% less likely to be abandoned.
With Google AMP specifically, there is already a demonstration of preferential treatment for big news sites using AMP.
Those sites get prominent placement in cards above the regular search engine results.
These companies are building a strong case for why sites using their alternatives are good for users.
If they compile enough data to show that the user experience is better, the next logical step is to give users more.
In the future, these factors will play heavily into the algorithms.
This can be good for bloggers who use these technologies, but it does have some downsides.
The biggest downside is that you are giving up some level of control with your content. Here's what I mean:
One of the things I love about what we do as bloggers is that we are in full control of our blogs. Using these technologies, you are giving up some of that control.
While the technologies may be beneficial, it's often hard to trust these big companies.
Will they make changes in the future that affect our bottom lines? I guess that's left to be seen.
Now that we understand the goal of these platforms, let me highlight a few of the differences.
Difficulty: Of all three, Facebook Instant Articles is the most difficult to set up. Google AMP and Apple News are relatively simple to get going.
Now lets briefly cover how to get started on all three platforms. The following steps are for bloggers with a self-hosted WordPress site.
Yes, there are big changes coming to the mobile web, and blogging in general.
The worst thing we can do is to keep our heads under the sand and act as if nothing's happening.
My plan is to be proactive share what I learn with you.
If you do decide to experiment with these technologies, you should take a content-centric approach.
This is an approach that views your content as the important factor for growing your audience.
This view holds that it's important to get your content to your audience where they are, as opposed to a blog-centric approach.
It's essential for us to use that content to grow your email list. It's not enough that people consume your content. You want them to take the next step.
That's the step where you can provide them with more value. It's also the step that builds your business and not just these big companies' businesses.
Our goal is to figure out how to do this well.
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Viewing two apps side by side on a Mac just got a lot easier.
Better photo tech should help Google's Android-powered phones escape the techie buyer niche. Too bad there's no image stabilization.
Need to protect your iPhone 6/6S or iPhone 6 Plus/6S Plus? A slew of cases are available, with new cases arriving weekly. Here are our current top picks.
Apple's entry-level phone offers something unique. But is it too old?
The e-commerce giant wants to "avoid customer confusion" by directing buyers to other video-streaming devices, including its own family of Fire TV gadgets.
Technically Incorrect: He might pose as a tech expert. But even the best make mistakes. Having signed up for Twitter, Edward Snowden gets buried in e-mail notifications from followers.
The Korean electronics maker hopes the big V10 marks the start of a family of smartphones, akin to its G line.
VW's rapidly mushrooming diesel emissions conundrum could cost it up to $86B, argues major financial services company Credit Suisse.
Some of the changes Google made to its new Nexus duo reveal how the company is correcting the missteps it took with the Nexus 6.
For most of 2015, the dwarf planet has been beaming a mystery back at us. Now NASA has an educated guess that might surprise you.


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“The CBD industry is flourishing, conservatively projected to hit $16 billion in the United States by 2025. Already, the plant extract is being added to cheeseburgers, toothpicks and breath sprays. More than 60 percent of CBD users have taken it for anxiety, according to a survey of 5,000 people, conducted by the Brightfield Group, a cannabis market research firm. Chronic pain, insomnia, and depression follow behind. Kim Kardashian West, for example, turned to the product when “freaking out” over the birth of her fourth baby. The professional golfer Bubba Watson drifts off to sleep with it. And Martha Stewart’s French bulldog partakes, too.
What are the claims?
CBD is advertised as providing relief for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is also marketed to promote sleep. Part of CBD’s popularity is that it purports to be “nonpsychoactive,” and that consumers can reap health benefits from the plant without the high (or the midnight pizza munchies).
Just as hemp seedlings are sprouting up across the United States, so is the marketing. From oils and nasal sprays to lollipops and suppositories, it seems no place is too sacred for CBD. “It’s the monster that has taken over the room,” Dr. Brad Ingram, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said about all the wild uses for CBD now. He is leading a clinical trial into administering CBD to children and teenagers with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Does CBD work?
Last year, the F.D.A. approved Epidiolex, a purified CBD extract, to treat rare seizure disorders in patients 2 years or older after three randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trials with 516 patients that showed the drug, taken along with other medications, helped to reduce seizures. These types of studies are the gold standard in medicine, in which participants are divided by chance, and neither the subject nor the investigator knows which group is taking the placebo or the medication.
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Every week, surveys from all across the EU tell us what Europeans are thinking, feeling and talking about. In our segment, eupinions echo, we collect these voices and play them back to you. Each week, we highlight one survey of particular interest in a short blogpost and share daily new survey results via our website and our twitter channel.
Even though current circumstances have significantly reduced European holiday travel and tourism, there are still plenty of Europeans willing to use these last weeks of summer for a quick trip. At the same time, however, and perhaps unsurprisingly, COVID-19 infection numbers across most EU states are on the rise again and many people fear a second wave of high case numbers in their countries.
While the official regulations of the EU and its member states still permit normal travel within the Schengen zone, several countries were led to adopting and reinstituting stricter regulations, such as mandatory corona tests or even quarantines for some incoming travellers. A recent survey by YouGov has now shed light on how such various regulations affect Europeans' travel plans.
Published in the first week of August, the survey asked respondents from the UK, Germany, France, Denmark and Sweden, how different regulations would change their plans to travel. The prospect of having to go into quarantine for two weeks upon arrival, had the most negative effect on peoples' travel plans with large majorities (ranging from 61% in France to 82% in Denmark) stating that they would rather cancel a planned vacation than abide by such regulations. These numbers were even higher when results excluded respondents who never went on holidays abroad anyways, with 93% of holiday-goers from the UK saying they'd rather cancel their plans.
Other regulations had similarly significant effects on travel plans. 60% of Swedes would rather cancel their vacation then having to pay for a mandatory corona test upon arrival at their destination, 72% of Germans would cancel if they had to wear a mask in public at their destination, indoors, as well as outdoors, and for 61% of Danes even the prospect of having to wear a mask in enclosed public spaces such as shops and hotels, would be reason enough to stay at home.
Looking at the results, one sees that the French are by far the least likely to be put off by possible regulations, while Danish and Swedish travellers are the ones most likely to cancel their travel plans in light of possible regulations at their holiday destination. This finding somewhat correlates with the strictness of these countries' own regulations at home, as well as with the case number severity that the countries have been hit during the first COVID-19 peak. France has been hit comparatively hard by the virus so that French people are used to stricter regulations, more wary of a possible second wave and also more supportive of additional regulations.
One thing is for sure, however; should case numbers continue to rise, European governments won’t hesitate to reintroduce stricter measures and declare certain areas as risk areas. Germany has recently done so for most of Spain and parts of Croatia. The prospect of having to endure mandatory testing and possibly quarantine upon their arrival home, will likely further reduce peoples’ willingness to travel.
If you liked this instalment of eupinions Echo, you might also be interested in these reads:
- Italians deeply worried about financial security, even after the pandemic
Worries in Italy are shifting from COVID-19 to the economy as the consequences of recession become more and more severe
- The Optimism Gap
Personal complacency versus societal pessimism in European public opinion
- eupinions echo Data Feed
All European Opinions, Always Up-To-Date
About the surveys: The Survey was conducted by YouGov with interviews of between 1001 adults in France and 1658 adults in the UK, between the 13th and 23rd of July 2020.


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HPQ announced a cash dividend of 0.262 with an ex-date of Jun. 13, 2023
Commodity Channel Index
|Bid||30.43 x 1300|
|Ask||30.70 x 1800|
|Day's Range||29.52 - 30.79|
|52 Week Range||24.08 - 40.59|
|Beta (5Y Monthly)||1.02|
|PE Ratio (TTM)||11.44|
|Earnings Date||Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 01, 2023|
|Forward Dividend & Yield||1.05 (3.57%)|
|Ex-Dividend Date||Jun 13, 2023|
|1y Target Est||30.07|
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Dell Technologies' (DELL) first-quarter fiscal 2024 results continue to reflect sluggish PC demand, hurting Client Solutions Group business.
With various cost-cutting efforts, HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) succeeded to overcome yet another steep drops in PC sales as it delivered better than expected quarterly results. HP’s competitor, Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE: DELL) also crushed estimates with its latest quarter thanks to its cost management execution, but unlike HP, it wasn’t as optimistic with its guidance. Overall, this was a pleasant surprise from PC makers, as back in April, even the mighty Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) showed its Mac shipme
HP Inc. CEO Enrique Lores sees big changes ahead to the business work as AI advances.
Revenue fell short of estimates due to a marked decline in PC sales. As a recap, for the three-month stretch ending in April, HP turned $12.9 billion in revenue into an adjusted per-share profit of $1.07. The bottom line beat estimates of $0.76 per share, although it still slumped 31% from the year-ago second quarter's comparison of $1.20.
HP's second quarter results were mixed. Revenue was slightly lighter than analysts were expecting. It comes amid a backdrop of slowing PC sales. HP CEO Enrique Lores expects PC demand to pick up in the coming months. Lores also anticipates benefiting from AI, telling Yahoo Finance Live that AI will "radically change" how we use PCs.
Shares of HP (NYSE: HPQ) dropped 4% during after-hours trading on May 30 following the PC and printer maker's latest earnings report. It experienced a growth spurt during the pandemic as more consumers purchased new PCs for remote work, online classes, and video games, but those tailwinds dissipated in a post-pandemic world. Its commercial PC and printing businesses offset some of that post-pandemic slowdown as companies upgraded their hardware again, but that recovery was disrupted by macro headwinds over the past year.
Shares of semiconductor giants Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) were all falling on Wednesday, down 5.2%, 3.7%, and 5.3%, respectively, as of 3:42 p.m. ET. None of these three companies had any company-specific news today, but one -- or actually, two -- of their main rivals reported earnings last night, casting a pall over any chip stock leveraged to the PC or server markets. Yesterday, both HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) reported earnings that disappointed.
The Yahoo Finance Live team breaks down some of the top moving stocks of the day. SoFi shares jumped on the debt deal moving through Congress. Under the terms of the deal, student loan repayments would restart, which would be good for SoFi's business. Advance Auto Parts shares plummeted more than 30% after slashing its guidance and dividend. Shares of both HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise ended the day lower after the companies reported earnings that didn't meet investor expectations. Click here to see what HPE's CFO had to say about his company's results.
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U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday as a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling headed for a pivotal vote by lawmakers, while unexpectedly strong labor market data reinforced bets of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. A bill to lift the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and achieve new federal spending cuts made its way to the House of Representatives for debate on Tuesday and an expected vote on passage is due later on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks are falling as investors await a key vote on the debt ceiling deal. At 11:06 ET (15:06 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 263 points or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.8% and the NASDAQ Composite was down 0.7%. The House is expected to vote later today on the deal, which lifts the debt ceiling to January 2025, limits spending and reclaims funds allocated to fight COVID and bolster the Internal Revenue Service.
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HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) shares traded almost 5% lower in pre-open Wednesday after the PC maker posted its lowest revenue for a quarter since early 2020, noting ongoing weakness in demand for personal computers. Adjusted earnings per share of 80 cents beat expectations for 76 cents a share. CEO Enrique Lores said: “We are well-positioned to win in our markets and drive long-term sustainable growth as we make continued progress against our Future Ready plan.”
Although the revenue and EPS for HP (HPQ) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended April 2023, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
HP (HPQ) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 5.26% and 1.21%, respectively, for the quarter ended April 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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Activision is looking to bring another studio into the mix for Call of Duty. During a conference call with investors, they announced a new developer called Beachhead Studios.
Unlike other COD studios such as Treyarch or Sledgehammer Games, it doesn't seem that Beachhead will actually be developing a COD game. Instead, Activision Publishing prez Mike Griffith said they'll be creating an online platform that will provide content and services for the player community. Unfortunately that's about as specific as he got, though.
"We're very excited about the increased value we can bring to the community," Griffith said (via Gamasutra). "The DLC we have planned for Call of Duty alone should have more commercial potential on its own than most standalone console games."
Downloadable content has proven to be a big seller for the COD series. The first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops sold 1.4 million "copies" through Xbox Live in its first day. With that sort of potential at their fingertips, you can't blame Activision for trying to scoop up as much of it as possible. It remains to be seen just how Beachhead will expand COD, though.