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Right now the rumor mill is gaining fame for the Samsung’s device that is still under the ‘would-to-launch’ list. S8, the predecessor it likely to travel behind time, thus, making S9 phablet to be one of the in-things. Yes, tech gurus are all keeping an eye on Galaxy S9 news that is recently arriving massively. Reportedly, the upcoming flagship device is going to hit the market shelves anytime sooner, but rumors and news are pretty much impressing as every ‘S’ series fan is expecting something even bigger than what Galaxy S8 offered us.
Galaxy S9 News: Will we get a bigger S9 Plus alongside S9?
Display wise, Samsung Galaxy S9 is, right now, the upcoming president of the South Korean tech conglomerate. And for the entire tech industry, enthusiasts will be luckier this time with Galaxy S9’s edge-to-edge curved display. With certain reports, it has been clear that Samsung devs have been very much optimistic in revealing the screen sizes of its Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus flagship smartphones. By that, we have been offered with the report of Samsung unveiling Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus alongside Galaxy S9. With exterior textures, Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is going to sport a regular 5.77-inches display size. While on the other hand, the S9 phablet is going to have a screen size of 6.22-inches. SO expect the devices to be familiar with screen sizes of S8 and S8 Plus.
As per Galaxy S9 news, the new Samsung’s S9 will come with the latest Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor. Bixby feature is something that debuted with Samsung’s S8 variant. But with better technology, tech fans do want Bixby to be more compatible this time. Samsung’s assistant has disappointed developers as well as tech enthusiast with its performance in Galaxy S8. According to Galaxy S9 news, Bixby performance is expected to be far better this time with S9 variant. If we don’t hint about the battery backup, then it would be an incomplete theory. SO battery wise, the Galaxy S9 phablet is going to include a powerful battery setup.
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As per Samsung Galaxy S9 news, the upcoming handset is going to be pegged up with a price tag of $1008.36 approx. Until we receive the device officially, predictions are the only source by which we can keep an eye on Galaxy S9 news. Regarding the Galaxy S9 release date, all e can say right now is that it may get launched sometime early next year i.e 2018. Wait for the big day to come and keep a look to every possible news of Galaxy S9 cases.


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New Delhi: From playing square cuts to doing his own hair cut, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gave himself a new hairdo during the lockdown. But as India steps into 'Unlock phase 1' and people prepare to step out of their houses, the new guidelines put together by state governments on reopening of salons have come as a sign of relief.
For the recession-proof beauty and wellness industry, safety and hygiene is the new motto. The beauty industry has embarked on the journey for a complete makeover.
There is going to be an obvious change in human behaviour. There is going to be a serious reprioritisation. I see health and hygiene become paramount, said Amit Jain, MD, Loreal India.
Salons are gearing up to welcome customers with thermal screening, temperature checks and stylists in PPE gears. Stations will maintain the 6-feet part rule and sharing of make-up kits is a big no-no. Cosmetic companies are now betting on smaller packs and monodose kits that will help in maintaining hygiene.
Abhiraj Bhal, co-founder of home services startup Urban Company said, "All the necessary hygiene protocols are maintained. We are only using disposables and single-use sachets and all the tools are sanitized before and after the service."
COVID 19 is breaking all rules. With paranoia of personal hygiene reigning high, the industry centred on personal relationships and physical contact could widely change after the pandemic. However, experts say the extra sanitisation could hurt your pockets too. Extra sanitisation and lesser customers will mean you will have to shell out more for your next salon session.


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From the moment Samsung started copying the iPhone (and we have this 132-page work of art that history will never forget to prove it), it only had one thing going for it: specs. Bigger screens, more chip cores, more RAM, and more megapixels. That’s what Samsung did for years, while still following the iPhone’s lead closely.
This led to the Galaxy Note phablet, a large phone that looked almost like a tablet. Samsung wasn’t the first to create such a monstrosity — Dell Streak anyone? — but the Galaxy Note line from Samsung became all the proof anyone needed that people wanted bigger screens in smartphones.
Fast forward to November 7th, 2018, when Samsung unveils the Galaxy F foldable phone, a natural evolution of the smartphone. Well, it’s a soft launch, which would have been enough to grant Samsung the “world’s first” foldable phone title. But someone already beat Samsung to it a few days ago, and that gimmicky but foldable device is already available for pre-order. With all that in mind, I have to say that I’m more interested in foldable handsets than I ever was in phablets. Even Samsung’s Galaxy F sounds a lot more exciting than I originally thought.
A while back I said that I wouldn’t pay $2,000 — the rumored price of the Galaxy F — for a foldable iPhone, let alone a Samsung phone. But since then I’ve started reconsidering my stance. A foldable handset will be more expensive than any regular “all-screen” phone, but that’s the only way to extend the display of a smartphone further now that we’ve reached the edges of the handset. And companies aren’t just developing foldable smartphones. Samsung is unveiling the Galaxy F, but it’s also rumored to be working on foldable laptops. So is Lenovo.
These foldable devices would not only increase the available screen real estate and their portability, but they’ll also force innovation that we desperately need in regular phones.
It took Samsung six years to launch a Galaxy S phone worth looking at and holding. Since it abandoned plastic, Samsung proved it can make high-end handsets that look and feel amazing. The Galaxy F will be judged by the same standards. That means Samsung will have to find ways to make it feel as premium as the Galaxy S9 or Note 9, and at least as durable. Regular premium phones are made of glass, and that glass can crack if dropped the “right” way, no matter how advanced glass technology is right now. The Galaxy F, with its large internal screen and the small external display, will also be prone to accidents. So, in the long run, Samsung has to find ways to make glass and plastic display films even more durable.
Foldable phones will also have to be relatively thin, so they can be pocketed with ease when folded into a wallet-like shape, which means device makers will have to find novel ways to power them. Just because it has a bigger footprint than a regular smartphone, the Galaxy F won’t necessarily pack a significantly bigger battery. Components like the hinge that makes folding possible will take up plenty of space, which means Samsung has to develop new battery technologies, like the rumored graphene ones, or go for true, long-distance wireless charging for future models. That’s because those screens, as well as the upcoming 5G tech, will consume even more battery than regular phones.
Finally, there’s software. When I first said that Samsung’s expensive phone won’t interest me, I had the software experience in mind — well, that $2,000 rumored price tag also played a role in it. Gone are the days when Galaxy S and Note models were bloatware magnets. Samsung has significantly streamlined the user interface it overlays on top of Android since then, so that’s not a problem. But the best thing about the Galaxy F’s UX is that Samsung hasn’t been developing it by itself. Google’s involvement signals the fact that Android — and especially Fuchsia — will be ready to support foldable devices of all sorts in the very near future. Google’s commitment signals that we might have flexible Pixels later down the road.
Yet, Samsung isn’t the only company making foldable devices. Waiting in the wings are several of Samsung’s biggest rivals, including Apple, Huawei, LG, Lenovo, and many other Chines Android vendors. Then there’s Microsoft, which is still working on a foldable-like Surface Phone smartphone/laptop.
In other words, the Galaxy F is certainly going to be a device that will spark future smartphone innovation in years to come, requiring plenty of advances in design, build quality, energy efficiency, and software. Should the Galaxy F, and all foldables, fail, then we’ll know we need a different way to increase the smartphone display beyond its physical boundaries. With all that in mind, I’m excited to see what Samsung does with the F, even if I don’t buy the first-gen model.


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Crowded mornings spent squished between other customers on the King streetcar are a thing of the past for Salin J. thanks to UberHop.
“When you get in a car it’s just very comfortable. It’s like having a buddy give you a ride to work,” he said during a ride downtown Tuesday morning. “This is like taking the streetcar, but you always get a guaranteed seat and it doesn’t leave you waiting.”
Pools of SUVs, minivans and other high-occupancy vehicles waited at locations in Liberty Village, the Distillery District, Fort York and CityPlace, along with Uber staff who provided riders with hot coffee and a gift bag to celebrate the launch of the new service.
UberHop runs from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and every evening from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It’s free for the first week, but after that users will be charged a $5 flat fee.
Mike Babcock, a Distillery District resident, said he has been telling friends Uber should launch a carpooling service like UberHop for months.
Babcock was one of the first in line to use the service this morning and said he plans to use it regularly.
“It’s only two dollars more than taking the streetcar and so far much more comfortable,” he said. “It makes a lot of sense to share that cost with other riders.”
For riders in a rush the clock became a nuisance as they were forced to wait for other customers to arrive before their vehicle could depart.
One woman, who declined to provide her name, left a waiting car yelling, “I’m now later than I would have been if I had taken transit.”
After an Uber employee explained the countdown system she yelled, “Well that would’ve been nice to know earlier,” before storming off.
Yesterday, the TTC asked its lawyers to look into the service to see whether or not it contravenes the commission’s legal monopoly over public transportation services.
But the majority of UperHop users on Tuesday morning seemed pleased with the service.
“It’s free and I live right around the corner,” said Adrianne Li, who usually walks or bikes to work. “I would love to see it continue.”


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The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) is pleased to announce that the State’s restaurant industry is expected to post 2.3% growth in 2014 to reach $1,980,821 in sales, according to the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) 2014 Restaurant Industry Forecast. hode Island restaurants will employ 50,600 next year and create an additional 3,100 jobs in the next decade.
“These new numbers represent a very positive outlook for the restaurant industry in Rhode Island,” said Dale Venturini, President and CEO of RIHA. “Despite many obstacles over the past several years, it appears that we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.”
2014 will mark the fifth consecutive year of restaurant industry sales growth nationally despite a continued challenging economic landscape. Overall, industry sales are projected to exceed $683 billion in 2014, up 3.6 percent from 2013’s sales volume of $659 billion.
2014 will also mark the 15th straight year in which restaurant industry employment growth will outpace overall employment growth. The industry will continue to be the nation’s second largest private employer with 990,000 restaurants employing 13.5 million individuals or 10 percent of the total workforce. The NRA expects restaurants to add 1.3 million new positions in the next decade, pushing industry employment to 14.8 million by 2024.
“As our nation continues its road to recovery, the restaurant industry will remain a key driver of economic growth and a leading jobs creator,” said Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association. “Restaurants touch every community across the U.S., and 2014 will be a year of growth and innovation as the industry focuses on inspired new ways to meet consumer demand while providing valuable careers to millions of Americans.”
While the restaurant industry is expected to grow in 2014, operators will continue to face a range of challenges. The top challenges cited by restaurateurs vary slightly by industry segment, and include government regulations, food costs, labor costs, and the economy.
For more information about the NRA’s 2014 Restaurant Industry Forecast, visit Restaurant.org/Forecast.
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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 980,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of more than 13 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry's largest trade show (NRA Show May 17-20, 2014, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF's ProStart); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids' menu options. For more information, visit www.restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.
About the RI Hospitality Association
With more than 650 foodservice and hospitality members in Rhode Island, the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) has been the voice of the hospitality industry in the state since 1982. For more information on the RIHA, please call (401) 223-1120, or write to: RI Hospitality Association,94 Sabra Street, Cranston, RI, 02910, or visit www.rihospitality.org.


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Hot restaurant news: What new restaurants, breweries and markets are opening?
In case you missed this week’s news about upcoming restaurants, breweries and food villages, here’s a round-up:
A new food and drink-centric district coming to West Palm Beach
The Warehouse District, a sprawling complex of vintage buildings near downtown West Palm Beach, is shaping up to be an eclectic urban village of food and beverage creators and vendors, artists, fitness buffs and other indie entrepreneurs. Developers say they hope to open sometime in December or January.
The food hall portion of this village is the brainchild of real estate developer Chris Vila, a transplanted New Yorker who envisions a Chelsea Market-type of place that provides locals with one-stop-food-shopping options. Vila says he’s secured 12 vendors, including Rabbit Coffee roasters and Celis Produce.
A new craft beer brewery is headed to industrial West Palm Beach
The craft beer minds behind Tequesta Brewing Company and Twisted Trunk Brewing will join West Palm Beach’s rising food and drink scene next year. They will open Steam Horse Brewing near downtown West Palm Beach, says co-owner Fran Andrewlevich. The new brewery is headed to The Warehouse District, a sprawling urban complex that’s now under construction in West Palm Beach’s industrial district.
Several new restaurants are coming to Delray Beach Marketplace
Marketplace, on Atlantic Avenue at Lyons Road, will get four new spots, all aiming for a winter opening:
Hoffman’s Chocolates; Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ; Batch Gastropub and Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt. Read more about the openings here.
Promenade Plaza in Gardens gets a rebirth with new restaurants, shops
New restaurants slated to move into the redeveloped plaza are Qwzine, which offers healthy foods and Five and Ten Spot. Read more about the openings here.


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Bajaj Hindusthan raises Rs 723 cr via share sale
The country"s largest private sugar producer, Bajaj Hindusthan, today said it has raised Rs 723.18 crore through the issue of shares.
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The company has allotted 3.54 crore shares at a price of Rs 204, aggregating to Rs 723.18 crore, Bajaj Hindustan said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Consequent to the allotment of the stocks, the paid-up equity share capital of the company increased to Rs 17.68 crore from Rs 14.14 crore, it added.
Earlier, Bajaj Hindusthan had said that its shareholders have approved the proposal to raise up to Rs 1,500 crore by securities, including the Qualified Institutional Placement route.
Shares of Bajaj Hindusthan closed at Rs 203.05, down 0.59 per cent on the BSE.


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Minecraft world building game which is as much loved as it is hated celebrates its 10th anniversary in style. Its developer Mojang, released Minecraft classic as a browser game, and it can now be played for free. Minecraft Classic is a remastered version of the original game which was released back in 2009. Although this will bring back many memories who played the sandbox game back then, it will also frustrate a lot by its choppy graphics and bugs.
Developer in the official post said that they wanted the players to give some taste of the original Minecraft. Hence, they will give players just 32 blocks at the start of their world-building journey. This also means players won’t be able to add fancy items to the game that were part of the update over subsequent years. The Studio also revealed that they haven’t fixed the bugs associated with the original game, and so if you are looking for a vintage way to kill time then be ready with Minecraft Classic.
Now as you are given all the warning, head to their official page and indulge in Minecraft world. You can also invite nine other friends to play with you. But there is some bad news, according to GamesRadar, players can’t save their progress in the game. Soo, whenever they shut the browser, all their prized creation will vanish. They would have to keep the browser open till they want to enjoy the game.
It hasn’t been all good with Minecraft; it’s creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson was removed from the team a month ago after an update. He wasn’t even included in the 10th year anniversary celebration of the game. However, Microsoft has hinted an AR mobile game at the Build 2019 developer conference.


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More than 120 women from various segments of the poultry industry recently gathered in Destin, Fla., for USPOULTRY’s 2016 Women’s Leadership Conference. The meeting was packed with speakers who promoted professional and personal development, and this year’s theme centered on “Being a Woman Champion.”
Charlene Powell, Crider Foods, and planning committee chairperson, explained that “women champions are not just those who are successful in their careers. Being a champion includes encouraging and supporting fellow women whom you work with to work toward their full potential.”
“Women drive consumer preferences around the world and are the main decision makers when it comes to food for their family,” said Doug Ramsey, SVP/GM Big Bird Value Added for Tyson Foods. Ramsey went on to explain some of the trends that are being seen in food retail, and that when it comes to talking about food and how it is raised, women scientists are the most trusted sources. He encouraged the group, as women and as scientists, to utilize their trustworthiness to help other women to have more confidence in the food they purchase.
Wanda Moody, complex human resource manager for Keystone Foods, challenged attendees to strive for excellence in supervision. “Having a positive relationship with your supervisor is viewed as very important by employees. Human resource managers are less likely to have to address day-to-day issues if supervisors are maintaining good relationships with their teams,” Moody explained. She reminded the group that “employees will not get things right 100 percent of the time. A good leader knows that and will handle situations appropriately.”
Pauline Feddo, senior marketing manager for Wayne Farms, spoke to attendees on how to champion your career through personal branding. “Brands tell a story, set expectations, add value to a business, create referrals and is a promise. A personal brand is no different. Perception is reality, fair or not. Manage that perception and create your own brand,” Feddo said.


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US-based footwear retailer Crocs has reported revenues of $640.8m for the second quarter of this year.
This represents an increase of 93.3%, or 88.4% on a constant currency basis, from the same period of last year.
During the quarter, the company’s average selling price was up by 8% to $21.84.
Its operating income more than tripled to $195.3m and its diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $4.93, compared to $0.83 for the same period of last year.
Crocs’ direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales grew by 78.6% to $333.4m from a year earlier and 86% compared to the same period of 2019.
The company’s wholesale revenues rose by 112.1% to $307.3m, compared to $144.9m in the prior-year period.
Crocs said that its business had experienced strong growth across all regions. The 25% increase in digital sales represented 36% of its overall revenue.
In the quarter, the company’s Americas revenues were $405.7m, up by 136.4%, while its Asia revenues were $126.8m, a 35.5% increase from a year earlier.
Its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) revenues increased by 63.1%, or 52.6% on a constant-currency basis, to $108.3m.
Crocs CEO Andrew Rees said: “We continue to see strong consumer demand for the Crocs brand worldwide.
“On the back of record second-quarter results and continued momentum, we are raising our full-year guidance for this year.
“We are also committing to net-zero emissions by 2030, enabling us to provide ‘comfort without carbon’ to our customers worldwide.
“I believe we can deliver sustained, highly profitable growth while having a positive impact on our planet and our communities.”
In response to the positive results, Crocs expects its third-quarter revenue growth to reach between 60% and 70% compared to the same period of last year.
The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance for the year, with an anticipated growth of 60% to 65% compared to a year prior.
Last month, the footwear manufacturer called on the International Trade Commission (ITC) to stop the import of counterfeit Crocs products in the US.


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In response to a motion filed by the APWU, the Postal Service admitted March 9 that it has not considered the combined effect of several of its major proposals, including plans to:
- Degrade service standards; end overnight delivery for first-class mail and periodicals, and slow mail delivery in general;
- Consolidate more than 220 mail processing facilities;
- Close 3,600 post offices;
- Eliminate Saturday mail delivery, and
- Raise postage rates.
In a document [PDF] filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Postal Service declared that it “has conducted no ‘combined impact’ analysis” of the proposals. The USPS filed the document in response to an APWU motion that sought to compel the Postal Service to provide testimony about how it weighed the cumulative effect of the pending changes.
The APWU motion [PDF] to the PRC asserted that the combined effect of the changes will be greater than the sum of their parts. Together they will de-value postal products, undermine customer loyalty, reduce demand for postal services, and increase USPS financial problems.
APWU President Cliff Guffey expressed shock and outrage at the USPS admission. “This is gross negligence,” he said. “The PRC — and Congress — should demand an explanation from postal management about why such a vital analysis has not been done.
“Congress must act now to stop the Postal Service from implementing massive service cuts that will delay mail, kill jobs, and hurt the economy.”
“I encourage locals facing consolidations and closures to make sure their legislators are aware of the Postal Service’s outrageous failure to consider the combined effects of USPS plans to impose drastic cuts in service,” Guffey said.
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In its March 2 motion, the APWU said the combined impact is relevant to the PRC’s evaluation of the Postal Service’s proposal to degrade service standards. The commission is currently considering the proposal, which would eliminate overnight delivery, extend two-day delivery to three days, and generally delay mail delivery.
The union provided a hypothetical example: Assume a first-class letter is mailed on a Thursday to a destination with an overnight service standard. If no changes are made to the present processing network or service standards, the letter would arrive at its destination on Friday, the next day. If overnight delivery is eliminated, the letter may not arrive until Saturday, two days later. If Saturday delivery is eliminated as well, then the letter would not arrive until Monday, four days later, at the earliest. “In this simple example, the combined influence of the two initiatives would create a larger negative impact on service than either initiative would cause in isolation,” the union wrote.
The USPS reply reveals that in 2011, “the Postal Service initiated — but abandoned without completing — a market research project intended to evaluate customer response, thus impacts upon volume” of “a grand amalgam of service change concepts and financial challenges.”
The PRC is expected to issue a non-binding advisory opinion in August, but a moratorium on the consolidation of 223 mail processing centers and the closure of 3,600 post offices expires on May 15. The moratorium is intended to give Congress time to address the USPS crisis without drastic cuts in service or the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs.


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"The Vine Humboldt will offer expanded food and drink options at affordable prices for residents and visitors in Bay View this summer,” said Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. "Now more than ever, Milwaukee County is setting new standards for public land use, and providing our communities with high-quality experiences that other cities are looking to emulate."The county has contracted Triciclo Peru LLC, a Milwaukee-based catered and food trailer operator, to sell its fresh-baked empanadas, including flavors such as Aji de Gallina (Peruvian spicy creamed chicken), Lomo Saltado (Peruvian steak stir fry), soy chorizo, cheddar and sausage, sweet corn and mozzarella, and fried pork and sweet potato. Earlier this month, Triciclo Peru won WiSys Technology Foundation Inc.’s Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, taking home a $2,500 cash price and a trip to compete for up to $40,000 at the upcoming International Business Model Competition in Provo, Utah.
“We are very pleased to be the new food vendors at The Vine as it will be a great preview to our new restaurant opening in a couple of months,” said owners Mario Diaz Herrera and Amy Narr. “Sharing authentic Peruvian food and Peruvian culture with Milwaukee is our mission. We want our space at The Vine to be a little taste of Peru, right here in Bay View.”[caption id="attachment_135349" align="alignright" width="339"] A mural at the South Shore Terrace beer garden in Bay View.[/caption]
In addition to The Vine Humboldt, Milwaukee County Parks operates Whitnall Park Beer Garden, South Shore Terrace and the traveling beer gardens. The Estabrook Beer Garden and The Landing at Hoyt Park are managed by parks partners.
"Wisconsin's beer garden renaissance began with Estabrook Park in 2012, which inspired dozens of other beer gardens across the region, so it's only natural that we are setting the pace again by adding outstanding wines to the experience,” said Guy Smith, executive director of Milwaukee County Parks. “And, of course, when you eat or drink here, you're helping to support your parks too."
Starting Memorial Day weekend, The Vine Humboldt will operate Tuesday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on holidays.The Vine allows patrons to bring in their own food and non-alcoholic beverages.


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MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. The Association of Confectionary Manufacturers Askond expects Russia to surpass Switzerland in terms of chocolate exports in 2021, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Russian exports of chocolate and chocolate goods increased by 18.6% by the end of Q1 2021 in volume terms and by 11.8% in value terms year-on-year. Considering the current dynamics experts of the Association of Confectionary Manufacturers Askond project that Russian producers will surpass Swiss [producers] in terms of chocolate and chocolate goods exports by the end of 2021," the statement said.
According to the data provided by aggregators ITC Trade Map and UN Comtrade that Askond refers to, Russia was on the 11th spot of the global rating of exporters of chocolate products with exports worth $729.2 mln reaching 295,700 tonnes, whereas Switzerland was the 10th with 109,800 tonnes worth $753 mln.


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REGULARS at a Ryedale pub have helped raise hundreds of pounds for staff members after their collection of tips was stolen.
A pie and pea supper was held at The Crown Inn in Hutton-le-Hole to help recoup some of the money taken by a waitress employed at the pub.
Manager Jake Leonard said the tips had taken as part of a theft of almost £4,200.
“We were stunned when we realised it was a member of our staff who had been responsible for the theft and felt very let down,” he said.
“The staff were devastated because many of them had been planning to use their share of the tips from customers to buy Christmas presents.”
Mr Leonard said that when customers had heard about their plight, they had decided to organise a pie and peas supper for the staff.
“Everyone was marvellous and I know the staff were very grateful,” he said.
“People were also very generous. Even one of our suppliers, Carlsberg, donated a barrel of beer towards the cause with the result that with the pies and peas, we were able to offer our supporters a pint.”
Richard Murray Wells, owner of The Crown Inn, said it had been devastating when they discovered a member of staff had been stealing from the company.
“As things are at the moment, businesses need every pound but although we would rather it had not happened, at least there was a happy ending,” he added.
“We would like to thank everyone for their help and support, especially at this time of year.”
• Jessica Ellen Coote-Sellers, 22, from Kirkbymoorside, appeared at Scarborough Magistrates Court where she pleaded guilty to the theft of nearly £4,200 from The Crown Inn. She was given a six month suspended prison sentence.


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M&M’s are reaching for a new level of wokeness, as they introduce a new purple m&m who is intent on promoting inclusivity and acceptance.
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M&M’s is just one of the major corporate brands that is moving into full blown wokeness, as corporate and media giants all rush to out woke one and another.
Daily wire writes. A new M&M “spokescandy” will be promoting “acceptance and inclusivity” with her presence, according to Mars, Inc.
“I’m Just Gonna Be Me” introduces the brand’s new mascot with a song about overcoming self-doubt. No explicit references to sexuality are made, but the purple character has long eyelashes typically associated with female M&M characters and wears white combat boots.
Although this corporate virtue signal is meant to create unity, some fear it will cause outrage.
CNN reports. Purple has a specific personality — quirky, confident and just a little awkward. This doesn’t mean that a purple M&M is coming to bags of Peanut M&M’S, however.
Jane Hwang Global Vice president of M&M’s said “The new character will appear in stores, on the M&M’S website and on some limited edition packaging, And customers will be able to buy purple M&M’S online, an option that was already available” But when it comes to a regular bag of peanut M&M’S, purple fans are out of luck.
That could be a new source of outrage.
In the mid-90s, people voted for blue to replace tan in bags of the candy. In 2002, M&M’S once again asked people to vote, this time for a color that would be added for just a limited time. Purple won, but didn’t stick around for long.
Leave it to a major corporation to spend millions of dollars to present a “Woke” M&M character then not put it into bags of M&M’s. That seems to send the signal of – We’re really only doing this to appease the liberal 1% so they don’t cancel the candy online, and yet keep the purple from the stores where people would avoid buying the woke candy. Good Move Mars Candy.
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The internet is moving into our cars, with many automakers are fitting mobile hotspots to allow owners easy wireless connectivity anywhere they go.
Buick is one of many nameplates in the General Motors family to get the new technology, which will be arriving in dealerships this summer in the 2015 LaCrosse, Regal, Verano and Encore. Each model will come with OnStar 4G LTE hardware fitted as standard equipment, though data packages will cost an additional monthly fee.
Pricing for those data packages has not been revealed yet, though GM has said it will partner with AT&T to provide the service. In many Audi vehicles, AT&T is already providing data packages, which are priced at $100 for a 5 gigabyte package that lasts six months or $500 for a 30 gigabyte plan that lasts for 30 months (two and a half years).
Using the in-car hotspot, passengers will be able to access the web on various devices, and owners will be able to download and use apps such as streaming online radio though the vehicle’s infotainment unit. Another benefit is the vehicle health app, which will pull diagnostic information from the car and allow owners to book a service appointment straight from the vehicle.
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The rapid rise of watching video games in large auditoriums and on television is taking the games medium to an entirely different level. Watching video games is now popular than many traditional spectator sporting events. It is estimated that the gaming community watch over three hours of games each week, and that this individual viewing is only going to get bigger.
Twitch is a popular streaming service that allows gamers to view other players in action. At one time it was unthinkable that gamers would devote time just to watching other players performing but that is just what is happening. To gamers seeing the top players making their favorite video games look easy is addictive. They can pick up tips how to play the games and how to avoid problems. To them it is just as interesting than watching pro athletes performing on television.
The statistics thrown up by Limelight Networks of people watching three hours and twenty-five minutes a week of video game playing, contrasts dramatically with the mere two hours and thirty-three minutes that they spend watching traditional sports. To get a proper world view the survey conducted by Limelight was from people over eighteen from not just America, but also from the UK, South Korea, Japan, Germany, and France. And they defined a gamer as somebody who admitted to playing video games at least once a week.
A worrying thought for the big TV networks is that this increase of viewing video games does not happen on their networks. Most people that enjoy watching video games do so on live streaming sites such as Twitch and YouTube. This highlights a definite move in content consumption which if it keeps on following the current trend may change the face of the way TV rights deals are offered in the future.
Play v’s View
The senior vice-president for Limelight Networks has gone on record to say that people are no longer interested in playing video games anymore, they just want to watch it. This may or may not be true but viewing video games is without doubt on the increase. Dan Carey the vice-president of Limelight has an agenda by releasing statements like this, he wants to put pressure on the revenues gleaned from traditional sports by the big TV networks.
Another area of growth for gaming is on mobile devices, which has been driven by the increase of smartphones. It is not just the young that find this method of enjoying video games popular. An interesting statistic was released that showed gamers over the age of sixty spend at least five hours a week playing games on their phones which gives an indication that this will only increase as the obsession with mobile phones increases.
As with all new technologies it is the formative years that show the sharpest rise in their popularity, but video gaming and the playing and watching of them has many miles left to go and its popularity is set to increase dramatically.


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iSpeech Brings Speech Rec and TTS to iOs, Android, and BlackBerry
iSpeech, creator of the DriveSafe.ly and iSpeech Translator mobile apps, today released a new self-service platform for developers to integrate its human quality speech recognition into their own apps.
The service is free to all mobile developers with support for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch), Android and BlackBerry devices. Web developers will also be able to take advantage of the powerful technology through the iSpeech application programming interface and online payment system.
Mobile developers can download the iSpeech software development kits and get unlimited access to the cloud-based services free of charge. iSpeech is already used by more than 3,000 registered developers, with more than 1 billion text-to-speech and speech recognition conversions made. Major customers and mobile apps include TeleNav, Car and Driver, DailyHoroscope and Beat the Traffic (which is planning to release a speech-enabled version this fall).
"Speech is transforming the way people interact with mobile apps and connected devices, however, speech technology has historically been very expensive and time-consuming to implement," said Heath Ahrens, CEO at iSpeech. "We are very excited to be able to make this technology easily accessible to the vast majority of developers and businesses who find themselves unable to afford other solutions."
The iSpeech SDKs and APIs currently provide more than 40 text-to-speech voices and counting with support for more than 25 languages. Premium services are also available, including celebrity and custom voices, as well as the ability for developers to increase speech recognition performance specific to their use cases.


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The beer market dynamics in Russia is approaching zero, yet major brewers are divided into those who developed considerably in 2017 and those who considerably reduced their volumes. For instance, company Efes has managed to substantially extend their sales due to restrained pricing policy and activity in the modern trade. Heineken has also demonstrated an excellent performance promoted by significant increase of advertisement budgets launching a non-alcohol sort of the title brand and unusual activity in the economy market segment. Carlsberg and AB InBev have been focusing on margins and lost a market share of their inexpensive brands. Serious dependence on PET package and mass enthusiasm about Zhigulevskoe have negatively impacted the most of big regional brewers, that have been for the first time pressed by the leaders in the key sales channels, especially in Volga and Central regions. In the small business there has been a noticeable slowdown in appearing of new restaurant breweries, yet the number of craft breweries has been growing rapidly. In 2018, the beer market is likely to grow a little, while the share of AB InBev Efes may decrease due to the integration. ...
“Catalogue of Russian Beer Producers 2018” includes 1070 businesses ranging from large subsidiaries of international companies to rather small restaurant and craft microbreweries.The catalogue includes 32 large breweries, 75 regional breweries, 693 industrial mini- and microbreweries as well as 270 restaurant breweries. ...
Global hop marketA local alternative to mass beer suggested by independent brewers has been successful and is now altering the global market. Beer is becoming more diversified, so transnational companies have to accept the new game rules and to switch focus to young and fast growing markets. All these processes increased the demand for aroma and bitter hop as well as their acreage expansion on two continents. However now there appeared a downward trend of alcohol consumption in the world, so even special sorts can soon turn to be sufficient. In this connection the dynamic American hop market is already facing some problems. EU hop producers have become more cautious, they are not racing to exceed the demand and look forward with more confidence, judging by the contract terms.
Hop Market in RussiaGermany still dominates the Russian market, yet over the recent two years one has been able observe a continuous success of Czech hop suppliers. Their expansion and growing popularity of hops from the United States became the drivers of supplies growth in 2016 despite the preceding modest harvest crop in the EU, as well as the factor of relative stability in 2017. In this connection, in 2017, the ratio of the varieties continued to shift towards the aroma ones, and the supplies of Magnum hop and other alpha varieties were reduced. However, the import of bitter hop pellets is partially replaced by extracts, especially from the major beer manufacturers. Total volumes of alpha acid supplies, according to our estimation, decreased by approximately 5% and returned to the level of 2015. Barth Haas Group continues dominating the hop products market; HVG also increased its weight. At the same time, Morris Hanbury significantly reduced the supplies in 2017.
BrewDog to open third craft beer bar in August
Like its other bars, the site in Argyle Street, Glasgow, will trade under the BrewDog name.
With a capacity of around 120, BrewDog Glasgow will offer 14 draught taps and stock beers from Stone, Three Floyd’s, Mikkeller, Struise, Nogne, O, Alesmith, The Bruery and De Dolle breweries.
Cheese and meat plates, designed to compliment specific beer styles, will be offered, along with “hop pizzas”. In total ?400,000 is being spent on refurbishing the site.
BrewDog said the venue was located after it ran a competition in November 2010 asking customers to suggest sites in their home towns.
The winning entrant will receive a ?1,000 cash prize, a lifetime discount in the bar and a paid trip to the brewery in Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, to brew their own batch of beer. The company said people are still able to suggest locations as part of the so-called “Great BrewDog Bar Hunt” — BrewDog hopes to open five bars by the end of 2011.
BrewDog co-Founder James Watt said: “Involving our customers in the growth of BrewDog is paramount, that is why the strategy to find the next bar was simple in our minds. We always want to shorten the distance as much as possible between ourselves and the people who drink our beers, so letting them be in charge of the next venue for our expanding bar network was a no-brainer.
“2011 has already been a whirlwind for us, with the opening of BrewDog Edinburgh providing a huge highlight. BrewDog Glasgow proves we’re not going to rest on our laurels.
“Our mission is to make people as passionate about beer as we are and our network of bars not only poses a threat to the insipid yellow mainstream lagers that populate the on trade, it provides an alternative to the drab, soulless, unimaginative bars that peddle them.”
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JPMorgan Chase admitted to pressuring the financial software company Intuit into preventing gun sellers from using the company’s payment processing services, according to a letter Sen. Ted Cruz sent Monday after looking into the policy. Bank of America, meanwhile, denied pressuring Intuit into banning gun manufacturers from using its famous QuickBooks software.
“Woke big banks are increasingly weaponizing their power to cut off law-abiding businesses from accessing banking services,” Cruz, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal in an email statement Monday.
“The American people and small businesses must be protected from this discriminatory overreach,” Cruz added. “We cannot allow giant corporations to get away with punishing customers who do not fall in line with the Left’s political whims and leanings.”
JPMorgan Chase has disputed Cruz’s characterization of events.
Intuit, the financial software company best known for producing QuickBooks, had adopted an acceptable use policy previously listing “guns and firearm manufacturing” as one of the business types prohibited from using payroll services. Intuit also listed “firearms and weapons sales” as a business type prohibited from using payment processing services.
Intuit removed its prohibitions on payroll and payment processing for gun manufacturers and firearm sellers Aug. 1, following Cruz’s investigation of the company. The Texas Republican thanked Inuit in his letter Monday.
Cruz learned about the issue after Intuit withdrew its services from Dawson Precision, a Texas company that manufactures firearm parts. Intuit gave Dawson Precision no warning and simply refused to process payroll. Intuit later notified Dawson Precision that the software company had canceled the manufacturer’s account because Intuit’s acceptable use policy excluded firearm manufacturers.
When Dawson Precision explained that it manufactures only parts for firearms, not firearms themselves, Intuit directed the company to lodge a complaint with a third party that had flagged it. The third party didn’t respond to Dawson Precision’s attempts to appeal the decision.
Intuit also stopped processing credit card payments for the Arizona company Gunsite Academy, citing Intuit’s ban on companies that engage in gun sales that aren’t face to face. After Gunsite Academy explained that it legally shipped firearms to local dealers rather than directly to consumers, Intuit refused to reverse the decision.
When Cruz’s staff approached Intuit about its firearm policies, the company said its banking partners, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, demanded the policies. Specifically, Intuit said Bank of America required it to prohibit gun manufacturers from using QuickBooks and JPMorgan required Intuit to prohibit gun sellers from doing so.
JPMorgan admitted its role in the policy, according to Cruz, but Bank of America denied that it ever gave Intuit any instructions about firearm companies.
Patricia Wexler, corporate communications officer at JPMorgan, confirmed to The Daily Signal that JPMorgan Chase advised Intuit not to offer payment processing services to firearms retailers. She said third-party payments “present unique and long-recognized regulatory risks” and insisted that the retailers can work directly with Chase instead.
“We process payments for firearms purchases for our tens of millions of customers, and our thousands of firearms retailer clients,” Wexler told The Daily Signal. “There are a small set of payments through third parties – like Intuit – that present unique and long-recognized regulatory risks that have to be handled differently. For this small group of firearms retailers, they can work directly with Chase instead of going through a third party to have payments processed.”
This doesn’t mark JPMorgan’s first foray into allegedly cracking down on bank accounts associated with conservative causes.
In May 2022, Chase Bank (a division of JPMorgan Chase) closed an account for the National Committee for Religious Freedom, an organization founded by Sam Brownback, a former Kansas governor and President Donald Trump’s ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
Brownback, along with conservative organizations, suggested that Chase closed the account for religious or political reasons, which Chase denied. The bank said it closed the account because it needed more information about donors and recipients than the nonprofit provided.
The threat that conservatives may face blacklisting from banking services extends beyond JPMorgan Chase.
Far-left groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center have pressured donor-advised funds to cut off charitable donations to conservative organizations that the SPLC brands “hate groups.” The left-leaning group SumOfUs also pressured Mastercard to refuse to process any credit-card transactions for “hate groups.”
As I explain in my book “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” the SPLC took the program it had used to bankrupt organizations associated with the Ku Klux Klan and weaponized it against conservative groups, partially to scare donors into ponying up cash and partially to silence ideological opponents. In 2019, amid a racial discrimination and sexual harassment scandal that led the SPLC to fire its co-founder, a former employee came forward, calling the “hate” accusations a “highly profitable scam.”
In his letter, Cruz wrote that “Intuit did the right thing regarding its payroll and payment services.”
“I encourage other companies to follow your company’s lead and take note that banning customers from using their products due to political differences is not good business,” the senator’s letter concludes.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a statement from JPMorgan Chase.
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Nokia used to be a household name before 2010, but unfortunately, the company couldn’t adapt to market changes and stay afloat in the era of smartphones.
Nokia still exists, but in recent years the brand got relegated to releasing budget-friendly smartphones and re-releasing popular feature phones manufactured by other companies using the Nokia brand name under license.
So, what does this have to do with Samsung? Well, Nokia appears to be working on a new smartphone dubbed the N73 — not to be confused with the old Nokia N73 that got released back in 2007.
This new Nokia N73 is a full-fledged Android smartphone, and more to the point at hand, it could debut with Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera (via CNMO).
Who will be the first to bring the ISOCELL HP1 sensor to the market?
That’s the question that has yet to be answered ever since Samsung unveiled its first 200MP mobile camera sensor called the ISOCELL HP1.
First of all, the HP1 sensor was reportedly borrowed by Motorola for an upcoming device. In fact, word on the street is that Motorola will be the first to use the ISOCELL HP1 in a commercial device.
But then, even if Motorola will be the first, it doesn’t seem like it will be the only company to use a Samsung-made 200MP camera before Samsung Electronics does. Xiaomi seemingly has similar plans for the second half of 2022, and now, Nokia is apparently joining the party with the so-called N73.
The latest rumors were accompanied by a fan-made render depicting the alleged Nokia N73 and its penta-camera setup. You can check it out below, although, as usual, designs revealed through unofficial renders are subject to change.
As for Samsung and its own plans for using a high-resolution camera, the company has reportedly finished developing another 200MP sensor called the ISOCELL HP3. This HP3 sensor could be employed by the Galaxy S23 series in 2023.


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Tony Piedimonte, president, said he’s proud and excited to bring the tomato to N.Y., especially because developer Scott is originally from the area.
“I think it’s fantastic,” he said. “This tomato has it all, plus flavor. We’re looking for a big deal.”
Piedimonte reports that they are set to be the primary provider of the Tasti-Lee for western New York and that the tomato should appear in supermarkets soon in 12- and 16-ounce packages, according to a news release.
Turek tests varieties of non-GMO corn
Turek Farms, King Ferry, N.Y., has planted new, higher-seeding varieties this year, partner Jason Turek said.
“These are new to the industry and we’re excited about these new varieties,” Turek said.
Turek said the varieties have high yields and that the company has stayed away from genetically modified sweet corn.
“A lot of growers have chosen to grow it, but it’s just not what our customers are asking for so we can’t justify the price of that,” Turek said.
Williams Farms adds cold storage space
Williams Farms LLC, Marion, N.Y., is putting in cold storage for 100,000 cwt. of potatoes.
The company is also adding a new wash line, said John Williams, partner.
“We’ve never had refrigeration for potatoes before, so this is a major thing for us,” he said.
The project is expected to be completed before harvest begins around Labor Day.


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Want a work at Search engines?
Google programs to hire hundreds and hundreds of employees throughout the U. Ersus. this year, via investments within new information centers plus offices. TOP DOG Sundar Pichai announced Google’s plans inside a blog post Wed.
According to Pichai, Google’s expenditure of more than $13 billion within 2019 will certainly lead to main expansion within 14 declares and also produce more than ten, 000 brand new construction careers in Nebraska, Nevada, Kansas, Oklahoma, Sc, Texas plus Virginia.
“These new assets will give all of us the capacity to employ tens of thousands of workers, and allow the development of more than ten, 000 brand new construction job opportunities, ” he or she posted.
“With this brand new investment, Search engines will now possess a home within 24 complete states, which includes data facilities in thirteen communities. 2019 marks the 2nd year within a row we will be expanding faster outside the Bay Region than in this. ”
Amazon . com and Apple company are also branching out over and above their Western Coast origins.
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Because of its part, Search engines, in the past calendar year, added over 10, 1000 people to the U. Ersus. workforce, upon investments greater than $9 billion dollars.
Pichai additional that since it grows the company’s footprint within the U. T., Google will likely make significant purchases in the area of alternative energy.
Among the expansion programs, Google will certainly open the first information center within Nevada, and can double the workforce in each Virginia plus Georgia.
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Lunar New Year Market
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Taipei's Chinese Lunar New Year markets are famed across the island. People flock to them in the weeks leading up to the lunar new year to stock up on food, snacks, candy and other Chinese new year essentials. The biggest markets are on Dihua St and Nanmen Market.


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Starting today, the Clubhouse app is officially available on Android, this comes after the iOS dominance that has made it more of an apple legion favourite. With over 2 million active users on the Apple store, Clubhouse has brought its new redesign of social media closer to Android users with its Google Playstore listing.
Clubhouse may have launched over a year ago, but its major bullish growth came in from early this year when users began inviting each other all over the world faster than expected. Among these, Tech Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are one of those users that have hyped up clubhouse as one App to checkout for an amazing experince, and now, clubhouse has extended its support wings to Android as confirmed in their announcement.
Today, we are thrilled to share that Clubhouse for Android will start rolling out in beta immediately. We will begin gradually, with the U.S. today, followed by other English-speaking countries and then the rest of the world. Our plan over the next few weeks is to collect feedback from the community, fix any issues we see and work to add a few final features like payments and club creation before rolling it out more broadly.Noted Clubhouse
Currently, the app is in beta version but complete for a great experience. To download it, you simply need to visit the Clubhouse host page on the Google Playstore to download the audio-based social media app. But the bad news is that it’s currently available to US users only, but a wide global rollout is expected to come by the end of May 2021.
To get started with Clubhouse, all you need is to register for an account and enjoy the social media network that uses audio as a key means of information exchange unlike any other platform like Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, that all prioritize video over audio.
With 9.5 million downloads in February, a dip to 2.7 million in March and to 900,000 in April, as per analytics firm Sensor Tower, the Clubhouse glory is just beginning with its availability on Android. Essentially, more features are expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks with a payment feature as one to keep an eye on.
“Our plan over the next few weeks is to collect feedback from the community, fix any issues we see and work to add a few final features like payments and club creation before rolling it out more broadly,”the company said.


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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on 28 june 2018 to adopt amendments to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) requirements for operating companies and funds. The amendments are intended to improve the quality and accessibility of XBRL data.
XBRL is the open international standard for digital business reporting, managed by a global not for profit consortium, XBRL International. XBRL is used around the world, in more than 50 countries. Millions of XBRL documents are created every year, replacing older, paper-based reports with more useful, more effective and more accurate digital versions.


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Court Says FTC Can Sue Companies Over Compromised Consumer DataApril 14, 2014 – In The News
Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the New Jersey Law Journal article, "Court Says FTC Can Sue Companies Over Compromised Consumer Data." Full text can be found in the April 14, 2014, issue, but a synopsis is noted below.
A federal court declared on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to bring lawsuits against companies over data breaches that compromise consumers’ personal information.
The ruling means “the FTC is here to stay” and “we’re going to have to deal with them” in court on enforcement actions, says Scott L. Vernick, a noted privacy attorney.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CN) - Black home caregivers have filed a class action against Arcadia Services in Washtenaw County Court, challenging its policy of "honoring its clients' racial preferences" in assigning caregivers. A sales manager allegedly told them during training, "If someone calls in and says, 'I don't want a Mexican' we don't send a Mexican," and, "If someone goes into Sears and they want a yellow battery, Sears can't force them to buy a black battery."
The plaintiffs say statements like the ones made by sales and marketing director Lorrie Zorby encouraged a discriminatory policy that cost them work opportunities.
They say Arcadia's vice president, Phyllis Pheeney, told the employees to "let the client discriminate" by allowing the client to choose between three caregivers.
The plaintiffs also claim the company retaliates against employees who refuse to blindly adhere to the policy and gives white employees more favorable schedules, including weekends off.
The plaintiffs demand more than $1 million, saying the policy cost them work. They are represented by James Fett with Fett & Fields P.C. of Pinckney, Mich.
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There were a great many crosscurrents in the markets Wednesday that resulted in the usual, high levels of volatility. The major averages were set to open lower on the day and after giving up a rally of over 280 points on the Dow Industrial average in the prior trading session only to finish slightly in the red. Prior to the market's opening came earnings reports from two major financial companies and a host of economic data to consider. So Let's take a look at those big bank earnings first.
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) announced earnings per share of $1.19 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, compared with $1.30 in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the expected earnings per share during this quarter of $1.31 per share. Earnings per share for full fiscal 2014 came in at $5.29, compared with earnings per share of $4.35 in 2013; good for a 21.6% increase. The company noted a strong, one-time legal expense was to blame for its earnings shortfall, but the market wasn't buying it and the stock fell on the day by roughly 3.5 percent.
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) fared much better during the trading session compared to its peer JPMorgan Chase. After releasing Q4 2014 earnings that met the streets expectations on the bottom line and beat estimates on the top-line, shares only fell by roughly 1.15% on the trading day. Wells Fargo reported net income of $5.71 billion, compared with year-earlier net income of $5.61 billion. Per-share earnings, reflecting the payment of preferred dividends, were $1.02 versus $1 in the same period a year ago. Revenue increased 3.8% to $21.44 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected per-share earnings of $1.02 on revenue of $21.23 billion.
Equity futures did not improve after these two financial behemoths reported earnings. In fact, equity futures continued to descend. The looming effects from the outside reversal in the prior trading session persisted as futures fell greater than 150 points on the Dow Industrials. And then came the December 2014 Retail Sales Report. With gas prices down nearly $1.10 through the holiday shopping period and all that extra money to spend during the gift-giving season, expectations were high.
U.S. retail sales fell sharply in December largely because of cheaper gasoline prices, but most stores posted surprisingly weak results during the busiest month of the shopping season, government data show. Sales at retailers dropped 0.9% last month to mark the biggest decline in nearly a year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Plunging oil prices led to a 6.5% drop in gasoline sales, the largest reversal since 2008. And auto sales retreated 0.7% in the final month of the year. Yet even if autos and gasoline are excluded, retail sales fell 0.3%. Wall Street was expecting a strong gain in the 0.3% to 0.5% range. Most retail segments fared poorly. Sales fell for Internet sellers, department stores and retailers that sell clothing, sporting goods, books, electronics, appliances and home-improvement supplies. Among the few retailers to stand out were stores bars, restaurants and stores that sell home furnishings. Sales were also revised lower for November and October. The gain in November was revised down to 0.4% from 0.7%, while the increase in October was lowered to 0.3% from 0.5%. Lower gasoline prices were a big culprit. In 2014, overall retail sales rose just 4%, the smallest increase since the recovery began more than five years ago. Yet sales excluding gasoline rose a somewhat healthier 4.8%.
Unfortunately, it wasn't just brick and mortar retailers that took a hit during the month of December. Sales declined for e-commerce retailers, department stores and companies that sell clothing, sporting goods, books, electronics, appliances and home-improvement supplies, according to the Commerce Department report. If you can buy it on-line or in a store, the results showed that sales declined in the retail sector almost across the board.
The only standouts in the December Retail Sales report were bars, restaurants and stores that sell home furnishings. On that note, El Pollo Loco's (NASDAQ:LOCO) CEO was featured on CNBC on January 13th outlining that his company's restaurants were seeing incremental feed through from lower gasoline prices on the consumer spending front.Spending at bars and restaurants climbed 0.8% and continued their upward trend through the last several months of 2014.
All in all, during 2014 retail sales in the U.S. rose 4%, the smallest increase since the recovery began more than five years ago. If we exclude gasoline sales, retail sales rose 4.8%, which is faster than both 2013 and 2012.
With the final, monthly 2014 retail sales report out of the way, the National Retail Federation said holiday sales climbed 4% in 2014. This marked the biggest gain since 2011. This result also fell short of the NRF's estimate of 4.1-4.5 percent for the total holiday period. The holiday period begins in late November and extends through New Year's. This was not the first time the NRF failed to achieve its estimates for retail sales; in fact, more often than not the research firm misses its forecast. I find it odd that the NRF waits, every year, to release their results until after the final December Retail Sales report.
With the highly disappointing retail sales figures and against the backdrop of falling oil prices, the 10 year U.S. treasury note falling below 1.8% and a dismal quarterly report from JPMorgan Chase, equities dropped sharply at the opening of the trading day. It wasn't until the Fed Beige Book came out at 2:00 p.m. est. that equities started to rally alongside both the 10 year U.S. treasury note and crude oil. Crude-oil futures shedded earlier weakness and overcame an increase in inventories to rally more than 5% on Wednesday.
During the trading day, the Dow fell more than 330 points and the S&P (SPX) was well below the all-important 2,000 mark. Fortunately, as crude oil surged, equities followed. By the end of the trading day, the Dow finished off roughly 186 points, the Nasdaq (COMP) finished off roughly 22 points and the S&P finished down almost 12 points to 2,011. It's anybody's guess what tomorrow will bring, but one thing is probably a certainty, there will be continued volatility.
On tap for Thursday are continued earnings results from some big names including Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Blackrock (NYSE:BLK) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) before the bell. After the closing bell Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) will release their Q4 2014 results.
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). The author has no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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The sellers outnumbered the buyers with one sector, in particular, seeing a greater number of sell trades – the technology sector.
Of the seven stocks sold in recent days by insiders, four of the companies are from the technology segment.
Listed below are 10 companies that have experienced recent insider buying and selling activities in the public market through their direct and indirect ownerships.
Keep in mind, when looking at transaction activities by insiders, purchasing activity may reflect perceived value in a security. Conversely, if insiders are selling shares, that may or may not be related to a stock's perceived valuation; perhaps an insider needs to raise money for personal reasons. Furthermore, an insider's total holdings should be considered because a sale may, in context, be insignificant if this person has a large remaining position in the company. I tend to put great weight on insider transaction activities when I see multiple insiders buying or selling a company's shares.
Let's begin with the buyers.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (AEM-T)
Jean Robitaille, the senior vice-president of business strategy and technical services, accumulated 5,000 shares at a price of $60.7464 per share on Feb. 21. That same day, president Ammar Al-Joundi bought 2,000 shares at a price of $61.0965 per share.
DHX Media Ltd. (DHX.B-T)
So far this month, there have been two relatively small transactions by board members in DHX Media. Deborah Drisdell bought 1,500 shares at a price of $5.925 per share on Feb. 21, and Geoffrey Machum added 1,600 shares to his portfolio position on Feb. 16.
Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. (PNE-T)
This month, Robert Disbrow, a large shareholder, has purchased 688,500 shares over a number of trading sessions for various accounts.
Turning to the sellers, seven companies are highlighted below with recent insider selling activity.
Celestica Inc. (CLS-T)
Betty DelBianco, the chief legal and administrative officer, sold 28,000 shares at a price of $18.43 per share on Feb. 21. The prior week, on Feb. 17, Glen McIntosh, the executive vice-president of global operations and supply chain management, reduced his holdings by 50,000 shares at a price of $18.05 per share.
CI Financial Corp. (CIX-T)
Board member Winn Oughtred sold 50,000 shares on Feb. 22 at a price of $27.6784 per share.
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (CMG-T)
On February 21, Long Nghiem, vice-president of research and development, sold 25,000 shares. The prior week, on Feb. 16, David Hicks, the vice-president of the eastern hemisphere, trimmed his portfolio by 10,000 shares at a price of $10.235 per share.
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (GWO-T)
Brian Allison sold 2,500 shares at a price of $37.47 per share on Feb. 17.
Klondex Mines Ltd. (KDX-T)
Board member Bill Matlack has sold 192,600 shares so far this month in multiple transactions.
Redknee Solutions Inc. (RKN-T)
Lucas Skoczkowski, a member of the board of directors and the former chief executive officer of the company, sold 2,150,000 shares on Feb. 21.
Sierra Wireless Inc. (SW-T)
President and chief executive officer Jason Cohenour's most recent transaction was a sale. He sold 7,066 shares in the public market on Feb. 17 at a price of $27.80 (U.S.) per share.


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Warzone, Call of Duty’s upcoming battle royale game, could be released as early as tomorrow.
Warzone is a free-to-play, standalone battle royale game, according to chaosxsilencer. It reportedly has cross-platform for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC players, with servers up to 200 players.
The game has solos, duos, and trios, but not squads of four, according to chaosxsilencer. It will also reportedly include two game modes at launch: a regular battle royale mode and something called Plunder, which features a respawn mechanic and revolves around collecting money.
Warzone has also reportedly integrated classic CoD maps into the game, increasing their scale and making them fit for a battle royale environment. This will give players the opportunity to explore some of their favorite maps in a different way.
The specific release date of the game wasn’t revealed in the video, but chaosxsilencer said it’ll be available “very soon.”
Videos like this featuring footage of new games or modes are often shared with content creators ahead of time. It looks like chaosxsilencer may have accidentally broken a non-disclosure agreement by posting the video.


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Move into May campaign challenges consumers to be beef balanced
PIERRE – Shake off the winter blues with the South Dakota Beef Industry Council’s (SDBIC) Move into May campaign.
This fun incentive program is designed to encourage the whole family to lead a healthier lifestyle with beef. What does this all mean? Increasing simple everyday activities, coupled with healthy foods, such as lean beef, is the foundation to a healthy lifestyle. Participants simply share a photo of themselves, a friend, or a family member being physically active – anything from lifting hay bales, running on the treadmill, or even walking the dog. Post anytime throughout each week of the campaign, #MooovingMonday, and get entered into a weekly drawing as part of the challenge that launched on April 2.
In addition to the Mooving Monday challenge, we are also encouraging followers to show off their cooking and grilling skills with beef through the Sizzling Saturday campaign which kicks-off April 21. Share your best beef picture(s), cooking tips, or healthy beef recipes — anything that makes a Saturday sizzle! Both campaigns will continue through May 21, 2018.
Each person who makes a #MooovingMonday or #SizzlingSaturday photo post via Facebook or Instagram is entered in a weekly $25 beef certificate drawing on the following Monday. The campaign will culminate with a final drawing of all participants on May 21 when the SDBIC will award $250 in beef certificates alongside beef swag — just in time for Memorial Day.
“Campaigns like this are a great way to kickoff grilling season,” states Suzy Geppert, SDBIC executive director. “They allow us to engage with our consumers and provide them opportunity in which they can purchase our product. Showcasing beef’s nutritional value and role in leading a healthy lifestyle increases the demand for beef as consumers are inspired to make those healthy grilling choices.”
Find more beef nutrition information, as well as full program details at sdbeef.org and the SDBIC Facebook page.


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The end of the explosion in plastic production could be in sight
Plastics are everywhere: we wrap our food in it, our clothes are woven out of it and billions of products are made of it. These products are often designed to exploit plastic’s most well-known properties – it’s cheap and versatile.
Every year, 300 million tonnes of plastic is created but if you think there is a lot of plastic in your life right now, imagine what living in 2060 will be like, when plastic production is forecast to triple. But this doesn’t have to be the case, and we’re hopeful that a new international agreement could stem the tide.
The problem with plastic
Despite the fact that plastic can be found in every part of our lives, there is mounting evidence that it is extremely harmful. It’s now well known that plastic pollution is a problem for the environment. Although many plastic products are thrown away after a single use, the material itself survives for hundreds of years. Plastic litter covers our towns and countryside and clogs up our oceans. Even when plastic breaks down, the resulting microplastics can go on polluting for years to come.
There are also less visible ways in which plastic damages our lives. Plastics are intertwined with the climate crisis because 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels – this means that producing plastic is damaging the planet, not just throwing it away.
There’s also growing evidence about the impact of plastics on our health. 7,000 potentially harmful chemicals have been found in plastics in products such as packaging (including food contact materials), toys, textiles, furniture, building materials, medical devices, personal care and household cleaning products. Exposure to these chemicals can cause neurological and hormonal conditions and cancers.
The global plastics production system deepens existing injustices that disproportionately harm Indigenous, black, brown and low-income communities. Most plastics are used in rich countries but then the rubbish is sent to countries in the Global South to be dealt with by unofficial waste pickers who are vulnerable to exploitation. There is evidence of child labour, poisonous chemical exposure, and worker exploitation.
The Global Plastics Treaty
The world is slowly waking up to the fact that we are living in a plastics crisis. In November 2022, countries around the world began negotiating on a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution. A series of international meetings are happening in the lead up to the final agreement expected by the end of 2024. It has the potential to be a landmark success in environmental diplomacy.
The draft treaty tackles the whole lifecycle of plastics from design and production to use and disposal, which is needed to address the scale and complexity of the issue. It recognises that the chemical impact of plastics must be addressed. Most of the UN Member States are supporting the treaty and the process has brought together Indigenous people, workers, trade unions, waste pickers, environmental groups and scientists.
Unfortunately, there are still concerns that need to be overcome. The negotiations have involved the plastics industry, including oil and gas lobbyists, and the promising start to the treaty is beginning to be overshadowed by industry involvement. At the last round of negotiations, in June of this year, industry was accused of deliberately slowing down the process to limit what could be agreed.
Community groups and environmental organisations are calling for the Global Plastics Treaty to include requirements for environmental justice, a just transition for waste pickers and others and to find solutions to the plastic crisis which does no harm to the climate, biodiversity or human health. This is currently being overlooked but it is essential to create a fairer future.
The Montreal protocol – the first treaty to be ratified by every country on Earth – has phased out the use of nearly 100 substances that attack the planet’s protective ozone. If it’s successful, the impact of the Global Plastics Treaty could be as significant.
The UK is part of a coalition of over 50 governments which are calling for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. However, this commitment needs to be backed by action which can start right now. Scotland needs to play its part in this. The petrochemical giant, INEOS, based in Grangemouth, is Europe’s top producer of ethelyne, which is used in making more than half of plastic and petrochemical products, including single use plastics. We urgently need a plan to phase out plastic production and convert the Grangemouth site to the green industries of the future, supporting workers and the local community in the process as part of a just transition.
A new law which aims to create a circular economy to make material use more sustainable has just been introduced to the Scottish Parliament. This is an important opportunity to create a strong framework to reduce the amount of plastic and other materials Scotland uses and to take responsibility for impact of Scotland’s plastic consumption overseas. We need to regulate producers to design products from lower carbon materials, that are built to last and be easily repairable.
In Scotland, we should be aiming for a future which is free from the harm that plastic does to the environment, to our bodies and to people across the world. We can strengthen global efforts to do this by creating the change we want to see here in Scotland.
We need the new circular economy law to be as strong as possible. If you want to get involved in pushing for this, you can find out how to do so here.


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NEW: PLANS UNDERWAY FOR SCHMECKFEST FOOD SALES
Freeman Academy Auxiliary officials say canceling the traditional Schmeckfest for another year was a difficult decision, but they are happy to be making plans for a “Schmeck Stop” — including a walk-in Country Kitchen market along with homemade sausage sales. The dates have been set for two Saturdays, March 26 and April 2, from 2 to 7 p.m. This alternative to Schmeckfest gives the opportunity to stop by and stock up on Schmeckfest favorites.
In addition to food sales, tickets will be available late this week for a carry-out-only “mini” Schmeckfest meal that includes sausage, knepf, stewed beef and sauerkraut. The carry-out meal will be limited to 350 meals each Saturday, March 26 or April 2. Meals may be picked up from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tickets for the meal were expected to be available late this week at schmeckfest.com. Watch the Courier, Facebook and the Schmeckfest website for more updates on ordering the meal. Information for ordering homemade sausage will appear in future issues of The Courier. For inquiries, call and leave message for Kathy Kleinsasser, 605-925-7952.


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WASHINGTON - The quirky, locally-owned Call Your Mother deli on Georgia Avenue NW has found itself in the midst of a firestorm over a proposed expansion into a residential portion of the Georgetown neighborhood, just two blocks from Georgetown University.
With nearly 18,000 followers on Instagram, co-owner Andrew Dana says his brightly colored shop is known for, "Cool bagel sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, we make everything in house, pastries, cookies. Big vibes, big bagels!"
After two years of searching, Dana and his business partner found the perfect location on the corner of 35th and O Streets in Georgetown. The bubblegum pink and green building, that once housed a florist, is even painted their company colors.
Dana already signed a lease, won approval with a 6-2 vote by the ANC Commission, as well as the Office of Planning, explaining, "Currently we’re allowed to open as what they call a retail shop. So, I could hand you a bagel and hand you some cream cheese and say hey, go to that toaster and toast your bagel. What we are asking permission to do is turn the toaster in towards us, so we can put the cream cheese on the bagel for you."
That’s where the Board of Zoning Adjustment comes in, along with a small group of neighbors who fiercely oppose bagels in their backyard. "The neighbors are concerned that we’re going to bring too much traffic, then they’re saying rats and trash and noise."
Dana says, he is addressing their concerns with proposed daily trash collection, weekly pest control and a designated employee to handle long lines. He does not anticipate a large influx of traffic on the already-busy corridor.
However, in a statement to FOX 5 DC, ANC Commissioner Rick Murphy explained why he was one of the two votes against "Call Your Mother," writing:
"Like my colleagues, I would love to have Call Your Mother in Georgetown. But it would be far better if the long lines of patrons on Sunday mornings Call Your Mother is likely to generate were on the sidewalks of Wisconsin Avenue or M Street in Georgetown’s commercial district. In short: right store, wrong place."
The BZA decision is scheduled for December 4th. Dana says, if the variance is approved, he expects to open his doors in Georgetown the following day.


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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Model Y launching in Europe, FSD Beta v9 finally coming, another Chevy Bolt EV fire, and more.
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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:
- Tesla opens orders across Europe for made-in-China Model Y with Sept. delivery
- Tesla launches cheaper RWD Model Y in China
- Tesla increases Model S and Model X prices by $5,000
- Elon Musk: Tesla will launch its ‘mind-blowing’ Full Self-Driving Beta v9 on Saturday
- Elon Musk: Tesla to release new UI with ‘mind of car’ view coming to cars with FSD computer
- Elon Musk confirms Tesla Cybertruck will have 4-wheel steering like Hummer EV’s ‘Crab mode’
- Chevy Bolt EV catches on fire after receiving both of GM’s ‘software fixes’
- Electrify America is rumored to be looking for new $1 billion partner – who could it be?
- Rimac takes over Bugatti, hints at electrification of legendary supercar brand
- Stellantis unveils new electrification plans across all brands with new EVs with up to 500-mile range
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15 September 2021 | Business
Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of "questionable payments" in 10 African countries over five years to influence health policies and sabotage competitors, a watchdog claimed Tuesday.
The London-headquartered multinational allegedly doled out more than US$600 000 in cash, cars, per diems and campaign donations to dozens of politicians, lawmakers, civil servants, journalists and staff at rival companies between 2008 and 2013.
In two reports released Tuesday, global tobacco industry watchdog STOP said BAT acted "as if it were above the law", bullying its way into a relatively under-tapped market of African youths.
The findings are based on whistle-blower testimonies, leaked documents and court records analysed by the University of Bath's Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG).
Researchers identified 236 "questionable payments" made in Burundi, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia totalling US$601 502.-Nampa/AFP
Google fined US$177 million
A South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc's Google 207 billion won (US$176.64 million) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS), in the US technology giant's second setback in less than a month.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday said terms with device makers amounted to abuse of Google's dominant market position that restricted competition in the mobile OS market.
Google in a statement said it intends to appeal. It said the ruling ignores benefits offered by Android's compatibility with other programs and undermines advantages enjoyed by consumers.
The fine comes on the day an amendment to South Korea's Telecommunications Business Act popularly dubbed the "anti-Google law" came into effect.
The law now bans app store operators such as Google from requiring software developers use their payment systems a requirement which effectively stopped developers from charging commission on in-app purchases. -Nampa/Reuters
Volkswagen in talks to tighten its grip
Volkswagen is in talks to tighten its grip on a majority-owned joint venture in China, sparking tensions with the German automaker's other Chinese partners who fear they could be side-lined, sources familiar with the matter said.
The world's second-biggest carmaker secured a controlling 75% stake in a venture with China's JAC in 2020 after Beijing relaxed rules that had previously barred foreign firms from owning majority stakes in local auto companies.
Volkswagen, which took control of one of JAC's plants in the eastern city of Hefei last year, is now in talks to buy another as part of a big expansion in electric vehicles (EV), three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
That has rattled Volkswagen's other Chinese partners, SAIC Motor and FAW, which want the German group to commit more models to their own ventures, sources at Volkswagen, the Chinese firms and joint ventures told Reuters.
The stakes are high. Boosting its majority-owned business would mean Volkswagen wouldn't have to share so much profit with state-run partners and can accelerate its EV push without having so many partner negotiations in the world's biggest car market. -Nampa/Reuters
Oracle revenue falls short
Enterprise software firm Oracle Corp fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Monday, hurt by competition in the cloud computing space.
Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company pared losses and were down 1.4% in extended trading after the company forecast second quarter adjusted earnings per share above expectations.
The company expects adjusted earnings per share to be between US$1.09 and US$1.13, above analysts' average estimate of US$1.08, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Analysts say Oracle, whose shares have risen about 40% this year, is well positioned to benefit from cloud computing but a crowded space of rivals, including Microsoft Corp's Azure, Amazon.com Inc's Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com and IBM Corp, will keep the heat on the company.
To bolster its footing in the cloud computing space, Oracle, which counts Zoom Video Communications (ZM. O) as one of its customers, has been ramping up investment to set up more data centres that can be rented out to clients as they expand and shift operations to the cloud. -Nampa/Reuters
Intuit to buy Mailchimp
Intuit Inc, known for its small-business accounting and DIY tax-filing software, said on Monday it will acquire digital marketing company Mailchimp for about US$12 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.
The deal, expected to close by the second quarter of fiscal 2022, is Intuit's biggest-ever acquisition. It will be financed through cash on hand and new debt of about US$4.5 billion to US$5.0 billion, Intuit said. Last year, the company bought personal finance portal Credit Karma for just over US$7 billion.
The deal for Atlanta-based Mailchimp, which operates a marketing platform for small- and mid-market businesses, will help Intuit add insights to its Quickbooks platform that tracks spending.
"There is incredible power in combining the customer data and the purchase data, and we wanted to put the power of the data in our customers hands," said Sasan Goodarzi, Chief Executive at Intuit.
The deal comes at a time when fintech companies like Intuit are benefiting from a recovery from the pandemic-induced slump among small businesses. The company has projected profit and revenue levels above estimates for fiscal 2022.-Nampa/Reuters


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Herbalife profit dips in 2Q
Herbalife Ltd. saw a drop in both sales and profits in the second quarter due to what the company said was "the unfavorable impact of currency fluctuations."
In the quarter, the company earned $48.3 million, or 77 cents a share, which includes one-times items which resulted in a 1 cent a share reduction. The earnings per share did top analyst estimates of 72 cents a share.
In the second quarter a year ago, the company earned $67.1 million, or $1.01 a share.
Revenues in the quarter came in at $571.8 million, down 11 percent from $639.8 million a year ago.
Through the first six months of 2009, the company has earned $89.8 million, or $1.44 a share, on $1.1 billion in sales. Through the same period in 2008, the company earned $129.4 million, or $1.94 a share, on $1.2 billion in sales.
Los Angeles-based Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutritional supplements and personal care products.
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