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Goal has misplaced $9 billion in marketplace worth since wrathful social media customers referred to as for a boycott of the Minneapolis-based store over its rollout of the “PRIDE” assortment that includes LGBTQ-friendly clothes for kids.
A presen in the past Wednesday ahead of the talk erupted, Goal’s accumulation closed at $160.96 a percentage, giving the big-box chain a marketplace capitalization of $74.3 billion.
As of early buying and selling on Thursday, on the other hand, stocks of the corporate had been buying and selling off 1% at $141.76 — capping a weeklong topple that has reduced in size the “cheap chic” cut price store’s worth to $65.3 billion.
That quantities to a 12% let go that has shaved a whopping $9 billion off the corporate’s marketplace capitalization.
Goal mentioned on Tuesday it used to be disposing of some pieces from its retail outlets and making alternative adjustments to its LGBTQ+ products national forward of Delight hour then intense backlash from some consumers who faced employees and tipped over presentations.
“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Goal mentioned in a observation on Tuesday.
“Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”
Goal mentioned that buyers knocked indisposed Delight presentations at some retail outlets, angrily approached employees and posted threatening movies on social media from throughout the retail outlets.
That used to be simply days then Goal CEO Brian Cornell had defended the LBGTQ-friendly products, pronouncing it used to be “the right thing for society.”
Goal declined to specify Wednesday which pieces it used to be disposing of however a number of the ones that garnered probably the most consideration had been “tuck friendly” ladies’s swimsuits that let trans ladies who’ve no longer had gender-affirming operations to hide their non-public portions.
Designs by means of Abprallen, a London-based corporate that designs and sells occult- and satanic-themed LGBTQ+ clothes and niknaks, have additionally created backlash.
The Delight products has been on sale since early Might. Delight hour is held in June.
Goal showed that it has moved its Delight products from the entrance of the retail outlets to the again in some Southern retail outlets then confrontations and backlash from customers in the ones fields.
Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren mentioned on Tuesday that Goal is ready to look its trade endure in the similar method that Bud Luminous did.
“I think that Target really soon is about to find out what happens when conservatives shop or rather don’t shop, because they are about to get Bud Light-ed,” Lahren instructed Fox Information host Sean Hannity on Tuesday.
Bud Luminous has unmistakable its gross sales let go for some six consecutive weeks — indisposed 25% as opposed to a time in the past in the newest presen — since boycott yelps erupted in line with its debatable advertising and marketing marketing campaign with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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Break out your Cyndi Lauper audio cassettes and that case of New Coke you've had stockpiled: the Commodore 64 is back.
The legendary computer was first unveiled in early 1982, and quickly dominated the nascent computer scene, helping to launch the home computing market thanks to its entertainment focus. The Commodore brand finally staged its comeback Wednesday, unveiling an online store where consumers can pick up a revamped, modernized version of the legendary all-in-one computer.
It comes in the original taupe color and design, of course -- it's just everything else that's changed.
The new iteration of the classic computer won't run Windows (although the company claims you'll be able to install it if you so choose). Instead, the Commodore 64 runs a version of the Linux operating system on an Intel processor, and boasts 2GB of memory and a modern Blu-ray or rewritable DVD optical drive.
The past isn't forgotten, however: The company claims that consumers will be able to play all their favorite 8-bit era games within seconds of turning the Commodore 64 on, by running software that emulates the original operating system.
Commodore celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007, noted PCMag.com, but the company has languished in obscurity for many of those years, a faint shell of the company that helped launched computing and computer games.
It had unveiled a new line of products at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show -- new products that bear little resemblance to the new Commodore 64.
"I'm sure you'll appreciate the Commodore thing has been in a state of flux over the last 20 years," Peter Bromage, the vice president of sales and marketing for Commodore said in January.
In addition, the company plan a relaunch of the ancient Amiga computer -- an impressively ahead of its time PC from Commodore that never quite broke into the mainstream.
"At Commodore USA, our goal is to restore the AMIGA brand to its former glory," the company's website claims. "Our reboot and re-imagining of the classic AMIGA line-up will showcase the latest and greatest personal computer hardware and operating system technology available today."

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There’s a new dynamic to consider before you sign on the dotted line for the bendable iPhone 6 Plus or the square BlackBerry Passport. That old rate plan that you fought hard to negotiate, at a time when the providers were willing to fall over themselves to get you as a customer, could be lost.
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Rogers recently instituted a rule that says if you want a new subsidized smart phone — and there’s not as much subsidy these days because contracts are now amortized over two years instead of three because of government rules — kiss your old monthly plan goodbye. The other two major providers do the same thing.


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India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale
India has decided to allow exports of onions through government-to-government route to Bangladesh and five other countries on the recommendation of its external affairs ministry, the Economic Times reported today.
One of the persons familiar with the matter said a limited quantity of onion exports has been allowed for bilateral purposes even though no decision has been taken on lifting a complete ban on onion exports, the daily said.
Details of the quantum to be allowed to be exported could not be ascertained, it added.
The five other countries to which export has been permitted are Nepal, Bhutan, Bahrain and Mauritius.
The Bangladesh government has written a formal letter to India to allow certain quantities of sugar and onion in order to bring down their prices in the domestic market during the holy month of Ramadan.
The world's second largest onion exporter, India banned the overseas shipment of the kitchen essential in December 2023 and later extended it till March this year to contain its rising prices and ensure adequate availability in domestic markets ahead of coming national elections.
India had first imposed 40 percent duty on onions to discourage its export but when that step did not yield the desired result, it clamped the ban.
A team of Indian government officials visited the main onion-growing areas of western state of Maharashtra earlier this month before making a recommendation on the continuance of the export ban.


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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is reportedly leaving the company to start his own venture.
The news comes in one day ahead of the launch of OnePlus’ flagship smartphone series — the OnePlus 8T.
Neither Pei nor OnePlus have issued an official statement yet.
Co-founders Carl Pei and Pete Lau were the brains behind the operation at OnePlus. 31-year old Pei, might be leaving to start his own company — just one day ahead of the launch of the company’s flagship series OnePlus 8T as well as the Nord N10 series.
Sources told TechCrunch that Pei is not joining Samsung, despite his one-time proposal to do so back in 2015. However, he does have ‘clarity’ on what he wants to do next.
Pei and OnePlus were unavailable to comment on the matter.
Pei’s India connect When the China-based OnePlus was still in its nascent stages, Pei travelled across India — living
The co-founder of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has seemingly left the company, according to a report Monday. Carl Pei was absent from an internal memo listing OnePlus’ leadership, Android Police reported citing a screenshot by a Reddit user who suggested that Pei had either stepped down or was removed from the position.
The reported departure comes just ahead of the OnePlus 8T event, which is scheduled for Wednesday. Pei’s is departing OnePlus to start his own venture, according to TechCrunch, although no details about that venture were immediately available.
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In 2019, OnePlus ranked eighth in the US market with just 0.6% market share, according to Counterpoint Research, but its phone sales more than tripled last year —
Cloud communications company Twilio is set to acquire data startup Segment for $3.2 billion, sources tell Forbes, though a deal is not yet final.
Twilio has emerged as a winner in the pandemic economy, with its stock price just about tripling since the beginning of the year. The company now commands a market cap of over $45 billion.
Segment was last valued at $1.5 billion in an April 2019 funding round, and counts Accel, Y Combinator, and Alphabet’s GV (formerly Google Ventures) among its investors.
Segment laid off 10% of its staff in May, in anticipation of a tougher IT spending environment amid the pandemic. However, the company indicated in September that it now has over 20,000 customers — up from 19,000
Microsoft is developing an iOS app to bring Game Pass to the iPad and iPhone, circumventing Apple App Store rules, Business Insider reported Thursday.
“We absolutely will end up on iOS,” Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer told employees at an all-hands meeting Wednesday, according to Business Insider.
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Microsoft announced in August that its Project xCloud video game service would be released September for free to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. The service gives people access to more than 100 games on the Xbox or PC, as well as its Xbox Live gaming social network.
Microsoft said at the time that devices powered by Google’s Android operating system would be supported but said Apple was blocking its
Microsoft’s gaming boss Phil Spencer told employees that the company is planning to bring Xbox Game Pass streaming to Apple’s iPad and iPhone devices using a “direct browser-based solution,” according to a Business Insider report.
“We absolutely will end up on iOS,” Spencer reportedly told employees this week. According to The Verge, Spencer also mentioned bringing this browser solution to Windows 10 PCs next year.
Microsoft’s game-streaming portion of Xbox Game Pass has so far only been available on Android as Apple at first blocked it and similar services such as Google Stadia, but then agreed to allow those apps onto its iOS devices provided that there were separate apps for each game. Apple also required that each game be submitted individually so that it would comply with the company’s 30% profit-splitting policy.
Microsoft declined to participate, calling the solution a “bad experience for customers” as it wanted all of
Qualcomm recently sent out invites for its upcoming event that is to take place this December. The brand is set to unveil its newest Snapdragon series processors at the event, the highlight of which will be the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 875, based on 5nm architecture. Now, as per a new report by DigiTimes, via GSMarena, Qualcomm is also likely to announce its first-ever dedicated gaming smartphone around the same time.
While we don’t have a lot of details, to begin with, the new gaming phone will reportedly be co-developed by Asus. Qualcomm already designs its own boards to flaunt the skills of the latest chipsets. However, making a completely new phone is a whole different ball game, which is why the partnership with Asus makes sense. The new phone may even get the branding of the Asus ROG (Republic
US trading firm Susquehanna reportedly owns 15% of TikTok-owner ByteDance, a stake which is potentially worth more than $15 billion.
Located just outside of Philadelphia, Susquehanna joined a $5 million investing round in ByteDance the year that it was founded, and invested in Musical.ly which later merged into TikTok.
Susquehanna is now stuck in the middle of US-China tensions as ByteDance waits for both governments to approve a deal that includes Oracle and Walmart taking a stake in the Chinese company.
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US trading firm Susquehanna quietly owns 15% of TikTok parent firm ByteDance, according to the Wall Street Journal, a stake potentially worth billions.
Susquehanna’s stake may be worth as much as $15 billion, according to PitchBook data cited by the Journal. This reportedly makes Susquehanna the biggest external investor in the Chinese social-media company. The firm is a giant in options trading,
Tesla (TSLA) – Get Report has been seeking a stake in South Korean conglomerate LG’s battery operation, according to a report from the Korea Times.
LG makes batteries in its LG Chem division, but the battery business is being spun off into a new company – LG Energy Solutions. So electric carmaker Tesla would take a piece of LG Energy Solutions if a deal happens.
Tesla is looking for a stake of up to 10% in the battery maker, a source told the Korea Times.
Tesla shares traded Monday at $421.92, up 3.58%, and have skyrocketed 404% so far this year.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Lithium (PLL) – Get Report was soaring Monday after the lithium company said Tesla agreed to buy spodumene concentrate, a raw material of lithium, from the company.
The initial agreement is for five years and may be extended for another five years, Piedmont
Realme is reportedly going to launch a new Q-series smartphone on 13 October, a leaked certification listing on Weibo has shown. The report claims that two Realme phones were approved by the TENAA authority of China recently. The models had the serial numbers RMX2173 and Realme RMX2117. As the RMX2173 phone had similar specs to that of the Realme X7 (including downgraded cameras), it is believed that the upcoming model will be a lite version of the Realme X7. Another report claims that the Realme RMX2173 will actually be a new Q-series smartphone.
This launch is expected to take place in China.
The article cited Digital Chat Nation on Weibo. The post said that the product will have a punch-hole OLED screen, fingerprint support, 5G connectivity, and support 65 W super
Google plans to introduce updated Play Store guidelines that emphasize the requirement for most apps to use the company’s billing system for in-app purchases as early as next week, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
While this requirement has existed for years, the report notes that some major developers like Netflix, Spotify, and Tinder have circumvented the rule by prompting customers to pay directly using a credit card, rather than their Play Store account, bypassing Google’s 30 percent commission for in-app purchases.
In a statement, Google said that it is always working with developers to clarify its Play Store policies, but it did not elaborate on any forthcoming changes:
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Analysts are predicting that BASF, the German chemical company, will report third-quarter sales of €17.58 billion ($18.57 billion), based on consensus estimates provided by the company. This figure would be a decrease from the €21.95 billion achieved in the same quarter last year.
Net Profit Forecast
BASF is expected to report a net profit of €282 million for the quarter, according to the consensus estimate. This is significantly lower than the €909 million reported in the third quarter of the previous year.
Key Points to Watch
Demand & Recovery
UBS analysts highlight weak demand, decreased volumes, and declining prices as factors that are likely to impact BASF’s earnings in the quarter. The company’s recovery outlook will be closely monitored, particularly regarding its materials and chemicals divisions, as soft demand and prices are expected to have an adverse effect on both.
Warburg Research analyst Oliver Schwarz also emphasizes the potential impact of high energy and personnel costs, as well as increased unit costs, on BASF’s earnings. Lower demand in the quarter may have led to reduced capacity utilization, which could further drive up costs.
Citi analyst Ranulf Orr points out that Europe is expected to be a significant drag on BASF’s performance in the quarter. Most end markets, including the previously strong automotive sector, are stagnating, indicating a broader slowdown.
In July, BASF revised its guidance for 2023 sales to a range of between €73 billion and €76 billion. The company also adjusted its EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) guidance before special items to a range of between €4 billion and €4.4 billion. However, Jefferies analysts Charlie Bentley and Chris Counihan believe that the challenges faced by the sector make it increasingly unlikely for BASF to achieve its 2023 guidance.
Warburg Research’s Oliver Schwarz expects BASF to achieve the lower end of its EBIT guidance range.
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Thinking of raising dairy goats? Diversification seems to offer a lifeline
In 1998, Mary Wacuka began her journey with dairy goat farming, which changed her fortune and transformed her life as a farmer.
At her home in Thangathi, Mukurweini constituency, her one acre farm is bustling most of the time, as she takes care of her goats and the only cow on her property.
“I visited a Farmer’s Country Day and was intrigued by the dairy goats that were at the show, researched and saved up to buy four goats, and luckily two of the goats were pregnant, each giving birth to twins, ”Wacuka explained.
Surprised by the speed at which his herd was multiplying, Wacuka contacted the Dairy Goat Association of Kenya (DGAK) for more training and support in raising his goats.
She explained that she joined DGAK in 2000 where she learned to breed and care for her animals by building zero grazing units for her goats.
“It was a good learning experience as I was able to learn the best breeds for dairy goat breeding and I focused on obtaining animals from the French Alps and Toggenburg,” she explained. .
Currently, Wacuka maintains a herd of 20 goats which feed on napier grass, corn germ and local weeds.
“I make sure my goats have enough water and salt to supplement their diet and sometimes deworm the animals to maintain their health,” Wacuka said.
Of her 20 goats, only six dairy goats are milked daily, each producing two liters of milk per day.
Each liter is sold to her neighbors for 60 Sh, which earns her 720 Sh per day, which, she explained, is almost double what she earns with her one cow, 360 Sh per day.
“I think my six goats make me more than one cow, and the cost of production is low compared to that of a cow, and with the small size of my land, the goats are economical to keep”, a- she noted.
She explained that dairy goats also provide her with another source of income when sold.
“I can earn up to Sh 20,000 per goat sale and during the holiday season when goats are in demand I can pocket at least Sh 100,000,” she explained.
The sale of goat manure, which she says is very good for growing coffee, brings in at least Sh 8,000.
The various sources of income for the dairy goat business have enabled it to maintain confidence in the sustainability of its activities.
His feelings are shared by Ernest Kihangi, a breeder of purebred dairy goats in the village of Muruguru in Nyeri County.
Kihangi, retired as a caterer at a public university, used his time to work on his passion for raising dairy goats.
“I focus on the best breeds and have won several medals and awards at Farmer Field Days across the country for French and German alpine goats,” he explained.
His farm’s milk production declined after the local processor he used to deliver the milk stopped deliveries.
“I used to sell eight liters of milk to a local processor, but now I have to consume all the milk, which is why I focus on keeping the best breeds on my farm,” he explained.
Kihangi said the sale of his goats was his main source of income, with dollars selling at high prices for cultural ceremonies.
“Pedigree breeding also earns me money because the seeds from my goats are sought after all over the country, and I keep very complete records of all the animals on my farm,” Kihangi said.
Both herders are members of DGAK, an organization created in 1994 to meet the needs of dairy goat herders in central Kenya, but which has expanded to cover the whole country.
DGAK Technical Mwangi Warui said the organization has more than 500 farmer groups across the country who are actively engaged in raising dairy goats.
“Initially, raising dairy goats was touted as the best option for families in the central region who were facing the challenge of shrinking land area due to urbanization and increasing population. “said Warui.
The government-funded and donor-funded DGAK encouraged farmers to raise dairy goats as a source of income for families who could not afford the land space or money to maintain a cow.
However, one of the challenges that farmers faced was the lack of quality breeds due to inbreeding which slowed down the production of purebred goats, resulting in lower milk production.
“DGAK has helped the farmer access sufficient semen from German and French alpine goat breeds which are currently considered good for milk production,” said Warui.
While most farmers consume dairy goat’s milk, efforts to add value to milk through processing have failed in the industry, with most processors turning away from goat’s milk.
Raka milk processors in Nyeri County processed goat’s milk into cheese between 2011 and 2014, when they had to downsize their operations and now focus primarily on processing cow’s milk.
Raka Processors’ dairy director Sammy Michael Karimi said the company would source 400 liters of goat’s milk from farmers every day and pay farmers Sh 80 per liter.
However, they had to cut back on production after 2013, after their main market at Westgate Mall closed.
“At least 75% of our market was for sellers in the Westgate shopping center, but the terrorist attack of 2013 shut down the shopping center and this disrupted our niche market, which forced us to cut back on our production,” he said. he explained.
Currently, processors only buy 20 liters of goat’s milk per day and the cheese is still not marketable.
Other challenges to processing goat’s milk, noted Karimi, are the unrestricted importation of goat cheese into the country which is sold for less than locally processed cheese.
“We sell our goat cheese for Sh 1800 per kg due to the high production cost while imported cheese can sell for Sh 1200 to Sh 1500,” explained Karimi.
Goat cheese is also a niche market affected by competition from cow cheese and cultural consumption habits.
“Few people consume goat’s milk or cheese because of their cultural beliefs and also their personal tastes. There are perceptions that goat’s milk smells different from cow’s milk, ”explained Karimi.
He also noted that a lack of information on the nutritional value of goat’s milk has hampered its acceptance in the wider market.
Kenya Nutrition Association National President Henry Ngethe said the nutritional value of goat’s milk is better digested than cow’s milk because it contains less lactose, goat’s milk contains less casein protein alpha s1 unlike cow’s milk which is associated with allergic reactions.
“There are other micronutrients like magnesium which is 30% more present in goat milk and is responsible for energy production, protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood sugar control and of regulating blood pressure in the human body, ”Ngethe said.
The magnesium in goat’s milk also contains selenium with its function in the human body including the prevention of cardiovascular disease, thyroid problems and cognitive decline, which means disturbances related to thinking, cancer and improves the libido.


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Hulu’s new premium TV-watching service is on its way to a whole bunch of platforms, but there are now rumors that the $10/month fee may not be the only cost that users face.
Although Hulu Plus “launched” yesterday, hardly anyone actually has an account there yet. That’s because it’s still an “invitation only” service. Users can request an invite with no way of knowing when they’ll actually be able to sign up.
Regardless, all the official details of the premium Hulu content were uneveiled, and in addition to being able to stream thousands of hours of TV programming from a computer, Hulu Plus is already making its way to a number of devices.
The Hulu Plus app is already available on the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Samsung TVs, and it’s on its way to the Xbox 360, PS3, and other TV manufacturers.
Interestingly, another premium service just launched on a platform that used to be completely free: Playstation Plus on the PS3’s online network launched this past week for a cost of $50 per year.
The Web site Technologizer.com happened to come across some source code on the new Hulu Plus page that reads, “The instructions below will help you install Hulu Plus on your PS3. Note: you must be a subscriber of the PlayStation Plus Network.”
However, that text does not actually appear on the live page itself. So it was either something that should have been cut from the code, or it’s just not programmed to appear until the PS3 Hulu app goes live.
If Playstation Plus is required, it’s likely that a similar stipulation would apply to the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is currently the only platform that requires Netflix streamers to subscribe to the console’s premium online service, so having that requirement for Hulu would not be out of the question.


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The Korean mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung has unveiled a new smartphone. Named as Samsung Jet, it is claimed to be ‘smarter than a smartphone’ and supports the newest smartphone features. The touhscreen of the phone has been improved with Samsung-made 800MHz processor that makes it the fastest full touch phone in existence. The high speed HSDPA connection has been improved for email and Internet access.
Featured with a 3.1-inch WVGA AMOLED display, Samsung Jet is also equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with face and blink detection technology. It comes with Samsung Dolphin web browser that allows users to view up to five web pages at one time, supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, has integrated A-GPS, has built-in 2GB internal memory and Wi-Fi enabled.
In addition, it is Bluetooth enabled and supports up to 16GB of microSD card.
“Samsung Jet is about enabling aspirational and exciting lifestyles and setting people free – with viewing, sharing content, internet browsing, films and photos – all at unprecedented speeds for today’s impatient consumers,” said by Mark Mitchinson, vice president, Samsung Mobile UK and Ireland.
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Large-cap U.S. pharmacy names Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Pfizer (PFE), and Merck (MRK) report earnings this week and could give investors insight into the stepped-up scrutiny on drug pricing and a better feel for how select new drug therapies are performing.
As a sector, healthcare earnings are forecast to have gained 7.7% from the year-ago quarter, according to industry analysts.
Bristol-Myers Squibb, which reports before the markets open Tuesday, has turned out robust sales numbers for Eliquis—part of a new class of anticoagulants known as Xa inhibitors—in Q1 and Q2, according to company data. Investors will be looking to see if the drug has gained market share. They’ll also likely care about sales of BMY’s oncology drugs.
Analysts at Thomson Reuters are looking for earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter. In Q2, BMY handily outpaced earnings expectations for the eighth straight quarter, which the company attributed to robust oncology sales.
PFE, the world’s largest drug manufacturer by sales and a Dow Jones Industrials component, has drawn focus to its cancer medicines. Ibrance, for example, got the okay for advanced breast cancer treatment in February, more than two months ahead of schedule, and an update on next steps could be in store, analysts say.
Analysts at Thomson Reuters are looking for PFE earnings of $0.51 per share on revenue of $11.56 billion.
The early FDA nod for Ibrance juiced the stock almost 10% at that time and it held onto a mostly upward movement before tumbling in late September. Since then, the stock has picked up more than 10%, trading in the $34 range.
MRK, also part of the DJIA, will show its Q3 hand after the bell on Tuesday. Analysts are interested in learning how patients are responding to Keytruda, a treatment used for advanced melanoma. Also MRK has said it has some promising results on other drug treatments. Let’s see if its sheds any more light in this earnings round.
At Thomson Reuters, the Q3 guesstimate is for per-share income of $0.92 on top line sales of $10.11 billion.
In Q2, MRK managed to easily thump earnings expectations by $0.06 a share but fell short of revenues by $100,000 at $9.80 billion; that was a 10.5% year-over-year drop in sales.
A year ago, the stock was up better than 5% from where it stands today. Since mid-August, it’s down some 11%, though it has recovered since late September.
The short-term options market is pricing in the potential for a 2% move in either direction for PFE and MRK shares around their earnings release, according to the Market Maker Move indicator on TD Ameritrade’s thinkorswim® platform.
China may take center stage this week as the earnings carnival continues from MGM Resorts International (MGM), Alibaba (BABA), and Ford Motor Co. (F)—all consumer-sensitive companies touched by the country’s economic slowdown and Beijing’s sixth interest-rate cut in a year.
MGM—which has two casinos in China and generates some 33% of its revenue there, according to JP Morgan—was hit in Q2 when revenue tumbled 7.6%. The company reported that its VIP gambling revenue dropped 43%, while its main-floor gaming suffered a 23% decline, mostly because of falloff in its China casinos. Let’s not forget too that there’s the strong-dollar sting hitting most multinationals, casinos included.
Analysts reporting to Thomson Reuters estimate that MGM will earn $0.04 a share on revenue of $2.3 billion when it reports after the market closes Monday. In Q2, MGM turned in a $0.17 a share profit, well ahead of the $0.11 per share projection.
BABA, the China e-commerce giant recently spun off from Yahoo (YHOO), is expected to post a per-share profit of $0.54 on sales of $3.35 billion, according to Thomson Reuters-surveyed analysts. In Q2, BABA outpaced expectations on the earnings front, but came up short in revenues.
BABA’s implied volatility is at the high end at the 82nd percentile. With that much volatility, it appears that traders are indicating they wouldn't be surprised to see a roughly 7.5% move in the stock in either direction, according to the Market Maker Move indicator.
Since hitting a high last November of $119.15, BABA stock is down nearly 37%. But that stock too has advanced mightily since bottoming at $57.39 in late September, up almost 32%.
F is set to report earnings ahead of the market’s open on Tuesday with Thomson Reuters’ analysts looking for a $0.47 per-share profit on sales of $35.07 billion, up 7% from the year-earlier comparable.
Industry analysts say that Ford’s North American and European sales are upbeat, as are those for its top-selling truck, the F-150. But analysts have noted the slowdown in China, as well as demand issues in Russia and South America. All told, road bumps could persist. In the last quarter, F said it expected its China sales to be flat for 2015. And, there’s that currency fluctuation to take into account.
F shares are up only 2% since the beginning of what has been a mostly down year for the stock. But since bottoming at a 52-week low in late August, the share price is up more than 21%.
As for stock movement around earnings, short-term traders are anticipating it can shift by just over 4% in either direction, according to the Market Maker Move indicator on TD Ameritrade’s thinkorswim® platform.


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The Center for Digital Democracy says it is all for the FCC unlocking the set-top box to promote competition, but wants to make sure it protects children and their personsal information on whichever box is offered, by MVPDs or the third parties that would get access to set-top data.
In comments on the FCC set-top proposal, CDD said that navigation devices "regardless of whether they are provided by incumbents or third parties, require robust, new consumer safeguards."
For example, said the group, a leading voice for government protection of children's online data and protection from online marketing, "children require specific safeguards to ensure they do not become victims of unfair and deceptive practices, including from the delivery of data-driven advertising via navigational equipment."
CDD also said the FCC should protect the privacy of navigational information in its separate broadband CPNI rulemaking. The FCC is proposing requiring broadband subs to have to opt in to use of their information for third-party targeted marketing.
CDD said it was also concerned that "navigational device companies—from current to new entrants—will lure consumers into allowing all their data to be gathered in exchange for free or lower-cost boxes. Such a scheme—which would likely appeal to the country’s most economically vulnerable consumers—raises serious privacy and consumer concerns on its own."
Wheeler has conceded that disallowing data collection for marketing might raise the cost of service, the converse being that the service would cost less if they did share data, but said the FCC was empowering consumers to say how their information was used, then "empowering them to say 'is there some value on my information and work some kind of a deal with an Internet Service Provider to put a value on that information."
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A U.S. Senate committee has voted to approve legislation that would give the public new privacy protections from government searches of email and documents stored in the cloud.
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Google about to Roll Out One of the Most Awaited Features
In 2018, Google broke headlines for tracking its users location even after they disabled the sharing of location history via their privacy settings.
There were complaints against the company, stating, “Google represented that a user ‘can turn off Location History at any time. With Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored.’ This simply was not true.”
In the wake of receiving intense criticism over location history, Google came up with necessary adjustments which now allow users to stop the tech giant from tracking them, except for the applications in which location data is of utmost importance such as Waze and Google Maps.
In an attempt to make Google Maps even more secure and trustworthy, the company added enhanced security features related to location privacy in Android 10; to further better the services and regain the lost user trust, Google is planning to add Incognito Mode to Google Maps and the feature is said to be in testing.
Users can always put restrictions on the location data collected by Google Maps by signing out of their Google account, but it will come at the cost of their convenience, therefore, Google is planning to introduce Incognito Mode which can be turned on by the users in the same way they do it for Youtube or Google Chrome to delink the search or navigation data from their main Google account.
In order to activate Incognito Mode, users can simply choose the option from their Google account avatar and they will be informed about the app being in incognito mode by a black status bar and the marker indicating the location will turn into dark from blue to mark the change.
To enable the feature, users are recommended to install Preview Maps version 10.26 or higher and for those who are not a part of Preview Maps test group, wait until the company releases it on a wider scale.


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PULLMAN, Washington — Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has named David Costello their Chief Sales & Customer Service Officer. Costello steps into the newly created position to guide the company’s S&CS organization worldwide, with a special focus on quality, service and customer relationships.
Costello joined SEL as a field application engineer in 1996. Throughout his 22-year career at SEL, he has served in a variety of roles, including technical support director, national S&CS director, and most recently as the senior vice president of S&CS.
“David has done an exceptional job organizing our global sales activities around quality, service and selling innovation,” said Dave Whitehead, chief operating officer. “We can already see the positive financial impact of his efforts and the great feedback from our customers and sales organization.”
The SEL S&CS Division is comprised of nearly 470 employees working in sales, customer service, engineering and administrative roles. Located in 10 countries, S&CS employees serve customers in 162 countries.
“We talk about putting service before sales at SEL,” said Costello. “But these aren’t just words. Our entire company buys into this mission. It drives our relentless focus on our shared mission with our customers, on quality and innovation, and remembering that we have to earn our customers’ choice and trust every day. And, it’s what drives me to do my best every day.”
A Texas native, Costello will continue to work out of SEL’s Fair Oaks Ranch office.
About Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability, safety and cost. SEL, a 100 percent employee-owned company that is headquartered in Pullman, Washington, has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers in 162 countries. SEL provides unmatched technical support, customer service and a 10-year worldwide warranty.
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Shares of General Motors bounced higher Tuesday as GM CEO and Chairwoman Mary Barra joined negotiations with the United Auto Workers as the two sides try to bring to a close the union’s 30-day strike.
General Motors believes its most recent proposal to the United Auto Workers is “fair and worthy” of the union’s support to end a strike against the automaker, according to the company.
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Phil LeBeau reports why experts say autonomous vehicles are not yet ready to be on the road even has car companies increased their investments in that technology.
Pressure is building on General Motors and the United Auto Workers to reach a deal to end the union’s strike against the automaker, now in its 19th day.
Tesla is facing new scrutiny from a federal auto safety agency around battery issues in some Model S and Model X vehicles.
U.S. vehicle sales for Ford Motor declined 4.9% during the third quarter from a year ago as demand for the company’s best-selling F-Series pickup started to wane, the automaker said Wednesday.
Ford Motor has agreed to sell 51% of its business in India to Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the largest auto manufacturers in the country.
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General Motors has reinstated health care benefits for its 48,000 workers who are on strike as contract talks with the United Auto Workers come closer to a tentative deal that would end the work stoppage, which is now in its 11th day.
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Following last year’s BMW Malaysia warranty upgrade to five years with unlimited mileage, MINI Malaysia cars registered from January 1, 2016 will now enjoy four years unlimited mileage warranty.
This is a big upgrade from MINI’s previous two year unlimited mileage warranty, which was upgradable to 3 years or 50,000 km with the MINI Service Inclusive FIX package.
The new scheme includes a four year or 60,000 km free service package based on MINI’s Condition-Based Service schedule which includes engine oil, air filter, micro filter, spark plugs and brake fluids. Compared to the outgoing MINI Service Inclusive FIX package, the new free service scheme excludes windshield wipers, brake discs and brake pads.
Cars registered before 2016 will continue to have the previous warranty program applicable, however owners of cars registered in December 2015 will have the option of upgrading to the new four year warranty while keeping the original MINI Service Inclusive FIX package.


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"Private security researchers and threat intelligence firms that visit black market online forums for research should create internal rules, document their work and have established relationships with law enforcement, according to new guidance from the Department of Justice. The document offers non-binding legal guidance for how to navigate cyber intelligence gathering on the internet, particularly for sites that 'openly advertise illegal services and the sale of stolen credit card numbers, compromised passwords, and other sensitive information.'"
"An information security policy is the foundation of an enterprise security program, ideally establishing in clear language what the organization expects from its security operations based on both its tolerance for risk and on its regulatory obligations. Yet security advisers say many organizations fail to give adequate attention to writing and maintaining strong information security policies, instead filling in blanks on generic templates and filing them away."
"A company that provides custom parts to aerospace giants Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and Boeing, has been the target of an attack by an emerging type of ransomware that can both encrypt files and exfiltrate data. Colorado-based Visser Precision said it was targeted by a “cyber incident” that involved the attacker accessing and stealing company data after a security researcher found some of the company’s stolen files leaked online."
"A security company has accused America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of waging an 11-year campaign of cyber-espionage against critical industries in the People's Republic of China. Qihoo 360 announced yesterday that it had 'discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group (APT-C-39) which lasts for eleven years against China.'"
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DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco: “This is a matter that the Department of Tourism (DOT) takes seriously”
DOT — The Department of Tourism has ordered an investigation into the alleged overpricing of seafood sold by vendors in Panglao, Bohol.
To recall, Facebook user Vilma Uy aired her frustration after her friend was charged PHP 26,000 for the seafood they consumed at a shore resto in the Virgin Islands in Panglao, Bohol.
Uy said that her friend tried to ask for a discount but they weren’t given any. To settle the payment, they paid PHP 19,000 in cash and paid the remaining balance via GCash.
Bohol Governor Aris Aumentado issued a statement on his Facebook page, saying that the provincial government will investigate the said incident as it generally affects their local tourism.
According to him, the provincial government is grateful to social media because it has given them a solid reason for the Sanggunian Panlalawigan to craft ordinances or resolutions that can provide protection and orderliness to tourists that have been exploited by some businessmen in Panglao and other cities for a long time.
DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco also released a statement on Facebook, saying that the incident is a matter that the DOT takes seriously, especially as it “concerns the welfare of tourists whose continued support for our destinations is critical to the recovery of the tourism industry”.
She also said that her office has been in touch with the local government on the incident.
ABS-CBN News reported that the Department of Tourism is coordinating with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regarding pricing standards for consumer protection.
“While the DOT understands the current predicament and challenges faced by many tourism-related businesses and establishments that are gradually recouping losses due to previously imposed travel restrictions, I believe that due care must always be given to the overall experience of tourists whether it concerns upholding the quality of accommodations, attaining a certain level of service, or ensuring the reasonable pricing of products,” Frasco said.
Frasco also thanked Aumentado and Panglao Mayor Boy Arcay for investigating the incident and for taking initial steps at regulating food prices at the tourist spots.


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Transference releases this September
Fans on PS4 can try the demo today for the upcoming psychological thriller
Ubisoft has announced that a free demo for the psychological thriller Transference is now available on PlayStation VR and PlayStation 4 system. It was also announced that the full game will be out on September 18, 2018 for $29.99 USD / $34.99 CAD.
“We’re thrilled to provide players the opportunity to download and experience the free prequel Walter Test Case demo beginning today, which will provide the first hands-on experience with the Transference universe, diving into the experiment that started it all,” said Transference producer Kévin Racapé.
Players will navigate a digital recreation of the mind, working to unfold the secrets of a home that conceals a corrupted truth. While exploring and solving the mysteries of the house, players will cross paths with a family where each member has a story and a unique perspective on the events buried in their memories.
The game is developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with SpectreVision, the production company founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and John C. Waller. Transference will launch on both VR and non-VR on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE as well as on PlayStation 4 system, the Xbox One, and Windows PC.


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Connecticut Innovations invests another $500,000 in P2 Science
The state's quasi-public technology investment agency continues to pour money into a New Haven-based company that converts biomass materials such as vegetable oils into ingredients that will replace chemicals used in cosmetics and polymers.
Connecticut Innovations's $500,000 investment in P2 Science comes a little over a month after agency officials announced they were investing $200,000 in the company. P2 Science, which has licensed some of its intellectual product from Yale University, also received $150,000 from CI in 2012.
"We are delighted to invest in this Yale spin-off, co-founded by the Yale-affiliated scientist and administrator who is widely considered to be the father of green chemistry," said Claire Leonardi, chief executive officer and executive director of CI. "We are also excited by the prospect of P2 Science establishing a production facility in the Greater New Haven region for its specialty chemicals."
P2 Science has developed a unique process -- hybrid ozonolysis -- that allows vegetable oils and other biomass materials to be converted into ingredients that will replace speciality chemicals in a number of products.
The company's products will be vegetable-based equivalents of chemical ingredients previously only available from petrochemical sources and will be suitable for direct substitution for such ingredients in customer products.
Because they will be derived from soy, canola, palm and other oils, as well as wood, grass and other plant-based feedstocks, P2


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Last Wednesday (March 8) we learned that TikTok has Officially entered music distribution business with a new service called SoundOn.
The platform is active in the UK, US, Brazil and Indonesia.
In short, this means that artists who upload their music to TikTok SoundOn will then have that music distributed to other platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) through TuneCore.
We have indicated that TuneCore has been the distribution partner of the service since SoundOn quietly launched in beta in September of last year.
Before SoundOn existed, TikTok had another distribution partner: independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters, which reached an agreement with TikTok in August 2020.
That agreement no longer applies, we said, but UnitedMasters Yes was selected as one of six TikTok ‘Certified Audio Partners’.
Equal disclosure in October, this ‘Audio Partner’ deal allows brands to leverage music distributed by UnitedMasters for mini-syncs on the TikTok platform.
Last week, TikTok said its new SoundOn service pays 100% royalties to music creators for the first year and 90% thereafter, and offers a range of tools and advertising support.
According to SoundOn’s Frequently asked questionsartists will be able to “receive 100% royalties for an unlimited time” for In-Bytedance platforms including TikTok and Resso.
Meanwhile, TuneCore currently has three different options for its direct customers – including paying on a single or per album basis, or just uploading to social platforms.
The Social Platform option, which TuneCore launched in November 2021, no upfront fees. However, TuneCore will participate in what it calls a “small portion of the revenue” generated by these songs on social platforms.
In September, TikTok’s Global Music Leader Ole Obermann tell MBW: “In short, we are making it easier [independent artists] to get their music on TikTok and we’ll be working with them to get a much better understanding of how to reach their audience on TikTok. ”
He added: “Through SoundOn, we will organize the ecosystem of unknown artists in a way that does not exist today and has never existed before.
“I think that will make it easier for artists to find their fans. And then for the studios and publishers to find those artists. The [industry’s] I think the whole A&R process will become more efficient after it. ”Worldwide music business
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-partner-for-its-new-soundon-distribution-service-is-tunecore/ TikTok’s partner for the new SoundOn distribution service is… TuneCore


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A new Stanford University study shows that 40% of beverages seen in movies are alcoholic drinks and characters on the silver screen eat so poorly that they failed federal recommendations for saturated fat, fiber and sodium.
Researchers launched the study because they wanted to find out why consumers don’t eat healthier when they know they should. So they looked at an influential force in American popular culture — movies — to see how films depict foods and beverages on-screen to the public.
Researchers examined the 250 top-grossing American movies between 1994 and 2018 and found the on-screen foods and beverages largely failed U.S. government nutrition recommendations.
“Movies portray the types of foods and beverages that are normative, valued and reflective of our culture, so the foods and beverages that the film industry decides to depict matter,” said study lead author Bradley Turnwald, a postdoctoral researcher in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences. “Audiences look up to famous celebrities, superheroes and role models, and we’re watching what they’re eating and drinking on screen.”
Processed food prevails
The study found that on-screen diets failed federal recommendations for saturated fat, fiber and sodium, and depicted frequent instances of high sugar content and alcoholic beverages. Snacks and sweets, including baked goods, candies and processed salty snacks, were the types of foods that showed up on screen most frequently.
About 40% of beverages in these movies were alcoholic. Even among the G-rated movies, 20% of beverages were alcoholic. Roughly 88% of the films analyzed were accessible to youth with ratings of G, PG or PG-13.
To determine just how unhealthy the on-screen foods actually are, the researchers looked to other countries like the United Kingdom that are beginning to restrict the types of food and beverages advertised to youth.
Advertising unhealthy foods and beverages is restricted in the U.K. if 25% or more of an audience includes youth under age 16.
“If our favorite actors and superheroes aren’t eating salads, why should we?”Alia Crum, Stanford University researcher
The Stanford researchers applied the U.K. rating system to the set of American movies and found that over 70% of movies received food ratings that would be illegal to advertise to youth under the U.K. standard. For beverages, more than 90% of movies received ratings that would fail U.K. advertising standards.
“What we commonly eat and drink and seem to enjoy shapes what movie production studios decide to depict. At the same time movies shape our preferences, our behaviors and our imaginations,” said Hazel Rose Markus, psychology professor and a senior author on the study.
While this study didn’t measure how viewers actually respond to seeing these foods on-screen, the researchers note that prior research has found that when people are exposed to violence, racial bias, binge-drinking and smoking in movies, it can actually increase their engagement in these behaviors.
“The foods depicted in popular movies send a clear message — not only about what is common to eat but also about what foods are appealing or cool to eat,” said Alia Crum, assistant professor of psychology and senior author on the study. “If our favorite actors and superheroes aren’t eating salads, why should we?”


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Whole Foods Market Inc. plans to move and expand its Harbor East presence into a building that would be constructed on an H&S Bakeries-owned parking lot just south of the bakery’s distribution center, the Baltimore Sun reported.
H&S owner and Harbor East developer John Paterakis told The Sun that Whole Foods' move is part of a plan to redevelop the distribution center on South Eden Street and South Central Avenue. H&S in April announced it would move the distribution center to the Hollander 95 Business Park.
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Pope Francis’ Lamborghini Is Up For Grab And UAE Residents Should Only Pay Dh36 To Win The Car
In under Dh50, did you know that you can win a Lamborghini Huracan already?
Not only a ‘simple’ Lamborghini. It’s custom-made, signed and even blessed by the pontiff himself.
The luxury car is available in a raffle on an online fundraising website called Omaze.
For only Dh36, UAE residents can join the raffle.
The winner of the competition (plus a friend) will be treated to an all-expense-paid trip to Vatican where the keys will be handed over in the presence of the Pope.
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There was a time when the consumer had to shop around to find a deal on a portable charger that was affordable while supplying enough power to charge up their device; today, one can find multiple deals where a charger is both affordable and powerful enough to charge up their devices multiple times.
However, what if instead of having to purchase a portable charger or use a wall socket to charge up your gadget you could accomplish this by using your own body? What sounds like science fiction today could become the future of technology: gadgets that can be powered by using the human body.
New research is focusing on how electricity can be generated through an individual’s movements and then harnessed to charge an electronic device, such as a smartphone. Though this sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, a recent article discusses the research behind this idea and how this could be accomplished.
Harnessing the Power of the Human Body
Dr. Qiaoqiang Gan, lead author and an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences and Buffalo’s School of Engineering talks about his reasoning behind this concept. Gan said that no one likes being tethered to a power outlet or lugging around a portable charger. The human body is an abundant source of energy. We thought: ‘Why not harness it to produce our own power?
This process is achieved by using a small, metallic tab known as a triboelectric nanogenerator to a person’s body. According to the researchers, the tab is capable of generating electricity from bending a finger and other simple movements. This tab that scientists developed consists of two thin layers made of gold that has a silicon-based polymer known as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) that is placed in between.
Although the energy that the triboelectric nanogenerator was not enough to charge a smartphone quickly, the researchers said that it lit forty-eight red LED lights simultaneously. Body movements, such as bending one’s finger, can generate electricity as it causes friction to occur between the PDMS and gold layers.
Another lead author of the study, professor Dr. Yun XU at the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Semiconductors, said that this causes electrons to flow back and forth between the gold layers. The more friction, the greater the amount of power is produced.
Currently, the team are seeking to improve the performance of the tab during the next phase of their research; this will include using bigger pieces of gold. Another part of their research will be to create a portable battery that can store the energy that is made by the tab. Their research is currently published within the journal Nano Energy.
Although the rate that advances in tech are occurring today may suggest this could quickly become a reality, one should not expect this to be this year’s holiday gift. However, the future of tech gadgets that are powered using the human body could one day leave the world of science fantasy and arrive in the world of science fact.


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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Lowe’s and Porch.com this week disclosed a partnership to connect consumers with experienced home improvement professionals, the companies say.
The deal involves “nearly any project outside of Lowe’s current installation services,” according to the ventures. The agreement will “help pros increase their exposure to consumers seeking their services.”
According to the home improvement retailers, the partnership will be introduced at Lowe’s stores beginning with 139 outlets in North Carolina, South Carolina and in the Seattle area.
According to the ventures, homeowners “often turn to pros” to complete projects that they find too complex or don’t have the time to finish.
Historically, finding the appropriate professional can prove difficult, and homeowners wind up using paid services, rely on word-of-mouth, or “make an uneducated guess” to start out. The companies say that Porch.com’s “vast network” can help consumers find the right professionals, based on endorsements of neighbors and friends.
“Working with Porch is another great example of how Lowe’s supports our customers throughout every step of the home improvement journey,” says Jay Rebello, vice president, New Business Development & Corporate Innovation at Lowe’s.
“By partnering with Porch, Lowe’s can help our customers achieve their home improvement dreams by providing them with the confidence of knowing who their neighbors have used successfully, and benefit our professional customers by providing them greater opportunities to grow their businesses.”
Porch.com built up a “robust” network by amassing large amounts of local home improvement information — free for homeowners and professionals. With more than 1.5 million pros and 90 million projects in the Porch.com network, homeowners can easily locate home improvement experts based on references, project- and cost-histories and top-notch advice, the online business says.
“For millions of people, the home is the biggest investment of their lives. Home improvement projects are an essential part of owning or renting a home — finding the right professionals should be easy, delightful and connected,’ says Matt Ehrlichman, chief executive of Porch.com.
“Now, Lowe’s customers can not only buy high-quality products to make their home improvement projects a reality, they can connect directly with local professionals their neighbors have used. With the complement of services Porch and Lowe’s will deliver in 2014, there has never been a better time to love your home.”
The partners plan to deliver what they’re calling the “Total Home Improvement Solution.”
Through the strategic partnership, Porch.com will serve as a resource for Lowe’s employees to hook up customers with the right pros on jobs that Lowe’s doesn’t currently offer through its installation program, such as handymen, painters and landscapers.
If a Lowe’s customer needs a professional for a service the retailer doesn’t now offer, employees can link into the Porch.com network of pros on their mobile devices and in-store terminals. This way, employees and customers can work together to find the right local pros. Once the work is complete, the homeowner can offer feedback on Porch.com.
In addition, Lowe’s professional customers nationwide can join the Porch.com network for free. They would gain exposure to Lowe’s and greater insight into local home improvement projects and trends, the companies say.
Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s stands as the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. The retailer serves 15 million customers a week at more than 1,825 home improvement and hardware stores in the U.S. including the Charleston area; Canada; and Mexico. Lowe’s Companies says it finished fiscal year 2012 with $50.5 billion in sales.
For more information, visit www.Lowes.com.
At the same time, Porch.com says it’s developed the world’s first home improvement network, free for homeowners. Launched in 2012 in Seattle, Porch.com helps professionals grow their business and succeed, as more homeowners look online for trusted pros to complete their projects, it says.
For more information about the West Coast-based company, visit www.porch.com.


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Forbes, this week, released a list of the highest-paid retired athletes.
With no surprises who came first, Michael Jordan beat the likes of David Beckham and Jack Nicklaus. After his retirement in 2003 Jordan has earned an estimated $90 million in 2013, thanks to a variety of sources.
Forbes says Nike’s Jordan Brand is worth roughly $2 billion, and MJ gets a cut of every shoe and other bit of apparel sold under the name. He also earns money from endorsement deals with Hanes, Gatorade, Upper Deck and Five Star Fragrances, as well as 2K Sports for the NBA 2K gaming franchise.
At #2 is golfing legend Arnold Palmer, earning an estimated $40 million last year. His revenue comes from his line of drinks, while the licensing of his name also brings in cash.
David Beckham just retired in 2013, but was able to pull in $37 mil for third place, thanks to deals with H&M, and Coty cologne, among others.


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April 21, 2014
Sony and Microsoft have shipped more than 12 million new game consoles since the products launched last fall. One day after Sony announced it has sold more than seven million PlayStation 4 consoles (up one million since March), Microsoft said it has sold more than five million Xbox One units to retail shops. According to NPD Group’s U.S. retail data for March, hardware sales rose 78 percent from the previous year to $395 million, while sales of new console and PC video games in retail stores dropped 28 percent to $432 million.
According to SuperData Research, revenue from subscriptions to multiplayer Internet connected games fell 19 percent, but revenue from games that are initially free to play climbed 9.4 percent. Additionally, more gamers are buying and downloading titles over the Internet. Games sold and delivered over the Internet for consoles and PCs increased nearly 21 percent.
“Sony has released sales to consumers, while Microsoft in January said it would thereafter only release sales to retailers that carry the console,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “Despite the difference in methodologies, the statements from the companies reinforce Sony’s apparent lead over Microsoft since they released their new consoles in November.”
“The new generation is off to a strong start, with global Xbox One sales outpacing Xbox 360 by more than 60 percent at the same point in time,” said Yusuf Mehdi, head of the Xbox division’s marketing, strategy and business.
Meanwhile, Sony said it has sold more than 20.5 million titles for the PlayStation 4. “Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, said in prepared remarks that the company is ‘truly humbled’ by the consumer response,” explains WSJ in a related article. “He noted that the company is ‘still facing difficulties’ keeping up with demand, but remains ‘steadfast in our commitment to meet the needs of our customers.'”


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Consumers go multi-channel for retail
New research conducted by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS) suggests that retailers could miss out on enormous sales opportunities if they do not market to their customers across multiple channels.
Titled ‘Value and Optimisation in Multi-Channel Retailing’, the ACRS report sheds light on how Australian consumers value different channels in terms of their pre-purchase, purchase and after-sales behaviour.
While online sales are expected to increase more than 13% annually over the next two years, the report indicates cross-channel sales are expected to grow by 17%.
The report also found that nearly half of all retail transactions are expected to be made by consumers crossing channels, with approximately 36% of Australians purchasing online at least once a month and 6% purchasing a product once every week.
Research fellow at the ACRS, Dr Sean Sands said, “Our results suggest that if a retailer is going to provide consumers with multiple channels, it is not sufficient to offer just a selection of traditional channels such as the internet and a catalogue.
“Retailers that engage consumers effectively across new and emerging channels (such as the iPad, iPhone applications and social media) have a greater impact on shopper behaviour.”
According to the study social media, SMS and iPhone applications are among the most popular ways retailers communicate with consumers – 68% of Australians have registered to receive emails from retailers and 19% opt into communications via SMS.
Additionally, Sands estmates 7% of consumers engage with retailers through an iPhone application and an impressive 23% of consumers engage through social media.
“Truly innovative retailers are increasingly offering additional channels for consumers to interact before the purchase, at the point of purchase and after purchase. Myer is a great example of an Australian retailer who is striving to make developments in each of these areas, and across multiple new and emerging channels,” explained Sands.


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The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) has now opened the gates for young game designers between the ages of 10 – 18 to submit their entries. The competition aims to inspire young designers of the future by enabling them to create their own games.
Entries, from the UK, can be submitted up until the 14th of March 2022. These entries come in the form of ideas for a potential game that is then created, if selected as the winner. Entries will then be whittled down to a shortlist of 40 finalists. The winner/s will be announced at a special virtual ceremony on 30 June 2022.
The idea behind the contest is to reemphasise the positive effects gaming can have. Busting the popular trope that gaming is something to be avoided in favour of “more productive” activities, the YGD competition aims to get parents and teachers on side too.
Speaking on the quality of entries for the competition, Chair of the BAFTA Games Committee and CEO of UKIE, Dr Jo Twist OBE said:
“Young people hold the future of the games industry in their hands and in their ideas and we cannot wait to see the fresh ideas, new concepts as part of this year’s competition, and look forward to celebrating and recognising the diverse work of budding game developers across the UK.”
It’s not just the winner of the contest that benefits from the event. Each finalist will have the opportunity to take part in exclusive masterclasses. They will also be offered digital mentorship (if over the age of 13), and receive careers advice from industry experts.
Participants can enter individually or as a group of up to 3, and there are four categories for the awards. There’s the YGD Game Concept Award, which is split into 10-14 years and 15-18 years age groups. This award is for those with an original concept for a new game. Plus the YGD Game Making award, also split into the same age groups, for those creating games with game development software.
Previous YGD winners and finalists have gone on to win and be nominated for the BAFTA Debut Game award.


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There’s no doubting it, 2017 was the year of cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech. This December, reports stated that the market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies hit $600 billion by end of year. Bitcoin surged from more than $950 at the beginning of the year to as high as $20,000.
There was also growth in the number of the Initial Coin Offerings, from one or two a week in 2016, to more than 10 a week in 2017. All through the year, some companies performed better than others. Ethereum for instance. This decentralised platform allows agreements to be made and executed automatically without human interaction. The company, founded by Vitalik Buterin (listed among Bloomberg’s Top 50 Most Influential People this year)and Jeffrey Wilcke (former Amazon VP), saw a market capitalisation of $73 billon, making it one of the most popular platforms.
Open-source distributed ledger specialised in the Internet of Things, the-year-old IOTA partnered with PwC, Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom and others for data monetisation program. The company also received investments from the Bosch Group this year and was valued at $15 billion.
Another top performer at a $2 billion valuation is Coinbase, one of the top digital currency wallets and platforms for exchange. Coinbase announced that it was going to launch support for Bitcoin Cash, significantly affecting the BCH price. The platform is also one of three Blockchain projects that got BitLicense, the business license issued by New York State Department of Financial Services.
Other top performers for 2017 included Ripple (Market capitalisation: $30 bln), Brave (Market capitalisation: $340 mln), Qtum ($5 bln), OmiseGO ($1,7 bln), Augur ($1 bln), Steem ($850 mln), and Golem ($500 mln).
Ripple is a real-time gross settlement and currency exchange focusing on money transferring. Currently, the company is working with over 75 banks all over the world. Launched in 2017, Brave is a web browser that blocks advertisements and trackers. As a result, websites work faster and traffic decreases significantly and helps users save time and money. At a rough estimate, Brave has about two to three million users. Brave is also one of the fastest ICO. The team raised $35 mln in 27 seconds.
In 2017, Qtum partnered with Chinese video hosting company Baofeng promising to transform the music and movie industry work.
OmiseGO is a decentralised financial technology for exchange and payment services, Steem a decentralised social publishing network, while Augur is a prediction market platform for real events (if you are sure that something is to happen, you can buy shares for this outcome). Golem is the first open-sourced decentralised supercomputer.


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Posterscope has collaborated with Vizeum and JCDecaux to bring snow, infinity mirrors and beer-filled street furniture panels to the streets of Sydney and Melbourne, for the Experimental Series of whisky from Glenfiddich.
The Experimental Series from Glenfiddich is a range of ground-breaking single malt whisky.
The range features three experiments – IPA experiment, the first single malt finished in Indian pale ale craft beer casks; Project Twenty, a top-secret project that brought together twenty whisky experts from around the globe to create one unexpected single malt; and Winter Storm, a new limited edition 21-year-old whisky finished in in small batches of rare Icewine casks from Canada.
Featured across five locations in Sydney and Melbourne, the campaign uses street furniture ‘innovate’ panels to depict the different elements of Glenfiddich Experimental Series: a snowstorm effect for Winter Storm, an infinity mirror for Project Twenty and an IPA beer filled street furniture panel for the IPA Experiment.
Vizeum head of client solutions Corinne Moth said: “The idea of the campaign was to excite consumers with thought-provoking and beautifully disruptive OOH executions that really bring the brand experience to life. The bespoke panels have been a great way to bring something special to the campaign.”
Posterscope group business director Samantha Summers said: “Out-of-home has always been a great way for brands to be innovative and create an experience for a consumer.
“It’s great to see Glenfiddich make the most of the creative opportunity that OOH can provide.”
William Grant & Sons marketing manager Kristie Asciak said: “We were looking for disruptive and innovative ways to tell the story of the Experimental Series and in doing so stay true to Glenfiddich’s DNA. These OOH sites offered that voice.
“Each expression translated beautifully to its panel and the executions have elevated the entire campaign.”
The campaign will be live until the beginning of September.
OOH transit company Adflow has announced the success of the first phase of its regional expansion program. Adflow’s regional footprint has increased by 60 per cent to now include 65 regional locations. With 9.1 million people living regionally in Australia (growth of 1.1 per cent experienced in the 19/20 Financial year) and most regional centres […]
Freshworks, a leading software company, has started trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, marking an important milestone for the company. The company priced its IPO at US$36 per share (AU$49.76), raising about US$1 billion (AU$1.4B), resulting in a total market capitalisation of AU$13.7 billion (US$10B). Freshworks, which was founded in India, has strong roots […]
Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) is the biggest player in the holiday shopping game and Google’s most recent research suggests consumer interest for the peak sales season starts much earlier than retailers may realise. The pandemic has fundamentally changed buyer behaviour over peak sales season, with Google suggesting that global consumer interest in Black Friday […]
Awindependent PR Agency Agent99 has added The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) to its client roster, alongside thought leader and commercial property specialist, Helen Tarrant. DISCUS is a national trade association representing U.S. producers, marketers, and exporters of distilled spirits. The account was won following a competitive pitch earlier this year. DISCUS has […]
Melbourne-based independent creative agency, By All Means, has today released limited edition ‘Locktown’ t-shirts to create a positive, artistic commemoration of their city, while shining a spotlight on the significant impact of lockdown on the mental health of Victorians. After 235 days under strict stay-at-home orders, Melbourne today claims the unenviable crown from Buenos Aires […]
Global marketing agency, Komodo, has announced it will be launching a dedicated TikTok arm to the business in Australia, following a series of key industry hires and new creators signed to their roster. The agency, who partners brands with social influencers across the globe, aims to bring a new dimension to influencer marketing by assisting brands […]
According to Fifth Dimension CEO Lyndall Spooner, whether you like roller coasters or not, we have all been riding ‘Dashed Hopes’ the COVID-19 emotional roller coaster for over 18 months and many of us have turned to online retail therapy to cope. Spooner uses the analogy of an emotional roller coaster to depict consumers’ […]
Underscoring its ongoing commitment to team care and wellbeing, during and beyond the pandemic, Havas Village Australia has introduced be together – a reconnection initiative to enable staff to reconnect with loved ones for longer when domestic and international borders reopen. The initiative, which reflects the Havas core value ‘Better Together’, gives staff from Host/Havas, […]
Global ecommerce and marketplace specialist Pattern has ranked a group of 50 brands selling on Amazon.com.au based on a set of best practice criteria it has developed. Pet brand Zenify topped the ranking in Pattern’s Amazon Australia Benchmarking Report, scoring 82 per cent of the possible marks against a set of criteria designed to measure […]
Fifth Dimension Consulting has announced the expansion of its executive leadership team in response to the organisation’s significant growth over the last 18 months. Lyndall Spooner has moved from the position of managing director to the role of chief executive officer (CEO). As CEO, she will lead Fifth Dimensions’ innovation arm, as well as the […]


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Google Pixelbook review: Android and Google Assistant transform the Chromebook
The Pixelbook is Google’s latest attempt to make the Chromebook cool. Despite two prior generations of flagship Chromebook Pixels and a handful of high-end copycats from other manufacturers, the Chromebook category remains in a rut. Typecast as cheap, disposable browsing machines or easily locked-down classroom computers, Google hasn’t figured out how to make the Chromebook essential in the same way the smartphone is for most people.
Google’s answer is to make the Pixelbook more like a smartphone. It joins the growing list of Chromebook models that support Android apps. It’s also the first Chromebook to support Google Assistant, formerly available only on Android devices (and via an iOS app).
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath will be leaving the company soon to work at a law firm, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.
Horvath, who joined Apple in 2011, is taking a job at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the report said.
The iPhone maker’s top privacy executive, who is also a lawyer, had previously served in key privacy roles at Alphabet Inc’s Google the U.S. Department of Justice, as per her LinkedIn profile.
Horvath was hired to formalize privacy practices after the 2011 “locationgate” scandal, in which iPhones were found to be gathering information about users’ whereabouts.
The reported move by Horvath also comes after Apple upended the digital ad industry by introducing new iPhone privacy controls last year, which hurt the ability for firms like Meta and Snap to target and measure ads on their apps.
Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment.
(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)


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Not Everyone Sorry to See Sears GoNewser — Newser Editors
Sears filed for bankruptcy Monday morning, marking what might be the beginning of the end of one of the most remarkable business stories in American history.
As the AP explains, the big question is whether the chain will go away for good or emerge as a smaller version of itself. One tangible result that consumers can expect to see soon: liquidation sales at the 142 unprofitable stores set to be closed by the end of this year—in addition to the 46 closures previously announced.
Details and developments:
- Your store? See USA Today for the state-by-state list of the 142 new closures (of both Sears and Kmart) announced Monday.
- Trump: President Trump said the company had been mismanaged.
"Sears has been dying for many years," he said, per Fox Business. "It’s been, obviously, improperly run for many years, and it’s a shame." Trump also noted that Sears was a "big deal" when he was growing up, calling its demise "very sad."
- About time: Many malls around the US are operated by real estate investment trusts, or REITs, that are actually happy to see Sears go, reports NBC News.
In many cases, they've been locked into decades-old leases in which Sears doesn't pay much. (That goes back to the days when thriving Sears stores were mall anchors.) Now the REITs can renovate the empty spaces, lure newer businesses, and raise rents.
- Fateful watches: Sears began when a 22-year-old train station agent in Minnesota named Richard Sears received a shipment of watches for a local jeweler in 1886, explains the Chicago Tribune.
When the jeweler refused them, the wholesaler told Sears he could keep them for $12 a piece. He did, sold them for a profit, and soon was making more than his "day job" salary.
Sears quit and started a mail-order watch company the next year in Chicago, hiring a watchmaker named Alvah Roebuck. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Branching out: In a story on how Sears "reshaped America," the Wall Street Journal ticks off some of its monumental spinoffs: Allstate Insurance, the Discover credit card, Sears kit houses (delivered in pieces via railroad), Kenmore appliances, Craftsman tools, and the Sears Tower (once the tallest building in the world).
- The catalog: At one time, the iconic Sears catalog shipped to pretty much every household in the US, becoming "the way many Americans first started to buy mass-produced goods," per CNN.
The catalog was especially significant for those living on farms and in rural small towns.
- Fatal mistake? It may have been innovative in its early years, but in the 1990s, Sears tried to be more like big-box Walmart instead of getting the jump on Amazon in e-commerce, writes Joe Cahill at Crain's Chicago Business.
"Could Sears have beaten [Jeff] Bezos to the biggest retailing opportunity in 50 years? With the right timing, foresight, and fortitude, I think so." (This didn't bode well last year.)
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Luxury online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) has edged closer to being absorbed by Richemont after its board of directors gave the green light for the proposed takeover.
The €2.69bn (£2.37bn) takeover offer of YNAP by Swiss luxury group Richemont has now been approved by YNAP board members, less than a week after recieving the green light from the Italian competition authority Consob.
Subsequently, Richemont, which already owns 49 per cent of YNAP and has said that the offer will run from March 19 to May 9.
In January Richemont issued a public tender offer for all the YNAP stock it does not yet own at a rate of €38 (£33.5) per share. This equates to a total valuation for the company of €5.3 billion (£4.64 billion)
The Swiss company already owns brands including Cartier, Dunhill and Montblanc.
Though US based investor Robotti & Co, which owns less than one per cent in YNAP, opposed the proposed deal for not offering a “sufficient valuation”, YNAP’s board has said it considered the price “fair”.
Earlier this month YNAP posted a 16.9 per cent revenue rise to over €2.1 billion (£1.86 billion) for the year to December 31 2017, including a 13.7 per cent rise in the UK to €286.8 million (£257.1 million).


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The ‘Santa Paws’ grotto opened on November 20, 2022, this year in Pamphill’s Nurturing by Nature store, and invites dog owners to bring along their pets to take some festive photos, all to raise money for charity.
‘Santa Paws’ grotto gives dog owners a way to involve their pets in the festive celebrations this Christmas. The grotto is open during normal shop hours (8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 4pm Sundays) and requires no booking. It’s free to enter, with a suggested donation of UK£5 to support the Friends of Wessex Assisting Dogs charity.
The charity provides assisting dogs for vulnerable and disabled people in the Wessex region, as well as funding cancer bio detection dogs. Once the dogs are trained, they can assist in tasks such as getting washing out of the machine, collecting things, bringing the post, carrying milk bottles, crossing the road, and even putting cards in cashpoints! Nurturing by nature has a donation goal of UK£5000.
To accompany this festive opportunity, Nurturing by Nature is running a competition, for winners to be awarded a UK£50 voucher for use in Nurturing by Nature’s store or online store. For a chance of winning, pet parents will need to upload any photos taken from the grotto to their social media channels, and include the hashtag #pamphillsantasgrotto in the post. The competition will run until Christmas eve, with winners being announced between Christmas Day and New Years Day. The photos could also appear in their festive advent videos on social media.
Nurturing by Nature is the first raw pet food store to open in the UK, offering high quality raw dog and cat food, natural dog treats, toys, and accessories. The family owned business started in 1996, and opened their first store in 2006. The Pamphill store is one of three in the area, located at Abbott St, Pamphill, Wimborne, BH21 4ED.
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