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Aldi stores recall product, but not the one you may think
A story about an Aldi recall has trended on social media.
Reports say Aldi in the U.K. had to recall 38,000 bags of frozen mixed vegetables after a customer found pieces of a rodent inside.
Reports from the Daily Mail say, the customer went back to the store to complain and Aldi was quick to offer money. But, the customer refused the payoff when she found out two similar complaints were made about the same vegetable product.
Aldi has only recalled this product in the U.K. so far.
However, Aldi has issued a recall for Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds for product mislabeling.
The affected Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds were available at ALDI locations in the following states:
- South Carolina
- New York
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Building electric cars causes more pollution than ICE cars. Fact.As Tesla shares continued their stellar rise last month, a group representing indigenous communities in Russia sent a letter to Elon Musk.
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Nation-Wide VoIP Network by Stealth?
My discussion with Steven Graff, who recently joined WWJ as marketing guru and maker-of-all-things-happen, suddenly turned technical. “Imagine being able to throw the switch on a network of several million WiFi hotspots located all over Japan. What if Yahoo’s modems permitted Yahoo to pass traffic through the user’s DSL connection and WiFi air interface independent of the home network? Today’s Viewpoint is a fable which, were it true, would shake Japan’s mobile market to the core.
Myself and WWJ video producer Lawrence Cosh-Ishii have been having numerous email and phone discussions with Steven Graff, a highly experienced advertising industry insider who recently joined WWJ as head of marketing.
Naturally, most of our discussions relate to site traffic, subscription sales, finding a sponsor for WWJ, and other business matters. But one discussion this week suddenly turned technical, animated by the fact that all of the new modems Yahoo! BB is sending out have an 802.11g WiFi card that fits in a top slot. “The modem also comes with a matching 802.11g PC Card for PC-card slot-equipped computers (mostly laptops),” typed Steven.
Softbank’s Yahoo! BB service is doing rather nicely; they’ve signed up over 4 million home users and have bundled the DSL service with ultra-cheap Internet telephony and mobile access via Yahoo! Mobile, a (still modest and by no means nation-wide) WiFi hotspot network established by Softbank and several chain partners including MacDonald’s.
Doubtless, Masayoshi Son, the feisty head of Softbank, is forcing market-leading, 900-pound-gorilla NTT to look over their shoulder.
Steven, his marketing-savvy mind obviously in high gear, asked what could Softbank possibly have up its sleeve by supplying WiFi cards with their DSL modems — which are given away for free at hundreds of train stations nationwide (salarymen can pick up a modem on the way home and be surfing at high speed and calling for super cheap before the kids get back from juku cram school…).
His answer, while it’s just conjecture and probably has no basis in reality, was simple: Softbank is going for stealth installation of a nation-wide public WiFi network.
While I was initially tempted to shrug this idea off as the ravings of an over-crushed Yamanote-line commuter, I hesitated; First, Steven doesn’t even use the Yamanote line, and second, there are a number of news reports out recently that indicate someone, somewhere, must be thinking of massive public IP access that avoids 3G licensed spectrum.
This week, Fujitsu Labs said it’s developed a dual-mode IP-and-GSM (or IP-and-PHS) phone (WWJ will have video coverage coming up soon).
Further, in the US, landline carriers are promoting DSL using WiFi; Qwest has announced it will include a WiFi networking solution in its DSL modems, and Verizon and BellSouth now give away (after mail-in rebates) WiFi home routers to new subscribers.
Steven then got on a roll.
“Imagine being able to throw the switch on a network of several million WiFi hotspots located all over Japan. What if Yahoo’s modems permitted Yahoo to pass traffic through the user’s DSL connection and WiFi air interface independent of the home network? What if the Yahoo! BB DSL-and-phone service agreement said the user agreed to permit such traffic through their modem?”
“Hell, it might already be worded as such,” he added with an electronic flourish.
The conclusion of such an exercise, according to Steven, could be astounding. “In the not-too-distant future, shortly after working the corridors at the Ministry of Posts and Telegraph, Yahoo! Japan announces to the world that 10 or maybe 20 or 30 percent of their 6 or 8 million users are WiFi-equipped and have agreed to be part of VoIP history.”
“Imagine, in typical Son fashion,” Steven added, “that Yahoo! pisses the whole market off and gives away the phones (at 3,000-yen wholesale cost) to current BB phone subscribers and includes the devices with all future modems, pre-configured. Quite an incentive to become a Yahoo! BB phone subscriber isn’t it?”
“From a marketing point of view, Yahoo is already halfway there with their current branding and BB Phone service offering; they have got the plug-and-play game down pat. Hell, they might even be able to take ‘IP phone’ — a very complicated concept — and substitute ‘BB phone’ in the mind of the consumer.”
I asked what would be the end result in the millions of Japanese consumers’ homes whose owners would, I agreed, happily become Yahoo users.
Steven replied decisively: “Inside the user’s house there would be a terminal that ran as a wireless IP phone (consumers already prefer wireless handsets); outside the home (but within range of a Yahoo modem) it would still operate as a wireless IP phone (with flat-rate voice and data), and outside the range of a Yahoo WiFi connection it would switch to a Yahoo preferred wireless carrier (Motorola has already demonstrated the hand-over technology).”
Which carrier, I queried? Surely not NTT’s mobile provider, the well-known and oft-mentioned NTT DoCoMo?
“How happy would KDDI or Vodafone be to get this contract?” said Steven. “Who would care how many megapixels the handset camera had, so long as the calling was ubiquitous and 100-percent flat rate?”
“Imagine that in one day, Softbank would achieve a national WiFi network which competitors did not discover until the day it was switched on, that customers installed at no cost to the company, was located in the most high-cost area to serve (residential), whose support and power was paid for by customers, and which would probably be the largest public VoIP network in the world.”
“Despite the inevitable NTT backlash,” Steven concluded, “think of all those ministry bureaucrats who would be able to say, ‘Japan created the world’s first and largest wireless IP phone network.'”
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CNBC's Dominic Chu takes a look back on this week's big predictions by some of Wall Street's best-known names, including Mario Gabelli, David Einhorn and of course Carl Icahn.» Read More
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Surge in India’s exports to China, some Asian countries
By Atul Ranjan
NEW DELHI, NNA - India's exports to countries that have controlled the spread of the novel coronavirus successfully rose sharply in the middle of the year.
According to a report by credit rating agency Crisil Ltd., the month of June saw significant jumps in exports to China and other Asian economies such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore.
The highest growth of 78 percent is China, where the pandemic first began at the end of December 2019. Malaysia followed closely with 76 percent while exports to Vietnam grew by 43 percent. Shipments rose by 37 percent to Singapore and 15.5 percent to South Korea
The year-on-year comparisons placed Japan in the sixth spot with a growth of 4.5 percent. Collectively, they add up to 16 percent of total exports.
“Most of these economies had flattened the COVID-19 caseload curve in this period,” Crisil said.
The Crisil report noted that India’s exports to China had shown a double-digit growth since May. China was also the first to reopen its economy after imposing extreme measures for a few months to fight the deadly outbreak.
However, imports from China have continued to decline, owing to weaker domestic demand and import restrictions.
In contrast, exports to western economies such as the United States, Brazil. Germany and Britain contracted by between 6 percent and 33 percent during the same period.
The United States and Brazil, which have the world's biggest outbreaks, are still furiously battling the pandemic that has killed 800,000 people around the globe.
On the whole, India’s exports and imports have declined consistently since March. This is due largely to pandemic lockdowns which disrupted business activity and global trade besides the already weak domestic demand.
But signs of recovery have emerged after the pace of declining exports slowed down significantly in the last two months. The deep slump of minus 60.2 percent recorded in April has become less severe in July after narrowing down to minus 10.2 percent.
Crisil expects India's exports to increase for destinations where the health crisis has been tackled well and business activity has restarted.
Its report stated, “Export prospects for this fiscal will pivot on the trajectory of the pandemic across countries. It will rise to countries that have controlled their caseload and restarted activity.”
A unit of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Crisil warned that exports to some economies might face headwinds as the peak of their outbreak has remained uncertain. Some countries are still grappling with the crisis and threats of a second wave while a proven vaccine is not available yet.
“So there’s no telling if this pickup in exports will last or not – but we could read the cues from closely watching the domestic and global spread of the pandemic in coming months,” Crisil concluded.


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Canadians think the government is doing a decent job of offering technology startups support, but almost nobody thinks this nation is a world leader when it comes to giving entrepreneurs a hand.
And they’re right on the money. With the help of AskingCanadians, we polled 1005 respondents from Nov. 8 to 11 about how Canada
compares to the rest of the world in terms of the ease of starting a technology-based company here. Then we asked them to rank what they thought were the most important things to do in order to make Canada a world leader in this important pillar of economic development.
Only 5.8 per cent of Canadians think their country is a world leader when it comes to making it easy for a technology startup to launch. But almost half consider Canada “among the top countries in the world at doing this,” while 39.1 per cent think “Canada could offer startup companies more support.”
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So in brief, most Canadians think we’re somewhere in the middle of the pack, and they’re right. According to the Technology in Toronto Region: Regional Innovation Cluster report conducted by the Toronto Region Research Alliance (and represented in awesome infographic form on our site), Canada does fall somewhere in the middle of the pack when it comes to providing the proper environment for tech startups to thrive.
As our ICT in Canada infographic shows, we’re 4th in IT industry competitiveness, 8th in networked readiness, and 11th in digital economy. Canada’ per-capita expenditure on information and communications technology (ICT) is 11th, with the top three countries there including Switzerland, United States, and Norway.
It seems like Canadians are well-informed on where we stand with creating supports for a culture of tech entrepreneurship. So maybe we should listen to some of their ideas on how to improve things.
When we presented survey respondents with a list of six options to boost tech startup fortunes, and asked them to rank those in order from one (most important) to six (least important), Canadians said “an innovative workforce that won’t rush off to the U.S. or elsewhere for high-paying tech jobs” was the most important factor with an average ranking of 2.9. The next most popular measure was “venture capitalists who are willing to take risks in the kind of companies in which they invest.”
Many familiar with Canada’s startup community will be familiar with the lamenting of the lack of venture capital in this country. With funding for IT startups falling seven per cent in 2011’s second quarter, and 27 per cent in Quebec specifically, it looks like the situation is getting even worse.
This lack of capital is likely one reason many talented entrepreneurs head south of the border to pursue their technology dreams. Even
The C100, a non-profit group that is dedicated to supporting Canadian technology entrepreneurship, is made up of Canadians that now live in California’s Silicon Valley.
When a major source of support for your tech startup community is coming from a group of top performers that are also ex-patriots, you know something is wrong.
AskingCanadians™ is a full-service online data collection firm dedicated to helping market researchers gather high quality information from Canadian consumers. Its French counterpart is Qu’en pensez vousMC, which includes a panel of more than 160,000 demographically representative and profiled Canadians who have opted-in to participate in online surveys that significantly influence today’s leading brands. AskingCanadians™ and Qu’en pensez vousMC are built through incentive partnerships with Hbc Rewards and Aeroplan. The result is an average response rate that eclipses the industry. For more information, please visit corporate.askingcanadians.com.


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Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion: The Information
The report https://bit.ly/3dwgauV did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, likely to be on Friday.
A majority of Zoox investors are getting their money back, with some making a positive return, the report added. Lux Capital, DFJ and Atlassian co-founder Michael Cannon-Brooks are some of the investors.
Amazon and Zoox did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the companies were in advanced talks and the deal could value Zoox at less than the $3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018.
Amazon has stepped up its investment in the car sector, participating in a $530 million funding round early last year in self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation Inc.
(Reporting by Vishal Vivek in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
Yandex <YNDX.O> has doubled the size of its new share offering to $400 million, the Russian internet giant said on Thursday, which combined with private placements will raise $1 billion to finance acquisitions and growth.
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Japan's three biggest banks have set up a study group that will look at possibly building a common settlement infrastructure for digital payments, an initiative backed by the central bank and the country's financial regulator.
Denmark wants to be able to exclude 5G technology suppliers from providing critical infrastructure in Denmark if they are not from countries considered security allies, online technology news outlet ITWatch reported on Monday.


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According to a Canadian study, a DNA test showed only half of Subway’s oven-roasted patty is made with real chicken.
The results showed the Oven Roasted Chicken patties averaged 53.6 percent chicken DNA while the popular Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki strips came in at 42.8 percent.
Apparently the other half is made up of soy.
The chain has come out and refuted these findings.
In comparison, the chicken at Wendy’s was almost at 90%, while at McDonald’s it came in as 85% chicken.
So … maybe stay away from Subway?
That shit is gross! But if you eat there, you’re probably gross as well.


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Liebherr displays prototype of R 9XX hybrid excavator at Bauma 2013
Amanda Bayhi | April 16, 2013
Liebherr displayed its R 9XX concept electric hybrid excavator at Bauma 2013 this week, our sister site, Equipment World, reported from the show.
The 40-ton prototype excavator, which features an electric hybrid driveline, is powered mostly by a standard diesel engine, though it also uses an electric storage devices known as supercaps and a hydraulic pressure accumulator.
Liebherr said the hybrid system on the R 9XX can supply short term peak power at up to twice the rated output of the diesel engine, while the combined electric and hydraulic technology offers reduced fuel consumption and higher material handling performance.
Liebherr has not said whether the R 9XX will be available for actual use.
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Canon eyes biometric photo tagging
If you’re sick of other folk claiming the kudos for your well-framed shots then Canon may have the answer. The company has filed a patent application for a technology that allows each camera snap to be embedded with a digital watermark of your iris.
Canon’s camera would incorporate an infra-red sensor to capture the photographer's iris and embed a record of it against each picture, ensuring copyright issues are always clear cut. The application, entitled "Picture-taking Apparatus and Method of Controlling Same", has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Before taking a series of photos, the user would set the camera into a registration mode and look through its viewfinder. This would capture an image of the user’s iris and enable it to be attached to each photograph. To capture the user’s iris, an additional set of optics would need to be built into the camera to face the user. However, it’s unknown what technical implications this would have on the size, weight and cost of such a camera.
Although many businesses already embed visible watermarks, such as a company logo, onto photographs to stop unauthorised use, they often obscure the image. A Canon spokesman told the BBC that it hasn't yet yet decided if the watermark, which has a file-size impact of about 500 bytes, will be provided as a visible image or embedded into the photo’s code.
Canon hasn’t said when users can expect such a camera to make it onto the market.
Japanese electronics firm Oki has already developed an iris-recognition prototype for mobile phones. The software is based on an iris recognition algorithm that Oki claims fits around your mobile’s camera, but requires it to have an ability of at least one-megapixel.


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Edeka is upping its ecommerce focus and will significantly expand the online offer of its discount banner Netto.
Doubling the available items
Netto currently offers around 1,000 grocery and health and beauty products on its online platform but this will be increased to 2,000. The move means that around 40% of Netto's total grocery assortment will be available online, including a wide range of items such as confectionary, coffee and ready meals. A significant proportion of the offer comprises of its private label products, but select branded products are also available, including some items that are not stocked in stores. The online platform also offers a large range of non-food products including pet food and pet care amongst other categories.
Online market continuing to slowly grow in Germany
The grocery ecommerce market continues to slowly gather pace in Germany, with a number of retailers investing in their online operations and trialling new initiatives. This latest move from Edeka is reflective of that and highlights how in such a discounter driven market, discount forms an integral part of the evolution of online and the strategic direction it takes.
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The new iPhone may come in blue, gold, red, and orange, so a clear case is basically a must
Ready for some news about the 2018 iPhone? According to reports, the new iPhones could come in more colors than the standard selection we Apple users have become accustomed to, so get ready to start shopping for a clear case ASAP if the rumors turn out to be true.
Apple enthusiast blog 9to5Mac released a report from popular Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Thursday, July 5th, sharing a few details he’s heard about what we can expect from the new iPhones, due out later this year. A 6.5-inch OLED iPhone, as well as a 6.1-inch X-style iPhone may be coming our way — but that’s not even the best part.
According to Kuo, the new 2018 iPhones will come in the usual space gray and silver plus new colors, including blue, red, and orange, as well as a gold color for upper-level iPhones.
Remember when we thought the rose gold iPhone was a big deal? (TBH, it still kind of is, because who isn’t obsessed with rose gold right now?)
We’ve seen colorful iPhones in the past, but the 5C model didn’t exactly stand the test of time (RIP). But using fun colors for the iPhone models we love most? Could be a genius move by Apple.
Of course, these are just rumors at this point, so there aren’t any images of what the phones will look like. However, tech blogs have mocked up what they think we can expect, and these gadgets are beautiful.
Details about new phones often come out in late summer or early fall, so it won’t be long before we have confirmation on this — and hopefully more information, like a date for when the 2018 iPhones go on sale. We are dying to find out what Apple has in store for us next, because let’s be honest: If those engineers can create portrait mode for selfies, what can’t they do?
In the meantime, just to be safe, you should start keeping an eye out for clear cases. It would be a shame to cover up those pretty colors with an opaque case, wouldn’t it?


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SAN JOSE, Calif.—California Lottery officials say the second of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to claim the prize.
Steve Tran of Northern California came forward Thursday afternoon, 16 days after officials revealed there were two winning jackpot tickets.
The other winner, Ira Curry, is from Georgia and came forward to claim her prize Dec. 18. Lottery officials there say she opted to take the lump sum payment of about $120 million after taxes.
The winning ticket in California was purchased at a gift shop in San Jose. The gift shop owner will receive $1 million.
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At the event, the Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to debut new versions of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, alongside a few hardware surprises that could include refreshed Macs and iPads. Software updates focused on Digital Health, AR, and integration of macOS with iOS are probable; however, major new software features like a redesigned Home Screen, AI for Photos, and file management for iPad have purportedly been postponed as Apple works to improve the reliability of iOS and macOS. Another upcoming mode lets you drop objects into an area and have them virtually remain in place after that.More news: Roman Abramovich becomes richest Israeli after making Aliyah
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It seems users are excited to buy India’s cheapest smartphone “ Freedom 251 .” That’s why; the company’s official website got crashed as soon as the booking started for the smartphone. The booking started from today 6 am onwards, but customers are facing technical problems while registering their orders. The official website has crashed due to millions of hits on it at a time.
The website is not opening yet. The website is still closed so the company’ call centers along with its customer care centers.
” Freedom 251 ” has been developed under “Make In India” and “Digital India” programmes. The smartphone has launched yesterday in the grand event by Dr.Murli Manohar Joshi, MP. According to Mr.Mohit Goel, Director of Ringing Bells, This smartphone will provide the real digital freedom to millions of Indians. The special thing about the smartphone is that its 70% parts are made from India.
Currently, India’s cheapest smartphone is available for RS.1, 500. “ Freedom 251 ” will be a reason to raise chaos in the Indian Mobile Market. Indian Cellular Association (ICA), the association of the Indian mobile market is worrying about its price.
Indian Cellular Association (ICA) has sent the letter to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad questioning about pricing of the smartphone. Even they have claimed that even at the subsidized rate, the price of any mobile handset can’t reduce than RS.3, 500 in any circumstance. They stated further that senior politicians and government leaders should not attend the launching event and they must not fall into the controversy until the things are not clear about this case.
Now talking about its price, actually, the smartphone will not available for RS.251 but for RS.291. There will be RS.40 as shipping charges on this phone. Even the company is taking 4 months for its delivery.[ad id=”6615″]
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AOL and Freeserve have continued their campaign to right the wrongs of BT's wholesale ADSL business, after it was suggested earlier this week that BT's own ISP Openworld may have been receiving preferential treatment. As we reported yesterday, the ADSL installation arm of the telco, "BTIgnite," handles nearly 500 Openworld customers a day, but a meagre 20 or so between AOL and Freeserve. According to AOL, BT's alleged cross department bias could be cause for some form of legal action. Speaking to ZDNet, AOL's chief counsel Clare Gilbert said that "Openworld is not the largest [ISP] player in the country, yet it seems it is being allocated more installations than its competitors". Continuing, she said that "Only BT or Oftel can provide the information on whether this is true. If so, it's a serious breach of BT's obligations as a former monopoly to act in a fair way to ensure competition for consumers." ADSL and other forms of Digital Subscriber Line are a hot topic at the moment, what with Verizon's troubles in the USA (particularly in New York), and the German telecoms watchdog probing Deutsche Telecom over its high-speed Net access. It seems that the rollout of broadband internet connectivity is difficult to achieve whoever or wherever you are. Related Feature - AOL and Freeserve lambast BTOpenworld
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125% annual revenue growth and maiden annual profit
Record quarterly performance in Q4 2021
Audioboom (AIM: BOOM), the leading global podcast company, is delighted to provide a trading update for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021.
Financial(1) and operating highlights
· 2021 revenue of approximately US$60.2 million, up 125% on 2020 (US$26.8 million). Year-on-year growth outpaced the predicted wider industry growth by 108%(2)
· Maiden annual adjusted EBITDA(3) profit, ahead of market expectations, of approximately US$3.0 million (2020: US$1.8 million loss), with the Company recording positive adjusted EBITDA(3) in every month in 2021
· Maiden annual net profit of approximately US$1.4 million (2020: US$3.3 million loss)
· Q4 2021 revenue of US$20.5 million, up 141% on Q4 2020 (US$8.5 million), and up 21% on Q3 2021 (US$16.9 million)
· Average global monthly downloads for Q4 increased to 113 million, up 39% on Q4 2020 (81.7 million). Global downloads in October 2021 reached a record 115.7 million
· Average brand advertiser count for Q4 of 396, up 32% on Q4 2020 (301)
· Average global revenue per 1,000 downloads (eCPM) for Q4 increased to US$55.85, up 49% (Q4 2020: US$37.55)
· Cash ended the period ahead of expectations, with Group cash of US$3.0 million (31 September 2021: US$1.2 million) and the Company still had access to US$3.3 million of the non-revolving SPV loan facility
Key Q4 2021 and post-period commercial developments
· Significant growth of ad tech related revenue during Q4 2021, driven by an increase in adoption of our proprietary inventory creation tool AdRip, and the launch in November 2021 of Showcase, our global advertising marketplace. Revenue from ad tech in Q4 was approximately 3.5X that of Q1 2021 and for the first time reached more than US$1.0 million in a month in December 2021
· Increased premium advertising inventory from new major content partnerships including Two Hot Takes and Murder Mysteries and Makeup
· Long-term renewal of key content partnerships in our Premium Network, including Casefile True Crime, Mile Higher, Strange & Unexplained, Lights Out and The Sesh
· Significant pricing growth for premium inventory in 2022. Q1 2022 Average Unit Rate (AUR) for top 25 podcasts is 26% higher than Q4 2021
· As of 31 December 2021, the Company had contracted revenue in excess of US$45 million for 2022 through advance advertising bookings. At 31 December 2020, US$20 million revenue was contracted
The Board is delighted to report this strong performance for the year to 31 December 2021 with the Company exceeding market expectations once again. The Board continues to be excited about the opportunities for the business and is confident that this positive momentum will continue into 2022.
Stuart Last, CEO of Audioboom, commented: “2021 was a phenomenal year for Audioboom. In my second year leading the business we have delivered an incredible set of results, the culmination of our focus on content expansion and platform development.
Achieving profitability on both an adjusted EBITDA and net basis is transformative, establishing a self-sustaining business funded for continued growth, and reshaping shareholder value.
Our revenue growth has once again significantly outperformed the wider industry. We’ve gained strong market share, and now rank as the 4th largest podcast publisher in the US. Alongside our ranking of 2nd in New Zealand and 3rd in Australia, we continue to develop a strong global position.
I’m very excited about 2022. We have seen unprecedented demand and high pricing during this year’s “upfront” advertising sales process, during which we have already booked more than US$45 million of advertising for 2022, giving us a strong foundation for further growth. Our newly created production team in the UK has a strong set of shows in development, and we will continue to invest into our ad tech platform following the successful launch of Showcase, our global advertising marketplace.
I want to congratulate the entire Audioboom team and thank our shareholders who continue to support our ambitions to be a global leader in podcasting.”
Stuart Last, CEO, and Brad Clarke, CFO, will provide a live presentation relating to this trading update via the Investor Meet Company platform on 20 January 2022 at 3:00pm.
The presentation is open to all existing and potential shareholders. Questions can be submitted pre-event via your Investor Meet Company dashboard up until 9am the day before the meeting or at any time during the live presentation.
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1) Financial information for the year ended 31 December 2021 remains subject to audit
2) Interactive Advertising Bureau’s May 2021 Podcast Advertising Revenue Study states that US podcast advertising revenue is expected to grow by 60% in 2021 relative to 2020
3) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, share based payments, non-cash foreign exchange movements and material one-off items
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Maricann Group (CSE:MARI) has further solidified its stance into the biotech business of cannabis by completing (August 22) the acquisition of NanoLeaf Technologies, a company which has worked on a cannabinoid standardized dose soft gel capsule in Vesisorb a nano-dispersed drug.
“The acquisition… will significantly enhance Maricann’s growth trajectory by expanding our product portfolio, delivering access to new markets, and strengthening our pipeline of future products,” Ben Ward, CEO of Maricann said. The acquisition is expected to be done by the end of September.
Through this acquisition, Maricann wants to get closer to solving a challenge currently ailing the cannabis industry: “finding a predictable delivery mechanism of cannabinoids in an oral dosing format.”
Cannabinoids are a fat-soluble compound that have low solubility, leading to low dissolution rates and significant first-pass liver metabolism resulting in low and unpredictable oral cannabinoid bioavailability. This poor solubility not only gives low oral bio-availability but also leads to high inter- and intra-subject variability and lack of dose proportionality.
NanoLeaf focused on the extraction of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinoids. As part of the acquisition, Maricann will gain access to NanoLeaf’s exclusive market rights for both their extraction and drug delivery technology.
Maricann also gets a brand new portfolio of patents commercialized globally through various markets like pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Recently Maricann announced it would be raising $35 million as part of a private placement.
Maricann gets new tech
NanoLeaf’s drug delivery technology, VESIsorb boosts the bioavailability of cannabinoid oil, according to the company, by 600 percent.
The company indicated their technology can provide results in various forms like soft gels, liquid capsules, lotions, sprays, drinks and water soluble powder. Potentially opening the door for Maricann to explore distinct cannabinoid delivery methods.
Maricann began trading on April 24 of this year following its inception four years before.
The company has steadily been building its collection of licenses from Health Canada since 2014 when it first obtained a cultivation license. In September of last year, Maricann obtained its license for the sale of cannabis extracts.
Thanks to this acquisition Maricann has obtained a fascinating technology they hope will lead to new drug delivery methods for cannabis as the medical market in Canada continues to grow and the demand only gets bigger.
On Wednesday, August 23, Maricann saw a 0.74 percent decline to its stock. After market close, the company’s shares were priced at $1.35.
Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Cannabis for real-time news updates!
Securities Disclosure: I, Bryan Mc Govern, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.


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Someone Call Junk2Go? China’s Growing Bicycle Problem
Call 0 800 Junk! China’s Growing Problem With Bicycles
As far as Auckland goes, the Junk2Go team are happy to handle most of the junk that people throw our way. There are a few junk conundrums out there, however, that we would probably think twice about before trying to tackle. One of the latest of these is China’s sudden surplus of bikes. By the end of 2017, at least two million bikes were believed to have been abandoned throughout China’s city streets and junk heaps. In Xiamen city, one such junk heap, made up only of bicycles, has grown roughly as large as a football field, and is so tall that the bikes at the top of the stack can only be moved by construction cranes.
Sad to say, it was the combination of two trends normally considered eco-friendly – the use of bikes as an alternative to motor transport, and the sharing economy – which led to this situation. China’s love affair with the bicycle has a long history. While motorcycles and European cars are common status symbols today, in the much poorer country of several decades ago, bicycles could be associated with wealth. They were certainly a remarkably common means of transportation: in the 1980s, 63% of all trips were by bicycle.
By 2014, however, this had declined to only 17.8%, no doubt as a result of the increasing availability of both public transport and motor vehicles. At the same time, bikes were still popular enough for entrepreneurs to spot an opportunity. Having one’s bike stolen and sold on was a common experience for Beijing residents, and after losing a number of bikes in this way, Dai Wei, a former economics student at Peking University, decided to do away with bike ownership altogether. He co-founded Ofo, a brand name deliberately selected to look like a bike – which rapidly grew into a company worth $2 billion.
Ofo weren’t the only ones to see an opportunity. As time went on, more than 50 firms entered the fray, bringing the number of shared bikes in China up to as high as 18 million. Bikes were found and borrowed from mobile apps, and when users were done, they just had to leave a bike for the next customer. The convenience of not having to return bikes to a docking station meant that, in cities such as Chengdu, the majority of people were choosing shared bikes rather than the underground railway system. In Beijing alone, there were 2.4 million bicycles being used by these companies, compared to New York and London, which each use less 20,000.
But even with such enthusiastic usage, it wasn’t long before the bike situation got out of hand. Due to fierce competition, prices for bike usage were driven extremely low, and this coupled with the sheer number of bikes made repairs and maintenance unmanageable. Bikes with issues like broken brakes and chains increasingly plagued customers, and it became common to have to try several broken bikes before finding one that was useable. The situation really came to a head in the second half of 2017, when six bike sharing firms, including Bluegogo, the third biggest, went bankrupt.
What started out as a business initiatives with health and environmental benefits has turned into a waste problem on a colossal scale. While there isn’t an end in sight to the piles of bicycles, with all of the innovative recycling schemes going on in the world, there has got to be a solution. We just hope they find it fast!
In the meantime, if you’ve got an Auckland-based junk problem on a slightly smaller scale that you need taken care of, then don’t hesitate to give us a call on 0800 586 524.


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geeteam posted a topic in Software NewsYou may have just bought that new Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2 tablet earlier this week, but the clock is already ticking to the day that Microsoft's official support for their newest hardware devices will end. According to Microsoft's Product Lifecycle page, mainstream support for both the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 will end on April 10th, 2018. That's nearly four and a half years from now, which is pretty much an eternity when it comes to new hardware. Microsoft had previously indicated it will end mainstream support for its Surface RT (now known just as Surface) tablet on April 11th, 2017. The original Surface Pro will find its support clock reaching its final second on July 10th, 2017. Microsoft is still not offering any information on when it will end mainstream support for Windows RT itself, which is installed in a number of tablets from OEMs that were released in 2012. The Windows RT 8.1 version will also be installed on the upcoming Nokia Lumia 2520. Microsoft will end support for Windows 8 on October 18th, 2015, while mainstream support for Windows 8.1 will stop on January 9th, 2018, with extended support continuing until January 10th, 2023. source: neowin
Microsoft is today rolling out the latest firmware update for the Surface Pro 2, which should fix the issues that have dogged the hardware since the previous update was pulled back in December. As we’ve previously reported, users have been experiencing problems with sleep mode and battery life, and Microsoft was forced to cancel the firmware rollout as a result; now it seems it’s back on track. A Surface support team member hinted that January 14th would be the date when the fixed release would see the light of day, and that prediction looks to have been nearly right. ZDNet first reported that the update had been sighted in the wild, though as yet there has been no official word from Microsoft — if you’re waiting for your firmware fix, you may have to sit tight just a little longer. Microsoft has already released updates for the first-generation Surface Pros running Windows 8.0 and 8.1 this week, so the signs are that the engineers at Redmond have been busy over the holidays. While users have reported receiving the update on Twitter, it’s too early to confirm whether the sleep and battery issues have been cleared up or what other features (if any) are included. At the time of writing, the official Surface Pro 2 update history page has yet to confirm the latest firmware release or detail the features in it, but you should see a new entry added in due course. If you’ve received the latest rollout and noticed an improvement in performance or otherwise, let us know in the comments. Source


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Business sentiment in India has bounced back, according to the recent CII Business Outlook Survey, which found green shoots of recovery the Jul-Sep quarter as nearly half of the respondents anticipated a rise in new orders (49 per cent) and sales (46 per cent) during that quarter, even though a majority of them witnessed decline in sales and new orders in the preceding quarter.
The latest CII business confidence index surged to 50.3 in the quarter, bouncing back from its lowest reading of 41.0 in the Apr-Jun quarter. The recovery in the index has been supported by the remarkable increase in the expectations index (EI), which rose by 46 per cent quarter on quarter to 55.2, as nation-wide lockdown restrictions were lifted and businesses gradually began to reopen during the current quarter, CII said in a press release.
The current situation index (CSI), however, continued to trail below 50, at 40.6, depicting weak confidence during the Apr-Jun quarter—a period marked with stringent lockdown measures and complete shutdown of business operations.
The survey was conducted between August and September, covering more than 150 firms across all sectors.
A major share of the respondents (41 per cent) foresee higher utilisation levels of 50-75 per cent in the Jul-Sep quarter, closely followed by 37 per cent of them anticipating capacity utilisation at 75-100 per cent in that quarter.
“It is heartening to note the recovery in CII’s business confidence index for the Jul-Sep quarter indicating an improvement in business conditions during the period. However, while a recovery is underway, it could be tremendously expedited through continued government support and handholding of businesses during this crisis,” CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee said.
Profitability, however, may be slightly harder to achieve during this pandemic as nearly half of the respondents continue to expect a decline in profits in the Jul-Sep quarter after a majority of them (76 per cent) experienced this in the preceding quarter.
As businesses still struggle to recover from the pandemic, more than half of the respondents (51 per cent) indicated that the weakness in domestic demand is likely to be the topmost risk to business confidence in the next six months.
Further, nearly 30 per cent of them feel business activity may return to the pre-pandemic levels by the first quarter of the nest fiscal. The heightened uncertainty led by the recurrent lockdown in certain states is affecting business operations and lengthening the recovery timeline even though a majority of the workforce has already returned to the place of work for a major share of the respondents (42 per cent).
Effectively, a large share of respondents (37 per cent) foresees a return of capital spending to its pre-pandemic levels only by the first half of the next fiscal.
With regards to the general economic prospects, more than third of the respondents (35 per cent) foresee a contraction higher than 4.0 per cent in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in this fiscal as the significant setback to economic growth has been further aggravated by state-imposed lockdowns to curb local outbreaks.
On the inflation front, nearly half of the respondents (46 per cent) feel that it may inch up further in the current fiscal as the supply-side disruptions caused by the lockdown-led business shutdowns have stoked price pressures. As a result, 37 per cent of the respondents feel that the Reserve Bank of India may keep policy rates unchanged in the remaining part of this fiscal.
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Business sentiment in India has bounced back, according to the recent CII Business Outlook Survey, which found green shoots of recovery the Jul-Sep quarter as nearly half of the respondents anticipated a rise in new orders and sales during that quarter, even though a majority of them witnessed decline in sales and new orders in the preceding quarter.


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Royal Caribbean says Key West could open for tourism by Oct. 20.
According to Royal Caribbean, Key West’s government official said the popular destination to open for tourism in just over a month. Andy Newman, CEO of media relations for the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, confirmed that Key West has set October 20 as a target date for reopening Florida Keys city visitors. Newman added that it could be sooner.
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Major Cruise Ships Will Go Ahead with Barcelona Calls Following Terror Attack
Most major cruise lines scheduled to have stops in Barcelona, Spain, will go ahead as planned despite the terror attack on Thursday when a van mowed down pedestrians and left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured in the touristic center of Las Ramblas.
The famous Las Ramblas Boulevard is one of the top destinations for cruisers visiting the city. The tree-lined pedestrian promenade is flanked by roads on either side of its Raval and Gothic quarters.
Barcelona is one of the biggest cruise ports in Europe. It’s visited by hundreds of cruise ships every year.
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Norwegian Sun cruises to Cuba from Port Canaveral are now on sale.
The Miami-based line will send Norwegian Sun to Cuba from Port Canaveral on four-night trips beginning next summer.
Norwegian Cruise Line has just begun taking reservations for the four-night trips, which will kick off in May 2018. The plans for the sailings were announced earlier this month. The voyages will take place every week during the summer with departures on Mondays, beginning May 7 next year. Continue reading
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company announced on Thursday that it will soon enter the cruise industry.
The luxury, five-star hotel chain, which is owned by Marriot International MAR, will debut the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, a fleet of three 298-passenger ultra-luxe vessels: somewhere between a private superyacht and a small ocean liner. Continue reading
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises officially took delivery of its biggest ship ever, then three days later, the vessel was christened.
The 171,598-ton MSC Meraviglia, the first of the company’s six new ships which are due to come into service between 2017 and 2020 from STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Continue reading


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Each physical product released by MetaFactory is associated with a unique NFT, and a silicon chip is embedded in the product. The chip can track the product's order number and related metadata, and correspond to a wearable digital version. MetaFactory's self-published original product double-sided bomber jacket, with an NFT called "ChargedParticles", with which you can obtain a digital version of the same clothes shown in Cryptovoxels.
For example, the field of home improvement belongs to a trillion-level market. From raw material procurement to final delivery, home improvement not only has many links, but also has extremely poor transparency. Users are very lack of trust. So far, no home improvement company has a good reputation. If every step is monitored through smart contracts The procurement of materials and construction conditions, the transparency of material prices and brands, and the automation of construction processes and standards not only greatly enhance the trust of end users, but also avoid disputes over rights and responsibilities after future decoration problems.
Meiyingsen is also known as the A-share hot spot. It is mainly engaged in packaging and printing. Since the beginning of this year, it has made frequent cross-border actions and chased all the hot spots. In addition to industrial hemp and artificial meat, a platform recently responded to investors’ questions, saying that Hangzhou Oracle, which has a 10% stake in the company, involves blockchain technology, so it has caught up with the hottest news.
6 Platform operators should also refer to any new guidelines issued by the Securities Regulatory Commission and the latest content applicable to virtual asset-related activities in the recommendations of the Financial Action Special Organization (Special Organization) (such as the notes to the 15th recommendation and the "Applicable to Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets" The Guidance for Risk-based Approaches for Asset Service Providers (GuidanceforaRisk-based Approach to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers), regularly review the effectiveness of the anti-money laundering/terrorist financing system, and take strengthening measures where appropriate.
On June 18 this year, Facebook announced plans to jointly launch a new digital currency Libra with 27 multinational companies including Visa, Mastercard and Uber. Its value will be the same as the existing one. The sovereign currency is linked to securities. Once Get Ethereum for freethe news was announced, it was heavily encircled by global supervision.
French-ICO is the first company to be approved, and AMF's support has been effective until the original subscription period ends on June 1, 2020. The AMF website also pointed out that although it has its own choice in whether to approve a company (ICO is still considered legal in France and does not require prior approval), only those ICOs that have been approved by the AMF can be issued to French people. Make sales.
Yang Dong, director of the Big Data Blockchain and Regulatory Technology Laboratory of Renmin University, introduced that technological innovation will bring quantitative and qualitative changes. He gave an example: Fintech will drastically reduce the cost of connection between fund providers and demanders, but the hidden, sudden, contagious and negative externalities of financial risks will not disappear.


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In late June, we argued that a reshaping appeared to be taking place in the sports and energy drink business following the end of the distribution deal between PepsiCo and Bang and reported M&A talks between Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands, a few months after Coca-Cola‘s acquisition of BodyArmor, at a $6.6 billion valuation.
We added that Celsius (our second largest portfolio holding) was one of the most attractive targets in the space given its booming growth (+167% in Q1), rapid market share gains and robust gross margins in an industry that attracts beverage companies for its double-digit growth prospects.
We didn’t have to wait long for corporate action as Celsius announced earlier this week a strategic distribution partnership with Pepsi and a $550 million cash investment from Pepsi in exchange for convertible preferred stock, leading the beverage giant to own an estimated 8.5% of Celsius.
The deal is obviously a game changer for a still small company (only $600-700 million revenue expected in 2022), which emerged thanks to a range of healthy energy drinks (no sugar, non-GMO ingredients, no artificial colors/flavors): Celsius expects the Pepsi partnership to enhance its distribution capabilities by about a 40% and notably to allow it to reach new independent convenience stores, college campuses or foodservice.
By 2023/24, we then estimate that Celsius could deliver revenue in a $1 billion to $1.5 billion range, with an operating leverage around 200 bps (Q1 EBITDA margin was 11%), suggesting that earnings growth could keep flying high after 2022 (probably around 50-100% in both 2023 and 2024), and making Celsius a one-of-a-kind growth story.
For Pepsi, the Celsius investment is the opportunity to expand in the fast-growing sports and energy drink segment after its $3.9 billion Rockstar acquisition in 2020. Going forward and thanks to the industry’s robust outlook, we wouldn’t be surprised to see further consolidation in the sector and specifically Pepsi fully swallow up Celsius.


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STONEWALL, Texas — Every vintage has a story, just ask Kuhlman Cellars’ Vineyard Manager, Michael Maynard.
“That’s what makes wine great,” Maynard said. “It was challenging in a sense that just for labor because it was 100 degrees from April to the end of August. It was pretty brutal. I have quite the tan.”
In a state plagued by drought conditions and extreme heat, those relying on grapes to bear fruit battled all year long.
“It kind of was able to be mitigated with irrigation, but what it did, the drought and heat, was make our fruit smaller,” Maynard said. “Our berry sizes were smaller, so it made our cluster sizes smaller, which dropped our crop yields 15-20% lower than normal.”
However, unlike other less heat-resistant crops in the state, the climate actually played into the hands of winemakers across Texas.
“Less bottles but better quality, in terms of the skin-to-juice ratio,” Maynard said. “If it’s a smaller berry, it’s more skin than juice, and that’s more concentrated juice; which all winemakers love.”
While the loss of grapes was significant, the byproduct of the season could product flavorful varietals and prove to be successful as a whole.
Specialists with Texas A&M’s viticulture & enology departments believe there’s plenty to learn in a difficult, but productive, year like 2022.
“There weren’t any major disasters and the fruit quality, despite a smaller yield, is exceptionally high,” Associate Professor Justin Scheiner said. “I think overall it’s a positive.”
“Ripening happened really, really fast over a short period of time,” Associate Professor Andreea Botezatu said. “What I would take away is to be very careful with the ripening process and monitor it. Be ready to pick and process your grapes whenever you need to.”
It might be a year or two before the 2022 vintages are made available to the public. It appears at that time, wine connoisseurs will get to appreciate that despite the many struggles, this juice was worth the squeeze.
“It’s a love and hate process, more love than hate,” Maynard said. “The romance is still there.”


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Sainsbury's buys corner shops
THE search for a candidate to head struggling Sainsbury's is under way once again, following the dramatic withdrawal of Sir Ian Prosser after fierce resistance from the supermarket group's leading institutional shareholders.
But the controversy surrounding Prosser's appointment, and subsequent departure, together with Sainsbury's lacklustre performance, is likely to deter potential candidates, analysts said today.
Meanwhile, chief executive Sir Peter Davis took time out from the debacle to announce the acquisition of a Durham-based corner shop chain, Bells Stores.
No price is being disclosed but analysts said it was likely to be around £20 million. Sainsbury's chief executive Sir Peter Davis said the acquisition of the privately-owned firm underlined Sainsbury's commitment to the fast-expanding convenience market, currently worth some £21.5 billion a year. The group has
66 Sainsbury's Local stores already and a further 15 in partnership with Shell.
Bells, founded in 1968 by current chairman Les Bell, a former milkman, will be run by the same management team. Sir Peter said: 'This acquisition delivers a highly respected management team and a successful neighbourhood format strengthening our ability to grow our presence in the convenience market.
'We know that the Sainsbury's brand works very successfully with the convenience format and the Bells brand is an excellent match, standing for quality, service and value.'
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Sausages can change in colour, flavour, texture and price, which can make it hard to recall which ones are the right ones to go for.
But according to Senior Buying Foreman at Ocado, Gary Hyde, and Nutritionist at Superfooduk.com, Shona Wilkinson, the key to picking out the accurately sausage is going for the ones with the highest meat content.
A sausage needs to stifle at least 32 per cent meat to be called a sausage by law.
Although Lincolnshire sausages much contain 70 percent pork, brands like Richmond hold as little as 42 per cent. Gary Hyde explained that the humiliate the meat content, the more additives.
He said: “The higher meat substance usually means fewer additives and better quality.
“People can also look out for turkey sausages if they’re looking for a better version, as these will often contain a lower percentage of fat.”
Similarly, Nutritionist Shona Wilkinson defined she would only ever recommend organic sausages, preferably from a resident butcher.
She said: “We know that some sausages (including Richmond sausages) obtain as little as 42 per cent pork.
“We also know that this amount doesn’t possess to indicate which rt of the animal the meat came from i.e it could be from any piece of the animal which sometimes makes you feel queasy to think approximately.”
So what is the rest of the sausage made of?
Shona added: “The balance is all in all made up of wheat, potato and soy. Although these aren’t harmful is any way, they aren’t what you’re slip someone something a distributing for when you want a sausage.
“These ingredients also take away from the protein in our diet as it forbears fill us up and keep us fuller for the carbohydrate content.
“You may think that snack a sausage will give you that protein – not realising that throughout half of it isn’t meat and it won’t help reduce our hunger as a proper meat repressing sausage.
“Always check the actual meat content before you buy some sausages and certainly opt for consistent free range meat.”
Kerry Group who owns Richmond sausages were touched by Express.co.uk but are yet to respond.
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Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange:
A2M - A2 MILK - down 6 cents, or 2.5 per cent, at $2.36
Strong demand for infant formula, especially in China, has helped dairy processor a2 Milk Company make a larger profit in six months than it did last financial year.
BLD - BORAL - up 36 cents, or 6.1 per cent, at $6.24
The building materials maker's half year profit was bolstered by stronger construction activity in Australia and improving earnings in the US.
CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - up $1.90, or 2.3 per cent, at $84.53
Chief executive Ian Narev sees positive signs in an Australian economy already healthy enough to have helped the country's largest bank to another record first-half profit.
CSL - CSL - up $3.33, or 2.9 per cent, at $118.00
Blood products and vaccines supplier CSL says demand for its albumin treatments in China has created a big business and is set to generate around $US600 million ($A781 million) in sales this financial year.
DMP - DOMINO'S PIZZA - down $8.98, or 14.4 per cent, at $53.56
Domino's attempts to reassure the market that its franchisees are enjoying record profits, like the company, have failed to allay concerns arising from allegations of wage underpayments and risks to earnings.
IFL - IOOF HOLDINGS - down 71 cents, or 7.7 per cent, at $8.50
The financial services firm's half year net profit plummeted 45 per cent.
ING - INGHAMS GROUP - down 6 cents, or 1.8 per cent, at $3.33
Money and health conscious consumers swapping red meat for poultry have helped Inghams Group grow its half year profit.
ORA - ORORA - down 5 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $2.99
Packaging giant Orora signed a deal to acquire two more US businesses after reporting a rise in half year profit despite pressures from energy costs a flat economic environment.
ORG - ORIGIN ENERGY - down 5 cents, or 0.7 per cent, at $7.25
Origin Energy has flagged a hit to profitability a day ahead of its half year earnings, announcing it will take a $1.9 billion impairment charge against the value of some of its major assets.
PRY - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - down 46 cents, or 11.9 per cent, at $3.41
Primary Health Care cut its annual profit guidance following a 69 per cent drop in first-half net profit, due to the poor-performance of its medical centres.
SHL - SONIC HEALTHCARE - up 13 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $22.04
Laboratory giant Sonic Healthcare has blamed the federal government's Medicare rebate freeze for slow growth in its Australian medical centres, while the company's overseas units have been star performers.
SWM - SEVEN WEST MEDIA - down 4.5 cents, or 5.8 per cent, at 73.5 cents
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Coles earnings for the half year have slipped 2.6 per cent to $920 million as its sales growth slows further amid heavy grocery discounting led by Woolworths.


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Esterline Technologies Co. (ESL) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $463.73 Million
Wall Street brokerages forecast that Esterline Technologies Co. (NYSE:ESL) will announce sales of $463.73 million for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Four analysts have provided estimates for Esterline Technologies’ earnings, with estimates ranging from $457.00 million to $472.00 million. Esterline Technologies posted sales of $457.73 million in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 1.3%. The business is expected to report its next earnings results on Thursday, February 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Esterline Technologies will report full-year sales of $463.73 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $2.04 billion to $2.05 billion. For the next financial year, analysts expect that the firm will post sales of $2.12 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $2.10 billion to $2.15 billion. Zacks’ sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that that provide coverage for Esterline Technologies.
Esterline Technologies (NYSE:ESL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 9th. The aerospace company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $531.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $540.55 million. Esterline Technologies had a return on equity of 7.68% and a net margin of 5.86%. The company’s revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.96 EPS.
In related news, major shareholder First Pacific Advisors, Llc sold 8,931 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.21, for a total value of $850,320.51. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder J Richard Atwood sold 173,979 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.24, for a total value of $16,569,759.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 6,800 shares of company stock valued at $479,015 and sold 269,911 shares valued at $25,692,702. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESL. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new stake in Esterline Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $26,478,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Esterline Technologies by 212.3% in the second quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 378,783 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $35,908,000 after purchasing an additional 257,500 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Esterline Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $18,677,000. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new position in Esterline Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $18,030,000. Finally, Walthausen & Co. LLC acquired a new position in Esterline Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $12,599,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.26% of the company’s stock.
Esterline Technologies (NYSE:ESL) traded up $1.95 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $73.85. The stock had a trading volume of 786,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 306,714. The company has a market capitalization of $2,218.82, a P/E ratio of 16.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.43. Esterline Technologies has a 12 month low of $68.30 and a 12 month high of $102.70. The company has a current ratio of 3.25, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.
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Esterline Technologies Company Profile
Esterline Technologies Corporation is a specialized manufacturing company. The Company designs, manufactures and markets engineered products and systems for application within the industries it serves. The Company operates through three segments: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials.
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Novartis Ramps Up Heart Drug Spending as Top Seller Goes Genericby
Novartis AG is ramping up marketing efforts for the heart drug Entresto, one of two new medicines essential to generating revenue as the company’s bestseller faces generic competition.
The Swiss drugmaker will spend an additional $200 million to hire sales representatives and educate physicians after new treatment guidelines were issued in May backing the use of Entresto for heart failure. The Entresto sales force may increase to more than 1,200 people by the end of 2016, compared with about 400 in the first quarter, according to analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG.
“I have to feed Entresto because this is just too important for the long-term growth of Novartis,” Chief Executive Officer Joe Jimenez said Tuesday in an interview.
Novartis is depending on revenue from newer medicines like Entresto and Cosentyx for psoriasis as its blockbuster cancer treatment Gleevec faces generic competition in the U.S. and sales at its eye-care division Alcon slump. Entresto will bring in about $200 million in 2016, and Novartis has projected that the drug will eventually reach peak sales of $5 billion a year.
Partly as a result of the increased Entresto spending, Novartis said profit may fall this year. Core operating income will either be about the same as 2015 or decline by a percentage in the low single digits at constant exchange rates, the company said in a statement. Sales will show little change.
“The level of spending this year is significant because it’s a new launch,” Jimenez said. “The spending will follow the normal curve of launches, where it continues for few years and then it reduces after that.”
Novartis fell 0.9 percent to 79.70 Swiss francs at 11:28 a.m. in Zurich. The shares have declined about 21 percent this year.
Entresto generated $32 million in the second quarter. Analysts had cut their estimates by about 25 percent in the last three months to an average of $34 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The drug has received a warmer reception in Europe than the U.S., the largest market for pharmaceuticals, since its introduction last year.


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We’ve got used to reading about far-fetched fuel economy figures every time a new car is launched, with some promising to be able to travel as far as 280 miles or more on a single gallon of fuel, but few drivers have ever managed to get close to the claims made.
That’s because the regulations covering fuel economy were introduced in 1970, and were last updated 20 years ago. Cars were lighter and less powerful, but even then testing barely replicated real-world driving styles. The laboratory tests have stuck around since, while the motor industry moved forward with technologies such as hybrids and even hydrogen powered cars, as well as ever more powerful models.
That has enabled car makers across the board to beat the system, as the test is easy to reproduce and easy to manipulate. Even without defeating the test and remaining entirely within the rules, official fuel economy figures continue to rise sharply, with manufacturers profiting from sales based on customers misled by out of date rules.
The EU, which mandated the rules, has arguably sat back for too long, but are now introducing one of the toughest testing regimes in the world.
Changes to the system are rolling out over the next 12 months, with every new model introduced having to go through a revised test that will better simulate real-world driving, and measure everything from fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2), to nitrogen oxides (NOX), particulates and carbon monoxide (CO).
Speeds will rise to more than 80mph, with harsher acceleration, a longer distance to cover and a wider area of simulated roads, all to better recreate modern driving conditions.
The laboratory tests will also be backed up by on-road testing to ensure there’s nowhere for manufacturers to hide.
The likely result is that official economy figures will fall, and fall significantly. However, they should be closer to the economy returns that drivers actually get in real conditions.
It will also be harder to manipulate the test in order to reduce NOx or particulate emissions. Serious health problems are caused by NOx, as well as damage to the environment, while particulate matter is linked to health and respiratory problems.
Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that diesel vehicles emit close to 40% of London’s emissions of both NOx and particulate matter. Modelling provided by King’s College London showed that only a reduction in diesel vehicles of 95% in inner London would bring the capital into compliance with legal emissions limits.
However, while we all want greener, cleaner cars, the fact remains that buyers generally look at performance, style and cost ahead of environmental concerns, which is why hybrid and electric vehicle sales remain so low.
An expected lowering of the CO2 targets from the EU in the next year, with a lead time for car companies of ten years, will mean electrification becomes a bigger deal, but consumers are unlikely to be prepared to pay for it. It leaves the manufacturer's in a tricky position, faced with investing massively in new technology that they will be unable to charge a premium for at a time when new car sales are slumping.
It still doesn’t address the problem of pre-Euro 6 diesel engines remaining on the road, either. While the latests engines are surprisingly clean, the level of pollutants rises dramatically as the engine regulations get older, with models from the beginning of the millennium pumping out ten times the harmful emissions than the latest models.
And, while the scrappage schemes that are being announced by every manufacturer might look like a good way of getting older cars off the road, there’s no doubt that they’re using the current bad press the previous generations cars are getting to push sales of new cars, and recover some of the lost sales they’re facing as the global economy stutters.
For now, nothing much is changing, but the new tests mean buyers will be better informed as new models make their way to market, leaving Diesel's days numbered. Looking ahead, it seems that petrol may not be far behind.


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By roping the Bollywood star, the professional networking platform looks for wider appeal and a mass audience, reports M Saraswathy.
Priyanka Chopra has joined LinkedIn's list of 500 plus global influencers, a band of rich, famous and powerful people who drive conversations, draw in the crowds and steer public debate on the platform.
She joins the likes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (chairman and MD, Biocon) from India and Bill Gates and Jack Welch, globally.
By lending her name, Chopra is expected to not just liven up the proceedings but also establish LinkedIn as a more mainstream brand and help shed the popular notion that the platform is nothing more than a Facebook for job seekers.
Positioned as one among 16 key influencers from India, Chopra joins a haloed list of thinkers, entrepreneurs and politicians. On the global list are big names such as Alan Joyce (CEO, Qantas), Indra Nooyi (chairman-CEO, Pepsico), Ban Ki-moon (Secretary General, United Nations) and America's well known talk-show host Oprah Winfrey among others.
Chopra is the first Indian actor on the team and many believe that the move could end up influencing her brand value as much as that of the brand she is endorsing. It could also expand the list of brands seeking her endorsement.
'I've always had a penchant for business but am only just beginning to give wings to my entrepreneurial ambitions. It's a whole new experience. So what better way than to connect with this vibrant community. I'm honoured to be a part of such a distinguished group and looking forward to the conversations,' Chopra said.
LinkedIn influencers are selected by invitation only.
As leaders in their industries and geographies, they discuss newsy and trending topics such as the future of higher education, the workplace culture at Amazon, the plunge in oil prices, and the missteps of policymakers.
In her first post that went out on Monday, November 7, Chopra talked about her journey from Bollywood to Hollywood and American television and the lessons that she learnt during this process.
"Priyanka Chopra's debut on LinkedIn underscores how far we have come and our desire to invest to become even more relevant to audiences in India and globally," said Akshay Kothari, country manager, LinkedIn India.
The social networking platform has 39 million members in India.
Kothari said the aim is to provide customised attention to every member on LinkedIn. For that, it is important to bring about a greater diversity in terms of membership and in the ways in which the platform is used.
By getting Chopra on board, LinkedIn hopes to do both.
The expectation is that she will be able to engage with a younger audience with varied interests. While the LinkedIn team also provides relevant ideas, Kothari makes it clear that most influencers are their own people. They choose what they want to write about.
In her first post, Chopra says '...in reality once you've won the battle with yourself every other hurdle you face seems easy to overcome because you will approach it with the courage of conviction that this is exactly what you want.'
Kothari explained that the aim was to keep members informed and connected to the world around them.
Getting Chopra on board, he said would also help them go more mainstream and this was a mutually beneficial partnership. While on one hand, he added that they have a popular icon on board, "Chopra will also be able to access like-minded professionals and entrepreneurs through our platform."
The professional networking site looks at the icon's popularity and the work they do among other factors while zeroing in on a celebrity.
There is a yearly review of the activities based on the number of posts that the influencer has out across and the followers and responses that they have been received.
However, there is no time period for which LinkedIn engages an influencer, they can be associated as long as they are writing and sharing relevant content.
Kothari added that they were starting to invest in premium features and analytics so that the brand was seen to be more responsive to customer needs. The numbers for its premium services have seen healthy growth, according to Kothari.
However he is clear that the brand will not move away from its freemium model with a majority of services being accessible free of cost.
While the platform is popular among working professionals, Kothari said that they realised that they were not as well known among students. They have added features such as 'Placements' to bridge this gap. This programme helps candidates to apply for an array of positions through one standardised test.
Within eight weeks of its launch, Kothari said, about 250,000 students have registered.
Now with Chopra, he expects many more will throng the portals of LinkedIn.


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An enormous portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, made up of nearly 2,000 flowers, was exhibited in London's Trafalgar Square this morning.
The portrait, which was installed outside the National Portrait Gallery, was based on one of the royal couple’s official engagement photographs taken by Mario Testino in 2010. It measured 8.8ft tall by 6.6ft wide and took 150 man hours to make.
It was created by the florist and RHS Chelsea Flower Show winner, 24-year-old Joseph Massie, in partnership with the supermarket Asda to mark Valentine’s Day tomorrow.
The flowers, which were provided from Asda’s Valentine's Day bouquets, included roses, carnations and tulips.
Mr Massie, from Liverpool, who has won the RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year award for the past four years running, said: “I’m always looking for the next big project to create art with flowers, so this was the perfect challenge. It has been fantastic to work with Asda’s stunning flower range to recreate such an iconic image of William and Kate for Valentine’s Day.”
Last year, Mr Massie worked with the supermarket on a similar stunt, creating a sweeping red dress entirely from red roses, chrysanthemums, gerberas and carnations.
The portrait is not the first time that the royal couple's engagement photo has been re-interpreted using unusual materials. In the run-up to the royal wedding, the Manchester artist Mark Kennedy recreated the same photo using Love Heart sweets, while the food artist Prudence Staite made a version for Crown Carveries using roast ingredients.
According to a survey by Travelodge, Britons are expected to spend £978 million on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, with flowers topping the list of presents.
The cut flower and plant industry is worth around £2 billion in the UK, with supermarkets accounting for around half of all sales.


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The Android market has grown rapidly, and Apple's iOS is at stake to be stolen in the popularity contest. According to the latest review of the mobile market for the second quarter of the year 2010, Android has emerged as the third position in the smartphone OS market, overtaking Apple's iOS. It is because of the powerful devices in the smart phone market that have mounted the popularity of the Android OS system.
When it first came out, Android's OS based devices didn't attract users that much. However, in the second quarter of 2010, the sales of Android OS smartphones totaled 61.63 million, which was a 50.5 percent increase from the same period last year.
Even if Android OS beated Apple's iOS, Symbia stood at the first position having 41.2 percent of the market shares worldwide. Next was Research In Motion with an 18.2 percent share, followed by Android with 17.2 percent and Apple's iOS at 14.2 percent.


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Living in Hong Kong, I’m always up for a hike. Last weekend I scrambled over a long course of boulders in pounding heat, later emerging at a striking waterfall. I was the only person there. Then someone else inconveniently turned up. The two of us spoke (a bit awkward otherwise). Within minutes, the tattooed airport worker informed me that he was a huge Top Gear fan.
Top Gear, of course, is a massive overseas hit. But it’s not the only British export success. Anyone travelling to China will probably know that brands like Burberry are popular, while Man Utd is all over Southeast Asia like a red rash.
Then, of course, there are things like beer, whisky, gin, cheese and what not – the good stuff in life. Greene King IPA sales famously soared after the leaders of China and the UK were seen enjoying a pint at a country pub in 2015.
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsin) November 10, 2015
So it’s of no real surprise that a February report confirms that “Brand Britain” is popular in less established markets.
The report by Barclays Bank highlights export opportunities for UK businesses, saying that products flying the British flag were more likely to be purchased in emerging markets and that consumers in India, China and the UAE responded most positively to “Britishness”. Beyond these there are fast-growing economies in Africa and the “Far East” (“Far East?” Really?).
“The potential increase in value to be achieved by growing export sales to the countries’ most positive about Britishness is significant.” Barclays’ new ‘Brand Britain’ report: https://t.co/fU10sBKb50 #BackingtheUK pic.twitter.com/TQn646FtO8
— Barclays Bank (@Barclays) February 21, 2018
British goods are popular for reasons that include integrity, trust and reliability, while the UK is also perceived as innovative – something that was emphasised recently at the GREAT Festival of Innovation.
Among other recommendations, the report suggests displaying the British flag on products and thinking about marketing messages.


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Austere products are designed to improve content streaming and power management, ease connection with off-site work colleagues, and enable learning at home while keeping the home ecosystem clean and safe.
OMRON Healthcare, Inc., the global leader in remote blood pressure monitoring and personal heart health technology, unveiled its first remote patient monitoring service at CES 2021, along with new digital health tools to boost patient-to-physician communication and empower more active management of hypertension.
Philips conducted a health-and-wellness talk that showcased its myriad solutions in the category
Flexibility, personalization and connectivity – many of these anchored in Artificial Intelligence – characterized Samsung's CES intros.
Consumer interest in digital health devices grew in 2020, along with the universe of pandemic-accelerated product innovations.
New Age Electronics expanded its agreement with Amazon to extend its selection of new products to the retail channel.
The camera features the new 24-megapixel CMOS-BSI sensor and two separate recording modes for photos and videos.
Copy That App allows users to take control of content, copy multiple photos and videos with ease, and added security.
Alpine Electronics is now shipping the DVR-C310R and DVR-C320R premium dash camera systems.
Nikon School Online classes will be available free of charge through 2020 to help people capture and share holiday moments and stay entertained while at home.


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