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NEW YORK — Spurred by a post-election boost in high-end spending, Barneys New York Inc. delivered strong bottom-line results on robust sales for the third quarter, and chief executive officer Howard Socol has signed on for another three years.
The luxury specialty retailer’s net income jumped 4.7 percent on a 13.5 percent sales gain. The chain reported $4.3 million in income, or 28 cents a diluted share, for the three months ended Oct. 30, compared with $4.1 million, or 29 cents, in the same year-ago quarter.
Operating income rose 25.1 percent to $10.3 million compared with $8.2 million last year. Sales jumped to $126.9 million from $111.9 million, while same-store sales increased 12.5 percent. The comps gain came on top of an almost 8 percent increase in the same year-ago quarter.
The two investment firms that bailed Barneys from bankruptcy — Whippoorwill Associates and Bay Harbour Management — signed a deal on Nov. 12 to sell the luxury goods retailer to Jones Apparel Group for $400 million. The merger is to close at the end of the year.
“Based on our data here, people reported that sales were consistent in October, but we’ve also noted an increase in sales after the election,’’ Socol said. “Shoppers are definitely more buoyant now.”
Socol said, “November continues to be good. We’re on a nice roll. It’s going to be an exciting accessories year, with jewelry and handbags both very important,”
He said jewelry and handbags also will be key items for holiday purchases along with “all the fun stuff like mufflers and hats.” Socol expects strong sales of ponchos for gift giving, but acknowledged the trend might be winding down. In apparel, anything cashmere continues to be a strong “must-have” item.
The ceo said Barneys is on course to open three new Co-op stores around February or March in Atlanta, South Coast Plaza in California and in Lincoln Park in Chicago. He said another Co-op location may be added next fall. However, there aren’t any plans to open flagships next year.
“Flagships take a long time because the stores are that much bigger. If we open any, it won’t be until 2006 or 2007, as we also continue with our Co-ops rollout,” Socol said.Socol, Barneys’ chairman, president and ceo, who is leading the continued turnaround at the once-bankrupt retailer, signed a new contract at a base salary of $1.2 million a year, according to a Nov. 19 regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Jones acquisition.
The agreement with Jones is set to expire on Jan. 31, 2008. Socol will serve as chairman of Barneys’ board and as ceo. If a successor is appointed before the expiration of his contract, Socol will be executive adviser to Jones. If he takes on that position, his salary will be halved. Under the terms of the agreement, Socol may also receive an annual performance bonus based on Barneys meeting certain financial targets.
For each year he receives a bonus, Socol also will be given a number of shares of restricted common stock of Jones. The shares will be equal to a multiple of the bonus payable for the fiscal year divided by the closing price of Jones’ common stock on the date the bonus for that year is paid, according to the SEC filing. The restricted shares become vested on Jan. 31, 2008, provided Socol is still employed by Jones on that date.
The SEC filing also said Jones entered into employment agreements with Judith Collinson, executive vice president of women’s merchandising, and Tom Kalenderian, executive vice president of men’s merchandising. These are also three-year agreements.
According to a research note from Todd Slater, analyst at Lazard Frères & Co., after the announced purchase by Jones, Barneys is expected to post income of $8.6 million in 2004 on revenues of $475.1 million. For 2005, Slater has the retailer pegged to earn $15.4 million on revenues of $546.3 million. In comparison, Barneys lost $3.1 million on sales of $409.5 million in 2003.
For the nine-month period ended Oct. 30, income came in at $8.8 million, or 59 cents a share, compared with $829,000, or 6 cents, in the same period last year. Sales rose 17 percent to $341.8 million from $292 million, while comps increased 15.9 percent.
“What he has done at Vuitton is really exceptional,” said @gameofthrones’ actress Gwendoline Christie on @mrkimjones’ final show for @louisvuitton. “He has rebooted luxury in terms of making it commercial, viable and contemporary. And most importantly artistic. He has never compromised his artistic vision for the sake of commodity.” (📷: @zefashioninsider)
After seeing a demand for men’s wear from its customers, British contemporary women’s wear label @ariesarise has added a men’s wear component and will launch a unisex collection with @mrporterlive. The 20-piece collection includes jackets, denim, logo T-shirts and more with deconstructed ‘90s vibes. Set to launch on January 18, you can shop the pieces on Aries’ website and on mrporter.com. #wwdfashion
“And so spending so much time with a character who thinks like that, inevitability you try and analyze yourself and go back and think about your own demons and dark chapters that you had in your life,” says @thedanielbruhl of his role in TNT’s “The Alienist.” The show, set in the Gilded Age of New York, also stars Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans. Head to WWD.com to read about how 39-year-old Brühl prepared for the role and why he thinks the show is so relevant to today #wwdeye ( 📷: @Eriktanner)
Now that Celine Dion’s collection has topped $10 million in sales, the pop superstar, fashion icon and newly-minted industry player is eyeing growth in Asia. Read the full report by @tiffanyap, link in bio. #wwdnews #celinedion
“My personal philosophy to beauty is paying attention to oneself. I love to be outdoors, lots of fresh air, trying to take care of yourself as best you can. I always notice that comes through,” says Felicity Jones, the global face of @shiseido-owned @cledepeaubeauteus, which launches today. Head to WWD.com to read more about the actress’ love for beauty and how she prepared for her new role in “The Basis of Sex,” playing the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #wwdbeauty (📷: @dandoperalski)
Among the familiar faces at @off____white’s show was a surprise figure: Japanese artist @takashipom, pictured here on Wednesday morning. Other show-goers included @jerrylorenzo, who spoke about his upcoming project: a @nike collaboration for back to school, with designs inspired by his childhood on the West Coast. Sitting in the front row were Future, Don Crawley, @miguel and more. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: Stephane Feugere)
According to @laurentsai, former “Terrace House: Aloha State” cast member, she didn’t know she was auditioning for the Japanese version of “Real World.” “I was telling a couple of my friends and someone’s like, ‘That sounds a lot like Terrace House.’ I was like, ’No it can’t be.’” Turns out, it was. But Tsai isn’t just a reality star — she’s an illustrator who has worked with Starbucks Japan and most recently, she’s dipping her toes into the fashion world. Head to WWD.com to read about her time on the show, modeling and her art. #wwdeye (📷: @danieldorsa)
More changes are coming to New York Fashion Week: Beginning with the spring 2019 collection, @alexanderwangny will move his New York show to June from September, adopting a biannual schedule with collections shown in June and December. Additionally, the @cfda is planning for an official summer/winter fashion season taking place as soon as June and December 2018. Read more about the upcoming changes on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @slovekinpics)


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You're late for work and you can't find your keys – it's a nightmare most of us face from time to time, but Google Assistant has teamed up with Tile to hopefully make the morning routine that little bit easier.
- Read our Google Nest Hub Max review
- Google Nest Hub Max vs Amazon Echo Show: which smart display is best?
- Google Assistant: how to make your smart speaker work for you
The feature, which was first announced in September last year, allows Google Assistant to support Tile’s voice-enabled 'direct ring' technology.
According to Tile, this allows your Google Nest speaker to "connect directly with and ring lost items, for a faster and more reliable result", explaining that the process is "very similar to executing any other smart home Action with the Assistant".
Battle of the trackers
In the past, you would need to say "OK Google, ask Tile to find my keys", to bring Google Assistant in on your search.
Thanks to this new update, you should be able to say simpler things like "Hey Google, find my keys", and the Tile tracker attached to your keys will ring, allowing you to find them quickly.
You can also ask Google to call your Tile tracker by saying things like "Hey Google, ring my laptop", or "Hey Google, make my backpack ring".
If you just want to know the location of your Tile, you can also ask Google Assistant, "Hey Google, where is my purse?", or say "Hey Google, find my passport".
Tile's upgraded Google integration comes amid rumors that Apple is about to launch its own tracking device, which will reportedly by called 'AirTag'.
That’s the name found on a folder by 9to5Mac inside iOS 13.2; supposedly, the AirTag will be able to be paired with an iPhone just like AirPods and enable owners to track their 'AirTagged' item via the Find My app.
Apple is yet to confirm these rumors, but it's possible that the Apple tracker could be launched at WWDC in June; saying that, Apple has been known to launch products in March as well, so we could see the rumored device in a matter of weeks.
For what it's worth, Tile says it's not worried about the possibility of a rival Bluetooth tracker. In an interview with TechRadar last year, Tile's Chief Experience Officer, Simon Fleming-Wood, explained:
“Tile has pioneered this category for the past five years, single-handedly growing its footprint and consumer awareness, all with the resources of a growing start-up. If a company like Apple launches a tracker, it will validate the category for customers and retailers alike, signaling that the category will become mainstream.”
Therefore, Apple’s competing tracker could actually propel tracking technology into the public consciousness, actually helping Tile to promote its own devices – that combined with better Google Assistant integration could make 2020 a very good year for the tracking company.
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Both GDPR and CCPA make it clear that an organization is fully responsible for the vendors within their supply chains, and the onus is on those organizations to ensure compliance. Most companies don’t realize the significance of this mandate and have taken little to no steps to ensure compliance.
Recently, two questions are being asked repeatedly about California Privacy Law compliance. 1) Should I wait for the CCPA Regulations to be final before doing any further work? and 2) Is it worth the additional effort now, considering a new California ballot initiative is going to change the law anyway? Here's what we think.
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VNU strikes deal for $10.3 billion sale
having agreed to sell the company to a consortium of private-equity firms, VNU's management is now looking to sell the deal to skeptical shareholders. The supervisory and executive boards of the world's largest market-research firm agreed March 8 to sell the company for $10.3 billion in cash and debt assumption to Valcon Acquisition, a consortium of six private-equity firms. But some shareholders have argued the company should instead be broken up and sold in three pieces, with its ACNielsen scanner data and analytics, Nielsen Media Research media measurement and publishing arms each going separately. VNU publishes such titles as Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Adweek.In a statement, VNU said breaking the company up might yield less than the deal on the table because there are no offers for any of the pieces. AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48s
CBS will renew 14 prime-time programs
cbs cemented its reputation for stability last week when it said it would renew 14 of its prime-time programs. Among the series gaining the go-ahead for future episodes were last season's newcomers "Criminal Minds," "Ghost Whisperer" and "How I Met Your Mother." CBS did not give any news yet on sibling freshman shows "Close to Home" and "Out of Practice." The renewals account for 13 hours of CBS's schedule, which also includes the reality show "The Amazing Race" and a slew of the network's successful procedural dramas, such as "Cold Case," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (and its two spin-offs), "NCIS," "Numbers" and "Without a Trace." Also renewed are the long-lived Sunday news program "60 Minutes," reality blockbuster "Survivor" and the Charlie Sheen sitcom "Two and a Half Men." AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48j
HBO targets women, touts new drama in 31 podcasts
hbo is joining a handful of cutting-edge marketers noodling in the very personal medium of podcasting. The Time Warner unit is out promoting "Big Love," its series about polygamy, via 31 popular podcasts targeting women 25 and over. The podcasts HBO has signed on with are operated by both big media entities-such as the Associated Press-and independently-owned shows like "All You Can Eat," produced by Vancouver-based food enthusiast Don Genova. HBO is hoping a couple hundred thousand people download the podcasts containing its ad. Washington-based Podtrac is working with HBO's interactive shop, Deep Focus, to put together the media plan for HBO and aims to make podcasts a more ad-friendly medium by developing measurement metrics in concert with TNS Media Intelligence and Mediamark. AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48p
Editorial director quits post at LPI Media
judy wieder, the first female editor in chief of The Advocate and now exec VP-editorial director at parent company LPI Media, is leaving March 22. Her departure comes at a time of uncertainty for LPI, which was acquired last November by San Francisco's PlanetOut for about $32 million. Her position is not being filled; instead, editorial operations at The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler and Alyson Books will report to Bob Cohen, LPI's interim president. AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48v
Unilever rolls out Hispanic effort for food brands
unilever is playing on a Latin love of cooking and the surprising dearth of food programs on Spanish-language TV for the company's biggest-ever Hispanic effort for its food brands. "Desafio del Sabor" ("The Flavor Challenge") kicked off last week, starting with a call to submit favorite recipes at storefront events across the country and ending later this year with a televised cook-off on national television. Recipes must include at least one of 10 participating Unilever food brands. Winners from regional events will compete in a cook-off on Spanish-language network Univision. The grand prize: $10,000 cash and a trip to a music awards show. The effort will be backed by TV, radio, print and online advertising, plus public relations, promotions and in-store advertising, a Web site (desafiodelsabor.com) and a giveaway recipe book . The campaign is being handled by Mass Promotions, Miami. AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48t
Aussies: Where the bloody hell are you?
no more genial Paul Hogan style invites to enjoy a shrimp on the barbie. Tourism Australia has come up with a new authentic Aussie tagline for its $20 million, two-and-a-half year North American ad campaign: "Where the bloody hell are you?" Scott Morrison, managing director, Tourism Australia, said Mr. Hogan's line, though part of the American lexicon, succeeded in building up good will for his nation, but the mass reach effort did not tightly connect to those likely to take the 14-hour-plus plane ride to make the trip. The campaign is being handled by M&C Saatchi. AdAge.com QwikFIND aar48x
time inc.'s Fortune magazine hired the New York office of Strawberry Frog to help build its brand among consumers and advertisers; the agency's first work is expected to appear this fall.
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A month ago, the company announced that it was creating a new Ataribox game console, details of which appeared yesterday – Atari sent out a press release, which revealed some details about the future novelty. When creating the console, designers decided to play on the nostalgic feelings of the fans, so the body of the new game console somewhat resembles the appearance of the classic game systems of the company.
Ataribox will be available in two versions: with a red-black body and a wood trim. Individual elements, such as a logo and buttons located on the case, will be highlighted.
The console will be equipped with four USB ports, which are likely to be used to transfer the saving and charging of the controllers. In addition, the case has an SD card slot and an HDMI jack for connecting to a TV.
The developers say that the prefix will support both classic games created by the company, and “modern game content.” What exactly is meant by this definition is completely unclear, because, in addition to the appearance of the console and a very vague description, which includes the mention of “modern stuffing,” the press release contains virtually no information.
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Illegal drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy are being openly sold online in Bahrain, an expert has warned.
Psychiatrist and addiction therapist Dr Sharifa Swar told the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication,
Ericsson, a leading mobile network equipment maker, beat second-quarter sales and profit forecasts and said its mainstay North American business had stabilised after three quarters of declines, lifting its shares as much as six per cent.
Audi Group’s worldwide sales increased 3.8 per cent to more than 900,000 cars in the six months leading up to June, compared to the same period last year.
Even though the important model changes were imminent in a number of
Egyptian developer Emaar Misr has reported a 20 per cent rise in first-half net sales to E£3.91 billion ($499.36 million) on Monday, led by its Mivida and Marassi projects.
Mivida is a fully integrated community hosting a sp
Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai, a luxurious property in the UAE emirate, has welcomed Fares Daghlas as its new director of sales and marketing.
A Jordanian national born in Abu Dhabi, Daghlas brings with him over 12 yea
Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has ramped up independent oil sales since mid-June while cutting allocations to Iraq's state oil firm Somo in an escalating dispute over export rights and budget payments.
Vehicle repair workshops will be banned from selling used tyres in Bahrain’s Southern Governorate, due to concerns that they could be torched by rioters or contribute to road accidents.
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Hyundai Motor has announced that global sales of its all-new Genesis have crossed the 100,000 unit mark, just over a year after the brand’s second generation premium sedan was launched across the Middle East and Africa.
Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai, a luxury accommodation along Sheikh Zayed Road, has welcomed Greg D’Souza as the new director of sales and marketing.
D’Souza will oversee the aggressive sales and revenue generation for the hot
Dabur Egypt, a leading personal care products company in Egypt, has posted earnings EGP368 million ($48 million) in sales during the fiscal 2014-2105, marking a 28 per cent increase over the previous fiscal year.
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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is expected to start cutting interest rates this year – but the size of these cuts will be minimal compared to rapid increases over the last few years.
Over 2023 alone, the SARB increased the repo rate from 7.00% to a 14-year high of 8.25%.
Speaking at the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2024, the governor of the SARB, Lesetja Kganyago, expressed his worry over the serious upside risks to inflation, even if the committee unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged.
Kganyago’s primary concern lies in the high and unpredictable local food market. For instance, the egg market was severely impacted by the outbreak of Avian bird flu and slow progress in local hen vaccinations.
Allan Gray’s Thalia Petousis said that food inflation is incredibly difficult to predict, but the group believes that the upside risks are less raised than in 2022 and 2023.
Food inflation in 2024 will be compared to high base prices, while South Africa has so far been unscathed by the El Nino weather cycle – which often leads to drier conditions in Southern Africa.
Kganyago also remains concerned over the damage that load shedding and the logistical constraints at the nation’s port and rails could have on inflation.
“While these constraints have the capacity to continue to raise the local cost of production, the caveat is that the damage should be more muted than that caused during the peak Stage 6 load shedding of 2023,” Petousis said.
“Management changes at Transnet might also herald a greater willingness to accept private sector involvement to solve the logistics crisis.”
Looking globally, the strong US labour market (unemployment is at its lowest level in decades) and high wage growth could lead to a second round of inflation due to the robust demand for services and goods.
The geopolitical tensions, such as the Red Sea attacks, also affect travel times, with many rerouting across the tip of Africa. This represents a transitory upside risk to the inflation forecast if the supply of finished goods dwindles or becomes more costly.
Members of the SARB have previously stated that keeping interest rates high is not ideal but necessary as the bank carries an oversized burden when stabilising South Africa’s macro economy and inflation.
The SARB has called on the government to share this burden through prudent fiscal policy, as lower interest rates and lower inflation cannot be achieved with the government running an imprudently high debt level, raising the country’s risk premium.
“This country risk premium also contributes to a weaker rand exchange rate and consequently higher imported price inflation,” Petousis said.
“Beyond actively lowering their debt pile, the SARB also continues to recommend to the government that it lowers inflation by increasing the supply of energy and reducing real government wage growth so that it matches the weak economic productivity gains in our economy.”
“The SARB’s final bugbear is that administered prices, such as those for electricity, water, and rates and taxes, have been allowed to rise at double digits and faster than the country’s targeted price inflation.”
That said, the market is expecting the SARB to start cutting rates by mid-2024, which aligns with the SARB’s quarterly projection model.
The SARB’s model predicts a short and shallow cutting cycle, with the repo rate dropping from 8.25% to 7.3% by the end of 2025.
This is still 100 basis points higher than the pre-pandemic level.
“Given the SARB’s mandate to maintain price stability in the economy and given Kganyago’s expectations for higher and stickier global inflation, a restrictive rate is seen as far more necessary than in the past,” Petousis said.


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Standing in front of a CVS in Burlingame, the attorney general announced guilty pleas in what is supposedly one of the largest theft-ring arrests in California history.
San Francisco has the reputation as the national epicenter of organized retail shoplifting, though the National Federation of Retailers will tell you that it’s worse in Los Angeles. It’s also bad in Palo Alto, and in San Mateo County, where today state attorney general Rob Bonta stood in front of a CVS, flanked by law enforcement, and announced five guilty pleas in what KGO is calling “ one of largest retail theft busts in California history.”
We've announced the sentencing of multiple defendants involved in a scheme to resell stolen goods from Bay Area retailers.— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) December 4, 2021
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"Organized retail theft is making the headlines today but, as this announcement makes clear, at the California Department of Justice, we have always been working on these types of cases. Preventing retail theft is a top priority and our work will continue," Bonta said at a press conference. "Today's announcement should serve as a warning shot to anyone thinking about participating in organized retail theft and committing brazen crimes for no regard for the safety of workers, our businesses and our community.”
California AG Rob Bonta says five people from San Mateo County were arrested and pleaded guilty to stealing $8M in merchandise from multiple retailers. Over the course of the investigation, $1,874,633.65 was seized from the defendants’ bank accounts. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/6FJx7NQDDo— Rob Nesbitt (@RobNesbittNews) December 3, 2021
It was indeed quite the haul. According to the Chronicle, “Law enforcement officials recovered around $8 million worth of stolen merchandise from retailers like CVS, Walgreens and Target, from the ring’s warehouse, residences and storage facility, along with roughly $85,000 in cash. Officials also seized nearly $1.9 million from the ring’s various bank accounts.”
The ringleader is Concord resident Danny Louis Drago, who’s scheduled to be sentenced to six years in state prison, according to KPIX. That station also reports that his wife Michelle Renee Fowler “was sentenced to three years in state prison, suspended pending two years’ supervised probation, including 364 days in San Mateo County jail. Robles Morales and [Isis] Villanueva were sentenced to probation with 364 days of electronic monitoring or work program. [Jose] Villatoro was sentenced to probation and 30 days in jail.”
So this really ought to put a dent in the organized retail crime wave, right? Not likely. These arrests all took place in September 2020, today was just an announcement that Bonta had gotten guilty pleas out of the suspects. In other words, this is optics, hence Bonta doing the press conference in front of a CVS. But California has not had good optics on the shoplifting front lately, so give Rob Bonta his one good news day on this particular front.
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Autohome speaks out for more Renault trucks 18 February 2010
Motoring breakdown firm Autohome has taken delivery of a new Renault Master and two Renault Midlum 280.14 trucks as part of its fleet expansion programme.
Autohome managing director James Robinson says it's all about reliability, service and good engineering – explaining that one of the Midlums has a high spec crew cab and a Zacklift under-lift body for vehicle recovery, while the other has a tilt and slide body.
Says Robinson: "We have a number of Renaults already on our fleet and we are moving towards more in the future, mainly because of the service and back up we receive from Renault Trucks and WTL [the distributor].
"The high spec crew cab on the Midlum was also especially important to us, so that we can comfortably carry passengers after attending breakdowns.
"With the vehicles working all over the country, as well as on the continent, we need reliable vehicles which, based on our experience, is another reason for our decision to purchase more Renaults."
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Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has been urged by some of its own shareholders to clean up its act.
Employee scandals have cast a cloud over Wal-Mart's reputation
It follows a series of embarrassing incidents such as its recent fine for employing illegal immigrants and a class action sex discrimination suit.
Some of its largest investors have written an open letter to the US group demanding action, saying its employment practices are hurting its shares.
The letter was timed to coincide with Wal-Mart's annual shareholder meeting.
More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the meeting in Arkansas on Friday.
Four groups of US and UK investors - New York City Pension Funds, Illinois State Board of Investment, F&C Asset Management and the UK University Superannuation scheme - have called on Wal-Mart to set up an independent review of its legal and regulatory controls.
In a letter to Roland Hernandez, chairman of Wal-Mart's audit committee, the group said it had "serious concerns about reports of legal and regulatory non-compliance at Wal-Mart".
"We are deeply concerned about potential contingent liabilities and negative effects on the company's stock price and reputation," the letter added.
"All of the scandals that erupted ... were clearly a result of a breach of ethics," Karina Litvack, head of governance at F&C, told the BBC.
She added that while the firm had been fined $11m for employing illegal immigrants and was facing a class action sex discrimination suit by 1.5 million women, a recent whistle-blowing case had caused "huge alarm bells".
One month ago, an employee blew the whistle on a colleague who he said had misused $500,000 worth of expenses.
The whistle-blower was sacked and the accused has left the company.
A US grand jury is now looking into the case.
"If you want to have an effective system for detecting breaches and resolving them you need to make sure that the people who bring the information up to the attention of management are protected," Ms Litvack said.
She added the investor groups had decided to take preventative action rather than take the "nuclear option" of selling their shares as the company's reputation was suffering amid such scandals.
Opposition to some of Wal-Mart's employment practices has affected its store building programme.
In California, local residents blocked the building of a store in Inglewood in protest at the firm's employment practices.
"The company recently has encountered real difficulties in expanding and creating new stores ... reputation issues can very much hurt the company," Ms Litvack said.
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Bourbon Bayou Kitchen is under construction at the Ashbrook Marketplace shopping center.
The former Shell station sits kitty-corner from a brand new Shell gas station.
The new Louisiana-themed restaurant is coming to Ashburn near Route 7.
The ice cream shop brand is often found sharing locations with Dunkin'.
The new brand is coming from the family that owns the Rubino's Pizzeria chain.
It's coming to the Brambleton Town Center in Ashburn.
The new gym is in the Ashbrook Marketplace shopping center.
The two restaurants are preparing to open later this year.
The Shell station and new convenience store has a target opening of late this year.
The restaurant is moving a block away into the new Ashbrook Marketplace shopping center.
The fast-casual restaurant specializes in Tex-Mex cuisine.
Fears are growing the small, local businesses could be hurt by "social distancing."
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill and Rubino's Pizzeria are among those opening soon.
The store is located in the Ashbrook Commons shopping center.
The new store is in the Ashbrook Marketplace shopping center.
The new shopping center is coming to the intersection of Ashburn Village Boulevard and Russell Branch Parkway.
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Nigeria’s Bayelsa State Government has reportedly announced partnering with Zipline, a logistics global leader, to leverage the drone technology of Zipline to boost the medical supply of medicines, blood and other medical supplies, across health units in the state.
The agreement will enable Zipline to set-up a distribution hub in the Bayelsa State to ensure proper introduction, maintenance and operation of just-in-time rapid logistics solutions for the delivery of life-saving drugs and other essential medical supplies in the Bayelsa State.
Upon completion, the facility will potentially operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week with well equipped Zipline’s drones for deliveries.
H.E. Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State stated that the government is aiming to provide a reliable health delivery system in the region and is working towards eliminating barriers that mitigate easy delivery of medical supplies to the state’s health facilities.
Diri mentioned that the distribution of required medical supplies to difficult to reach areas and remote areas not only save lives, but also facilitates management of excessive waste production generated from expired medicines.
Keller Rinaudo, Chief Executive Officer, Zipline, commented that the firm is pleased to collaborate with Government of Bayelsa to implement the fast delivery of the healthcare facilities in the state.
As per claims by Daniel Marfo, Senior Vice President of Zipline, the firm will start the manufacturing process instantly to deliver it by the stated timeline. Apparently, the process involves construction of a hub to store and deliver the medical supplies and hire team members from Bayelsa.
As per credible sources, to ensure continuous and sustainable availability of medical commodities for delivery, the Government of Bayelsa State represented by Ministry of Health, has agreed to a contract with Drugstoc, Sterling Bank, Health Spaces and Zipline, to ensure safe and affordable availability of essential medical drugs to all residents of the state.


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The cruise liners have stated an intention to remove single use plastics from the hotel operation on their ships by the end of 2022 – something it says will form part of its overall environmental compliance plan.
Carnival UK presidents Josh Weinstein said: “While we have stringent regulations and procedures on board our ships for recycling, we need to go to the source of our supply chain to encourage changes to packaging and remove single use plastic products from our hotel operation.”
He added that the cruise lines were in discussions with their suppliers to influence the removal of single use plastic in their products such as straws, water bottles and food packaging wherever possible. He also said they would be reviewing their wider sourcing strategy of the most environmentally friendly products on board.
Weinstein said that programmes like the BBC’s Blue Planet went a long way to highlight the impact plastic can have on polluting the seas, and said it was their responsibility as an ocean-going cruise line to take action now.
“The ocean is a fundamental part of our business but more importantly its preservation is critical for our generation and future generations.”
An estimated 12m tonnes of plastic enters the oceans each year with residues routinely found in fish, seabirds and marine mammals and even creatures living as far as seven miles beneath the sea.
In November last year, chancellor Philip Hammond announced that he planned to investigate a charge on single-use plastic items to reduce waste.


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The Morgan Motor Company is a family-owned British motor car manufacturer that was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan.
Morgan is based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, Worcestershire and employs 177 people producing “in excess of 1300” cars per year, all assembled by hand. The waiting list for a car is approximately six months, although it has been as long as ten years in the past.
There is also a visitor centre and museum feature exhibits about the company’s history from Edwardian times until the present day, developments in automobile technology, and a display of automobiles.
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The global Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the entire planet, from a humanitarian perspective but also in terms of the way we go about doing business, whether as consumers or corporate or commercial entities,” says Pam Golding Property group chief executive Dr Andrew Golding. “From the decision to sell a home to the final transfer to the new owner, a property transaction is multidimensional. It involves many steps that require specialised expertise in a number of disciplines including area knowledge, accurate valuations, pricing strategy, marketing, finance, legal and conveyancing. “What the lockdown has quickly demonstrated is that, as a key priority, we needed to re-engineer the real estate transaction process rapidly to be capable of transacting online from A to Z without in any way precluding the invaluable expertise and negotiation skills of our agents, who are all currently operating remotely on a decentralised basis.
“In this regard we are in the advantageous position of already having access to technological capability and knowledge gained through our association and learning experience via Eazi Real Estate, which we acquired 18 months ago. It already offers a user-friendly, seamless and secure automated online platform, primarily servicing the subR2m market. “As a consequence, we are transforming and fine-tuning our paper-based processes into a custom-designed, integrated online system. This will be combined with all the personal and professional expertise provided by our agents, enabling us to offer the same level of professionalism and skill in an evolving property landscape with increased technology-driven activity.” Dr Golding says in light of the fact that the lockdown regulations will be lifted gradually, which means buyers are not yet able to visit homes for sale in person, Pam Golding Properties will soon offer both buyers and sellers all the technological advantages of an online agency coupled with the benefits and scale of a traditional agency. Of particular importance to homeowners is the fact that this functionality will allow sellers to interact with Pam Golding Properties agents from the first point of contact, verification of the property, client logon and authentication of ID and signing of an exclusive mandate through to an offer and acceptance or negotiation process and, ultimately, the processing of a virtual agreement of sale in a secure digital environment.
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Australian retail watchers have been speculating that as part of the mammoth Costco chain’s push into the buoyant Australian economy they might open an outlet here in Canberra.
A keen eyed reader has noticed they’re staffing up.
It’s a new model for us, really aimed at families. You have to join their club at $55 a year just to shop there and then the motto is buy in bulk and pack straight into boxes.
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Six contractors have been shortlisted for the chance to build a £20 million leisure complex including casino and ice rink in Milton Keynes.
The scheme includes the refurbishment of the ice rink - home to ice hockey team Milton Keynes Lightning - and the construction of a new 3,798 sqm casino, with food, drink, conferencing, car parking, a 9,000 sqm supermarket and other retail facilities also included.
Designed by Q2 Architects the plaza is expected to take almost two years to build, with work expected to start in February 2012.
Abbeygate and Helical re-tendered the project in October after withdrawing plans for an £85m Quartet designed leisure scheme on the same site in 2007.
Around 140 new jobs are expected to be created in the casino part of the development.


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Tech lovers brace yourself for a deluge of spectacular gadgets!! Companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Sony and Amazon are set to unleash multiple products in the market this holiday season.
Some of the gadgets that are expected to hit or have already invaded the Indian markets include:
1.Apple iPhone 5
2.Samsung Galaxy S III
3.Samsung Galaxy Note
4.Nokia Lumia 920
Festive season in India starts in October and goes on till December end. Okay, this one was obvious. But smartphones, tablets, laptops and game consoles hitting Indian markets precisely at that point, is certainly an interesting news.
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5 is set to hit Indian markets some time in October or early November. It has generated tremendous buzz in the global markets, such that people are ready to do anything to lay their hands on one. Certain tepid reviews about the Maps app notwithstanding, the iconic phone will have a grand landing in India just like in most other markets.
Undeterred by $1 billion loss to Apple and the hoopla generated by fifth generation iPhone, Samsung has released Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note tab in Indian markets. It has even cut the price of both gadgets by a few thousand rupees to attract buyers. The going is good and they have received rave reviews from analysts and buyers alike.
Windows based phones
Windows based Nokia Lumia 920 is already being dubbed better than Apple iPhone 5 when it comes to features such as screen resolution, camera or maps application. It is probably the beleagured company's attempt to regain some of the market share it lost to competitors, mainly Apple and Samsung.
It is being speculated that Windows based tablets and smartphones will become quite popular in coming days. Intel Windows love fest is going to continue for years and that will be a boon for the two long time companions as well as the customers.
The next generation of Microsoft XBox, Sony Play Station and Nintendo Wii S might take a while to hit major gaming markets like Japan, US and Europe, and perhaps a wee bit longer to reach Indian shores. Nevertheless, there is a lot in store for gaming enthusiasts as the most anticipated game of the season, Halo 4 will be out soon. In addition, many such games will be released shortly or have been already released for gaming consoles and the latest iPhone.
So loosen your purse strings and get set to enjoy an incredible tech experience this holiday season!!


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AmLaw Litigation Daily: Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout OutsMarch 11, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that dismissed antitrust claims against Samsung, Micron Technology Inc., and SK Hynix Inc. over their alleged conspiracy to restrict their output of dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The three companies are the largest manufacturers of DRAM, which is used to store data in digital electronic devices. The O’Melveny team representing Samsung is led by antitrust and competition practice group co-chair Ian Simmons, who argued the case, and partner Stephen McIntyre. The team also included counsel Kurt Brown, and associates Brian Quinn and Daniel Lautzenheiser.
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Just days after its controversial IPO, Facebook and its Wall Street bankers have been hit by shareholder lawsuits alleging that the social networking giant and its underwriters concealed the company’s decelerating revenue growth from investors.
Facebook’s Wall Street investment banks warned top clients of new doubts about the social network’s financial prospects just days before the company’s IPO, according to a series of reports that emerged Tuesday.
Even with such a schizophrenic welcome, no one expected the series of mishaps that has marked Facebook’s IPO. Here’s a look at the contributing factors.
And just like that, Facebook is officially a publicly tradable stock after the company sold over 420 million shares at $38 a pop yesterday to raise $16 billion for its IPO. Also “just like that,” the company’s been sued by some …
Facebook shares jumped 13% to hit $43 just minutes after the company went public in the largest Internet IPO in history.
With the much-heralded Facebook IPO almost upon us, a backlash is growing amongst those weary of the endless hype. Some are skeptical of the company’s lofty valuation; others are just sick of all the attention being given to a site they see as little more than a frivolous time-sink.
As the big IPO looms, here’s a whirlwind tour of Facebook’s highlights and lowlights from 2004 to the present day (in just under two and a half minutes).
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Businesses ignoring Prompt Payment Code to be named
Big businesses that do not sign up to the Government's Prompt Payment Code (PPC) will be publicly 'named and shamed', business minister Michael Fallon has warned.
Under the PPC, larger companies agree to prompt payment practices including paying suppliers on time and following agreed processes for any issues that may arise.
Fallon has written to the UK's 350 largest companies urging them to sign the voluntary code which has been in operation since 2008. Those who fail to agree will have their name publicised in the New Year.
The move comes as small businesses continue to suffer from cash flow problems - and consequently growth problems - resulting from delayed invoice payments.
Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that the vast majority of small businesses (73 per cent) have experienced late payment for their goods and services within the last 12 months.
Elsewhere, research from the BACs Payment Schemes Ltd, the company behind Direct Debit, said that a million businesses are suffering from late payment of bills with a collective debt reaching £36.4 billion.
Making the announcement, Michael Fallon said: "Too many of our biggest companies are ignoring the Prompt Payment Code. My message to them is clear - make prompt payment a priority or face the consequences of being named."
"I'm confident that driving up support for the common sense principles in the Code will have a very positive effect."
So far, 1,182 companies have signed the code, yet only 27 FTSE 100 companies and five FTSE 250 companies have agreed to the terms.
Welcoming the move, the chief executive of the FSB Phil Orford said: "All too often we see a ‘domino effect' of late payment right down the supply chain. It decimates cash flow and forces many firms into administration - so it is important that we do whatever it takes to reverse this trend and set in motion a culture of prompt payment for small businesses and the economy as a whole."


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According to a report by a research house, inflation in Pakistan is expected to reach new highs, with a projected year-on-year (YoY) increase of over 37% in May, compared to the 36.4% recorded in April.
Food inflation is forecasted to be at 47.99% YoY this month, with a marginal sequential increase of 0.81% month-on-month (MoM). However, this marks a slowdown from the recent trend of approximately 4.5% MoM over the past four months. It is anticipated that the year-on-year trend will ease after May due to the base effect from June.
It is worth noting that this is the highest YoY inflation recorded since July 1965, the year when Inflation data starts publishing.
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With the popularity of e-sports over the past several years, one of the most recognized mobile strategy games, Clash Royale, is hoping to make its mark on the trend — and it’s making it happen right from your phone, becoming the first to do so outside of a PC or console.
That’s right, Supercell, which is the Finnish studio that crated Clash Royale, is launching the Clash Royale League in North America today, August 20th, and it’s aim is to differentiate itself from other e-sports leagues out there by having it available to gamers from anywhere they’re located.
“We’re still trying to figure out what e-sports looks like on mobile, and I don’t think the right approach would be to just copy what works on the bigger screen,” says Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen.
Partnering with 44 different e-sports organizations to represent players, some of the biggest names in gaming, like Team Liquid, Cloud9, 100 Thieves and Team Solomid, Supercell will introduce the competition to five leagues across North America, Europe, mainland China, Latin America and Asia, with the top teams from each region competing for a world title. And, according to Supercell, 25 million people participated in an amateur competition which aimed to find the game’s best talent earlier this year, so the demand is very real.
The idea came from when Clash Royale was getting developed years ago, where staff would form tournaments against one another, which led to others sitting around and watching the battles. Added Paananen, “It was so much fun of course to participate, but more importantly it was fun to watch other people play.” As the game became more viral and popular to gamers following its release, Supercell decided it was time to try and join the ranks of a viable e-sport competition.
With an in-app feature called “TV royale,” where players can watch recent matches, Supercell believes that the regular audience — which consists of 20,000 or more virtual spectators for high-level matches — will continue to tune in. Although the Clash Royale League matches won’t initially be featured on the app, fans can watch via Twitch, Facebook and YouTube. With those viewing platforms available on mobile, which is where Supercell and Clash Royale has seen the bigger audiences, it made sense to focus on broadcasting there first, per Tim Ebner, Supercell’s head of e-sports, who said, “One of the things we’ve learned over the last few years is that most of our audience is watching on mobile devices.”
The Clash Royale League is groundbreaking in that it’s the first of its kind to be available on mobile, Supercell’s CEO, Paananen, said he thinks is just the first step in what Supercell can do, and looks to give experiences for gamers for years to come.
“We want to create games that people play for decades, and games that will be remembered forever,” he says. “And for a competitive game like Clash Royale, it feels obvious that e-sports must play a role in that.”
This is big news within the gaming community, so we’ll have to keep an eye on how it performs given the mobile capability. Something tells us it’s going to blow up for those Clash Royale gamers who are already constantly checking in on the competitions.


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With the AIMS(Australian Motor international Show) going on at Sydney, Holden launched its midsizer Malibu. The Malibu which will hit the australian roads will come with option of right-hand-drive.
The Malibu will will be available with both petrol and diesel engines, is built on the GM’s Epsilon II platform, which underpins the likes of the Opel Insignia (coming to Australia this year), the US-market Buick LaCrosse and the dearly-departed Saab 9-5, anyway customers will get a choice of a 2.4-litre petrol four-cylinder and a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel engine. This engine will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and no manual will be offered. On an international note the Malibu is powered by a 193kW/353Nm 2.0 litre turbocharged engine, which would help it do the 100km/h run in a 6.3 seconds, along with a 141kW/250Nm 2.5 litre Ecotec engine.
“Our engineers have paid close attention to the vehicle’s driving dynamics, ride and handling, suspension and comfort so Malibu will be sure to meet the discerning needs of drivers in this competitive segment,” Holden Director of Integration and Safety, Ian Butler said.
Holden president Mike Devereux said Holden engineers were involved in the development of the Malibu. “Our team has created a unique suspension tune for Australia and developed Malibu’s transmission calibrations for multiple GM markets like Australia, Europe and North America,” he said.
The Malibu is not that much smaller than the Commodore, but Devereux said there was no concern that it would take sales away from the locally made model. “It is a completely different car to Commodore,” he said. “It is a bigger car and is a front-drive four-cylinder and Commodore is a rear-drive performance sedan so they can live in very different places. They are chalk and cheese.” he added.


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In November 2017, he attended a workshop co-hosted by the Tuskegee Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) and the Macon County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA). The workshop was presented to explain a business competition with a potential $100,000 prize.
Moses attended that workshop, presented by individuals who were affiliated withthe Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad Competition. Moses felt like his bottled water business could win and he assembled a team to help him with the application process.
In February 2018, 11 companies including Energy H20 stood before a panel of judges in a setting similar to the popular “Shark Tank” television program. Five of those companies were eliminated. Energy H20 was among the six businesses that progressed to the next level.
The Finale Event is scheduled for this week. This is when Moses and the other contestants will find out who will win all or some of the $100,000 award. The head of industrial development for the City of Auburn, Arndt Siepmann says this project has many benefits and he hopes to see entrepreneurs from Tuskegee and Macon County at the finale. “I think, that individuals that are in the start up phase of a new company might find the event specifically interesting. Being there will hopefully inspire some of them to enter the next competition (and use many of the resources to improve their business plans, strategies, and product/service development. People interested in investing would also be a good fit for the event.”
If Moses wins, he has definite plans for the money. He says, “We will modify our operation, upgrading from manual to semi-automatic. This will increase our production volume from 500 bottles per hour to 5,000 bottles per hour.” He adds that the new equipment also will create two jobs, “a warehouse manager and a logistics manager to handle shipping and receiving.”
The Finale Event for the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad Competition is open to the public. The $10 admission includes networking, live music, food and beverages. It will be held at the Alfa Pavilion, Ag Heritage Park, 620-A South Donahue Drive in Auburn.
Registration closes on TuesdayApril 3, 2018. The event is from 4:00pm until 8:00pm on Wednesday, April 4th. You can register online at https://bit.ly/2Gpr5H7.


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Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud and formerly president of product development at Oracle, speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2017.
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Google is set to acquire Looker in what will be its new cloud chief’s first major acquisition in his tenure. Google said it will buy Looker for $2.6 billion in cash.
Former Oracle executive Thomas Kurian joined Google Cloud as its new CEO in November, replacing former CEO Diane Greene. Kurian indicated at a conference in February he is looking to invest and expand the business significantly, saying, “You will see us accelerate the growth even faster than we have to date.”
The purchase of Looker will add a new analytics tool for Google Cloud’s customers. Google said the technology will help its customers analyze their data in a consistent way across different sources.
Google parent company Alphabet has already invested in Looker through its venture fund, Capital G. It will be Google’s biggest acquisition since it bought home automation company Nest, another Alphabet-funded company, for $3.2 billion in 2014.
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On April 10-11, Global Textile and Apparel Supply Chain Conference 2019 - Ho Chi Minh Summit was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. More than 200 textile and apparel entrepreneurs from China, Germany, the United States, Vietnam and other countries gathered together to discuss the coordinated development of the global textile and apparel supply chain through speeches, visits and exchanges.
Vietnam's textile and apparel industry has been developing rapidly since the 1990s. With a number of excellent Chinese enterprises investing in Vietnam to build factories, the integration degree of China and Vietnam's textile and apparel industry is getting higher and higher. Constructing a sustainable textile and apparel supply chain cooperation is undoubtedly of great significance to promote the development of the global apparel industry and to maintain the competitiveness of the textile and apparel industries of China and Vietnam.
"Guidelines for Chinese Textile and Apparel Industry on Responsible Overseas Investment" was also officially released at the summit. The China National Textile and Apparel Council has long been committed to promoting the social responsibility of Chinese textile and apparel enterprises. In recent years, through cooperation with GIZ, five consultation sessions were held in Nantong, China, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Yangon, Myanmar, for Chinese enterprises, international non-governmental organizations and overseas Chinese enterprises (associations). And it has been perfected and formed on the basis of fully listening to the opinions of relevant parties.
Sun Ruizhe, president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, delivered a keynote speech on the theme of "Sustainable and integrated development of textile and apparel industry - regional cooperation to meet global challenges".


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Christmas is usually a very busy time for Valve because of the major sales that the company has a habit of running on the Steam digital distribution system, and this year the company had to deal with a set of problems linked to the service and with the way the user base perceived them as an attack that had the potential to affect their personal data.
In a new official site article, the studio delivers more information about what happened on December 25, saying that between 11:50 and 13:20 Pacific Standard Time store page requests for around 34,000 users, containing personal information, were seen by others.
Valve admits, “The content of these requests varied by page, but some pages included a Steam user’s billing address, the last four digits of their Steam Guard phone number, their purchase history, the last two digits of their credit card number, and/or their email address. These cached requests did not include full credit card numbers, user passwords, or enough data to allow logging in as or completing a transaction as another user.”
The company also delivers an apology to all those affected by the Christmas problem.
Despite the fact that some sensitive information was shared with others, the company makes it clear that users have to take no further action because the Steam system does not allow for it.
This means that even if there are plans to work with a third-party company and contact those affected once they have been identified, no action on their part is required to make sure that the accounts are safe.
Valve also explains that the problem was created because of a DDoS attack that combined with increased Winter Sale traffic to affect the caching of pages and forced the company to take down the store and deal with the problem.
The company makes it clear that such attacks have not managed to break its security and are routinely dealt with.
Steam continues to dominate PC digital distribution
Valve needs to maintain its services as secure as possible to keep it in the lead on the PC and to continue offering players a wide variety of video games and some spectacular price cuts on special occasions.
The Winter Sale is running at the moment, with more than 10,000 video games offered at reduced prices each day and a set of special trading cards that gamers can earn and use to tweak their profile.
In late 2015 Valve also introduced the Steam machines, created in collaboration with a wide variety of partners, and the special controller, which offers plenty of new options for PC gamers who want to stay away from their monitors or share a couch with friends.
In 2016, the company is planning to also enter the virtual reality space with Vive, which is created in partnership with HTC and does not yet have an official launch date or an attached price.
The device was expected to arrive before the end of 2015, but Valve decided to delay it because of a major tech-related breakthrough that’s supposed to improve the user experience once the headset is commercially available.


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Tesla Predicts A Profit, But Analysts Disagree
Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) continues to trade around highs even as analysts cut estimates. The company recently predicted profits for Q1 2013, yet the average analyst still expects a small loss by the company. In fact, over the last week, the Q1 estimate has slightly dropped to a loss of $0.07.
The company is leading the charge to developing the electric vehicle market with several revolutionary Model S that has obtained numerous awards.
While the stock remains close to the highs at around $37, the analysts continue to drop the estimates for 2013. The company reported what appeared to be strong results for Q4, so why have the analysts gotten more negative on 2013 and 2014 results?
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. on Friday said it will proceed with the plan to impose a 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of imports from China, further escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
A total of 1,102 products will be affected, according to the final list also announced Friday. President Donald Trump's administration plans to put the new rate into effect July 6 on 818 of the products, worth $34 billion, with the rest following a public notice and comment process.
China has promised to retaliate against such tariffs.
"My great friendship with President Xi [Jinping] of China and our country's relationship with China are both very important to me," Trump said in a statement. "Trade between our nations, however, has been very unfair, for a very long time. This situation is no longer sustainable."
Trump specifically took issue with the acquisition of American intellectual property and technology. The products subject to the new tariffs include goods related to Beijing's "Made in China 2025" initiative, he said. The president called the initiative a "strategic plan to dominate the emerging high-technology industries that will drive future economic growth for China, but hurt economic growth for the United States and many other countries."
"The United States can no longer tolerate losing our technology and intellectual property through unfair economic practices," Trump said.


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Representatives from 55 Irish companies joined the Dublin Chamber of Commerce on a two day business mission to London on the 21st and 22nd of May. It was the Chamber’s largest ever international business mission and included site visits, briefings from UK business leaders, and a networking reception at the House of Commons, hosted by Tourism Ireland.
Gina Quin, the chief executive of Dublin Chamber said: “the level of interest in this business mission has been extremely encouraging and it shows that Irish businesses are keen to engage with the wider business community. It will provide business representatives with the opportunity to engage with UK business leaders, seek new business opportunities and to network with their peers. Last year, a similar visit to Manchester resulted in one company establishing their UK office there, so these missions have a purpose.”
The busy two day schedule included briefings with Willie Walsh, Chief Executive of International Airlines Group; Paul Caplis of UK Trade & Investment; Bo Doyle from Tech City; Mark Gregory; Chief Economist for the UK & Ireland with Ernst & Young; and Gavin McWhirter, Enterprise Ireland’s UK Manager.
Niall Gibbons, the Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “Tourism Ireland is delighted to support the Dublin Chamber of Commerce business mission to London, which seeks to enhance business opportunities from the all-important Great Britain market for Dublin and Ireland. GB is our largest and most important market for overseas tourism, accounting for over 50% of all visitors. Tourism Ireland has an extremely busy promotional programme under way this year, to grow tourism business from GB.”
Companies that travelled with the delegation included ESB, PwC, Arnotts, PayPal, Hayes Solicitors, CityJet, Croke Park Stadium, DIT, Dublin Airport Authority, Image Publications, Fexco, Grant Thornton, CA Compliance, Acumen and many others.
For further information on Dublin Chamber's International Business Missions please contact International@dublinchamber.ie.


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Shifts in the Online Grocery MarketNovember 12, 2018
The way people shop for their groceries online is changing.
Earlier this year, Brick Meets Click released its How the Online Grocery Market is Shifting 2018 study surveying U.S. consumers on their online grocery habits. They found that the amount customers spend on orders and how often they buy online is going up.
We will highlight key findings from this study that related to online grocery spending habits, online grocery order frequency and loyalty to online grocers.
Online grocery spending is taking up a growing share of total grocery spending.
Online spending is expected to grow 10 times faster than spending in a physical grocery store. Online’s share of total grocery spending increased 22% from 2017 to 2018. Here’s the rundown of online’s annual share of total grocery spending:
• 2022 forecast: 8.2%
• 2021 forecast: 7.6%
• 2020 forecast: 7.0%
• 2019 forecast: 6.4%
• 2018: 5.5%
• 2017: 4.5%
• 2016: 3.4%
The amount of weekly online grocery shopping is also going up. The online share of total weekly grocery spending increased 61% from 2017 to 2018. Brick Meets Click said that most of the spending growth will come from the 1 in 3 households that already buy some groceries online.
The average order value is up 11% from 2017 to 2018. This year, shoppers spent an average of $69 per online order. In 2017, that average was $62 per order.
Key Takeaway: Brick and mortar grocery stores are far from extinct. The 1/3 of U.S. grocery shoppers who already grocery shop online will account for most of the online grocery growth, so grocers shouldn’t be seeing physical stores devoid of customers anytime soon. However, these numbers do show that the core group of online grocery shoppers are increasing in their spending, suggesting that they are phasing out shopping in a physical grocery store.
How often are shoppers buying their groceries online and which age group or groups is driving the online grocery shopping boom?
On average, shoppers order groceries 2.15 times per month. This is a 1% increase from 2017, when the average consumer bought groceries online 2.13 times per month.
How likely is it that a shopper will buy groceries online in the next 3 months?
• 50% not likely at all
• 29% extremely to moderately
• 21% slightly
Although the same age group (30-44 year-olds) had the biggest share of monthly order activity in 2017 and 2018, the 18-29 year-old age group experienced the most growth. The monthly order activity by age group for the last 2 years is listed below.
• 22% of 18-29 year-olds
• 26% of 30-44 year-olds
• 19% of 45-59 year-olds
• 16% of 60/older
• 19% of 18-29 year-olds
• 27% of 30-44 year-olds
• 22% of 45-59 year-olds
• 19% of 60/older
Key Takeaway: 1 in 2 shoppers are likely to buy their groceries online in the next 3 months. Online ordering is most popular with shoppers between ages 18 to 44. In fact, grocery shoppers ages 18-29 saw the most growth in monthly online order activity from 2017 to 2018.
Most online grocery shoppers shop at just 1 online provider. For comparison’s sake, consumers shop at an average of 4.1 physical stores for groceries every month.
80% of online grocery shoppers shop at just 1 online provider.
• 15% uses 2 online grocery providers
• 4% use 3 online grocery providers
• 1% use 4 online grocery providers
Which online grocery provider is most prevalent?
• 54% shop at Amazon
• 19% shop at mass merchants
• 18% shop at supermarkets
• 10% shop at all others
• 8% shop at club stores
• 7% online delivery platforms
• 5% shop at meal kit providers
69% of online shoppers said they were extremely or very likely to use the same service again. Whether or not they found everything they needed and received everything they ordered had a direct impact on whether or not customers would use the same online shopping service again.
4 in 5 shoppers found everything they wanted to buy. Shoppers had the easiest time finding items from meal kit providers, Amazon and mass merchants. They had the most difficulty finding what they were looking for online from supermarkets and online delivery platforms.
88% received everything they ordered. Amazon, meal kit providers and mass merchants had the highest levels of order accuracy while supermarkets and online delivery platforms had the least order accuracy.
Key Takeaway: Supermarkets need to improve their order accuracy and their internal search capabilities if they want to keep online grocery shoppers happy.


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Takeaway: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, remembers tech pioneer and Commodore founder Jack Tramiel in an interview with Gina Smith. Tech pros who cut their teeth on early systems like the Commodore 64 and the Atari Series computers weigh in on how those early systems got them in the biz. Tramiel, 83, has died.
Jack Tramiel, the tech revolutionary and Holocaust Auschwitz concentration camp survivor who brought the Commodore 64 and Amiga Series computers to the world in the early and mid 1980s, has died at 83.
Those two computing lines were prescient in that, unlike efforts from Apple and IBM at the time, Tramiel wanted a computer for the “masses” and targeted home rather than business users. The systems were far ahead of their time in many ways.
In 1975, Wozniak and the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs tried to get a few thousand dollars from Commodore as Wozniak was designing the Apple II, which he said was ... MORE at Tech Republic ... and here's our coverage at aNewDomain.net


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By James Wells
MELBOURNE: Pioneer Electronics Australia has established a northern region service and distribution centre in the company’s fastest growing market of Brisbane just days before it announces annual sales in excess of $250 million.
The new Bowen Hills facility, which is expected to be operational in April, is located close to retailers within Brisbane’s CBD and will serve both the Queensland and northern New South Wales markets.
By September this year, Pioneer expects to expand the warehouse facilities to allow more distribution to other northern parts of Australia.
The new facility will be staffed with reception and a sales staff, as well as in-house technical support and field service to Brisbane.
The decision to open the Brisbane facility has followed strong growth from the company which has seen it outgrow its current Braeside warehouse located at its head office in Melbourne, which will continue to service the southern states.
Pioneer’s existing sales and customer service will continue to operate in Sydney.
According to Pioneer Electronics Australia chief financial officer, Graeme Mehegan, the company views the Brisbane as increasingly important.
“Queensland is now our fastest growing state as far as sales go and we want our customers there to enjoy Pioneer’s commitment to great service and delivery turnaround as much as the rest of the country. We can maintain our high service standards by offering next day delivery in the greater Brisbane area for our retailers. It is sensible to split our logistics activities and this particular location was too good to pass up,” Mehegan said.
According to Pioneer Electronics managing director, Ken Barelli, a large part of the company’s success has been attributed to The Complete Plasma Experience – which provides delivery, installation, demonstration, speakers and five year warranty with every plasma screen sold.
“The Complete Plasma Experience is our commitment and promise to consumers that our plasmas provide the best quality with the best value on the market,” Barelli said.
Over the last 12 months, ending 31 March, Pioneer Electronics Australia has grown its sales turnover by almost 10 per cent to $250 million, despite experiencing a flat retail market.


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Also Doing Business As:
- Cash Advance
- US Cash Advance
- Cash Advance Inc
- and other entities using variations of the name “Cash Advance”
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has received complaints from Washington consumers of what appear to be loan collection scams. Numerous consumers reported they were contacted by entities claiming to collect debts owed to companies with “Cash Advance” in their names. The collection attempts often involve threats of lawsuits, asset seizure, and arrest. The consumers targeted did not actually owe the debt being collected. At least some of the consumers were targeted after they applied for loans from unlicensed online lenders.
Most recently, a consumer reported being contacted through email by an individual referring to himself as Victor Allen from Cash Advance USA. The email demanded payment for a cash advance the consumer Tennessee online payday loans reported never occurred. The consumer reported being provided with an alleged account payoff amount and being threatened with legal action if payment was not received.
Another consumer reported that an individual claiming to be Morris Anderson, representing Anderson Loan Assistance, contacted the consumer attempting to collect a debt allegedly owed to Cash Advance USA. The individual contacted the consumer through email and phone calls, and allegedly threatened legal action for a loan the consumer states was not received. The consumer reported being provided with an alleged account number and payoff amount.
Several other consumers reported receiving threatening emails attempting to collect debts allegedly owed to a company owned by Cash Advance, Inc. The emails list numerous payday lenders and claim these lenders are owned by Cash Advance, Inc. Some of these e-mails were sent by people calling themselves Jason Marriott and David Jones.
One consumer reported receiving an email from a man calling himself William C. Jones, who claimed to work at a Federal Trade Commission office. He allegedly threatened to disclose the debt to the consumer’s employer, garnish wages, and file a lawsuit against the consumer. Another consumer reported receiving a similar e-mail from a person calling himself Neal Johnson. The consumer reported that what appear to be fake U.S. District Court arrest warrants were attached to these e-mails.
Several consumers also reported receiving phone calls from entities attempting to collect debts owed to Cash Advance, Cash Advance Group, and US Cash Advance. Some of the collection calls came from people who called themselves Brian Wilson, John Murphy, Jim Spencer, and Andrew e from a person claiming to work for Peterson Law Group and Debt Collection USA.
In another case, the consumer reported that the caller threatened to seize the consumer’s bank account and serve the consumer with legal papers at his workplace unless he paid the debt. Another consumer reported being threatened with arrest. In one case, a consumer reported the debt collector threatened that he could have an arrest warrant issued if the consumer did not immediately pay him with a credit card. In other cases, consumers report the debt collector demanded payment using a pre-paid card.
Cash Advance Group – Possible Loan Collection Scam
Another consumer reported receiving an email explaining a “Final Legal Notice” on behalf of a parent company of Cash Advance, Inc. The email was from a man calling himself Robert Jones and disclosed a fictitious case number and payment amount. He allegedly threatened legal proceedings and told the consumer that attorney fees would accompany the amount owed if he did not hear back from the consumer.
In another complaint, a consumer reported receiving threatening emails from entities claiming to be “Associated Recover System, Division of National Debt Settlement” and “Account Wing.” The emails allegedly threatened legal action if the consumer did not pay on an alleged loan with Cash Advance, Inc.


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Owners say "calculated risk" paid off; other retailers report growth.
Ti Sento has reported success with the recent opening of its first UK standalone and the decision to take part in Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out in Manchester on October 10.
The shop, based in the Trafford Centre, was opened in partnership with retailers Michael and Allison Aldridge. They said the decision to take part in Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out was a "calculated risk" only seven days after the store’s official opening.
Michael Aldridge said the store was "completely full” on the night, and was an investment that paid off.
“After only seven days of trading we had returning customers who brought along their family and friends on the evening and our sales exceeded our expectations on the night," said Aldridge. "The event was so well attended we had far more customers than we had champagne for! It was a great night to promote Ti Sento and increases our confidence in Ti Sento as the right brand to invest in.”
The IBB Amsterdam brand has also won growing sales through other retail partners and an increase in the number of stores investing in Ti Sento shop-in-shop concepts.
Houlden Group member Ashley Pugh added Ti Sento furniture to his Inspired by Brufords shop in Eastbourne in November last year and has since reported Ti Sento sales growth of 63% in like-for-like figures this year.
Pugh said: “We have seen fantastic sales this year with Ti Sento, which is a brand that needs to have the furniture to do it justice. I think that this year’s Portofino Collection is one of the nicest collections I have ever seen launched by a brand. And the autumn/winter collections are also very commercial and have been well received by our Ti Sento clients.”
Ti Sento Country Manager UK Judith Lockwood said Ti Sento owner IBB Amsterdam has made significant investment in the brand, focusing on design and quality of its collections, and the development of Ti Sento’s branding, in particular its retail concepts. "With the right retail partners, who understand our concept, support the brand and display the brand correctly, Ti Sento is a sure fire winner,” Lockwood added.


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Norfolk, Va.–For Rent Media Solutions has launched the ParaRentar.com mobile site. ParaRentar.com is a fully-translated Spanish apartment search site.
“The ParaRentar.com mobile site caters directly to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic audience,” says Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. “This is the first and only mobile website created with the Hispanic renter in mind. As of June 2010, the ForRent.com mobile site has generated 11 percent of traffic to ForRent.com. We hope to enjoy that same success with ParaRentar.com and the new mobile site.”
According to research conducted during a Spring 2010 Pew Internet study, 87 percent of Hispanics own a cell phone. Of that total, 83 percent use their phone to send and receive text messages, 51 percent access the mobile web, 47 percent send and receive emails, 36 percent use a social network sited and 33 percent watch video.
“Hispanic consumers are tech-savvy,” notes Elsa Morales, director of Hispanic Initiatives, For Rent Media Solutions. “According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics online are younger than the general U.S. Internet population and eight in 10 young Latinos, ages 16-25, have cell phones. Through our new mobile site, we are communicating with this technologically advanced demographic in a manner that works best for them.”


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A lifelong football fan from Rawtenstall received the perfect gift when she won a signed shirt from her beloved team.
Carole Jefferson, from Rawtenstall, was presented with a signed Burnley FC shirt by striker Sam Vokes and Paul Kelly, manager of Oak Furnitureland’s Burnley store.
Carole said she could not believe that she won the competition.
She added: “I’m a lifelong supporter and season ticket holder of Burnley FC so I was thrilled to receive the signed shirt from Sam on the pitch at last Saturday’s game.”
Lifelong Burnley fan Carole entered the competition at the Oak Furnitureland store in Burnley to win a signed shirt.
The furniture chain store launched the competition to celebrate their sponsorship deal which sees the company logo on the front of the team’s 2015-2016 home shirt.


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Wharton Park's Halloween event for 2019 will see Let's Circus return to the amphitheatre for the fourth year running.
The performance group will be putting on their performance called Fright Night: The Gravest Show, which will feature circus skills and street theatre in the outdoor amphitheatre for Wharton Park's Halloween show.
There will be 'spectacle, spookiness and stories for younger members of the family'. You can find a full roundup of family events in our Durham Halloween events for children story.
When is the Wharton Park Halloween show?
Fright Night: The Gravest Show is on Friday November 1 with two shows: one at 4pm and another at 7pm.
How much do Fright Night tickets cost?
Tickets are priced at £12 per person, free for under threes, or £45 for a family of two adults and up to three children aged under 16 years. You can buy them from the Gala Box Office on 03000 266 600 or online from the Wharton Park webpage at durham.gov.uk/whartonparkevents.
How about Wharton Park car parking?
Wharton Park car park will remain open for the event but visitors are advised there is limited parking. Additional event parking is available at County Hall visitors car park which is a 10 minute walk from Wharton Park.
Off road parking can be found on both sides of the park on North Road and Framwellgate Peth.
What's being said about the Wharton Park Halloween show?
Steve Cousins, ringmaster with Let's Circus, said: "This year's production is going to be great fun, with an international crew including our fantastic Mexican artists. As always, there'll be amazing skills mixed with a kooky storyline combining elements of two great movies, The Greatest Showman and Coco."
Louise Vest, programme officer at Wharton Park, said: "We love Let's Circus. They put on a fantastic display which is always truly memorable and a great night for all the family.
"Our amphitheatre is the perfect setting for outdoor performances, especially on a dark autumn evening. Families can start their Halloween adventure by walking through the shadows of the park with a torch to make their way to the amphitheatre.
"We'd encourage people to bring a camping chair or comfy blanket to sit on whilst they snuggle down to watch the remarkable circus artists. Fancy dress is also encouraged but we'd suggest people wrap up warm and dress for the weather as this is an outdoor show.
"Past Fright Night events have completely sold out so we're encouraging people to book early this year to avoid disappointment."


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Samsung has launched the official trailer for its upcoming Security Tech Forum 2020 (SSTF 2020), inviting people to check out the future of security & privacy come August 18. On that date, Samsung will be live streaming the Security Tech Forum 2020 and anyone who may want to participate to the online event can register their interest through the official SSTF page. Enthusiasts around the world will also have access to an online Hacker’s Playground where they’ll have an opportunity to show off their skills in hacking for a chance to win prizes.
Indeed, much like Galaxy Unpacked 2020, the next Samsung Security Tech Forum will be held solely in an online environment. The event will be hosted by five speakers who will be presenting a total of four keynotes. They are Yong Ho Hwang and Daniel Ahn of Samsung Electronics Korea; Elisa Bertino, Professor at Purdue University USA; Nicolas Papernot, Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada; and Yeongjin Jang, Professor at the Oregon State University, USA.
Samsung says it’s Time to Rethink Privacy
Interestingly enough, Samsung’s official trailer for the upcoming Security Tech Forum 2020 highlights that it’s Time to Rethink Privacy. What does Security & Privacy mean to you? the video asks of the viewer within the first couple of seconds, after which it claims that your private data should scale with your security posture.
In this context, security posture refers to how well an organization can fend off cyber threats, so there’s a strong possibility that Samsung will unveil new advancements for its Knox security platform. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we learn more, but until then, feel free to check the official trailer below.


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No matter where you stand on Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the United States anthem, Nike’s latest strategy to be in the public eye has been nothing short of dazzling – the Oregon based athletic company’s stock initially dropped, then rebounded in the wake of the controversial announcement of its latest advertising campaign featuring Kaepernick. The Oakland Press writes that Kaepernick already held a multi-year contract with Nike which was set to expire – what makes the choice of featuring him unique, most especially on billboards, aside from the strong negative sentiment against him, is that he is not currently with the NFL – he is a now a “former” football player due to his contentious actions.
Whether folks are protesting by boycotting, cutting logos out of their shirts, burning their sneakers, or just tweeting, this move demonstrates that even bad publicity can be effective. A flurry of memes on social media, some supportive, some darkly humorous, have only served to keep Kaepernick, and Nike, in the public eye.
According to The New York Times piece, Nike Returns to Familiar Strategy with Kaepernick Ad Campaign, “Nike has long relied on controversy in marketing an image of edgy youthfulness. The company had Charles Barkley declare that he was not a role model and Tiger Woods remind people that some country clubs would turn him away because of his skin color. It dressed the tennis player Andre Agassi in jean shorts.”
At RealDealDocs, our database holds documents from Nike as well as its numerous subsidiaries – here are 5 documents currently available:
1) Exhibit listing Nike Subsidiaries
4) Nike Implementation Agreement


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Outgoing US administration revokes some tech export licences to Huawei and plans to deny others, in final moves against Chinese telecoms giant
The US Commerce Department has reportedly notified a number of Huawei suppliers, including chip manufacturer Intel, that it plans to revoke some export licences to the Chinese company and to deny dozens of other applications.
The move is seen as one of the final swipes against Huawei by the outgoing presidential administration, as president-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office on Wednesday.
In an email documenting the actions, the Semiconductor Industry Association said the Commerce Department had issued “intents to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license”, Reuters reported over the weekend.
The report cited sources as saying more than one licence had been revoked,
The trade group’s email said a “broad range” of semiconductor products were affected by the administration’s action and asked suppliers whether they had received notices.
It noted that companies had been waiting “many months” for licensing decisions.
The US placed Huawei on its national security “entity list” in May 2019, requiring companies to obtain licenses to sell goods and services to the Chinese firm.
The action barred Huawei smartphones from using Google services, such as the Google Play app store or Google Maps, amongst other effects.
Huawei is the world’s largest maker of telecommunications equipment and also one of the biggest smartphone makers.
The move to place it on the entity list was part of a damaging trade conflict between the US and China that has seen both countries place tariffs on the other’s exports.
The US has also taken other actions against Chinese tech firms, such as expanding its authority to require licences for sales of semiconductors made by overseas companies that use US technology, and barring US investors from holding equity in companies deemed to have links with China’s military.
Until last week, some 150 Huawei export licences were pending, covering $120 billion (£88bn) of goods and technology, while different US agencies debated whether to grant the licences, according to a source cited in the report.