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Shares of Tortoise Acquisition (SHLL) are sky high on Hyliion (HYLN) merger, throughout this year we have seen the famous listing of Nikola (NKLA), a Tesla (TSLA) competitor. What’s next after Nikola Tesla? Okay… Enough jokes aside. Another electric vehicle (EV) competitor is set to list on the stock market through a merger with Tortoise Acquisition Corp (SHLL).
The universe of buzzy electric-vehicle stocks is about to get a new entrant: Hyliion, a Texas-based battery-powered heavy-duty truck company founded in 2015. It plans to merge with Tortoise Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, by this fall.
Tortoise’s stock (ticker: SHLL) has already climbed nearly 70% since the announcement on June 19. Investors just can’t get enough of EV stocks these days, and SPACs are having a moment of their own.
We are building solutions that are available today and address the immediate needs of today’s trucking fleets. Hyliion’s solutions were developed to utilize existing infrastructure for rapid technology deployment. Our mission is to enable our fleet customers to quickly realize lower carbon emissions and significantly lower cost of ownership benefits provided by our technology.Thomas Healy, CEO of Hyliion (HYLN)
During a press release by the company it is planning a merger with the Tortoise Acquisition. This merger will drive expansion for the new EV company and will remain on the NYSE with ticker symbol HYLN. The transaction is expected to be completed around the third quarter of 2020.
Here’s what Tortoise Acquisition Corp’s CEO had to say:
Over the past 15 months since our IPO, we have evaluated more than 200 companies looking for the ideal opportunity where our expertise and capital could be the catalyst needed to unlock the full potential of a high-growth business. We found that exceptional company with Hyliion—with a market-disruptive business plan, transformational product, and remarkable founder and CEO. We are honored that they made us a part of their team and are looking forward to helping them deploy their sustainable, electrified trucking solutions to significantly reduce emissions and contribute to a cleaner energy future.Vince Cubbage, CEO of Tortoise Acquisition Corp (SHLL)
Hyliion (HYLN) vs. Nikola (NKLA) vs. Tesla (TSLA)
Tesla is a household name in the electric vehicle industry and Nikola is the underdog many are cheering for. The difference with Hyliion is that they offer something unique and readily available. Tesla and Nikola are developing new, independent products. Hyliion, on the other hand, offers a hybrid solution that works with existing diesel trucks.
Hyliion plans to introduce the first carbon negative solution. It does this by recycling natural gas. Paired with a lighter design, greater payloads will lead to more profitable truck routes. But the company doesn’t only have an economic advantage over its competition. According to Hyliion’s presentation, it outperforms both Tesla and Nikola.


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NEW YORK — Ivanka Trump has big plans for fashion week a year from now and has hired Johanna Murphy for her brand’s push into digital, which will also leverage her work at the Trump Organization.
Murphy, who starts her new position on Monday, has been named chief marketing officer and head of digital at Ivanka Trump. Murphy has spearheaded the re-platforming effort at Kate Spade’s e-commerce business, where she led the operation’s e-commerce and digital efforts, including doubling the business in the past two years and leading the global digital expansion strategy into Europe and China. Her last day at Kate Spade will be Friday.
According to Trump, the new digital site, planned for late summer or early fall, will have an e-commerce component and will also serve as the digital flagship for the brand.
“We’re taking social to the next level.…I view the digital realm as an opportunity to be highly unique, combining different aspects of the Trump Organization with my own brand that creates some compelling content for a lifestyle brand, given all the different industries that I’m in. I can leverage all that,” she said.
Trump is also executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization’s real estate and hotel management initiatives.
The Ivanka Trump brand has product offerings across nine different categories. Trump sees natural synergies in everything she does, whether fashion, the Trump Hotel Collection or the Trump Organizations’ golf portfolio.
“Fashion is one component. It’s one way to get product in front of the customer, whether it’s the shoes they wear on their feet at their hotel of choice or the golf course they are members at,” she said.
Murphy’s hire is considered a coup for the Ivanka Trump brand among the digital cognoscenti, according to market sources. Murphy was named one of the Top 50 Women in Brand Marketing by Brand Innovators in 2013 and was voted by her industry peers to the board of shop.org, the digital arm of the National Retail Federation, last year.
According to Murphy, Trump’s age and perspective on digital mirror the demographic who “live their lives online today. The way to market the Trump brand and grow it is through digital.”
First on her agenda will be finding an e-commerce platform partner for the site, as well as an expansion of the brand’s presence in the social channels, such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Once the digital component becomes the core thread across its multichannel presence, the plan is to expand its presence in other spaces, such as mobile shopping and t-commerce, the buzzword for TV commerce, a still-developing sector.
“We’re not afraid to try new things or experiment. That’s how you survive in this world. You have to try the new medium,” Murphy said.


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Kids (those entering fourth through eighth grade) will have 30 minutes to craft a scrumptious chocolate dessert with a mystery ingredient that will be revealed at the program. (Out of consideration to those with food allergies, the ingredient will not be peanuts or nuts.) The maker of the most delicious dessert will win a prize.
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Our Zone will be a celebration of SB19’s journey so far and will be filled with live performances, special guests, and other surprises.
Truly, only a few artists have been enjoying quite the year as P-pop stars SB19 has. Among many things, they dropped their hit single What? earlier this year, made history as the very first Filipino act to be nominated at the BBMAs for Top Social Artist, dropped their latest EP, the chart-topping Pagsibol, and recently, received their very first MTV EMA nomination for Best Southeast Asia Act. Now, SB19 is looking to cap off the year with a bang as the group is set to hold a two-day online concert called Our Zone in November.
In case you didn’t know, SB19 is celebrating a milestone this year as the group is turning three years old. Since officially debuting on October 26, 2018 with their debut single Tilaluh, the boys have stacked up many milestones. To celebrate these achievements, the group has lined up a series of surprises and events for their anniversary month from October 26 to November 28. This will culminate with their third-anniversary concert, Our Zone at the end of November.
Our Zone will be held on November 27 and 28, 5 PM and will be streamed via KTX. Their live anniversary concert won’t be just your typical concert though. According to the concert’s website, not only can you expect live performances with a band, but also appearances from special guests, and more unannounced surprises. This will mark SB19’s third concert of the year, following Back In The Zone in July and the recently held Forte in October.
WHERE TO WATCH AND TICKET PRICES
Tickets are currently on sale with Early Bird rates currently applying until November 2. You can buy them at KTX or on Our Zone’s website. There are five tiers of tickets you can avail of. The first is Zone D-1, which will get you access to one day of the concert. The Early Bird rate is 900 pesos while the regular price is 1000 pesos. Zone D-2 will get you access to both days of Our Zone. It will cost 1620 pesos for Early Bird and 2000 pesos for the regular rate. In line with the theme for SB19’s anniversary concert, the next three tiers are named after the group.
Zone S package will get you a two-day concert pass, a 1000 peso gift card that you can redeem at the SB19 official shop, and a raffle ticket. The Early Bird rate will set you back 2700 pesos while the regular rate is 3000 pesos. The Zone B package will get you a two-day concert pass, a 1000 pesos gift card redeemable at the SB19 official shop, a raffle ticket, and access to the live soundcheck. Early bird will cost 3600 pesos while the regular rate is 4000 pesos. Finally, the most expensive package you can get is Zone 19 package. This tier will get you a two-day concert pass, a 1000 peso gift card to be used at SB19’s official shop, a raffle ticket, access to the live soundcheck, and a virtual audience pass. The Early bird rate costs 4950 pesos while the regular rate costs 5500 pesos.
OTHER ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
But Our Zone isn’t the only thing you can expect during SB19’s anniversary month. The group also announced that there will be official concert merch coming to their official store soon. The items will range from shirts, caps, mugs, and more. SB19 has also planned a series of giveaways throughout the month, so keep an eye out for that. Also, don’t forget that SB19 is also dropping the official music video for Bazinga on October 29, Friday, 7:00 PM.
This is on top of the fact that the group is set to perform alongside Ben&Ben in their upcoming online concert, Kuwaderno, this December. The two groups will perform their collaboration Kapangyarihan. And of course, the group was recently named as the newest music ambassadors of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and performed MAPA at the National Museum of Natural History. Definably a lot of exciting and eventful things to look forward to for A’TIN this upcoming month.
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With Fashion Week officially under way in Paris, Kim Kardashian has been showing off Yeezy's newest collection while on a trip to Tokyo, according to multiple reports by Hypebeast, Highsnobiety and People.com. Kardashian is currently visiting Japan's capital with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe, allegedly filming a new episode for "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
Last season, Kanye West reportedly held private appointments for Yeezy Season 6 in Paris; the collection eventually made its worldwide debut on Instagram with a paparazzi-style, errand-running lookbook starring Kardashian herself, and, soon after, Paris Hilton, Jordyn Woods and plenty of other Kim klones.
On Monday, Carine Roitfeld, who styled the famous #YeezySeason6 spokesmodel, became a part of the narrative. She took to Instagram to showcase one of Kardashian's recent looks — a cropped fleece pullover, shearling-lined army coat, tailored pants and knee-high snakeskin boots — with the caption "Yeezy Season 7" and CR Fashion Book's Fashion Editor Ben Perreira tagged. We're not sure if Roitfeld's fashion publication has an exclusive feature of the collection in the works or what, but it definitely suggests that Kardashian's outfits have not been random.
In addition to the outfit mentioned above, Season 7 also appears to include a short gray puffer (puffy?) with a matching top, biker shorts and socks; a hooded coat with what appears to be a blue zip-up turtleneck dress and black belt bag; and a pair of blue pumps made from transparent PVC.
While there's no official announcement or confirmation on Yeezy Season 7's reveal, we're not entirely surprised that Mrs. Kardashian-West already has her hands on her husband's latest designs. The two seem to have decided that a trip to Tokyo (plus a new hair color) offered the perfect opportunity for Kardashian to be photographed in pieces from it. Maybe we'll need to tune into an upcoming episode of "KUWTK" to see the full collection.
Peep more images below; we'll update this post with more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 3:35 p.m.: Thanks to jetlag, Kardashian posted photos of said outfits on Twitter at 5 a.m. on Thursday (Tokyo time). In a single tweet, she confirmed that her clothes from the trip so far are, in fact, all Yeezy Season 7.
UPDATE, Tuesday, Mar. 6, 1:45 p.m.: According to the online collective Yeezy Mafia, stockists were invited to the Yeezy showroom only to be told that there will be no Yeezy Season 7 available because "Kanye West couldn’t do what he wanted to achieve with this collection." Allegedly, Kardashian's outfits in Tokyo are samples and will not be up for sale, and similarly to Yeezy Season 2, only footwear (heels and boots) will be offered for retail.
UPDATE, Tuesday, Mar. 6, 5:20 p.m.: The famous Yeezy famous spokesmodel herself has officially cleared things up via Twitter from Tuesday's earlier report. Replying to Yeezy Mafia's tweets (which have since been removed), Kardashian has clarified that Yeezy Season 7 will be available online "soon," and that the brand's strictly-footwear showroom was "always intended." "Yeezy does not play by fashion rules," wrote Kardashian. In another tweet, she called out Yeezy Mafia: "How can a verified account represent Yeezy with false information. You do NOT work for Yeezy and NOT affiliated. How are you gonna believe an account that posts fake color ways."
The lesson we've all learned today is this: Do not mess with Kris Jenner's daughter.
Homepage image: Kim Kardashian in Yeezy Season 7 in Tokyo. Photo: @mierun/Twitter


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£40bn cost of foot-and-mouth
FOOT-AND-MOUTH could cost the country £40bn, business leaders claimed today. At the same time, official statistics showed that the disease prevented inflation from falling as meat prices rose.
The Institute of Directors (IoD) said the outbreak had already cost the economy £20bn, while the average business could expect to lose out by more than £125,000 unless an early end to the crisis is found.
Its estimation came after a survey of 600 businesses showed that more than a third had already been affected. Ruth Lea, head of the IoD's policy unit, said: 'The outbreak is clearly having a major impact on many businesses, and not just farming. These are not trivial sums. Along with the other economic concerns, such as the deteriorating international situation and the fragile stock markets, the economic situation is certainly not as bright as it was even two to three months ago.
'Our members have made it very clear that they expect support for businesses, and not just farming, that have been badly affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Such support should include payment deferrals and rebates for VAT, rates and other taxes as well as direct compensation for lost earnings and interest free loans.'
The IoD estimates that the cost to the economy will be £40bn if the crisis continues until July.
Meanwhile, Government inflation figures showed the underlying measure, which strips out mortgage costs, held steady at 1.9%. It has now been below the Government's 2.5% target for exactly two years. The all-items headline rate dropped to 2.3% from 2.7% in February.
Economists estimated foot-and-mouth added around 0.1% to the index in March. While retailers absorbed much of the meat price increases resulting from the disease, some were passed on to consumers. But dearer meat was offset by last year's Budget increases in petrol and tobacco duties dropping out of the calculation.
The focus is now on whether inflation will dip below 1.5% in the coming months, requiring Bank of England Governor Sir Edward George to write an open letter to Chancellor Gordon Brown explaining why it is so low.
Trades Union Congress General Secretary John Monks said: 'This gives the Bank of England plenty of leeway to cut interest rates again next month to give a much-needed boost to the economy.'
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The stock (also capital stock) of a corporation is all of the shares into which ownership of the corporation is divided. In American English, the shares are commonly known as «stocks». A single share of the stock represents fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares.
“It was easy to get the first 5 to 10 percent of an advertising budget to try it on Facebook and do some brand advertising, but getting the next 5 to 10 percent, you’ve got to displace TV and that’s a lot more difficult to do. Jacob said he did not buy Facebook shares in the IPO and has not bought the stock since the debut. Facebook options began trading on Tuesday, presenting a tempting target as more investors bet the underlying stock brexit would head south. They piled into put and call options — granting investors the right to sell or buy stock at a certain price — marking one of the busiest debuts ever in the options market. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Facebook Inc shares slid below $29 to a new low on Tuesday as nervous investors fled the company’s shares, concerned about the social network’s long-term business prospects and an initial offering price that proved too rich.
This typically entitles the stockholder to that fraction of the company’s earnings, proceeds from liquidation of assets (after discharge of all senior claims such as secured and unsecured debt), or voting power, often dividing these up in proportion to the amount of money each stockholder has invested.
Speculation has been rife about how Facebook might spearhead a drive into mobile advertising, in which its Instagram purchase was considered key. Many Wall Street analysts had also been concerned about the apparent hastiness with which Facebook concluded its $1 billion purchase of photo-sharing service Instagram, though Zuckerberg later said it had been considered for months. Skeptics had argued even before the botched debut and subsequent selloff that Facebook’s starting valuation of more than $100 billion — about equivalent to that of Amazon.com Inc and exceeding that of Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc combined — was too high for a company that posted $1 billion in profit on revenue of $3.7 billion in 2011.
It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality brexit news products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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Stock indexes were mixed Tuesday as the Nasdaq — helped by a breakout in Facebook stock — climbed 0.4%. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged. Facebook Inc.
Companies can also buy back stock, which often lets investors recoup the initial investment plus capital gains from subsequent rises in stock price. During the initial public offering, according to the documents sent to the Commission on Securities and Exchange Commission (US Securities and Exchange Commission), the company intends to raise $ 5 billion. If Facebook brexit is able to achieve this goal, it will be the largest IPO in the history of Internet companies. As Facebook shares hit a record low on Tuesday, photos of Zuckerberg and his new bride spread across the Internet, depicting the couple — who wed the day after Facebook debuted — touring the Sistine Chapel and sharing a fast-food meal on their honeymoon in Rome.
- Facebook’s quest to monetize mobile is spurring widespread speculation over its next moves.
- During the initial public offering, according to the documents sent to the Commission on Securities and Exchange Commission (US Securities and Exchange Commission), the company intends to raise $ 5 billion.
- Analysts say the mobile-phone software maker could prove a crucial component in Facebook’s still-patchy strategy to earn revenue from smartphones, but it could carry a price tag of as high as $1 billion.
The stocks are deposited with the depositories in the electronic format also known as Demat account. As new shares are issued by brexit news a company, the ownership and rights of existing shareholders are diluted in return for cash to sustain or grow the business.
Rivals Google Inc and Apple Inc currently dominate the mobile arena. The company Yandex, which owns the Internet portal «Yandex», revealed the details perfect in the last year of the sale of the shares of the Israeli developer Face.com. Talk that the social networking company might actually get into the hardware business re-surfaced after Google, whose Android OS is now the most commonly used mobile software, completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. A industry source told Reuters on Tuesday that antitrust regulators had given Facebook notice that its proposed Instagram acquisition will get an extended review. Days before Facebook’s debut, General Motors announced it was pulling out of paid advertising on the social network, citing Facebook’s unproven track record and echoing potential concerns about the lack of evidence that advertising on Facebook yielded strong returns on investment.
The company did spin up some new revenue sources, including taking a 30% cut of fan patronage subscriptions to content creators. It’s also trying to sell video subscriptions for publishers, and it upped the price of its Workplace collaboration suite.
Others worry about how Zuckerberg commands more than half of the company’s voting shares through agreements with other investors, granting him near-absolute control over Facebook. Facebook stock debuted at over 100 times historical earnings versus Apple’s 14 times. Despite that, many investors bet on a modest https://forex-for-you.ru/brexit-2019/ first-day pop for the company, which upended traditional technology and business models and is used by about one in seven people on the planet. Facebook debut after an IPO that raised $16 billion was to have been the culmination of years of breakneck growth for the cultural and Internet phenomenon.
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Average revenue per user grew healthily across all markets, boding well for Facebook’s ability to monetize the developing world where the bulk of user growth currently comes from. are up almost 38 percent this year amid a broad stock market recovery And as. This would represent a windfall to the employees if the option is exercised when the market price is higher than the promised price, since if they immediately sold the stock they would keep the difference (minus taxes). Stock options, issued by many companies as part of employee compensation, do not represent ownership, but represent the right to buy ownership at a future time at a specified price.
But a software error on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc’s U.S. exchange delayed the start of trade by 30 minutes. Facebook’s quest to monetize mobile is spurring widespread speculation over its next moves. Technology bankers say the company would benefit from tacking on mobile operating software through an acquisition of Norway’s Opera, which has been on the auction block for a while. Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way.


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The US dollar index (DXY) is hovering near the highest level in June 2020 as investors continue worrying about the rising risks of stagflation. The index is trading at $95.12, which is about 6.30% above the lowest level in July.
The US dollar index has been in a strong bullish trend in the past few weeks as investors worry about stagflation. This is after the recently weak US GDP numbers coupled with the surging inflation.
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Data published recently showed that the American economy expanded by about 2% in the third quarter. This was relatively weak than the previous quarter’s increase of more than 5%.
And last week, data by the American government showed that the country’s inflation rose by 6.2% in October. This was a better number than the median estimate of 5.8%. At the same time, the country’s inflation was the highest it has been since 1991.
Therefore, there is an increasing risk that the US is slowly moving towards stagflation. Stagflation is defined as a period when a country is facing significantly high inflation and low economic growth. In addition to deflation, stagflation is one of the worst part that a country can be in.
At the same time, the bond market is hinting at potential high-interest rates in the coming months. The 10-year bond yield has jumped to the highest level in months.
Similarly, the 30-year yield has jumped sharply in the past few weeks. That price action is usually a sign that the Fed will continue tightening in the coming months.
US retail sales ahead
This week, the most important mover of the US dollar index will be the US retail sales numbers that will come out on Tuesday. Analysts expect the data to show that the country’s retail sales jumped by 1.1% in October after rising by 0.7% in the previous month. Core retail sales are expected to have risen by 0.8% in October.
Strong US retail sales will send a signal that the economy is doing relatively well. Besides, recent data showed that the country’s unemployment rate declined to 4.6% in October.
The DXY index will also react to the data dump from the United Kingdom. The country will publish the latest employment, inflation, and retail sales data this week.
Therefore, while the overall trend of the US dollar index is bullish, there is a likelihood that it will take a breather and decline to about $94.80.
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Thanksgiving is just four weeks away -- but don't give up on finding a good price on air travel for the holiday. In fact, the best deals are available two to four weeks before the holiday, according to travel search site Kayak.
Kayak researchers found 2013 data indicate the lowest average fares for domestic travel were found in early November: as low as $415, 24 percent less than the highest average fare of $548. (International fares were another story: They saw the greatest increases in November, so don't delay if you're planning to go abroad.)
So that's the good news. But there are a few rules to follow to trim your bill as much as possible:
1. Avoid booking your flights on the busiest travel days: Wednesday, Nov. 26, or Sunday, Nov. 30.
These dates -- when everybody seems to be traveling -- will have the priciest fares. Some fares are even twice as high as what you would pay if you shifted your travel by just one day. And research shows the Sunday return flight is what really gets you. If you have to fly out on Wednesday but can opt for a Friday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving return flight, you'll save about 25 percent, according to data compiled by CheapAir.com.
2. If you can fly out on Thanksgiving Day, you'll save big.
It may not seem ideal, but if you fly on Turkey Day you can save up to 30 percent, Kayak reports. Longer flights, like a trip from New York to Los Angeles, are where those savings really stack up -- you could knock off about $100 per ticket. And if you time your trip correctly, you can still get to your destination in time for turkey and stuffing.
3. Flying with the family? Book tickets individually.
The idea of group discounts doesn't apply when it comes to air travel. In fact, a family of four traveling together could get bumped to the next fare category if, say, only two seats are left at the lowest fare rate, according to CheapAir. And during a busy travel time like Thanksgiving, when flights are full, this is more than likely to happen. So book your seats indvidually -- if lower fares are available, you can still capture them, even if you pay a slightly higher rate on some of your tickets.
4. Look for routes with connecting cities.
Everyone loves to fly nonstop, but opting for a route that stops somewhere could save you a lot, said CheapAir CEO Jeff Klee. According to FareCompare.com, connecting flights can save you around $100 on certain routes.
5. Try flying in or out of a cheaper airport.
The big hubs will cost you the most, so if you can find a smaller airport nearby, you might be able to score a better deal. For example, Chicago Midway Airport is ranked sixth on CheapFlights.com's affordability report, and it's a good alternative to the bigger, busier Chicago O'Hare.


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As Mazda announced, they are preparing a new engine technology that will be introduced next year. This technology will reduce fuel use by 30%, and it will be available without spark plugs, according to the latest report.
The new line of engines will be unveiled near the end of 2018 and the first vehicle to feature one is the next-gen Mazda 3, also known as the Axela in Japan. The technology is named homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI), and it functions in a way that ignites the mixture of air and fuel under high pressure, and because of that, the combustion is far more efficient compared to the usage of the traditional spark plugs. In addition to that, this method of combustion reduces emissions as well, which is another benefit.
If Mazda delivers 30% more efficient engines, it will certainly give them a significant advantage over the competition. This would be a huge leap forward in technology that has been already perfected to a high level.
After we see the new units in the 2018 Mazda 3, they will be incorporated into other vehicles in the line-up of the Japanese automaker. The first ones to receive new units are the extraordinary CX-5, Mazda 2 and Mazda 6. According to the reports from Nikkei, these new powerplants will be the second generation of the company’s SkyActiv technology.
In the meantime, Mazda plans to start mass production of electric vehicles by 2019, while the plug-in models will be offered as well starting from 2023. The Japanese carmaker plans to sell these cars in Europe and US, which will be in accordance with the strict emission regulations. Speaking of the development of electric vehicles, Mazda joined forces with Toyota, which shows company’s serious planning and thinking about the future.
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(Associated Press via NewsEdge) EBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.
It's unclear whether eBay will institute a similar policy in the US and other countries. However, the online auction company often tries big changes in smaller markets before expanding them worldwide, and says it is open to that in this case.
'We are going to take learnings from it and apply them accordingly,' said eBay spokesman Usher Lieberman.
EBay says it wants to reduce disputes and restore trust in its marketplace with the PayPal-only plan.
Because eBay and PayPal can share information on each transaction, eBay says use of PayPal allows it to stop fraud more efficiently than outside payment services. Pressing that safety argument in a heated discussion with Australian users, an eBay executive compared the new rule to banning the sale of heroin on street corners.
But critics lament that PayPal is costlier than other payment options, and they suspect eBay is just interested in increasing PayPal's revenue. Australian banks say the plan will eliminate competition for the sake of exaggerated benefits.
'Competition will be restricted, innovation and development will be constrained, new entry will be discouraged and PayPal will be able to increase fees and charges to eBay users,' the Australian Bankers Association said in a filing with regulators Thursday.
Australia's bankers group says PayPal is not as immune to fraud as eBay claims. While PayPal does keep bank and credit card account information secret between trading partners, the bankers group decried that it does not verify identity as banks do.
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text: Lack of hygiene observed at the factory The Sindh Food Authority sealed a factory owned by Dacca Sweets, a popular mithai shop, in Karachi's New Karachi for failing to meet its hygiene standards.The factory is located in the Godhra neighbourhood. A Rs50,000 fine was also imposed on the owners.The authority found that the factory was preparing food in an unhygienic manner.Related: Karachi beware! The water and chicken you consume is poisonousIt found unsanitary conditions, open drains in the production area, flies everywhere, rusted equipment and machines and employees in improper clothing. Apart from this, the authority also found toxic chemicals at the factory, spiderwebs on the walls and roofs, trash dumped outside and unclean areas.Muhammad Anwar, the owner of Dacca Sweets, confirmed the raid, adding that it occurred when construction work was going on in the factory.He said that the factory will be reopened after its hygienic standards have been improved. "We will implement the orders of food authority," he added.Follow SAMAA English on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


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American Telephone & Telegraph Co.`s recent shake-up at its loss-ridden computer division seems to have dampened, at least for the moment, speculation about the telecommuncations giant`s imminent departure from the computer marketplace.
But it has raised expectations that ``the other shoe is about to drop.``
The Computer Systems Division has been AT&T`s problem child. Plagued by an industry downturn, the lack of a cohesive sales strategy, endless reorganizations and a product line with few stars, the division has had huge losses in each of the last two years. There is speculation that AT&T will lose about $800 million on its computer operations in 1986.
``Unfortunately it looks like AT&T is going to stay in the computer arena,`` said James McCabe, a financial securities analyst with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette in New York. ``They probably won`t change their plans for several years, and it is going to be a drag on their earnings the whole time. It`s a lousy business, which looked much better when AT&T went into it than it does now, and they will never do well in it.``
However, some analysts argue that the division isn`t totally to blame for its staggering losses. Because the computer division is out of favor, it has been apportioned a lot of the company`s overhead costs, they maintain. Dave Taylor, an analyst at the Gartner Group, a Stamford, Conn.-based research firm, and a former AT&T employee, puts the actual loss for 1986 around $450 million, rather than $800 million, but predicts it could be 1991 before the division turns profitable, unless the company institutes drastic changes in cost structures and product line.
Some weeks ago, company officials stated that AT&T would be concentrating on its ``core businesses,`` and indicated that the new strategy would focus on data networking. To many, this spelled an end to AT&T`s foray into the stand- alone computer business.
But a recent attempt to shake the department up and strengthen ties with Ing C. Olivetti, which has been manufacturing AT&T`s PC-compatible line and marketing it in Europe for the last two years, gives some credence to AT&T`s insistence that it will not abandon the computer business.
AT&T last week replaced James Edwards, head of its computer division, with Vittorio Cassoni, former president of Olivetti Management of America. The division will be called Data Systems and enlarged to include the vertical industry software division, the company said.
AT&T also strengthened and extended its relationship with Olivetti, in which it has a 25 percent stake, giving the Italian company the additional responsibility of PC product development.
AT&T will continue to do marketing in this country for the PCline, and will keep control of its 3B line of minicomputers.
But some analysts think a more serious shake-up is yet to come.
``I wouldn`t be surprised to see a genuine restructuring of the computer unit, and possibly some financial writeoffs in the near future,`` said John Bain, a securities analyst at Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York, who maintained that the new arrangement with Olivetti is not that much different from the old. The only real change in the computer division, he said, was the move to bring in Cassoni.
``Possibly he can make a difference. Maybe he`ll have some marketing know-how,`` he said.
``AT&T is going to be there in the computer business, as a defensive move if nothing else. They have to be in computers, just as IBM has to be in telecommunications, if they plan to serve a truly integrated business market,`` Bain said.
``The new Olivetti alliance has put an end to those predicting an abrupt exit`` from the computer business, said Gartner Group`s Taylor. ``The immediate question is how AT&T plans to focus on computers now.
``AT&T will be looking at it from the network down, not from the box up. Players today have to offer a complete solution, and the key is bundling. Edwards` new job, if he stays with the company, is to be in charge of packaging and selling computers as a solution, something AT&T has never been able to do.``
According to James Wells, manager of a Loop MicroAge computer store that handles AT&T products, the message coming to retailers is that AT&T is committed to the computer business.
``I believe that to be true. They`ve been the least organized of the major vendors in the past, but they seem to be trying to correct that. We feel that they will push PCs as a separate work station unit at the dealer level.
``This is a positive move. Everything has been a mishmash with AT&T, Olivetti and Convergent Technologies Inc. (the Santa Clara, Calif., firm that makes AT&T`s Unix PC) all working on product development and manufacturing,`` he said. ``We feel they are finally getting their act together.``


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Gaming and entertainment revenues for Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, rose 3 percent to HK$15.06 billion ($1.94 billion) in the second quarter from the April-June period last year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the businesses rose 20.4 percent to HK$3.02 billion, driven by gains of more than 45 percent in earnings from mass tables at the Galaxy Macau and StarWorld Macau. Both properties saw a decline in VIP volumes of 1 percent-3 percent and officials said they expect the market shift toward mass growth to continue. EBITDA from Galaxy casinos inside other companies’ hotels rose 30.4 percent to HK48 million.
Francis Lui, deputy chairman, said Galaxy Macau would soon open a new VIP lounge with 12 tables transferred from its mass area. He said the company is still mulling plans to revamp the Grand Waldo casino hotel next door, which it bought for HK$3.25 billion in July and then shuttered, and estimated the overhaul would take six to nine months. The company indicated however that work on phases three and four of Galaxy Macau may not start until early next year. Lui said he doubted that China’s tightened credit conditions would have a wider impact on the Galaxy beyond one or two VIP rooms and said the company expects to finalize plans to invest in Hengqin island, just across the mainland border from Cotai, in the next few months.


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The New Year is well and truly underway. Most of us have already given up on our New Year’s resolutions, and just enough time has elapsed for us to remember to write 2018 instead of 2017 on all of our documents. Also, just enough time has passed for the UK’s raft of analytics companies to look through 2017’s alcohol and craft brewery industry and consumer behavior. So, where is the Brewery Industry heading in 2018?
“Industry revenue is forecast to decline at a compound annual rate of 0.6% over the next five years,” according to established business and market research company IBISWorld. But it’s not all doom and gloom for the craft market, which is set to continue its growth thanks to innovative products and an increasingly discerning consumer.
Key indicators of good times ahead for smaller breweries.
Brewdog is the first craft beer brand to break into the renowned The Grocer’s Booze Top 100 at 65th place. They appeared ahead of established brands such as Cobra and Amstel after reporting sales increases of 170.5% in 2017.
Craft drinks across the board have shown an upswing in popularity in this year’s list, with 4 gin brands also stepping up to the plate. The impact of this can be seen in market share as well as annual turnover as craft brands nip at the heels of big brands such as Carlsberg and Budweiser.
In a recent study by Ipsos Mori, a leading full-service UK research company with global reach, it was reported that there has been a significant decline in consumer trust in traditional marketing. The main causes cited for this distrust include:
- A feeling of detachment as brands fail to properly represent the lives of their target markets
- A cultural shift in consumer opinion about the confidence brands have in their products, a move from it being seen as confident to boastful.
Adapting to the changing landscape of modern marketing will require large brands and craft industry start-ups alike to incorporate two-way communication into their plans.
Saman Mansourpour, managing director of integrated marketing agency AgencyUK, comments that:
“brand teams who are willing to engage with people in new, exciting and fun ways are demonstrating sincerity, providing transparency, creating memories and ultimately winning custom. Being perfect isn’t credible; being conversationalist is.”
An increase in market share has sparked a response from the big brewers, and many are now starting to throw real investment into ‘craft-style’ products as a part of their overall range.
Another side-effect of craft brewery successes has been the aggressive acquisition of craft brands by established brands. How the corporate ownership of celebrated independent makers will affect the craft brands long-term is yet to be seen. But, if the decline in trust in larger companies seen by consumers as ‘the establishment’ continues, it can only work to undermine the individuality of these artisan brewers.
Equally, a move into more mainstream marketing tactics by some leading craft brewers, such as Brewdog, could go either way with consumers. It undoubtedly will bring Brewdog to a wider audience but may be sacrificing some of its edge and authenticity to do so.
How much we pay for our favorite tipple has always been a focus in the media comes to each budget release from the government. In the UK, we pay, on average, a staggering 42% more for our alcoholic beverages than our European counterparts. No wonder reports show that we are becoming more discerning when it comes to our drinking habits; we have to make good choices for the money we spend.
Out of the public house, the increase of mainstream interest in craft beers has started an aggressive price war between supermarkets as they dedicate more and more space on their shelves for the likes of Brew York Craft Brewery, Brewdog, and Bad Co, to name a few. Driving down the cost of craft beers at our local food stores will be helping save the average Brit precious money but the impact of the bigger breweries being able to undercut the real craft brewers with their ‘craft-like’ beers is yet to be seen.
2018 – what’s brewing…
In a recent study by Craft Beer retailer EeBria Trade, they made several predictions. Here are the two that really got our hops mashing:
- Pale ales and double IPAs will continue to build on the 60% share they already have of the craft market. Making these products most likely to be invested in by existing brewers, craft, and mimicking ' craft’.
- There is a flavor trend on its way, and it’s sour. Expect a year of zingy beverages as their 6% rise in popularity in 2017 is set to continue.
2018 has some of the big brewery players not so confident. Carlsberg has predicted what it is calling a ‘mixed bag’ for its brand in 2018. As will surely be the same for all global brands, it looks forward to the highs of a possible sales surge during the FIFA World Cup but faces the lows of changes to market regulations in Russia and the East.
Although the local and hyper-local brands will be somewhat sheltered from these global trends, the impact of the ongoing Brexit negotiations continues to cast a shadow over all development and enterprise in the UK. It seems sensible to conclude that no one truly knows the impact Brexit, coupled with a tumultuous political scene, will have on start-ups and independent retailers when they look to expand into markets beyond their own regions.
The undeniable advantage of craft brews is adaptability. Their small scale and loyal following could keep them nimble enough to adapt to the coming political challenges and drink trends whilst the beer goliaths struggle to adjust.
Political influence aside, 2018 looks like another great year for beer innovation, and we raise a glass to that.


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If the German antitrust regulators have their way, Facebook (FB) could soon face legal action for allegedly misusing user data for commercial gains without consent. The company’s European operations, which recently suffered a major setback after being fined by regulators, will be in trouble once again when the Federal Cartel Office announces the initial verdict in an ongoing probe, considering its political and ethical ramifications.
The charges – which are most common in the lawsuits filed against the internet giant in recent times – include misuse of the social networking platform, taking advantage of its dominance in the sector and snooping on people, including even those who do not have Facebook accounts. The agency probing the case might not impose a fine on the company, but would rather ask it to adopt measures to stop the illegal practice. If the company fails to do so, the Cartel will seek action against it.
Facebook could be in trouble once again when the Federal Cartel Office announces its verdict in an ongoing probe
According to sources, the authorities are currently working with Facebook to assess the effectiveness of the initial steps taken by CEO Mark Zuckerberg a few months ago to bring more clarity on data usage.
The most recent antitrust episode indicates the ghosts of the data breach scandal involving the now-defunct Cambridge Analytica would continue to haunt Facebook and Zuckerberg for a long time. It has been found to have collected user information from third-party apps like WhatsApp and Instagram in an objectionable manner.
A major concern is that data gathered from millions of unsuspecting Facebook users was misused for propagating advertisements and news feeds aimed at influencing voters during the presidential polls – an allegation that has been plaguing the company since President Donald Trump took office.
It is learned that regulators are planning to bring e-commerce companies also under their scanner since the extent of alleged data manipulation by internet companies is yet to be fully assessed. There are several grey areas where online marketplaces allow third-party websites to use their platforms to sell product and services.
Facebook’s stock, which has been struggling to stabilize after last month’s massive fall, gained nearly 2% during the forenoon trading session.
Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), which has become the talk of the town after the unprecedented stock rally in recent weeks, reported a narrower loss for the first
The steel industry managed to shrug off the pandemic blues earlier than expected as the recovery in industrial activity pushed up demand. With the vaccination drive and the government’s aggressive
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) reported third-quarter 2021 earnings results today. Net sales decreased 11% year-over-year to $1.98 billion, as a result of lapping the demand surge at the onset


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After two years of locked borders, Japan is reopening to small groups of 'test tourists' on chaperoned package tours.
Japan has reopened to international tourists from the 10 June - but only those booked on private tour groups approved by the government.
The tourists will be some of the first to visit the country since it slammed its borders shut at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
They’ll have their itineraries cautiously managed, and be accompanied by tour conductors at all times.
For many, the appeal of travel lies in spontaneity - discovering hidden gems that aren’t in any guidebooks.
But after the two-year ban, would you sacrifice some freedoms for the chance to see Japan?
How do you book one of Japan's guided tours?
From 10 June, tourists will be allowed to enter from countries on Japan's 'blue list'. This includes the UK, the US and a number of countries in the European Union.
They will also need to be sponsored and registered on the Entrants, Returnees Follow-up System (ERFS) by an approved Japanese travel agent.
As the website is entirely in Japanese, anyone wanting to visit will need the help of a specialist tour operator.
Once they have booked a tour, tourists have to:
- Take an approved COVID-19 test (RT-PCR or LAMP test or a qualitative antigen test) 72 hours before their flight departure time.
- Sign a written pledge committing to abide by self-isolation and quarantine rules alongside a number of other requirements.
- Complete a health questionnaire and obtain a QR code.
You can find the approved list of COVID tests here.
Why is Japan offering package tours?
The new experiment is a way of testing how tourism providers deal with outbreaks of Covid-19.
The government defended the program as a necessary stepping stone to open borders.
“In reopening Japan to overseas tourism, it is necessary to consider how to foster a sense of understanding and peace of mind,” Minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism Tetsuo Saito said.
After the project, the government will compile guidelines for travel agencies including measures to be taken if a tourist contract Covid.
Japan is currently recording a seven-day rolling average of around 35,000 new virus cases per day, but is cautious to let in visitors in case they import new variants.
When will Japan open up to all tourists?
Earlier this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida told a City of London event that the government would heavily relax border controls in June - but he has not yet elaborated further.
For many in the country’s beleaguered tourism industry, it can’t come soon enough.
In 2019, Japan hosted 31.9 million foreign visitors, who spent 4.81tn yen (€35.2billion). This revenue all but disappeared when the pandemic hit.


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Coach is getting a new creative director.
After the announcement back in April that Reed Krakoff would be departing New York City-based luxury brand Coach, there has been fevered speculation about his potential replacement, with a variety of big-name candidates linked to the job. Coach has now announced that British designer Stuart Vevers will be taking up Krakoff's mantle.
The rumors have been put to bed - and no, Marc Jacobs won't be taking over at Coach (for now). Instead it's British designer Stuart Vevers who will be heading up the New York luxury label.
Something of a leather goods specialist, Vevers was formerly in the top job at Spanish luxury brand Loewe, where he has helped to revitalize the traditional house codes, and has recently led a collaboration with Junya Watanabe.
"Stuart is recognized as one of the world's leading accessories designers. His passion, leadership skills, and broad luxury brand experience, focused on leathergoods, uniquely qualify him to lead the next chapter of Coach," said Coach's President and Chief Commercial Officer, Victor Luis.
Vevers joined Loewe in 2008, moving from London brand Mulberry where he served as Creative Director from 2005 to 2008. He's certainly got luxury pedigree - prior to this, the 39-year-old designer held positions at Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Calvin Klein.
"Coach is an exceptional brand and company that I've long admired for its rich heritage," said Vevers in a statement. "I am excited to drive Coach's next stage of transformation." We can't wait to see his first work for the label. But the excitement doesn't end there: Loewe owners LVMH will also be looking to replace him - cue much fevered speculation. - AFP RELAX NEWS
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The Watch Industry Lacks Transparency. That Is Changing.
The Swiss have lengthy had a popularity for being discreet relating to enterprise. (Think banks). And their watch trade is not any totally different.
But rising strain for environmental and moral accountability — from activists, buyers and shoppers — has satisfied a number of manufacturers that it’s time to reveal the place they receive a few of their uncooked supplies.
They are combating the trade’s deep-rooted custom of discretion, a follow born of watchmakers’ concern that figuring out suppliers will reveal particulars of their experience and provides rivals a bonus.
Many, nevertheless, are secretive for a really totally different motive: They are reluctant to confess their “Swiss Made” watches include quite a few parts manufactured in China. These aren’t authorized considerations: Swiss legislation dictates that not less than 60 % of the manufacturing prices of a product have to be incurred within the nation for it to qualify for the label.
Rather, it’s, not less than partly, a problem of branding: “Swiss Made” has lengthy been related to high quality, precision and worth, and is integral to most Swiss watchmakers’ advertising and marketing methods. Is that undermined if the merchandise aren’t fully Swiss in origin?
“The actual transparency problem of the watch trade is past these vital factors, the ethics of the availability chain — it’s the integrity of Swiss Made,” Jean-Christophe Babin, chief govt of Bulgari, mentioned on a video name earlier this month. “When you discover watches at 500 Swiss francs [$530] that declare to be Swiss made with mechanical actions, you’ll be able to moderately imagine there’s a miracle behind it. Because I’ve by no means been ready to do this, and I’m 20 years within the Swiss watch trade.”
From left: Patrick Pruniaux, chief govt of Ulysse Nardin; Georges Kern, chief govt of Breitling; Mauro Poggia, member of the Council of State of Geneva; and Jean-Christophe Babin, chief govt of Bulgari on the official opening of the Geneva Watch Days in August 2020.Credit…Harold Cunningham/Getty Images
Brands on the status finish of the watchmaking spectrum, for whom the Swiss Made concern is much less problematic as a result of they make their very own components or purchase them from Swiss suppliers, face a distinct problem: the necessity to show their dedication to sustainability and moral sourcing.
They are also being pushed by a lot of different components — trade adjustments caused by the pandemic and digital development, a brand new technology of chief executives, public strain — to rethink long-established notions about the way in which they do enterprise, together with the worth of collaborating with different watchmakers.
For shoppers, the trade’s nascent spirit of openness means making beforehand unattainable data, reminiscent of the place manufacturers get their gold and the way they produce their timepieces, extra obtainable. Some watchmakers are even going out of their technique to share it.
During the digital Watches and Wonders truthful in Geneva that started April 7, for instance, Panerai launched the Submersible eLAB-ID, a 44-millimeter wristwatch constructed virtually fully from reused uncooked supplies, together with recycled Super-LumiNova on its palms, recycled silicon in its motion escapement and a recycled titanium alloy often called EcoTitanium on its case, sandwich dial and bridges.
In a information launch, the model named the 9 firms that labored on the timepiece, which is able to stay a one-of-a-kind idea watch till 2022, when Panerai plans to launch a restricted version of 30 items, every tentatively priced at round 60,000 euros ($70,530). “We would like to be copied and improved upon,” Jean-Marc Pontroué, Panerai’s chief govt, mentioned throughout a video interview final month.
The Panerai Submersible eLAB-ID, a 44-millimeter wristwatch constructed virtually fully from reused uncooked supplies.Credit…by way of Panerai
Mr. Pontroué mentioned the worth of creating a recycled watch was within the capability “to make noise” across the collective effort behind it.
“The watch will probably be restricted to 30 items; it won’t change the lifetime of Panerai or the watch trade,” he mentioned. “But the concept is to create a brand new enterprise highlighting these firms that may be approached by any of our opponents.”
Similarly, in November, Ulysse Nardin launched an upcycled idea watch referred to as the Diver Net, that includes a case and bezel comprised of recycled fishnets and a strap made from recycled plastic from the ocean. In press supplies, the corporate shared the names of its suppliers.
“We didn’t attempt to fake we have been making it ourselves,” mentioned Patrick Pruniaux, Ulysse Nardin’s chief govt. “You must do issues that encourage others.”
That philosophy is also espoused by its guardian firm, Kering, the Paris-based luxurious group — which additionally owns Gucci, Boucheron and 10 different high-profile manufacturers — that has earned a popularity for transparency and activism in a sector not recognized for both high quality.
Kering has gone this manner, not less than partly, as a result of it has a watch on what its patrons — and potential future patrons — need.
“All over the world,” Marie-Claire Daveu, Kering’s chief sustainability officer, mentioned on a video name final month, “you’ve millennials and Gen Z [customers] asking extra questions and wanting extra solutions with extra particulars.”
Claudio D’Amore, a watch designer primarily based in Lausanne, is among the few Swiss watch executives to welcome such scrutiny. In 2016, he created a crowdfunded model referred to as the Goldgena Project, later renamed Code41, whose radical method to transparency was a response to the trade’s long-simmering debate over the Swiss Made label.
Mr. D’Amore created his personal label, referred to as TTO, for Total Transparency on Origin. And Code41 is equally clear about one other delicate subject: pricing.
On its web site, the model included a desk that lists all of the parts and processes that went into its newest crowdfunded timepiece, the NB24 Chronograph, together with their costs and origins. For occasion, the watch’s Swiss-made motion value the corporate $1,zero56 (together with taxes), whereas the titanium case, dial and packaging — manufactured in China — value $167, $56 and $22. In complete, the watch value $1,474 to provide.
Below the desk, the model defined that it arrived at a retail worth of $three,500 by including what it referred to as a “minimal markup” for profitability.
The NB24 Chronograph, a crowdfunded watch from Code41 that features components made in China.
“In the start, some folks didn’t like that we have been explaining every part,” Mr. D’Amore mentioned on a video name final month. “But we obtained additionally a variety of optimistic feedback from folks encouraging us: ‘It’s about time somebody tells us the way it works.’”
The most established manufacturers within the Swiss watch commerce are additionally getting that message.
By July, IWC Schaffhausen has mentioned, guests to its web site will be capable to click on on an icon or brand on every product web page for details about the steps it’s taking to make sure that supplies have been acquired responsibly.
The data is a part of IWC’s most up-to-date sustainability report — what’s new is how simple will probably be to entry on-line, a spokeswoman mentioned.
Chopard is one other high-profile watchmaker striving to make its enterprise extra clear. In late February, the Geneva-based model up to date its web site with extra details about its uncooked supplies, together with gold from the Barequeros, a group of artisanal miners within the Chocó area on Colombia’s Pacific coast. It additionally posted its Code of Conduct for Partners for the primary time.
And but Juliane Kippenberg, a Berlin-based knowledgeable on mineral provide chains at Human Rights Watch, says these measures nonetheless fall wanting what different sectors, such because the garment trade, are doing to implement transparency, notably on the complicated subject of gold sourcing.
“Big firms like Adidas and H&M launch Excel spreadsheets the place they checklist the names of the garment factories the place their merchandise are being made,” Ms. Kippenberg mentioned. “But on this sector, there’s way more reluctance to do this.” (Of course, these firms aren’t proof against controversy, both; H&M for instance, is embroiled in a single over its cotton sourcing.)
That hesitancy could also be as a result of many watchmakers are nonetheless cautious of transparency’s threatening implications for his or her mental property.
“Part of our know-how is the know and the how — why would you share it?” mentioned Wilhelm Schmid, chief govt of A. Lange & Söhne, a status watchmaker primarily based within the German metropolis of Glashütte.
From Ms. Kippenberg’s perspective, nevertheless, the knowledge she wish to see has nothing to do with a timepiece’s distinguishing technical or inventive particulars. “It’s concerning the circumstances during which the fabric is mined and labored on and the actors within the provide chain,” she mentioned. “There’s additionally a broader query of accountability. Transparency is the one manner to make sure that human rights violations might be prevented or addressed.”
Whether they prefer it or not, Switzerland’s greatest watchmakers could quickly haven’t any alternative.
In November, Swiss voters rejected the Responsible Business Initiative, a proposal by a civil society coalition that will have required Swiss firms to conduct due diligence on human rights and environmental dangers all through their provide chains, and publicize their experiences. But a counterproposal from the Swiss Parliament that will require firms to make sure the traceability of their provide chains, and make their experiences publicly obtainable for 10 years, is anticipated to turn into legislation in 2022.
That means even the notoriously tight-lipped Rolex, the world’s greatest model by gross sales — a Morgan Stanley report on Swiss watches revealed final month discovered that the corporate now has an estimated market share of 26.eight % — might want to make its enterprise extra clear.
“They can’t declare they’re a non-public firm as a result of nobody’s asking for his or her commerce secrets and techniques,” mentioned Milton Pedraza, chief govt of the New York City-based Luxury Institute. “They must reply. There’s no place to cover.”


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Martin Wolf, founder and president of Martin Wolf, a technology services M&A financial services advisor based in San Ramon, Calif., said public companies go private for a variety of reasons, including strategic and financial reasons.
In Dell's case, the company, in its promotions and advertisements, focuses on solutions, but it still remains a large PC shop, Wolf said. Dell will not likely rid itself of the PC business, but it cannot grow via a focus on that low-profit part of its overall business.
"The Dell company has to be transformed," he said. "But it can't as a public company."
Paul Clifford, president of Davenport Group, a St. Paul-based solution provider that counts Dell as its largest vendor partner, said his company has thought a lot about what a privatization would mean.
Logically, the idea that private companies are more innovative than public companies, as posited by the Berkeley research, makes sense to Clifford.
"It seems Dell would be able to accelerate its move to be more of an enterprise company without the eyes of Wall Street on them," he said. "It would let them take more risks and be more innovative. I hope it happens. Dell is bringing us great products and support. If they go private, I think we'll see more good stuff."
When customers ask how the privatization of Dell might impact them, Clifford jokes that Michael Dell has yet to call him to give him details.
"I tell them a $20 billion buyout would probably be in everybody's best interest," he said. "No one would invest $20 billion in a company without seeing it through to success. But if the investment doesn't happen, I'm OK. Everything for now from Dell is still moving in the right direction."
PUBLISHED JAN. 25, 2013


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Vol. 23, Issue 11, April 11, 2007
Jose G. Peña
U.S. Spring Onion Acreage for Harvest Down 9%; Estimate of Production Down 8%
Record High Market Price Bids; Market Outlook Bright
The Spring onion harvest in Texas opened in late March to excellent price bids and the market outlook appears bright as onion supplies are down significantly. Bad weather in the U.S. and Mexico which began last summer affected storage and spring onion plantings. Reduced storage/spring onion production combined with a worldwide shortages as a result of continued adverse winter weather, has reduced supplies and pushed onion prices to record levels. White jumbos were trading at record high prices of about $55/50 lb sack this past week, compared to $7-$8/50 lb sack a year ago at this time. Yellow jumbos were trading for about $26-$28/50 lb compared to $6-$7/50 lb sack a year ago at this time. Super Colossals were trading for about $35.50/50 lb sack this past week, compared to about $10/50 lb sack a year ago at this time. The excellent market should extend through the U.S. spring onion season.
According to USDA-NASS April 3, 2007 Vegetables Report, spring onions are expected to be harvested from 31,600 acres in 2007, down 8.7 percent from 2006.
Spring Onion Production Down
Early estimates of spring onion production, (see figure 1) based on estimates of acres for harvest by region, and estimated yields (GA and TX) and average yields of the past 10 years (AZ and CA), at 1.028 billion pounds is down 7.7 percent from last year’s crop of 1.113 billion pounds and down from 11.2 percent from 2005’s crop of 1.158 billion pounds when prices improved.
Harvest in Texas
The harvest from the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas is slightly behind schedule, after a slow crop start, as a result of cloudy, cold, wet weather on young, tender spring onion plants in south Texas during January ‘07. As of Monday, April 9, 2007, only 564 loads had been shipped from the lower Rio Grande, compared to 1,688 at this same time a year ago. Georgia, whose harvest officially started on April 10, actually began shipping shortly after March 20, 2007, as farmers attempted to capture excellent U.S. spring onion market prices.
Spring Onion Production in Georgia and Texas
Combined production in Georgia and Texas is forecast at 617.4 million pounds, 16 percent below last year. In Texas, significantly reduced plantings, lower acres for harvest and a production forecast of 329.4 million pounds, down 19.4 percent from 410.4 million pounds produced last year, indicates that Texas will drop to second place, behind California’s production estimate of 353.4 million pounds. The production estimate for Texas currently accounts for about 31.2 percent of the 1.028 billion pound, U.S. spring onion production estimate, compared to 36.9 percent of last year’s production of 1.113 billion pounds.
Spring onion plantings decreased across the U.S. spring onion belt, except in Arizona, which planted 1,200 acres, up 20% from 1,000 acres planted last year. Plantings in Texas dropped to 12,500 acres, down 29.4 percent from 17,700 planted last year. (See table 1). So far, except for increased irrigation requirements due to the very dry fall/winter weather and a slightly higher incidence of disease and potential flower stem problems from the effects of higher humidity levels and the cold, cloudy weather in January, the crop in Texas has experienced a relatively good growing environment this season. The situation could change, especially as the potential effects of the recent adverse weather are manifested and as the season progresses.
The estimate of acreage for harvest in the lower Rio Grande Region of Texas at 8,200 acres is down 29.9 percent from 11,700 acres harvested last year.
The estimate of acres for harvest in the Laredo/Wintergarden region at 2,600 acres is down 900 acres from 3,500 acres harvested last year. Hail in parts of the Winter Garden of Texas during early April caused some damage and while the April 7-8, 2007 cold spell slowed growth progress, the cold spell does not appear to have caused major problems.
|TABLE 1. U.S. SPRING ONION ACRES PLANTED AND HARVESTED|
|2003||2004||2005||2006||2007||Percent Change||2003||2004||2005||2006||20071||Percent Change|
|Acres Planted||Acres Harvested|
|Lower Rio Grande Valley||8,300||9,100||12,500||13,600||9,500||-30.1%||6,900||7,800||11,400||11,700||8,200||-29.9%|
|Source: Vegetables report, USDA-NASS, April 13, 2007
1/Preliminary estimate of 2007 acres for harvest.
2/Includes San Antonio and Eagle Pass, and the Coastal Bend areas.
Spring onion plantings in the Imperial Valley of California, whose harvest competes directly with production in the Winter Garden of Texas, experienced some similar cold weather problems.
While 800-900 loads of storage onion supplies remain stored in the Washington State, storage onion supplies are, for all practical purposes, exhausted. The market will be driven by reduced spring onion supplies. Overall, the spring onion industry remains very optimistic about the market outlook.


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One item that COVID-19 wasn;t able to get rid of is coffee.
Though quarantined or working remotely people in Montgomery County seem to have kept up their desire for espresso and caffeine, which benefitted a small Clarksville coffee business.
Founding Frothers Coffee, a new coffee shop, is preparing to expand this month to 124 Strawberry Alley, just above the rear patio of Kimo’s Hawaiian Bar and Grill.
The business began operating a coffee trailer amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on post at Fort Campbell in June and apparently was well received.
The mobile coffee bar was popular among area coffee lovers, as the trailer has made pop-up appearances at places such as downtown Clarksville’s farmers market, the Commons Christmas Market and several church functions with its catering offerings.
Owners Leeanna and Tristan Woodall moved to Clarksville in 2019 from Pensacola, Florida. Tristan Woodall is a soldier at Fort Campbell.
The Woodalls said once they gained a following with the coffee trailer, they decided to expand their business into the new shop in downtown Clarksville.
The naming of the coffee business came as a result of the melding of two of their loves, coffee and American history, according to Leeanna Woodall, who will oversee the day-to-day operations at the new coffee shop.
“My husband’s degree in history,” Woodall said. “He’s a total American history buff, and we both love all things old and all things old Americana. So, we thought we would tie the name of the coffee shop in with that and we came up with Founding Frothers.”
Founding Frothers Coffee buys its product from Bongo Java Roasting Co. in Nashville, which is roasted 100% organic and fair-trade coffee.
“We use a light roast blend for espresso,” Woodall said. “The flavor of the coffee itself is not too strong, but you do get the most caffeine possible with it being a light roast.”
She said the more a coffee bean is roasted, the more the caffeine gets cooked out of it.
On the menu are the usuals – espresso shots, lattes and macchiatos – but Woodall said one of their most requested drinks is a Red Bull blast, which is enhanced with raspberry, coconut, lime and pineapple variations.
“My favorite one is the pineapple-coconut, blended up with ice and blended with a little bit of cream,” Woodall said. “It’s like a creamy, Italian soda.”
The shop will also offer flavored lemonades.
Steamers will provide children hot chocolate and espresso-free lattes, prepared with steamed milk.
Watch for the Founding Frothers Coffee specials throughout the week, with a flavor special of the month, featuring a theme that will be tied to a founding father in American history.
This month’s founding father is President James Monroe, who is featured on each sleeve distributed, which names five different facts, one on each sleeve, of the nation’s fifth president.
Woodall said the mobile trailer will continue to operate weekdays at Fort Campbell and at area events on the weekends.


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Ka-ching! Plenty of gold brought to Hobbiton
An influx of Hobbiton-bound tourists after the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has set Matamata tills ringing.
The Waikato town is more popular than ever, with many business owners reporting the busiest January they can recall.
Jacob Henderson, of the Redoubt Bar and Eatery, said his busy season started early with the opening of the i-SITE Gatehouse on November 29.
"That was the best day we have had in the six years we have been open," he said.
Since then, the Redoubt has had a steady flow of customers with an average of 30 a day there to visit Hobbiton.
"It's been great . . . fantastic. They're here on holiday so they're usually pretty good customers - they're happy and they're rapt with Hobbiton so they're in good spirits," he said.
Likewise, Diamond Jewellers has been capitalising on the influx of Tolkien fans by offering its official range of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings jewellery.
Owners Neil and Joan Gibbs have had their busiest January in years, spurred by a spike in international visitors.
"We have been very, very busy," Mr Gibbs said.
"What's exciting is, they are coming into town to go on the Hobbiton tour but then they stay and filter round and have a look around town.
"Before they seemed to come in, go out to see the movie set and they would be off again.
"We have had New Zealanders as well, coming for the day, but predominantly the ones who are spending the dollars are from overseas."
The Lord of the Rings rings were most popular and the shop's hobbit-themed window display was attracting tourists. Some were stopping to take photos of it. , Mrs Gibbs said.
Matamata i-Site manager Sue Whiting said she was "thrilled" that the success of the Gatehouse and Hobbiton tours was filtering through to local businesses.
"From our end, there have been times when there's just wall-to-wall people and I hoped that those people were able to benefit the rest of the town," she said.
Ms Whiting said that with up to 750 people passing through the i-Site each day, the organisation was looking at the possibility of extending the centre.
"[The Gatehouse] has done everything we wanted it to do - it has stopped traffic.
"Obviously it's been financially worthwhile to our business, which means it's financially worthwhile to the town."
Tony Voyce, the owner of Broadway Motel, said his numbers for January were up on previous years, but he was not so quick to attribute them to Hobbiton.
"We have had some Hobbiton visitors staying but they tend to only come for the day or stay one night at most."
He said a rise in weddings held in Matamata during Christmas and New Year had been more beneficial for accommodation providers.
Hamilton and Waikato Tourism chief executive Kiri Goulter said that although it was too early to look at accommodation statistics for December and January, the numbers for September through to November were positive.
"Across the Matamata Piako district, accommodation numbers were up 46.2 per cent in September, 13.7 per cent in October and 31 per cent in November," she said.


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PARIS — The French auto supplier Valeo and American partner V. Johnson Enterprises LLC have formed a joint venture called Detroit Thermal Systems LLC to acquire the climate control business of Automotive Components Holdings currently located in its Sheldon Road plant in Plymouth Township.
DTS announced that it would move the production to a 365,000-square-foot plant at 6505 Cogswell St. in Romulus, pending approval of state and local incentives. Operational transfers are scheduled to begin in mid-2013 and conclude by the end of 2014.READ MORE: Striking Kellogg's Workers Receiving 3% Raises In New Contract
Ford Motor Co. and ACH signed agreements with DTS for the sale of the business Oct. 25. V. Johnson Enterprises, owned by former Detroit Piston Vinnie Johnson, will hold 51 percent of DTS, while Valeo will hold the remaining 49 percent.
DTS will produce climate control systems and components for the automotive industry, including supporting current product supply commitments to Ford previously held by ACH. Ultimately, DTS is expected to employ approximately 500 people.
Valeo employs 73,800 people at 128 plants in 29 countries worldwide.
This announcement marks the fulfillment of the ACH strategy and the 10th ACH sale of an operation or plant. ACH was started in October 2005 with 17 automotive components plants.
“Few companies take the longer-term, comprehensive approach we took with the restructuring of ACH,” said Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas. “From the start, our eye was on what was required to transform these operations into businesses that would attract the world’s best suppliers needed to move Ford’s business forward — and at the same time, preserve as many jobs as possible. We are proud of what we accomplished.”READ MORE: 87% Of Michigan's COVID ICU Patients Unvaccinated, Hospital Association Says
The sale also expands Ford’s business with minority-owned suppliers. DTS intends to apply for certification as a minority business enterprise through the Michigan Minority Business Development Council.
“This acquisition is a strategic breakthrough for Valeo that will not only strengthen our ties with Ford Motor Company in North America and the rest of the world, but also enhance our presence across North America,” said Jacques Aschenbroich, Valeo CEO. “Valeo, in addition, will be a member of Ford’s Aligned Business Framework supplier program. This new joint venture will enable Valeo to broaden its offering of innovative thermal system products and support its customers in meeting their CO2 emissions reduction challenges.”
“We are very proud to announce the creation of Detroit Thermal Systems. Our team is committed to manufacturing world-class climate control systems and to creating employment opportunities for the talented workforce in the Detroit area,” said Johnson, chairman and CEO of Detroit Thermal Systems. “The growth of our new organization will help to revitalize local communities by creating new job opportunities for minorities, military veterans and others hard hit during the economic crisis.”
DTS will manufacture heating, ventilation and air conditioning units, initially for popular North American Ford vehicles, with future plans to develop offerings for new customers. The deal also gives DTS access to Valeo’s leading edge technology in HVAC modules, A/C systems and Powertrain Cooling Systems.
Current ACH employees at the Sheldon Road plant will be offered opportunities to apply for employment at DTS. The company said it is committed to promoting a diverse workforce by providing job opportunities for minorities and military veterans.MORE NEWS: Democrats Renew Push For Gun-Control Legislation After Oxford High School Shooting
The DTS plant will be vertically integrated with in-house capability for manufacturing of components and assembly of complete HVAC modules. Included in the equipment line-up will be 30 precision injection molding presses to manufacture plastic components. The new plant will have the capacity to produce more than two million HVAC systems annually. The manufacturing systems will be designed to meet the automotive industry’s highest standards for efficiency and manufacturing quality. The plant will also be eco-friendly, with initiatives to minimize the use of energy and water, and to maximize the recycling of materials.


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ESG: Impact and Implications for International Companies
As banks, governments and regulators like the Singapore Exchange (SGX) implement rigorous ESG screening, more companies have reacted by assessing their carbon footprints, sustainable projects, social behaviour and governance standards.
We will discuss the impact and implications of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, led by executives from leading international companies proactive in identifying and managing these issues – IKEA and Dow Chemical. Lars Petersson spent over 30 years at IKEA, serving as president of the company’s US, Japan and Italy operations. He also spearheaded multiple diversity and inclusion initiatives, bolstering the company’s socially conscious brand – and navigated the company through politically sensitive issues including LGBT rights and immigration. Jon Penrice is President, Asia Pacific for Dow Chemical, which is among industry leaders in ESG – exemplified by its 2025 Sustainability Goals.