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Amazon to create 4,000 new UK jobs
BBC - 15 Jul 2022 03:09
The online retailer is taking on thousands more staff as it continues to expand in the UK.
How OMD's Attention Planning Tool Transforms Campaign Strategy
AdWeek - 15 Jul 2022 14:00
Omnicom Media Group's largest agency, OMD, found a way to measure attention and harness those metrics, which it now uses in client planning. The Attention Requirement Calculator (ARC) was built with Omnicom's data strate...
What Drones Is Iran Supplying To Russia And What Impact Will They Have In Ukraine?
Forbes - 15 Jul 2022 16:53
Iran produces a huge variety of different types of drones. Some types will be more useful to Russia than others, and could fill key gaps in the Russian arsenal.
Hoarding Cash? Don't Swing at Every Yield Pitch
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jul 2022 19:08
Fintech apps are offering outsize returns on your cash. A look under the hood shows their flashy marketing can hide potential pitfalls, and you won't always get the same safeguards a regular bank offers.
Amazon Has Been Slashing Private-Label Selection Amid Weak Sales
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jul 2022 07:00The Wall Street Journal: Payments startup Stripe slashes its internal valuation by nearly 30%
Market Watch - 15 Jul 2022 06:35
Stripe told employees in an email Friday that the internal share price was about $29, compared with $40 in the most previous internal valuation, known as a 409A valuation, sources said.
Kaser Focus: What's up, witches?
Venture Beat - 15 Jul 2022 20:42
GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser is 100% prepared to reunite with Bayonetta in October. She also has thoughts on PlayStation Stars and Assassin's Creed: Liberation.
Don't Make These Nine Operational Mistakes When You're First Starting Your Business
Forbes - 15 Jul 2022 21:15
If you're concerned about your startup's success,
Software architecture could determine the winners as businesses digitize
Venture Beat - 15 Jul 2022 21:07
Whatever line of work you are in, if you have an eye toward the future, it's time to start thinking of yourself as a software company.
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza
Venture Beat - 15 Jul 2022 19:00
RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 5,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard.
Rainmaker Games launches cross-chain NFT marketplace for blockchain games
Venture Beat - 15 Jul 2022 18:30
Rainmaker Games announced that it has launched a cross-chain marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for blockchain games.
China's Shuddering Economic Engine
The New York Times - 15 Jul 2022 16:55
Widespread lockdowns and mass quarantines in China has had far-reaching consequences for the global economy.
Retail Sales Rose 1% in June
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jul 2022 16:46Economic Report: New York Empire State July factory activity gauge improves, but mood darkens
Market Watch - 15 Jul 2022 16:40
The New York Fed's Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, rose 12.3 points to 11.1 in July.
Tech Workers Long Got What They Wanted. That's Over.
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jul 2022 16:28Citigroup's Second Quarter Profit Falls 27%
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jul 2022 16:25
The bank's profit was reduced by a $375 million charge to set aside funds for potential future loan losses.
Metals Stocks: Gold falls to weakest level in a year as yellow metal heads for 5th straight weekly drop
Market Watch - 15 Jul 2022 16:18
Gold prices slip to the weakest level in nearly a year on Friday despite a pullback in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields as the precious metal heads for its fifth straight weekly drop.
Wells Fargo profit falls as the bank sets aside funds for bad loans, company's shares drop 3%
CNBC - 15 Jul 2022 16:01
Analysts and investors have been closely poring over bank results for any signs of stress on the U.S. economy.
Will Abbott Stock Rise After Its Q2 Results?
Forbes - 15 Jul 2022 16:00
A rise in the number of procedures performed will likely aid the company's medical devices sales, offsetting any decline in the diagnostics business, given that the segment benefited from higher Covid-19 testing in the p...
Citigroup is set to report second-quarter earnings - here's what the Street expects
CNBC - 15 Jul 2022 15:30
Citigroup, the cheapest of the six biggest U.S. banks from a valuation perspective, has declined 27% this year, hitting a fresh 52-week low on Thursday.
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bitbase Expands to Latam
Bitcoin.com - 15 Jul 2022 15:30
Bitbase, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange and crypto ATM operator, has announced its expansion to Latam with the establishment of a store in Paraguay. The company, which had previously opened a store in Portugal, is now...
How Big Is The Marriage Tax? Now We Know
Forbes - 15 Jul 2022 15:28
Until recently researchers have not had the tools to measure the full extent of government-created marriage penalties. Now we have the data.