The European Union is planning new rules on foreign investment to boost production autonomy for sensitive strategic goods within the bloc. The measures are bound to hit China, with relations that were rapidly improving last year between the two now on a downward spiral since Biden assumed the U.S. ...

https://safehaven.com/news/Breaking-News/The-EU-Begins-Backtracking-On-China-Trade.html

#Safehaven

Microsoft revealed in a court appearance this week that it does not, and has never, earned money on the per-unit sales for the Xbox. Each console is sold at a loss, and the profit from the project for Microsoft comes entirely from software sales. This was disclosed during a Microsoft executives ...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/epic-v-apple-trial-reveals-microsoft-never-made-money-off-xbox-hardware/

#GeekWire

Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Sprouts Farmers (SFM) and Fox Factory Holding (FOXF) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts ...
The post Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Goods Companies: Sprouts Farmers (SFM) and Fox Factory Holding (FOXF) appeared first on Smarter ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/analysts-offer-insights-on-consumer-goods-companies-sprouts-farmers-sfm-and-fox-factory-holding-foxf/

#SmarterAnalyst

If you're a rich person who's been wondering when you'd finally be able to show off your wealth by purchasing locks of Kurt Cobain's hair, well, you're a creep. That said, apparently, you're a lucky creep. As of today, six locks of the Nirvana legend's hair will be available as (hopefully) the ...

https://www.spin.com/2021/05/kurt-cobain-hair-auction/

#SPIN

A bruising bond market sell-off earlier
this year appears to remain high on the minds of Federal Reserve
officials, who in a report on Thursday singled out the event as
illustrative of continuing liquidity issues in the $21 trillion
U.S. Treasury market...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fed-stability-treasuries/treasury-sell-off-in-february-highlights-ongoing-liquidity-risk-fed-idUSL1N2MT32L

#Reuters

After months of customer complaints, Peloton says wait times for its signature bike are finally back to pre-pandemic levels.After months of customers enduring absurdly long waits to get one of its $2,000 stationary bikesmore than 10 weeks, in some casesPeloton says it has fixed its delivery issues....

https://qz.com/2006142/the-wait-for-a-peloton-bike-is-back-to-pre-covid-levels/

#Quartz

With twin Bo-Bo design having 22.5 tonnes) axle load and upgradable to 25 tonnes with a design speed of 120 kmph, these electric locomotives are playing a key role in revolutionizing the freight movement in the country...

https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indian-railways-induct-100th-wag-12000-hp-locomotive/2247438/

#TheFinancialExpress

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday approved a June 30 cutoff date for farmers to use the herbicide dicamba on soybeans and cotton.The vote came hours after the state Supreme Court ordered the removal of half of the regulatory board that set the date...

https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-business-government-and-politics-d5b88805a28476428348a3a4f0999da5

#APNews

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Apple's top app store executive on Thursday faced an avalanche of documents unleashed Thursday by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs...

https://apnews.com/article/apple-inc-trials-lifestyle-technology-business-996b93df41ac65a44817bfc436c75e32

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TYSONS, Va. (AP) _ Appian Corp. (APPN) on Thursday reported a loss of $13.6 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Tysons, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents...

https://apnews.com/article/earnings-business-dde06967e3100c70f1307027c6f1fad6

#APNews

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana House on Thursday overwhelmingly backed a $36.4 billion operating budget for next year, packed with pay raises for teachers, college professors and corrections workers as the state faces few of the financial woes of prior years amid an influx of federal ...

https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-2b368a0e7f57adbead40352562832fa1

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina abortion providers would be barred from performing the procedure if a woman's decision centered on the unborn child's race or a Down syndrome diagnosis, under legislation approved Thursday by the House...

https://apnews.com/article/nc-state-wire-abortion-down-syndrome-business-race-and-ethnicity-27e129575d5c559c583de13c5c13f529

#APNews

SG Wannabe and Brave Girls fill two spaces inside the top 10 while ONF rules.SG Wannabe and Brave Girls fill two spaces inside the top 10 while ONF rules...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/05/06/itzy-enhypen-ab6ix-onf-and-kassy-this-weeks-10-bestselling-singles-in-korea/

#ForbesBusinessNews

The move signals a shift in international investment into smaller U.S. cities.The move signals a shift in international investment into smaller U.S. cities...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/05/06/foreign-investors-set-their-sights-on-austin-in-a-real-estate-twist-survey-says/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Unlevered beta (or asset beta) measures the market risk of the company without the impact of debt...

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unleveredbeta.asp?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

#InvestopediaHeadlines

Peloton reported revenue growth of $1.26 billion in the quarter, up 141%, driven by strong demand for its Connected Fitness Products, an acceleration of deliveries and low churn levels...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/pelotons-bike-wait-time-back-to-pre-covid-19-levels

#foxbusiness

After a wild swing, investors finally settled on a thumbs down for a big deal.Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) fell 19.9% in April according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock was already slipping early in the month, but fell sharply after the company announced a deal to supply Amazon (...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/06/why-clean-energy-fuels-tumbled-20-in-april/?source=iedfolrf0000001

#fool

President Biden has set two vaccinations goals to achieve by July 4th:1) 70% of the population over 18 has had at least one dose of vaccine, and2) 160 million Americans fully vaccinated.According to the CDC, on Vaccinations1) 57.0% of the population over 18 has had at least one dose.2) 108.1 million...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/l12ITaqz34g/may-6th-covid-19-vaccinations-new-cases.html

#CalculatedRisk

For the first quarter, company--reported a net income of 54 cents a share on revenue of $574.2 million...

https://adage.com/article/latest-news/roku-rallies-after-strong-sales-forecast-amid-streaming-growth/2333761

#adage

At Digitas' NewFronts presentation this year, the agency once again highlighted content developed alongside KitchenAid. At last year's NewFronts, Digitas debuted a trailer for a documentary focusing on sexism in the culinary industry, titled A Woman's Place. In addition to KitchenAid, Digitas worked...

https://www.adweek.com/media/digitas-newfronts-presentation-focused-on-strength-of-content-partnerships/

#Adweek

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In what feels like an increasingly rare occurrence, Google announced that its updating Wear OS with a new feature today but dont get too excited, its just a keyboard. In this case, Google is porting over Gboard, the swipeable, predictive text-powered keyboard ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22423707/google-wear-os-gboard-swipe-type

#TheVerge

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday said the court system did not receive a ransom demand or any direct message from those involved in a cybersecurity attack last week that resulted in the system disconnecting its online services...

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-courts-79195506ac19f12520cb28cd774e58b6

#APNews

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - Park officials in Montana have made additional reservation tickets available this week for Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park after receiving complaints that the park was selling out too quickly...

https://apnews.com/article/travel-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-2e28eb5a7401f3b544a589b8c893e8c4

#APNews

Wells Fargo and Co. is
facing a new probe from the U.S. consumer watchdog over how it
disclosed and assessed monthly fees on certain consumer bank
accounts in 2016, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on
Thursday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/wells-fargo-cfpb/wells-fargo-says-u-s-consumer-watchdog-has-opened-new-probe-on-mishandling-of-accounts-idUSL1N2MT2XU

#Reuters

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Another out-of-control Chinese rocket stage in orbit has spawned a news cycle. But for people on Earth, theres not much to worry about.
The 100-foot-tall, 22-metric-ton corpse of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket that launched the first chunk of Beijings new space ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22422791/china-long-march-5b-uncontrollable-rocket-stage-crash-low-risk-public

#TheVerge

Jimmy Rich, who served as Robert Downey Jr.s assistant since 2003, has died. He was 52. Downey, 56, shared the news of the terrible and shocking tragedy on his Instagram page, where he revealed Rich was in a fatal car accident on Monday night around 8 p.m. The pair first worked ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/robert-downey-jr-assistant-jimmy-rich-dead-avengers-cast-1234968326/

#variety

Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter on Thursday that beat Wall Street estimates. On the back of hawkish quarterly performance, the company also raised its guidance for Q2. 1. Financial performance Roku said that its net income in the first quarter ...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/06/3-key-takeaways-from-rokus-q1-earnings-report/

#InvezzNews

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said the travel industry remains a study in contrasts citing a rebounding U.S. travel market and strong vacation rentals in beach and other outdoor destinations. But at the same time, Kern, speaking on the Seattle companys first quarter earnings call...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/expedia-group-ceo-says-hes-rooting-revenge-travel-revenue-sinks-44-q1/

#GeekWire

PPCR was able to increase bed capacity by 60% to 28,000 by April 2021 and more than treble number of ventilators to 1,400. Around 60% of the districts critical healthcare capacity of ICU and ventilators were facilitated by PPCR...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/pune-model-of-collaboration-among-all-covid-stakeholders-is-going-pan-india/2247462/

#TheFinancialExpress

When H shows up for work in Guy Ritchies Wrath of Man, no one at Fortico Security has much reason to suspect he might have any motive other than protecting the cash for the armored-truck outfit. The new guy who looks an awful lot like the bald bloke from the Crank and Transporter movies […...

https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/wrath-of-man-review-jason-statham-1234968038/

#variety

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is receiving criticism from lawmakers in his own party over his shifting economic reopening plan, with a group of Pierce County Democrats threatening the possibility of a special legislative session following the governor's recent implementation of a ...

https://apnews.com/article/id-state-wire-coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-government-and-politics-917c1460999497725e33dbdf4765d0c5

#APNews

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's juvenile justice commissioner has agreed to resign, ending a dispute over her employment after she was dismissed following an investigation of alleged sexual harassment...

https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-business-personnel-7ccf0187657a92a7883c933df0bc34e2

#APNews

Lamneck has been with Insight since 2010, and helped transition the company from VAR to intelligent solutions provider. Big news from No. 1 on our 2020 MSP 501 list, Insight Enterprises. Insight says Ken Lamneck plans to retire as president and chief executive officer effective Dec. 31. He has been ...

https://www.channelfutures.com/people-on-the-move/insight-enterprises-president-ceo-ken-lamneck-announces-retirement

#ChannelPartnersNews

After wrapping a record year in 2020, Roku has continued its momentum into the first part of 2021--though there are signs that last year's Covid-fueled massive user spikes are starting to tail off. The platform more than doubled its monetized video ad impressions year over year in Q1 and increased ...

https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/rokus-record-growth-continues-in-2021-ahead-of-original-content-rollout/

#Adweek

In a rare week where no single program exceeded the 1 billion minute threshold, the Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer-led film Thunder Force opened with thunderous viewership on Netflix. The movie towered over all other programs on subscription-based streaming platforms in Nielsen...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tv-ratings-thunder-force-them-falcon-and-winter-soldier-1234968310/

#variety

On the whole, the days mortgage rates remained fairly steady, though FHA loans showed more significant fluctuation...

https://www.investopedia.com/today-s-mortgage-rates-and-trends-may-6-2021-5183904?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

#InvestopediaHeadlines

Why you should invest in 5G now and some companies to put on your watch list.On this week's episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, host Jason Moser chats with Esoterica Capital CEO Bruce Liu about 5G, the digital economy, chip shortages, valuations, stocks he likes, and much more. To learn more about ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/06/esoterica-capital-ceo-bruce-liu-talks-about-5g-and/?source=iedfolrf0000001

#fool

Before her Showtime series launches, get to know the internets most provocative interviewer...

https://slate.com/culture/2021/05/ziwe-interviews-caroline-calloway-alison-roman-showtime.html?via=rss

#SlateMagazine

In a report released today, Hassan Ahmed from Alembic Global maintained a Buy rating on Trinseo (TSE), with a price target of $80.00.
The post Alembic Global Believes Trinseo (TSE) Still Has Room to Grow appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
In a report released today, Hassan Ahmed from Alembic Global ...

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/alembic-global-believes-trinseo-tse-still-has-room-to-grow/

#SmarterAnalyst

The New York City courtroom in which, 17-year-old honors student Steve Harmon stands accused of felony murder, isnt the customary dark wood and tan walls affair. Monster theres a reason beyond stylish production design for the palette of grays. For the involving, nuanced drama a Sundance 2018 ...

https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/monster-review-all-rise-1234968350/

#variety

You can receive a card for your mom or mother figure in as soon as two hours with Walmart Grocery.This story was created by the Insider Reviews Team in collaboration with Walmart+. We earn money from our partners. Learn more.

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Walmarts grocery service offers a wide variety of Mother...

https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-mothers-day-cards

#Insider

Japan Extends State Of Emergency As Petition To Cancel Olympics Sees Growing Support

Japanese newswire Kyodo just confirmed that Japan plans to extend its state of emergency which covers Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures. The third state of emergency has been in place since April 25 and ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/japan-extends-state-emergency-petition-cancel-olympics-gets-tens-thousands-signatures

#ZeroHedge

Insider's top advertising and media stories for May 7.Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for May 7. Im senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and heres whats going on:Pelotons future.Clubhouse shows.Pornhub acquisition talks.If this email was forwarded to you, sign up ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/insiders-top-advertising-and-media-stories-for-may-7-2021-5

#Insider

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Nurses and officials at St. Vincent Hospital are still undergoing negotiations to resolve a strike that has carried into a third month.Both parties restarted negotiations Wednesday morning, with the talks continuing into the evening...

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-massachusetts-strikes-health-business-ce5171838b6b281324faebb849a3b55e

#APNews