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The headline says it all: today’s youth is more invested in watching gamers battle it out online than watching billion-dollar athletic franchises Manchester United or the Dallas Cowboys take on competitors in the real world. That’s an incredible finding, ... -
For electric vehicle makers, China dominates
China is the world’s major market for electric vehicles, according to a new report from the Bloomberg New Energy Fund (BNEF) – and it’s forecast to stay that way. While the world’s other two major powers, Europe and the US, both stand to make ... -
India wants to implement cashless infrastructure by 2021
In May, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outlined a new strategy to accelerate the country’s transformation into a cashless economy. India has long been on a trajectory towards going cash-free, with governmental and banking authorities touting the manifold ... -
For spirits in western Europe, the strategy’s clear: premiumisation and innovation
Western Europe has long been one of the driving forces of the spirits industry – but political upheaval on the continent threatens established patterns of consumption. You might think that vast swathes of people faced with issues such as Brexit, trade wars, ... -
Novartis wants to shake up US drug pricing system before releasing new gene therapy
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis is preparing to release a new drug therapy, Zolgensma, later this year. The therapy could be ground-breaking – a single-treatment therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare inherited disorder and wasting disease that often leads ... -
Shopify debuts new retail hardware – owns multichannel retailing
Shopify has long been known as the market-leading platform for building online stores, giving small businesses everywhere access to the transformative power of ecommerce. But it’s increasingly looking to become a player that specialises in the connection of ... -
Richemont sales go sky high thanks to online platforms
Richemont, one of the world’s largest luxury groups, and owner of brands like Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported earnings last week that demonstrated a massive rise in sales, thanks to the acquisition of digital retail platforms. The group acquired ... -
Givaudan acquires Golden Frog, Vietnamese flavour company
Scent and flavour giant Givaudan, the company behind many of the tastes and smells we encounter every day, has made an acquisition: Golden Frog. The Vietnamese flavour-maker serves to further two trends that Givaudan is passionate about: the use of natural flavours ... -
As cashless, online, and mobile expand, ATMs begin to contract
2019 is a landmark year in the payments-world for one major reason: for the first time ever, there are fewer ATMs worldwide than there were a year ago. That’s a big development: ten years ago, as the world came to terms with the tail-end of the financial ... -
Adidas joins footwear companies in open letter condemning Trump tariffs
Adidas, one of the world’s biggest names in sneakers and athleisure, joined with other footwear companies (including arch-rival Nike) as signatory of an open letter to US President Donald J. Trump. The theme of that letter? An unambiguous condemnation of his ... -
Facebook’s making great strides with robots – here’s why that matters
Social media giant Facebook has robots. And they’re getting really smart, really quick. But given that Facebook doesn’t actually sell robots, or use them, or have any plans to do either of those things, should you, as an investor, be particularly ... -
Day time drinking has convinced LVMH to make a rose acquisition
Luxury titan LVMH is getting in on a new trend: drinking in the summer sun. But the drinkers it has in mind are not, of course, larger louts lounging on the couch. They’re sophisticated rose drinkers who have taken to sipping the pinkish wine throughout the ... -
Amazon buys stake in Deliveroo, sights set on lucrative food delivery market
It’s an on-going question: which industry will Amazon disrupt next? At the end of last week, we got an answer: the lucrative food delivery market. Although Amazon isn’t pumping money into its own service – rather, it’s taken a stake in ... -
In China, even motor races are evolving towards driverless cars
Depending how you look at things, this story is either a curious triviality, or a sign of things to come. In China, the eastern city of Tianjin to be precise, the world has just witnessed a race between “dozens” of self-driving cars. The robotic racers ... -
Baidu posts first loss since going public as China slowdown hits business
Baidu, China’s most popular search engine, often called the Chinese Google, posted its first loss since 2005 last week. The company said that rising costs and slowing sales were to blame, but CEO Robin Li nonetheless praised the company’s ... -
Charles River acquires Resero Analytics
Charles River Laboratories, a market-leader in the provision of analytic laboratory services for the biopharmaceutical and other industries, has announced its acquisition of Resero Analytics. Resero is a software company that specialises in providing software ... -
Alibaba smashes Street’s expectations, defies China slowdown, and raises guidance
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba smashed the Street’s expectations for the three months ending March 31, beating on top- and bottom-lines as well as showing a strong underlying business. The company’s results will be a welcome piece of news for those ... -
Farfetch stock bounces on mixed results
Online fashion platform Farfetch saw its share price rocket up then back down again sharply as it released results this week. The reason for that spike was the mixed nature of the results in question. No one expected it to be a profitable quarter for the stock, but ... -
GoDaddy goes to war against fake supplements online
If you’ve ever read the contents of your spam email folder, you will probably be aware of the huge trade online in dodgy health supplements. The pitches are not usually sophisticated: this pill will enlarge something, that potion can make you a genius, and ... -
Compass Group sees its share price jump on back of strong first half
British catering giant Compass Group – the world’s largest caterer – has had such a good first half to the year that it now expects growth and margins “similar to 2018” according to its CEO, Dominic Blakemore. That’s great news ... -
Adobe confident despite trade war
Creative software maker Adobe remains confident of its performance this year, despite recent accelerations of the trade war between China and the US. Last week, President Trump added further tariffs on Chinese goods after talks broke down. Despite his threats not to ... -
Alphabet looks to consolidate lead in online advertising
There are really only three big names in online advertising: Google, Facebook, and Amazon. The first of those is undoubtedly the industry’s dominant force – and it plans to stay on top. This week, Alphabet’s Google looked to consolidate its lead on ... -
Want to drive a real James Bond supercar? You’re in luck…
British luxury car maker Aston Martin Lagonda, best known (in popular media, at least) as the provider of choice for fictional British superspy James Bond, is bringing a unique vehicle to market. The company has announced that it is re-creating the iconic DB5 ... -
Farfetch embraces pre-loved designer handbags
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch is launching an online pilot to support its sustainability strategy: the name of the game is used designer handbags, and Farfetch hopes to contribute to a circular fashion economy by buying and selling them online. The company says ... -
Big Pharma turns its attention to China
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and its peers are setting their sights on China. The world’s major drug makers (along with GSK, only three other companies really fit the bill: Merck, Pfizer, and Sanofi Pasteur) are looking for lucrative new markets, and China has ... -
Mixed results cause a drop, then a rise, in Take-Two’s share price
Take-Two Interactive, developers and publishers of market-leading video game franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption reported a mixed bag of earnings this week that sent its share price down sharply. Then up sharply. Why the indecision? Well, the ... -
Amazon deepens multichannel offering with click-and-collect counters in UK and Italian retail stores
Amazon is evolving its online retail platform further into the offline world, driving its way deeper into the high street and trying to take ownership of new, multichannel, shopping models. The ecommerce giant announced this week that it’s installing ... -
Constellation Brands is winning in beer – and it’s positioned to win some more
Guess what, the beer industry is kind of in decline nowadays. But one company, at least, is bucking that trend: Constellation Brands’ beer portfolio (which is dominated by the Corona and Modelo families of beer) has delivered an incredible 36 consecutive ... -
Clegg responds to breakup calls from Facebook co-founder
In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, one of Facebook’s co-founders referred to the company as a monopoly and claimed Mark Zuckerberg has “too much power” over it. Now, you may be scratching your head at the mention of a Facebook co-founder ... -
Givaudan offers advice to smaller prospective partners
Do you want to work with scent and flavour giant Givaudan, the company behind many of the tastes and aromas we take for granted in everyday life? If so, then Alex Bastos, the company’s global director of innovation, has some advice for you. Speaking at the ...
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eSports update: young people now spend more time watching others play video games than they do watching professional sport
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For electric vehicle makers, China dominates
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India wants to implement cashless infrastructure by 2021
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For spirits in western Europe, the strategy’s clear: premiumisation and innovation
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Novartis wants to shake up US drug pricing system before releasing new gene therapy
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Shopify debuts new retail hardware – owns multichannel retailing
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Richemont sales go sky high thanks to online platforms
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Givaudan acquires Golden Frog, Vietnamese flavour company
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As cashless, online, and mobile expand, ATMs begin to contract
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Adidas joins footwear companies in open letter condemning Trump tariffs
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Facebook’s making great strides with robots – here’s why that matters
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Day time drinking has convinced LVMH to make a rose acquisition
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Amazon buys stake in Deliveroo, sights set on lucrative food delivery market
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In China, even motor races are evolving towards driverless cars
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Baidu posts first loss since going public as China slowdown hits business
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Charles River acquires Resero Analytics
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Alibaba smashes Street’s expectations, defies China slowdown, and raises guidance
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Farfetch stock bounces on mixed results
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GoDaddy goes to war against fake supplements online
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Compass Group sees its share price jump on back of strong first half
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Adobe confident despite trade war
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Alphabet looks to consolidate lead in online advertising
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Want to drive a real James Bond supercar? You’re in luck…
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Farfetch embraces pre-loved designer handbags
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Big Pharma turns its attention to China
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Mixed results cause a drop, then a rise, in Take-Two’s share price
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Amazon deepens multichannel offering with click-and-collect counters in UK and Italian retail stores
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Constellation Brands is winning in beer – and it’s positioned to win some more
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Clegg responds to breakup calls from Facebook co-founder
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Givaudan offers advice to smaller prospective partners
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Alibaba looks to international markets for growth
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EssilorLuxottica solves leadership dispute – peace breaks out between France and Italy
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JD.com crushes the Street’s predictions for first quarter
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Amazon announces major move towards automation at its US warehouses
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Rihanna & LVMH: it’s official, and it’s coming soon
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Marriott beats on earnings, but weak guidance holds share price back
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As tinder numbers rise, so does Match’s share price
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Spotify is listening, with interactive ads
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Facebook will work out of London to drive global WhatsApp mobile payments
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Booking Holdings: mixed results, but strong fundamentals send the share price up
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Adidas profit soars, share price hits new high as a result
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Ferrari’s latest quarterly figures beat the Street, share price races out ahead
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Live Nation sees highest-ever adjusted operating income in strong first quarter
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Charles River beats the Street on top- and bottom-lines
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Market Timing: Waiting for Godot
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Under Armour beats profit expectations, shares continue to climb
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Global Payments beats on the bottom line, driven by growth in “largest target markets”
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Aptiv beats on earnings and revenue despite “challenging” environment
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IQVIA Holdings beats the Street on top- and bottom-lines
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Idexx Laboratories continues to outperform with earnings, revenue beat
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Tetra Tech reports best ever quarterly results
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Bright Horizons beats the Street on earnings in first quarter of 2019
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Estee Lauder sees strong quarter in China, lifts guidance… AGAIN!
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AerCap beats the Street, share price heads for the skies
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Facebook starts shifting its strategic focus onto groups, updates mobile app
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Royal Caribbean smashes expectations, sees plain sailing ahead
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Investment Outlook for May 2019
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Spotify beats the Street, hits paid user landmark
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Alphabet beats the Street, but investors punish the stock for slower ad growth
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Mastercard beats the Street on earnings and reiterates guidance
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BYD reports 632% increase in profit for first quarter!
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Booking Holdings is beating Airbnb in home stays
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Pernod Ricard sees consistent growth driven by Asia in third quarter
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Just Eat sees revenue rise 21% - but UK market is a weak spot
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Hermes results reiterate what we already know: for high-end luxury, China is holding up just fine
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Tech is outperforming every other sector this year, adding $1 trillion in four months
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Under Armour adds infrared tech to training gear
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PayPal goes shopping for a half-billion-dollar stake in Uber
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Treasury Wine Estates knows what millennials want from their wine: less alcohol!
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Amazon crushes the Street’s expectations, becomes far more profitable
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As upstart-rival Luckin’s IPO looms, Starbucks looks strong
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Novartis shares soar on strong profit outlook for 2019
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Facebook jumps on strong first quarter, strength in advertising
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PayPal beats the Street on earnings, reveals Venmo numbers – shares rise
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Domino’s beats the Street on earnings
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Visa beats estimates on revenue and earnings
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Buffett: newspapers are “toast”
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There’s a new virtual personal assistant on the way…
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Spotify becomes first ever music streaming app to be installed on more than 500 million Android devices
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Netflix gets three Beyonce projects for $60 million
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China sets out new rules for approval in world’s biggest video game market
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Pernod Ricard to buy Italian gin brand Malfy
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Visa prioritises digital products with Visa Next
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Aptiv makes its move into China
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Netflix beats the Street, says market is big enough to accommodate competitors
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Adidas doubles down on environmental efforts with “The Loop” recyclable footwear
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Givaudan sees a strong first quarter thanks to recent acquisitions
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JD.com pledges reorganisation and more hires to get growth back on track
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French luxury magnates step in to help with Notre Dame disaster
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Aston Martin’s first (and only) electric vehicle has just dropped!
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Just Eat gobbles up software firm Practi
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The world’s speeding towards electrification and digital… but a lot of carmakers can’t keep up
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Moncler’s Remo Ruffini talks strategy
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Amazon’s Twitch takes what could be a revolutionary first step
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Match has big plans for Asia in 2019
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Facebook continues to address weaknesses with new efforts to block fake news
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Richemont’s Baume is perfectly positioned to catch millennial attention
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GoDaddy’s new acquisition will drive cross-marketplace functionality
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Game of Thrones fever has even hit Spotify
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LVMH kicks off luxury reporting with strong results, share price hits all-time high
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Jeff Bezos uses shareholder letter to respond to calls for break-up: Amazon is good for competition!
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Netflix continues to eye Hollywood awards with new magazine
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Alphabet might be the biggest winner from the Uber IPO
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Survey of Netflix users’ favourite shows demonstrates the power of its original content
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Alphabet takes to the skies in Australia
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Treasury Wine Estates continues its successful pivot towards millennials
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Tetra Tech adds new capabilities with eGlobalTech acquisition
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Is Amazon poised to rise another 30% this year?
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Adidas partners with Beyonce to revive Ivy Park
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Facebook confident before Indian national elections
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Some good news for the environment: BYD launches world’s longest electric bus
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Pernod Ricard sets out sustainability goals to 2030
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Xylem’s Watermark is solving water in 2019… here’s how
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LinkedIn names Alibaba as China’s best employer
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GlaxoSmithKline’s AI drug development partnership just bore fruit
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Aston Martin says politicians should slow down (then speed up) when it comes to self-driving
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PayPal takes a stand against academic fraud
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Investors can relax: Jeff Bezos has retained control of Amazon
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Kering completes its transformation into a pure-play luxury company by selling Volcom
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Alibaba continues to make powerful in-roads in luxury with Kering’s Alexander McQueen
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Is Global Payments the next big acquisition target in the payment processing world?
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Constellation Brands update: sale of wine brands confirmed to E. & J. Gallo
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Givaudan debuts AI tool for perfumers
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Academy warned over Netflix Oscars bid: play fair, or it’s an antitrust issue
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Musk to hackers: thanks for finding the bugs
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Starbucks offers to pay staff’s university tuition fees
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Marriott plans India expansion – 50 more hotels over 4 years
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Is Spotify planning to create a new ad market with podcasting?
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Google sees yet more collaboration with Chinese tech companies
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Inditex partners with MIT to promote sustainability research
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Fancy a pizza on the go? Domino’s got your back
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Is Amazon readying itself to become king of click-and-collect?
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Alibaba leads the charge when it comes to hotels of the future
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EU races towards electric vehicle adoption with new CO2 limits for cars
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Is another Aston Martin hypercar on its way?
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Investment Outlook for April 2019
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Facebook calls for global internet regulation
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Treasury Wine Estates to double down on “insights”
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Google and Huawei show that China and the US can still collaborate when it matters
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Has the game console finally been killed off?
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Moncler prepares to double down on hugely successful Genius concept with new collection
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Google goes anti-anti-gay
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Pernod Ricard capitalises on premium spirits’ drinkability with classy new vodka bottle
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Facebook moves to ban white nationalism and white separatism
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Novartis announces new multiple sclerosis drug, and promises to undercut… itself?
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Under Armour enters India
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Lazada borrows form the Alibaba playbook as it moves to offer businesses more financial services
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Adobe doubles down on AI in update to Cloud Platform
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Pernod Ricard unleashes major new campaign championing “conviviality”
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LVMH gets into… blockchain?
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CTS Eventim leaves Europe with new Israeli centre
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Shopify shows that it’s about more than just digital
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Global wine market to grow “by 37.8 million cases” to 2022 – premium is stronger
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JD.com has big plans for the future: smart cities are on the way!
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Kering gets a facelift with beautiful new website
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With podcasts, Spotify wants to create the audio Netflix
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Can Booking Holdings stay in the number one spot for travel tech?
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Starbucks biggest Chinese competitor may turn out to be a major asset in its expansion
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Live Nation partners with Questlove and Impossible Foods to bring consumers Meatless Cheesesteaks
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Prepare for the ad wars: Amazon is coming!
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Facebook moves to eliminate discriminatory ads
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Hermes sees “very good sales and performance” in 2018
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Polypipe logs record result despite headwinds
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Can PayPal give Instagram the edge in contextual commerce?
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Want a cleaner, greener, world? China’s electric buses might be the answer
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Disney and 21st Century Fox finally merge, and Netflix’s share price trends… up?
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Estee Lauder embraces tech innovation for beauty
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We’ve got Netflix and Spotify… when is gaming going to get a first-rate streaming platform?
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Inditex sales hit all-time high in fourth quarter
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Starbucks supercharging loyalty scheme to fend off competition
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Marriott outlines bold growth plans for next three years
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Viasat and Facebook team up to bring the internet to rural Mexico
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Live Nation and Uber – a match made in heaven?
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Netflix announces its latest interactive story – You vs. Wild
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Reports emerge that Constellation Brands may be close to selling some of its wine brands
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Spotify & Apple engage in war of words over legal battle
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Just Eat sees 43% revenue rise in 2018, commits to expansion
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Mr. Bond’s new ride comes in green
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GoDaddy is now “officially” in South Africa
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Adidas beats the Street, sees ecommerce as “future for a lot of markets”
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Adobe surprises investors, beats on earnings
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Farfetch to merge its Chinese operation with JD.com
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Baidu sees first executive retirement, vows to appoint millennials to top team
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Spotify launches anti-trust attack against Apple
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Facebook doesn’t have a great track-record on privacy – but that might change sooner than you think
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What’s next for Starbucks? Dark social
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Pernod Ricard is looking to sell wine assets… or is it?
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eSports might not be in the next Olympics… but does it need to be?
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How Hermes stays ahead of the pack in China
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Netflix confirms decision to focus on more “interactive storytelling” projects
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Cognizant announces Meritsoft acquisition
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Facebook is doing more than talking tough – moves to sue “data grabbing” quizzes
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Estée Lauder announces Environmental, Social and Governance goals for 2025
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Visa teams up with PayActiv to bring earlier pay to workers
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EssilorLuxottica sees “solid” growth in 2018
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Spotify India, a one-week update: one million subscribers!
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Amazon moves forward with brick-and-mortar, closing 87 pop-ups in April
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Farfetch embraces bespoke curation with Communities
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Compass Group puts women front and centre in new HR program
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Happy Women’s Day! Here’s what PayPal thinks about gender and pay balance
