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Amazon’s latest toe-dip into the brick-and-mortar pool: Landmark Theatres?
Ecommerce giant Amazon has made no secret about its desire to branch out and add to its empire. Some of that branching out has already taken place in the physical world of brick-and-mortar retail (Whole Foods, for example – the health-focused grocery chain it ... -
Domino’s Pizza uses hotspots to “fortress” against unnecessary innovation
Domino’s Pizza, the world’s leading pizza delivery service and a stalwart champion of the fast-food industry, is often regarded as an exemplary innovator. But new CEO Richard Allison recently said something that many people might find surprising: ... -
Forget privatization, the big Tesla news might be its production capacity
The media is awash with Tesla stories at present, as an ongoing narrative about the company’s possible privatization plays out over Twitter and the finance pages. Details drip in: Musk is speaking to the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund and Goldman Sachs. Some ... -
IDEXX announces major expansion of rapid overnight service
This week, IDEXX laboratories, the leading force globally in the provision of veterinary diagnostics and software, announced that it was making a “significant” expansion to its rapid overnight service (IDEXX-Direct), which caters to thousands of rural ... -
Netflix pays more up-front for TV shows to become king of content
Streaming video on demand (SVOD) kingpin Netflix is desperate to get its hands on the best content out there. To accomplish that goal, it’s testing a different model when it comes to paying TV shows. The company is offering far more money up front than ... -
Netflix pays more up-front for TV shows to become king of content
Streaming video on demand (SVOD) kingpin Netflix is desperate to get its hands on the best content out there. To accomplish that goal, it’s testing a different model when it comes to paying TV shows. The company is offering far more money up front than ... -
Amazon chases YouTube with Twitch – but could it ever catch up?
Ecommerce titan Amazon has a surefire thing in Twitch, a dedicated video game-streaming platform. Gaming enthusiasts from all over the world have flocked to the service… but Amazon wants more. Specifically, it wants more diversity – and it’s ... -
LVMH digital chief: online is good for luxury
Ian Rogers, LVMH’s digital chief, has some strong opinions. Here are just a few: China is the “new” Silicon Valley, and will lead Big Tech in tomorrow’s world. The luxury sector was right to not become “early adopters” when it ... -
Treasury Wine Estates fights patent holder for “wine in a can”
Canned wine is becoming a big thing in Australia. Treasury Wine Estates, understandably, is capitalising on that trend – but it has an adversary. Barokes Wines, a much smaller company that holds the patent for canned wine, threatened to sue. Is Treasury Wine ... -
Tesla’s privatization: new details emerge
Will electric car company Tesla really go private? If it does, at CEO Elon Musk’s postulated $420 per share, it will be the world’s largest-ever leveraged buyout. At the beginning of the week, we reported on Musk’s announcements (here) – by ... -
YouTube puts its money where its mouth is regarding revenue diversification
The world’s most popular video hosting site, Alphabet-owned YouTube, is willing to spend big bucks in exchange for a more diversified revenue stream – both for itself, and for the talent that drives it. The company, which is widely considered to be one ... -
Amazon closes on Apple, wants entry into the $1 trillion club
Ecommerce titan Amazon, a dominant force in numerous areas (think video streaming, online retail, and cloud computing… and that’s just for starters), is worth around $940 billion. That’s an all-time high for the company. So far this year, ... -
Polypipe shares surge on back of “resilient” first half
Polypipe, a manufacturer of plastic piping and ventilation systems for the residential, commercial, civil, and infrastructure sectors, posted its first half results for the year this week. Those results clearly demonstrate an underlying business that the group ... -
Cruise line operators make a big play for millennial travellers
Royal Caribbean and its peers are pulling out all the stops to appeal to millennial consumers. This cohort, which has risen to prominence in the last few years as all of its members are now working age, might best be summed up as “all adults under 40”. ... -
Adidas beats the Street, more profitable than expected
German athleisure giant Adidas reported earnings last week that beat the Street, and demonstrated that CEO Kasper Rorsted (who took over in 2016) is succeeding in his quest to make the company more profitable. The company shrugged off worries over trade wars to ... -
Galaxy Entertainment Group delivers record quarterly earnings
Galaxy Entertainment Group, a major casino operator in Macau, reported second quarter earnings last week that painted a positive picture of its underlying business in what is, traditionally, a slow quarter. That “slowness” was exacerbated by the World ... -
Booking Holdings’ solid second quarter brought low by cautious guidance
Booking Holdings, the travel giant formerly known as Priceline, reported solid second quarter earnings last week. However, a more cautious than expected guidance sent the share price down over the week. However, investors should note that the company beat its own ... -
Dominion Global Trends Ecommerce Fund Outlook
2018 has been a year of market volatility often driven by macro concerns such the escalation of the US-China trade dispute and headline-driven sector pullbacks, such as the short-term panic in the technology sector after the (very) negative Facebook earnings (in ... -
Musk stirs up the market with talks of taking Tesla private
What a week for Tesla. Fresh off controversy over production targets, profitability and more, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was considering taking Tesla private at $420 a share - something he claims he already has backing for. But does he? Analysts are split ... -
Match Group share price soars on Tinder strength, increased guidance
Match Group, the company behind popular online dating platforms like Match.com, PlentyOfFish, and Tinder, reported earnings last week that sent its share price through the roof. The company has a habit of impressing investors, and this quarter was no different, ... -
Zalando sees strong quarter, but share price hit by lukewarm guidance
Online fashion retailer Zalando reported strong earnings for its second quarter last week, but saw its share price decline slightly on weaker than expected guidance. The company posted solid results across the board, with the exception of a slight decline in ... -
Marriott beats the Street, combined loyalty scheme could be secret weapon
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotelier and owner of numerous luxury brands in the space, reported earnings this week, demonstrating a robust business, and piquing analysts’ interest with its new, combined, loyalty scheme. The company ... -
Baidu’s Robin Li: Google can come back, but it will have a fight on its hands!
Chinese internet giant Baidu has a fight on its hands: Google, the undisputed global king of the search engines, wants to come back to China. This week, China said fine – provided Google plays by the rules. We covered Google’s announcement at the end of ... -
Bright Horizons sees double-digit growth in second quarter
At the beginning of August, Bright Horizons Family Solutions posted quarterly earnings that should certainly “brighten up” investors’ moods. The company, which describes itself as “a leading provider of high-quality child care, early ... -
Global parcel delivery service FedEx is making in-roads into environmentalism. At the beginning of the month, its Chinese subsidiary – FedEx Express – announced that it has deployed 48 purely electric vehicles across 13 cities in China. China is already ... -
PayPal CEO’s fighting philosophy steers the company
Here’s something you might not know about online payment giant PayPal’s CEO, Dan Schulman: he could probably beat you up. Professionally, the Silicon Valley super-CEO is known for his deal-making savvy and innovative approach to business. But in his ... -
Les Journées Particulières 2018 will open LVMH’s doors to Chinese consumers
Luxury conglomerate LVMH regularly opens its doors to give consumers a taste of the culture and artistry behind them. This event, Les Journées Particulières (LJP), is a standout in the luxury calendar: some of the biggest names in the world, like Louis ... -
Chinese entrepreneurs fly to the top on BAT wings
A line from forgettable 90s’ superhero flick Batman Forever just became relevant to Chinese startups: “Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s afraid of the big bad BAT.” Uttered by the villainous Riddler (ably played by Jim Carrey) the quote ... -
Xylem gets an unexpected global partner: Manchester City
Global water technology Xylem Inc. has just announced an unexpected new partnership aimed at publicising “pressing global water challenges and solutions”: Manchester City Football Club. The partnership, which has been described as “global” ... -
Activision Blizzard beats the Street, doubles down on eSports
Last Thursday, video game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard posted solid second quarter earnings for 2018 that demonstrated robust demand for its existing titles and the forward momentum of its eSports properties. This last area is one which investors are, ...
Latest News
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Amazon’s latest toe-dip into the brick-and-mortar pool: Landmark Theatres?
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Domino’s Pizza uses hotspots to “fortress” against unnecessary innovation
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Forget privatization, the big Tesla news might be its production capacity
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IDEXX announces major expansion of rapid overnight service
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Netflix pays more up-front for TV shows to become king of content
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Netflix pays more up-front for TV shows to become king of content
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Amazon chases YouTube with Twitch – but could it ever catch up?
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LVMH digital chief: online is good for luxury
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Treasury Wine Estates fights patent holder for “wine in a can”
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Tesla’s privatization: new details emerge
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YouTube puts its money where its mouth is regarding revenue diversification
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Amazon closes on Apple, wants entry into the $1 trillion club
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Polypipe shares surge on back of “resilient” first half
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Cruise line operators make a big play for millennial travellers
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Adidas beats the Street, more profitable than expected
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Galaxy Entertainment Group delivers record quarterly earnings
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Booking Holdings’ solid second quarter brought low by cautious guidance
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Dominion Global Trends Ecommerce Fund Outlook
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Musk stirs up the market with talks of taking Tesla private
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Match Group share price soars on Tinder strength, increased guidance
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Zalando sees strong quarter, but share price hit by lukewarm guidance
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Marriott beats the Street, combined loyalty scheme could be secret weapon
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Baidu’s Robin Li: Google can come back, but it will have a fight on its hands!
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Bright Horizons sees double-digit growth in second quarter
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FedEx goes green in China
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PayPal CEO’s fighting philosophy steers the company
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Les Journées Particulières 2018 will open LVMH’s doors to Chinese consumers
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Chinese entrepreneurs fly to the top on BAT wings
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Xylem gets an unexpected global partner: Manchester City
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Activision Blizzard beats the Street, doubles down on eSports
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Estee Lauder’s focus on ethnic consumers has paid off in the UK
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Mastercard considers a fingerprint bank card in the UK
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Eurofins Scientific pushes into materials and engineering science with Nanolab Technologies acquisition
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Take-Two share price rockets thanks to Grand Theft Auto Online
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Amazon boss makes joke – stirs speculation
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GoDaddy beats the Street on earnings and revenue
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Spotify joins the anti-Alex Jones club
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Economic Outlook for August
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IDEXX posts double digit organic growth in second quarter
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Tetra Tech beats the street in third quarter, share price surges
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Global Payments announces strong results and an acquisition
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Baidu beats the Street thanks to ad sales growth – but is a new challenger on the way?
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Better production and a more humble Elon Musk makes Tesla look like a real car company
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Google is working on a censored Chinese search app
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Ferrari shares drop as CEO praises “aspirational” 2022 goals
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Aptiv flies past analysts’ expectations to deliver strong results and optimistic outlook
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Just Eat’s share price slumps despite revenue beat and raised guidance
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Hexagon share price hits an all-time high thanks to marine unit recovery
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Cognex reports solid results thanks to Chinese car companies
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Global Trends Ecommerce Fund: Fourth Year Anniversary
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Live Nation sees sales jump against toughest-ever comparable quarter
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Xylem Inc. sees share price surge on the back of excellent second quarter
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Aercap Holdings reports strong second quarter
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Electronic Arts posts strong results, but weaker than expected guidance
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GlaxoSmithKline partners with 23andMe to spur drug innovation
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Samsonite brushes off short-seller attack in just 2 months
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Want to know how good product launches work in the social media age? Turn to Dior
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Amazon beats the Street on earnings: investors enthralled by cloud computing, advertising
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Kering growth fuelled by Gucci and China
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Spotify hits all-time high on back of latest earnings
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Visa and Mastercard wow investors with quarterly earnings
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Grubhub share price surges on back of incredible second quarter
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The market’s strange reaction to A. O. Smith
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Moncler beats the Street… and itself!
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Compass Group’s “new” CEO delivers solid set of results
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LVMH results put paid to worries over China trade war
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Tencent is making a huge play for eSports in what might be its biggest market
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U.S. is falling back in love with Swiss watches
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Alphabet shares soar on second-quarter beat
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Treasury Wine Estates is benefitting from strong Chinese demand
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Investors count down days to merger, as Luxottica sales increase
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Lindt finally sees success in North America
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Ferrari loses ground on shock boss resignation
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Remy has strong first quarter as cognac outperforms in China
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Skyworks beats the Street, ups dividend
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Alibaba takes an interest in facial recognition company Megvii
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Domino’s misses expectations – still an outperformer
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Zara launches recycled garments initiative in China
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Assa Abloy sees “solid underlying performance” in second quarter
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Givaudan sees mixed results for first half of 2018
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Google fined $5 billion – not that bothered
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Amazon suffers Prime Day wobble – but makes up for it with soaring sales
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Marriott moves to ditch plastic straws
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Aptiv extends connectivity excellence with Winchester Interconnect acquisition
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After one-day wobble, Netflix climbs again
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Neogen Corp. beats the Street in fourth quarter
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Adidas aims to go 100% recycled by 2024
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Booking Holdings pumps half a billion into Didi Chuxing
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Match Group: Facebook should stick to data, not daters
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Just before Prime Day, Jeff Bezos became the richest man in modern history
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Trump talked tough on drugs – but has he delivered?
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Ctrip’s Skyscanner purchase is paying off – and CEO says there’s more to come
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Netflix’s share price plunges as “slow” growth weighs it down
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Tesla’s surprise – Russian orders soar
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JD Finance and Ant Financial go head-to-head
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Richemont gears up for the 21st Century
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Can Netflix pass its subscriber growth test later today?
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PayPal knows what Millennials want – SPEED and CONVENIENCE!
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LVMH embraces Chinese pure-play luxury e-tailer Secoo
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GlaxoSmithKline sells psoriasis drug to Dermavant
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Tinder Gold is a gold mine for Match group
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Activision Blizzard takes eSports into prime time territory!
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According to FedEx “global is the new local”
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World Cup winner announced early: Adidas
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Trade war sends Tesla to China
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Google and Shopify double down to increase Ecommerce
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Xylem Inc. helps pump water from Thai caves, helps to save captive soccer team
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Electronic Arts acquires Industrial Toys
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Anyone planning to buy groceries on Amazon’s Prime Day?
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India is the next big travel market
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Netflix increases 2018 content budget to $13 billion
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Just Eat adds another big name to its roster
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Amazon might disrupt healthcare quicker than you think
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Luxottica acquires Barberini, still waiting on confirmation from Chinese regulators
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Tencent plans online music business spin off
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PayPal’s spending has only just begun
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Take-Two Interactive aren’t making any assumptions about Red Dead Redemption 2
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The next big player in pet health… Mars?
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Netflix is testing a higher price point “Ultra” subscription plan
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Amadeus’ tech makes its way to Pristina Airport
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Richemont will “transform watch economy” with Ecommerce
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Baidu’s new AI chip does… everything?
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PVH Corp. embracing “circularity” to create more sustainable fashion world
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Givaudan looks to capitalise on ‘natural appeal’
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Domino’s Pizza gets a new CEO – but analysts aren’t worried
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PayPal calls off iZettle IPO with $2.2 billion acquisition
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Spotify offers “lite” app, drills down on data usage
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Treasury Wine Estates personalising Penfold brand in America and China
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Economic Outlook for July
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Is Netflix on the cusp of another quarterly outperformance?
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Ferrari Classiche is a clear indication of the brand’s premium
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Xylem Inc.’s Sensus to invest $4 million in North Carolina
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Tesla: Elon Musk has done it
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Nike picks up pace in fourth quarter – the king is back
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Alibaba is more than a “Chinese Amazon” – it’s a gateway to the world’s biggest Ecommerce market
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Alphabet invests in electric scooter trend through Lime
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Catering to Man’s Best Friend is a multi-billion dollar business
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Amazon spends $1 billion on PillPack acquisition
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Elon Musk’s time is up – but how do people think he’s done?
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Live Nation acquires Red Mountain Entertainment
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Netflix thinks India is a goldmine for streaming services
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Fancy your own delivery business? Give Jeff Bezos a call
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Estée Lauder partners with University of Hong Kong to deliver postgraduate course
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Compass Group adds Michelin-starred chef as brand culinary director
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Tesla’s tent highlights the growing gulf between Musk and his critics
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Will Electronic Arts become gaming’s Netflix?
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Demand for GSK’s shingles vaccine is so high that supply can’t keep pace!
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PayPal has Square card “squarely” in its sights
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Zalando plans to double growth by 2020
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GoDaddy’s “local first” strategy is paying dividends in India
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Samsonite opens female-first omnichannel concept store
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DeepMind chief: Silicon Valley needs to take tech ethics seriously
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Jack Ma: Blockchain’s great – Bitcoin’s (probably) a bubble
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Netflix’s prediction algorithms are driving its success
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Amazon Web Services “transformational” according to CIA
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LVMH open house – now available on four continents
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Match looks to consolidate its hold on the dating world with Hinge acquisition
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Kering in talks to sell Christopher Kane his eponymous brand
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Tencent: plenty of room to grow in China, cautious over international expansion
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PayPal acquires Hyperwallet for $400 million
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Singapore makes huge pledge towards digital economy
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Marriott International plans to help you share a hotel room with Alexa
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Dot eSports discovers Activision’s plans to launch Call of Duty eSport League hiding in plain sight!
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Live Nation conducts first ever experiment to measure brain changes from live music
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Tesla suffers from sabotage, but investors needn’t worry
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LVMH sees opportunity to ramp up online jewelry sales
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Just Eat: what’s next for food deliveries? Augmented reality
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Google looks to break into healthcare with data driven predictions
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What’s on the horizon for Take Two Interactive?
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Why Idexx Laboratories is onto a good thing
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eBay offers sneakers fans a treat with first ever “community drop”
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Netflix pursues stronger ties with the video gaming world
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Google is looking to embrace Chinese Ecommerce with $550 million JD investment
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Ctrip partners with iClick to deliver customized marketing solutions
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Mastercard tech boss: Netflix is an example of innovation done right
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Amazon and Whole Foods – one year on
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Match’s latest app turns dating into a game – literally!
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Dropbox has unbelievable week, leads huge rally in new software IPOs
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Estee Lauder growth driven by online and travel retail
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Inditex is positioning itself to win in a digital future
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Elon Musk puts his money where his mouth is
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Activision Blizzard’s eSports operations might already be worth nearly $1 billion
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Givaudan acquires Expressions Parfumées
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Super wealthy individuals are spending big on the highest end of luxury
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Bye-bye net neutrality – do Netflix and Alphabet need to become ISPs?
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Compass Group CIO: understanding customer behavior with data
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Alibaba is “top tech disruptor” according to KPMG
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LVMH has the football world all tied up
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Visa sees a “payments avenue boom” to 2022
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Domino’s Pizza develops a new sideline – pothole repairs?
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Baidu moves into new territory with “interstellar blockchain game”
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Tesla: self-driving features to start arriving in August
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How Emma Walmsley’s giving GlaxoSmithKline a new lease of life
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EA at E3: industry leader to enter “battle royale” genre
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Samsonite CEO steps down – shares jump
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Kering Investor Day: it’s all about Gucci, and analysts like what they’re seeing
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J. J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is launching a gaming division – with help from global leader Tencent
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Rémy beats the street thanks to strong demand from China
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Brown Forman beats estimates on earnings and sales in fourth quarter
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NASA warn that water shortages are “key environmental challenge of the century”
