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JD smashes profit expectations, beats on top- and bottom-lines, share price soars
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com, the country’s second-largest online retailer, posted earnings for its second quarter this week that blew analysts’ expectations out of the water. It also signalled that its core business was in rude health despite trade ... -
Galaxy Entertainment hit by trade war, weakening China, but confident on long-term
Gaming giant Galaxy Entertainment reported earnings this week that demonstrated the impact of the US / China trade war and a weakening Chinese economy. These headwinds conspired to keep the company’s revenue down, though good luck on the part of the house ... -
Anta breaks new ethical ground – first Chinese company to join Better Cotton Initiative
Anta Sports Products, the Chinese giant that bought Amer Sports earlier this year and now owns world-famous brands like Salomon and Wilson, as well as its homegrown collections, has broken new ground by joining the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). Anta is the first ... -
Domino’s looks to better delivery to fight off rivals
Gone are the days when pizza provider Domino’s Pizza – the world’s largest chain by store number and undisputed market leader – were only competing with other pizza chains. Today, a flurry of food order and delivery services, from Grubhub to ... -
Take-Two boss says video games are primed for 25 years of growth
If you’ve been paying attention to entertainment trends over the last decade or so, you won’t have missed the rise of video gaming. For many people in their thirties and younger, video gaming is as ubiquitous as television is to their parents – ... -
Spotify now a major player in fragmented Indian music streaming scene
Global music streaming market leader Spotify had its sights set on another big market when it moved into India. That was only six months ago, but the company’s bid for future growth is already showing strong signs of success. This month, Spotify’s ... -
Facebook revives its news ambitions with generous licensing offers
According to research from the University of Oxford, online news sources had become more popular than their offline predecessors (print, TV, etc.) by the end of 2016. This is in the UK, but there’s no doubt it tells a global story – even if some ... -
Royal Caribbean: big data rules the seas
Successful companies are increasingly becoming data driven, using customer and industry insights to pursue competitive advantages and find new routes to innovation. The cruise line industry is no different. In a recent interview, market-leader Royal ... -
Booking Holdings beats the Street’s predictions in second quarter
Online travel giant Booking Holdings reported earnings for its second quarter last week, handily beating the Street’s predictions on the top- and bottom-lines. The company, which includes brands like Booking.com, Priceline, and Kayak in its portfolio, was ... -
Skyworks misses estimates – hurt by Huawei ban
Semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions reported earnings last week that failed to live up to analysts’ estimates after trade difficulties between the US and China hit its business. Skyworks produces a huge number of chips for the smartphone market, and ... -
Match Group smashes expectations, share price skyrockets to new all-time high
Digital dating specialists Match Group, the giant behind popular “hook-up” app Tinder as well as Match.com, PlentyOfFish, and more, reported earnings that beat the Street’s expectations this week. The financial beats were relatively modest – ... -
Estee Lauder supports women in tech with Kode with Klossy expansion
Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is expanding its partnership with brand ambassador Karlie Kloss’s non-profit Kode with Klossy. The program in question is aimed at the education and inspiration of women in tech, and plays into Estee Lauder’s strong ... -
Take-Two smashes earnings estimates and criticises Trump
Video game giant Take-Two Interactive, the company behind smash hit franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, reported earnings this week that blew analysts’ expectations out of the water. Understandably, Take-Two’s share price rocketed ... -
Marriott meets expectations on profit – but a narrow miss on revenue sends share price down
Marriott International, the world’s largest luxury hotelier, reported earnings this week that sent its share price down. But investors shouldn’t panic: the company met expectations on earnings, and only narrowly missed on revenues. Additionally, despite ... -
Tencent partners with Nintendo to bring Switch to China
China has now become the world’s largest video game market. But console-makers are yet to colonise it. The overwhelming majority of Chinese gaming takes place on smartphones, tablets, or PCs. For anyone who knows anything about gaming, that implies one thing: ... -
Treasury Wine Estates releases multi-country blend into UK market
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), the Australian wine giant behind Penfolds and other top brands, is releasing its first multi-country origin wine into the UK market. This new brand, Squealing Pig, includes six different bottles, from six different countries. Traditional ... -
Investment Outlook for August 2019
After a prolonged period of low equity market volatility, world equities registered a sudden jolt reminding investors of investment risks inherent in equities. As stated a number of times, even favourable periods for equity markets are never characterized by ... -
Givaudan continues M&A spate with purchase of “much-respected” Drom
Givaudan, the global scent and flavour giant behind many of our most familiar smells and tastes, has been on a mission to pursue growth through acquisition this year. Now, that mission is continuing with the purchase of a major Munich-based fragrance house, Drom. ... -
Ferrari beats on top- and bottom-lines… but static guidance sends share price down
Luxury supercar maker Ferrari reported earnings at the end of last week that should have seen it pull out ahead and take a big win. But in business, as in racing, what “should” have happened doesn’t always translate into reality. The company ... -
Amazon plans to sell Apple – and the FTC is watching closely
If headlines about the tech industry have had a theme over the last month or so, it is this: anti-trust authorities are watching you. The extent to which regulators are willing or able to topple tech’s biggest players is up for debate. Companies like Amazon ... -
Spotify wins big on top- and bottom-lines… but slight subscriber growth disappoints
Global music streaming market-leader Spotify reported earnings this week that beat the Street’s predictions on top- and bottom-line growth… but narrowly missed consensus estimates for subscriber growth (to be fair to the company, it was within the ... -
Mastercard beats the Street on bottom line
Cashless transaction giant Mastercard beat the Street on earnings this week, helping its share price to stay on a year-long trajectory that has it trading close to all-time highs. The company’s CEO, Ajay Banga, said that the strong June quarter was down to the ... -
Match joins a privileged group: app store avoiders
If you want to get a great app out there – maybe like Spotify, or Tinder – you’re going to want to be on an app store (or, probably, more than one). This is essential because it’s just where the action is… your customers won’t ... -
How Domino’s is looking to beat delivery services and win the pizza wars
Domino’s Pizza is the world’s largest pizza chain by sales. And it wants to go further, hitting 25,000 stores and $25 billion in sales worldwide by 2025. With traditional rivals Pizza Hut and Papa John’s looking to turn around their struggling ... -
Starbucks smashes Street’s expectations, share price jumps
Coffeehouse kingpin Starbucks, the global leader in the luxury coffee market, smashed Wall Street’s expectations in all areas last week, sending its share price up. Perhaps most importantly, the company saw success in its second-largest market, China, at a ... -
Alibaba lets American sellers onto oldest platform
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, the country’s market leader in online retail, cloud computing and more, has finally opened up its original platform, Alibaba.com, to US sellers. The move is a bold gambit to get more overseas sellers active on its sites, and ... -
Kering sees revenue rise – but investors displeased with Gucci sales slowdown
French luxury giant Kering, which counts brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent among its high-end portfolio, reported earnings last week. The earnings were strong, with “every key nationalilty” (according to the group’s chief financial officer, ... -
Cognex beat the Street – but weak guidance spooks investors
Machine vision systems, sensors, and software maker Cognex reported earnings at the beginning of this week that beat Wall Street’s expectations – but declined from the previous year. This decline is not unexpected – it is common knowledge that the ... -
Royal Caribbean reports strong second quarter
Cruise line giant Royal Caribbean reported earnings last week that should have brightened investors’ days. The company managed to beat the Street on both revenue and earnings, demonstrating that demand remained high for its core travel product. That product ... -
Visa tops expectations, weighs up Facebook’s cryptocurrency
Visa had a strong second quarter, as it revealed this month. The company topped consensus estimates on top- and bottom-lines, thanks to higher card spending and, according to CEO Al Kelly, “getting its act together” in relation to “FinTechs”. ...
Latest News
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JD smashes profit expectations, beats on top- and bottom-lines, share price soars
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Galaxy Entertainment hit by trade war, weakening China, but confident on long-term
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Anta breaks new ethical ground – first Chinese company to join Better Cotton Initiative
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Domino’s looks to better delivery to fight off rivals
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Take-Two boss says video games are primed for 25 years of growth
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Spotify now a major player in fragmented Indian music streaming scene
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Facebook revives its news ambitions with generous licensing offers
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Royal Caribbean: big data rules the seas
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Booking Holdings beats the Street’s predictions in second quarter
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Skyworks misses estimates – hurt by Huawei ban
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Match Group smashes expectations, share price skyrockets to new all-time high
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Estee Lauder supports women in tech with Kode with Klossy expansion
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Take-Two smashes earnings estimates and criticises Trump
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Marriott meets expectations on profit – but a narrow miss on revenue sends share price down
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Tencent partners with Nintendo to bring Switch to China
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Treasury Wine Estates releases multi-country blend into UK market
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Investment Outlook for August 2019
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Givaudan continues M&A spate with purchase of “much-respected” Drom
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Ferrari beats on top- and bottom-lines… but static guidance sends share price down
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Amazon plans to sell Apple – and the FTC is watching closely
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Spotify wins big on top- and bottom-lines… but slight subscriber growth disappoints
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Mastercard beats the Street on bottom line
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Match joins a privileged group: app store avoiders
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How Domino’s is looking to beat delivery services and win the pizza wars
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Starbucks smashes Street’s expectations, share price jumps
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Alibaba lets American sellers onto oldest platform
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Kering sees revenue rise – but investors displeased with Gucci sales slowdown
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Cognex beat the Street – but weak guidance spooks investors
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Royal Caribbean reports strong second quarter
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Visa tops expectations, weighs up Facebook’s cryptocurrency
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Novartis CEO: Sandoz is not for sale
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If you read this newsfeed regularly, you will already be aware of the revolution in entertainment that is esports. The term denotes a convergence of three things: video games, sporting competition, and streaming technology. In short, it’s the practise of
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Alphabet sees share price rocket after strong earnings beat
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Ecommerce titan Amazon reported mixed second-quarter earnings at the end of last week that sent its share price down. It’s hard to consider the company’s results a failure, given that all its metrics are still showing growth, but analysts and investors ha
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Expedia beats the Street on revenue, earnings
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Constellation Brands purchases stake in US rum distiller
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Fashion drives LVMH growth beyond expectations
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Facebook beats the Street despite critics
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Moncler sees double-digit growth in first half of the year
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eBay decoupling hits PayPal earnings
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Galaxy Entertainment Group looks to encourage young footballers in Japanese community soccer program
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GoDaddy partners with Better Business Bureau to create Phoenix incubator
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BYD unveils new design hub to take lead on cars of the future
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Sandro partners with Farfetch
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GlaxoSmithKline celebrates major impact on Bangladesh health care scene
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The world’s largest eyewear company pursues growth through acquisition
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PayPal looks to big international expansion for Xoom
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Snapchat renews deal with Baidu
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Cameco “pleased” with Trump’s uranium decision
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Aptiv partners with Lyft and the National Federation of the Blind to bring self-driving to low-vision riders
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Alibaba wins ticketing contract for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
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Richemont sees sales rise as Hong Kong protests dent watch growth
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Prime Day is now bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined
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Netflix beats on earnings, but shares slide on lower-than expected new customer sign-ups
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Novartis approaches record highs after strong second quarter
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Will Lindt sales be buoyed by cold weather earlier in the year?
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JD.com uses automated vans to deliver goods
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Marriott takes aim at Airbnb
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Givaudan wants to enable quicker innovation and market access for start-ups – and it’s partnering with Buhler to do it
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Xylem: digital water is “already here”
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When it comes to athleisure, running clubs are the new influencer
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The battle is on for China’s next big ecommerce market – and Alibaba is in the lead
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Mixed results send Domino’s down
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Prime Day got off to a strong start – and it’s not just big-ticket items anymore
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Facebook’s $5 billion fine actually made it money
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Stella McCartney has jumped-ship to LVMH
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Amadeus looks to ethics with strengthened Key Travel partnership
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As Stranger Things 3 breaks Netflix’s records, Nielsen confirms the show is a MASSIVE hit
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Ferrari deepens its hold on the auto industry’s wealthiest clients
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Want to go viral? Inditex has the magic
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Charles River says new innovation lab will be open in “early 2020”
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Alibaba looks to ramp up the excitement over this year’s Single’s Day
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Amazon makes huge commitment to staff training
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Adidas pledges to offer more support to minority employees
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Compass Group snaps up “boutique” operator Dine Contract Catering
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Xylem Inc. announces ambitious new sustainability goals
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Galaxy Macau revamp underway in show of confidence from owner
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Baidu’s self-driving cars have racked up more-than a million miles in 13 Chinese cities
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Spotify reorganises content for premium users
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Starbucks and Amazon partner on new football documentary
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Hermes US boss sees in-store retailing “here for a while”
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Leaks suggest Netflix boss is mandating stricter hold on purse strings
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Farfetch is all about sustainable fashion
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Constellation Brands brings wine in a can to American Football fans
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Visa: World Cup analysis shows world is going contactless
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Idexx Laboratories sees change at the top – board confident in future performance
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Viasat partners with Centre for Appropriate Technology and Indigenous Business Australia to build Real-Time Earth ground station
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Is Big Tech’s hardware a defence against anti-trust regulators?
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As water crises loom, Xylem says smart tech is the way forward
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Global Payments acquires Total System Services in huge deal for fintech
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Gucci banks on high-end jewellery for further growth
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Nike’s fiscal fourth quarter was great for revenue – but currency effects hit earnings
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Take-Two games will appear on streaming platforms – but boss thinks they’re overhyped
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Project Loon heads to Kenya for first commercial trial
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BYD makes its way into London
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Netflix to announce “blockbuster” deal with Pinewood Group
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Amazon to hire 2,000 UK staff to work on Big Tech
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It was a bold move, but Spotify puts an end to indie artists
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Self-driving cars get a safety blueprint
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For Visa and Mastercard, India is a tough market to crack – but it’s also a potential goldmine
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Royal Caribbean extends fleet, moves towards greener operations
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Pernod Ricard looks to optimise supply chain with AI and machine learning
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Amadeus IT moves closer to smart airports with ICM Airport Technics acquisition
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Constellation Brands sees success in first quarter
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Alphabet pushes to keep smart city dream alive
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GlaxoSmithKline puts focus on bringing drugs to market faster
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Kering has a new target: violence against women
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Investment Outlook for July
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Grubhub: growth of plant-based meat orders is “staggering”
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Macau casinos leverage AI and facial recognition for further growth
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BYD in talks to provide India with electric vehicles
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Facebook is number one in the Philippines
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Marriott wants to push further into travel & homesharing
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What’s Amazon’s strategy for live sports?
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Interested in a post-meat world? Givaudan’s got your back!
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Directors Guild continues the war on Netflix – but, for now, big awards shows don’t follow suit
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Instagram Explore promises to be a $1 billion advertising goldmine for Facebook
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Alibaba looks to double the number of brands it works with internationally
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LVMH makes bold inclusivity statement with support of LGBTQ rights
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Ferrari’s luxury pedigree is on proud display as icon model classified “work of art”
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Live Nation and Adobe partner on “Creative Tour”
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Good news for Novartis as judge blocks generic competitors
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JD.com’s logistics arm raises $218 million
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Facebook to launch independent oversight board to review content decisions
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Hermes moves into “bespoke” items… like fishing sets!
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Xylem: why industry can’t ignore smart water tech
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Inditex’s new growth strategy – cut stores, boost space
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Marriott puts innovation first and sees huge opportunities for growth
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Netflix: users may add other services, but they won’t cancel Netflix
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Mastercard embraces inclusivity, allows transgender and non-binary customers to use their real names on cards
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Is Grand Theft Auto 6 closer than gamers think?
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Shopify to follow Amazon’s lead with US fulfilment centres
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Estee Lauder moves to fight animal cruelty
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PayPal COO exits the company at the end of this year
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Alibaba looks to gamify ethics
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Match’s Mandy Ginsberg on the importance of innovation
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Kering CEO: more than 50% of customers for “some brands” are millennials and Gen Z
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Chinese electric vehicle specialist BYD partners with Macquerie over electric trucks in Australia
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Givaudan opens new innovation centre in Switzerland, focussing on new solutions
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Farfetch joins Facebook’s Libra initiative
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Adobe can now create algorithms that paint like the masters
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Baidu sees major growth on the way for autonomous car OS
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Cognizant makes second Irish acquisition in three months with Zenith deal
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Royal Caribbean is leading the way towards “data-driven cruising”
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As regulators mull break-up, Alphabet investors could see a 50% upside
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Amazon responds to AOC criticism, champions higher minimum wage
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Domino’s Pizza puts delivery robots on Texas streets
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Will Take-Two Interactive have another smash hit franchise on its hands with The Outer Worlds?
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Facebook’s getting into the cryptocurrency business – and it’s bringing some of the biggest names in payments with it
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GlaxoSmithKline partners with University of California to spur drug discovery
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Pernod Ricard buys majority stake in Rabbit Hole Whiskey
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Record sales demonstrate Inditex’s expansion is a great success
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Grubhub share price soars as it beats off the big boys
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Starbucks’ secret innovation lab is the key to its future
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Compass Group to buy Fazer Food Services
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Spotify is winning the war in India
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PayPal is in the market for new strategic investments
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Alibaba announces that its voice-controlled assistant will feature in Chinese cars
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Farfetch to sell on China’s JD.com platform
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Amazon will be making drone deliveries “within months”
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Live Nation begins investing in female-led companies
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Starbucks gets spooky with Chinese ghost stores
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Shopify releases State of Commerce Report to share “global insights”
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China is major market for electric cars – Beijing works to avoid a crash
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Marriott drives deeper into the experiential
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Adidas continues fight to save oceans from plastic waste
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Mastercard: “the next five to ten years will be all about the app”
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Meet Spotify’s newest stars – the Obamas!
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JD.com’s big bet for growth: 5,000 traditional retail franchisees
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Kering turns to artificial intelligence to continue growth trajectory
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GlaxoSmithKline’s asthma drug gets a boost as FDA approves “at-home” treatment
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Take-Two CEO: don’t overestimate the impact of Fortnite on the industry
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LVMH experiencing “unheard of growth rates” in China
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GoDaddy sets its sights on Indian small businesses with new internet bundle
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Amazon to spend “billions” of dollars on “thousands” of satellites
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As anti-trust attacks mount, Big Tech makes its defences plain
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Cord-cutting continues apace – and Netflix is so dominant domestically, it will have to look to international markets for growth
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Inditex gets a new CEO – but don’t worry, Pablo Isla isn’t going anywhere!
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Idexx Laboratories says millennials will continue to drive pet-care craze through the roof
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GlaxoSmithKline adds its voice to calls for new ways to price drugs
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Facebook continues integration with Instagram as it appoints second-in-command
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Ferrari has embraced electrification – and now, we have the proof
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Anta Sports hits back at short-sellers, as Lululemon founder takes a stake
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Alphabet comes under US antitrust scrutiny… but it has a well-written playbook to draw from
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Galaxy Entertainment Group: Ted Chan talks Japan
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Spotify moves to embrace social listening
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Xylem announces dry-pit pump testing centre in Sweden
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Investment Outlook for June 2019
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Kering to ban fashion houses from using “underage” models
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Mastercard partners with Samsung on ID verification
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Domino’s brings artificial intelligence quality scans to the pizza world
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Amazon’s next miracle device? Something that can read your emotions!
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PayPal looks forward to a future without eBay
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Baidu partners with CITIC and looks for $1 billion to build an online bank
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Moncler’s new strategy continues to pay off – sales rose 14% in the first quarter
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Facebook’s new algorithm brings “worthwhile” and “close friend” content to more news feeds
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Mastercard inks deal with Lyft giving workers immediate access to funds
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Live Nation’s Rapino named most impactful executive in music by Pollstar
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Spotify finally makes a tentative move into hardware with car smart assistant
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Galaxy Entertainment Group: how can Japan be competitive in Asian gaming and leisure market? Focus on quality, not price
