Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) – The sporting goods retailer’s shares slid 14.4% in the premarket after it issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the full year as it adjusts for what it calls challenging macroeconomic conditions. Dick’s reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter, and comparable-store sales that fell less than expected. Express (EXPR) – The apparel retailer’s shares jumped 11.8% in premarket trading after reporting quarterly results that were better than expected. Express lost an adjusted 10 cents per share, narrower than the 15-cent loss anticipated by analysts, and revenue topped forecasts as well. Express also raised its full-year outlook…
Author: Loknath Das
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said he expects shortages of the batteries and raw materials needed to make electric vehicles in the coming years, as the global automotive industry pivots to EVs to meet an expected increase in consumer demand and government regulations. Tavares said he expects a shortage of EV batteries by 2024-2025, followed by a lack of raw materials for the vehicles that will slow availability and adoption of EVs by 2027-2028. “The speed at which we are trying to move all together for the right reason, which is fixing the global warming issue, is so high that the supply…
Realme Pad Mini is the company’s latest tablet to have launched in India. This is a compact version of the Realme Pad that the company launched in India last year. Naturally, the display has a smaller size, the battery has less capacity, and the performance is also slightly lower than the vanilla counterpart. The Realme Pad Mini’s unibody design made with aluminium alloy gives it a premium look, but it is one of the cheapest Android tablets you can get on the market. The Realme Pad Mini brings a customised version of Android for tablets. It is not as heavily…
Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor has sold its Myanmar business, blaming the difficulties of operating under the military junta and dealing a blow to activists who say they relied on the only Western operator for communications. Telenor, one of the biggest foreign investors in Myanmar, sold its Myanmar operations to Lebanese investment firm M1 Group for $105 million (roughly Rs. 790 crores), announcing its retreat from a country that slid into chaos after a military coup in February. It was one of the few Western companies to bet on the South East Asian country after it emerged from military dictatorship a…
Parts of India and Pakistan experienced harsh heatwaves in early March which broke several records. “The long-running heatwave in India and Pakistan, which has caused widespread human suffering and hit global wheat supplies, was about 30 times more likely to happen because of human-caused climate change.” This is according to an attribution analysis done by World Weather Attribution (WWA) an international collaboration that analyses and communicates the possible influence of climate change on extreme weather events. March was the hottest in India since records began 122 years ago, with Pakistan also seeing record temperatures; the heatwave intensified in April. At least 90…
Something’s not right. Maybe your phone is losing its charge way too quickly. Or one day it suddenly starts turning itself off and on again. Perhaps it’s running hot, so hot it’s hard to hold. Likewise, you might see outgoing calls that you never dialed or strange spikes in your data usage. Signs like these could mean that your smartphone’s been hacked. Several signs of a potential smartphone hack can look like a technical issue, at least on the surface. Yet the fact is that these issues may be a symptom of a deeper problem, such as malware installed on your smartphone. Malware can eat up system resources or conflict with other apps and your…
Teachers have a job that is both impactful and never-ending. Those things are both good and bad. For many educators, teaching is a calling and something that they find joy in. They can make a difference in the lives of the students they teach, but they can also bring home the stress and overwhelm. I travel across the county speaking with schools both virtually and live about overcoming burnout and the cycles of stress. I see so many educators carrying the burden of their jobs. And I don’t like to use the word burden when it comes to educating those we love…
It is impossible to promote your account on Instagram without Stories effectively. If people know that Stories are necessary and help sell, promote, and increase loyalty, why does not everybody post them then? The answer may not be as easy as it seems. Most people do not feel comfortable being on the camera, talking to the camera, and recording videos. People might find excuses not to make Stories: ‘My flat is not great,’ ‘I do not know what to talk about,’ or ‘I am not eloquent.’ Our brains help us find excuses not to do what is necessary and what…
Social media marketing is a powerful way for businesses of all sizes to reach prospects and customers. People discover, learn about, follow, and shop from brands on social media, so if you’re not on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, you’re missing out! Great marketing on social media can bring remarkable success to your business, creating devoted brand advocates and even driving leads and sales. In this complete guide to social media marketing, you’re going to learn: What social media marketing is, with benefits, stats, and tips. How to build a social media marketing strategy and a plan to carry…
Creating a blog strategy is an important and large part of your overall content marketing plan. After all, your blog is the main driver of organic traffic to your site and the way you can set yourself and your brand apart from the competition by positioning yourself as a thought leader. But your blog strategy is much more complicated than coming up with a few topics and picking out keywords. A well-rounded plan will include many other digital marketing components, including SEO best practices, design and formatting elements, and social media. Social media and blog content strategies need to be aligned. If not,…