DUBLIN, Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Precision Agriculture (Farming) Market: Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2020-2024)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
(RTTNews) – Sweden’s retail sales grew the most in eight months in October, and the trade balance swung to a surplus, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday. Retail sales rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October, following a 2.7 percent increase in September. The latest growth in sales was the highest since February, when it was 4.7 percent. Retail sales in durables gained 0.9 percent in October and those of consumables, excluding sales at the state-owned chain of liquor stores increased 0.1 percent. On a monthly basis, retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in October. Economists had expected a 0.1 percent rise. The trade balance registered a surplus of SEK 4.7 billion in October versus a deficit of SEK 3.9 billion in the same month last year. In June, the trade surplus was SEK 3.5 billion. Exports fell 6.0 percent annually in October and imports decreased 12.0 percent. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the trade surplus decreased to SEK 4.9 billion in October, compared with a surplus of SEK 4.7 billion in the previous month.
(RTTNews) – ViacomCBS Inc. (VIAC, VIACA) is nearing a deal to sell its book publishing business Simon & Schuster to German media giant Bertelsmann AG, which owns Penguin Random House, in more than $2 billion deal, according to The Financial Times. A deal could be announced as soon as this week. As per reports, News Corp.’s HarperCollins and French media company Vivendi SA are also in the race to buy Simon & Schuster. Bertelsmann earlier has stated its plans for Penguin Random House unit to grow organically and through M&A. If succeeding, the acquisition of Simon & Schuster is expected to make Bertelsmann the world’s biggest book publisher.
Andreessen Horowitz general partner Marc Andreessen, who cofounded the legendary firm in 2009. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunchAndreessen Horowitz just closed two enormous new funds. One of them is its largest ever, a $3.2 million growth fund. The other is a $1.3 billion early-stage fund. The new funds helped make 2020 the biggest year yet for US venture fundraising, putting the total number at a record $69.1 billion. Seven of Andreessen Horowitz’s portfolio companies have gone or are going public this year, including Airbnb, Instacart, and Robinhood. The firm now manages a total of $16.5 billion in assets. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has closed two new mega funds totalling $4.5 billion, bringing its total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion, it announced in a blog post Friday. Those new funds helped make 2020 the biggest year yet for venture fundraising in the US, putting the total raised at a record $69.1 billion in spite of a global pandemic and economic slowdown, per Pitchbook data. The new funds include a $1.3 billion early-stage fund (Fund VII) focused on consumer, enterprise, and fintech, and a second, $3.2 billion growth fund (Growth II)
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ortery Technologies, Inc. stated that as “no contact shopping” becomes the new norm, spiking online sales are accelerating the eCommerce industry to adopt Ortery's product photography automation technologies to…
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For the 5th time, Energy Inspectors Corporation has won all 3 major US Environmental Protection Agency Awards addressing environmental sustainability, for its work in energy efficiency, water management and conservation, and promoting indoor air quality in Construction with national home builder clients. A leading company in the field of environmental sustainability in Construction, Energy Inspectors Corporation is a National Energy Star® Partner of the Year, a National WaterSense® Provider of the Year, and a National Indoor airPLUS® Leader of the Year, all in 2020. All together Energy Inspectors Corporation has been awarded 27 EPA Awards in 14 years, including: 14 Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards6 WaterSense Provider Partner of the Year Awards7 Indoor airPLUS Leader of the Year Awards “The 20,000 Energy Star Homes we certified in 2019 were equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 28,000 Metric Tons. In terms everyone can understand, that’s equal to growing over 475,000 new trees for 10 years or taking over 6,000 cars off the road annually,” said Greg Cobb Energy Inspectors Corporation President. “We are very grateful for the confidence shown in us by our environmentally conscious builder family of clients, without
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – A federal judge on Tuesday (Oct 27) rejected a US government request to drop Mr Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan refused to let the government substitute itself for Mr Trump as a defendant in former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit. Judge Kaplan’s decision is a defeat for Mr Trump, because dropping him as a defendant would have shielded him from liability and likely doomed Ms Carroll’s defamation claim.
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There is no single operating manual that airlines are using to fly through the pandemic. Where foresight fails to yield results, though, cash could lend a hand. The big four U.S. carriers together lost about $11 billion in the third quarter, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases delayed the recovery in air travel. They have […]
The Netflix logo is displayed on a wall at the company’s Japan office in Tokyo.
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LONDON – As the coronavirus forces some companies to scale back on their physical offices, Netflix is planning to triple the amount of office space it has in London and move into a new U.K. headquarters, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation.
The California streaming giant is reportedly planning to move to a new 87,000-square-foot building in London’s West End. The property, situated on Berners Street, was occupied by outsourcing firm Capita until recently, but Netflix is said to be taking over the lease.
Netflix did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Netflix, which has almost 300 staff in Britain, currently rents about 30,000 square foot across two nearby buildings. It will reportedly keep renting one of these and have around 100,000 square foot of office space in London in total after the changes.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to the U.K., we are excited to expand our operations in London,” a Netflix spokesperson told Bloomberg.
While some companies have embraced remote working, Netflix Co-Chief Executive Reed Hastings isn’t a fan. Last month he told The Wall Street Journal that not being able to meet people face-to-face is a “pure negative.” At the time, he said lots of companies will have staff working four days in the office and one at home.
Meanwhile, Capita is in the process of closing a third of its U.K. offices, according to the BBC.
Read the full story on Bloomberg here.
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