Month: August 2022
SolarEdge is willing to sacrifice margins today to capture huge demand growth in Europe, CFO says
SolarEdge shares tumbled this week after the company’s second-quarter results showed a hit to margins from factory closures, higher transport costs and currency headwinds from the weakening Euro. But SolarEdge CFO Ronen Faier said lower margins now is the price to be paid for long-term growth in a market where demand is skyrocketing. “We have […]
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The trends are pretty strong in travel with no view of weakening, says Expedia CEO
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Peter Kern, Expedia Group vice chairman and CEO, joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss insights into booking data from Expedia in July, whether airline travel disruptions will ease soon, and more. Source
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Tech industry’s critical policy issues likely tabled as Congress heads for recess
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the start of a discussion with historians on how to “establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th” on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2022. Al Drago | Pool | Reuters Congress is […]
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Space factory startup Varda secures NASA partnerships ahead of demo flight next year
Varda co-founders Varda Space Industries Early stage Varda Space Industries has signed a pair of agreements with NASA, the company announced Friday, securing access to key technologies the company will need for the first demonstration of its space factory system. Varda’s goal is to develop a new method for manufacturing materials in space, an opportunity […]
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How to connect two AirPods to one iPhone so you can watch a movie on the same device as a friend
Picture this: you’re on a plane with your family. Both of your kids want to watch the same movie on an iPhone so each has one AirPod in, and one naked ear. They’re doing it wrong. Thanks to Apple’s Audio Sharing feature, two people can listen with AirPods or Beats wireless headphones to whatever is […]
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These companies are still flexing pricing power amid strong consumer demand
If you haven’t heard a lot about pricing power this earnings season, there’s a good reason: There hasn’t been a lot of it to go around. Many of the companies that have opted to pass along higher costs to consumers in the form of price increases are seeing lower volumes. There are a number of […]
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Higher housing costs force more pet owners to surrender their dogs
Lisa Spillman can’t imagine life without her dog, an 8-year-old chihuahua mix named Rosebud. But she says her household expenses were getting tough to handle. “Everything – rent, groceries, dog food… it’s all going really high,” Spillman, 52, told CNBC. And she’s not alone. According to a new survey conducted by pet care site Rover, […]
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Unions are forming at Starbucks, Apple and Google. Here’s why workers are organizing now
For decades, union membership has been on the decline. Yet in the last few months, workers have been organizing at a pace this country hasn’t seen since the Great Depression. Amazon has captured headlines for union drives at its warehouses, including a successful effort on New York’s Staten Island. But activity is picking up elsewhere […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures fall after jobs report People walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street on July 12, 2022 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures fell Friday morning after […]
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Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7 billion
A vacuuming Roomba model robot is displayed at iRobot headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is acquiring iRobot for $61 a share, an all-cash deal that values the Roomba maker at $1.7 billion, the companies announced Friday. The deal will deepen Amazon’s presence in consumer robotics. Amazon made a […]
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