Geraint Thomas has never been one to suffer from stress, or at least display the outward signs of it. Even in a career blighted by misfortune, he has worn adversity lightly and brushed off the pressures of elite sport with his characteristic brand of dry Welsh humor. But something seems different this year at the…
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I think it’s safe to say that the pre-race favorites for the 2022 Tour de France are the Slovenian duo of Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič, plus, hovering in the background – though not by much – Jonas Vingegaard. With the latter pair both being on the same team, Jumbo-Visma, the tactical complexion is supposed…
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Consumer packaged goods companies — think PepsiCo or Nabisco — face steep challenges from the rising cost of living and distribution. As inflation continues unabated, consumers’ disposable income isn’t going as far as it used to while products are becoming more expensive to ship. The pressure is on businesses to place their bets on the…
Specialty electronics, appliances, and furniture retailer: Conn’s (NASDAQ: CONN) stock has lost (-60%) year-to-date in 2022 bear market. Inflationary pressures, supply chain disruption, and rising logistics expenses are some of the headwinds taking the steam out of the regional home products retailer. The Company enjoyed the pent-up demand pressures as stimulus money was spent on…
Some SMEs don’t want to get (or have access to) equity funding, but also want to stay away from high-interest bank loans. That’s the gap that revenue-based financing platforms like GetVantage want to fill. The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along…
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The longtime partnership of NBA star LeBron James and famous designer Jason Petrie continued to evolve and break barriers on the Nike LeBron 18 sneaker. After an injury-riddled first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, James’ second season in the City of Angels was set to be one for the record books. Throughout the first…
(This post is brought to you late, mostly unedited, straight from my personal blog. I was brought on a little late, so I need to catch everyone up. There are a few references to past adventures and posts that may require some context. You can check out my old adventures at jacktracyadventures.com, but from here…
Consumer rights groups in Europe have filed a new series of privacy complaints against Google – accusing the advertising giant of deceptive design around the account creation process which they say steers users into agreeing to extensive and invasive processing of their data. The tech giant profiles account holders for ad targeting purposes – apparently…
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By: Alan Bastable June 29, 2022 Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson were assistant US captains together at the 2021 Ryder Cup. getty images JERSEY CITY, NJ – Fred Couples, who has captained three US Presidents Cup teams to victory, is leading a different kind of team this week at Liberty National, hard against the Hudson…
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