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Samoa Tourism Authority appoints Thrive as its PR agency to ramp up local marketing efforts

By Lenore Staats 4 hours ago

The Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) is ramping up its marketing efforts in Australia and New Zealand, appointing Thrive as its local public relations agency and launching a campaign to drive interest in future international travel to the nation.

Thrive will be supporting the rollout of the integrated campaigns in Australia and New Zealand and fostering long-term tourism growth and investment.

The Samoa Tourism Authority is preparing for international travel

Samoa has not recorded any cases of COVID-19 so far, and whilst being cautious about reopening its borders to international travel, STA CEO Fa’amatuainu Lenatai Suifua, remains optimistic about welcoming Australians to the country.

“We remain committed to establishing a travel bubble with Australia as soon as it can be safely done. Our principal concern is to ensure the health of Australians and Samoans is protected,” he said.

“Once travel recommences, health considerations will be at the forefront of all

Money

Alipay parent progresses with big-money IPO

By Lenore Staats 4 hours ago

Mobile payments giant Ant Group moved closer to launching a multi-billion dollar IPO, filing formal documents with the Shanghai Stock Exchange for one segment of its dual-listing, Reuters reported.

The company, which runs China-based payments company Alipay, submitted IPO documents to the exchange’s Science and Technology Innovation Board yesterday (22 September) after being given the green light for its plan last week.

Reuters sources estimate the company could raise $35 billion across its planned listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai, with the moves potentially taking place as early as next month.

Ant Group’s IPO has been speculated for the last two years, with regulatory concerns and matters related to the business itself reported to have delayed the process taking place in 2018.

In July the company, previously known as Ant Financial, began formal preparations for the listing. The move is designed to raise the cash to help it accelerate a

Personal

Personal interactions are important drivers of STEM identity in girls

By Lenore Staats 4 hours ago

Kristen Coyne, FSU Communications
Published 2:38 p.m. ET Sept. 22, 2020

As head of the educational outreach arm of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Roxanne Hughes has overseen dozens of science camps over the years, including numerous sessions of the successful SciGirls Summer Camp she co-organizes with WFSU.

In a new paper published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Hughes and her colleagues took a much closer look at one of those camps, a coding camp for middle school girls.

They found that nuanced interactions between teachers and campers as well as among the girls themselves impacted how girls viewed themselves as coders.

The MagLab offers both co-ed camps and

Business

Why Domo Stock Popped Today

By Lenore Staats 4 hours ago

What happened

Shares of Domo (NASDAQ:DOMO) have popped today, up by 10% as of 12 p.m. EDT, after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings. Domo delivered a textbook beat-and-raise.

So what

Revenue in the fiscal second quarter came in at $51.1 million, topping the consensus estimate of $49 million. That resulted in an adjusted net loss of $10.7 million, or $0.37 per share, which was better than the $0.50 per share in adjusted net losses that analysts were expecting. Billings increased 23% to $47.6 million.

Illustration of a person getting data on a tablet

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“Domo was built for this new world of work where business agility is imperative to surviving and thriving,” CEO Josh James said in a statement. “Since our IPO, we have been relentlessly focused on growing our business, while at the same time making our growth more efficient and driving to cash flow positive with the cash on our balance sheet.”

Now

Finance

New York court grants IDC access to Gupta financial records from 17 international banks

By Lenore Staats 4 hours ago

In August, a Manhattan judge granted a secret court order giving the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) access to Gupta financial records held at more than a dozen New York banks.

The order allowed the IDC’s lawyers in New York to subpoena 17 banks the Gupta family, their associates and several connected companies had used as part of the family’s global money machine to transact in dollars.

Payment systems work in such a way that Dubai-based transactions through the branches of the same banks could also be exposed.

The consequences of this order could reach far wider than only giving the IDC the ammunition it needed to win its civil claim to R287-million on a 2010 loan it handed the Gupta family to purchase Shiva Uranium.

And the Gupta family knows it.

Through its

Insurance

Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways offers global Covid-19 insurance cover to passengers

By Lenore Staats 1 day ago

Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has introduced the Covid-19 global wellness insurance cover, it announced on September 7.

Passengers will be covered for up to EUR150,000 of medical costs and up to EUR100 a day of quarantine costs in case of a positive diagnosis for 14 days.

Part of Etihad Wellness, the airline’s new health and hygiene programme, the insurance cover will span across all guests who are diagnosed with the coronavirus infection during their trip.

All Etihad tickets, regardless of the date on which they have been booked, will include the Covid-19 insurance for those traveling until December 31, 2020.

Introducing our COVID-19 global wellness insurance cover – just one of the ways we promise to keep you protected. If you’re tested positive for COVID-19 while you’re away, we’ll take care of your medical expenses and quarantine costs. Learn more: https://t.co/fRDv5UEJEG pic.twitter.com/2ooRz5UxKA

— Etihad Airways (@etihad) September 7, 2020

Personal

With Madhya Pradesh bypolls drawing nearer, personal attacks on rise in campaigns

By Lenore Staats 1 day ago

Shivraj Singh Chouhan wearing glasses: Several ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and belonging to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet are involved in personal attacks. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Several ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and belonging to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet are involved in personal attacks. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Personal attacks by politicians against each other have intensified as the by-election for 28 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh (MP), which are likely to be held with the upcoming Bihar polls in end-November, draws closer.

Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) had earlier announced that polls would be held in end-November, no dates have been announced yet.

Several ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and belonging to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet are involved in personal attacks. But the ministers claim that themselves and the CM have been at the receiving end of the personal attacks by rival Congress leaders.

Suresh Raje, who is slated to contest the upcoming assembly by-polls from Dabra constituency

Business

Worldwide Healthcare Business Intelligence Industry to 2026

By Lenore Staats 1 day ago

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7 Sin Stocks To Buy That Will Outperform the S&P 500

While the S&P 500 and a wide range of stocks continue their September slide, many investors are understandably jittery, wondering if a second market crash is coming this year. In response, they’re searching for industries that can offer more stability, but also growth and income over the coming quarters. One such group are the so-called “sin stocks,” which benefit when humans indulge in vices.Although there may be different definitions of sin stocks, these businesses include those in alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, gambling, adult entertainment, weapons and defense industries. What is viewed as a sin stock today may also change over time.Recent research by David Blitzo of Robeco Asset Management in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Frank J. Fabozzi of EDHEC Business School in Nice, France, highlights how “various studies … [of] the historical performance of sin stocks … [show] they

Finance

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Cousins Properties, Duke Realty, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and Four Corners Property Trust

By Lenore Staats 1 day ago

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – September 31, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Cousins Properties Inc. CUZ, Duke Realty Corp. DRE, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust ILPT and Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. FCPT

Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:

4 REIT Stocks You Can Bet On After Dismal Q2

The coronavirus pandemic and the consequent shutdowns worldwide have affected the U.S. economy and businesses, and REITs are no exception. The sector put up a dismal performance in the June-end quarter, during which asset categories that were directly exposed to the virus and the pandemic-induced social-distancing measures suffered the most.

Per the recent data from the Nareit T-Tracker, second-quarter 2020 funds from operations (FFO) was down

Insurance

How You Can Fight Indoor Air Pollution While Saving On Home Insurance

By Lenore Staats 2 days ago

Americans are spending more time at home and indoors than ever before due to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. When the pandemic hit, not only did the unemployment rate skyrocket to its worst level since the Great Depression, but those who were able to work remotely started doing so in record numbers. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a stunning 31% of workers switched to working from home by early April 2020. Schools and universities quickly shut down, sending millions of students home to take classes online. With businesses from hotels to restaurants to gyms shuttering seemingly overnight, even recreation was suddenly restricted to people’s own backyards.

As of August 2020, all states are in some phase of reopening, but life is not back to normal. With many businesses still closed and safety protocols such as

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