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Papa John's condemns white supremacy after praise from neo-Nazi site
The original version of this piece of content can be read at https://weekherald.com/2017/11/03/papa-johns-international-inc-pzza-rating-reiterated-by-jefferies-group-llc.html. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Papa John's global by 44.0% during the first quarter. Papa John's is considering ending its sponsorship of the NFL . [Full Article...]
Amazon Potentially Bringing A 'Lord Of The Rings' TV Series To Screens
Warner Bros. Television and the estate of JRR Tolkien are in talks with Amazon Studios - affiliated to the Washington-based electronic commerce company of Amazon Incorporation - to develop, a series based on the Tolkien's " The Lord of the Rings " novels. [Full Article...]
Google Cloud just bumped Amazon as the main storage provider for Salesforce
Cloud-based software maker Salesforce.com Inc said on Monday it has entered into a partnership with Google's cloud platform G Suite , to support its rapidly growing global customer base. Announcing Google Cloud Platform as its "preferred public cloud provider" at its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Monday, Salesforce said the agreement will see a tighter integration between t... [Full Article...]
Dad GUILTY of murdering 18-month-old adopted tot
Social workers are investigating why incidents of abuse were not reported before Elsie's death. The couple first adopted Elsie in September 2015 and the adoption process was finalised almost eight months later. In mid-May 2016, Mathew Scully-Hicks called emergency services panicking because his baby had collapsed. The couple married in Portugal in August 2012, and wanted to become adoptive f... [Full Article...]
Widespread Comcast internet outage across USA includes MA customers
An SFGATE staffer calling to report a North Bay outage received a recorded message indicating that Comcast was aware of an Internet and voice over internet (VOIP) problem. At 1:23 pm EST, Comcast's internet began failing. Less than 10 minutes later, Comcast's official support account said the issues were resolved for "almost all customers". [Full Article...]
Altice USA to launch as a wireless carrier by partnering with Sprint
Altice is the dominant cable carrier in southwestern CT, operating also an extensive Wi-Fi wireless network in its territories thanks to wireless hubs it issues customers that send out tandem signals allowing for password-enabled access to the Internet. [Full Article...]
Amazon discounts other sellers' products as retail competition stiffens
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The lower prices thanks to Amazon discounts could leave these sellers in hot water. Marketing the items at lower prices, however, risks angering Amazon's third-party sellers, who instead could list their products elsewhere online. It's not clear how exactly Amazon is choosing what products it applies discounts on. This is a limited time discount . "Discount provided by Amazon is noted near th... [Full Article...]
Trading Patterns In Focus: The Medicines Company (MDCO), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)
Activision Blizzard ( ATVI ) traded down $1.98 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $61.23. It has outperformed by 33.43% the S&P500. R-M Sincerbeaux Capital Management increased its stake in Kinder Morgan Inc Del (KMI) by 32.97% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. [Full Article...]