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Simplicity Beat Novelty When I Wrote My Book
Modern marketing is not a mystery. The truth is simple: the basics still win. The playbook that built Hawke Media and scaled brands works because it is clear, repeatable,...
When skills beat degrees in an AI economy
HIRING in Singapore has long revolved around paper qualifications despite efforts to make them less relevant. While nearly 80 per cent of the country’s job postings in 2024 did not require the candidate...
How Democrats Can Beat Republican Race-Baiting Politics
Republicans’ attacks on Democrats and the left for being “too woke” and obsessed with “identity politics” have been happening, in one form or another, for decades. The strategy is...
UBS Analyst Expects Q2 Beat by Amer Sports
Sentiment on Amer Sports is bullish, according to UBS analyst Jay Sole. Amer’s CEO James Zheng said during the Finnish firm’s first quarter earnings conference call in May that...
Skechers Beat Expectations in Q2 as Shoe Firm Continues on Path to Go Private
Skechers quietly released its second quarter earnings after the market closed on Friday as the company continues its work to go private. The Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based footwear company reported...
A 240-year-old Swiss watchmaker’s race to beat Trump’s tariff deadline
[LONDON/GENEVA] As a US tariff deadline neared this week, Swiss watch manufacturer DuBois et fils rushed to ship five high-end watches worth thousands of US dollars each to the...
Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat
STARBUCKS reported better-than-expected revenue rise for the third quarter, as demand in China improved while investments in labor and store operations, and changes to the menu helped it offset...
Deckers Stock Surges After Hoka and Ugg Fuel Q1 Beat
Shares for Hoka and Ugg parent company Deckers Brands surged 15 percent in after-market trading on Thursday after the footwear maker beat expectations in the first quarter of fiscal...
Google parent Alphabet surprises with capital spending boost after earnings beat
ALPHABET on Wednesday cited massive demand for its cloud computing services as it hiked its capital spending plans for the year to about US$85 billion and predicted a further...
ASML orders beat expectations after AI spending fuels demand
[LONDON] ASML Holding’s orders in the second quarter beat estimates after the artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove demand for its sophisticated chip-making machines, even as chief executive officer Christophe...
Citigroup shares hit highest since 2008 after profit beat, buyback plan
[NEW YORK] Citigroup’s shares briefly touched their highest since the 2008 financial crisis after the bank beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit and said it plans to buy...
Why Glastonbury Is Still the Festival To Beat
This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it...