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☆ LG Display posts bigger-than-expected Q3 loss on sluggish device sales
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Joyce Lee Heekyong Yang | Joyce Lee | Heekyong Yang | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
It missed an average forecast of a 474 billion won loss from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate. Revenue fell 6% to 6.8 trillion won, LG Display said in a regulatory filing. "Under the conservative stance that poor management performance may be prolonged...we will accelerate our exit from the LCD TV sector," said LG Display Chief Financial Officer Sunghyun Kim told analysts on Wednesday, without providing an updated timeline. In third quarter, the company derived around 9% of its revenue from LCD TVs, a spokesperson said. Shares in LG Display fell 0.8% after the earnings result, versus a 0.6% rise in the wider market.
☆ A 29-year-old who traded in her office job for the male-dominated locksmith industry explains how the career pivot re-energized her creativity: 'It can be something that brings you joy'
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Chyan Smith wanted a job that was a better fit for her lifestyle and career aspirations. Only 10 to 15% of locksmiths are women, but Smith says it's the creative, hands-on, flexible, service-oriented, and well-paying job she was looking for. Despite the challenges, some — like Smith — have found a fulfilling career that they might never had explored a decade ago. She left the job in August of 2021, and within a month, had found exactly what she was looking for. She says her finances are "sound" and that she's happy with what she's earning, but the job is about more than money for her.
☆ B2B payments startup Hopscotch aims to be a supercharged 'Venmo for businesses' with a new tool helping SMBs manage invoices
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Ann Gehan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Hopscotch, a B2B payments fintech, aims to be a Venmo-like payment tool for businesses. The result is Hopscotch, a B2B payments platform that adopts the look and feel of a consumer app and offers instant, free payment services. Hopscotch Flow is a way to monetize the startupAccording to Switzer, Hopscotch is built on the belief that businesses shouldn't have to wait to access money they've already earned. "The whole point is to give our users really more control over their cash flow, because for most of them, their cash flow is fairly unpredictable," he said. A rendering of a business user's Hopscotch dashboard.
☆ Lululemon slashes price of Mirror by 50% as it nears launch of fitness studio membership
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Matthew Kish | Ann Gehan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Lululemon announced the price change as part of the upcoming launch of a new studio platform. On Wednesday, it offered new details about the platform, which it's calling Lululemon Studio, including an October 5 launch date. Membership requires the purchase of a Mirror device, and current Mirror owners will automatically become members of the program for 12 months. Lululemon will also launch a free membership program on October 5 that will offer shopping rewards, free access to select Lululemon Studio classes, and early access to product drops. At the April investor day, said Michael Aragon, Lululemon Digital Fitness CEO, said Mirror is a natural fit for the company's business plan.
☆ The US military is getting a 2-for-1 replacement for its vaunted Hellfire missile
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
This results in one missile that can do the job of both Hellfire missiles currently in service. This results in one missile that can do the job of both Hellfire missiles currently in American and allied inventories. Living up to the legacy of the HellfireA YAH-64 Apache prototype armed with AGM-114A Hellfire missiles in March 1982. Today's primary family of Hellfire missiles includes the AGM-114R Hellfire II, commonly known as the Hellfire Romeo, and the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire. An SH-60 helicopter armed with AGM-1148 Hellfire missiles aboard USS John F. Kennedy in March 2002.
☆ China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) - China's government on Monday issued draft rules aimed at making it easier for some foreigners to enter China for visits to tourism sites along the Chinese border. China has shut its borders to foreign tourists since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in 2020, with only specific groups of foreign nationals allowed to enter the country, such as those holding certain work visas. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn recent months, rules have gradually been relaxed, from resuming more direct flights between China and some countries to allowing foreign students with valid residence permits to enter China. read moreChina shares a border with more than 10 countries including Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Toby Chopra and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Toyota investing $5.6 billion to build EV batteries, despite its own doubts
  + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
New York CNN Business —Toyota announced plans Wednesday to invest $5.6 billion in new plants to build electric vehicle batteries in Japan and the United States. But unlike other automakers who are going all-in on EVs, Toyota said it’s still not convinced that’s the best path forward. EV battery boomAutomakers having been rushing to announce EV battery plant plans in recent months, often with various partners. Just this week, Honda (HMC) announced a $4.4 billion joint investment with LG on a new US battery plant. Stellantis, which was formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and French automaker PSA group, announced battery plant plans last year with LG.
☆ I used alcohol to cope with running a multimillion-dollar startup at 21. After getting the drunkest I've ever been at a work event, I resolved to get sober.
  + stars: | 2021-11-11 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Dom McGregor dropped out of university to cofound Social Chain, an agency now worth $650 million. He decided to get sober after getting so drunk at a work event that his cofounder had to intervene. So we got rid of the website and doubled down on growing social-media assets. I stayed at Social Chain as the COO for four years after this, working alongside Steve. (Editor's note: In 2019, Social Chain merged with Lumaland AG and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
☆ Harvard psychologist to parents: Do these 7 things if you want to raise kids with flexible, resilient brains
  + stars: | 2020-12-08 | by ( Lisa Feldman Barrett | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
And it's up to parents to create a world — both physical and social — that is rich with wiring instructions. Based on years of research in neuroscience and psychology, here are seven parenting rules to help your kid build a brain that is flexible and therefore resilient. Likewise, parents can sculpt their child into something specific, say, a concert violinist. Research shows that, even when children are just a few months old and don’t understand the meanings of words, their brains still make use of them. When someone fails to tell the truth, don't say, "Sam is a liar," which is about the person.
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