Yearly Archives: 2021

Domino’s Pizza is getting eaten alive by the worker shortage

Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) just saw sales fall after 41 straight quarters of U.S. same-store sales increases, ending one of the most impressive runs in the fast food industry. That streak ground to a halt largely because of the worker shortage pounding low wage sectors such as retail, restaurants, and hospitality. Domino’s U.S. same-store sales fell 1.9%, a sharp reversal from a 17.5% increase the same quarter last year, the company said Thursday. Same-store sales at company-operated and… Source link

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Wearable NFT clothing could trigger $11 billion record quarter

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have enjoyed a breakout year, with third-quarter sales delivering an absolute exclamation point at $10.7 billion. And yet, despite that eightfold increase from $1.2 billion in the second quarter, NFTs are just getting started if you believe advocates who predict use cases for the technology are about to stretch into new industries far beyond digital art. The fashion industry is providing the latest mind-bending example of just that. Fashion juggernauts, like Dolce… Source link

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Virgin Galactic Falls After Delaying First Commercial Flight

(Bloomberg) — Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. is pushing the start of commercial flights further into next year after rescheduling a test flight, disappointing investors with the unexpected delay to its space tourism business plans. Most Read from Bloomberg A program to upgrade the company’s spaceplane is taking place a month later than anticipated, forcing the delay of a planned research mission with a crew of four and the start of commercial service into the fourth quarter of 2022, it said… Source link

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Week 6 start ’em, sit ’em help

It’s Week 6 in the NFL and there’s no better place to prepare for your fantasy matchup than with the Yahoo “Fantasy Football Live” crew. We’ll tackle the tough sit-start questions, latest betting trends and preview the Monday night clash between the division leading Titans and Bills.  What should fantasy managers expect from Taylor Heinicke at home against Kansas City? Who should you target in single-game DFS contests this week? What are this weekend’s best bets as the Steelers host the… Source link

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Stock futures edge up after S&P 500’s best day since March

Stock futures opened slightly higher to extend gains after a rally on Wall Street, with stronger-than-expected earnings and economic data helping lift the S&P 500 by the most in seven months.  Shares of big bank stocks including Bank of America (BAC), Citi (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) steadied during the after-hours session. Each of these stocks had jumped earlier, after these banks posted much stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings results. Peer banking titan Goldman Sachs (GS) is… Source link

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NBA star Kyrie Irving could have little legal recourse to play while unvaccinated, experts say – Yahoo Finance

The Brooklyn Nets upset some fans this week by benching star point guard Kyrie Irving over his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in violation of a New York City vaccine mandate for indoor venues. Experts say there is likely little legal recourse that could open up the Barclays Center and other New York city courts for him to play alongside his team, favored to contend for this season’s NBA championship. New York City’s mandate sidelining Irving became effective Aug. 19 and requires… Source link

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Google brings its 3D ‘Pocket Gallery’ art exhibition experiences to the web – TechCrunch

Google’s Arts & Culture team launched its “Pocket Gallery” experiences in 2018 to allow AR-enabled smartphone users to view artwork from artists like Johannes Vermeer for the first time in history, including pieces that are usually inaccessible publicly. Today, the team announced that it’s making the entire series of Pocket Galleries available to anyone on the web. The company’s original goal with Pocket Galleries was to digitally bring never-before-seen… Source link

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