Germany's players will pay for 600 of the country's fans to travel by bus to their final World Cup group game in New Jersey amid criticism of increased transport costs at the tournament.
Germany's players will pay for 600 of the country's fans to travel by bus to their final World Cup group game in New Jersey amid criticism of increased transport costs at the tournament.
Listen to Odd Lots on Apple Podcasts Listen to Odd Lots on Spotify Watch Odd Lots on YouTube Subscribe to the newsletter In April, the price of tomatoes was around $2.69 per pound — the highest seen in some four decades. And tomatoes aren't the only food getting more expensive. From cauliflower to lettuce, fresh produce is spiking all over the place. So what's driving the price spike? And what can...
Listen to Odd Lots on Apple Podcasts Listen to Odd Lots on Spotify Watch Odd Lots on YouTube Subscribe to the newsletter In April, the price of tomatoes was around $2.69 per pound — the highest seen in some four decades. And tomatoes aren't the only food getting more expensive. From cauliflower to lettuce, fresh produce is spiking all over the place. So what's driving the price spike? And what can tomatoes teach us teach about America's political economy including changes in trade and tariffs? Our guest today is Jacob Krempel, senior vice president of procurement and merchandising at the wholesale food distributor Baldor, and an expert in securing fresh produce. We talk to him about where America's tomato supply actually comes from, why consumers are paying more and more, how restaurants navigate price fluctuations, and the influx of novel new tomato varieties.
Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part of its name Generations who don’t know why TV’s Strictly Come Dancing is called that (or even what the old Come Dancing show used to be) need to catch up with Baz Luhrmann’s debut directing feature from 1992; it is goofy, lovable and as sweetly romantic as you like. It was the fee...
Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part of its name Generations who don’t know why TV’s Strictly Come Dancing is called that (or even what the old Come Dancing show used to be) need to catch up with Baz Luhrmann’s debut directing feature from 1992; it is goofy, lovable and as sweetly romantic as you like. It was the feelgood crowdpleaser from Australia that made Luhrmann a star, and that “strictly” sounded a defiant note. Ballroom dancing may not have been cool (though it is now, more or less), but the film revealed it had passionate fans and underdog cred, like being an Abba nut in PJ Hogan’s Muriel’s Wedding from 1994, which also starred veteran Oz comedy turn Bill Hunter in a very similar role. Strictly Ballroom also laid down the narrative template for Strictly Come Dancing; the film’s pairing of the brilliant dancer and the gutsy ingenue became the professional/celeb partnership on TV, and the not-so-secret eroticism of their growing relationship in the rehearsal studio became the small-screen’s all-important practice montage and backstory content. Brilliant young ballroom dancer Scott Hastings (smoulderingly played by Paul Mercurio) has been preparing for a prestigious national championship since he was six years old. His blowsy mum Shirley (Pat Thomson) is a teacher and frustrated dancer, while timid dad Doug (Barry Otto) is depressed, as a result of an awful dance-related trauma climactically revealed at the end. Scott has in the past got into trouble for departing from the strictly conceived dance steps, controversially improvising flashy moves of his own devising, but now looks as if he can win, reined in by his competent but uninspired partner. Continue reading...
A high-ranking workplace safety official in central China’s Shanxi province has been placed under investigation over a massive coal mine explosion that killed 82. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the provincial department of emergency management, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”, according to a statement released by the provincial discipline inspection and supervisory com...
A high-ranking workplace safety official in central China’s Shanxi province has been placed under investigation over a massive coal mine explosion that killed 82. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the provincial department of emergency management, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”, according to a statement released by the provincial discipline inspection and supervisory commission late on Wednesday. The provincial anti-corruption watchdog explicitly linked Zhang to the...
Home secretary also urged to force tech firms into sharing data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force all phone companies to make stolen devices “unusable bricks” in order to make them harder to sell on and less desirable to steal. London is widely regarded as the phone-snatching ...
Home secretary also urged to force tech firms into sharing data on stolen devices and if they are reactivated The Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has asked the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to force all phone companies to make stolen devices “unusable bricks” in order to make them harder to sell on and less desirable to steal. London is widely regarded as the phone-snatching capital of Europe, with between 200 and 300 devices stolen each day. The city accounts for up to three-quarters of all mobile phone thefts in England and Wales. Continue reading...
SkiStar AB offentliggör sin delårsrapport för perioden 1 september 2025 – 31 maj 2026 torsdagen den 18 juni 2026 klockan 07.00 CEST. I samband med rapporten håller SkiStar en webbsänd presentation och telefonkonferens. Verkställande direktör Stefan Sjöstrand och ekonomi- och finansdirektör Sara J Uggelberg presenterar och kommenterar rapporten. Efter presentationen kommer det att finnas möjlighet ...
SkiStar AB offentliggör sin delårsrapport för perioden 1 september 2025 – 31 maj 2026 torsdagen den 18 juni 2026 klockan 07.00 CEST. I samband med rapporten håller SkiStar en webbsänd presentation och telefonkonferens. Verkställande direktör Stefan Sjöstrand och ekonomi- och finansdirektör Sara J Uggelberg presenterar och kommenterar rapporten. Efter presentationen kommer det att finnas möjlighet att ställa frågor via telefon eller chatt i webbsändningen. Presentationen hålls på engelska.
SkiStar AB will publish the Interim Report for the period 1 September 2025 – 31 May 2026 on Thursday 18 June 2026 at 07.00 a.m. CEST. In connection with the report SkiStar will organize a conference call with web presentation. CEO Stefan Sjöstrand and CFO Sara J Uggelberg will present and comment on the report. After the presentation there will be time for questions, both by phone and by chat in t...
SkiStar AB will publish the Interim Report for the period 1 September 2025 – 31 May 2026 on Thursday 18 June 2026 at 07.00 a.m. CEST. In connection with the report SkiStar will organize a conference call with web presentation. CEO Stefan Sjöstrand and CFO Sara J Uggelberg will present and comment on the report. After the presentation there will be time for questions, both by phone and by chat in the web presentation. The presentation will be held in English.
Satispay is planning to raise as much as €120 million ($139 million) to fund the Italian fintech’s expansion into new financial products and give it the flexibility to pursue acquisitions. The privately held company will let existing investors vote on the round on June 29, people familiar with the matter said. Satispay’s backers, including Lee Fixel ’s Addition, Lightrock LLP and Greyhound Capital...
Satispay is planning to raise as much as €120 million ($139 million) to fund the Italian fintech’s expansion into new financial products and give it the flexibility to pursue acquisitions. The privately held company will let existing investors vote on the round on June 29, people familiar with the matter said. Satispay’s backers, including Lee Fixel ’s Addition, Lightrock LLP and Greyhound Capital , have committed about half of the funds, which are earmarked for organic growth, the people said. Additional money could pay for deals, they said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private. A representative for Satispay declined to comment. Representatives for Addition and Greyhound Capital didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Umur Hursever, a partner at Lightrock, said the firm has backed Satispay since 2021 and is “proud to keep doing so.” Fintech companies across Europe are trying to turn payments, trading and savings apps into broader financial platforms. Satispay aims to move beyond payments and into stock and ETF trading, competing more directly with banks, brokers and larger fintechs. The company, which is expanding its base of merchants and customers in Italy, aims to attract users across a suite of products, including savings, investments and pensions increasing the amount of revenue it generates from each user. Satispay was founded more than a decade ago and hit so-called unicorn status in 2022 when it raised a €320 million round at a valuation of more than €1 billion. It raised another €60 million in 2024. Chief Executive Officer Alberto Dalmasso said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere at the time that the company’s new business lines, notably its expansion into the Italian welfare space, had reduced Satispay’s capital requirements. The company now has about 6.5 million users and 450,000 merchants on its platform. It said it had €670 million of total deposits at the end of May, and annualized revenue of more t...
Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music . It even offered its tech to other platforms, but it doesn't seem like it had many buyers. Qobuz launched its own detection tech, while Apple and Spotify have opted for a voluntary tagging system. "No other company h...
Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music . It even offered its tech to other platforms, but it doesn't seem like it had many buyers. Qobuz launched its own detection tech, while Apple and Spotify have opted for a voluntary tagging system. "No other company has followed our lead yet, so we decided to make it possible for everyone to check if their playlists include synthetic music, no matter which streaming platform they use," Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a press release. So, since nobody is ta … Read the full story at The Verge.