How a backwards shirt led to a lesson in kindness for P.E.I. kindergarten class
Substitute teacher Marie McGaugh witnessed a remarkable act of kindness last week in her kindergarten class at Souris Regional School. It happened during the morning “circle time” when students were gathered at her feet on a round carpet decorated with the ABCs. McGaugh said one little child in the circle looked at another and, meaning […]
The Answer to Lululemon’s Problems Is Hiding in Plain Sight
This week was another blow in the C-Suite saga that has become commonplace at lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU). CEO Laurent Potdevin announced his resignation effective immediately. The company’s release was scant on details: “Lululemon expects all employees to exemplify the highest levels of integrity and respect for one another, and Mr. Potdevin fell short of […]
5 Things National Oilwell Varco, Inc.’s CEO Wants You to Know About the Oil Market
National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) recently reported its results for the fourth quarter of last year. They showed another step forward for the oil-field equipment company as it marches back toward profitability. It’s a turn that CEO Clay Williams believes is just around the corner; this led him, on the accompanying conference call, to detail […]
The Pros and Cons of Airline Rewards Cards
If you’re a frequent globetrotter and find yourself often using the same carrier, it might make sense to sign up for a co-branded airlines rewards card. That way, you can put all the money you spend during the year toward earning miles towards your next big trip. But it’s important to consider all the features […]
Exclusive: Amazon eyes new warehouse in Brazil e-commerce push – sources
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is looking to lease a 50,000-square-meter warehouse just outside Sao Paulo, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it steps up its push into Latin America’s biggest retail market, Brazil. The logistics investment, which would be four times the size of its current book-shipping operation in the country, […]
Drones set a Guinness World Record at the Winter Olympics
More than 1,200 drones lit up the sky at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. That’s a Guinness World Record for the most unmanned drones flown simultaneously, beating the previous record of 500 in Germany in 2016. Both records involved Intel’s Shooting Star drones. The 1,218-drone light show in South Korea was pre-recorded. Still, […]
Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen’s main luxury car divisions, plan to develop a joint platform for electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying. “By 2025, we’re facing a low single-digit billion euro sum to develop the architecture,” Audi CEO Rupert Stadler […]