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New Boosted Boards have more affordable shortboard and better batteries
Jeff Dunn Boosted has announced a quartet of new electric skateboards, including a refresh of its popular Dual+ longboard and its first-ever shortboard. The four skateboards are really just two form factors with two variants. There are two new longboards, the Boosted Plus and higher-end Boosted Stealth, and two shortboards, the Boosted Mini S and upgraded […]
Lewis Hamilton boosted despite qualifying fourth as Sebastian Vettel reveals pole concern
Hamilton had topped practice during both sessions on Friday but Ferrari found their groove during FP3 on Saturday morning. And they proved that form again in qualifying, Vettel pipping team-mate Kimi Raikkonen to pole position with both Mercedes relegated to the second row. But the German pole-sitter revealed afterwards while standing on the home straight […]
MoviePass Reveals Which Movies They’ve Boosted Ticket Sales for the Most
MoviePass is certainly shaking things up when it comes to the theatrical box office. It remains to be seen what the long term impact will be for theater chains and studios (or whether MoviePass can sustain itself), but for now, MoviePass is growing and showing no signs of slowing down. The service has passed 2 […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: GBP boosted by better than expected UK wage data
The pound is fairing well again against the euro today after the UK received better than expected wage data. The latest Bloomberg figures report the GBP/EUR exchange rate to be 1.1455 this compares to yesterday’s figures of 1.1421. Alongside the lowest levels of debt recorded since the 2008 financial crisis, the pound started to secure […]
JPMorgan boss Dimon’s pay boosted to $29.5 million while 250,000 workers get no raise
Chief Executive of US banking giant JPMorgan Jamie Dimon has received a 5.9 percent increase in his earnings, despite profits falling by one percent. The bank’s workers got no raise. Read more Dimon now earns around 240 times the average pay of JPMorgan’s 250,000 employees, TheStreet reports. The CEO’s earnings are comprised of a $ […]
Lowe’s beats across the board, boosted by lower costs and strong demand for emergency supplies (LOW)
Reuters/Mohammad Khursheed The home-improvement chain beat on both the top and bottom lines, boosted by lower costs and strong demand for emergency supplies due to the hurricanes. Same-store sales rose 5.7% versus a year ago, beating the Wall Street estimate of 4.6% growth. (Reuters) – Lowe’s Cos Inc reported higher-than-expected comp sales and profit […]
House prices in UK boosted by adding value to homes – but should you BORROW money for this
It’s a situation many will be familiar with; ‘Shrinking House Syndrome’. The effect a growing family has on what was previously a property that was a perfect size. Whether it’s a lack of storage, bedrooms or bathrooms, there is often a tipping point which results in the decision that more space is required, and that […]
Fiat Chrysler's Q3 profit boosted by strong North American earnings
MILAN, Italy — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) reported a 17 percent jump in third-quarter adjusted operating profit on Tuesday, helped by a strong performance in its key North American market and improving operations in Europe and Latin America. The world’s seventh-largest carmaker still makes the lion’s share of its profits in North America, so improving, […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling boosted ahead of Eurozone update
The exchange rate has climbed to €1.136, up from €.127 yesterday. Sterling was boosted yesterday by retail sales data released out of the UK. According to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales growth in the UK surged from 0.6 per cent to one per cent in August, reaching its highest […]
