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Investing.com — JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:) has revised its profit guidance for the full year, warning investors to expect earnings at the lower end of its previously forecast range of £955 million to £1,035 million, sending its shares tumbling by over 13%. This downgrade follows softer trading in October, which…
Happy Friday! A fluffy, $85 toy is taking Asia by storm, but it’s not for kids. Labubu might have an unsettling grin, but it’s meant to comfort tired corporate workers.In today’s big story, Disney reported strong earnings and has a bright outlook on the future, but it doesn’t want to…
By Amy Tennery and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – A showdown between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul on Friday is the latest one-two punch from Netflix (NASDAQ:), as the media giant hopes to cash in on sports’ sprint to streaming. The intergenerational showdown…
By Pesha Magid, Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has scaled back lofty ambitions for its NEOM gigaproject to prioritize completing elements essential to hosting global sporting events over the next decade as rising costs weigh, three sources told Reuters a day after the sudden…
UFC CEO Dana White wants to change the sport’s ranking system.White said he talked to Mark Zuckerberg about how artificial intelligence could help.Zuckerberg has shared his passion for MMA online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could help improve the UFC’s ranking system, which has become a point of contention for UFC…
New York low-key women’s fashion brand Veronica Beard just launched a collaboration with the NFL.The collab features 32 separate $1,000 jackets emblazoned with each NFL team’s logo and colours.Sport is a new frontier for luxury and designer brands wanting to leverage growth amid a downturn. The lines between sports and…
This article is part of “Behind the Wheel,” a series about the highly competitive and high-tech world of Formula 1.It’s been an eventful year for Formula 1.In addition to the drama that unfolds outside the track, F1 fans have been treated to competitive races and a legitimate battle for the…
The Intuit Dome, the new home of the LA Clippers, opened with over 1,400 toilets to cut down on lines.Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spent $2 billion on the arena, which opened in August.The arena also features audio sensors to gauge fan enthusiasm and a massive “halo” screen. The Intuit Dome…
Nike’s incoming CEO is an old face in the company, having worked his way up the ranks from intern to C-Suite exec.The sneaker maker has pulled Elliott Hill, one of its company veterans, out of retirement. He’s set to take over Nike’s outgoing CEO, John Donahoe, who has led the company…
Netflix has drawn some pretty clear lines in the sand in the past about what it wouldn’t do — and then jumped past those lines with both feet.The streaming giant once said it would never introduce ads and dismissed the idea of livestreaming sports events.But Netflix has now embraced both.…
