Tag: Markets/Marketing
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How Barbie conquered America – MarketWatch
[ad_1] Barbie built her dream marketing campaign. On Friday evening, as Barbie fever took over movie theaters across America — and the world — one scene struck me as romantic, poignant and sort of beautiful. But it wasn’t a scene from the feel-good movie, which was designed to lift spirits while taking some swipes at…
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Japan’s exports rise in June on strong car shipments
[ad_1] Japan’s exports rose in June led by strong growth in car shipments, data released by the Ministry of Finance showed Thursday. Exports rose 1.5% on year, the 28th straight month of increase, with car shipments growing 49.7%. Economists surveyed by data provider FactSet had expected a 2.2% increase in exports. Exports to the EU…
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Netflix drops basic streaming plan in push for more users of ad-supported plan
[ad_1] Netflix Inc. has dropped its cheapest streaming plan without ads in the U.S. and U.K. in an apparent move to push consumers to sign up for its advertising-supported service. The company’s NFLX, -0.38% Basic plan, which costs $9.99 a month in the U.S. and £6.99 a month in the U.K., is no longer available…
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Intel is showing improvements, but AI setup remains a ‘mixed story’: analyst
[ad_1] Intel Corp.’s upcoming earnings report could reflect recent improvements made by the company, but a Susquehanna Financial Group analyst still has questions about the chip company’s artificial-intelligence narrative. Susquehanna’s Christopher Rolland is encouraged by “improving dynamics” in the client and Chromebook markets that could help Intel INTC, +0.83% deliver second-quarter earnings within the top…