Friday, January 07, 2022 10:40:39 UTC
GameStop is forming a division to develop a marketplace for NFTs and form cryptocurrency partnerships, lifting the video game retailer's stock by 27% in extended trading.
GameStop is undergoing a makeover, with Chairman Ryan Cohen bringing in executives from firms like Amazon to shift the company's focus away from brick-and-mortar and toward e-commerce.
Reference: An NFT is a digital asset that resides on a blockchain, which is a ledger of transactions maintained on a network of computers. The blockchain acts as a public record, allowing anybody to check the legitimacy of the NFT and determine who owns it.(More)
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Friday, January 07, 2022 10:14:43 UTC
Despite companies asking workers to work from home due to the omicron strain, hiring is projected to have been strong and broad-based in December.
Some say omicron is not threatening business as much as media hypes.
According to Dow Jones, economists expect 422,000 new jobs in December, up from 210,000 in November. The unemployment rate is predicted to drop to 4.1 percent, down a tenth of a percentage point.
"Anybody can get a job who wants one. We said that in the dot-com times, and it was nothing like this..." Tom Gimbel, CEO of Chicago-based LaSalle Network.(More)
Friday, January 07, 2022 10:14:43 UTC
Despite companies asking workers to work from home due to the omicron strain, hiring is projected to have been strong and broad-based in December.
Some say omicron is not threatening business as much as media hypes.
According to Dow Jones, economists expect 422,000 new jobs in December, up from 210,000 in November. The unemployment rate is predicted to drop to 4.1 percent, down a tenth of a percentage point.
"Anybody can get a job who wants one. We said that in the dot-com times, and it was nothing like this..." Tom Gimbel, CEO of Chicago-based LaSalle Network.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2022 14:32:13 UTC
Walmart announced it will hire over 3,000 delivery drivers in the United States and expand its fleet of all-electric delivery vans to support its "in-home" grocery delivery service.
This move marks the company's latest investment in its last-mile fulfillment network.The business, which currently employs approximately 100 drivers, expects to reach 30 million households by the end of the year. It now serves a total of 6 million households.(More)
Wednesday, January 05, 2022 14:32:13 UTC
Walmart announced it will hire over 3,000 delivery drivers in the United States and expand its fleet of all-electric delivery vans to support its "in-home" grocery delivery service.
This move marks the company's latest investment in its last-mile fulfillment network.The business, which currently employs approximately 100 drivers, expects to reach 30 million households by the end of the year. It now serves a total of 6 million households.
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