Logistics company FedEx announced its own commerce platform called FDX today. The platform will likely compete against Amazon by offering merchants services like demand generation, fulfillment, tracking, and post-purchase experiences including returns. The company said that FDX is currently in private preview with plans for a wider launch in fall 2024. Businesses can register their […]
Archives for 15th January 2024
Baker Mayfield contract: Projecting Buccaneers QB's next deal after bargain breakout
Baker Mayfield signed a one-year prove-it (again) deal with the Buccaneers as their first starting quarterback after Tom Brady retired. After Mayfield outperformed his first contract with his fourth NFL team, how much is the veteran QB worth to Tampa Bay going forward? Mayfield, after being cast off by the Panthers and not being re-signed […]
ITZY’s Poor Album Sales Cause JYP Entertainment Stocks To Plummet
In recent months, a noticeable trend has emerged in the K-Pop industry: a general decline in album sales. This shift has sent ripples across the market, impacting even the most prominent players in the industry. A prime example of this trend is the recent performance of ITZY — a leading girl group under JYP Entertainment — whose lackluster […]
Why the Hawks and Grizzlies always host NBA games on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, explained
In the United States, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are celebrated on Martin Luther King Day, which always falls on the third Monday in January. The holiday, which is a celebration of Dr. King’s Jan. 15 birthday, was first observed in 1986. While it would be another 14 years before […]
Palestine-Iran Asian Cup Clash Overshadowed By Gaza War
Pleas for peace and sporadic pro-Palestinian demonstrations were on display in Doha on Sunday as the team’s opening match of the Asian Cup against Iran fell on the 100th day of the war in Gaza. The 27,619 fans inside the Education City Stadium paused for a moment’s silence for the victims of the conflict, with […]