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Kingfisher Flies 19% Higher As Profits Estimates Hiked
Forbes· 2025-09-23 08:25
Photo by Steve Aland/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty ImagesGetty ImagesKingfisher shares soared following a strong first-half trading update, in which the DIY retailer raised its full-year profits forecasts.At 299.5p per share, the Kingfisher share price was last 18.8% higher in Tuesday business.The FTSE 100 company said total sales were £6.8 billion in the six months to July, up 0.8% year on year or 1.3% on a like-for-like basis.Kingfisher said it enjoyed market share gains in the UK, France and Spai ...
TikTok’s Future: U.S. Owners To Control Algorithm And Data In Proposed Deal
Forbes· 2025-09-23 06:53
所有权结构变更 - 根据新协议 TikTok美国业务的80%所有权将由包括甲骨文、银湖资本以及默多克家族在内的美国投资者集体持有 [4] - 字节跳动将保留20%或更低的少数股权 默多克家族可能通过福克斯公司寻求少量股份 [4] - 美国政府将从该交易中获得一笔数十亿美元的费用 [4] 算法与数据管理安排 - 甲骨文将负责监督和保护TikTok的算法 从字节跳动获得算法授权 并使用美国数据对其进行重新训练 [5] - 所有用户数据将存储在美国服务器上 旨在减轻对中国政府影响内容推荐系统的担忧 [5] - 字节跳动预计将算法租赁给新的美国实体 引发关于其保留控制权程度的问题 [6] 监管审批与潜在挑战 - 交易需要获得美国和中国监管机构的批准 尽管美方表示中方已同意框架 但北京尚未正式确认 [6] - 有观点认为 仅将数据存储在美国并由美国公司管理 并未完全解决数据访问权限和数据流出条件等核心安全问题 [9] - 美国政府对算法管理的介入可能引发新形式的内容操控 带来国家安全与言论自由界限的疑问 [9][10] 对用户及平台生态的影响 - 交易预计将保证TikTok超过1.7亿美国用户能继续使用平台 用户体验不会发生重大改变 [7] - 算法的重新训练可能导致内容推荐出现调整 可能影响内容创作者和广告商 [7] - 最终结果将对用户、数字治理及全球热门社交媒体平台的内容传播方式产生关键影响 [11]
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Will Return Tuesday—But Not On Sinclair Stations
Forbes· 2025-09-23 05:07
节目复播决定 - 华特迪士尼公司宣布吉米·金梅尔节目将于周二在ABC复播 但辛克莱广播集团旗下附属台不会转播该节目[1] - 公司表示经过与金梅尔"深思熟虑的对话"后作出复播决定 此前停播是为"避免在情绪化时刻进一步激化紧张局势"[2] - 复播消息使迪士尼股价在盘后交易中短暂上涨近1美元 但过去五个交易日仍累计下跌2.6%[5] 附属台转播情况 - 辛克莱广播集团宣布将在其39个ABC附属台预占金梅尔节目时段 改播新闻节目 称"正在与ABC持续讨论节目可能回归"[3] - 辛克莱此前要求金梅尔向柯克家族道歉并做出"有意义的个人捐赠" 另一广播公司Nexstar尚未对节目回归置评[3] 事件背景与各方反应 - 金梅尔在独白中批评MAGA团体试图将谋杀保守派活动家查理·柯克的凶手"描述成非他们阵营的人" 并调侃特朗普对谋杀事件的回应方式[4] - 事件引发前总统奥巴马、好莱坞明星及前迪士尼CEO迈克尔·艾斯纳等公众人物强烈关注 艾斯纳发推质疑"领导力都去哪了"[2] - 据报道金梅尔与迪士尼的会谈陷入僵局 主持人拒绝为其独白道歉 认为自己的言论被"严重曲解"[2] 监管环境与行业动态 - FCC主席布伦丹·卡尔曾向右翼播客主表示可能对节目采取行动 称"可以有简单或困难的处理方式"[7] - Nexstar需要FCC批准其62亿美元收购TEGNA广播公司的交易 卡尔称赞该公司"做了正确的事"[7] - 今夏FCC批准了派拉蒙与Skydance的合并 此前CBS解决了与特朗普的1600万美元诉讼 Skydance承诺移除业务中的DEI考量[7]
‘South Park’ Co-Creator On Episode 5 Delay: ‘No One Censored Us’
Forbes· 2025-09-23 00:32
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: (L-R) Matt Stone and Trey Parker speak onstage at Comedy Central Adult Animation: "South Park", "Beavis & Butt-Head", and "Digman" Panel during 2025 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 24, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Getty ImagesSouth Park co-creator Matt Stone said it wasn’t censorship that caused the delay in the release of Season 27, Episode 5, which was supposed to air on Sept. 17.Stone, along wi ...
Qantas Launches New LAX-Brisbane 787-9 Dreamliner Service
Forbes· 2025-09-23 00:20
A Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner about to land at Rome Fiumicino airport after a flight from Perth. Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline. It is the second-oldest continuously operating airline, having been founded in November 1920. (Photo by Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIn August, I flew Qantas from Los Angeles (LAX) to Brisbane (BNE) and back, on a five-night visit to the city and the ...
More Fed Interest Rate Cuts: Yielding Independence To Stay Independent
Forbes· 2025-09-22 22:05
Federal Reserve "dot plot" of interest rate expectationsFederal ReserveWhat will the Federal Reserve do with interest rates now that they’ve cut once this year? Will more cuts come or will they hang tight with current interest rates? Fed chair Jerome Powell said, in his post-meeting press conference, that the Fed was not on a fixed course but would watch the data as they emerge. However, we cannot ignore politics: President Trump clearly wants to see lower interest rates.The Fed began interest rate cuts in ...
Bettina Anderson’s Chicest Fashion Moments
Forbes· 2025-09-22 22:00
时尚品牌与设计师 - 贝蒂娜·安德森在苏格兰登机时穿着Carolina Herrera 2024秋季 runway系列的双排扣格纹大衣 [2] - 她搭配了爱马仕的黑色Kelly包和阿迪达斯运动鞋 [2] - 在查理·柯克追悼会上,她选择了伦敦设计师品牌Safiyaa的黑色裙装套装 [3] - 套装上佩戴了Sue Gragg设计的美国国旗镶珠胸针 [3] - 在国际足联俱乐部世界杯决赛上,她选择了Max Mara的 crisp white button down衬衫和 fitted trousers [4] - 在就职典礼上,她穿着杜嘉班纳的Marco-houndstooth jacket和 matching long skirt [6] - 在纽约外出时,她选择了Saiffya品牌的Radiant Red Yui Jacket和 matching Yuki Skirt [8] 个人背景与慈善事业 - 贝蒂娜·安德森是慈善机构The Paradise Fund的创始人,该机构成立于2007年,专注于 disaster relief [5] - 她毕业于哥伦比亚大学,曾是 division-1 lacrosse athlete 并主修 art history [5] - 她的祖父哈里·洛伊·安德森曾担任华盛顿特区国会俱乐部主席,并与艾森豪威尔总统等政要交往 [5] - 她与唐纳德·特朗普 Jr 于2024年首次被拍到在一起,据信已同居超过一年 [6]
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Will Return Tuesday Following Charlie Kirk Controversy
Forbes· 2025-09-22 19:55
ToplineThe Walt Disney Company—following major criticism from an ex-CEO and an ex-U.S. president—announced Monday late-night show host Jimmy Kimmel would return to ABC on Tuesday, a week after he was suspended for a monologue that criticized Republicans and Donald Trump after the murder of conservative leader Charlie KirkKimmel's show will return Tuesday. (Photo by Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images)Disney via Getty Images ...
Nvidia/OpenAI Deal: Chipmaker Investing 100 Billion In ChatGPT Maker
Forbes· 2025-09-22 18:50
ToplineChip designer Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, the companies announced Monday, creating a partnership that will focus on the development of artificial intelligence data centers and AI superintelligence.The agreement was announced Monday. (Photo Illustration by Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesKey FactsOpenAI will use at least 10 gigawatts worth of Nvidia systems for infrastructure used to train AI models (comparatively, 10 g ...
FedEx Delivers Q1 Beat, Cautiously Optimistic FY26 Outlook
Forbes· 2025-09-22 18:25
财务业绩概览 - 2026财年第一季度营收同比增长3%至2226亿美元,超出市场预期 [2] - 第一季度调整后每股收益同比增长6%至383美元,高于分析师预期的359美元 [2] - 核心业务联邦快递部门营收同比增长4%至191亿美元,调整后营业利润飙升17%至116亿美元 [5] - 联邦快递货运部门营收同比下降3%至226亿美元,调整后营业利润下降16%至369亿美元 [6] - 季度内通过5亿美元股份回购和345亿美元股息向股东返还845亿美元,股息收益率约25% [9] 2026财年业绩指引 - 公司恢复2026财年业绩展望,预计营收增长4%至6% [3] - 预计2026财年调整后每股收益在1720美元至1900美元之间 [3][10] - 公司预计通过结构性成本削减实现10亿美元永久性转型相关节省 [10] - 预计资本支出约为45亿美元,专注于网络优化和自动化 [11] 战略转型与运营举措 - Network 20转型计划持续推进,第一季度在美国和加拿大再优化70个站点,总计达360个 [13] - 通过“三色”战略灵活调整网络,将紫色尾翼跨太平洋出港运力同比减少25%,环比减少近10% [12] - 商业战略聚焦高价值垂直领域,美国国内中小型企业部门第一季度营收同比增长超10% [13] - 医疗保健业务保持增长势头,新开通都柏林-印第安纳波利斯航线,将运输时间缩短一整天 [13] 联邦快递货运分拆进展 - 联邦快递货运分拆为独立上市公司计划按部就班进行,预计于2026年6月完成 [7] - 公司已向美国证券交易委员会提交保密Form 10文件,并申请美国国税局私人信函裁决 [7] - 新公司组建专用销售团队进展顺利,近半数计划职位已就位 [8] - 分拆后新公司将在纽约证券交易所上市,交易代码为FDXF,计划于2026年春季在纽约举行投资者日 [8] 资本结构与财务状况 - 季度末现金余额为62亿美元,总债务为211亿美元,租赁负债为167亿美元 [9] - 截至2025年8月31日,根据2024年回购授权仍有16亿美元可用于股份回购 [9] - 公司计划在有利市场条件下继续回购股份 [9]