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'Operation Blue Sky': Inside Zip's struggle for survival

Citi analyst Siraj Ahmed, for example, raised his forecast for pre-tax cash income, depreciation and amortization (EBTDA) for 2023 and 2024 – the last years Zip hopes to move into the dark. However, in a sign of the uncertainty Zip still faces, Ahmed added a “high risk” rating to his “neutral” stance on the stock. BNPL businesses such as Zip and Afterpay provide interest-free short-term installment loans to consumers, and seek to challenge the strength of the global credit card industry. They were the darlings of the market last year, but have since been inundated by a wave of negative forces: high bad debt, intensifying competition, and plunging technology valuations, as rising interest rates cause investors to demand faster profits from cash-spending companies. In response, Zip unleashed a drastic reconfiguration of its business known internally as “Operation Blue Sky.” It promised to slash more than $30 million in employee costs, tighten new lending, halt plans for global expansi

Four Points: Jackson's lack of action is no problem as Blue did with Silvagni

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De Goey is invested in supporting his coach and quite a number of his team-mates, so he will give everything for them in what may be his final game in black and white regardless of whether he thinks the reaction to his trip to Bali was fair or not. . He did very well against Port Adelaide and, in many ways, the situation is much easier for everyone to deal with than facing Grundy who still has five years left on his contract but has to face the fact that people at his club are unsure whether to let him go at the end of the day. season will be a positive thing. Jordan De Goey celebrates a goal with Ash Johnson. Credit: Getty Images Should De Goey do his best in the next two months then leave, opinion will be divided inside and outside the Magpies whether they should try harder to keep him, especially if Lion McStay’s form disappoints as he considers a move to Collingwood. McStay isn’t as important as the Lions’ luck as the others, but they prefer to keep him and certainly need him

Buy, hold, sell: Five stocks battling for blue chip status

Selby Allies: It trades at a P/E of 17 times, and has a market cap of $17.4 billion. Hugh, it’s up to you. Is it buy, hold or sell? Hugh Dive (BUY): I don’t agree with Hugh. I think this is a purchase. Raising interest rates with a tough premium cycle. This is very positive. They have actually seen some return on their investment stream for the first time in 10 years. Also, business has been much simplified. We didn’t expect anything bad from QBE. No Argentine workers’ compensation, Ecuador’s crop insurance or Columbia’s third-party motorcycles, which have been defrauding investors for years. This is a much simpler story. I think this is a solid buy. And you also have the falling Aussie dollar, which is a big beneficiary for QBE, unlike domestic insurers. Selby Allies: Next, we have South32. Recently bought a 45 percent stake in a Chilean copper mine. Hugh, stay with you. Is it buy, hold or sell? Hugh Dive (SELL) : Sell. Catch the falling knife. Underlying an unfriendly

From Turkish Airlines to Virgin Blue, Why These 10 Airlines Changed Names

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Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand under its Turkish name. Photo: iStock Changing a company name is a big deal. And the bigger the company, the more millions will have to spend to make sure potential customers know who you are. For airlines, customer trust is very important, so changing the name is very dangerous. That didn’t stop Turkish Airlines, which would begin the process – but the airline’s previous rebranding had mixed results. Turkish airlines The Turkish president has decided that the whole world should call his country Türkiye. And, as part of that effort, Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand itself with its Turkish name. The long process of painting “Türk Hava Yolları” on the plane has begun. Whether customers will use this heavier name remains to be seen… Check out turkishairlines.com Huff Daland Dusters Delta Air Lines at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Huff Daland Dusters was a pioneer in 1928 when it

Would you like to try this blue scampi caviar? Fishermen say there is a price benefit to being more adventurous with your seafood choices

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Two-thirds of the fish that Australians eat is wasted. After the fillets are removed, the remainder is usually discarded. The poor recovery had an impact on prices. “You pay for a whole fish but only really eat a third, but all the parts of the fish actually have enormous value, like the head, tail, skin,” said Patrick Hone, managing director of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. The chef slowly started using more fish, including their offal. Delicious waste The beef, lamb, pork and chicken industries had much higher recovery rates, ranging from over 50 percent to the 70s, but why is seafood recovery so low? “Seafood offal is a completely unexplored area,” says chef Danielle Dixon. Chef Danielle Dixon says advocacy for underutilized species is critical. ( ABC Landline: Pip Courtney ) “With the average net profit in the food business sometimes being just 1 percent or less, it’s really important for us to start educating people about how to take lesser-known products th