You see the pattern here:
Obscure companies with little more than a white paper are springing up and raising millions of dollars on the Internet and — in at least some cases — with the assistance of a celebrity pitchman.
The big difference is that WX is not
an obscure company with a < $ 100 million market cap, but a mid-cap with a market cap of $ 3 billion.
Not exact matches
One is just how an
obscure firm
with hardly any track record can accuse a well - established
company of fraud, and successfully send its shares into a free fall.
Last October, the government of India announced plans to supply the world's cheapest tablet computer, in conjunction
with Datawind, an
obscure Canadian
company.
For the most dapper and stylish employees in the office: This
company partners
with obscure brands to scope out some of the trendiest fashion and grooming products.
Geoffrey Crothall of China Labor Bulletin said the news media's focus on ride - hailing apps
obscured the main complaint of the Chinese taxi drivers: that rapacious fleet
companies charge onerous rental fees that leave drivers
with little to show for their work.
I love the whole discussion and arguing cases
with bright people, or reviewing an
obscure company, or the best way to play that macro thematic on demand in that country.
The owner and founder of the Sidney Frank Importing
Company, he rose to fame
with his game - changing relaunch of an
obscure German digestive.
And to finally answer the question about how Vote Leave found this
obscure Canadian
company on the other side of the planet, he wrote: «Someone found AIQ [AggregateIQ] on the internet and interviewed them on the phone then told me — let's go
with these guys.
The DUP paid # 32,750 to Aggregate IQ, an
obscure data analytics
company based in British Columbia, Canada, according to accounts filed
with the Electoral Commission.
Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, both of Syracuse - based COR Development, are charged
with paying Percoco $ 35,000 routed through an
obscure limited liability
company managed by Howe.
WASHINGTON — There is «a substantial reason to believe» that Rep. Chris Collins violated federal law by touting the stock of an
obscure Australian biotech firm based on inside information, while also possibly breaking House ethics rules by persuading National Institutes of Health officials to meet
with a staffer from that
company.
At Tonto's suggestion, John dons a mask to
obscure his identity and the duo begins working together to track Cavendish, although neither is happy
with the other's
company.
But because, unlike self - publishing, vanity publishing is a scam — a con — the hype and promo of a vanity
company attempts to convince its potential consumer market (desperate aspiring writers) that there - is - a publishing and distribution mechanism, by completely
obscuring the difference between being printed (which anyone
with access to a Kinko's can achieve) and being - published -, whch is a complex business process involving widespread distribution.
The typical target is a high quality smaller
company that is cheap because of cyclical or temporary
company - specific issues, often an
obscure small cap in a mundane market
with a good track record.
Vic Tokai co-developed games
with Seibu Lease, an even more
obscure company.
These outward facing tactics emerge out of opaque dealings
with strategic communications experts, public relations and consulting
companies that often
obscure a government's negative qualities to secure influence on the international stage.
According to the green crusaders, we were all in cahoots
with oil
companies in their attempts to
obscure the dangers of climate change.
However, the likelihood that these will be exposed anyway,
with embarrassing consequences for a group's credibility, has led many
companies and their sponsored organizations to opt for a strategy of selective disclosure, in which funders are mentioned in an annual report or other
obscure publication, but are not mentioned in the organization's most common communications that reach the largest audience.
The whole AGW business is replete of «unintended consequences»,
with the European ETS already able to enrich large power
companies in Europe, let alone
obscure gas producers in China.
The Supran / Oreskes study alleged that ExxonMobil had
obscured the facts on climate change by producing internal research that conflicted
with the
company's advertisements.
Whether it's timber, diamonds, oil or other minerals, we find case after case of dirty money being moved around the world,
with the transactions and deals
obscured by anonymous
company ownership.
In the Guardian, Nick Hussey writes Why my cycling clothing
company uses models without helmets,
with a subhead «The debate about helmet use is too often toxic, puts off new riders and
obscures more important issues, argues the founder of Vulpine» (a cycling clothing manufacturer)
The lawsuit alleges that since December 2011, when Viacom purchased a controlling interest in the
company, the media giant has failed to provide the plaintiff
with proper financial statements and further that they diverted «income to its affiliated
companies while purposefully
obscuring the terms of these (in cage) advertising contracts.»
Tinder resolved the security flaw about four months after being contacted by IncludeSec,
with then - CEO Sean Rad assuring users that the
company «implemented specific measures to enhance location security and further
obscure location data.»
What is emerging instead is an
obscure world of mysterious boutique
companies specializing in data analysis and online influence that contract
with government agencies.
Patent trolls are firms that buy overly -
obscure, general or vague patents
with the sole purpose of extracting licensing arrangements and settlement payments by threatening businesses and
companies with claims of patent infringement.
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Obscure smartphone manufacturers like Sharp had also jumped on the bandwagon» Obviously you don't know that Sharp was the first
company to offer this type of display
with the Sharp Aquos XX in the 2013.