Not exact matches
The business
world was taken aback
last Friday by tech
giant Amazon's surprise $ 13 billion - plus deal to buy health food chain Whole Foods.
While the cable
giant's mammoth $ 5 billion purchase of exclusive rights to NHL programming
last year got all the headlines, Thursday's deal with
World Wrestling Entertainment is equally interesting, especially to fans of the squared circle.
Bezos, briefly the richest person in the
world last month, has built Seattle - based Amazon into a retail
giant since its 1994 founding.
Tsinghua Unigroup, which had revenue
last year of about 12.3 billion yuan, was also in talks about cooperating with a «
world - class memory chip
giant» to build a new chip factory in China, Zhao said, a move that could help his company acquire intellectual property needed to manufacture memory chips.
There were many inspiring moments in the
world of sports last year — from the San Francisco Giants winning in the World Series to the triumphs during the 2012 London Olym
world of sports
last year — from the San Francisco
Giants winning in the
World Series to the triumphs during the 2012 London Olym
World Series to the triumphs during the 2012 London Olympics.
Gatorade, another
giant in the sporting
world, boasts a new «smart bottle,» which they tested in the last World
world, boasts a new «smart bottle,» which they tested in the
last WorldWorld Cup.
And its global turnover is a drop in the bucket in China, where Internet
giants Alibaba and Tencent dominate the
world's biggest mobile payments market — with an estimated $ 1 trillion worth of mobile transactions
last year, according to iResearch data.
Last Friday, e-commerce
giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and natural and organic grocer Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) took the
world by surprise when the two companies announced that Amazon would acquire Whole Foods in a $ 13.7 billion all - cash transaction.
Last week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)-- whose membership includes hundreds of consumer brands from a range of industries around the
world, including food
giants Campbell Soup,...
The approval clears one of the
last impediments to a deal that will establish the dominance of two international
giants in Australia, the
world's third largest dairy exporter, amid intense competition to tap growing Asian demand.
Last week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)-- whose membership includes hundreds of consumer brands from a range of industries around the
world, including food
giants Campbell Soup, Clif Bar, Hershey, Mars and Procter & Gamble — announced a new resolution to mitigate the roughly 40 percent of food wasted globally by agreeing to halve food waste within the operations of its 400 retailer and manufacturer members by 2025, and to support wider UN Goals on the issue.
With 10 strikes already in his 30 matches for the Bavarian
giants, and having scored four times in his
last seven international games for Germany, Goetze looks set to make a real impact on the summer's
World Cup.
Russel (pronounced Roo - sell) stood No. 1 in overall
World Cup standings with 140 points after finishing first in
last week's
giant slalom in Meg √ ® ve.
ROOKIE HOPES: Promising group, but help for
World Series team is expected only from Infielder Foster Castleman who spent
last half of»54 with
Giants, played only 13 games.
The flair player impressed many with his showing in the 2014
World Cup finals, his efforts leading to a move from Spanish side Granada to Primeira Liga
giants FC Porto
last summer.
50:1 (October 28, 2014)
Last October after the
Giants beat the Royals in the
World Series, the Cubs were 50:1 to win
World Series at William Hill sportsbook in Las Vegas.
The coveted Germany international is one of the most sought - after players in his position currently in
world football, especially after the eye - catching campaign the holding midfielder had for the Bundesliga
giants last season.
Cillessen was van Gaal's number one choice at
last summer's
World Cup and he played a crucial role in helping the Netherlands claim a third - placed finish in Brazil, but looks set to stay with the Eredivisie
giants for the current campaign:
In the
last race before the Olympics, Proell won the
giant slalom at St. - Gervais, France and climbed into the lead in the
World Cup standings, 203 - 187 over Fran √ ßoise Macchi of France.
The San Francisco
Giants have won the
World Series three times in the
last five years, and they could be in the mix again this season at 11/1.
Amid speculation of interest from the likes of Arsenal and Real Madrid, Marca claim that it's Liverpool who have had a $ 100m bid rejected by the French
giants, with owner Dmitri Rybolovlev adamant that even though he doesn't have any intention of selling Mbappe, the bidding must overtake the
world - record transfer fee needed by Man Utd to sign Paul Pogba
last summer.
The Big Friendly
Giant Per Mertesacker was a very weak link for Arsenal in the first half of
last season, which he blamed on a
World Cup hangover, and he only showed signs of improvement when Laurent Koscielny was restored as his partner.
The Spanish
giants are believed to still be pursuing a monster deal to bring Kylian Mbappe to the Bernabeu, with the wonderkid having emerged as the next
world class star during
last season, and a fee of around $ 200 Million has been speculated for the Monaco ace.
This Season: Since signing for Turkish
giants Galatasaray on the
last day of the January transfer window, Yuto Nagatomo has found the game - time that he had been looking for when he asked Inter for a short - term move ahead of this summer's
World Cup in Russia.
Someone who was part of the first ever Busby Babes that was part of transforming the club into the
world giant it is today, is even more so — which is why the passing of 76 year old Eddie Lewis in South Africa
last week is mourned by the United family.
Kaka's sending off at the weekend in the game against Osasuna was the
last straw for the Spanish
giants, and they look set to cut their losses and release the player who was once widely considered as amongst the best in the
world.
The 18 - year - old Monaco forward, who soared to prominence
last season with 26 goals in all competitions for the Ligue 1 champions, is reportedly close to a
world - record move to the Spanish
giants.
The Blues decided to sell the Brazilian to the Ligue 1
giants last month for a fee rumoured to be between # 40million and # 50m - both which would be a
world record for a defender.
This is the story of the famous Lonesome George, a
giant tortoise who was the
last of his species, lived to be one hundred years old, and became known as the rarest creature in the
world.
Like many parts of the
world during the most recent ice ages (the
last of which ended about 12,000 years ago), Australia had its share of weird
giant animals, including a supersized relative of the Komodo dragon, today's largest land lizard.
In the
last step before the laser beam is ready for the
world, the light beam enters this
giant silver cylinder holding the optical cavity mirrors.
And analysis of data gathered by the experiments there will continue for years after the collider itself is switched off, potentially leaving the door open for the outgoing
giant of the physics
world to deliver one
last big score.
At CES, the
world's biggest technology show, in Las Vegas
last week, Google demonstrated more than 350 voice - controlled devices including speakers, cars and objects as well as a
giant toy town complete with a railway.
In the
last week or so, two
GIANTS of the ancestral health
world decided to almost simultaneously release their own versions of a Paleo / Primal quick start guide, to help all of the ancestral health newbies get a strong start on their personal road to health.
The
last man to touch Godzilla controversially recast the
giant lizard as some unexplained and malevolent force of nature bent on destroying the
world uptown Manhattan.
«U.N.I (You And I)» from And the Winner Isn't «Love and Lies» from Band Aid «If I Dare» from Battle of the Sexes «Evermore» from Beauty and the Beast «How Does a Moment
Last Forever» from Beauty and the Beast «Now or Never» from Bloodline: Now or Never «She» from Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story «Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go» from The Book of Henry «Buddy's Business» from Brawl in Cell Block 99 «The Crown Sleeps» from The Breadwinner «
World Gone Mad» from Bright «Mystery of Love» from Call Me by Your Name «Visions of Gideon» from Call Me by Your Name «Captain Underpants Theme Song» from Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie «Ride» from Cars 3 «Run That Race» from Cars 3 «Tell Me How Long» from Chasing Coral «Broken Wings» from City of Ghosts «Remember Me» from Coco «Prayers for This
World» from Cries From Syria «There's Something Special» from Despicable Me 3 «It Ain't Fair» from Detroit «A Little Change in the Weather» from Downsizing «Stars in My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)» from Drawing Home «All In My Head» from Elizabeth Blue «Dying for Ya» from Elizabeth Blue «Green» from Elizabeth Blue «Can't Hold Out on Love» from Father Figures «Home» from Ferdinand «I Don't Wan na Live Forever» from Fifty Shades Darker «You Shouldn't Look at Me That Way» from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool «This Is How You Walk On» from Gifted «Summer Storm» from The Glass Castle «The Pure and the Damned» from Good Time «This Is Me» from The Greatest Showman «The Hero» from The Hero «How Shall a Sparrow Fly» from Hostiles «Just Getting Started» from If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast «Truth to Power» from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power «Next Stop, The Stars» from Kepler's Dream «The Devil & The Huntsman» from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword «Have You Ever Wondered» from Lake of Fire «I'll Be Gone» from Lake of Fire «We'll Party All Night» from Lake of Fire «Friends Are Family» from The Lego Batman Movie «Found My Place» from The Lego Ninjago Movie «Stand Up for Something» from Marshall «Rain» from Mary and the Witch's Flower «Myron / Byron» from The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) «Longing for Summer» from Moomins and the Winter Wonderland «Mighty River» from Mudbound «Never Forget» from Murder on the Orient Express «Hold the Light» from Only the Brave «PBNJ» from Patti Cake $ «Tuff Love (Finale)» from Patti Cake $ «Lost Souls» from The Pirates of Somalia «How a Heart Unbreaks» from Pitch Perfect 3 «The Promise» from The Promise «Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe» from Pulimurugan «Maanathe Maarikurumbe» from Pulimurugan «Stubborn Angel» from Same Kind of Different as Me «Dancing Through the Wreckage» from Served Like a Girl «Keep Your Eyes on Me» from The Shack «On the Music Goes» from Slipaway «The Star» from The Star «Jump» from Step «Tickling
Giants» from Tickling
Giants «Fly Away» from Trafficked «Speak to Me» from Voice From the Stone «Walk on Faith» from Year by the Sea
Attack on Titan is about the
last remnants of humanity trying to defeat the mindless, man - eating
giants that ravage their
world.
Volkswagen's sexier, higher - tech and cheaper sixth - generation Transporter has made its
world debut in Amsterdam overnight, just as the German
giant said it would when it released a teaser sketch
last month.
Based on the high - concept novel by Hugh Howey, «Wool» is a futuristic tale where Earth's air is no longer breathable and the
world's
last community lives underground in a
giant silo.
The e-commerce
giant just completed its purchase of Whole Foods
last month, marking its biggest push yet into the brick - and - mortar
world.
In Tyranny, you'll perform dastardly deeds, befriend a bunch of psychotic and surprisingly likable characters — including a
giant murderous lady - beast — and decide the fate of the Tiers — the
last region in the
world of Terratus to be conquered by an unstoppable empire.
Its the boss battles that are the meat of the game — there are thirty - seven
giant sea - creature - machines to hunt down and destroy in an ever - expanding underwater
world, each boss more deadly than the
last.
Irwin, who has lived in San Diego for the past quarter century, is one of the
last giants standing from a generation of artists who, in the early seventies, sought to bring the practice of visual art out of the studio, gallery, and museum and into the
world.
After the
last of the fallen soldiers and civilians are buried, the Saudis and Kuwaitis — and the Iraqis — will return to the battered oilfields, uncap the wells and let it flow leaks are stanched and moratoriums lifted, the
world's oil
giants will return to the deep and far oil frontiers, drill new wells and let it flow.
After thousands of Lebanese left their handprints on a
giant cloth
last fall to break the
world record for the largest hand - painted canvas, organizers of the Guinness Book of
world record for the largest hand - painted canvas, organizers of the Guinness Book of
WorldWorld
John Bryant, CEO of snack food
giant Kellogg's, found himself in hot water
last week on a quarterly earnings call when one investor took the company to task for its part in destroying vital Indonesian peatlands that store vast amounts of climate - polluting carbon, and rainforests home to the
last 400 remaining wild Sumatran tigers in the
world.
Well, in the
last day or so the
World Bank has withdrawn a loan to one of Brazil's cattle
giants; and Brazil's three - largest supermarket chains (one of which is Wal - Mart) have announced that they will suspend contracts with cattle companies associated with deforestation: Up to $ 90 Million in Funding Pulled The action by the
World Bank comes via its private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, and pulls the
last $ 30 million of $ 90 million loan from Brazilian cattle firm Bertin.
Photo: Matthew Oldfield, CC «the
world's largest known nesting ground for the
giant and extremely endangered reptile» The
last time we wrote about leatherback turtles, it was bad news (Plastic Found in 1/3 of Leatherback Turtles, According to Study),
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Giant Manufacturing, the
world's largest bicycle - maker, sold a record 460,000 units
last month and is heading for
Last year, he handled the tech aspects of Hong Kong telecoms
giant HKBN's acquisition of local conglomerate New
World Development's telecoms business.