Nike investors are eager to see the sportswear giant back on its feet—so much so that even a modest 1% annual sales gain is being celebrated. After years of underperformance and a prolonged turnaround effort, any hint of renewed growth is welcome for the beleaguered apparel maker. The company’s Q1 results, released last week, topped market estimates and initially sent …
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A large field of sand dunes located alongside the village of Oyyl in the Kazakh Steppe bears a striking resemblance to a giant slug. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Oyyl dune field, Kazakhstan [49.0485097, 54.776320616] What’s in the photo? A large field of sand dunes in the shape of a slug Who took the photo? An …
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It might be for the best that we have nearly a year to wait before Supergirl and Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrive in theaters, because superhero fatigue is getting harder to shrug off as wishful thinking from the genre’s detractors. This weekend, The Fantastic Four: First Steps reached $434.2 million at the worldwide box office, with that broken down to …
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