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Salzgitter Q1 Pre-tax Profit Exceeds Market View; Lifts FY Pre-tax Profit Outlook

Salzgitter Group (SZGPF.PK,SZGPY.PK) reported a preliminary pre-tax profit of 117.3 million euros in the first quarter of the financial year 2021, exceeding current market expectations. The performance was especially attributable to the gratifying results of the Strip Steel and Trading business units, as well as a contribution of 42.5 million euros from Aurubis AG, a participating investment included at equity.

Almost all segments reported a steady increase in their monthly results over the course of the quarter.

The Salzgitter Group’s external sales were 2.1 billion euros, thereby remaining stable compared with last year’s 2.1 billion euros.

The company raised its pre-tax profit outlook for financial year 2021 to a range of 300 million euros – 400 million euros from the prior estimation of 150 million euros – 200 million euros.

Ayanna Pressley: Is Chauvin verdict a victory? Not when we are still killed, traumatized daily

I want to wake up feeling lighter. But I don’t. I want to wake up fearing less for the safety of my Black husband and Black daughter. But I don’t.

I want to wake up and blast Nina Simone. “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day.” But I can’t.

It’s a new day in America, but our communities are still faced with the same traumas as before. The outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial doesn’t change things for us, because Black people are still being killed by police.

The three guilty verdicts came sooner than many of us expected Tuesday. Had I known in the morning what the day would bring, my prayer and meditation for the day might have been different. My morning journal reflection might have been different.

Accenture Buys Root Inc. – Quick Facts

Accenture (ACN) has acquired Root Inc., a consultancy helping organizations activate strategies and transform cultures using creative and visual methods to accelerate employee engagement and change effectiveness. Root joins Accenture’s Talent & Organization / Human Potential team. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Christie Smith, global lead for Talent & Organization / Human Potential at Accenture, said: “By adding Root’s unique digital-based creative capabilities to ours, we will help companies go beyond change management design or measurement and toward activating transformational change at scale.”

What It’s Like to Win an Oscar

One filmmaker on winning an Academy Award: The best champagne ever, plus Mark Ruffalo leading the way.

By Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg

Julia Rothman is an illustrator. Shaina Feinberg is a writer and filmmaker. Both live in Brooklyn.

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Summer aviation, buy-now-pay-later and sensor tech

As India formally joins the “red list”, Ian is joined by Willie Walsh – the CEO of British Airways’ parent company – to discuss the future of global aviation. He also speaks to the chief executive of Klarna and the founder of Internet of Things company InfoTech. Plus, city editor Mark Kleinman has news of a development at Manchester United.

Simone Biles partners with Athleta after six years at Nike

Simone Biles has entered into an apparel partnership with women's sportswear company Athleta, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday on a move expected to be announced later in the day. 

Biles had been a Nike athlete since 2015. 

"It wasn’t just about my achievements, it’s what I stood for and how they were going to help me use my voice and also be a voice for females and kids,” Biles told the WSJ of her relationship with Athleta. “I feel like they also support me, not just as an athlete, but just as an individual outside of the gym and the change that I want to create, which is so refreshing."

Athleta, founded in 1998 and owned by Gap, also signed women's track and field star Allyson Felix to a partnership in 2019. Felix joined after expressing criticism toward Nike for coming up short in supporting pregnant athletes (Felix gave birth to her daughter in 2018). 

PARIS: Simone Biles toying with returning as an event specialist at 2024 Olympics

Gentex Q1 Net Income Rises

Gentex Corporation (GNTX) reported that its first quarter net income increased 27% to $113.5 million from $89.5 million, last year. Earnings per share was $0.46, compared to $0.36. On average, eight analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.49, for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items.

First quarter net sales were $483.7 million, a 7% increase from last year. Analysts expected revenue of $491.21 million, for the quarter. The company said, during the first quarter of 2021, vehicle production levels were negatively impacted by electronics and other part shortage issues.

What’s in the Oscars Gift Bags, and Why the Tradition Endures

Friday: Much will be different at this year’s awards, but stars can still lay claim to free liposuction and a getaway to French Polynesia.

By Brooks Barnes and Jill Cowan