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The company is “currently recruiting” for an interim customer and marketing director, with Day set to join German vehicle marketplace Mobile.de.  Direct Line Group is on the lookout for a new interim CMO after Samuel Day announced he is leaving the business after a year in role. Day currently leads Direct Line Group’s marketing strategy across personal and business brands, such as Direct Line, Churchill, Green Flag, Privilege and Darwin. He is set to join German vehicle marketplace Mobile.de on 1 April as chief audience and growth officer, overseeing both B2B and B2C operations. His remit includes overseeing brand marketing, performance marketing,…

(Bloomberg) — Stock traders took some risk off the table ahead of the Federal Reserve decision, with a trio of tech heavyweights kicking off the megacap earnings season just days after DeepSeek rattled markets.The S&P 500 fell ahead of results from Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Tesla Inc. A gauge of the “Magnificent Seven” megacaps dropped 1.1%, with Nvidia Corp. coming under renewed pressure. Apple Inc. slipped after an analyst downgrade. ASML Holding NV surged after booking orders worth twice as much as analysts expected. Treasuries and the dollar saw small moves.While profits from the Magnificent Seven behemoths are…

(Bloomberg) — Gabriel Galipolo will chair his first interest rate decision as Brazil’s central bank governor on Wednesday with a clear, well-known mission: the board he now presides will raise the benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point for the second straight meeting. Most Read from Bloomberg And yet, investors will be on the edge of their seats, wondering how the 42-year-old economist will leave his mark on monetary policy in Latin America’s largest economy. Many are also worried by lingering doubts about his independence from leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “Everyone will be looking at every…

Starbucks (SBUX) CEO Brian Niccol said the company is putting a welcoming experience and safety first as it reverses its open-door policy. Earlier this month, the 54-year-old company shared plans to implement a Coffeehouse Code of Conduct where only paying customers can sit in-store or use the restroom — a reversal from its practice of letting anyone in the door. Niccol said the change was made due to feedback from customers and employees. «In order to be the coffeehouse that we want to be, we need to bring some practical pieces to our Code of Conduct,» Niccol told Yahoo Finance.…

Electronic Arts is reportedly gearing up to re-release The Sims and The Sims 2 on PC before the end of January. The first two games in the iconic social simulation series by developer Maxis originally released in 2000 and 2004, respectively. The re-release will reportedly be part of The Sims’ 25th anniversary celebrations that kicked off earlier this month. EA has teased a four-day long “Nostalgia Now” segment for the celebration that ends January 31, that could see the two classic games announced for PC.The Sims 1 and 2 Re-Releasing on PC According to a Kotaku report published Monday, that cites…

(Bloomberg) — Oil edged lower as traders weighed the possible fallout from President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on major US crude supplier Canada and other countries. The market was also watching reports OPEC will evaluate potential changes to America’s energy policy. Most Read from Bloomberg West Texas Intermediate dipped below $74 a barrel. OPEC+ is set to discuss Trump’s plans to increase oil production in the US at its next meeting on Feb. 3, Tass reported, citing Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Almassadam Satkaliyev. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated on Tuesday that levies as high as 25% on imports from…

ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall replaces former Diageo CMO Syl Saller as The Marketing Society’s new president. ITV CEO and The Marketing Society president, Carolyn McCall. The Marketing Society has appointed ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall as its new president, replacing outgoing president Syl Saller. McCall joined ITV in January 2018 as CEO and introduced new investments in the ITV brand, including data, digital and subscription capabilities. Prior to that, she was CEO of EasyJet for nearly eight years. McCall spent a large portion of her career at Guardian Media Group, joining in 1986. She became CEO of Guardian News…

Apple seeded iOS 18.3 earlier this week more than a month after the launch of iOS 18.2. Now, a new report reveals when we can expect to see the iOS 18.4 update. The next iOS update is said to bring new Apple Intelligence features and the long-anticipated upgrade to Siri. iPhone users may also get access to new emojis in the next iOS update. It is also expected to bring support for additional languages for Apple’s suite of AI-powered tools.iOS 18.4 Will Bring Major Siri UpgradesBloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter dropped hints about the release timeline…

By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision, with investors on edge for hints of how much interest rates might fall this year, while they broadly expect the central bank to keep policy unchanged for now. Expectations that trade policies under President Donald Trump could boost U.S. growth, but also push up inflation, fuelled bets on higher-for-longer interest rates in the lead-up to the inauguration, supporting the dollar. But as the tariff action investors had braced for has yet to materialise, currency markets have been volatile since Trump took office…

The holiday company is restructuring its sales and marketing function, splitting the combined chief sales and marketing officer position into CMO and CCO roles. Former Merlin Entertainments UK and Europe group sales and marketing director, Sara Holt, will join Center Parcs UK and Ireland as CMO. Holt steps into the role as the short-break holiday company restructures its sales and marketing function, splitting the combined chief sales and marketing officer position into two – chief commercial officer (CCO) and CMO. Joining in March, Holt will take over from the current chief sales and marketing officer, Colin Whaley, who is retiring…