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Delta posts $1.11 billion profit for third quarter and sees strong holiday bookings_我的网站

A |     Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season.Profit was up 59% from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales — especially for premium seats and international flights — helped Delta shrug off higher labor costs.The Atlanta-based airline predicted ranges for fourth-quarter and full-year profit that mostly exceed Wall Street expectations.“I think we’re closing the year strong, and the holiday bookings that we see right now are pretty good,” CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview. “Domestic (travel) is solid, and international is really strong.”U.S. airlines are flying high as the travel recovery that began last year shows few signs of slowing down.Delta increased its passenger-carrying capacity an aggressive 16% and was able to fill all those extra seats. Travelers flew 64 billion miles on the airline in the quarter, a 17% increase, and they filled 88% of the seats on the average flight, a point higher than last summer.Revenue from ticket sales in the main cabin grew 12% — and 17% for premium seating. Money from Delta’s loyalty program soared 21%.The program, called SkyMiles, has become so popular that there are far more passengers hoping for upgrades to better seats than available seats. Lines can grow long at Delta lounges at busy airports like Atlanta and New York’s JFK.But when Delta announced changes to deal with the overcrowding last month — including basing elite frequent-flyer status purely on spending, and limiting lounge access for holders of Delta credit cards — the reaction from longtime customers was quick and brutal. Some vowed to switch airlines. Alaska Airlines and JetBlue fished for disgruntled Delta members by promising elite status in their programs. Even Bastian admitted the airline “ probably went too far.” Bastian has promised to modify the unpopular changes, but he hasn’t given any details yet.“We are working on that. We’ll be announcing something in the coming days,” Bastian said in the interview. He said he has received “a lot of feedback – everyone had their own ideas as to how we might restructure the program. Almost universally, people acknowledged that we needed to do something.” Delta's third-quarter profit, adjusted to exclude one-time items, was $2.03 per share, 8 cents better than forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue rose 11% to $15.49 billion, also beating expectations.For the fourth quarter, Delta said revenue will rise as much as 11% from a year ago and it will earn between $1.05 to $1.30 per share. Analysts expected $1.09.The airline predicted that full-year profit will land between $6 and $6.25 per share after saying in June it would be at the top end of a $5-to-$6 range. The short-term outlook would be rosier if not for a recent pickup in jet fuel prices — although fuel is still much cheaper than it was a year ago. Bastian expressed confidence that Delta and other carriers can raise prices enough to cover any increase in fuel expense. Shares of Delta were virtually flat in morning trading.。     8 月 25 日消息，据彭博社报道，芬兰智能戒指制造商 Oura 正计划最早于下个月在美国进行 IPO，拟募集最多 30 亿美元（注：现汇率约合 201.87 亿元人民币），并寻求超过 160 亿美元（现汇率约合 1,076.66 亿元人民币）的估值。这家公司拥有 900 多名员工、在旧金山和芬兰设有办公室，投资者预计将在此次发行中出售大量股份。

B | 如果最终达到 160 亿美元（现汇率约合 1,076.66 亿元人民币）的估值，Oura 的估值将较去年 9 月大幅提升。当时，Oura 完成了 8.75 亿美元（现汇率约合 58.88 亿元人民币）的 E 轮融资，公司估值达到 109 亿美元（现汇率约合 733.47 亿元人民币）。

C | 该轮融资由 Fidelity、ICONIQ、Whale Rock 和 Atreides 等机构领投，此前的投资者还包括 Dexcom、The Chernin Group、Forerunner Ventures、Coatue 和淡马锡等。可穿戴设备市场正在迅速变得拥挤。三星在两年前推出了自己的智能戒指 Galaxy Ring。不过，Oura 最直接的竞争对手可能是健身手环厂商 Whoop，后者近年来也经历了业务转型。

D | Whoop 最初主要面向顶级运动员和年轻男性，将产品定位为运动表现监测工具。

E | 过去一年，该公司开始吸引更加广泛的消费者，并加入围绝经期和甲状腺健康相关的激素追踪及血液检测功能。这一转型推动 Whoop 在今年 3 月的估值升至 100 亿美元（现汇率约合 672.91 亿元人民币）。Oura 也走上了类似的发展道路。公司最初主要面向热衷“生物黑客”的企业高管，如今已经逐渐转型为面向大众市场的睡眠与恢复健康品牌。今年 5 月，Oura 宣布已经秘密提交 IPO 申请。

F | 不过，Oura 最近获得的关注并非都是正面的。上周，一起拟议中的集体诉讼在旧金山提起，指控 Oura 就其睡眠追踪功能的准确性误导消费者。

G | 诉讼文件提出了多项指控，其中包括 Oura 不仅宣称产品能够“测量心跳或体温”，还声称可以判断佩戴者所处的具体睡眠阶段。然而，原告认为，准确判断睡眠阶段实际上需要在头皮上安装电极、在眼睛附近安装传感器，通常只有医院或其他临床环境才能做到。Oura 周末向 TechCrunch 发表声明，对诉讼中的相关指控予以反驳。

H | 公司表示将“在适当的法律程序中进行抗辩”，并强调：“虽然 Oura Ring 并非医疗器械，也不能替代临床睡眠检测，但 Oura 的睡眠分期功能已经经过验证，并在多项研究中与作为行业金标准的多导睡眠监测进行了比较，结果表现良好。”Oura 还表示，多项来自第三方独立机构的研究都支持其关于准确性的说法，公司也一直透明地披露用于睡眠分期的相关机制和测量指标。

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