Business
Blake Lively’s Target hair care line saw sales decline as much as 78% after alleged ‘coordinated smear campaign’ by her co-star Justin Baldoni
Lively filed a lawsuit against her co-star in the movie adaptation of bestselling book “It Ends With Us” Read More
France’s new prime minister selects Eric Lombard as his finance minister
François Bayrou unveils members of cabinet and starts to focus on trying to enact a budget
The Container Store files for bankruptcy as housing crisis cripples cash flow
Under Chapter 11 protection, The Container Store will continue to operate while it restructures. Read More
Starbucks’ worker strike expands to a dozen major U.S. cities after employees say the chain offered an ‘insulting economic package’
Your cup of joe will be harder to get as holiday shopping hours dwindle. Read More
One of the last affordable options in the housing crisis has seen prices soar faster than new homes, study says
The average sales price of new mobile homes, or manufactured homes, jumped 58.3% between 2018 and 2023, according to a ...
Party City closing spurred by sudden drop in inventory value
The trouble surfaced when an appraisal significantly reduced the value of key asset categories supporting company borrowings. Read More
Musk urges Bezos to throw an ‘epic wedding’ after Amazon founder blasts report of $600 million nuptials as ‘completely false’
Bezos flatly denied a report he would marry fiancée Lauren Sánchez the weekend after Christmas in a lavish ceremony in ...
The IRS is sending $1,400 stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers. How to tell if you qualify
The automatic deposits will be issued “later this month” and should arrive “in most cases” by late January 2025. Read ...
Surging cases and lagging vaccines: Why this U.S. flu season has experts worried
Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before. Read ...
Trump’s demand for control of Greenland is immediately rejected
Greenland’s PM: “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale.” Read More
The alleged online smear campaign against Blake Lively is a reminder of how eager society is to ‘hate on women’
The “It Ends With Us” actress was likely the victim of an online smear campaign. Read More
The U.S. launches investigation of Chinese-made chips, used in everything from cars to medical devices
“About half of companies didn’t know whether they had Chinese chips in their products,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Read ...
A look inside D.C.’s new financial power scene
The rise of AI could create a consumer tech renaissance in New York. Read More
US banking giants capture biggest share of industry profits since 2015
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo account for 44% of earnings
Former agents explain how Israel got its exploding pager plan to work: Shell companies and fake YouTube ads
Speaking with 60 Minutes, the two agents explained how Israel got booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies into the hands of Hezbollah ...
Half of companies with office space say leases are affecting their RTO policies
Companies say they want to increase worker collaboration productivity, but many leaders are also influenced by existing office leases. Read ...
The simple secret behind the UK’s best performing council pension fund
Banker driving Kensington and Chelsea’s stellar returns explains why he fears the chancellor’s ‘megafunds’
How AI is transforming the skills needed to be CEO
The advancement of AI is reshaping the skills needed to ascend to the corner office. Read More
Exclusive: Fortune 500 CEOs double down on decarbonization
‘Business inaction impacts political courage.’ Read More
The world’s leading democracies are struggling to govern
Across the G7, the political centre is fracturing and Donald Trump will make the problem worse
How were so many economists wrong on whether we’d have a recession? Northern Trust’s Ryan Boyle points to 3 culprits
Recession red flags had a track record that “was never perfect, but they have really failed us during the past ...
‘People don’t want to smell like others anymore’—this largely unknown perfume brand doesn’t advertise, but its sales have still risen 50%
The Chinese market and Gen Z particularly like niche perfumes in contrast to other luxury goods. Read More
Aviva agrees to buy U.K. insurer Direct Line for £3.7 billion
Aviva started hunting for acquisitions again after CEO Amanda Blanc pursued a series of divestments that slimmed down the insurer ...
To help save the climate, CEOs need to become ‘Chief Coalition Builders ’
To play their part in climate action in these turbulent times and future proof their companies, CEOs need to become ...
Honda comes to the rescue of a struggling Nissan as Japanese auto giants start merger talks
The merger is unlikely to be a marriage of equals: Honda will nominate the new company’s president, and the board ...
In Norway companies rush to put women on boards before deadline
Although Norwegian companies are nearing a key year-end deadline to populate their boards with women—they’re short by thousands. Read More
Planning a Disney vacation? Experts say use these cards to maximize your rewards.
A Disney Visa card may seem the logical choice if you’re paying for a Disney vacation, but it’s not necessarily ...
Amazon and AT&T want an end to remote work: will 2025 finally be the death of WFH?
With the pandemic behind us, some executives argue that remote work has outlived its usefulness. Yet the data tells a ...
British people cannot be ‘easily bought’, says Badenoch in Musk dig
Donation by billionaire to Reform UK would be ‘counterproductive’, says Tory leader
Resume gaps aren’t the job killer they used to be but applicants still need to get smart about explaining their time away from the workforce
Job seekers with career breaks should be ready to explain the white space in their interviews. Read More
