Fashion
Expedia raises full-year guidance, beats on gross bookings
EXPEDIA Group posted better-than-expected grossing bookings in the third quarter and said it was raising its full-year guidance, suggesting that demand has proven stronger than the company had previously...
Pinterest gives weak holiday forecast as it lags behind peers
PINTEREST fell in late trading after forecasting weak sales for the holiday quarter, a sign the search and discovery network is struggling to keep pace with larger peers such...
Can B Corps save the world?
THE “shareholder primacy” doctrine that promoted profit maximisation as the purpose of business is fading. The increasing wealth gap, widening social inequality and environmental degradation are a blemish on...
US banks to gain from looser capital, merger policies under Trump
THE banking industry is expected to win big as former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, ushering in Republican regulators who are expected to ease capital rules...
Moderna reports surprise profit on higher-than-expected Covid vaccine sales
MODERNA reported a surprise third-quarter profit on Thursday (Nov 7), driven by cost cutting and higher-than-expected sales of its Covid-19 vaccine, even with low revenue from its new respiratory...
US: Wall Street hits all-time highs, Fed decision on tap
WalL Street’s main stock indexes hit record highs in the run-up to an interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve on Thursday (Nov 7), extending a sharp rally sparked by...
Trump win casts fresh doubts over Wall Street’s China strategy
MORE US financial firms may pull back from China, hive off local units to minimise risks or pause expansion plans on concerns about geopolitical tensions in a Donald Trump...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags US$11.6 billion worth of order wins in year to date
MARITIME vessel maker Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said that it has secured US$11.6 billion of order wins in the year to date.This exceeds its target of US$4.5 billion for the 2024...
Watch industry failing to make models women want: survey
THE watch industry is not producing and marketing enough models that women want to wear, a survey has found.Women are increasingly shunning timepieces that target their gender, yet too...
Going above and beyond: Marina Bay Sands on billion-dollar push to court high-value tourists
FROM Dubai to Macau and across many parts of Asia and Europe, there have been significant investments worth billions of dollars in the luxury segment amid the ongoing battle...
