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Prada Outlines Strategic Expansion Plans as Q1 Sales Gain 13%
MILAN — While reporting a 13 percent increase in revenues for Prada Group in the first quarter of the year, Andrea Guerra characterized…
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‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency
“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain. With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s…
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Morgan Stanley offers private equity fund to wider swath of millionaires
Morgan Stanley is launching a private equity fund for its widest audience yet – investors wielding a few million US dollars – as asset…
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Emma Roberts Goes Classic in Dior Houndstooth Wool Jacket and Skirt Coords for Brooklyn Artists Ball
Emma Roberts joined a bevy of high-profile stars and A-list guests for the Brooklyn Artists Ball on Tuesday night. Presented in…
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US: Wall Street tumbles at the open as US economy contracts in first quarter
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Wednesday (Apr 30) after data showed the world’s largest economy contracted in the…
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Beyoncé’s Daughter Rumi Makes Rare Appearance in Oscar de la Renta at ‘Cowboy Carter Tour,’ Blue Ivy Coordinates With Mom in Burberry
Beyoncé‘s daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter, joined the singer onstage during the opening night of the “Cowboy Carter Tour” on Monday in…
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EXCLUSIVE: Aureum Collective and Parke Join Forces for ‘Timeless’ Capsule Collection
From close friends to business partners: Chelsea Parke (founder of Parke) and Cass DiMicco (founder of Aureum Collective) are teaming up…
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Miu Miu’s momentum powers Prada sales growth
Net revenues at Italian luxury group Prada rose 12.5 per cent at constant exchange rates in the first quarter, slightly above analysts…
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Elite UK Reit posts 10.2% rise in Q1 2025 distributable income to £4.8 million
The manager of Elite UK real estate investment trust (Reit), announced a 10.2 per cent year-on-year increase in distributable income to…
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Maybank names Shafiq Abdul Jabbar as new group chief financial officer
He takes over from Khalijah Ismail, who was dismissed by the bank earlier this year following an internal inquiry Maybank has appointed…
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Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel
Iran hanged a man on Wednesday who was convicted of working as a spy for Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, and assisting…
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CapitaLand Investment total revenue falls 24% to S$496 million in Q1
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) reported a total revenue of S$496 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, down 24 per cent from S$650…
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Claim that Finland is planning to extradite Nigerian separatist leader in July 2025 is false
Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Biafran separatist group, was arrested in Finland in November 2024…
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Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday, snapping four-day losing streak; STI up 0.7%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 288 to 177, after 971.8 million securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands Equities on…
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EXCLUSIVE: Desi Perkins Talks Dezi x Benefit ‘Tints Out’ Collaboration With Sunnies Designed for Peekaboo Blush Moments, New Benetint Dark Cherry Shade
Benefit Cosmetics and Dezi Eyewear have collaborated on a juicy new limited-edition kit featuring their signature products with tints done…
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Goldman sees central banks buying more renminbi, won, Singapore dollars
South Korea, Singapore and China’s currencies are likely to be the biggest Asian beneficiaries as central banks look to diversify their…
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Kate Spade New York’s Spring Campaign Stars Ice Spice and Charli D’Amelio
Kate Spade New York has released its spring 2025 global brand campaign titled “To The Ones Who Carry Us,” starring Grammy-nominated artist…
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Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
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Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again; economy could face recession as US tariffs loom
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
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Talks Around Jonathan Anderson’s Departure Fuel Loewe’s Popularity on Lyst
LONDON — Loewe again overtook Miu Miu to claim the top spot on the Lyst hottest brands ranking for the first quarter of 2025, thanks to a…
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Chinese sovereign fund CIC to sell US$1 billion of US private equity investments: sources
Chinese sovereign investor China Investment Corporation (CIC) is selling about US$1 billion of its private equity (PE) investment…
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Company supplying critical EV metal ‘did not disclose’ Erin Brockovich pollutant in drinking water
One of Indonesia’s largest nickel-mining companies, which supplies a mineral critical to the global electric car industry, did not tell…
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Salman Haider named head of Asean, CEO of Eastspring Singapore
This is in addition to his current role as chief distribution officer of the business Eastspring Investments, the asset management…
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50 years later: Refugee shares her story of survival as USS Midway crucial in rescuing thousands after Fall of Saigon
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — All week, people across the country and in San Diego are remembering the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon…