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Megalabs USA Acquires Skin Care Brand Geologie
Following its majority investment in hair growth brand DS Laboratories, pharmaceutical company Megalabs USA has been shopping again. This…
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Cathay Pacific will comply with stricter rules on power banks
Cathay Pacific Airways has been forced fall into line with its airline peers on rules governing portable power banks after the Hong Kong…
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StanChart boosts private credit presence with new hires in India
The bank has also appointed Ankit Dokania as director for the same team, and S Siddharth as executive director for private and traded…
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Alibaba’s chairman warns of a ‘bubble’ in AI data centre buildout
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai warned of a potential bubble forming in data centre construction, arguing that the pace of that…
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Ex-Goldman analyst’s hedge fund reaps 300% on small Japan banks
Katsunori Tanaka spent most of his 19 years at Goldman Sachs scrutinising Japan’s biggest banks as an equity analyst. Now he’s making…
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Old video from India falsely shared as 'locals fighting robbers in Bangladesh'
As concerns grew at the rising crime levels in Dhaka, an old clip was mispresented as locals battling criminals in the Bangladeshi…
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China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
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23andMe’s bankruptcy puts 15 million users’ DNA info on auction block
Millions of Americans who sent their saliva to 23andMe in the hopes of finding lost relatives or identifying health risks buried in their…
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Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea deal in deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets: WSJ
Boeing is seeking to withdraw an agreement to plead guilty in a criminal case that blamed the company for deceiving regulators before two…
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Xiaomi raises US$5.5 billion in share sale for business expansion
China’s Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday it had raised US$5.5 billion in an upsized share sale that will help fund the acceleration of its…
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Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship's mass grave
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains…
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Crypto exchange Kraken explores up to US$1 billion debt package
Crypto exchange Kraken is exploring raising as much as US$1 billion in debt ahead of a potential initial public offering, according to…
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What Pulled Hudson’s Bay Underwater
Even before Richard Baker’s NRDC firm took control of the Hudson’s Bay Co., the Toronto-based department store chain was a sinking ship.…
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How Retailers Like Macy’s and Target Are Pushing Ahead on AI While Balancing Risk With Reward
Retailers are more apt to tout their strengths than to wallow in their worries — at least publicly. But there is one place where that’s…
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Martin Miller, Architect of Cremieux-Dillard’s Deal, Dies at 94
Martin Miller, a well-known fixture in the apparel industry who brokered a deal between Dillard’s Department Stores and the Daniel…
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Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI Looks Back — and Ahead
It’s not going to be just nostalgia as Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI marks its 25th anniversary this week. Taking place until Sunday at the…
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‘Nova Scotia House’ Reimagines London’s Queer Life and History
LONDON — The British journalist Charlie Porter, who has just released his debut novel “Nova Scotia House” (Particular Books), owes a lot…
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Colombia's lonely chimp Yoko finds new home in Brazil
Kidnapped from his family as an infant, then raised by a drug lord before ending up in a Colombian zoo, Yoko the chimpanzee has lived the…
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From the Newsroom: Fashion Week Wrap-up
This week’s WWD Voices podcast features a special edition of the program, “From the Newsroom,” where Alex Badia, style director at WWD,…
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Social Rundown: Nuevo Leon van crash, Japanese Cherry Blossoms and Fireball 90+ discount
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Welcome back to the Social Rundown, where you can learn about the online trends happening globally and in…
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Man jailed for 'reckless' tower block arson
A man has been jailed for eight years after deliberately starting a fire in the stairwell of a residential tower block. Israel Baber set a…
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Christina Aguilera Edges Up Nightlife Fashion in Sheer Bodysuit With Bold Cutouts to Honor Stylist Chris Horan at H&M’s Intimate Dinner
Christina Aguilera‘s latest look is a statement to nightlife fashion. On Saturday, the singer attended a private dinner in Los Angeles…
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23andMe shares tumble after bankruptcy filing and California attorney general's privacy warning
South San Francisco-based genetic testing venture 23andMe saw its shares plunge more than 50% Monday after the company announced it had…
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An Insider’s Guide to Dining, Shopping, and Art During Shanghai Fashion Week
Shanghai is shaking off the winter doldrums. Between a new Prada restaurant, Loro Piana’s first exhibition, an Anne Uddenberg exhibition,…