MILAN – The Italian Stock Exchange held its ground on Monday morning, with the FTSE MIB index inching down 0.08 percent by early afternoon, following additional restrictions imposed by the […]
Amid e-commerce boom, anti-Amazon Shopify takes flight
TORONTO, CANADA (AFP) – The pandemic has forced businesses worldwide to pivot online to survive, and many have turned to Shopify, a Canadian company that has emerged as a thriving […]
Pandemic 'revenge spending' sparks bling boom
(BLOOMBERG) – Think lockdowns are bad for luxury? Think again. Sales at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s fashion and leather goods division rose 12 per cent, excluding currency movements, in […]
United Airlines to add flights in Latin America
FILE PHOTO: United Airlines passenger jets taxi with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren(Reuters) – United Airlines […]
Barclays, Staveley spar in final lap of London trial
LONDON (Reuters) – A bitter High Court clash between Barclays BARC.L and British businesswoman Amanda Staveley, over whether she was deceived while negotiating a financial lifeline for the bank at […]
C-SPAN suspended Steve Scully after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked.
C-SPAN suspended Steve Scully, who would have moderated the second presidential debate, after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked. By Tiffany Hsu The C-SPAN network on […]
Scarce work meant ‘zeroing out my paycheck,’ but despair turned to pride.
Before the pandemic struck, Chloe Ezi was a lifeguard at a public aquatic center in Powder Springs, Ga. It was part-time work, at $11 an hour, but she was able […]
U.S. import prices increase in September as dollar weakens
FILE PHOTO: Line workers spot weld parts of the frame on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co’s automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer/File […]
Shares retreat on coronavirus resurgence, fading U.S. stimulus hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global shares slipped on Thursday as investors locked in recent gains amid rising concerns about resurgent COVID-19 infections and after the U.S. Treasury Secretary dashed any remaining […]
The Warehouse Group goes dark, prepares to repurpose physical stores as online soars
The Warehouse Group is preparing to repurpose its physical stores as the proportion of its sales continue to increase online. As group chief executive Nick Grayston puts it, the owner […]