Staying on top means never standing still
In an age obsessed with the new and the next, creating sustained business success is an art form but a hard craft to master. The headlines tell the story. Starbucks is on its third CEO in…
Archive
The Latest
Trump announces trade deal with South Korea
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President Trump announced. Source link
Barbie Fashion Designers Killed in Car Accident in Italy
A memorial is planned for Friday for the fashion designer Mario Paglino and the graphic art director Gianni Grossi, who created Magia2000 and who have been killed in a car accident in…
Chinese battery maker CATL reports faster profit growth in second quarter
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited’s (CATL) net profit growth picked up in the second quarter, even as it came under pressure from a…
Biden adviser tells House committee there was 'no conspiracy' to hide president's mental state
Top Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti said Wednesday that questions about former President Joseph R. Biden's mental decline while in office advanced "baseless assertions" about his age, and…
Foo Fighters Enlists Drummer Ilan Rubin to Replace Josh Freese
Just months after firing Josh Freese from the band, Foo Fighters have enlisted drummer Ilan Rubin to take his spot. A source confirmed to Variety that Rubin, who has been a touring member…
TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a community-driven approach to combating online…
‘South Park’: 5.9 Million Viewers Watched Trump-Mocking Season 27 Premiere in First Three Days
“South Park” scored big viewership with its highly-anticipated Season 27 premiere. According to Paramount, the new episode has brought in 5.9 million viewers across Paramount+ and Comedy…
Here’s why women CEOs lead differently
Although there are now 55 female CEOs among the top 500 U.S. companies, female representation is still only 11%. A recent McKinsey & Co. article, The Inner Game of Women CEOs, explores how…
Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered fewer commercial planes compared with the same period…
The Enduring Power of “The Rules of the Game”
Even if Mozart’s name and a quote from Beaumarchais’s play “The Marriage of Figaro” didn’t feature in the credits of “The Rules of the Game,” this 1939 film by Jean Renoir would still be…
Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 per cent year-over-year to US$47.5 billion as the social media giant continues investing heavily…
Robinhood tops profit expectations as trading frenzy sweeps across asset classes
Robinhood Markets exceeded second-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday (Jul 30), driven by a massive surge in volumes as investors traded options, crypto and stocks. The strong results…
The healthcare crisis none of us can afford
Millions of individuals and families across the U.S. are trapped in a vicious cycle. Financial concerns like inflation and housing costs are harming their mental health, and the rising…
Senate confirms Trump's pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as Republicans looked past his connections to right-wing…
Oil rises over 1% as investors weigh Trump’s Russia stance, tariff threats
Oil prices settled 1 per cent higher on Wednesday as investors focused on developments on US President Donald Trump’s tighter deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine and his tariff…
Maine police chief says officer arrested by ICE is missed by colleagues and was eligible to work
The police officer arrested by immigration authorities in a Maine town was a trusted member of the force who is missed by his colleagues, officials said Wednesday, expressing frustration…
Microsoft cloud sales beat expectations amid record AI spending
The company’s largest rivals in cloud services, Amazon.com and Alphabet, have also announced massive expansion plans. Microsoft reported better-than-expected growth in its cloud…
Pardon My French
But I think France should continue to exist. Source link
Trump Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages
US President Donald Trump just dealt another blow to the embattled ecommerce industry, which is still reeling from sweeping tariffs Trump announced in the spring. On Wednesday, Trump…
JP Saxe Says Tour May Be Canceled ‘If I Don’t Sell 20,000 Tickets in Two Days,’ Addresses Challenges in the Live Market
JP Saxe has done what many artists in his position tend to avoid: in a post captioned “fuck being cool about this,” he’s coming clean with fans about the fact that if more tickets aren’t…
‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Set: Meet the Fans Waiting Hours in the Heat to Watch Meryl Streep Get In and Out of Cars
Two middle-aged tourists walked up to the Dior store in midtown Manhattan, looking to browse the selection of luxury goods and maybe splurge while on vacation. Before they could enter,…
Luciane Buchanan Brings Hawaiian History to Life in Apple TV+’s ‘Chief of War’
When Luciane Buchanan first got an email with an audition for the upcoming Apple TV series “Chief of War,” she was shocked that this was somehow the first she’d heard of the project. “I…
Mamdani runs away from past anti-cop rhetoric in wake of deadly NYC shooting
NEW YORK -- New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he is not an anti-cop politician who wants to defund the police, and that his past rhetoric denouncing…