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Inside the Challenges Befalling Black-owned Brands in 2025 — and How They’re Facing Them
Black beauty brand founders are facing waning support. Founders and executives told WWD that the galvanization they saw in the wake of…
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With WhatsApp Partnership, L’Oréal Paris Wants People to Ask Beauty Genius — Not ChatGPT — for Beauty Help
L’Oréal Paris is betting big on Beauty Genius. The brand, whose parent company L’Oréal has gained status as a leader in beauty-tech in…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo’s Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened…
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Three senior Mizuho FX/rates traders exit in Singapore, London
Three senior executives have left Mizuho Financial Group’s foreign-exchange and rates trading teams in Singapore and London, according to…
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KKR starts financial advisory platform to widen choices for Singapore consumers
Global asset manager KKR has started a platform for financial advisory (FA) firms that will give customer more choices. Launched on…
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PwC Singapore appoints 11 new partners across different practices
PwC Singapore has named 11 new partners as it responds to increasing demand for industry-focused advice and cross-border capabilities. The…
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Shell-led LNG Canada ships first cargo to meet Asian demand
Shell has started exports from Canada’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, helping to meet rising Asian demand and extending its…
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Dana Carvey Says He Was ‘Delicate’ With ‘SNL’ Joe Biden Impression Because He ‘Knew That He Was Compromised Mentally’: ‘It Was Obvious’
On a recent episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast, Dana Carvey discussed what it was like returning to “Saturday Night Live” to play…
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New CBS Los Angeles GM on His Ambitious Local Plans, and How KCBS/KCAL’s New AR/VR Studio Is Changing How They Deliver the News
Nine months after he took the reins at CBS’ KCBS/KCAL duopoly in Los Angeles, Tim Wieland is eager to double down on local. Meeting with…
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South Korea wealth fund to boost bets on AI startups, eyes China tech
South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund plans to increase allocations to tech startups and venture capital funds (VCs) as part of its broader…
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Sydney flights disrupted by heavy rain and winds, flood alert raised
Strong winds and heavy rain led airlines to cancel many domestic flights from Sydney on Tuesday as Australia’s weather bureau warned an…
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Gold rises on weaker US dollar as markets await Fed rate-cut clues
Gold prices rose on Tuesday (Jul 1), supported by a weaker US dollar, as investors awaited labour market data due later this week to…
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Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead
"I've not had as much quality time with my colleagues since the Brexit wars," a minister told me with a wry smile. A remark that gets to…
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Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty in 2022 murders of Idaho students - reports
A 30-year-old man who is due to stand trial for the fatal stabbings of four roommates in a small Idaho college town will plead guilty as…
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Circle applies for US trust bank license after bumper IPO
Stablecoin firm Circle is applying to create a national trust bank in the US, a major move after its blockbuster initial public offering…
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Ariana Madix and Iain Stirling on ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7 Surprises, Heart-Rate Challenge Aftermath and Toxic Fans: ‘To Be Cringe Is to Be Free’
Iain Stirling, the comedian and narrator of “Love Island” and “Love Island USA,” is shutting down rumors that he’s leaving the dating show…
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Stocks to watch: CDL, UMS Integration, Capital World
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jul 1): City Developments Ltd (CDL):…
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Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments to free up cash, company emails show
Nissan Motor has asked some suppliers to allow it to delay payments to free up short-term funds, according to several emails and a company…
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Struggling semiconductor firm Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy
Wolfspeed, a chipmaker caught in US President Donald Trump’s push to reshape Biden-era tech subsidies, filed bankruptcy to enact a…
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Zuckerberg debuts Meta ‘superintelligence’ group, more hires
Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced a major restructuring of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Ex-Country Star Chely Wright on What’s Changed for Gay People in the 15 Years Since She Came Out, and Why She’s Made the Surprising Leap From Artist to Corporate VP
When Chely Wright came out of the closet in 2010, revealing to Nashville and to millions of country fans that she was gay, that emergence…
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James Gunn Says Adria Arjona Would ‘Be a Great Wonder Woman’
DC Studios head James Gunn may have revealed his first choice to play Wonder Woman. In a recent interview with Extra, the “Guardians of…
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Trump Drops Federal Lawsuit Over Ann Selzer Poll, Refiles in State Court
President Trump dropped a lawsuit in federal court on Monday against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer, and refiled it in…