LEADING MAN: Tahar Rahim has a new role: the French actor stars in the advertising campaign for Louis Vuitton’s new Tambour Street Diver watch. Rahim teased the partnership when he sported the watch for his recent appearances at the Golden Globes and the British Academy Film Awards. In both instances, he wore a Tambour Street Diver […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global equity markets rose to a fresh record high on Wednesday as bond yields eased after data showed U.S. inflation was not rising wildly.FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonMost Asia-Pacific share indexes followed Wall Street higher, with […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners and the conglomerate’s shares surged on reports that more suitors were planning offers.FILE PHOTO: Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani attends a news conference at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan May 15, […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners and the conglomerate’s shares surged on reports that more suitors were planning offers.FILE PHOTO: Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani attends a news conference at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan May 15, […]
By Charlotte Cook for RNZ No toilets, topless calendars and comments about their appearance are just some of the things women tradies say they deal with on a daily basis. They say big changes are needed if the industry wants to attract more of them to a sector that is struggling to fill jobs. Now […]
By Charlotte Cook for RNZ No toilets, topless calendars and comments about their appearance are just some of the things women tradies say they deal with on a daily basis. They say big changes are needed if the industry wants to attract more of them to a sector that is struggling to fill jobs. Now […]
Stitch Fix has a different sort of “style shuffle” planned for its executive lineup: Founder and chief executive officer Katrina Lake will become executive chairperson effective Aug. 1, leaving the CEO reins to current president Elizabeth Spaulding, the company announced Tuesday. Calling the transition “a significant milestone,” Stitch Fix emphasizes that Lake isn’t leaving the […]
By Kellen Browning Epic Games, the video game developer that produced the hit game Fortnite, said Tuesday that it had raised $1 billion in funding, valuing the company at $28.7 billion. Sony, the creator of the PlayStation game console, invested $200 million, Epic said, and Appaloosa Management, Baillie Gifford and Fidelity Management were also among […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices rose by the most in more than 8-1/2 years in March as increased vaccinations and massive fiscal stimulus unleashed pent-up demand, kicking off what most economists expect will be a brief period of higher inflation.Shoppers wearing protective masks are seen at Hudson Yards amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in […]
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Global stocks ticked up on Tuesday as robust China trade data boosted confidence for a rebound in its domestic demand, with market players awaiting U.S. data expected to show a pick-up in inflation.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 12, […]