Online grocer Thrive Market goes dry, launches non-alcoholic products

Online grocer Thrive Market goes dry, launches non-alcoholic products

Thrive Market headquarters at Fast Company Creativity Counter-Conference in Los Angeles, California. Araya Doheny | Getty Images Thrive Market is officially going dry. The online health and grocery marketplace will become the first major online grocer to remove all alcohol products when it takes them off its subscription service. The company plans to replace the…

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IMF’s Georgieva urges China to speed up shift from exports

IMF’s Georgieva urges China to speed up shift from exports

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends the 1+10 Dialogue with leaders of International Economic Organisations, with China’s Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) in Beijing on December 9, 2025. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to “accelerate” support for domestic consumption and reduce its reliance on exports for…

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The world’s biggest ice cream maker hopes the future’s sweet

The world’s biggest ice cream maker hopes the future’s sweet

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Lovers of ice cream brands like Magnum, Cornetto, Carte D’Or, Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers and Wall’s can now own shares in them directly following Monday’s demerger of The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) from former parent Unilever. In…

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Supply chain diversification away from China is progressing from talks to action, EU chamber says

Supply chain diversification away from China is progressing from talks to action, EU chamber says

Unmanned trucks transport containers at Dapukou Container Terminal in Zhoushan Port, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, on December 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Supply chain diversification away from China is about to move from just talk to action. That’s what Jens Eskelund, president, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, told reporters…

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U.S-China AI talent race heats up

U.S-China AI talent race heats up

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Chris Miller, author of the book “Chip War,” warned three years ago that the balance of modern power hinges on a semiconductor supply chain crossing…

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