Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother in her 40s, stood in…
The first day of sale of the iPhone 15 smartphone in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 22, 2023. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple has filed a case in Delhi High Court against the country’s anti-trust body because of how it considers global turnover when calculating penalties. The iPhone maker, which is among the…
The logo of Puma SE displayed in the window of the flagship store in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Puma forecast slower profit growth as new Chief Executive Officer Arne Freundt confronts excess inventory and higher costs for marketing sneakers and apparel. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2025. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are expected to see a lackluster mixed open on Thursday as investors take stock of the regional and global economic outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a…
Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. You may want to think twice before throwing out your next receipt. With the Fetch Rewards app, you can turn any receipt into points that can be redeemed for gift cards. This means that instead of waiting for a birthday or the…
An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system on October 20, 2025 in Vernon, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The data centers that power the artificial intelligence revolution are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon, according to energy experts….
QINGDAO, CHINA – FEBRUARY 05 2025: Workers assemble cars at a car plant of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Qingdao city in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday, Feb. 05, 2025. ZHANG JINGANG | Future Publishing | Getty Images Profits at industrial firms in China declined in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, as manufacturers navigated…
As investors seek returns from companies flush with cash, certain names stand above the rest, according to Morgan Stanley. Despite heavy growth in capital expenditures in the third quarter, cash balances at companies increased slightly, strategist Todd Castagno said in a note Tuesday. The Russell 1000 cash balance increased to $2.1 trillion in the quarter,…
The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, after Wall Street gained as Fed rate-cut hopes grew and tech stocks rebounded. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was set for a higher open, with its futures contract in…
If you’re taking out a conventional loan to finance a home purchase in 2026, it can be as much as $832,750 in most places in the country. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the conforming loan limit (CLL) for 2026 on Tuesday, which lenders will use to underwrite most mortgages: It ranges from $832,750 in…
