Apple CEO Tim Cook greets former President Barack Obama at the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images Apple shares rose more than 2% on Monday, pushing the company’s market cap back above $3 trillion, as Wall Street…
In an industry as cutthroat as fashion, where profit margins take precedence over personality and greed often wins out over generosity, Susan Fang – both the designer and her eponymous brand – feels like a breath of fresh air. Long fascinated by her ethereal designs, which I can only describe as looking and feeling like…
Good morning. European futures gain on optimism over a US pause to consumer tech tariffs. Euro-area inflation expectations dip slightly. And central London has lost 11,000 workers. Listen to the day’s top stories. European stock futures rose after Donald Trump paused additional import duties on consumer electronics, though he later said the US will place…
Tesla announced its 2025 Q1 delivery numbers on April 2, revealing a 13% year-over-year dip at 336,681 — lower than separate projections by the automaker’s investor relations team and Bloomberg analysis, according to the Motley Fool. Analysts believe the grim numbers may be indicating a larger shift. What’s happening? So far in 2025, Tesla has…
When the first two rounds of 10% tariffs hit, Zou Guoqing, a Chinese exporter, groaned but didn’t find the barriers insurmountable. He gave up some of his profits and offered his client, a snow-bike factory in Nebraska, price cuts ranging from 5% to 10%. It seemed to work: The factory agreed to a new order…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO…
Hong Kong’s watch exporters are bracing for severe business impacts as the US escalates tariffs on Chinese and Hong Kong goods, with some predicting 40 percent sales declines and possible 50 percent staff cuts if the measures take effect next month. DIY Watch Club, a Hong Kong-based customizable watch brand founded in 2020, expects a…
Ayra Wang Several service updates go into effect today on Airport Express ahead of the Easter holiday travel peak, including new QR code ticket machines and expanded hotel shuttle connections. Three urban MTR stations – Hong Kong, Kowloon and Tsing Yi – have each installed two additional self-service QR code ticket machines accepting…
Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of 2025, the company confirmed Friday. The CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, will be reduced from two shifts to one — eliminating 500 jobs…
Fast fashion has gotten even faster thanks to social media, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts are now expressing concerns about the long-term effects of faster trend cycles. What’s happening? During the pandemic, people relied entirely on social media to determine fashion trends since they couldn’t go out to meet friends or see what others…