Image copyright AFP Image caption Rihanna will become the first woman of colour to head a brand under the group Singer Rihanna is to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). The label is called Fenty, after the singer’s full name – Robyn Rihanna Fenty, and will launch […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Uber has floated on the New York Stock Exchange Uber entered a new era as a publicly listed firm on Friday, but shares fell in early trading to $42 (£32.20). Boss Dara Khosrowshahi was among those who rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange to begin trading.
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The US food and drinks giant PepsiCo has withdrawn it lawsuits against Indian farmers that the company claimed were growing a type of potato it owned the rights to. Pepsi, which owns the potato chips brand Lays, had wanted the farmers to pay it compensation. The farmers who were taken to court now want compensation
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On a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, the French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin spent 127 days alone in a large, barrel-shaped capsule made of plywood, at the mercy of the winds and currents. He had no television. No Facebook or Twitter. In December, Mr. Savin, a former military parachutist, pilot and park ranger in Africa, set
We’re living the next chapter, and it’s messy. In March, Spotify filed a complaint with European regulators, accusing Apple of using its App Store to squash rivals of its own services, like Apple Music. A focus: the 30 percent fee that Spotify and others pay for using the Apple’s payment system for subscriptions sold via
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Switzerland’s attorney general is the subject of a disciplinary case related to his handling of a four-year investigation of FIFA that involves 25 criminal proceedings for financial wrongdoing. The federal office overseeing the work of chief prosecutor Michael Lauber said Friday it is examining possible violations of his duties in the FIFA investigation. Swiss media
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Looking at how China is seeking “dominate us and everyone” as it follows in the footsteps of the USA, Russia and the British Empire. In a personal film for BBC1’s This Week, the journalist who specialises in foreign news and international diplomacy, looks at the how the UK may have to choose to align with
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For example, Morningstar updates its quantitative “star” ratings of mutual funds each month based on their performance and risk characteristics. An analysis performed at my request showed that Morningstar’s 10-year fund ratings oscillated wildly as the bear market returns dropped out of the calculations. In October 2018, 26.9 percent of the 10-year fund ratings changed,
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Infertility blogger Vanessa Haye has told BBC Radio 5 Live that she wants to break what she calls an ‘IVF stigma’ in some black communities. Vanessa had two rounds of IVF, one resulted in a miscarriage and her second was successful and she is now a mother to one-year-old Sebastian. She told Emma Barnett about
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Image copyright Getty Images Danny Baker has expressed his deep regret at the Twitter storm that led to his sacking on Thursday, describing it as “one of the worst days of his life”. The former BBC Radio 5 Live presenter was sacked over his chimp tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby. The
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