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Wayfair Bets on Luxury as Q2 Revenue Hits Post-COVID High
Wayfair posted its best U.S. growth since COVID in Q2 2026 as luxury brand Perigold grew 35%+, with guidance for high si...
PetSmart credits AI-powered decisioning with a 22% lift in salon bookings
PetSmart credits AI-powered decisioning with a 22% lift in incremental salon bookings. Marketing SVP Bradley Breuer expl...
University of California Buys 16 Westwood Properties Near UCLA for $49.8M
The University of California paid $49.8 million for 16 commercial properties south of UCLA, extending its land-assembly ...
NYC Affordable Housing Owners See Worsening Finances as Costs Outpace Fixed Rents, Survey Finds
A NYC Housing Partnership survey of 57 owners and practitioners finds operating costs rising sharply, insurance among th...
Forbes' 10 Richest People of August 2026: Tech Founders Dominate
Forbes' August 2026 ranking of the world's richest people is dominated by tech founders and one luxury titan, with fortu...
BGMEA and BTMA Join Forces Behind Bangladesh's $100 Billion Garment Export Goal
Bangladesh's two biggest textile trade bodies will co-host the BITMA machinery show in Dhaka to attract investment and p...
Why Europe's Digital Product Passport Could Be a Market-Access Test for Apparel SMEs
Digital traceability is becoming a prerequisite for selling apparel in the EU — and exporters still running on spreadshe...
Ladakh's Women-Led Pashmina Cooperatives Push to Keep More Value at Home
Two Ladakhi textile ventures and a new state board are working to keep pashmina's value — and its weavers — inside the r...
HSBC Beats H1 Profit Forecasts but Buyback Comes Up Short
HSBC's first-half pre-tax profit rose about 23% to $19.5bn, beating forecasts, yet smaller-than-expected buybacks show m...
Cotton Yarn Firms Up in South India as Raw Material Costs Climb
Cotton yarn prices rose in Mumbai and Tiruppur as mills passed on higher cotton costs. Traders see volatile raw-material...
ICE Cotton Settles at Highest Since May 20 as Chinese Reserve Buying Supports Rally
December cotton closed at 82.57 cents/lb, up 0.95% for a third straight gain, as Chinese state reserve auctions keep sel...
US Revokes Visa of Brazil's Ambassador Viotti, Diplomat Calls It Lowest Point in Ties
Washington revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti in the latest escalation of a retaliation cycle th...
SpaceX Beats Revenue Estimates and Narrows AI Loss in First Post-IPO Report
SpaceX posted $7.8B revenue and a narrower-than-expected $1.26B AI loss, but a looming lock-up expiry and a rich valuati...
ONGC Q1 Profit Falls 43% as HPCL Refining Losses Offset Crude Price Windfall
ONGC's consolidated Q1 FY27 profit fell 43% to ₹6,554 crore as HPCL's ₹12,265 crore refining loss offset a standalone pr...
India's UPI Monetisation Bill Opens Door to Merchant Fees as Consumer Charges Stay Barred
New India legislation would let the government levy Merchant Discount Rates on digital payments outside an exempt list, ...
Dabur drops '100 per cent' labels after FSSAI ban on honey, ghee and more
Dabur says it is already replacing '100 per cent' labels and ads flagged by India's food regulator, and is taking legal ...
Nifty's Last-Minute Closing Swings Put SEBI's New Auction Mechanism Under Scrutiny
Two consecutive sessions of sharp moves in Nifty's official close have traders questioning the liquidity of SEBI's new c...
UK MGA Alps targets £13m add-on push as Renters' Rights Act reshapes landlord risk
The Cheshire MGA posts 13% EBITDA growth and targets £13m of written premium by 2028, betting on products spawned by the...
Third Hormuz Attack in 48 Hours Puts Marine War-Risk Insurers Back on Alert
A bulker hit near Hormuz follows two near-misses and pushes war-risk premiums toward crisis highs, while the Red Sea fal...
Court of Appeal trims broker fraud damages to £3.67m in AFL client money case
UK Court of Appeal cuts damages owed by former AFL Insurance Brokers directors to £3.67m, ruling post-fraud trading loss...
FM Global's Mary Rieck: Designing Out Property Loss Before Construction
FM Global underwriter Mary Rieck says most property losses are avoidable if design-stage decisions on placement, drainag...
Specialist Insurance Is a Claim Most Firms Can't Back, Says Accredited CEO
Accredited's Stuart McMurdo says too many London-market firms call themselves specialists without a real edge — and argu...
Armed Man Arrested at Trump's Los Angeles Golf Course Ahead of Fundraiser
A man with a loaded pistol and ammunition was detained at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf club days before a fundraisin...
How Doctors Choose Type 2 Diabetes Medications: What Patients Should Know
From metformin to GLP-1 agonists and insulin: a practical look at how type 2 diabetes treatment plans are built and what...
What to Eat for Steadier Blood Sugar: Carbs, Fiber and Tracking Tools
A practical guide to managing blood sugar through food: why carb type matters, how counting and net carbs work, and whic...
18 High-Protein Foods and What the 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Recommend
Healthline's guide maps the 2025-2030 U.S. dietary recommendation of 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body we...
Ghaziabad Shuts Schools and Colleges Until August 12 for Kanwar Yatra
All schools, colleges and technical institutions in Ghaziabad will stay closed August 4–12 as Kanwar pilgrims pass throu...
China Targets 50% Non-Fossil Power by 2030 in New Five-Year Grid Plan
Beijing's 2026-2030 power plan aims for half of electricity from non-fossil sources, 2.8bn kW of new-energy grid integra...
China Revises Chip Design-Protection Rules in First Update Since 2001
China has issued its first overhaul of integrated circuit layout-design protection rules since 2001, tightening registra...
EPS-95 Pensioners Call Aug 5 Protest for ₹7,500 Minimum Monthly Pension
India's EPS-95 retirees say the ₹1,000 minimum monthly pension fixed in 2014 is inadequate and plan a national protest o...