Business
Chinese firms go on fundraising spree amid rush of easy money
Chinese companies are seizing on a window of opportunity to raise capital as global investors pour money into Asian assets in search of…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
The goal is to bring readers accessible coverage of business stories while highlighting developments, ideas, and opportunities shaping the marketplace.
Business · Entrepreneurship · Companies · Industry Trends · Innovation
Politics
Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees ‘distress’
Sixteen European consumer groups on Wednesday called on the European Union to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their…
News
Estee Lauder, L’Oreal suffer as China’s duty-free spending falls
UNABLE to travel overseas during the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese consumers sparked a shopping boom in the southernmost province of Hainan,…
Politics
Video: Inside the Oval Office Meeting With South Africa’s President
John Eligon, Johannesburg bureau chief, recounts what he witnessed in the Oval Office when President Trump confronted the visiting…
Business
US to keep China chip curbs, spurning Nvidia’s call for relief
The Trump administration will maintain efforts to keep advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology out of China’s hands, a top White…
Politics
House GOP leaders forge on with plans for late Wednesday or early Thursday vote on Trump agenda bill
House Republican leaders vowed to bring President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to the floor late Wednesday or early Thursday, after…
Business
Apple design legend Jony Ive joins OpenAI
The legendary designer behind Apple’s iPhone, Jony Ive, has joined OpenAI to create devices tailored for using generative artificial…
Politics
White House meeting disquiets Ramaphosa when Trump emphasizes disputed 'genocide' reports
President Trump put South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the spot Wednesday by screening a video of Black leaders calling for White…
Business
Europe: Stocks ease from two-month highs as retailers, luxury stocks weigh
EUROPEAN stocks were little changed on Wednesday as gains in broader stocks outweighed declines in luxury and retail stocks, while…
Business
LVMH said to warn of continued luxury weakness on China woes
LVMH is warning investors and analysts that demand remains soft after the luxury conglomerate missed revenue estimates for the first three…
Business
OpenAI teams up with former Apple design chief Jony Ive as AI race heats up
Jony Ive, a former Apple executive known for designing the iPhone, is joining forces with OpenAI, the San Francisco startup behind popular…
Business
Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers
Artificial intelligence training company Surge AI has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it has misclassified contractors hired to improve…
Politics
Rep. Lamonica McIver's antics at ICE detention center sparks effort to boot her from Congress
Rep. Nancy Mace wants to expel Rep. Lamonica McIver from Congress after she was charged with assaulting two federal agents outside a…
Politics
Nancy Mace wants to expel Lamonica McIver from Congress over antics at ICE detention center
Rep. Nancy Mace wants to expel Rep. Lamonica McIver from Congress after she was charged with assaulting two federal agents outside a…
News
Israel Dogged Once Again by Leaks on Iran Strike Plans
We don’t know who is behind them, but undermining Israel in its struggle against Iran should be no one’s idea of ‘America First.’ Source…
Business
Ann Goldstein on Keeping English in Mind
When the translator Ann Goldstein—who has helped to bring Elena Ferrante, Primo Levi, and Pope John Paul II to English readers—works on a…
News
Do Not Expect the Mainstream Media to Honestly Audit Itself
There are two original sins here. Source link
Politics
Debt hawks spar with blue-state Republicans over tentative SALT deal
A tentative deal to quadruple the existing $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, is irritating…
Politics
House Republicans push to block states' new AI regulations
House Republicans are leading an effort to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years. Source link
Politics
Rubio tells lawmakers that U.S. foreign policy should benefit America first
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a House panel in a sometimes-testy hearing Wednesday that U.S. foreign policy should serve America's…
Politics
Education Secretary Linda McMahon vows to abide by the law in push to dismantle department
Education Secretary Linda McMahon vowed Wednesday to uphold the law in the Trump administration's push to eliminate her department. Source…
Politics
Trump's firing of feds' civil liberties watchdog was illegal, judge rules
Yet another of President Trump's firings was found illegal Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled he overstepped in ousting members of the…
Politics
Trump puts evidence of 'White genocide' in front of South African leader
President Trump played a video in the Oval Office that seemed to show evidence of widespread violence against White South Africans,…