Lotte Duty Free Uses Japan’s Visa-Free Reopening To Tourists To Pump Up Korean Sales

A relaxation of travel restrictions to Japan may revive the fortunes of Lotte Duty Free’s store in … [+] Ginza, Tokyo. Lotte Duty Free Lotte Duty Free is stepping up promotional activity i...

So you just checked your 401(k)

Ok, so you just checked your 401(k) and it doesn’t look good. Actually, it looks pretty terrible. But don’t worry, you’re not alone. With the bond market experiencing one of its worst years in history...

Today’s Wordle #478 Answer, Hint And Clues For Monday, October 10th

How to solve today’s Wordle. In Pictures via Getty Images Well, October is a third of the way over already. We’re exactly three weeks away from Halloween and a night of costumes, candy and merry...

Stocks Face Brutal Earnings Season With All Eyes on Apple, Investors Say

(Bloomberg) — Investors expect this earnings season to pummel stocks further and will watch Apple Inc. in particular as a bellwether of global economic conditions. Most Read from Bloomberg More ...

Names to watch as Xi prepares for leadership change

China’s top leadership team around President Xi Jinping is set to change this month at a twice-a-decade congress. Pictured here is the last such congress in 2017, with Xi at the center. Nicolas ...

ESG ETF investing raises concerns about transparency, social agendas

ESG – environmental, social and governance – is one of the hottest trends in the investing world, but some investors are calling it a gimmick. ESG is a new industry of funds launched by companies like...

IBD 50 Software Stocks See Bullish Action In Recent Weeks

A basket of software stocks in the IBD 50 responded well to the stock market’s latest rally attempt and held up relatively well in Friday’s ugly retreat. Two of these issues are approachin...

Venezuela’s U.S. Creditors Take Small Comfort From Sanctions Relief

Venezuela’s creditors welcomed its potential rapprochement with the U.S. but still face risks and uncertainties in collecting from the South American country’s bankrupt government as its relations wit...

History Insight – Stocks Rise Before Inflation Falls

March 8, 1966 – NYSE during first trading hour following heavy one day dip on March 7 Bettmann Archive Here comes another high CPI inflation report (Thursday, 10/13). Expected: An 8.1% annual ri...

Electric-Vehicle Makers and Suppliers Drive Into a Stormy IPO Market

Updated Oct. 8, 2022 5:33 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Electric-vehicle makers in Asia and the companies that supply them are rushing to capital markets to raise money, as they try to take adva...

Forward Protocol welcomes Founder and CEO of MIRAI DAO as Strategic Advisor

Amalia Irena Grochal, Founder and CEO of MIRAI DAO – investments and advisory firm for disruptive blockchain, web3 and tech infrastructure – steps in as Strategic Advisor to Forward Protocol – Layer 0...

Brace for Mortgage Rates to Climb Higher After the Jobs Report

Text size A housing development in Pearland, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The rising cost of buying a home has cooled the market this year. In a roundabout way, Friday’s jobs report will add to ho...

Mortgage rates step back from the brink, but hesitation is still at a 25-year high

Mortgage rates step back from the brink, but hesitation is still at a 25-year high The interest rate on the most popular home loan in America has fallen for the first time in seven weeks, ending a str...

Pay Attention to Your Fund’s Expense Ratio

All mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) charge their shareholders an expense ratio to cover the fund’s total annual operating expenses. Expressed as a percentage of a fund’s average net asse...

How Groupon Makes Money: Direct Sales and Commissions

Since its founding in 2008, Groupon (GRPN) has become a household name among bargain hunters. The company connects customers with local commerce, primarily by selling vouchers and coupons for discount...

How Does Robinhood Make Money? An Overview

Robinhood Markets Inc. is a financial technology (fintech) company that operates an online discount brokerage with commission-free trading. It provides a web- and mobile-based financial services platf...

How the Inspire Brands CEO Learned to Care About Company Culture

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Pakistan revokes YC-backed Tag’s fintech services, orders to pull apps

Pakistan’s central bank on Friday revoked the in-principle and pilot operations approval of Tag to operate as an electronic money institution in a move that poses existential threat to the firm. State...

Bradley Cooper – Please Don’t Make The Hyperion Cantos

You are reading this for the wrong reason. Thus begins Volume Three of the legendary four-part work The Hyperion Cantos, by word wizard Dan Simmons. I quote this line at the outset to emphasize that I...

U.S. Urged To Curb Arms Sales To Bahrain Over Claims Of Forced Confessions And Torture

A protester holds a Bahraini flag in front of riot police during clashes following a protest against … [+] the arrest of the head of the banned Shiite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Sa...

AI-Powered Job Recruitment Tools May Not Improve Hiring Diversity, Experts Argue

Topline Job recruitment tools that claim to use artificial intelligence to avoid gender and racial biases may not improve diversity in hiring, and could actually perpetuate those prejudices, researche...

Era of Peak Yields Signals Entry Point for Emerging-Market Bets

(Bloomberg) — The moment emerging-market investors have been waiting for as they endured the worst rout since the 2008 global financial crisis has finally come into view. Most Read from Bloomber...

Here’s What’s Real Based On Evidence

It’s a myth people don’t want to return to the office—but there are conditions. getty The debate about the return to the office rages on—people are demanding flexibility, they’re threateni...

For The U.S., There Is No Net-Zero Without Major Permitting Reform

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 06: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at a press conference outside his office … [+] on Capitol Hill on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Manchin spoke on the debt ...

5 Ways To Build Effective Partnerships

Talent is the foundation of business performance. getty Companies are moving to remote and hybrid working models, and for good reason: They need to attract and retain talent. Despite contractions in t...

Matthew Judon Sacks The New England Patriots’ Franchise Record Through Five Games

Sunday at Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots outside linebacker Matthew Judon became the first … [+] player in franchise history to begin a season with at least one sack in five consecutive ...

Buccaneers’ Offense Starting To Take Off As Receivers Continue To Get Healthy

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense continues to get better as they become healthier at the wide … [+] receiver position. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Getty Images The Tampa Bay Buc...

Not Ready to Go Full EV? Some Car Companies Bet Bigger on Hybrids

Demand for hybrid vehicles is hot, reinforcing the view from Toyota Motor Corp. and other auto makers that the gas-electric approach will play an important role even as the industry races toward fully...

The Girl Child Is Still Under Threat Globally

2022 has been a dangerous year for the girl child. In Afghanistan, many girls continue to be prevented from accessing secondary and higher education. On September 30, 2022, over 50 girls and young wom...

Commodities Roared Into New Quarter. Now Comes the Hard Bit

(Bloomberg) — Commodities have opened the fourth quarter in some style, with prices posting the biggest weekly gain since March after OPEC+ agreed to chop oil supply. The coming week will bring ...

Russian Brigades In Southern Ukraine Depended On One Major Bridge. Now They’re Cut Off From Resupply.

The Kerch Strait bridge burns. Maxar imagery Two days after a powerful explosion rocked the $4-billion rail and road bridge across the Kerch Strait, the narrow waterway separating the Russian-occupied...

How to Protect Your Retirement Savings When The Market’s Bad

A study published in the Journal of Financial Planning suggests reverse mortgages can help retirees protect their portfolios from market dips and extend their savings. The primary risk that retirees a...