Forever 21 closing stores in bankruptcy filing shows limits to fast fashion
Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy late on Sunday, joining a growing list of brick-and-mortar companies that have seen sales hit by the rise...
Wall Street rises as Apple leads rally in technology shares
Gains in technology stocks led by Apple lifted Wall Street’s main indexes on Monday, as investors looked past last week’s reports that Washington was considering...
WeWork throws in the towel on ill-fated IPO
WeWork’s parent The We Company said on Monday it will file to withdraw its initial public offering, a week after the SoftBank-backed office-sharing startup removed...
Calves’ heads and Chopin: France bids farewell to Chirac
Scores of current and former world leaders arrived in Paris on Monday for a funeral ceremony for former French president Jacques Chirac. Elsewhere, French people...
Boris Johnson denies groping allegations
The British Prime Minister said the public was more interested in his plans for public services than claims of his impropriety....
Asher-Smith leads way as 200m medal contenders disappear
Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith powered her way into the 200 meters semi-finals at the world athletics championships on Monday, with a gold medal suddenly up for...
U.S. recorded 2 new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded two new measles cases last week, taking the total cases for the year to 1,243 in the worst outbreak since 1992,...
PayPal to enter China market through local acquisition
U.S. digital money transfer platform PayPal Holdings Inc has obtained Beijing’s approval to buy a controlling stake in a domestic payments firm, which would make...
Bluff or masterstroke? Johnson’s Brexit riddle baffles his party
As Britain’s governing Conservatives hold their annual conference in Manchester there is one riddle which has echoed around the bars and restaurants – how will...
World championship organizers say attendances ‘below expectations’
Attendance at the world athletics championship on Sunday was “below expectations”, organizers said on Monday as they blamed late event times and the start of...
