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Levi’s to open largest Asian store in India

Apr 03, 2023 22:47 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

Levis is set to open its largest brick-and-mortar Asian store in India, with a retail space of 7521 square meters and designed after its NextGen store model, The Tailor Shop The store, located on Brigade Road in...

PepsiCo launches pre-shaken, bubble-free ‘7up Flat’

Apr 03, 2023 21:59 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

PepsiCo is launching in Ireland a new version of 7up that boasts the same recipe as the original product but without the fizz, dubbed the 7up Flat. The soft drinks giant says the product, which is pre-shaken and ready...

New deal lets Coca-Cola continue helping produce $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year

Apr 03, 2023 21:52 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Stepan Company recently renewed a secretive deal with the US government that lets Coca-Cola produce as much as $3 billion in pure cocaine every year. The flavor behind Coca-Cola is from coca leaves, the processing of...

Maserati Quattroporte Folgore to provide tough competition to Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan

Apr 03, 2023 21:38 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

Maserati will release the 2024 all-electric Quattroporte Folgore, replacing the combustion-powered Maserati Quattroporte and the smaller Ghibli. The 2024 Maserati Quattroporte, will be very much in line with the current...

KG Mobility expands into Vietnam on knock-down partnership with Futa Group

Mar 31, 2023 23:59 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

KG Mobility has partnered with Vietnams Kim Long Motor, a subsidiary of the Futa Group, to export parts for assembly and production in Vietnam. The partnership involves a knocked-down (KD) contract. The Futa Group,...

Curry Brand pays tribute to Stephen Curry's daughters with new colorway

Mar 31, 2023 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Life Business Economy

Curry Brand is releasing the Curry Flow 10 Unicorn Butterfly globally on Friday, April 7, on the Curry Brand website and in select Under Armour stores. The bright pink colorway of Stephen Currys latest signature shoe...

French retailer Système U removes PepsiCo products off shelves amid price row

Mar 31, 2023 23:52 pm UTC| Economy Business Life

French retail cooperative Système U has removed some PepsiCo products from its shelves after the US food and beverage giant allegedly demanded a price rise of over 20 percent, which the supermarket group saw as...

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Economy

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Trump Slams Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Oil Restrictions Amid Fragile Ceasefire

President Donald Trump publicly criticized Iran on Thursday over its handling of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions just days after a tentative ceasefire agreement between Washington and...

Oil Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions and U.S.-Iran Talks

Oil prices climbed during Asian trading on Friday, building on Thursdays modest recovery, as markets remained on edge over ongoing supply disruptions in the Middle East and closely watched diplomatic developments ahead of...

Gold Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar and Ceasefire Hopes

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and improving geopolitical sentiment after Israel announced plans to open direct negotiations with Lebanon. The development offered a measure of...

China's Inflation Data Misses Forecasts as Consumer Prices Slow in March

Chinas latest inflation figures came in below market expectations in March, highlighting the ongoing disinflationary challenges facing the worlds second-largest economy. According to official data released Friday, the...

Politics

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Trump Warns Iran: No Deal Means Military Action as U.S. Forces Hold Position

President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Iran on Wednesday, declaring that all U.S. military assets including ships, aircraft, and personnel would remain stationed in the region until a formal agreement with Tehran...

U.S. Pushes for Crypto Regulation to Keep Digital Asset Growth at Home

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on Congress to pass landmark federal cryptocurrency legislation, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing blockchain innovation and investment out of the United States. In...

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Posts Strong Q3 Earnings, Announces AI-Driven Job Cuts

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivered an impressive financial performance in its third quarter, reporting a 12.8% surge in cash earnings to A$137.9 million for the three months ending March 31. The result came in roughly 12%...

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...