The holiday shopping season and the extended hours that come with it are taking a toll on America’s retail workers. Employees at shopping malls and other outlets in 2018 were more likely to get sick or injured than in the previous year, making it the only U.S. industry with a meaningful uptick. The increase means […]
Deutsche Bank wants to level the playing field with the start-ups that want to disrupt the finance industry. But it wants to keep the effort at arm’s length. The bank has set up a start-up factory called Breaking Wave. The name and other features of the venture are intended to make it easier to attract […]
When Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison started Stripe Inc. in 2010, there was little question about where they should put their headquarters. It had to be California. Now, though, Stripe is leaving the tech mecca of San Francisco, awash in tech talent and investor cash, and is in the process of moving its main […]
Click:China Flexographic Printing Machine When I was a kid, my mom told me I was the original Gerber baby, and I believed it. Then my sister claimed to be the original Gerber baby, and by then our mom wasn’t around to straighten things out, the way moms do. No one straightens things out like a […]
You could easily label this the decade of the influencer, those YouTube and Instagram stars who make money by selling FaceTuned versions of themselves while hawking face creams, fashion collaborations, protein powder and how-to-improve-your-life seminars. Through their social media posts, they convince thousands or millions of fans and admirers to like what they like and […]
The term “sustainable fashion” tends to conjure images of shapeless layers, washed-out hues and an overall aesthetic that could best be described as “crunchy.” Celebrity stylist-turned-retailer Dechel Mckillian is out to change that perception with her ethical concept store, Galerie.LA. Located in emerging retail destination ROW DTLA, the 2-year-old women’s wear boutique stocks products that […]
You might have missed Lady Gaga’s two-day makeup pop-up. However, that doesn’t mean you’ve missed out on the entire beauty category this holiday season at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles. Those who need to replenish their Dior fragrances will find the brand’s beloved scents J’Adore, Sauvage and Miss Dior at the Dior fragrance […]
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said visiting U.S. Atty. Gen. William Barr understood the importance of nonintervention in foreign policy, but there was no public indication that the two nations had resolved deep differences about the Trump administration’s plans to classify Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. President Trump’s statement […]
HOUSTON — A flu-ridden 16-year-old from Guatemala writhed in agony inside a U.S. Border Patrol cell and collapsed on the floor where he lay for several hours before he was found dead, according to video released Thursday that further calls into question the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrant families. The footage published by ProPublica shows the […]
From next season, F1 teams will no longer be allowed to hide their cars from rivals or media’s prying eyes during testing following an FIA directive. Free visual access to teams’ garage has been the case on Grand Prix weekends, but the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council has now extended the provision to testing. Teams […]