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  • What is dropshipping — why is it suddenly trending as the ultimate side hustle?

    On social media, it's billed as a lucrative side gig; an easy way to make obscene amounts of money.Millions a month, according to "MissMargariita1" on TikTok, where her profile links to tips and resources to set up an online store. Enough to buy a private jet, assures TikToker "JoshCarterECom" in one of his many videos.Enough to tell your parents they can retire forever, and all you need is a laptop, promises TikToker Adam Erhart in a video with 2.4 million views."I don't understand why people d

  • China crisis looms as Europe's gravy train stalls: 'nobody is making money'

    It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949, according to a huge sign on its exterior wall - but on a picket line outside. Pallets and old furniture were added to roaring fires in the middle of a road. Hand-painted signs raged, in French, aga

  • Dutch government excludes most ASML sales to China from 'dual use' export data

    The Dutch government excludes billions of euros of sales by technology company ASML to China from disclosures on sensitive goods exports, it has told Reuters, following a policy decision that has not been previously reported. The move is of interest because disclosure of exports of "dual use" goods with potential military applications had previously been routine in the Netherlands, and experts who rely on public data to understand states' military capabilities, including parliament, may no longer have the full picture. Computer chip equipment maker ASML itself releases sales data for China - around $7 billion worth in the first nine months of 2024 - but it does not specify the type of machinery it sells by region.

  • Exclusive-First Indian startups picked for Indo-US defence programme, investor says

    BENGALURU (Reuters) -Seven Indian privately-held startups have been chosen for a first-of-its-kind India-U.S. space and defence collaboration programme, potentially unlocking a lucrative and strategic market for Indian firms, an investor who co-launched the project told Reuters on Friday. Indian investor Indusbridge Ventures and U.S.-based FedTech, which established the programme in September 2024, selected seven Indian companies and talks are underway about specific projects. "This programme offers valuable resources, mentorship, and essential connections with industry leaders in the U.S. and we look forward to partnering with FedTech on this initiative to accelerate private-sector partnership between the two countries in strategic sectors – defence and dual-use technology," said Rahul Devjani, the managing partner at Indusbridge Ventures.

  • India's Tech Mahindra bets on 2025 after weak telecom segment weighs on Q3

    MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian software services provider Tech Mahindra's chief executive expects 2025 to be better than last year, after subdued demand in its mainstay telecom segment led to an earnings miss in the third quarter. Companies in the $245-billion Indian IT sector have been grappling with clients cutting back on discretionary spending for several quarters amid uncertainties in the economy and higher borrowing costs. CEO Mohit Joshi said much of the sector's revenue is dependent on the macroeconomic situation and overall enterprise expenditures, which in the last six months, have not significantly changed.

  • Celebrity PR Is Not Looking Great In The Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Case

    From allegations of planting articles to concocting smear campaigns through text messages, Hollywood public relations has faced a messy few weeks.

  • Issue #8: What’s Happening This Week?—Singapore to Launch 19,600 BTO Flats in 2025, COE Quota to Rise by 8%, And More

    Singapore’s 2025 flat supply gets a 19,600 boost in BTO flats, Standard Chartered nerfs their flagship savings account (again!), and an iconic hotel opens a luxurious all-villa resort in Sentosa....

  • AstraZeneca overhauls management of its China division, FT reports

    The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker has promoted Mary Guan to lead oncology in China, according to the report. AstraZeneca declined to comment. Last month, the company named Iskra Reic as its new international executive vice president, taking over from Leon Wang, who was detained by Chinese authorities in October.

  • Why APLD Stock Is Rallying This Week

    The shares of Applied Digital (APLD) advanced more than 7% this week after the firm disclosed that Australian bank Macquarie had agreed to invest as much as $5 billion in its high performance computing (HPC) data center business. The Details About Macquarie’s Investment in APLD The Australian bank will plough as much as $900 million […]

  • Retirement expert details the 'highest single correlation' to success

    The key to a successful transition into retirement lies with several tactics, preparation being among the most significant, according to one expert.

  • Coal company pushing for compensation from Alberta as court date approaches

    A coal company suing the Alberta government is arguing that recent comments made by Alberta's energy minister back up its claim for compensation.Evolve Power Ltd., formerly Montem Resources Ltd., is one of five coal companies suing the provincial government for billions in damages tied to coal policy changes.In December, the Alberta government announced it was developing new rules to shape the future of coal mining in the province, promising them by late 2025.As a part of that news conference, E

  • In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back

    For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail." Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic sent workers scrambling for home, laptops under their arm, Sparrer methodically challenges the arguments made by corporate America as it pushes for a full-time return to office.

  • How Much The Average Retiree Takes Home in Every State

    Social Security benefits, pensions, paychecks from post-retirement gigs, withdrawals from retirement accounts, annuities, CDs and bonds: they can all be a part of retirement income, which if you're...

  • Experts: 6 Dumb Things People Do With Their Retirement Accounts After Retiring

    Like most working adults, you've probably been keeping at least a casual countdown toward retirement in your mind. Maybe you're planning to travel. Maybe you want to relax in the home you've worked so...

  • 10 Investments Warren Buffett Regrets

    Warren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha," is quite possibly the greatest investor of all time. For decades, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has shown his ability to read Wall Street like a book....

  • Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are suing each other. Here's a timeline of what happened that led to the dueling lawsuits.

    Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are suing each other. Our timeline covers what happened between the 'It Ends With Us' stars and their dueling lawsuits.

  • US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids

    The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the complaint says the drugstore chain's pharmacists filled controlled substance prescriptions with clear red flags that indicated they were highly likely to be unlawful.

  • A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges

    A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade. The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and other unwarranted procedures on patients dating back to 2010. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Todd was indicted earlier that day for “two counts of rape alleging the sexual assault of two women.”

  • Two Iranian ‘judges of death’ gunned down in Tehran

    An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.

  • Woman Buys Antique Cabinet on Facebook Marketplace. She Couldn't Believe What She Found When She Opened It (Exclusive)

    On Jan. 2, Amanda DeWitt purchased an 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble-top buffet that felt extra heavy