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How China’s Shein became more valuable than H&M and Zara combined
Shein is a Chinese fashion e-commerce company that’s outperforming many of its competitors. Its reported valuation in April 2022 was $100 billion – more than H&M and Zara combined. Chinese e-commerce company Shein took the top spot as the most downloaded app in the United States in May, according to a report from intelligence firm Marketplace […]
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What’s next for the ‘Metaverse’?
In the future, we could be spending more time in virtual worlds. That’s what the world’s tech giants are betting on anyway, as they push forward the Metaverse. Source
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Cutting off Russian exports and food supply shortages: Here are the talking points from the final day at Davos
CNBC’s Silvia Amaro reviews Thursday’s four biggest stories from the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Source
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How Davos became the anti-establishment’s punching bag
CNBC goes behind the scenes to find out why there is growing social backlash against the global elite and whether an Alpine gathering of the rich and powerful is the way to solve it. Nearly 2,500 global leaders from business, politics and civil society are expected to convene this week in Switzerland’s luxury Alpine ski […]
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A CEO opened up about a divorce – and learned a valuable work lesson
Jackie Stevenson, Global CEO of creative agency The Brooklyn Brothers, shares her career-defining lightbulb moment with CNBC’s “My Biggest Lessons.” It’s generally accepted that our work and personal lives should be kept completely separate — especially if you’re a CEO. However, Jackie Stevenson, CEO of creative agency The Brooklyn Brothers, challenges that notion, arguing that […]
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‘Londongrad’: How Russia’s war exposed the dark side of luxury London
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and resultant sanctions on President Putin’s oligarch elite, a spotlight has been firmly cast on the British capital and its complicity as a store for dirty money. When Russia mounted its war in Ukraine in February 2022, Britain was one of the first Western allies to impose sanctions on the […]
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Interest rates are surging — here’s how to protect your money
An entire generation is experiencing higher interest rates for the first time in their adult lives. Interest rates have been at historic lows since the global financial crisis — but they’re beginning to creep up. An entire generation of people is experiencing higher interest rates for the first time in their adult lives. Interest rates […]
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Your past mistakes can set you up for success, this non-profit CEO says
Latanya Mapp Frett, CEO and president of the Global Fund for Women, shares her career-defining lightbulb moment with CNBC’s “My Biggest Lessons.” Latanya Mapp Frett has held top roles at major non-profits like the Global Fund for Women and Planned Parenthood Global, so you would think she has her career all figured out. “It’s easy […]
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Can crypto clean up its dirty image?
Today, bitcoin uses up as much energy as entire countries. That has governments around the world concerned. It used to be possible to mine cryptocurrency with a decent laptop. Today, it’s a job done by huge operations running power-intensive machines around the clock. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest digital currency, now consumes as much energy as […]
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What is the metaverse and why are billions of dollars being spent on it?
The metaverse is all anyone in tech seems to be talking about right now, but what actually is it? Tech companies like Meta are investing billions of dollars into the so-called metaverse. It can loosely be defined as a virtual world where people live, work and play. While there are some early versions of […]
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