Autor: Jane Austen

Just like fashion, beauty brands want to have their Olympic moment.This year has seen an influx of fashion brands advertising around the Paris games, either as official sponsors, like LVMH, one of the event’s premium partners; as team outfitters, as in the case of Skims with Team USA; or through Olympic-adjacent activations, such as J.Crew’s collaboration with USA Swimming.And beauty brands want a piece of the action, too. LVMH-owned retailer Sephora is the official sponsor of the torch relays and Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty is also an official partner. Other brands engaging in Olympic-adjacent marketing including the always-buzzy beauty label Glossier,…

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GM (GM) investors are looking for the Big Three automaker to continue its strong run of quarterly performance last year, with fourth quarter results on deck for Tuesday morning. But challenges do remain for the automaker in 2025. GM’s strong truck and SUV sales, as well as surprising strength in its EV business, saw shares surge in 2024, to the tune of 48%. For the quarter, analysts expect GM to post revenue of $44.46 billion per Bloomberg estimates, above the $42.98 billion the company reported a year ago. On the profitability front, GM is expected to report adjusted EPS of…

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The bright protostar T Tauri, situated 471 light-years away in the Taurus constellation, is expected to vanish from view for decades. This dimming phenomenon, triggered by a thick disk of gas and dust surrounding its companion stars, could last up to a century. Astronomers have been observing this system, comprising three growing stars, for decades due to its unpredictable brightness variations and significant role in understanding protostellar evolution.Great Dimming Expected in the T Tauri SystemAccording to research accepted by The Astronomical Journal, the disk encircling T Tauri South A and B is moving into a position where it will obscure…

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As carbon capture insurance demand grows, time for London to ‘show its leadership’ January 27 2025 by Jon Guy London underwriters are actively responding to a «significant increase» in interest for carbon capture and storage covers, including from Asia Pacific, market sources told InsuranceAsia News (IAN).Th… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest…

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Tariffs have loomed over global trade since November and the day of reckoning is approaching as President-elect Donald Trump — who’s promised new levies — is set to be inaugurated. The path of global trade from here will depend largely on the leader of the world’s largest economy: the timing, size and duration of his tariffs, which countries and products are targeted, and the potential for retaliation. Hanging in the balance is $24 trillion in world goods trade. Bloomberg’s Trade Tracker showed two out of 10 key measures of international trade were in “below normal” territory, seven were in the…

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No one ever said getting fit over 40 was easy. But Jill Brown, a 57-year-old certified master health fitness and nutrition coach, said it absolutely can be done — as long as you’re willing to make some adjustments to how you’re used to doing things in your 20s and 30s. “I completely changed my routine as I approached my 40th birthday and got into the best shape of my life, then I did it again at 50,” she told The Post. Fitness trainer Jill Brown broke down which changes to make to get in shape in your 40s and 50s. Jill Brown Reduce…

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HTC appears to be preparing to unveil two new handsets in the Wildfire series. Ahead of any official confirmation from the Taiwanese brand, the unannounced HTC Wildfire E7 and HTC Wildfire E4 Plus reportedly appeared on the Google Play Console website, hinting at their imminent launch. The listing does not include any details besides their names. HTC already has models like Wildfire E3 and Wildfire E2 Plus in its portfolio.TheTechOutlook spotted the listing of HTC Wildfire E4 Plus and HTC Wildfire E7 on the Google Play Console platform. The screenshots shared by the publication confirm the monikers of the phones. The listing does not…

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CNN  —  As they neared their retirement, Madeline Waid and her husband Jim, both from the United States, were eager to spread their wings. The couple, who were based in Randolph, Vermont, had previously considered relocating, but started “seriously looking at getting out of the US” in late 2016. The former anesthesiologist says she didn’t feel as though she had enough money to retire earlier in the United States, and was keen to move somewhere with a lower cost of living. “I knew I was ready to retire, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to, maybe for potentially…

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Brand architecture is an element of a marketer’s job that doesn’t always feel that important – until you realise you have a problem and it suddenly becomes critical. This is exactly what happened to video game company Team17 Group, leading it to rebrand to Everplay last week. But first a history lesson. Team17 is a UK-based game studio most famous for creating the Worms series in 1995 (where cute cartoon worms blow each other up with bazookas). The company grew throughout the 2000s and was eventually floated on the stock exchange in 2018. The holding company was named Team17 Group…

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The Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 15 that it is revoking authorization of the food dye known as red dye No. 3. The agency had been reviewing a petition to ban the petroleum-based colorant since 2022, with questions about the dye’s possible health effects growing in recent years.Some food and ingested drug products in which red Dye No. 3 can be found include:Strawberry-flavored drinksCNN reports that some of the most popular food and beverage brands either never used red dye No. 3 — also known as FD&C Red No. 3 — or had stopped using it in recent…

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