The rise and rise of a fashion giant

19 minutes ago By Daniel Thomas, Lora Jones & Lucy Hooker, Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The biggest order 17-year-old Michaela says she ever made on Shein was for £150, when she bought “16 plus items”. Like millions of others, she’s a huge fan of the ultra-fast fashion giant, mostly because of how affordable it is. […]

Conservatives pledge to ‘back drivers’ with new law

The Conservatives are promising to bring in a new law if re-elected, which they say would curb “unnecessary restrictions” on drivers. The plans would include “unilaterally reversing” the expansion of the Ulez clean air scheme in London, and giving communities referendums on low-traffic neighbourhoods. Ministers have been trying to position themselves as being “on the […]

Labour vows to ‘pull up shutters’ for small business

Labour has promised to “pull up the shutters” for small businesses and entrepreneurs if it is elected in the UK general election. On Friday, the party said it would overhaul the business rates system to help High Street shops, as well as cracking down on the late payment of invoices. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer […]

Want to Get The Most Out of AI? Start Treating AI Like Your Human Employees

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Our new AI tools and copilots have made some royal blunders. They’ve doled out bad advice with supreme confidence, they’ve gotten talked into shady deals, they’ve made things weird and turned incredibly rude. Slip-ups are rare, of course, but when they happen the internet goes to town. […]

Tense Bidding War for Sylvester Stallone’s Rare Watch: Video

“Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone’s highly anticipated collection of rare and vintage watches went up for auction this week, and the 11-piece collection sold for $6.7 million — beating original pre-sale estimates. One timepiece, the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, broke the record for the most expensive modern watch ever sold through Sotheby’s after it garnered an […]

Missouri Restaurant Goes Viral for Minimum Age Requirement

Rowdy bars have been known to impose age restrictions during peak times and busy hours, but one restaurant in Missouri is going viral for only allowing patrons aged 30 and older in the evenings. Bliss restaurant in Florissant, Missouri, about 20 miles from St. Louis, requires women diners to be 30 or older and male […]

100ml liquid rule reintroduced at some regional UK airports

Restrictions on carrying liquids over 100ml in hand luggage are being temporarily reintroduced at some regional airports in the UK. The change will apply from 00:01 BST on Sunday 9 June 2024 and will affect passengers at Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, London City, Aberdeen, Southend and Teesside airports. All of the airports affected have Next Generation […]

Fed rate decision, May inflation key tests for stock market next week

The next rate decision from the Federal Reserve coupled with May inflation data, both on Wednesday, will play key roles in how stocks perform next week — quite probably lending added volatility to an already jittery market. Stocks look poised to cap off the first winning week of June on a positive note, with Nvidia […]

Tesla Chair: Musk’s Compensation Package ‘Not About Money’

Elon Musk has been the face of Tesla for two decades as an investor and CEO — but if shareholders don’t approve his multi-billion dollar compensation package next week, things could change. Robyn Denholm, chairperson of Tesla’s board, sent stockholders a letter on Wednesday urging them to approve Musk’s proposed $56 billion pay at the […]