Peloton's Christmas ad mocked as sexist
Exercise bike and treadmill maker Peloton Interactive Inc's latest Christmas advertisement has been widely criticized on social media as being "sexist" and "dystopian".
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Wall Street rises on renewed hopes of trade deal
Wall Street's main indexes rose for the first time in four sessions on Wednesday, following a report that the United States and China were moving closer...
Saudi Aramco's bookrunners recommend pricing IPO at top end: sources
Saudi Aramco's bookrunners have recommended pricing its initial public offering at 32 riyals ($8.5) per share, the top of an indicative price range, three sources familiar...
Stocks back to 'risk-on' after Trump trade war scare
European stocks recovered on Wednesday from their losses the day before, when U.S. President Donald Trump surprised world markets by saying a trade deal with China...
Ryanair CEO denies accusation of bullying former operations chief
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary on Wednesday dismissed accusations that he bullied and forced out his former operations chief Peter Bellew, telling a court he was...
Airbnb to process EU payments via Luxembourg as Brexit looms
Airbnb will process payments between hosts and guests for the European Union through Luxembourg as of 2020, as the home rental giant prepares for Britain's departure...
Oil jumps 4% on U.S. stockpiles drop; further OPEC output cuts seen
Oil prices surged 4% on Wednesday on expectations that OPEC and allied producers would extend production curbs, and as U.S. government data showed a large drop...
Exclusive: Alibaba-backed startup AutoX applies for driver-less test permit in California
Chinese startup AutoX, backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba, has applied to test self-driving vehicles without an in-car backup driver in California, the first challenger to Alphabet...
Exclusive: WeWork China sets out bold 2020 sales targets at meeting - sources
WeWork China has set out ambitious revenue goals for 2020 even though it faces staff cutbacks and weak occupancy numbers at its properties across China, sources...
Stocks rally on renewed trade talk optimism, yields rise
Government debt yields and a gauge of global equity markets rose on Wednesday as sentiment improved after U.S. President Donald Trump said trade talks with China...
Saudi Aramco's bookrunners recommend IPO should be priced at top end: sources
Saudi Aramco's bookrunners have recommended the oil giant should price its initial public offering at 32 riyals ($8.5) per share, the top of an indicative price...
Orange CEO says EU authorities are open to pan-European telecoms mergers
The European Union's top antitrust policymaker, Margrethe Vestager, is open to the idea of pan-European mergers in the telecoms market, Orange's boss Stéphane Richard said on...
Tesla Model X gets 5-star rating from European safety agency
Tesla Inc said on Wednesday its Model X SUV has been awarded a five-star rating by the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) in tests that...
Barry Callebaut cites progress in helping cocoa farmers tackle child labor
Swiss cocoa products maker Barry Callebaut said on Tuesday that 26% of the farmer groups from which it sourced products in 2018/2019 had programs to prevent...
Investment guru Mellody Hobson: Financial illiteracy is 'dangerous' for society
Mellody Hobson, co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments, is a fierce advocate for financial literacy.