The FINANCIAL — One sector that has already begun to notice the effects of the “new normal” is the beauty industry. After the free fall of sales revenue during lockdown, which showed a decline of 18.8% from the previous year, there are now signs of recovery as the decline has levelled off to only 2.4%. This is a sector that the
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The feeling can eat you alive — but only if you let it. Wondering is a series of random questions answered by Harvard experts. For the latest installment, we asked the Kennedy School psychologist Jennifer Lerner to explain friend envy — where it
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The FINANCIAL -- The key to becoming a successful Instagram influencer is to post meaningful content, according to new research by emlyon business school.
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The subject of equal pay for men and women has been a subject of fierce debate in many industries lately. In the sporting world, one of the types of event that has most ignited this discussion is mixed martial arts (MMA) fights.
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The FINANCIAL -- When people around the world retreated to their homes as the COVID-19 pandemic set in early this year, we knew that video consumption, particularly TV usage, would spike. But at the same time, we knew that consumption would gradually
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The FINANCIAL — One sector that has already begun to notice the effects of the “new normal” is the beauty industry. After the free fall of sales revenue during lockdown, which showed a decline of 18.8% from the previous year, there are now
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The FINANCIAL — According to the Amex Trendex: Holiday Business Spend Survey, 78% of small- and mid-size business owners and financial decision makers said payment flexibility is important during this holiday season, with a majority planning to focus their spending on technology (54%), protective
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The FINANCIAL — Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the most important social and political issues across 27 countries today, drawing on 10 years of data to place the latest scores in context. October’s results show that people
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Conchata Ferrell, best known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on "Two and a Half Men," died on Tuesday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., Warner Bros. Television confirmed. She was 77.
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The Irish Classical Theatre Company is kicking off its 30th Anniversary Season with "Sea Marks" by Gardner McKay. A professionally produced, fully staged performance filmed at ICTC's home, The Andrews Theatre, under the new leadership of Executive Artistic Director Kate LoConti Alcocer.
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A science educator whose YouTube channel The Happy Scientist taught children about science has been indicted on federal child-pornography charges. Investigators alleged John Robert Krampf, 64, knowingly received and possessed pornographic content "involving a minor who had not attained 12 years of
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