Hermes shares sink as Iran war hits Middle East sales, tourism
Shares in French luxury group Hermes sank 14% at the open on Wednesday after it said the Iran war hit sales in the Middle East as well as in Europe, with fewer
April 15, 2026Shares in French luxury group Hermes sank 14% at the open on Wednesday after it said the Iran war hit sales in the Middle East as well as in Europe, with fewer
April 15, 2026
Kering shares plunged as much as 10% on Wednesday after first-quarter sales at its Italian flagship brand Gucci dropped more than expected, underlining the challenges
April 15, 2026
Britain's antitrust watchdog is expected to launch an investigation into Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery in "the coming weeks," a
April 13, 2026
French luxury giant LVMH said the Iran war shaved at least 1% off its total group sales in the last quarter due to lower spending in the Gulf region, and
April 13, 2026
(Corrects 14th paragraph to make clear that damage to the Burj Al Arab hotel was caused by debris after an interception; changes headline to clarify that story is about UAE malls, not just Dubai Mall)
April 13, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into athleisure brand Lululemon over the potential presence of "forever chemicals" in its activewear, he said on
April 13, 2026
As Trump attacks friends and foes, Americans are changing their minds about China
April 15, 2026
The two professional photography instructors who trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby
April 15, 2026
Over 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals signed an open letter opposing Warner Bros Discovery's proposed $110 billion merger with
April 13, 2026
Seven months into the job, Luca de Meo has bought himself time as CEO of Gucci owner Kering. This week he has to prove he knows how to use it.
April 14, 2026
The Philippines' Secretary of Energy Sharon Garin on Tuesday said the country has asked the United States to extend a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products
April 14, 2026
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026 on Monday, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American
April 14, 2026
The SAVE America Act looks set to die in Congress, but 23 mostly Republican-led U.S. states have recently changed their voting procedures to mirror key aspects of
April 14, 2026
Nigerian police have arrested a 33-member gang over a November attack in which 38 people were abducted from a church in central Kwara state, police said on
April 14, 2026
Malaysia's anti-graft agency said on Tuesday it had successfully repatriated four high-value pieces of artwork, including a 1961 Pablo Picasso print, recovered in
April 14, 2026
The sun is setting in Pálpite, a small town on the edge of Cuba's vast Zapata Swamp, when suddenly the road swarms with activity.
April 14, 2026
U.S. rapper Kanye West said on Tuesday he was postponing his show in Marseille, France's second-biggest city, until further notice.
April 15, 2026
Billy Crystal returns to Broadway this fall with an intimate one-man show called "860."
April 15, 2026
A Parisian art enthusiast has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket
April 14, 2026
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April 14, 2026
Walt Disney 's new chief executive, Josh D'Amaro, announced layoffs in an email to employees on Tuesday, as he looks to streamline the company's
April 14, 2026
Taylor Swift leads this year's American Music Awards with eight nominations, including artist of the year, song of the year for "The Fate of
April 14, 2026
Sales at Kering's Italian flagship brand Gucci dropped by 8% in the first quarter from the previous year, the luxury fashion group said on Tuesday, as the
April 14, 2026
The public defender for a man accused of throwing an incendiary device at Sam Altman’s home says her client has autism and was experiencing an “acute mental health crisis.”
April 14, 2026
The U.S.
April 14, 2026
Paramount Skydance's proposed purchase of Warner Bros Discovery will consolidate too much power in one company and cause harm to consumers and the
April 14, 2026
Jury selection is underway in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial
April 14, 2026
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., was approved by the House Tuesday
April 14, 2026
Iconic former bar The Dark Horse puts items up for auction, looks ahead to future
April 15, 2026
The Walt Disney Co. has begun layoffs expected to lead to 1,000 job cuts across the company
April 15, 2026
The most popular last names in the U.S. might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of 2020s
April 14, 2026
As Ben & Jerry’s celebrated its annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday, one of the brand’s co-founders was focused on a different sort of freedom
April 15, 2026
Did Donald Trump just commit ‘blasphemy’?
April 15, 2026
The Kennedy Center's new executive director, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs
April 14, 2026
Sergio Garcia has apologized for his tantrum during the final round of the Masters
April 14, 2026
Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation
April 14, 2026
The FBI says rapper Offset was ambushed by a large group outside a Florida casino last week
April 14, 2026
U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to a second one-year term by the Library of Congress
April 14, 2026
Going to the Moon isn’t just about science. Novelist Jules Verne predicted some of the societal ramifications modern lunar missions are creating today.
April 11, 2026
As screen presences and cultural figures, Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel could hardly be more different
April 14, 2026
The annual luxury watch fair “Watches and Wonders” opens this week in Switzerland, with the Iran war casting new doubt over an industry that had hoped to rebound from tariff turmoil and a contracting market over the last two years
April 14, 2026
Oprah Winfrey has chosen Maria Semple's comic novel “Go Gentle” for her book club
April 14, 2026
She can’t stop streaming
April 14, 2026
The double-level airplane seat is back with the ‘ultimate, final statement’ design
April 14, 2026
A forgotten archive of art school applications tells the stories of young Jews fleeing the Nazis
April 14, 2026
Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is dealing with the fallout of making his friends forget his identity in the new “Spider-Man” movie
April 14, 2026
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
April 14, 2026
Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer
April 14, 2026
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said he did not see early federal and state warnings sent the day before the storm hit and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger
April 14, 2026