Shampoo bars have struggled to gain mainstream adoption in the beauty market, facing a classic problem when sustainability is central to the marketing: consumers often think they are being forced to make a compromise. But Cassandra Morales Thurswell, founder and CEO of hair care and beauty brand Kitsch, is leading Continue Reading
Alphabet set to raise over $30 billion in global debt sale: sources
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s debt sale keeps getting bigger. The company is close to finalizing a global bond issuance in excess of Continue Reading
Jobs report preview January 2026
A ‘now hiring’ sign is displayed in a business’s window in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The jobs report Wednesday could resemble a big nothing, in more ways than one. Economists expect that January’s nonfarm payrolls report will show growth that Continue Reading
Estee Lauder sues Walmart, alleging sale of counterfeits
Walmart Inc. signage during the company’s listing at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Estee Lauder sued Walmart in California federal court over allegations the big-box retailer sold counterfeit beauty products on its website and didn’t do Continue Reading
Bitwise CIO cites ‘the four-year cycle’ for losses
A multibillion-dollar crypto asset manager cites several reasons for the bitcoin plunge, but he’s listing “the four-year cycle” as the No. 1 downward catalyst. According to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management, it’s a phenomenon that’s happened three other times in the crypto market. “People are looking Continue Reading
Credit card debt tops $1.28 trillion
Americans ended 2025 more in debt than ever before. Credit card balances hit a fresh high in the fourth quarter, rising by $44 billion to $1.28 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. That’s a 5.5% jump from a year earlier. The Continue Reading
Power stock has 30% upside on future data center deals, Jefferies says
Jefferies upgraded power producer Vistra Corp. to buy on Monday, arguing that the share price doesn’t accurately reflect the likelihood of future data center deals. The investment bank also increased its 12-month price target for the Irving, Texas-based company, to $203 per share from $191 previously, suggesting about 30% upside Continue Reading
Ford Motor (F) earnings Q4 2025
2026 Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC on display during the Media Preview of the 2026 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on February 6, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Jacek Boczarski | Anadolu | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to report its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings after the Continue Reading