Economy & Finance

“Leader Turned Follower”: Lululemon’s See-Through Legging Fiasco Exposes Brand Drift Lululemon Athletica has drifted from its core strength in premium, high-quality yoga pants, chasing trends and fast product cycles. Competitors such as Alo Yoga and Vuori are quickly taking market share, while Lululemon has seen quality lapses, culminating in the botched launch of its “Get […]

Texas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration Over Spread Of Parasitic Screwworm Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday said he imposed a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the spread of a type of parasitic fly in his state. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media at

Russia’s Lukoil To Sell Bulk Of International Portfolio To US Carlyle Group Russia’s second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, has agreed to sell the bulk of its international assets – initially valued at $22 billion by analysts – to private equity heavyweight Carlyle, as Western sanctions continue to force a fire sale of Russian energy holdings abroad.

US Judge Grants Asylum To Chinese National Who Filmed China’s Uyghur Prison Camps Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A pro-democracy activist who fled China after documenting what he described as concentration camps in the Xinjiang region was granted asylum on Jan. 28 by a New York state immigration judge, amid

Trump Sues US Treasury For $10 Billion Over Tax-Returns Leak In the latest sign that we’re living in unusual times, the sitting president of the United States is suing the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service — both housed in his executive branch — and asking to be paid at least $10 billion in compensation

Cold Weather Delays NASA Moon Launch At Least Two Days Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Humanity’s return to the Moon’s orbit will have to wait at least another two days. NASA’s Space Launch System Moon rocket prepares for launch ahead of Artemis II at Launch Complex 39B at

Americans Have Limited Trust In AI Search Results Using a search engine nowadays will inevitably render AI-generated results towards the top of the page. This means that not only the many people going straight to ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini for their queries, but everybody else as well, is seeing the conclusions of Large Language Model

Federal Judge Blocks DHS Policy To Reconsider Legal Status For Minnesota Refugees Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge on Jan. 28 blocked a Trump administration policy initiative to reconsider the legal status of the roughly 5,600 lawful refugees living in Minnesota. People hold a banner during a demonstration

These Are The States Where Homes Take The Longest To Sell The U.S. housing market is growing more divided, with some homes still selling quickly while others remain listed for months. High mortgage rates, strained affordability, and cautious buyers have slowed demand in many regions, forcing sellers to wait far longer than they did just

Victor Hanson Asks: Are We Slouching Towards Ford Sumter? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, In the months before the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter, there were lots of sharp divisions in the North about the proper reaction to the first seven Confederate states that had already left the Union. Not