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South Koreans are the world’s biggest spenders on luxury goods

Handbags displayed in a Chanel SA store window at the Avenuel department store, operated by Lotte Shopping Co Ltd., in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Whether it’s calf-leather Italian Prada bags or classic, checkered British Burberry trench coats, South Koreans …

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Cramer’s lightning round: I like Entegris

Entegris Inc: “I like Entegris. It’s very out of favor, it’s got a little too high multiple, but it does a lot of nuts and bolts that you need to make semis, so that’s okay by me.” Henry Schein Inc: “I like the company. It’s very plain vanilla, nothing really …

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Why Singapore isn’t singling China out

Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung told Parliament Monday that the government is not imposing new restrictions on travelers from China because limited flight capacity, combined with its current border policies, have resulted in few imported cases — and even fewer severe cases — coming from China. Ong said …

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Nike CEO John Donahoe touts strength in Gen Z China shopper

Nike CEO John Donahoe said Thursday the company is “really focused” on Gen Z consumers in China and that the athletic apparel retailer is continuing to see strong demand in the region, even amid Covid-related disruptions.  “We’re still the number one cool and favorite brand in Shanghai and in Beijing. …

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Peltz may be overreaching with Disney proxy fight

Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking …

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2022 was one of the top 10 hottest years on record

Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical substation during a heatwave in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. California narrowly avoided blackouts for a second successive day even as blistering temperatures pushed electricity demand to a record and stretched the state’s power grid close …

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday, January 12

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Jan. 5, 2023. Source: NYSE Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. It’s CPI day Thursday morning’s consumer price index report will provide the latest indication of whether the Federal Reserve’s war on inflation …

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Chinese hospital says half of its staff got Covid

Locals line up for medical treatment at the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on June 1, 2022. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — About half of the nearly 2,000 workers at the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine got Covid-19 during the latest wave, director Liu …

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China’s reopening set to boost Hong Kong’s property market

In light of China’s reopening and easing of Covid rules, Hong Kong’s property market will be on a path to recovery in 2023, according to property consultancy Colliers Hong Kong.   The retail market in particular will reap the “best benefit,” Hannah Jeong, Colliers’ head of valuation and advisory services, told …

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Jim Cramer explains why the December CPI number is a ‘big deal’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday broke down the significance of the December consumer price index report for investors. “What makes tomorrow’s consumer price index number a big deal? Simple: We’re looking to see if we’re nearing the end of the period where companies can raise prices with impunity,” he said. …

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