NEW YORK (AP) — From a tiny bottle of nail polish, a luxury fashion empire was born. Designer Christian Louboutin says he was experimenting in a factory one day when he suddenly seized his assistant’s bottle of red nail...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are getting off to a weak start on Wall Street led by drops in technology and health care companies. Chipmaker Nvidia slumped...
Read MoreHOLLY BLUFF, Miss. (AP) — Larry Walls should have been out working in his fields last week. Instead, his John Deere tractor is parked on high ground, just beyond the reach of the ever-encroaching floodwaters in the southern...
Read MoreHAVANA (AP) — Cuba is legalizing private Wi-Fi networks and the importation of equipment like routers, eliminating one of the world’s tightest restrictions on internet use. The measure announced by state media Wednesday...
Read MoreMADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has sent the head of Mexico’s biggest steelmaker to jail while authorities decide on his extradition to Mexico, where he’s wanted for alleged corruption-related crimes. A Spanish police...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — Official figures show unemployment ticked up in Germany in May, showing the effects of slowing growth in Europe’s largest economy. The Federal Labor Agency says said Wednesday that unemployment hit 5 percent...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — A British judge ruled Wednesday that former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be summoned to court over allegations that he lied and misled the public during the Brexit referendum campaign in 2016. District...
Read MoreKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Less than two weeks after Ukraine’s new president assumed office, his staff discovered that his predecessor had apparently gutted out key computer equipment in a meeting room when he left office....
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — The world’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, on Wednesday announced further cuts to production at several plants in Europe due to weak demand and high imports, reflecting troubles in the wider industry....
Read MoreSmall luxury SUVs are one of the fastest-growing luxury vehicle types in recent years. They already represent 21.8% of luxury vehicles sold this year, according to Edmunds data. In 2009, they were just 8.7%. Driving this trend...
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