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Pictured here is Louis Vuitton’s new cruise ship-shaped store in Shanghai, China, on June 28, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s economic slowdown isn’t discouraging U.S. and European brands from revamping their strategies to reach Chinese shoppers.Instead, the allure of the world’s second-largest consumer market is forcing companies to adapt in the face of growing competition from local brands.In the case of Kraft Heinz, getting more people in China to buy ketchup this year also meant hiring a local agency to help create catchy campaigns — decorating subway station columns to mimic ketchup bottles and promoting the condiment…

BANGKOK (AP) — Matmo regained strength on Saturday morning, becoming a typhoon again as it left the Philippines and moved toward southern China’s Hainan province, after it had earlier weakened into a storm.The typhoon had sustained wind speeds of 118 kph (73 mph) on Saturday, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. It is expected to strengthen further before it makes landfall on Sunday in Guangdong and Hainan provinces.Flights from Haikou, the capital of Hainan, will be cancelled starting Saturday night at 11 p.m., according to the official China National Radio. The city also said classes will be cancelled and public…

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Police in Maldives arrested eight people during an overnight protest Friday accusing the government of corruption and curtailment of basic freedoms.The protesters violated conditions agreed upon before the march, used unauthorized roads and threw rocks and water bottles, the Maldives Police Service said in a post on social media platform X. The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party issued a statement condemning police for using pepper spray and riot shields to stop the march and called on the government of President Mohamed Muizzu to free all the protesters unconditionally. The MDP organized the demonstration to demand the government…

The old Western Empires fell to a new Western order – modern liberalism. Now, they are rising from the ashes, threatening liberalism. The US may be tempted to become an empire, too, but can it win when its adversaries are better at it? And can modernity survive without liberalism? In 1918, three empires – the Holy Roman, Russian and Ottoman, spanning centuries of Mediterranean history and all claiming the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire – came to their ends. They all asserted a special link with the divine. In Russia and Turkey, the czar and the sultan were also…

The Philadelphia Union clinched the 2025 Major League Soccer Supporters’ Shield with a game to spare, after beating New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday night at Subaru Park.Philadelphia has 66 points in 33 games, with none of the contending teams, including last year’s winners Inter Miami, able to catch up in the remaining matches.- Messi gets 3 assists, Alba scores 2 in Miami winThe Union went into Saturday’s game knowing a win would seal the Shield as the best regular-season team, but anything less could have pushed the drama to the final day, with Miami, FC Cincinnati, the Vancouver…

Stock Chart IconStock chart iconAmbiq Micro’s year-to-date stock performance.Ambiq Micro: “We got to be careful of that. There are so many good semiconductor companies out there. I’d rather see you in Broadcom.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconAlbertsons’ year-to-date stock performance.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconuniQure’s year-to-date stock performance.uniQure: “…After a parabolic move, I will not endorse it. Even if I think it’s good, I have to stay away. This one has too many questions for me up here.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconChevron’s year-to-date stock performance.Chevron: “I think you can own this…Now, I’m not a big fan of oil, I think it could…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week on Wall Street, highlighting earnings reports from McCormick and Delta Air Lines as well as Dell’s analyst meeting. He also suggested the economy outside of data center-related business is getting weaker and advocated for another rate cut from the Federal Reserve.”We have a lot of anecdotal evidence of weakness, but not anything hardcore. We need to watch this, as we’re about to head into earnings season, and the bulls could run into serious trouble if the Fed doesn’t take action,” he said. “For my money, the economy away from the…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday explained why he thinks there could be an opportunity to buy DraftKings following the stock’s recent losses, saying competition from online prediction markets isn’t a major threat to business.”I’m not backing away from this stock. I think the prediction market fears are overblown here, so if you don’t already own any DraftKings, I’m telling you, you’ve got my blessing right here to put on a small position,” he said. “Beyond that, let’s suspend judgment until they report at the end of the month.”DraftKings reported a solid quarter back in August, but its stock has retreated…

Mexican stars Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez have been left out of manager Javier Aguirre’s national team squad for upcoming friendlies against Colombia (Oct. 11) and Ecuador (Oct. 14) following recent injury issues.Jiménez suffered a hip injury after scoring Fulham’s lone goal in Sunday’s 3-1 Premier League loss to Aston Villa, and was then unavailable for Friday’s match against Bournemouth.- Mexico int’l Huescas out for season, WC in doubt- World Cup ticket sales start amid uncertaintyMexico captain Álvarez, meanwhile, only returned to the pitch for Fenerbache during Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League win over Nice, marking the first time the midfielder…

Ruben Amorim said he has no plans to walk away from the Manchester United job and insisted his system is not to blame for their struggles in an impassioned press conference.HIs side face Sunderland on Saturday having suffered a third Premier League loss of the season against Brentford which left them 14th in the table and increased the pressure on the head coach. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville said this week he is “very worried” about Amorim’s performance, while Jamie Carragher described the 40-year-old’s tenure as a “disaster” which “has to end”.Ahead of Saturday’s game at Old Trafford, read the…