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e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) leans on rhode and Hailey Bieber as core growth stalls
e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) is posting record sales, but its core brand has stalled and tariffs squeeze margins. Hailey Bieber's rhode is now the engine.
June 7, 2026
Why Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit signals a new test for China’s influence over Kim Jong Un
China wants influence over North Korea. Kim Jong Un wants nuclear leverage. Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit puts both pressures on display
June 5, 2026
China’s fuel price cut exposes the demand weakness beneath the global oil shock
China is cutting fuel prices while oil supply risks persist. The real story is weaker demand, refinery pain and electric vehicle disruption.
June 5, 2026
Why Lululemon (LULU) beat earnings but cratered on a guidance cut and shrinking North America sales
Lululemon fell ~10% to 2018 levels after cutting full-year guidance to its first-ever revenue decline, as North America weakens and tariffs squeeze margins.
June 5, 2026
Why the Five Eyes warning on Chinese job-platform espionage is alarming Western security agencies
Spycraft now looks like a job offer. Five Eyes agencies warn China-linked recruiters are targeting Western officials and analysts online.
June 4, 2026
Why critical minerals could become the biggest bottleneck in the global energy transition
Climate targets need metals. Critical minerals are becoming the physical bottleneck between clean-energy ambition and real deployment.
June 3, 2026
Gold overtakes US Treasurys as a top reserve asset in a historic shift away from the dollar
Gold has overtaken US Treasurys in global central bank reserves, the ECB says, reaching 27% of holdings as sanctions risk drives a slow, structural shift from the dollar.
June 3, 2026
Myanmar assures India on security concerns as Modi meeting puts Northeast border stability in focus
Myanmar gave India a security assurance. The real test is whether Modi and U Min Aung Hlaing can turn it into border stability.
June 2, 2026
The great Indo-Pacific hedge: Why Asia’s allies are arming themselves and each other
China is rising and U.S. focus looks stretched. Indo-Pacific nations are building their own defence web before the next crisis.
June 1, 2026
China patrols Scarborough Shoal as Philippines warns of continuing South China Sea threat
U.S.-China tensions may be easing, but Scarborough Shoal is not. China’s patrols show why Manila still sees a severe threat.
May 31, 2026