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Yoga wars heat up as Levi's Beyond Yoga taps former Athleta CEO, Gap veteran as next chief executive
Levi Strauss' Beyond Yoga has tapped former Athleta CEO and longtime Gap veteran Nancy Green to be its next chief executive, as the company looks to scale beyond its modest roots and compete with industry leaders such as Lululemon and upstarts such as Alo Yoga and Vuori.
Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon
TOKYO -- A Japanese spacecraft landed on the moon early Saturday morning, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced.
Apple offers rivals access to mobile payment tech in EU antitrust case
Apple has offered to give rivals the ability to access and interoperate with its contactless payment tech in an effort to appease antitrust regulators in Europe.
Tata Steel to close UK blast furnaces with loss of up to 2,800 jobs
Tata Steel said on Friday it will close its two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, resulting in up to 2,800 workers potentially losing their jobs at its steelworks plant in Wales.
Sri Lanka has arrested tens of thousands in drug raids criticized by UN human rights body
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in a monthlong crackdown on drugs, and vowed to continue despite U.N. criticism of possible human rights violations during the “heavy-handed” operation.
India's consumption growth is set to accelerate as Goldman predicts 'affluent' Indians to nearly double
Rising disposable incomes are set to power India's consumption story, further boosting the country's consumer sector that is fast becoming a key driver for economic growth.
Lenovo bets its Motorola smartphone brand will be the third-biggest globally in 3 years
DAVOS, Switzerland — Motorola will likely be the third-biggest smartphone player in the world in three years, according to a top executive at Chinese tech firm Lenovo, the owner of the brand.