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Ayra Starr seated at a studio microphone during a radio interview, with keyboards and a guitar behind her.

Ayra Starr's 20-city tour gives Mastercard, Verizon and Spotify first access

By The Celebrity Desk, Editorial Staff

Ayra Starr's Starrgirl World Tour runs 20 cities from Cologne to San Francisco, with artist presales from 14 October and general sale from 16 October.

Pandora's 17-piece Pat McGrath line turns makeup motifs into jewellery, from €39 to €199

Pandora's 17-piece capsule with Dame Pat McGrath turns makeup motifs into layered charms and rings, priced by region from €39 to €199.

By The Celebrity Desk, Editorial Staff

SEC crypto proposal pairs $5 million and $75 million exemptions with state preemption

The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal sets $5 million and $75 million offering exemptions, a conditional safe harbor and state preemption. Comments close October 20.

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

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Business

Semiconductor fabrication equipment in a cleanroom environment

Skyworks completes $22 billion Qorvo acquisition in all-stock-and-cash merger

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

New York Stock Exchange trading floor with brokers at computer terminals

Why Spotify, Slack and Coinbase skipped the IPO underwriters

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

Bright green automated parcel locker with control panel and compartments

FedEx and Advent Take 37% Stakes Each in InPost's $8.9 Billion Buyout

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

The Torque Jett Plush Premium sofa set listing on Amazon India, marked currently unavailable with a 3.2 star average from 19 ratings.

Torque Sofa Review: One Founder's Dispute and the Vanishing Amazon Listing

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

Standard Chartered Bank storefront with bilingual signage in Hong Kong

How SWIFT's Bank-Level Sanctions Checks Became a Vulnerability for $6.9 Billion in Russian Payments

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

Modern Royal Caribbean cruise ship with multiple deck levels and glass balconies docked at port

Royal Caribbean Pays $3 Billion for Half of Sandals Resorts

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

New York City skyline at sunrise with One World Trade Center visible

What New York's LLC Transparency Act Requires After Governor Hochul's Veto

By The Business Desk, Editorial Staff

Innovation

A pair of hands holding and operating a grey video game controller

General Intuition Raises $220 Million at $6.2 Billion, Nine Weeks After Its Series A

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Aerial view of Toronto's Financial District with modern office towers and downtown skyline

Why Growth Startups Borrow $2 to $3.5 Million to Stretch Runway Without Equity

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

3D printers and robotic arms lined up on a workbench inside a startup incubator workshop

Bessemer's $5.75 Billion Fund Bets Early and Growth-Stage Capital Belong Together

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Traders working at multiple computer screens on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading floor

How Regulation A+ Lets Private Companies Raise Up to $75 Million From Retail Investors

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

European Commission headquarters in Brussels with EU flags

EU AI Act Enforcement Begins: Fines Up to €15 Million for Foundation Model Providers

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Illuminated server racks with network cables in a data center

Profound's $180 Million Round Shows What Investors Pay for AI Search Visibility

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Manhattan's Financial District with a mix of historic and modern office buildings

What Venture Capitalists Measure When Evaluating Series A Startups

By The Innovation Desk, Editorial Staff

Leadership

National Assembly Building in Paris with classical columns and French flags

French 10-year bond yields hit highest since 2002 as Lecornu's budget nears a vote

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Alex Ashton, cofounder and COO of Agency Eight, in a navy blazer and white shirt

Paid Feature

Alex Ashton and the Agency Eight Cofounders Are Building Influence That Lasts

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Photograph of brokers and employees working on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor

Why 42% of S&P 500 Firms Still Combine CEO and Board Chair Roles

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Georgia Austin, founder and CEO of Wordbrew, seated on a black leather sofa

Paid Feature

Georgia Austin, Founder of Wordbrew, Is Building the Content Engine Behind Authority-Led B2B Brands

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Wide view of a packed arena filled with thousands of attendees at a shareholder meeting

Why non-binding say-on-pay votes still cut executive compensation

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Aerial view of Apple Park's distinctive circular building with solar panels and surrounding Cupertino landscape

How Apple's Succession Prepares Ternus for Hardware, Not Strategy

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Portrait of Australian model and entrepreneur Monique Lester wearing gold hoop earrings and a crescent moon necklace

Monique Lester on the Business Lessons Hidden Inside a Modeling Career

By The Leadership Desk, Editorial Staff

Money

Worker securing cargo to a flatbed truck

C.H. Robinson's $5.8 Billion RXO Deal Targets $300 Million in Annual Cost Cuts

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Giorgio Armani boutique storefront on a classical building facade lit at night

Armani's Will Requires Heirs to Sell 15% to LVMH, L'Oréal or EssilorLuxottica

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

The Treasury Building's North entrance with classical columns and statue

Why fund managers pay 13 points less tax than their investors on the same profits

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

The Melrose Gate entrance to Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Judge Approves Paramount-Warner Settlement, Clearing $111 Billion Deal for October 6

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Illuminated office buildings in a downtown financial district at dusk

Why Citigroup Is Taking Banamex Public Rather Than Selling It

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Wide interior view of a stock exchange trading floor with rows of desks, computer monitors and staff working

Why Family Offices Are Buying Public Stocks Again as Succession Gaps Widen

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Overhead view of the New York Stock Exchange trading floor showing desks, screens and infrastructure

Why the $830 Billion Treasury Basis Trade Is Now Unwinding

By The Money Desk, Editorial Staff

Real Estate

Row of residential apartment buildings with balconies in the Salamanca neighborhood of Madrid

Spain's Congress rejects housing decrees, leaving investors in regulatory limbo

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

Financial District office towers and high-rise buildings under clear blue sky

Northwind's $219 Million Loan Shows How Manhattan Office Conversions Get Financed

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

London office buildings and The Shard on the south bank of the Thames

Why Asian Capital Is Chasing London's 8% Office Returns Over New York

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

Marina Bay Sands hotel and Central Business District in Singapore

Why Singapore's 60% Foreign Buyer Tax Is a Capital Control, and Where That Money Flows Instead

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

The New York Public Library main facade with pedestrians and horse carriages in the plaza

NYC Begins Fining Buildings $268 a Ton Under Local Law 97

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

The southern entrance of the Manhattan Municipal Building, a grand stone and marble facade with arched doorways

Why missing your commercial lease renewal deadline costs everything

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

Elegant residential building facade with red and beige brick, featuring arched windows and classical architectural details.

Manhattan luxury contracts sink to 13 deals over Labor Day week

By The Real Estate Desk, Editorial Staff

Lifestyle

AirTrain JFK train at a station platform

JFK, LaGuardia or Newark: The Real Cost and Time of Each Airport From Manhattan

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Professional restaurant kitchen with chefs in white uniforms and chef hats working at stainless steel stations

What every NYC restaurant letter grade actually signals about food safety

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Passenger approaching OMNY contactless payment readers at a subway station entry

New Yorkers navigate a tiered fare system designed for different commute patterns

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Government buildings in NYC's Civic Center area

Restaurant permits and licenses: the complete NYC checklist

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Close-up of buttonholes and stitching detail on a double-breasted wool greatcoat

What Protects Fashion Designs Against Copying and Counterfeits

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Jamaica AirTrain JFK station with yellow 'AirTrain to JFK' directional signage

What the cheapest trip from Manhattan to each NYC airport actually costs

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Subway platform with yellow support columns and geometric floor tile pattern

How New York's Garment District Functions as a Fashion Manufacturing Hub

By The Lifestyle Desk, Editorial Staff

Culture

Madison Square Garden's distinctive curved exterior with illuminated signage in Midtown Manhattan.

Where a Concert Ticket's Money Goes in New York: Face Value, Fees, the Venue's Cut and the Resale Rules

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

Stage of the Music Box Theatre in Manhattan with lighting rigs and crystal chandelier

Broadway licensing rights: What producers must obtain

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

Madison Square Garden exterior with curved dome architecture, street crowds, and yellow taxis in Manhattan

Why Live Performance Revenue Remains Essential for Working Musicians

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

East facade of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris in a historical albumen print

Endowment Spending: What Museums Balance Every Year

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

Ornate framed entrance inside a historic theater

How Broadway Shows Are Financed Through Investors

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

Neoclassical façade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with white marble columns and arches

How New York Museums Fund Operations, Exhibitions, and Acquisitions

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff

Aerial view of Midtown Manhattan with dense buildings and grid of streets

How Broadway's Dynamic Pricing Algorithms Set Ticket Costs

By The Culture Desk, Editorial Staff