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MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The carpet outside the 2025 edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival was unfurled in its usual red, but the stars who walked across it shimmered in every color.Actors and filmmakers drifted down its length in embroidered velvet robes and delicately cut black lace dresses, amid the sounds of camera shutters and microphones humming.Some ensembles nodded explicitly to the region: hand-stitched caftans and robes with hems that followed the geometry of North African embroidery. Youssra, one of Egypt’s best-known actors, carried a black sequined, pearl-trimmed clutch emblazoned with her name across the front, recognizable to audiences…
Rob Walton, left, Walmart retired chairman of the board, and Walmart board member Steuart Walton listen at the Walmart annual formal business and shareholders meeting in Rogers, Arkansas, on May 30, 2018. Walmart shareholders from around the world can attend meetings throughout the week.Rick T. Wilking | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Walmart stock has soared 25% this year, putting America’s largest retailer on track to a $1 trillion market cap. At the…
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that World of Hyatt members now have access to 15 luxury safari escapes across East Africa on Hyatt’s booking channels through Mr and Mrs Smith.“Asilia has shaped what luxury safari travel looks like, blending thoughtful design, warm, genuine hospitality, and a deep love and respect for wild places,” said Laurie Blair, senior vice president, global marketing and loyalty, Hyatt in a statement. She added, “We know affluent travelers are increasingly seeking journeys with meaningful, measurable impact. Asilia’s approach combines outstanding safari experiences with long-term investment in the people and ecosystems that are designed to help keep…
Meesho, an Indian e-commerce marketplace, had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers. The stock opened at ₹162.50, up from the issue price of ₹111, and reached a high of ₹171.84, giving Meesho a market capitalization of ₹780 billion (around $8.69 billion). The company raised $606 million in the IPO. Ten-year-old Meesho was last valued at about $5 billion following a private funding round in 2021. Elevation Capital, Peak XV…
NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t need to major in astrophysics at Harvard to become an actor — but it doesn’t necessarily hurt, either.“I thought that’s what you go there to do. It’s like why are you paying all this money to go to this fancy school if you’re not going to study a hard science to try to save the world? … But I was quickly humbled,” chuckled Chase Sui Wonders, who began failing classes within her first few weeks. Her college application essay had been about making movies, so she decided she “might as well just pivot back…
NEW YORK (AP) — The year the radio station company where he worked held its holiday party at a dive bar, Ryan Arnold walked in and saw coworkers passing around a tall glass boot filled with beer. He heard the office manager belting out ‘80s power ballads between whiskey shots. Arnold’s first thought was, “When can I leave?”More than 20 years later, he still remembers that awkward social event he felt obligated to attend. Arnold, 46, who describes himself as socially anxious, now thinks twice before accepting invitations to group gatherings.“I don’t want to go into a place where I…
Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energy has raised $462 million to complete its first large-scale power plant and begin development on several others as it races to provide electricity to a power-hungry grid. The new funds will help the company continue work on its 500-megawatt Cape Station power plant in Utah while starting development on several others, Sarah Jewett, senior vice president of strategy at Fervo, told TechCrunch. The new round was led by B Capital with participation from AllianceBernstein, Atacama Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, CalSTRS, Capricorn Investment Group, Carbon Equity, Centaurus Capital, Climate First, Congruent Ventures, CPP Investments, Devon Energy,…
The mobile-messaging application WhatsApp is displayed on an Apple iPhoneBrent Lewin | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor investment firms of the ultra rich, WhatsApp is a one-stop shop for everything from vetting deals to finding the best surgeons. Sam Nallen Copley, an investment advisor at a London-based family office, runs a 970-person WhatsApp group for single-family offices and has seen it all, from verifying credentials to finding co-investors to selling multimillion-dollar collections of dinosaur bones and Pokémon cards.”If I need something at any time of day, I can message nearly 1,000 people about a new bitcoin fund or ask who’s the…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 12:00 PM ET, Wed December 10, 2025 Phocuswright, the statistics arm of TravelPulse’s parent company, Northstar Travel Group, has published its slate of data looking ahead to 2026, called Travel Forward, without a paywall, offering open access to a database with some of the travel industry’s most important metrics. Phocuswright shared some overarching data that defined that travel industry in 2025 and looked ahead to the future with research from Travel Forward during a media briefing on December 9. “Today marks an important moment in the evolution of Travel Forward, our data-fueled, global research piece which…
Amazon said on Wednesday it will invest an additional $35 billion in India by 2030, taking its total planned commitment in the country to about $75 billion as it expands its retail and cloud operations in the South Asian nation. The e-commerce giant said the new investment will support its efforts to digitize small businesses and strengthen its logistics and operations footprint in India. The company said it aims to enable AI access for up to 15 million small businesses and generate 1 million direct, indirect, induced, and seasonal jobs by 2030. Citing an Economic Impact Report by Keystone Strategy,…