Fast fashion brand must clear hurdles before going public

Illustration by Elham AtaeiazarIt's no secret that Shein has ambitions to go public, but the fast-fashion juggernaut will have to overcome a slew of hurdles before it can win over Wall Street.The digitally native retailer skyrocketed to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic after shoppers across the globe fell in...

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SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic call for FAA improvements

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023.Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty ImagesWith the pace of rocket launches accelerating, and competition from China rising, executives from top U.S. space companies on Wednesday urged...

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Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per course

Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022.Wolfgang Rattay | ReutersPfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when the company starts to transition it to the commercial market later this...

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Netflix returns to growth mode

Greg Peters, Co-CEO of Netflix, speaks at a keynote on the future of entertainment at Mobile World Congress 2023.Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNetflix is correcting the Great Netflix Correction.There once was a time, long ago in April 2022, when Netflix reported a loss of 200,000 subscribers. The company...

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Costco CEO Craig Jelinek to step down Jan. 1; COO Ron Vachris will take over

A Costco Wholesale warehouse sign is seen outside of a store in Silver Spring, Maryland, on August 5, 2023Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesCostco's longtime CEO Craig Jelinek is stepping down from the company, after the warehouse club's spree of pandemic- and inflation-fueled growth.The company said Wednesday that Ron...

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