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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Nestle misses nine-month sales estimates, expects volume upturn by year-end

KitKat chocolate bars, manufactured by Nestle SA, arranged in London, U.K., on Monday, July 26, 2021. Nestle report their half-year results on July 29. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNestle posted lower-than-expected nine-month sales growth on Thursday as higher product prices made shoppers balk,...

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TSMC earnings report Q3 2023

A man walks past TSMC's logo at the company's headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan.Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported a third-quarter profit of 211 billion New Taiwan dollars ($6.69 billion) on Thursday as weak demand for consumer electronics persists. Even though it was the largest profit...

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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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