Family Dollar has initiated a recall of certain Colgate products as well as over-the-counter or OTC medical products as they were stored outside of labeled temperature requirements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The Colgate products recall includes Colgate Optic White Stain Prevention Toothpaste 2.1oz, Charcoal Toothpaste 4.2oz, Mouthwash 16 Fl Oz, High Impact Toothpaste 3oz, Toothpaste Icy Fresh […]

China has risen to a global military and economic power in recent decades, and nowhere is that more evident than in its Navy. The World Directory of Modern Military Warships’ directory reports the People’s Liberation Army Navy totals 417 active warships featuring attack, defense, and support vessels.  To identify the 34 classes of vessels that make up the ships and […]

Only Alec Baldwin is primarily responsible for the firing of the loaded gun on the Rust set last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled today. “While [Rust script supervisor Mamie] Mitchell alleges that the producers assisted Baldwin by supplying the loaded weapon, Mitchell’s allegations fail to establish that the producers knew Baldwin would aim and […]

Reliance Jio is close to finalising its contract with telecom gear maker Ericsson to roll out its 5G network in Mumbai and Maharashtra and Kolkata and West Bengal in the first phase of its launch in October. And it is going with Nokia for the lucrative Delhi circle, and Chennai, which includes Tamil Nadu, say sources aware of the development. […]

More companies are harbouring aspirations to go public, following a sharp market rebound after June’s nadir. In August, seven companies expecting to raise a cumulative Rs 10,425 crore filed their draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The amount they are looking to mop up is the highest since March, when 13 companies […]

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry has officially gone big time. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday issued a new report on the industry, which grew by a factor of 10 between 2019 and 2021, originating 180 million loans with a value of $24 billion in 2021. The best-known U.S. pure-play BNPL provider is Affirm Holdings Inc. […]

By David Gelles, The New York Times A half-century after founding outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away. Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Chouinard, his wife and two adult children have transferred their ownership of Patagonia, valued […]

When Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was conceived last December, the idea was to reduce the dominance of e-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart. It was also to bring in a level-playing field for small merchants in India’s fragmented but fast-growing $1-trillion retail market. However, those goals have changed now as large e-commerce players such as Flipkart, Amazon and […]

FILE PHOTO: A salesperson talks to potential customers at the columbarium section of Nirvana Memorial Park in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur on September 5, 2010. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/File PhotoSINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is selling Malaysian funeral services provider Nirvana Asia Ltd in a deal that could fetch up to $2 billion, three people with knowledge […]