Rachel Phua

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  • WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The President will attend the annual meeting of the Group of 7 nations, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States are taking place in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and will run until late Tuesday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)Economy

    Thousands of laid-off government workers are flooding a shrinking job market

    By Rachel Phua and Bloomberg
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Syifa Hadju wears a light pink bow Coach midi skirt with tulle, white Coach Tabby Times Square leather bag, outside Coach, during the New York Fashion week Spring/Summer 2025 on September 9, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)Retail

    Coach’s hit handbag shows how less-expensive luxury is gaining ground

    By Rachel Phua and Bloomberg
  • An order of breadsticks from a Darden Restaurants Inc. Olive Garden arranged for a photo.Retail

    Olive Garden’s parent company is betting on a new deal with Uber to revive its pasta empire

    By Rachel Phua and Bloomberg