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Will Dean, founder of Tough Mudder
Success

Tough Mudder’s millionaire founder lured investors for his immersive new gaming venture with a live demo and scoreboard to heighten ‘fear of missing out’

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March 24, 2024
87-year-old billionaire Joe Lewis says he’s too old for prison after pleading guilty to insider trading
Finance

87-year-old billionaire Joe Lewis says he’s too old for prison after pleading guilty to insider trading

By Robert Burnson and Bloomberg
March 22, 2024
The top picks of the Easter egg market ranging from Selfridges to the Yorkshire tea room – only if you’re willing to splurge
Retail

The top picks of the Easter egg market ranging from Selfridges to the Yorkshire tea room – only if you’re willing to splurge

By Helen Chandler-Wilde and Bloomberg
March 22, 2024
boy seen sitting on a table with golden wrapped chocolate eggs
Lifestyle

Easter is around the corner—but the real hunt for Brits this year will be to find cheap chocolate eggs amid eye-watering inflation as high as 62.5%

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March 22, 2024
Simon Wolfson, chief executive officer of Next Plc
Retail

U.K. retailer Next, owner of Reiss and Fat Face, beats expectations as it posts record profits. ‘We are now entering a new era’ says CEO Simon Wolfson

By Jennifer Creery and Bloomberg
March 21, 2024
Portugal and Greece are defying a Gen Z happiness slump that’s pushing Western European and U.S. teens into a ‘midlife crisis’
Lifestyle

Portugal and Greece are defying a Gen Z happiness slump that’s pushing Western European and U.S. teens into a ‘midlife crisis’

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March 20, 2024
George Clooney and Amal Clooney leave the Polo Bar on December 14, 2023 in New York City.
Retail

British Ted Baker worn by celebs including Amal Clooney and Holly Willoughby prepares to appoint administrators, risking hundreds of jobs

By Sabah Meddings, Jennifer Creery and Bloomberg
March 20, 2024
A customer, center, tastes a sample of wine in the wine and spirits section of the newly refurbished Marks & Spencer Group Plc Food shop in London, U.K,
Finance

Food prices cool in the U.K. as inflation slips 3.4% in February, way below expectations

By Tom Rees and Bloomberg
March 20, 2024
tubs of ben & jerry's ice cream
Finance

Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever is spinning off its ice cream unit and slashing up to 7,500 jobs amid activist investor pressure to streamline its business

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March 19, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California
Tech

Meta’s former London landlord set for $430 million payday after tech giant’s 9-figure ‘surrender fee’

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March 19, 2024
Low-cost airline EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren.
Retail

EasyJet is confident it’ll grow ‘more than any other European airline this summer,’ CEO Johan Lundgren said

By Kate Duffy and Bloomberg
March 19, 2024
a man standing by a door
Finance

British banks scramble after a Big Lebowski-inspired ‘Dudeist priest’ in Northern Ireland filed hundreds of false documents

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March 19, 2024
An AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry
Tech

An AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry

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March 18, 2024
Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions
Tech

Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions

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March 18, 2024
michael o'leary standing with arms folded and one arm up by his forehead
Success

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says negative press is his budget airline’s marketing secret: ‘Bad publicity sells far more seats than the good’

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March 18, 2024

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