NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar recorded its largest one-day loss in two months against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as Federal Reserve officials stuck to their view of three rate increases for 2018 as they want to see a further pickup in inflation. The U.S. central bank as expected delivered a quarter point […]

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Whole Foods will host a summit on Tuesday for up to 200 of its suppliers, amid anxiety about how its ongoing business revamp will play out under new owner Amazon.com (AMZN.O). Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods last summer shook the grocery industry, spawning worries that the ecommerce giant […]

Make no mistake, the crypto compliance shakeout has started. An average of $9m a day is being lost through hackers and scam projects and regulators have had enough. The wall of recent SEC subpoenas and on-going regulator attention will massively increase the focus on ICO projects over the coming year. Projects not able to demonstrate […]

Israel has for the first time confirmed that it destroyed a suspected nuclear reactor being built in Syria in 2007. The military said fighter jets bombed the al-Kibar facility in Deir al-Zour province, 450km (280 miles) north-east of Damascus, as it neared completion. Syria’s government has repeatedly denied that it was building a reactor. Israeli […]

WHY IT RATES: The new flagship property occupies prime real estate in the heart of Madrid with views of the Plaza de Espana. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer VP Hoteles announced the opening of their flagship property, VP Plaza Espana Design 5-Star. Located in central Madrid close to cultural attractions including the Royal Palace and the […]

I don’t watch much food television. What it serves up — competition, showiness — has never really made me hungry. Until now. David Chang’s series “Ugly Delicious,” on Netflix, makes me ravenous. I’ve had to hit pause in the middle of an episode and go whip up a snack, so intense were my cravings for […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Longoria is a master of multitasking. The 43-year-old actress is producing a new pilot, continuing her work with the Time’s Up initiative, launching her clothing line on HSN and preparing to welcome her first child with husband Jose “Pepe” Baston. “I have two babies,” said Longoria with a hearty laugh. […]

L’Oreal has acquired ModiFace, a Canadian augmented reality and artificial intelligence company that specializes in the beauty industry. ModiFace was founded more than a decade ago and developed advanced virtual makeup technology that tracks facial features and color. The company’s technology powers more than 300 custom AR apps for beauty brands, including Unilever and Allergan, […]

President Trump is planning to hit China with $60 billion worth of annual tariffs, following up on his threats to punish Beijing for intellectual property theft, The Washington Post reported Monday. Senior aides had provided the president with a $30 billion tariff package — but Trump ordered them to double it, according to the Post. The package, which […]

Years before Vanessa Trump filed for divorce from Donald Trump Jr., their marriage was rocked when — around the time she was pregnant with their third child — he cheated on her with a contestant from “The Celebrity Apprentice.” Page Six has exclusively learned that Don Jr. — then a so-called “adviser” on the NBC show — fell […]