The fitness company’s shares have tumbled 90%, and few believe it can survive on its own. Bloomberg Opinion columnists offer some ideas on how it might not just rebound but thrive.
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The British fashion house has its fortunes tied up in China. That’s worrying given the country’s recent Covid restrictions.
Consumer confidence in the UK is slumping, as higher bills for energy, fuel and groceries weigh on consumers.
A who’s who of European business is backing the $8 billion listing of TV and betting firm FL Entertainment. Stay tuned: This will be addictive viewing.
The economic data may look grim, but Beijing has already managed to help get the industrial sector back on track. Its citizens? Not so much.
Given the power bald White men have in the world, it might even be a compliment.
The world’s biggest retailer is known for being careful about costs. But that’s harder to do when prices for everything are going up.
A UK court got it wrong when it said that calling a co-worker "bald" created an intimidating work environment.
Andrea Felsted
Walmart Flashes a Warning Sign to the Entire Consumer Economy
The world’s biggest retailer is known for being careful about costs. But that’s harder to do when prices for everything are going up.
Matt Levine
Elon Musk Does Not Care About Spam Bots
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Lisa Jarvis
Omicron Is Turning Out to Be a Weak Vaccine
Unvaccinated people who got Covid last winter have little protection from reinfection, and even vaccinated people might be vulnerable after only a few months.
He sees fat margins, but just digging out more of the metal or buying a mine isn’t the solution to production problems.
If the 1990 opening in Pushkin Square was a symbol of hope, Monday’s exit announcement is confirmation that Russia is now not just uninvestible, but intolerable.
Its hostile offer is a substantial premium to the accepted one from Frontier, which will most likely have to raise its bid.
The Queen of Fashion’s remarkable career suggests that much of what is said about management in the intangible economy is pure tosh.
Ken Murphy received a jumbo award, most of which was driven by the company’s resurgent profit. But how much of that was really down to him personally?
A shift from “do-it-yourself” tasks to “do-it-for-me” contractor work may explain a divergence in home-improvement spending trends.
The richest man in the world may be struggling to find the cash.
Consumers aren’t likely to punish companies for ensuring all employees can get reproductive health care.
The big four British supermarkets probably learned their lesson in the previous battle with Aldi and Lidl. What might happen this time?
After a massive loss, critics of the company’s founder and CEO will be rubbing their hands with glee. But they shouldn’t celebrate just yet.
Investors blame US regulators for triggering broad market declines with delisting announcements.
Inflation is arriving fast for gas and power bills — and putting great strain on utilities’ return on investment.
The drug giant’s purchase comes as good news for investors desperate for biotech M&A. It’s also a sensible addition to Pfizer’s portfolio.
Compared with old-fashioned Planet Fitness, the former digital wonder has lost its way in the post-pandemic wilderness.
A Minnesota project has to overcome tribal and environmental concerns. But the U.S. needs its own source of nickel, which is key to electric-vehicle expansion.
Sales aren’t falling off a cliff, but there are signs that growth has peaked.
Buyout firms are fishing around the stock market’s rejects. Cheap valuations are where things start — but needn’t be where they end — for targets like Temenos
Older workers are an under-tapped resource for companies struggling to find staff.
The city-state has imposed new regulations on family offices of the wealthy, requiring increased investment in local labor and securities.
Human-rights advocates command huge followings in countries where the platform has strong growth potential, but users might flee if they fear surveillance.
High oil prices and a cost-of-living crisis in Britain offers an opportune moment to hand off the fuel retailer.
The surging price of the fuel spells trouble for the global economy.
After Wirecard, companies accused of accounting shenanigans face a much more hostile environment.
It may be right that its initial deal with Frontier has a greater chance to pass regulatory muster, but the airline could have at least extracted some more money.
The commerce secretary bristles when investments in U.S. productivity are misjudged as social programs.
