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2025 is going to be a great year for Meghan Markle in the overall aspect, looking at the fact that she is focusing on all the things she had missed, based on her Royal duties after her marriage. She had left her acting career, where she had made a prominent name, with 'Suits' being one of the most popular shows of her. However, even though her business venture has been set up for a long time, there is still no saying as to when it will be officially launched. There is also o release date or information about the products that customers can expect to be up for sale on Markle's company's end. Meanwhile, Markle has taken a bold step in her entrepreneurial journey by appointing herself as the CEO of her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made this decision after months of struggling to find the right candidate for the role. According to Page Six, Markle had been interviewing potential executives for the position, but in August it was revealed that the search had not yielded a suitable match. Apart from leadership struggles, Markle has faced legal hurdles in securing a trademark for her brand. Recently, she requested a three-month extension from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to avoid having to restart the trademark process.

UnitedHealthcare CEO salary and bonus. 50-year-old Thompson had run the insurance arm of health care giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. since 2021 and had worked at the company for 20 years. The University of Iowa graduate who began his career as a certified public accountant had little name recognition beyond the industry. Even to investors who own its stock, the public face of the parent company belonged to CEO Andrew Witty, a knighted British triathlete who has testified before Congress.

Swiss billionaire is commissioning the construction of the world's longest gigayacht which is named as Ulyssia and which will surpass the Titanic in size at an impressive 1,050 feet, reported The US Sun. According to The US Sun, this luxury vessel is designed to accommodate 133 apartments which will be including 10 penthouses and 22 guest suites with living spaces ranging from 1,184 to over 10,258 square feet. At the same time, each apartment will be featuring some high-end amenities akin to a five-star hotel while including open-plan kitchens and large windows for stunning views. Also Read: China's new invention in space arena: Here's what the country plans to do to colonize the moon

NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday he isn't worried that President-elect Donald Trump will try to politicize the central bank once he takes office in January.

Brian Thompson's killing outside The Hilton Midtown Manhattan hotel in New York on Wednesday has posed tough questions against security and safety in one of the most posh localities not only in the US but also in the world. This comes at a time when the US and New York are gearing up to celebrate Christmas 2024, as per a report. New York City police officials said that it was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack. Thompson was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside the hotel in what appeared to be a targeted attack by a gunman lying in wait. Thompson was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the gunman remains at large, Reuters reported. Police tape blocked off the area on 54th Street outside the Hilton on Wednesday morning, where blue plastic gloves were strewn about and plastic cups appeared to mark the location of bullet casings.

According to Express US, Ding Lieyun who is the project leader actually explained that the double-layered dome design allows for partitioned living and working spaces and these habitats could be built using robots and 3D printing technology. Also Read: Yellowstone Season 5: All we know about Episode 13 release date, time, upcoming episode schedule and where to watch

Bill Maher is contemplating quitting his long running HBO talk show ‘Real Time’ due to his exhaustion with discussing US President- elect Donald Trump, reported Express US. According to Express US, during a recent episode of his ‘Club Random’ podcast with actress Jane Fonda, Bill Maher expressed his frustration while stating that he is actually scared about the prospect of Donald Trump's second term and eventually indicated that he might no longer want to cover political topics dominated by Donald Trump. He has been pretty vocal about his disdain for Donald Trump since before the 2016 US Presidential election while labeling him a ‘con man’ and a ‘mafia boss’.

USIN Foundation, a think tank, and The Synodical Board of Social Services of The Church of North India (CNI) among others. While USIN was issued FCRA licence early this month, CNI's application was approved a few months earlier, said officials aware of the matter. US India Strategic Partnership Forum-backed USIN Foundation has Ajay Banga, president, World Bank, and Indra Nooyi, former chairman, Pepsico, as its founding members. The FCRA licence has been granted for five years to each of the NGOs. USIN Foundation has been granted licences for economic activities whereas CNI can carry out activities under six different heads such as religious, cultural, economic, educational and social, added officials. An email query sent to USIN Foundation and CNI Trust remained unanswered till press time.

United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a New York City hotel on Wednesday morning, something that has sent shockwaves across the city, and put the entire region's administration on high alert. There is reportedly an ongoing manhunt, with a widespread search for those responsible for this shootout that took away the life of a leading businessman heading one of the most prominent healthcare organizations in the city, according to a Yahoo News report.

Anurag Mehrotra, ex-managing director and president at Ford India, is set to join JSW MG Motor India as its MD, replacing Rajiv Chaba, CEO Emeritus, who is superannuating on 31 March 2025, said people aware of the movement. Mehrotra who till recently was serving as vice president, international business, and strategy at Tata Motors Commercial Vehicle, is likely to join JSW MG early next month. ET had reported in its 26 November edition that MG JSW has been on a look out for a senior resource who can replace Chaba.

Mexico has decided to increase its still strikingly low daily minimum wage by 12% next year

cash reserve ratio (CRR) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) later in the week. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 110.58 points or 0.14% to settle at 80,956.33, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 24,467.45, higher by 10.30 points or 0.04%.

Rob Dixon, who has already served as an equerry to Prince William since the year 2020 eventually announced his departure from the role in an emotional LinkedIn post while stating it was ‘time to move on’, reported People. According to People, in his message, Rob Dixon expressed his gratitude for the ‘incredible opportunity’ to serve while highlighting how the role allowed him to grow and contribute alongside a talented team. He also reflected on significant events during his tenure which included the funerals of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II, the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and King Charles III’s coronation. Also Read: This property in the US is the most expensive; here is its whopping cost, is it worth that much? Finding a buyer may be difficult

US services sector activity slowed in November after posting big gains in recent months, but remained above levels consistent with solid economic growth in the fourth quarter. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Wednesday that its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) slipped to 52.1 last month after surging to 56.0 in October, which was the highest level since August 2022. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the services PMI easing to 55.5. A PMI reading above 50 indicates growth in the services sector, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy. The ISM views PMI readings above 49 over time as generally indicating an expansion of the overall economy.

Laurentian Bank of Canada is in talks with asset managers including private credit firms to fund around US$1 billion of assets for its equipment finance provider, Northpoint Commercial Finance, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

US officials told the ABC that Chinese hackers have exploited weaknesses in the communications networks of the nation's top telecommunications companies. The FBI and Homeland Security acknowledged the breach, stating China stole a “large amount of data.”

U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking operation that gave officials in Beijing access to the private texts and phone conversations of Americans

Amazon, saying the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black Washington neighborhoods but is still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that provides speedy deliveries. The complaint, filed Wednesday in District of Columbia Superior Court, revolves around Amazon's Prime membership service, which charges consumers $139 per year or $14.99 per month for fast deliveries — including one-day, two-day and same-day shipments — as well as other benefits. In mid-2022, the lawsuit says, the Seattle-based online retailer imposed what it called a delivery «exclusion» on two zip codes in the district — 20019 and 20020 — and began relying exclusively on third-party delivery services such as UPS and the US Postal Service, rather than its own delivery systems.

Israeli bombardment, while behind the scenes, the United States and Gulf countries courted him diplomatically. It was a secretive, two-pronged approach meant to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to abandon his most important regional alliance with Hezbollah and Iran. The overtures to Assad were the product of what Israel and its allies saw as a rare but risky opportunity: With Iran's regional network fracturing under Israeli attack, they hoped to force Iran's most important partner out of the alliance, according to former U.S. officials, two European diplomats and four Israeli officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. Now, those regional ambitions may be derailed by a far smaller and long-discounted force: Resurgent rebels have launched a surprisingly successful attack in Syria, exploiting in part the strain Israel has put on the alliance that helped Assad maintain power through more than a decade of uprising and civil war. In a matter of days, the rebels seized most of the country's large city of Aleppo, and challenged Assad's grip on the country's northwest.