Industries

Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

Photo by Tupungato via iStock

De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

2 min read

Photo by Eva Rinaldi via CC BY-SA 2.0

Consumer

Pernod Ricard Dumps Most Wine Holdings as Grapes Sour

Paris-based Pernod Ricard announced Wednesday that it’s selling most of its wine portfolio to a consortium of Australian wine investors.

1 min read
Photo by Osarugue Igbinoba via Unsplash

Consumer

Italy Hits Dior and Armani with Antitrust Probe over Working Conditions

Italy’s antitrust agency has opened an investigation into Dior and Armani over allegations of worker exploitation.

2 min read
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash

Media & Entertainment

Could Soaring Ad Revenue Save the Media Industry?

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual Global Entertainment & Media Outlook says the media industry has plenty of reasons for optimism.

2 min read

International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via CC BY 2.0.

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

2 min read

Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Drop

Roku Personalization Patent Highlights AI’s Growing Role in Entertainment

Roku wants to personalize movie night with generative AI.

2 min read
Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside

Consumer

Can Nike Regain its Legendary Standing?

Not only is sportswear and sneaker giant Nike faced with struggling financials, but it is also searching for its soul.

6 min read
Photo by Naveen Venkatesan via Unsplash

Media & Entertainment

NFL Moves Toward Allowing Private Equity into Ownership Groups

Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is en route to allowing PE groups to take ownership stakes in franchises

2 min read

Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

Photo by Freestocks via Unsplash

Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

1 min read

Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

Photo by SpaceX via Unsplash

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.