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There’s no money left. Despite strong performance in recent years, the personal luxury goods market is expected to slow this year for the first time since the Great Recession of 2009. 50 million luxury goods consumers have now given up on purchases of designer bags, scarves, watches and more, or have seen prices drop, warns Bain & Company’s new annual luxury goods report. There is. Only one-third of luxury brands will end the year with positive growth, down from two-thirds last year, Bain said. Looking ahead, he said brands will need to re-evaluate their value proposition, primarily for Gen Z,…

West Virginia’s Reid Carrico rounds out Baylor’s ball carrier during a college football game in Morgantown on Saturday. (Photo by David Pennock) MORGANTOWN (AP) — Sawyer Robertson’s composure helped Baylor snap a futile road win against West Virginia and clinch a bowl berth while setting a new personal best. . Robertson ran for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington scored three points and caught a TD pass, and Baylor won its fourth straight with a 49-35 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. . Baylor (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) earned its third bowl berth under fifth-year coach…

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Sixteen middle schools and high schools in Hillsborough County have been named among the top 100 in Florida, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.Overall, the report surveyed 71,434 elementary and middle schools and measured math and reading proficiency and performance. Pinellas County moves toward restoring coastal resilience after hurricanes In the elementary school category, the report ranked the following schools in Hillsboro:#28. mckittrick elementary school#31. Bevis Elementary School#39. bryant elementary school#41. Grady Elementary School #78. roosevelt elementary school#79. mitchell elementary school#96. clark elementary school#97. Fishhawk Elementary SchoolClick here to learn…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Hours after the $8.5 billion deal between the fashion brand’s parent company and Coach’s owner collapsed on Thursday, Michael Kors CEO John Idle put together a last-minute conference call.Idol sought to reassure investors that the iconic American label, whose sales had been stagnant, could survive on its own.”We know that the company is not performing at the level it should be,” he said on his first call with analysts in more than 15 months. The company had made a series of “mistakes” while waiting…

The strike took place at a UN-run school in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.Ten people were killed and at least 20 injured in an Israeli attack on a school where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, Palestinian doctors said. Rescue operations were underway Saturday at the United Nations-run Abu Assi school in northern Gaza, health officials said. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khudaly newspaper, reporting from Deir El Bala, said that most of those taking shelter in the school had come from other parts of Gaza, according to local residents and witnesses. “Let me remind you that…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump in his last meeting with current US leader Joe Biden.The two men met on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) annual summit in Peru, and acknowledged their relationship had had “ups and downs” during Biden’s four years in office.But both sides emphasized progress in easing tensions on issues such as trade and Taiwan.Analysts say Trump’s return to office within two months could further destabilize U.S.-China relations, due to factors such as his promise to increase tariffs on Chinese imports. . The president-elect has promised to…

Denza announced at the Guangzhou Motor Show that deliveries of its luxury sedan “Denza Z9” will begin in early December. Exhibit vehicles have already begun arriving at dealerships across the country. Test cars are expected to be available by the end of this month.- Advertisement – Denza Z9 was officially launched at the 2024 Guangzhou Motor Show. The vehicle has a starting price of 334,800 yuan (46,200 USD) for the plug-in hybrid version and 354,800 yuan (49,000 USD) for the pure electric version. Denza Z9 details The Denza Z9’s overall design is consistent with the Denza Z9 GT, featuring a…

Lawyers for X Corporation, the company Elon Musk formed to buy Twitter, filed a notice of appearance Thursday in the bankruptcy case of Alex Jones and his Infowars platform.The new owners of satirical news site The Onion, along with the families of Sandy Hook massacre victims, had been declared successful bidders for Jones’ controversial platform.But a Texas bankruptcy judge hearing the case this week expressed concerns about the transparency of the auction process and called for a new hearing to discuss these potential issues.”No one should be satisfied with the outcome of the auction,” Judge Christopher M. Lopez said, as…

Trump’s transition team will compile a list of current and former U.S. military officials directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and could face court-martial for their involvement, according to U.S. officials and people familiar with the plan. We are considering whether Officials working on the transition are considering forming a commission to investigate the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, including who was directly involved in military decision-making and how it was handled. This includes gathering information on whether the move was carried out and whether military leaders are eligible to withdraw. The charges are as serious as treason, U.S. officials…

ROME (AP) — pope francis We are seeking an investigation to determine whether Israel’s attack in Gaza amounts to genocideaccording to an excerpt released Sunday from a new book that will be published soon ahead of the Pope’s Jubilee. This is the first time that President Francis has publicly called for an investigation into allegations of genocide involving Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. In September he visited Israel’s Attacks in Gaza and Lebanon were ‘immoral’ and disproportionateand that its military is above the rules of war. The book was written by Hernán Reyes Alcaide based on an interview with…