Fossil Group plans to close up to 15 stores this year as the watch and accessories company continues trimming its global retail footprint under a broader turnaround plan focused on costs, profitability and balance-sheet strength. Executives for the Richardson, Texas-based company said on Fossil’s first-quarter earnings call that the company shuttered seven stores during the quarter and expects total closures to reach up to 15 locations in 2026. The closures would leave Fossil with about 185 stores globally by the end of the year, Chief Financial Officer Randy Greben told investors.The store cuts come as Fossil works to stabilize its…

Global non-bank lender Bizcap has announced its official launch in the United States, extending its international reach while giving American small businesses access to a faster and more flexible source of funding. The expansion brings the company’s proven lending approach to one of the world’s largest and most dynamic business markets. Operating across Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Europe and Canada, Bizcap has already helped more than 100,000 businesses secure over $5 billion in funding. Entering the US marks another significant stage in the company’s international growth and supports its ongoing mission to simplify business finance. The launch…

Lindsey Vonn is sharing an update on her health five months after a devastating injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The skier, 41, crashed just 13 seconds into the women’s downhill event on February 8 and was airlifted to a hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery for a complex tibia fracture. The athlete had torn her ACL just a week before the event. “It’s been a very slow process. It’s been five months since I’ve been able to actually go to the gym in a somewhat meaningful way. And walking is actually still really hard for me. My…

The sixth episode of Finding Fire Island Season 2, “Broadway on the Beach,” has been released. Created, executive-produced, and narrated by Jess Rothschild, and co-produced with the Fire Island Pines Historical Society, the GLAAD-nominated documentary series traces how the HIV/AIDS crisis reshaped Fire Island Pines — and how the community’s grief was channeled into some of the most enduring fundraising institutions in Broadway history. Check out the video here! The episode opens in the early 1980s, when news of the epidemic first broke on the front page of The New York Times. Activist Larry Kramer, who would go on to…

No, thank you. While most Americans hustling the corporate grind feel underpaid, overworked and burned out — their oblivious managers seem to believe they’re doing a fine job of praising them. The official term for that disparity is the ever-widening “gratitude gap.” According to a recent Gallup poll, 60 percent of managers feel they successfully recognize their team’s efforts and contributions — with only 35 percent actually feeling appreciated. There is a growing disparity between team leaders who believe they are practicing praise and employees who feel their contributions are going unseen and uncelebrated. PHAISITSAWAN – stock.adobe.com “One of the…

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires impacts air quality from Minnesota to New York – CBS News Watch CBS News Millions of people in the U.S. are under air quality alerts across parts of the Midwest and Northeast due to heavy smoke burning from dozens of wildfires primarily in Ontario, Canada. Rob Marciano reports.

A new behind-the-scenes video has been released of Tom Fletcher discussing how he wrote the music for Paddington The Musical. Fletcher speaks about where he drew his inspiration and the pressure he felt from the moment he received a secretive initial phone call about the project. Paddington The Musical is a stage adaptation based on the beloved Paddington Bear character, with music written by Tom Fletcher. In the video, Fletcher walks through the songwriting journey, describing how he approached crafting material for a property with such a well-established identity and devoted audience. The interview includes footage of the music in…

Late Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy’s accused killer, Michael Gledhill, has been committed to a treatment center after being deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial for murder. Court documents obtained by Us Weekly following a placement recommendation hearing on Tuesday, July 14, confirmed that Gledhill was moved from his previous place of custody to a mental health facility. A progress hearing in his case will be held in Hollywood on October 14. Us has reached out to Gledhill’s attorney for comment. On June 23, Us reported that Gledhill, 44, was ruled to be incompetent to face a murder charge…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday evening for three people who remain missing after a boat carrying members of an extended family capsized near Alcatraz Island during a memorial outing in San Francisco Bay.The 49-foot cabin cruiser sank Tuesday afternoon with 20 people aboard. One person, identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa of Sutter County, died after being pulled from the water, while 16 others were rescued. A dog aboard the vessel also died.Authorities said the group had gathered to scatter the ashes of a loved one during a family…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Many African economies are accelerating – booming – since the Trump Administration shifted policy focus from aid to trade, a senior State Department official told Fox News Digital.In some African countries, doom was forecast when the Trump administration severely cut back USAID funding, but instead there’s been unprecedented economic growth, credited to the Commercial Diplomacy Strategy, introduced at the beginning of President Trump’s second term.Now, “nine of the 20 fastest-growing economies (in the world) are in Africa,” Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Frank Garcia told Fox News Digital.IRAN AND…

Thursday, July 16, 2026 12:40AMKORETOWN, LOS ANGELES — Commuters already have enough challenges to get to work on time, but new video shows the moment a man held up traffic while messing with a Metro bus in Koreatown.Footage shows the man sitting on the bike rack mounted on the front of bus, and pulling the windshield wipers.That man claims his actions were in response to him not being let on the bus.He eventually stepped aside and let the bus continue on its route, but that was after about eight minutes of heckling.

In the latest episode of “The De Los Podcast,” actor and comedian Fabrizio Guido spoke with hosts Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito about his role in the Netflix series “Running Point” — as well as being a part of a new wave of young Latino Hollywood stars and how he got his start in the stand-up comedy world.Having grown up in L.A. himself, Guido talked about owning the persona of “Running Point” character Jackie Moreno: a concession-worker-turned-executive-assistant from Boyle Heights.“I just felt I had all the tools necessary to bring this character to life,” Guido said. “It was a really…

Published on 16/07/2026 – 13:28 GMT+2 EU foreign ministers delivered a bleak assessment of Beijing’s geostrategic role, saying that China holds “asymmetric advantages” over the EU through its economic and technological dominance, making it a “critical long-term strategic challenge” for the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tensions have escalated between the EU and China in recent months, with the bloc setting an October deadline to rebalance trade ties with Beijing through dialogue as Chinese overcapacity threatens entire sectors of the European economy. But every recent move by Brussels to protect its market has prompted threats of retaliation from China, which holds significant…

Taylor Frankie Paul was granted a restraining order against ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen‘s friend Cru Eaton. Court documents obtained by Us Weekly indicate that Paul, 32, filed for a temporary order of protection for “civil stalking” against Eaton in Salt Lake City — with a judge formally signing off on a three-year order on Wednesday, July 15. “An Order has been signed and issued on the statewide Domestic Violence Network,” the court motion read. Us has reached out to Paul’s legal team and Eaton for comment. Disney/Ser Baffo Per TMZ, Eaton allegedly posted private footage via TikTok showing the Secret Lives…

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