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Private equity is heading for a reset, experts say

Serena Tan, CEO of Gaia Investment Partners and Scott Hahn, CEO of Hahn & Co at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE on Thursday, March 13, Singapore. CNBC The private equity market could be heading for a shake-up, with several fund managers facing difficulties in raising cash, Serena Tan, CEO of Gaia Investment Partners, a Malaysian fund of funds, told CNBC at CONVERGE …

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Where EU tariffs will hit hardest

Mark Makela | Getty Images News | Getty Images The recent data on tariffs and consumer decision-making is clear: raise prices on a product due to higher import taxes, and consumers will turn to a cheaper alternative. That doesn’t bode well for certain U.S. products, and the states where they are produced, as the U.S. and EU engage in tit-for-tat …

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Ulta Beauty (ULTA) earnings Q4 2024

An exterior view of an Ulta Beauty store at the Monroe Marketplace Shopping Center.  Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Even the beauty industry is expecting a weak 2025.  Ulta Beauty on Thursday gave worse full-year profit and revenue guidance than Wall Street expected, after reporting holiday-quarter results that beat analyst forecasts.  The retailer, which appointed …

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How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse and Get Amazing Results

Every so often the Moon falls into the shadows of the Earth, resulting in a lunar eclipse. Although lunar eclipses take place more often than solar eclipses, you’ll still want to experience watching and potentially photographing this somewhat rare and stunningly beautiful phenomenon. I have been taking pictures of both partial and total lunar eclipses for a number of years …

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Trump sued by 20 states to halt ‘dismantling’ of Education Department

A security guard walks past the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency’s staff. Attorneys general from 20 states …

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Ranking Champions League quarterfinal matchups: Barca vs. Dortmund and Real Madrid vs. Arsenal don’t top list

The last eight teams in this season’s UEFA Champions League are officially locked in after a thrilling finish to the round of 16, teasing another entertaining batch of games as teams inch closer to the May 31 final in Munich. This season’s quarterfinalists boast a lot of experience in the later stages of Europe’s top club competition, with the list …

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Apple has big plans for India — but Trump’s tariffs could change that

Customers queue outside an Apple store ahead of its opening hours during the first day of sale of the iPhone 15 smartphone in Mumbai, India, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.  Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse …

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