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The Life
Why prices of the world's most expensive handbags keep rising
Designers charging more to maintain exclusivity image as industry balloons.
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Business Advice
Your employee thinks they’re God’s gift. How to break it to them
Catering to different communication styles can help, but some people are just oblivious.
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Technology
Temu’s push into America pays off big time for Meta and Google
The e-commerce platform spent nearly US$2b at Meta and was a top advertiser at Google.
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World
Bezos topples Musk as world's richest person
Only about NZ$3 billion separates competitive pair, according to new wealth index.