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A Chinese-style forged kitchen knife from Gifted Grace shop is climbing fast in TikTok Shop US's kitchen knives category. Past 28 days: 5,000+ units sold at roughly $15 ASP for ~$78K GMV. Demo videos lean into "hand-forged + traditional Chinese cooking technique" framing β a crafβ¦
JD.com is reportedly considering a takeover bid for The Very Group β the 100-year-old UK retail group β at a valuation of approximately Β£2 billion (~Β₯18.3B RMB), per international media reports. The Very Group operates Very.co.uk and Littlewoods, with a distribution footprint serβ¦
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters May 19 the administration is "not in a rush" to extend the November 2025 Trump-Xi tariff truce, calling things "stable" (Reuters via Al Arabiya, May 20). Bessent indicated China expected to accept restoration of pre-truce Section 301β¦
The 10% global import surcharge stays in place despite the May 7 CIT strike-down. On May 12, the Federal Circuit granted an immediate administrative stay of the CIT order while it considers the government's longer stay motion(Troutman; Sandler Travis & Rosenberg). On May 20,β¦
e.l.f. Beauty reported fiscal-year 2026 (year ended March 31) on May 20: net sales +25% to $1.64B, Q4 net sales +35% to $449.3M, adjusted EBITDA +13% to $335.2M (20% of sales). FY27 guidance calls for 12β14% growth to $1.84β1.87B and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.27β3.32 (SEC Form 8β¦
