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Thapanee Techajareonvikul, took the reins as CEO and President of Berli Jucker PCL in 2023, becoming the storied retail and packaging firm’s first female chief executive.For Thapanee Techajareonvikul, the conviction that women belong in top leadership roles was never unusual.Her late mother, Wanna Sirivadhanabhakdi, was instrumental in building TCC Group into a multi-billion-dollar empire spanning beverages, property, retail and manufacturing, with holdings including Chang beer and Singapore-listed Fraser & Neave.Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, her father, ensured his two sons and three daughters received equal opportunities within the family business. Today, each sibling oversees a different part of the empire.Thapanee, the couple’s fourth…

Surprise: Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have tied the knot!The couple wed in an intimate ceremony today, held at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall amongst a small circle of friends and family. (The venue is a clear favorite for London celebrities: Everyone from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to Liam Gallagher has tied the knot there.)In photos obtained by The Sun, the happy couple is seen leaving the civil ceremony hand in hand, as their loved ones throw confetti and flower petals on each side of the stairs. And while their nuptials were kept deliberately low-key, their traditional outfits still…

Former CEO of Barclays, Jes Staley, arrives at the High Court in London, United Kingdom, on March 14, 2025. Staley is challenging his ban from the UK finance sector over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Tayfun Salci | Anadolu | Getty ImagesJes Staley, the former JPMorgan Chase executive and ex-Barclays CEO, has agreed to be interviewed on about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on July 23 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, a spokesman for the panel confirmed Sunday.The Financial Times first reported that Staley accepted the invitation for a voluntary transcribed interview extended to him…

Florence Pugh has been embracing all things spring-summer. Earlier this week, she headed out to Ibiza to celebrate designer Harris Reed’s 30th birthday: Pugh reveled in the groovy Balearic aesthetics with artfully mussed-up waves tied up with a Pucci scarf, and aquamarine eyeliner.This weekend, it seems like Florence Pugh firmly established her look for the hotter months ahead. The actor—soon to be seen starring in the forthcoming East of Eden—wore some very floral-foward glam, a next-level iteration of boho beauty. Hairstylist Hyungsun Ju described the hair look as having a ’90s vibe. A half-up, half-down style with select tendrils framing…

A couple of years ago, I hit it big at the ponies in an obscure northern track. I met one of the executives there. We took some swell pictures and we now exchange holiday greetings. Out of character, I received a text from him this week. He wants to buy some SpaceX no matter what. Not that long after, a guard near the New York Stock Exchange stopped me. He said he wanted to know how much SpaceX he should buy. Then my colleague in the gardening business was puzzled over the notion of what might be worth sacrificing to…

Surprise! Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are wed. Not a surprise? Her cool-girl wedding attire.The couple was officially married in a civil ceremony at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall on Sunday, May 31. Stepping out on the town hall steps to showers of confetti, the pop star wore custom Schiaparelli couture, designed by Daniel Roseberry: a tailored ivory blazer with a nipped-in waist and sharply tailored silhouette, affixed with personalized gold bijoux buttons, and a matching asymmetric skirt that featured a sculpted bustier trimmed in white lace. She also wore white gloves and Christian Louboutin pumps with lion-eye detailing, a…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | ReutersThe U.S. and Iran have yet to ink an agreement to end the war that has dragged on into its fourth month, with President Donald Trump saying Saturday that he is in “no hurry” to make a deal.Trump, in an interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Fox News, said that he is pressing for a deal that would ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.…

If you thought Hollywood red carpets would dwindle down for a little summer break, think again. This week, star-studded premieres and splashy parties were in full swing—and the best dressed stars all slipped into easy, effortless summery looks for the occasions. There was a healthy mix of brand-new designer and vintage throwbacks on the step and repeats these last seven days, proving that a modern vibe can be summoned from a 1996 pull as much as a 2026 fresh-off-the-runway look.Greta Lee kicked the week off at the Toy Story 5 premiere in London. The actor (with new bangs!) wore a…

Booking “Desperate Housewives” was a key moment in Eva Longoria’s career.The soap opera star further cemented her place in Hollywood across eight seasons as Wisteria Lane’s Gabrielle Solis before pursuing a career as a director, producer and entrepreneur.During her time on set of the ABC dramedy, Longoria learned crucial career lessons. After working with dozens of directors on “Desperate Housewives,” Longoria tells CNBC Make It that she got to see leadership qualities she admired, and others she didn’t want to emulate.One idea she refused to adopt: The director is always right.”I find that not to be the case,” says Longoria,…

Eagle Eye exists to explain the gaps—between how we dress and how we live; between the spaces you’re drawn to and the coat you keep reaching for. Each month, London-based designer and creative director Alex Eagle will tap her roster of friends and experts to explore the “why” behind a certain theme—why we’re drawn to certain things, and how those instincts quietly form over years without us really noticing. It’s a column rooted in interior design, with many branches (and, of course, a curated edit of shoppable products to boot).The first time Surrealism made sense to me, I was quite…