I went to one of the biggest watch fairs in New York, where I saw unreleased watches and was tempted to buy my first timepiece

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Inside WatchTime New York at Gotham Hall.
Inside WatchTime New York at Gotham Hall.

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It may be the toughest season ever for 'Shark Tank' contestants

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Photo collage featuring a confused man scratching his head, Shark Tank signature chairs,

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Three years ago, Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinoshita's Plufl — "the world's first dog bed for humans" — went viral on TikTok and landed them on "Shark Tank".

Inside my Olive Young skincare and K-beauty fever dream

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An image of Olive Young Seongsu's storefront.
Olive Young's Seongsu outlet is a multi-story beauty and skincare paradise. I went in with a budget and shopping list to keep me on track.

Cheryl Teh

Why I love, travel with, and will always defend my Halloween trunk of costumes — even as an adult

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Sara Lyle in a disco costume for Halloween.
Halloween is Sara Lyle's favorite holiday, and she has been adding to her costume trunk for 25 years.

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'KPop Demon Hunters' is a huge hit for Netflix. So where are all the Halloween costumes?

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three girls in k-pop demon hunters costumes
"K-Pop Demon Hunters" is the top Halloween costume -- but it's sold out nearly everywhere.

Spirit Halloween

I compared Costco in the suburbs and the city. The layouts were the same, but the experiences felt completely different.

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costco nyc
The first Costco in Manhattan opened in 2009.

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'Girlboss' Sophia Amoruso says she was too quick to fire people at Nasty Gal. She shared what she learned from the startup's epic rise and fall.

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Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso
Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso.

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Cartier watches are having a moment with Gen Z, new pre-owned watch data shows

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Cartier watch display
Cartier watches can go for well over $10,000 on the primary and secondary markets.

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Dollar stores are filling a surprising niche in your weekly grocery shopping routine

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Two men ride by a Dollar General store on electric scooters while holding plastic bags
Dollar General is looking more like a corner store to many shoppers.

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This year is shaping up to be the worst seasonal job market since 2009. Here are the major retailers hiring — and pulling back.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Bill Laughlin, owner of the Christmas Etc. store, works on a Santa Claus figure on the sales floor in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Retail jobs typically represent about two-thirds of seasonal hiring each year, according to jobs site Indeed.

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