Chanel CEO Leena Nair is pushing the luxury company to make environmentally and socially responsible commitments.
Alana Semuels
Semuels is a senior correspondent at TIME covering the consumer side of healthcare. She previously wrote about economics and business news. She is a four-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and she has won awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers and the Los Angeles Press Club.
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Financial scams have gotten more common and more sophisticated. Experts say it's time for banks to take responsibility for preventing them.
The factors driving the inflated cost of a classic meal—bite by bite.
Breaking down how the rise of frictionless payments drove consumers to buy more.
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Nair has proved throughout her career, including 30 years at Unilever, that she can succeed while still doing good for employees and the world.
Waiting for mortgage rates to fall may be a losing tactic.
Complicated financial products helped the U.S. rooftop-solar-power industry grow, but now put it at risk of becoming the biggest financial scam since the Great Recession.
Automated telemarketing calls are driving Americans crazy. The FCC is finally doing something about it.
You aren't crazy—your cell phone service is probably getting worse, primarily because of overcrowded frequency spectrums.
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Social media and the promise of profits has fueled an army of young men to go out and spread misinformation in the residential solar industry.
Retailers like Walmart, Macy's and Target are rolling out Black Friday deals earlier than ever thanks to inflation and an uncertain economy.
A referendum in Maine would have gotten rid of two maligned for-profit utilities. Why did it lose?
In the U.S., community solar power projects could bring green energy to millions—but utility companies have been blocking the way.
Two years after a global minimum tax was passed, a new report suggests that companies are finding new ways to avoid taxation.
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