Jan 29, 2024

Buy now, pay later? Or pay monthly? Or both?

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Some buy now, pay later platforms are testing out a new model: subscription plans.

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The grand ripple effects of an Evergrande liquidation

by Kristin Schwab

Evergrande was once China’s biggest property developer. But China’s property market is a mess and the firm had been struggling to reach a new deal with its creditors to stave off collapse. Now on Monday, a Hong Kong judge has ordered the company to sell off its assets.

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Buy now, pay later platforms now offer subscriptions

by Savannah Peters

Jan 29, 2024

Subscription offers are everywhere these days. But can they work when paying later is the whole point?

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What's Paris doing to combat its bedbug infestation?

by Dougal Shaw

Jan 29, 2024

An outbreak of bedbugs sparked anxiety around Paris Fashion Week in October and could pose a major — and expensive — problem ahead of the Summer Olympics.

Above, a spray used to eradicate bedbugs at a pest control shop in Paris in October 2023.

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Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

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Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

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James Graham Producer, BBC

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