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Bill To Outlaw Trade In Dog Meat Passed By The Parliament Of South Korea

South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the consumption and sale of dog meat, outlawing the contentious centuries-old practice amid increased support for animal welfare. ...

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has announced that Singapore and Zurich were tied for the most expensive cities in the world this year, followed by Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong....

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

The more than a decade-long history of cryptocurrency has clearly demonstrated that the world is keen on the new form of money. The crypto frenzy has even prompted leading central banks to work on...

Rising Share Supply Tests SpaceX's Market Premium

European Commission Redefines Google's AI Gatekeeper Role

Meta Finds Shared Political Caution Across Leading AI Models

Uber Bets Scale Will Decide Food Delivery's Future

Trade Uncertainty Limits Mexico's FIFA World Cup Economic Gains

Netflix Growth Enters a Higher-Stakes Phase

Chipotle Tests Growth Against Mexico's Food Traditions

US-Iran War Expands Through Regional Pressure

Oil Market Buffers Limit War-Driven Price Shock

Strategic Missteps Made PayPal a Buyout Target

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Strategic Missteps Made PayPal a Buyout Target

For years, PayPal represented one of the biggest success stories in digital payments. The company transformed online commerce, built one of the world's largest payment ecosystems and became a favourite among growth investors as digital transactions expanded globally. At its peak in 2021, its market...

Chipotle Tests Growth Against Mexico's Food Traditions

Chipotle Mexican Grill's decision to open its first restaurant in Mexico marks one of the most closely watched international expansion efforts in the global restaurant industry. Rather than simply adding another country to its international footprint, the California-based chain is entering the...

Netflix Growth Enters a Higher-Stakes Phase

Netflix's latest financial outlook has highlighted a growing challenge facing the world's largest subscription streaming platform: convincing investors that its next stage of expansion can deliver the same momentum that defined its rise over the past decade. While the company's latest quarterly...

European Commission Redefines Google's AI Gatekeeper Role

The European Commission has taken a significant step in reshaping competition in artificial intelligence and online search by setting out binding measures requiring Google to open key parts of its Android ecosystem and search infrastructure to competing services. The requirements, issued under the...

Meta Finds Shared Political Caution Across Leading AI Models

A new evaluation by Meta's independent Oversight Board has found that several of the world's leading commercial large language models display a similar pattern when responding to politically sensitive requests. According to the Board's assessment, the models it tested were significantly more likely...

Rising Share Supply Tests SpaceX's Market Premium

SpaceX's sharp decline below its initial public offering price has shifted investor attention away from the excitement surrounding the company's record-breaking stock market debut and toward a more fundamental issue: whether the market can sustain its extraordinary valuation as a much larger number...

Volkswagen Trims Product Range and Manufacturing Capacity to Stay Competitive

Volkswagen's decision to halve its model lineup and significantly reduce production capacity marks more than another cost-cutting exercise. It reflects a fundamental reassessment of the business model that made Europe's largest carmaker a global automotive powerhouse for decades. Rather than...

Ferrari and BMW's Aluminium Shift Redefines EV Materials

Ferrari and BMW are accelerating the automotive industry's transition from copper to aluminium wiring, signalling a broader change in how manufacturers are responding to rising raw material costs, growing electric vehicle production and increasing pressure to improve vehicle efficiency. Industry...

Cost Pressures Drive British American Tobacco’s 9,000-Role Overhaul

British American Tobacco has unveiled one of the most extensive workforce restructuring programmes in its recent history, signalling a decisive shift in how the global tobacco company intends to operate as it confronts declining cigarette demand, mounting regulatory pressures and rapid...

Apple Challenges India’s Antitrust Process Over Investigative Methods**

Apple has significantly escalated its legal battle with India's competition regulator by arguing that the country's antitrust investigation into its App Store practices is fundamentally flawed because investigators allegedly relied on competitors' allegations instead of conducting an independent...

Nasdaq Rule Changes Accelerate Passive Investment in SpaceX

SpaceX is poised to become one of the fastest major companies to enter the Nasdaq-100 index, highlighting how changes in index eligibility rules are reshaping the relationship between public listings and institutional investment. The company's scheduled inclusion in the technology-focused benchmark...

AI Memory Boom Forces Apple to Raise Device Prices

Apple's decision to increase prices for several MacBook and iPad models marks more than a routine pricing adjustment. It reflects how the global artificial intelligence boom is reshaping the economics of the consumer electronics industry by driving an unprecedented surge in memory chip prices. As...