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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...

The Price of a Misread Transition: Stellantis and the Cost of Stepping Back from EVs

Burying the Future: Why Communities Are Being Asked to Shoulder Nuclear Waste Forever

Kraft Heinz Abandons Breakup Plan as New Leadership Bets on Internal Turnaround

Swatch Faces Strategic Crossroads as Innovation Gaps and Governance Strains Test Its Legacy

Diverging Playbooks Redraw the Toy Industry as Hasbro’s Digital Engine Outpaces Mattel’s Reset

Shopify’s Optimistic Outlook and $2 Billion Buyback Signal Confidence in Its E-Commerce Engine

Affluent Demand Powers Profits While Budget Strain Reshapes Corporate America

Sanctions Loopholes and Gray Markets Fuel the Steady Flow of Foreign Cars to Russia via China

Companies

Deloitte Survey Shows Big UK Businesses See Recovery By Second Half Of 2021

A new survey that was published on Monday showed that almost half of the biggest companies of the United Kingdom are of the opinion that businesses will be able to completely recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic only by the second half of 2021. This survey casts a shadow on hopes of a speedy...

Disney Halts Ad Spending On Facebook: WSJ

According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal citing sources with information of the matter, the top advertiser on Facebook’s social media platform, Walt Disney Co., has “dramatically slashed” advertisement spending on the platform. This move by the entertainment giant also...

Cadbury To Shrink Size Of Its Packs, Accused Of 'Shrinkflation'

Mondelez, the owner of Cadbury brand, has said that by the end of 2021, all Cadbury chocolate bars that are sold in multipacks will be reduced in size to bring down the calorie count in them. No more than 200 calories each for a pack of four is aimed to be included in some of the popular...

Analysts At Wall Street Ignore Weak Subscriber Forecast By Netflix

Despite Netflix Inc forecasting weak growth in subscribers for the third quarter, analysts at Wall Street shrugged of the forecast and instead focused on the record number of users that the video streaming service had notched up in the first half of the current year. Analysts also...

All Ads On Content Related To Cvoid-19 Conspiracy Theories Banned By Google

All websites and apps advertisements that are placed on “dangerous content” that goes against scientific consensus during the novel coronavirus pandemic with the use of its advertising technology will be prevented, said Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday. With the global Cvoid-19 pandemic...

No More Sedans To Me Made By Daimler In The US, Says The Company

Even after posting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, German auto making giant Daimler has announced that it would stop manufacturing Mercedes-Benz sedans in the United States and Mexico with the aim of further deepening its cost saving strategy. Output of its Mercedes-Benz C-Class...

Japan's Hitachi To Ditch Seniority Based Pay For Merit Based Pay

One of the most famous practices of corporate Japan, seniority based pay, which is still followed by a number of the largest corporate of the country, is to be scrapped with by Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. According to analysts, this move by the company which has been historically better...

Emergence Of India’s Reliance A Threat For American Firms Like Amazon, Walmart

The aim of India’s Reliance of getting closer to transforming into a digital giant can be helped by the $20 billion fund raising spree that the company concluded recently. According to analysts that can be a threat to ambitious plans of United States based companies like Amazon, Walmart and Zoom...

Pandemic Hit Nissan Plans To Cut Production By 30% Till December: Reuters

The impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the auto industry causing flattening of demand has forced Japan’s Nissan Motor Co to plans cutting down its global vehicle production through December by 30 per cent year on year, claimed a report published by the news agency Reuters. The aim of...

India’s Jio Platforms To Get $4.Billion Investment From Google

Search engine giant Google will be taking up a stake in India’s Jio Platforms Ltd worth $4.5 billion. Jio is the digital arm of Reliance Industries Ltd. Google’s investment is the latest in a series of investments in the Indian telecom firm, which already has almost 400 million users in...

EU Court Annuls EU’s €13bn Irish Tax Bill On Apple

Apple has won a crucial tax case in the European Union. A ruling by the second highest court of the EU ensured that the United State based tech giant will not have to pay Ireland €13bn in back taxes. The tax ruling was imposed on Apple by the European...

Boost In Sale Of Snacks Propels Pepsico’s Quarterly Revenues Beating Estimates

A surge in demand for its snack including the likes of Tostitos, Cheetos and Doritos by consumers prior to and during the novel coronavirus pandemic related lockdowns and restrictions helped PepsiCo Inc to beat estimates of analysts for quarterly revenue and profit on Monday. The general...

Nobel Rules Affirmed: Peace Prize Is Immutable, Non-Transferable, Nobel Institute Explains After Machado’s Trump Comments

The Nobel Peace Prize remains one of the world’s most prestigious accolades, symbolizing international acknowledgment of individuals or organisations whose efforts have significantly advanced peace,...

Lifestyle

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

The Two Priciest Cities In The World Are Singapore And Zurich

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

The Price of a Misread Transition: Stellantis and the Cost of Stepping Back from EVs

Burying the Future: Why Communities Are Being Asked to Shoulder Nuclear Waste Forever

Kraft Heinz Abandons Breakup Plan as New Leadership Bets on Internal Turnaround

Swatch Faces Strategic Crossroads as Innovation Gaps and Governance Strains Test Its Legacy

Diverging Playbooks Redraw the Toy Industry as Hasbro’s Digital Engine Outpaces Mattel’s Reset

Shopify’s Optimistic Outlook and $2 Billion Buyback Signal Confidence in Its E-Commerce Engine

Affluent Demand Powers Profits While Budget Strain Reshapes Corporate America

Sanctions Loopholes and Gray Markets Fuel the Steady Flow of Foreign Cars to Russia via China

Deloitte Survey Shows Big UK Businesses See Recovery By Second Half Of 2021

Disney Halts Ad Spending On Facebook: WSJ

Cadbury To Shrink Size Of Its Packs, Accused Of 'Shrinkflation'

Analysts At Wall Street Ignore Weak Subscriber Forecast By Netflix

All Ads On Content Related To Cvoid-19 Conspiracy Theories Banned By Google

No More Sedans To Me Made By Daimler In The US, Says The Company

Japan's Hitachi To Ditch Seniority Based Pay For Merit Based Pay

Emergence Of India’s Reliance A Threat For American Firms Like Amazon, Walmart

Pandemic Hit Nissan Plans To Cut Production By 30% Till December: Reuters

India’s Jio Platforms To Get $4.Billion Investment From Google

EU Court Annuls EU’s €13bn Irish Tax Bill On Apple

Boost In Sale Of Snacks Propels Pepsico’s Quarterly Revenues Beating Estimates

World

Burying the Future: Why Communities Are Being Asked to Shoulder Nuclear Waste Forever

Control, Law and Leverage: How the Panama Canal Ruling Strengthens Washington’s Hand Against Beijing

Nobel Rules Affirmed: Peace Prize Is Immutable, Non-Transferable, Nobel Institute Explains After Machado’s Trump Comments

Washington’s Transactional Turn Puts Greenland at the Center of a New Arctic Power Play

Diplomacy at a Delicate Juncture as Washington Pushes Ukraine Talks Toward Compromise

People

Fiscal Signals and Social Engineering Shape China’s New Push to Reverse Demographic Decline

Reagan’s Enduring Shadow: How an Old Conservative Ideal Still Defines and Challenges Trump’s Presidency

South Korean Workers Recount Ordeal After U.S. Immigration Raid on Hyundai Plant

Federal Judge Likely to Stand Guard Over Fed’s Independence in Cook Dispute

When Allies Turned Adversaries: The Dramatic Implosion of the Trump–Musk Alliance