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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...

Cockpit Authority and Conflict Airspace Risks Reframe Global Aviation Safety Standards

Body Image, Social Expectations and Medical Shortcuts Converge as Weight-Loss Injections Enter India’s Wedding Economy

Leadership Exit at Air India Reflects Mounting Pressure from Financial Strain, Safety Oversight and Industry Disruption

Chile’s Strategic Pivot Toward Lithium Signals a Reordering of Global Mining Priorities

Packaging Crunch and Policy Rigidities Push European Drinks Makers to Seek Relief in India

Ceasefire Optimism Reignites Global Equity Flows as Risk Appetite Returns to Financial Markets

Remy Cointreau’s Strategic Overhaul Signals a Shift Toward Resilient Growth in a Volatile Spirits Market

Hidden Leadership and Visible Injury: Power, Perception, and Secrecy Shape Iran’s Post-Strike Authority

Energy Shock from Middle East Conflict Deepens Structural Strain on Ukraine’s War-Weakened Farm Economy

Companies

Twitter Beats Q2 Revenue And EPS Estimates And Tout Its New Customer Metric

Twitter beat analysts’ estimates on revenues in the second quarter which came in at $841 million on the over all, marketing a year on year growth of 18 per cent. The company reported EPS and net income at $1.43 and $1.1 billion respectively, which the company attributed to a “significant income tax...

Alphabet Makes Strong Rebound, Shares Rise Over Easing Of Investor Concerns

The quarterly performance of Google parent Alphabet apparently eased concerns among investors about the increasing challenges for Google’s advertising business which saw the shares of the United States based tech giant rise by 8 per cent. The second-quarter revenue and earnings of the...

Amazon's Profits Hit By Investments In One-Day Delivery With 21% Cost Rise

Amazon.com Inc issued a profit warning for the current quarter while reporting a first in two years miss of profits for the most recently ended June quarter. The company cited its rapid and aggressive investment in its one-day delivery policy to increase sale growth to be one of the factors for the...

12,500 Jobs To Be Cut By Nissan, Quarterly Profits Drop By 95%

The second largest auto maker of Japan Nissan Motor Corp announced axing of about 12.500 jobs as well as plans for reduction of the number of model by at least 10 per cent in its efforts to stage a turnaround of fortunes. True to reports earlier, the company reported a drop in its quarterly profits...

Tesla Made Record Deliveries In Q2 Of 2019 But Still Made A Loss

A recent filing with the United States the Securities and Exchange Commission by the US electric car maker Tesla has shown that the company lost $408 million in the second quarter of 2019 despite it being able to deliver a record number of cars in the history of the company. While being...

Beyond Meat’s Sausage Added To The Menu Of Dunkin’

The importance of alternative plant based meat is increasing. While the astronomical growth in the price of its initial public offering (IPO) of the United States based alternate meat company Beyond Meat, that increased by as much as 500 per cent in a few days, was an early indication of the...

Deutsche Bank Reports $3.5 Billion Loss As It Implements Turnout Strategy

Deutsche Bank, currently implementing a strategy to stage on a turnaround missed analysts forecast for loss for the last quarter with a reported loss of 3.15 billion euros ($3.5 billion). The quarterly performance also highlights the challenges that the lender faces in the path to the turnaround....

Fire Risk Forces Volvo To Recall Over 500,000 Cars Worldwide

Global auto maker Volvo is set to recall more than 500,000 of its vehicles throughout the world due to a risk of firer in the engines of the vehicles. The recall will include about 70,000 vehicles in the United Kingdom alone. Explaining the fault that has compelled the auto maker to recall...

Highest Q2 Profits By UBS In Nine Years, But Warns Against ‘Rate Cuts’

The Swiss-lender UBS reported the highest net profit in the second quarter since 2010 at $1.4 billion. That was much higher that the net profit of 1.28 billion Swiss francs ($1.29 billion) that the company reported in the same period a year ago. This increase in net profits was clocked by the bank...

Hyundai Notes Highest Quarterly Profit Growth In 7 Years, Plans Higher US Market Share

South Korea's auto giant Hyundai Motor Co will bring in an expanded line-up of sport-utility vehicles (SUV) to rejuvenate its business prospects in the United States even as the company reported a second quarter profit that was highest quarter on quarter growth in over seven years. The...

Record $650 Million In Settlement To Be Paid By Equifax For Data Breach

A record fine worth $650 million for settlement of charges of a massive data breach of users’ personal information against it back in 2017 brought in the United States federal and state agencies will be paid by credit reporting company Equifax Inc to get itself absolved of the investigations and...

Microsoft’s Market Value At Record High After Excellent Q3 Report And Cloud Growth Forecast

United States based tech giant Microsoft reached a record market value of more than $1 trillion for the first time in its history after the company forecast steady growth in revenues from its cloud computing business. The company easily surpassed Wall Street expectations in profits and...

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?

Cockpit Authority and Conflict Airspace Risks Reframe Global Aviation Safety Standards

Body Image, Social Expectations and Medical Shortcuts Converge as Weight-Loss Injections Enter India’s Wedding Economy

Leadership Exit at Air India Reflects Mounting Pressure from Financial Strain, Safety Oversight and Industry Disruption

Chile’s Strategic Pivot Toward Lithium Signals a Reordering of Global Mining Priorities

Packaging Crunch and Policy Rigidities Push European Drinks Makers to Seek Relief in India

Ceasefire Optimism Reignites Global Equity Flows as Risk Appetite Returns to Financial Markets

Remy Cointreau’s Strategic Overhaul Signals a Shift Toward Resilient Growth in a Volatile Spirits Market

Hidden Leadership and Visible Injury: Power, Perception, and Secrecy Shape Iran’s Post-Strike Authority

Energy Shock from Middle East Conflict Deepens Structural Strain on Ukraine’s War-Weakened Farm Economy

Twitter Beats Q2 Revenue And EPS Estimates And Tout Its New Customer Metric

Alphabet Makes Strong Rebound, Shares Rise Over Easing Of Investor Concerns

Amazon's Profits Hit By Investments In One-Day Delivery With 21% Cost Rise

12,500 Jobs To Be Cut By Nissan, Quarterly Profits Drop By 95%

Tesla Made Record Deliveries In Q2 Of 2019 But Still Made A Loss

Beyond Meat’s Sausage Added To The Menu Of Dunkin’

Deutsche Bank Reports $3.5 Billion Loss As It Implements Turnout Strategy

Fire Risk Forces Volvo To Recall Over 500,000 Cars Worldwide

Highest Q2 Profits By UBS In Nine Years, But Warns Against ‘Rate Cuts’

Hyundai Notes Highest Quarterly Profit Growth In 7 Years, Plans Higher US Market Share

Record $650 Million In Settlement To Be Paid By Equifax For Data Breach

Microsoft’s Market Value At Record High After Excellent Q3 Report And Cloud Growth Forecast

World

Hidden Leadership and Visible Injury: Power, Perception, and Secrecy Shape Iran’s Post-Strike Authority

Cockpit Authority and Conflict Airspace Risks Reframe Global Aviation Safety Standards

Strategic Airlift and Escalation Calculus: The Expanding Role of U.S. Paratroopers in the Middle East

Denial and Deception: Iran Rejects U.S. Talks as Power Grid Standoff Reveals Limits of Engagement

Energy Vulnerability Forces Strategic Pause as Trump Repositions Iran Power Grid Threat Amid Quiet Mediation Push

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