Sony to Produce Vinyl Records Again After 28 Years Posted August 11, 2017 Sony Music Entertainment has announced that their vinyl / ˈvaɪn l / records will be making a comeback after 28 years. Sony discontinued the…
ATM Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary Posted August 7, 2017 The automated teller machine (ATM) had its golden anniversary in June this year. In celebration, British bank Barclays [B…
Nestlé Plans to Sell Its US Candy Business Posted July 27, 2017 Swiss food giant Nestlé plans to sell its US candy business. According to a company statement, Nestlé may sell its US candy company as a strategic move. The company, which is k…
Birth of Giant Panda Raises Restaurants’ Stocks Posted July 26, 2017 The birth of a giant panda in a Japanese zoo has caused shares of nearby restaurants to soar. Ueno Zoo recently announced that their giant panda Shin Shin fina…
HSBC Offers Employees Up to £2,500 to Move Posted July 14, 2017 HSBC has offered its London-based employees up to £2,500 to convince their coworkers to move to the new headquarters in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The company’s transfer is a …
Car Company Builds World’s Tallest Vending Machine Posted July 12, 2017 Autobahn [AW-tuh-bahn] Motors, a Singapore-based company that sells secondhand luxury cars, recently unveiled
India’s Chocolate Market Shows Huge Growth Posted June 30, 2017 India is fast becoming one of the world’s biggest chocolate markets. According to Mintel, an agency that studies consumer markets, India exhibited a 13% growth…
McDonald’s Introduces Fixed-Hours Contracts for UK-based Staff Posted June 24, 2017 McDonald's has introduced a “fixed-hours contract” for its UK-based staff. Out of over 115,000 employees in the UK, around 80,000 workers of the multinational fast-food chain a…
Netflix Subscriber Growth Drops Despite High Earnings Posted June 15, 2017 On-demand television service company Netflix failed to reach its target number of subscribers, causing investors to be alarmed. Netflix reported high earnings,…
Bitcoin Now an Official Payment Method in Japan Posted June 8, 2017 The Japanese government has recently passed a law accepting Bitcoin as an official mode of payment. Developed in 2009 by an anonymous individual, Bitcoin is a …