Group of Seven wealthy nations backs steps to deter tax dodging by multinational firms Posted August 11, 2021 The Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed June 5 to support a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% to deter multinational companies from avoiding taxes by stas…
News Mash-up: COVID-19 Posted August 9, 2021 Long work hours are a killer, WHO study shows Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a …
Business Spotlight: McDonald’s Part 2 Posted July 25, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Around this time, McDonald’s innovated many of its best-known products, including the Filet-O-Fish (1962), the Big Mac (1968), …
Business Spotlight: McDonald’s Part 1 Posted July 24, 2021 The pandemic has seen the rise of food delivery services like Demae-Can, which lets restaurants try their hand at “fast food.” Yet what would thi…
Business Spotlight: Tesla Part 2 Posted June 27, 2021 Continued from Part 1… More innovations followed, including a driver-assistance system in 2014 that promised to drive cars automatically, and home battery packs that s…
Business Spotlight: Tesla Part 1 Posted June 26, 2021 Elon Musk is one of the world’s richest men. As CEO of Tesla, he has made the company the world’s largest automaker by capitalization. Yet Tesla hasn’t always bee…
Doggie desserts: Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s enters pet food business Posted June 24, 2021 Think your dog deserves dessert? So does Ben & Jerry’s. The world-famous Vermont ice cream company has introduced a line of frozen dog treats, its first foray
Business Spotlight: Kellogg’s Part 2 Posted May 30, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Kellogg’s popularity decreased in the 1970s and ’80s. A number of health accusations were made against sugary cereals, and as b…
Business Spotlight: Kellogg’s Part 1 Posted May 29, 2021 According to a 2015 survey, around 6.9% of the Japanese population eats cereal for breakfast. In fact, the easy-to-prepare breakfast might not have even reached Japan — where many…
Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins Posted May 24, 2021 A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny — $915 (¥100,000) to be exact, after he left his job in November. But Andreas F…