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 …
Major UK Bank Closes Down Some Branches Posted June 1, 2017 A UK-based bank has announced that it will be shutting down some of its branches. Lloyds Banking Group, one of the leading banks in the United Kingdom, announced its plans to c…
New £1 Coin Released in the UK Posted May 25, 2017 The UK government released new and more secure £1 coins. A 2015 survey conducted by the Royal Mint, the body that produces British coins, revealed that one out of 40 £1 coins i…
Some Brazilian Meat Companies Face Scandal Posted May 18, 2017 The Brazilian economy is facing a great challenge as the “Weak Meat” scandal hits two of the country’s biggest meat exporters. Brazilian authorities raided mea…