Wealth of billionaires like Trump, Musk soared in 2024, report says during meeting in Davos Posted February 18, 2025 Billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, while the number of the world’s poor has barely changed over the last quarter-century, a top anti-povert…
US lawsuit accuses PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores Posted February 16, 2025 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued PepsiCo in January, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one large retailer
Welcome to Kenya’s private city that could offer a glimpse of country’s urban future Posted February 11, 2025 A privately owned development outside the Kenyan capital is attracting residents and businesses with its strict rules and modern infrastructure. Turn into Tatu City on the outs…
Amazon ends its ‘Try Before You Buy’ option for Prime members Posted February 6, 2025 Amazon said goodbye to "Try Before You Buy." The service, which allowed Amazon's Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes and accessories at home before completing …
Dancing in the street: Kenyan capital emerges as social media and content creation hub Posted February 4, 2025 In Kenya, where white-collar jobs seem increasingly elusive, young people are turning to content creation and photography to make a living. Le…
Why Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching Posted February 1, 2025 Apple TV+ was hoping people would make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free in what experts are calling a canny
Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns Posted January 26, 2025 At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer’s warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many s…
Butter becomes a luxury for some Europeans as price shoots up Posted January 23, 2025 Pastry chef Arnaud Delmontel rolls out dough for croissants and pain au chocolat that later emerge golden and fragrant from the oven in his Paris patisser…
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish Posted January 19, 2025 The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local p…
Sale of UK’s Observer, world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values, is agreed Posted January 12, 2025 The sale of The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media landscape, was approved despite two days…