Apr 25, 2024 06:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
While some might think that family-run farms are a thing of the past, they are in fact the dominant business model in Europe. In 2020, they accounted for slightly more than 9 in every 10 of the EUs 9.1 million...
Ferrari F1 Announces Multi-Year Partnership with HP as Title Sponsor
Apr 25, 2024 06:42 am UTC| Business Sports
Ferrari entered a multi-year partnership with the worlds second-largest PC vendor, HP, marking a significant milestone in motorsports sponsorship. This historic agreement positions HP as the new title sponsor of Ferraris...
Whirlpool’s Stale Demand Led to 1,000 Job Cuts in the US
Apr 25, 2024 06:13 am UTC| Business
Whirlpool Corporation joins several major brands that are trimming their global workforce. The leading kitchen and laundry appliance firm, which also owns the Maytag and Amana appliances, is terminating around 1,000...
Extraordinary Vietnam fraud case exposes the inherent vulnerabilities of banks
Apr 25, 2024 06:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then, regulators have been given new powers to keep some of the biggest institutions on a much shorter leash to stamp out...
How marketing classes can rescue ‘ugly produce’ from becoming food waste
Apr 25, 2024 06:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
At a time of rising food costs and growing food insecurity, a large percentage of food grown for consumption never reaches our tables. Indeed, some estimates suggest that approximately 40 per cent of fruits and...
Apr 25, 2024 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon emissions...
Boeing Experiences Quarterly Revenue Drop Amid Production Challenges, Beat Expectations
Apr 25, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Business
Boeing disclosed a notable drop in quarterly revenue, the first in seven quarters, amidst production setbacks triggered by a January incident involving a cabin door mid-air blowout. This mishap led to a slowdown in the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects