Corporations should focus on all stakeholders, says Business Roundtable
Should corporations focus solely on serving shareholders and maximizing profits or should they focus on all…
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Dow closed 800 points lower on Wednesday, a drop of over 3%
The US Dow index suffered its worst day so far this year on Wednesday. The blue-chip index closed 800 points lower…
How do people react to the technological replacement of human labor?
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Erasmus University in Rotterdam assessed the…
Apple reports increase in Q3 revenue, despite drop in iPhone sales
Apple reported a slight increase in sales in the third quarter of 2019, despite a decline in iPhone sales and a…
Nissan announces 12,500 job cuts worldwide
Japanese automotive giant Nissan announced it will shed 12,500 jobs worldwide.
The number of job cuts is…
Industrial production grew 0.9% in euro area in May
Industrial production increased by 0.9% in the euro area in May 2019 compared to the previous month, according to…
France approves ‘digital tax’ on the revenues of multinational tech…
France has approved a 3% tax on the French revenues of multinational tech giants, such as Amazon , Facebook and…
Number of foreign investment projects in the UK dropped in 2018-2019
There was a 14% decline in the number of foreign investment projects in the UK in 2018-2019, according to a report…
Apple warns Chinese tariffs would impact its contribution to the US economy
Apple has urged the Trump administration to drop plans to place tariffs on $300bn (£236.1bn) worth of Chinese…
Methane emissions from industrial sector are much higher than self-reported…
According to researchers from Cornell University and Environmental Defense Fund, methane emissions from the…
India is no longer the world’s fastest growing economy
India is no longer the world’s fastest growing economy after expanding by less than expected in the first three…
Women are more productive in warmer offices, study finds
According to a new study, women are more productive in warmer office temperatures.
The study, conducted in…
Parents of young kids more likely to leave Netflix for Disney+
According to a recent survey, parents of young children are more than twice as likely as non-parents to leave…
Amazon shutting its domestic e-commerce business in China
Amazon announced that it plans on shutting its domestic e-commerce business in China. It will focus more on…
US economy added 196,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate at 3.8%
The US economy added 196,000 nonfarm payrolls in March, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%, according…
Programs with high online social TV activity can be good for advertisers
Advertisers can benefit from a boost in online sales by showing ads that air on television programs with more…