Adjusting commissions for the sale of more popular products boosts sales, study finds
Companies can boost sales performance by adjusting commissions for the sale of more popular products, according to a new study published in the INFORMS...
Boeing selling 90 million shares of common stock
Boeing just announced that it will sell 90 million shares of common stock to raise up to $14 billion. Along with this, the company...
New theory of ceramics promises to improve performance of batteries, energy technology
Scientists have developed a new theory of what happens at the small scale in ceramic materials such as those that go to make rechargeable...
Waymo sets sights on Tokyo with driverless debut
Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle firm that’s spent years fine-tuning its cars in American cities, is finally crossing the Pacific, straight into the heart...
US Credit Card Debt Reached Record $1.08 Trillion in Q3 2023
The US economy is facing a significant increase in credit card debt, with more and more consumers needing to catch up on their payments.
The...
Should EU fear a trade war with America?
Now that we know that Donald Trump will be the next US president, many businesses across the European union fear punitive tariffs which could...
Gene-Editing Therapy Significantly Reduces Bad Cholesterol Levels, Study Finds
In a groundbreaking development, a novel gene-editing therapy using CRISPR technology, which employs a technique for precisely rewriting the genetic code directly in the...
India’s Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Growing Concern
India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, continues to face a significant challenge: youth unemployment.
Despite its impressive economic growth, with an 8.2% increase in...
Better environmental performance boosts profits and cuts costs
A team of researchers carried out a major international study on businesses and the environment. They found that companies that disclosed and addressed environmental...
Humans are helping robots learn how to do things
At Stanford University, humans are helping robots learn tasks. At Stanford's Gates Computer Science Building, in the basement, a screen lights up. The screen...