The increasing trend of shoppers choosing to shop online for virtually everything in retail and the need for cost curtailment of companies is forcing the closure of retail chain stores in the UK high streets at a rate that is… Read More ›
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Fine Settlement Of $1.1bn For Standard Chartered In US And UK
A settlement charge of $1.1bn has been fixed for Standard Chartered in connection to charges against the bank of implementing insufficient money-laundering controls and violating sanctions against Iran and other countries imposed by the US and other global bodies. The… Read More ›
Ghosn Alleges His Former Colleagues At Nissan Had Backstabbed Him
In what was his first public address since he was first arrested last year, ousted former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, through a video message, accused some of his former colleagues of “backstabbing” him to remove him from the post of… Read More ›
UBS Estimates Closure Of 75000 Stores In US By 2026 Due To Online Growth
The Swiss bank UBS has predicted that the proliferation of e-commerce business, companies and platforms would result in eth forced closure of more stores across the U.S. for businesses like clothing retailers, consumer electronics companies and home furnishing. “Store rationalization… Read More ›
$35bn Divorce Settlement For Jeff Bezos – World’s Richest Man
A record breaking divorce settlement of at least $35bn (£27bn) would make the wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie, amongst the richest woman in the world. Bezos is the richest man of the world currently. He owns a 4… Read More ›
UK Businesses Monitor Staff Activity Using Artificial Intelligence
Scrutiny of the behaviour of employees minute-to-minute is being done by dozens of UK business owners with the help of artificial intelligence. This is being done by analysis of data about who emails whom and when, who meets whom and… Read More ›
US Beer Brand Performance Drives Constellation To Neat Market Forecast
Despite a rapid change in customer tastes in alcoholic drinks in the United States market, Constellation Brands said that it managed to beats the expectations of Wall Street in its fiscal fourth-quarter because of strong sale of beer. The bit… Read More ›
U.N. Agency To Create New Measures To Curb Fraudulent Shipping Practices
There has been a rise in incidents of rogue shipping companies attempting to conceal their activities by fraudulently making use of flag registries. To combat this, tougher measures to clamp down on this trend is being worked upon by the… Read More ›
IMF Research Says $1 Trillion Can Be Saved By Government By Reducing Corruption
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that there can be big economic awards for governments across the globe if they are able to crack down on corruption in their countries. This comment was made by the IMF following a new… Read More ›
EU To Rename Veggie Burgers As Veggie Discs
The less palatable-sounding “veggie discs” would re[place the veggie burgers a Brussels committee has declared. Following a vote in the European parliament on changes to a food-labelling regulation, this could be applicable to vegan sausages, tofu steaks and soya escalopes… Read More ›