Business

Some companies which survived the pandemic have come to believe that being extremely agile is their new superpower. But, is this true in the long run? According to Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and contrary to conventional wisdom, perhaps nothing...

Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan’s culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity”. At a...

Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries decided on Thursday to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker-than-expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices...

Bitcoin topped US$100,000 for the first time as a massive rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. The cryptocurrency officially rose to six figures on Wednesday night, just...

CAC 2000 Limited is teaming up with Kaya Energy Group, the Dominican Republic-based subsidiary of Tropical Battery Company Limited, for the design, installation and maintenance of grid tied solar photovoltaic systems energy efficient air-...

Britain’s new Labour government will launch a consultation on auto manufacturers’ sales targets during the transition to electric vehicles, following the recent decision by Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, to close its van factory in southern...

A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. On Monday, Chancellor Kathaleen St Jude McCormick denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her...

A majority of United States Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavoured vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. The...

A survey of salaries conducted among 119 companies in 20 Caribbean countries released this week indicates that Jamaica may have the lowest salaries in the region on average. According to the survey, the salaries in Jamaica fell below the regional...

Mexico’s Senate has voted to eliminate seven independent regulatory and oversight agencies, a move that critics warn will cement the ruling party’s power and avoid outside scrutiny. President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum calls it a money-saving...

The world is losing a winnable battle. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres warns that the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, are on the verge of becoming “the epitaph for a world that might have been”. Can the patient be...