Once popular for its colorful food storage containers, US firm Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy. The company succumbed to a plummeting demand for its products. Tupperware Brands Inc. and some of its subsidiaries on Tuesday...
Western sanctions on Russia have spurred trade in China’s renminbi to new highs. The curbs are helping China to test the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, sparking new tariff threats from Donald Trump....
German luxury carmaker BMW says it is recalling the vehicles over an apparent brake problem. Partly as a result, the Bavarian company is lowering its sales and profit expectations. BMW on Tuesday announced a far-ranging recall...
India’s competition regulator is looking to curb Big Tech’s dominance over web search and advertising. Interest groups say monopolistic practices hinder competition and negatively impact Indian businesses. In August, a US court in Washington, DC ruled...
Billions of dollars are being invested in artificial intelligence, but the revolutionary applications widely associated with AI are still lacking. So, will putting money into the technology ever pay off? Artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker Nvidia on August...
After the arrest of Telegram’s boss in France, attention is on the messaging app and its hands-off approach to content moderation. Some blame it for inflaming unrest, others see it as a den for criminal...
Women who are preceived as good-looking find it easier to sell their business ideas and products to potential investors. But this is not the only gender inequality in the world of venture capital, a study...
The Canadian government says it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles — matching levies introduced by the US. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a 100% tariff on imports...
Botswana has discovered a 2,492-carat diamond at its Karowe Mine, making it the second-largest diamond ever found. President Mokgweetsi Masisi was quick to view and pose with the vast gemstone. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond...
Brussels has given the nod of approval to German state aid for the building of a new chip factory as Europe seeks better tech supply security. It came as ground was broken on the site...
The travel industry is increasingly interested in owning or running its own private destinations. That allows them to keep the travelers away from locals while raking in their tourist dollars. In the Northern Hemisphere the...
The landslide in southern Kerala state is the latest in a string of environmental disasters, prompting questions over whether India needs to take climate change more seriously. Prasanna Kumar, a survivor of the deadly landslides that...
