Bussiness

‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG…

Posted by April 19, 2024

Harare, Zimbabwe – At a shopping centre in Glenview, a busy working-class suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, carpenter Arnold Mutiri stopped to buy a 2-l

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US chef’s bid to own ‘chili crunch’ name raises ire…

Posted by April 19, 2024

Medan, Indonesia – When Michelle Tew, the owner of Malaysia-based food company Homiah, received a cease and desist letter from American-Korean celebrity chef

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Boeing subject of 32 whistleblower complaints, documents reveal

Posted by April 19, 2024

Boeing has been the subject of 32 whistleblower complaints with the workplace safety regulator in the United States during the past three years, newly obtained

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Why is Germany maintaining economic ties with China?

Posted by April 17, 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been on a three-day visit to China in a bid to shore economic ties.Germany is China’s biggest European trade partner. But, B

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Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US

Posted by April 17, 2024

Four days ago, Iraq’s airspace had hundreds of projectiles fired from Iran flying through it towards Israel, caught in the crossfire of what many fear could b

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China’s economy beats expectations, growing 5.3 percent in first quarter

Posted by April 16, 2024

Statistics agency says economy has made ‘good start’ to the year under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping.China’s economy grew faster than exp

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Tesla to lay off more than 10 percent of staff…

Posted by April 16, 2024

CEO Elon Musk says in memo that job cuts will leave firm ‘lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle’.Electric carmaker Tesla plans to lay

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Inside the pressures facing Quebec’s billion-dollar maple syrup industry

Posted by April 15, 2024

Saint-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada – In clear safety glasses and heavy beige overalls, Jean-Francois Touchette is in his element. All around him are pipes,

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In Trump’s New York ‘hush money’ case, prosecutors push election…

Posted by April 15, 2024

It is a blockbuster legal case, set to dominate headlines for weeks to come. On Monday, Donald Trump has become the first United States president, past or prese

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Stocks slide on Middle East tensions as hope crisis contained…

Posted by April 15, 2024

Stock markets in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea fall after Iran’s attack on Israel.Stocks have tumbled in Asia after Iran ramped up Mi

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Singapore’s economy misses forecasts with 2.7 percent growth

Posted by April 12, 2024

City-state’s performance is closely watched as a barometer of global economic conditions.Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter,

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As US inflation ticks back up, it could impact the…

Posted by April 11, 2024

Wednesday’s “disappointing” inflation data in the United States showed a jump from February, dampening expectations of an interest rate cut and raising co

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