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Competition grows to bring meal kits to the masses
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2016
» NEW YORK: Meal-kit companies have exploded in the past four years, shipping boxes of raw meat, seafood, fresh vegetables and other ingredients to busy city folk who want to skip the supermarket and still cook at home.
Burger King's next conquest: Hot dog king
Business, Associated Press, Published on 12/02/2016
» NEW YORK: Burger King is looking for a new crown: Hot dog king.
Alphabet vaults Apple to become most valuable firm
Associated Press, Published on 02/02/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet vaulted Apple to become the most valuable company in the US in after-hours trading Monday, rousting the iPhone maker from the perch it held for more than four years.
Honda and Volvo take top awards
Business, Associated Press, Published on 13/01/2016
» DETROIT: After a few years of Detroit domination, two foreign automakers nabbed 2016 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year honours.
Burger chains launch another price fight
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/01/2016
» NEW YORK: Another price fight is breaking out among the biggest US burger chains, this time with meal combos designed to make people forget about the once ubiquitous dollar menus.
Scientists use Wi-Fi to see through walls
Business, Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2015
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: X-ray vision, a comic book fantasy for decades, is becoming a reality in a lab at MIT.
BoJ tweaks stimulus to encourage corporate spending, hiring
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2015
» TOKYO — The Bank of Japan tweaked its lavish stimulus programme on Friday in a well-timed move that spotlights pressures on companies to do more to support growth by raising wages and investing in factories and equipment.
US rate hike ends wait, but not uncertainty for Asia
Associated Press, Published on 17/12/2015
» TOKYO — The Federal Reserve's rate hike was welcomed in Asia as a sign of strength in the US economy, a major market for the region's exports. But it might also bring difficulties by complicating Chinese efforts to avoid a sharper economic slowdown and keep the yuan steady.
Colour of the year grows to 2 colours
Business, Associated Press, Published on 04/12/2015
» NEW YORK: Serenity now, people, with some Rose Quartz mixed in.
International NY Times to end print edition in Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2015
» The International New York Times says it will cease printing and distributing its print edition in Thailand at the end of the year, attributing the decision to the rising cost of operating in the Southeast Asian country.