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YouTube Advances Plans for Streaming Video Marketplace
Business, Jessica Toonkel & Sarah Krouse, Published on 15/08/2022
» YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services and has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, according to people close to the recent discussions.
Best Buy Cuts Store Jobs to Help Boost Profits
Business, Sarah Nassauer, Published on 15/08/2022
» Best Buy Co. is cutting store jobs across in the U.S., as the electronics and appliance retailer works to lower costs in response to changing customer spending habits.
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
Sarah McFarlane of Reuters, Published on 11/07/2022
» LONDON: If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.
India's Tata Sons to Buy Air India for $2.4 Billion
Business, Shan Li, Published on 11/10/2021
» India's Tata Sons is buying the country's national carrier Air India, returning the airline to its founders and ending a decades-long struggle by the government to unload the money-losing venture.
Red-Hot U.S. Economy Expected to Cool From Here
Business, Sarah Chaney Cambon & David Harrison, Published on 20/07/2021
» The U.S. economy's 2021 growth surge likely peaked in the spring, but a strong expansion is expected to continue into next year, say economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
Tackling Asia's plastic pollution
Asia focus, By Jed Alegado, Clemens Kunze and Kevin Li, Published on 07/06/2021
» Less than a century ago, most products in Asia were made mainly from natural materials, and were built to last or to biodegrade easily. People wrapped food in leaves or paper and carried it in reusable containers, returned glass milk bottles so that they could be sterilised and used again, and ate in restaurants using ceramic plates and stainless-steel cutlery.
Slow Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout, New Variants Shift Some Business Plans
Business, Sarah Krouse, Published on 09/02/2021
» The slow start of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, along with the arrival of new virus variants, has dashed some business leaders' hopes for getting back to normal in 2021.
Groceries Prove a Pandemic Bright Spot for BP and Shell
Business, Sarah McFarlane, Published on 19/01/2021
» Coffee and groceries are becoming a bigger part of BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC's bottom line.
Retailers and Restaurants Hit in Protests, Adding to Coronavirus Damage
Business, Sarah Nassauer & Heather Haddon, Published on 02/06/2020
» Many retailers and restaurants, already crippled by the coronavirus pandemic, are grappling with damage to their properties and new closures following protests sparked by the death of George Floyd that have sometimes turned violent.
Mnuchin Sees Third-Quarter Rebound for U.S. Economy
Business, Richard Rubin & Sarah Chaney, Published on 28/04/2020
» The economy should bounce back in July, August and September as closed businesses resume operations, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview aired Sunday.