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Asian shares on track for fifth month of gains
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/06/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks were on track for a fifth straight month of gains on Friday, bolstered by a growing view that cooling US inflation could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease interest rates this year, while the yen tumbled to a 38-year low against the dollar.
Frugal travel spending set to continue
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 10/11/2023
» Travellers would become more price-sensitive in an unstable global economy, while the majority of Thais are worried about higher living costs and tended to spend less on travel, according to online travel agent Booking.com.
Fed Plans 2023 Launch of Faster Payments System
Business, Andrew Ackerman, Published on 01/09/2022
» The Federal Reserve is set to launch a long-awaited faster payments system by next summer, a step that officials say will modernize an outmoded infrastructure and ensure that near-instant payments become widely available.
Kohl's Rejects $9 Billion Takeover Bid, Adopts Poison Pill
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 07/02/2022
» Kohl's Corp. on Friday rejected a $9 billion takeover offer by an activist group for being too low, but said it would review other expressions of interest in the department-store chain.
Kohl's Urged to Consider Sale by Activist Investor
Business, Cara Lombardo, Published on 07/12/2021
» An activist investor is urging department-store chain Kohl's Corp. to consider a sale of the company or a separation of its e-commerce business.
Five trends manufacturers should track
Business, Gartner researchers, Published on 08/09/2021
» Five business trends are having an impact on global manufacturing in 2021, driving disruption and also widening opportunities for manufacturers, according to the research firm Gartner Inc.
CEOs Ignore Social Issues at Their Own Peril
Business, Abhinav Gupta, Published on 29/06/2021
» CEOs of major U.S. companies have reason to be worried about growing shareholder unrest on a range of social issues.
Online Brands Try New -- and Old -- Ways to Stand Out to Shoppers
Business, Paul Ziobro, Published on 22/06/2021
» Selling things online is easier than ever. Standing out to shoppers is getting harder.
Survey: Travellers most sensitive to prices
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 26/11/2020
» Thai tourists are keen to travel by taking advantage of promotional campaigns and have become price-conscious consumers when venturing out again during the post-pandemic period, according to a Booking.com survey.
Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 23/11/2020
» Coach is cutting its handbag styles by half. Bed Bath & Beyond is reducing its can opener selection by two-thirds. Kohl’s is culling its towel offerings by nearly a fifth.