by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 19, 2022 | business, World News
A new coffee chain is taking over Starbucks outlets in Russia after the US company pulled out over the invasion of Ukraine. Stars Coffee, which opened its first Moscow café on Thursday, is owned by a pro-Putin rapper and a restaurateur. The cafés were closed by...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 18, 2022 | business
The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The first round of talks are expected to begin in “early fall”, said the Office of US Trade Representative....
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 17, 2022 | business
China’s premier has called on the country’s richest provinces to offer economic support to boost pro-growth measures. The country saw consumption and output unexpectedly slow down in July. “A sense of urgency must be strengthened to consolidate the...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 17, 2022 | business
Adam Neumann left WeWork, the once globally-hyped, now much-diminished, office space sharing company, under a cloud of questions about his management. Less than three years later, he appears poised for a comeback. The long-haired entrepreneur, whose staggering rise...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 16, 2022 | business, World Economy
There were chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in Shanghai on Saturday, with shoppers trying to escape as authorities tried to quarantine them. Health officials were attempting to lock the store in Xuhui district down as a customer had been in close contact with a...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 15, 2022 | business
UK workers are going into the office an average of just 1.5 days a week, with only 13% coming in on a Friday, a survey suggests. Consultancy Advanced Workplace Associates surveyed 43 offices in the UK, representing nearly 50,000 people, in June and July. It suggests...
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