BUSINESS

Apple WWDC 2017

Apple, the $1 trillion company searching for its soul

Apple has become the first American company to reach US$1 trillion in market capitalisation – US$1,000,000,000,000 in stockmarket value. Behind this glittering success, however, lies a series of unresolved ethical dilemmas.
A food delivery driver for Foodora cycles in downtown Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018.

Foodora leaving Australia

The Berlin-based online food delivery service will stop operating this month amid accusations of sham contracting and staff underpayment.
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Papa John's

What is a 'poison pill'? John Schnatter sues Papa John's

Papa John’s recently forced founder and former Chairman John Schnatter to resign over allegations he made a racial slur. It’s taking advantage of a corporate strategy often used to fend off hostile takeover attempts: the “poison pill.”
tequila

3 questions about tequila, answered

In less than a decade, worldwide sales of tequila have doubled, while sales of premium and ultra-premium brands have shot up by 292 percent and 706 percent, respectively.
CHINA USA

Trade war could chill China’s growing investment in US economy

The U.S. and China are currently engaged in an ever-escalating trade war with no end in sight. While the focus of the dispute has centered on tariffs, the consequences are expected to spill well beyond imports and exports to other aspects of the countries’ complex relationship.

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