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Samsung chief faces trial after indictment on corruption charges

De facto chief of the South Korean electronics giant faces trial after indictment on multiple charges which include bribery and embezzlement.

Hershey aims to reduce global worforce by 15 percent

The Pennsylvania chocolatier's attempt to reduce its global workforce will help achieve profitability over the next two years.

Tesco plans to remove 1,700 managerial jobs

The deputy managers will be replaced by shift leaders as part of a program of transformation in order to improve the customers' shopping experience.

Qantas posts decline in net profits

The results indicate Qantas' strong performance in a mixed international market amidst its strategy and ongoing transformation while investing for customers.

Alibaba seeks tougher penalties for purveyors of counterfeit goods

E-commerce giant seeks tougher laws, stricter enforment and heavier penalties against retailers or vendors of counterfeit goods in China.

Tesla Nearly Exceeds 114-Year-Old Ford's Market Value

Electric automaker is set to release its mass market car this year.

Verizon and Yahoo Agrees on $350 Million Price Cut

Verizon Slashes Yahoo Deal Price By $350 Million

The telecommunications giant and internet pioneer signed an agreement to cut the deal by $350 million after Yahoo's image tumbled down with one hacking scandal after the other.

Swiss Watchmaker Tag Heuer Opens Flagship Store on Tmall.com

Tag Heuer launches flagship store on Tmall.com, China's largest third-party e-commerce platform for brands and retailers, in an attempt to target the internet-savvy younger generation.

Nordstrom’s Quarterly Earnings Beat Expectations

US upscale department store chain posts growth in fourth quarter earnings exceeding analysts' expectations.

Experts Explain Why Major Retailers Are Dropping The Trump Brand

Retail experts say the reason why retail giants like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Kmart have decided to pull out the Trump brand from their stores is mostly business-related.

Donald Trump Holds Thank You Rally In Fayetteville, NC

69 Percent Respondents : Trump Needs To Make A Decision of Being A President or A Businessman

The US President-elect, Donald Trump, has promised to hand out of his business empires to his children before get sworn as the president next month. Some politicians stated that Trump's words just to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Denver Broncos vs Carolina Panthers, Super Bowl 50

Current and Former Players Participated in Four-Day NFL Finance Camp

National Football League (NFL) will hold boot camp on April 4 to 7, 2016. A total of 28 current and former players with their family members participated in the finance camp in Florida.

Synova Capital Sold UK Handbag Maker TLG Brands to Hong Kong's Global Brands Group

Synova Capital has sold its UK fashion accessories brand TLG Brands to Hong Kong’s Global Brands Group. Under Synova’s ownership, TLG Brands has been seeing strong growth and more presence in international as well as online markets.

Toyota Targets Zero Emissions, Collaborates with Toshiba Corp, Iwatani Corp and Local Government for Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Toyota has been working with the local government along with Toshiba Corp. and Iwatani Corp. regarding hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen will be taken from the wind-power plant in Yokohama Hama Wing that will be compressed and delivered by a truck.

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Feel anxious? Have trouble sleeping? You may be traveling for business too often

People who travel for business two weeks or more a month report more symptoms of anxiety and depression and are more likely to smoke, be sedentary and report trouble sleeping than those who travel one to six nights a month, according to a latest study conducted by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York.

Trump declares emergency on southern border

President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he plans to sign a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.

Mix Reactions over Amazon Retreat on Long Island City

Amazon's decision to abandon plans to build a new campus in Long Island City, Queens, has drawn cheers from several politicians, community organizers and other locals opposed to the expansion.

Wall Street heavyweights on Cortez's proposed 70% super-rich tax

One of the hottest topics at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has been Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposed 70% marginal tax rate on all income above $10 million.

Does the presence of colleges and hospitals increase home prices?

Whether the presence of a college or hospital increases a home's value has to do with the institution's size and the ZIP code's population, says a new study by computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside.

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The 2008 recession associated with greater decline in mortality in Europe

In recent decades, Europe has experienced a downward trend in the annual number of deaths. Not only was this trend not arrested by the economic recession that started in 2008, in fact, the rate of decline increased during the recession years.

'Unclonable' tag combats counterfeiters

Discovering that your new designer handbag or gold watch is a fake is costly and annoying, and counterfeit medical devices or drugs could have even more serious consequences. But seemingly as soon as manufacturers develop a new method to ensure product authenticity, counterfeiters find a way to outsmart it. Now, researchers have created an "unclonable" tag that can never be replicated, even by the manufacturer. They report their results in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

When the insurance company monitors your driving in real time does it help?

The traditional model for setting auto insurance premiums has been to base rates on the motorist's driving history, age, gender and even marital status (in some states). Thanks to new technological options, insurance companies, and motorists have started to work together to give the insurance companies access to better data on an individual driver's risk level, and give the same driver a sense of greater control over how much he or she will pay in insurance premiums.

Can machine learning deliver critical market insight on consumer needs faster and cheaper?

Consumer brands have long used old-fashioned focus groups, interviews and surveys to best gauge consumer wants, desires and needs as part of processes that range from product development, to marketing and sales. As machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged, there is an increasing interest in the ability to harness these solutions to save time and money, and to yield more reliable consumer insights.