Our glass-ceiling index shows some progress in some places. But not enoughWALL STREET’S glass ceiling cracked at last on March 1st, as Jane Fraser took charge of Citigroup, becoming the first woman to head a big American bank. That cracking sound has also been echoing across the rest of America Inc. Last year Carol Tomé…
A sluggish public vaccination campaign spurs Deutschland AG into actionGERMANS ARE used to being top of the class. Early in the pandemic, when Germany controlled its outbreak better than most of the West, they felt they were. In vaccinating citizens against covid-19, by contrast, the country has been a laggard. One in 20 has received…
Acording to Telus’ website, the phone will get the upgrade on March 16th Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A71 is quite popular due to…
More retailers are experimenting with socially distant collectionFROM DRIVE-IN cinemas to drive-through restaurants, Americans love doing things without getting out of their cars. During the covid-19 pandemic they have taken to shopping in a similar fashion, too. Kerbside pickup, where buyers’ vehicles pull up to retail outlets and dedicated staff help load online orders into…
Investors think so, the casinos’ heavy pandemic losses notwithstandingWHICH ECONOMY contracted most sharply last year? That dubious honour almost certainly belongs to Macau, a former Portuguese colony that is now part of China. On March 5th the autonomous region’s statistical agency is expected to announce that GDP fell by at least half from 2019. Unsurprising,…
Mexican food companies look north in search of fatter profitsPEOPLE HAVE to eat, so food firms the world over give reassuringly consistent profits, even in lean times. Mexico is no different. The country’s 126m people buy $55bn-worth of packaged food annually. Sales of such fare have been growing quickly, notes Euromonitor, a research firm. Between…
THE PANDEMIC is throwing up a new set of ethical issues for businesses. The premise of “stakeholder capitalism” is not just that firms should consider the interests of employees and customers, as well as shareholders. It is that, by doing so, everyone gains; shareholders will prosper if workers and customers are treated decently. But the…
The 2020 version of TCL’s 6-Series (2020) [55R635-CA] TV will remain available throughout 2021, which turns out to be a good thing…
The plans include unlimited Canada-wide minutes, call display, voicemail and conference calling Public Mobile, one of Telus’ flanker brands, is offering $5…
The $80/20GB offer is for new customers and hardware activations only Rogers has two “limited time” plans available that give users some…
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