Tesla has cut its prices in a number of markets – including the US, China, and Germany – as the electric car giant faces falling sales. A price war has been intensifying between electric vehicle (EV) makers, with particularly fierce com...
Ex-BBC and New York Times boss Sir Mark Thompson has been appointed to lead CNN following a series of crises and falling ratings at the US news network. Sir Mark replaces Chris Licht, who struggled to stabilise CNN in his 13 months a...
Russia has banned oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western nationsearlier this month. The price cap - which was agreed by the G7 group of nations, Australia and the EU - came into force on...
Data about every internet user is shared hundreds of times each day as companies bid for online advertising slots, a report suggests. The study, by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), found that the average European user's...
Consumer giants including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have joined the list of firms halting business in Russia due to the invasion in Ukraine. McDonald's said it was temporarily closing its roughly 850 restaurants in Russ...
Disney's decision to release its Mulan remake on its streaming platform has been strongly criticised by the body representing British cinemas. The live-action reboot had been due in cinemas, but the company has now said it will be put on Dis...
Microsoft has become the latest US company to limit the use of its facial recognition technology by police. The firm said it would not start sales to US police departments until the country approves national regulation of the technology, whi...
The coronavirus outbreak has reached a "decisive point" and has "pandemic potential", World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says. His comments come as countries around the world battle to prevent the virus ...
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Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said revenues topped $100bn in 2018 despite a US-led campaign against the business on fears it poses a security threat. The firm said revenue for 2018 hit 721.2bn yuan ($107bn), while net profit jumped 25% to 59...
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Internet giant Alibaba has set new sales records on Sunday for its biggest shopping day, the annual Singles Day. The Chinese company hit a record $1bn (£774m; €883m) in sales in 85 seconds, and then just shy of $10bn in the first ...
What’s the point of your job? If you spend your days in wasteful meetings, or send emails that create yet more worthless emails in an endless loop, you’ve likely asked yourself that very question. People from all walks of life h...
Dec. 26 is a historic day for shopping and saving. It’s a great day to use all those gift cards, return unwanted items and get the most bang for your buck as post-holiday sales roll out. Read below for my tips for maximizing your post-...
The trip to Medellin, Colombia, was supposed to be a joyous one for the members Chapecoense, a soccer club from the small city of Chapeco, Brazil, and they were in the middle of a fairy tale season. Now their journey will go down in history ...
E-commerce giant Alibaba looks set to smash the sales record for its annual Singles Day event. About 12 hours into the event, sales had reached 82.4bn yuan ($12.1bn; £10bn), the firm said. Last year's record was $14.3bn. But some have...
Cyber Monday Sets Retail Sales Records...
It’s official: Adele’s 25 album sold 3.38 million copies in its first week in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. That’s the largest single sales week for an album since Nielsen began tracking point-of-sale ...
Wall Street went on a wild ride Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 1,000 points shortly after the opening bell amid news of a Chinese share sell-off before climbing more than 800 points (to -212 points) by midday....
Toyota overtakes GM lead in global sales...