US spirit producers celebrate end of British bourbon tariff nightmare
Mar 23, 2022 23:31 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
US spirits producers are cheering the end of the UKs retaliatory tariffs on their bourbon Retaliatory tariffs on over $500 million worth of US exports to the UK, including distilled spirits, various agricultural...
S. Korea to begin using eco-friendly airport ground vehicles
Mar 23, 2022 23:25 pm UTC| Nature Economy
The South Korean government announced it would outsource a study on the introduction of eco-friendly airport ground vehicles to replace existing ones. Presently, diesel special vehicles are used for most of the ground...
Nike to open Jordan-only stores in North America
Mar 23, 2022 23:20 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Nike Inc. will put up stores in North America that only sell the Jordan brand as part of its strategy to build its direct-to-consumer (DTC) relationships through stores and digital channels. According to Matthew Friend,...
S. Korea's antitrust regulator launches probe into Coupang's alleged false reviews
Mar 23, 2022 22:58 pm UTC| Economy Law Business
South Koreas Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will investigate e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. for suspicion of forcing employees to post false reviews on private brand (PB) products to attract customers, industry. Civic...
Mar 23, 2022 13:59 pm UTC| Economy
Many factories and businesses still function. Other industries like those in information technology have barely missed a beat, with workers continuing to work from areas out of the direct line of fire. But Ukraine has...
Mar 23, 2022 13:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The historical parallels are uncanny. A decade or so after the two most devastating financial crises in modern capitalism, in 1929 and in 2008, a terrible conflict begins in Europe that threatens to draw in the entire...
SEC proposes far-reaching climate disclosure rules for companies
Mar 23, 2022 10:23 am UTC| Law Economy
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its long-awaited proposal to require companies to disclose their climate risks to investors, and its arguably the most significant action on climate change yet under the...
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