Business travellers face soaring bills Air travel – especially business class fares – could climb ever higher in 2023, according to a study. The report by American Express’s Global Business Travel Hub combines airline capacity, exchange rates, fuel surcharges, remaining global covid restrictions and inflation as indicators of how much ticket prices could increase on […]
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Brokers changing media after investigation Text apps like WhatsApp and Telegram have become an integral part of modern communications, offering a more instantaneous dynamic than email or even IM, but sometimes the lines between the professional and personal become blurred. So what will change now, after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently fined
Battling the blight of spoof reviews Tech giants that operate in India’s e-commerce world are inundated with fake reviews. But recently, the country’s regulators finally moved ahead with a new set of rules aiming to curb the nuisance. The Delhi government has released a framework to curb fake and misleading reviews on e-commerce platforms and
Hugely popular game faces regulatory blitzkrieg Earlier this year, Microsoft surprised the gaming world by saying it was to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard for USD $69bn. If it goes through, it would be Microsoft’s biggest acquisition and one of the largest deals ever made. The game is so popular it reaches into homes,
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Climate for change COP27 recently wrapped up, with the annual UN climate change conference seeing the US sponsoring a refined version of a voluntary carbon trading scheme – or carbon markets. Essentially, carbon markets are trading platforms in which carbon credits are sold and bought. One tradable carbon credit is the equivalent of one tonne
Output in world’s workshop plummets Factories across East Asia were left facing uncertainty after manufacturing output slumped in the region, exacerbated by unrest in China and slowing global demand. The trends highlight Asia’s gloomy economic outlook for 2023, as the lockdowns, labour disputes and civil protests rock international manufactured goods supply and sharpen fears of
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Hedge fund helps fight for Japan transparency Activists and business experts hailed Singapore’s company 3D Investment Partners, after it managed to land two of its nominees on the board of the Yokohama-based software developer Fuji Soft – a positive development for those seeking more independent oversight of Japanese firms. The campaign has faced several battles
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Industrial dispute hits iPhones Foxconn’s main iPhone plant in China is set to delay shipments of Apple products further, by the latest round of worker unrest to hit the factory in Zhengzhou. The Taiwanese electronics contractor – the world’s largest company doing such work for brands like Apple – could now see more than 30%
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Lawsuits, ad infinitum Google is facing multiple court battles in several countries, the latest being by a group of British website publishers who allege the US tech giant – and its parent Alphabet – abuse their dominant position in online advertising, depriving them of revenue. The class action claim was filed at the Competition Appeal
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