According to warnings from British experts, the country could see a spike in food prices "for some time to come" because of the ongoing heat wave even as Londoners prepare for a continued summer blast and temperatures expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius.   There has been pressure on...

Moody's Investors Service expects enhancement in the funding in Banks in Greece and the asset risk during the next one to one and half years which formed the basis for the ratings agency to change its outlook on the country’s banking system from stable to positive.   A report from the agency...

The knack of Tesla founder Elon Musk to engage in production and selling of products that can be considered weird branded ones is not a surprising fact. Most of the time, such merchandise has no connection with the core business that he heads and for what he is known for throughout the business...

According to new figures, there has been a 41 per cent increase in the UK in the number of trademarks that were registered for spirits and liqueurs. This figure is reflective of the rising demand for artisanal products and the demand for gin among consumers.   Research published on...

According to media reports, a host of countries including Mexico, Canada, the European Union, South Korea and Japan are set to hold deliberations in Geneva next week over measures that can be taken to tackle the threatened imposition of tariffs on import of autos and car parts by the U.S. President...

The marketing drive that was used by vacuum cleaner maker Dyson with U.S. retailer Target Corp made use of the premise that people with hay fever hate dust. People who likely had allergies from dust were shown the advertisements of Dyson’s cordless V6 vacuum on social media and its website by...

While calling on "everyone who believes in trade as a force for good" to speak up in defense of free global trade, the economic and systemic threats posed by growing trade tensions were outlined by World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Tuesday.   "Members are...

A debate has been initiated in China about the possible use of blockchain, the underlying technology used for digital currencies like bitcoin, can be a solution safety issues of the country’s food and drugs. This after the revelation of a scandal in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry where a firm...

There is now a "very real risk of a Brexit no deal by accident", without a "change in approach from the EU negotiators", warned Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary.    There are many in the EU who believe that they just had to "wait long enough and Britain will blink" but "that's not...

It is virtually a two-horse race between Samsung and Xiaomi for the fast expanding Indian smartphone market.   According to a new report by research firm Canalys, about 60 per cent of the market is captured by South Korean smartphone maker and the largest smartphone maker in the...

The US tariffs were a threat for income for worker throughout the world, said German chancellor, Angela Merkel, which has intensified the war of words over Donald Trump’s proposed of imposition of import tariffs on a wide range of products from China and the European Union.   The threatened...