A study by a market research firm concludes that "innovation complacency" in Apple Inc. could result in the company lagging behind the likes of Amazon and Google in the "post-smartphone era".   An era, where there is need for the development of new, hands-free interfaces — such as those that...

Could a taxation policy on meat be viable enough to reduce consumption levels which consequently would enable reduction in the negative impacts developed from its high consumptions including external impacts like climate change, water pollution and deforestation and personal impacts such as...

After bitcoin made its debut inn futures trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange during the weekend, the cryptocurrency continued its happy journey on Monday and gained about 25 percent in value even as trading had to be stopped at least twice.   It is believed that the...

For mainland Chinese companies, the road to internationalization and entering into the homes of people outside of their home market so that they could become international household names, has been rocky to say the least.  Most of such companies, from Haier to Huawei, were already...

A special permit has been sought by UK housebuilders which would allow the free entry of construction workers from abroad and their recruitment into the segment after the official implementation of Brexit.   Morfe then one in five construction workers who are currently working on small land...

According to PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), a leading global investment manager, in 2018, opportunities would be generated by disruption right through the global markets and asset classes. This was revealed in the firm’s outlook for opportunities and risks for investors in 2018 in its annual...

Reversing its long stand of opposing investigations into the Australian finance sector, the government there has now ordered a wide-ranging inquiry in to the sector that has been ridden with scandals and has seemingly bowed down to mounting political pressure to do so   Powers of compelling...

The popular gifts like leather shoes and luxury bedding on Amazon for the Americans is being sourced from Indian merchants this holiday season which offer the best deals.  For the e-commerce giant’s American site, the company has been aggressively recruiting Indian vendors to list their...

With the aim of spurring spending and cause economic growth, import tariffs on a large number of consumer goods – 187 to be particular, have been reduced by Chinese authorities. The goods range from whisky to cashmere clothing.     For products that include pharmaceuticals, food,...

Auctioneers managed to sell off two of its Boeing 747 freighters on Taobao following multiple attempts by the plane maker to do so offline had failed.     According to information available from the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, more than 320 million yuan (around 48 million U.S....

With the Asia Pacific region. China, Japan and Australia are the countries that have the most capabilities with respect to defense industrial capabilities. This was revealed in a very recently published research report on the new Market Potential Index conducted by HIS Markit.   The research...