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Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups
Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups
WHEN McDonald’s first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash...
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
SNAP up more Japanese stocks, ratchet up shorts on government debt and keep buying the yen: these are some of the most popular calls from big-name money managers ahead...
Toyota likely agreed to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump
Toyota likely agreed to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump
TOYOTA Motor has agreed to fully meet its union’s request for annual pay increases, the Mainichi newspaper said on Wednesday (Mar 13), as top Japanese companies look likely to...
Toyota agrees to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump: report
Toyota agrees to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump: report
TOYOTA Motor has agreed to fully meet its union’s request for annual pay increases, the Mainichi newspaper said on Wednesday (Mar 13), as top Japanese companies look likely to...
Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years in sign of Japan Inc’s big pay bump
Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years in sign of Japan Inc’s big pay bump
TOYOTA Motor agreed to give factory workers their biggest pay increase in 25 years on Wednesday (Mar 13), heightening expectations that bumper pay raises will give the central bank...
Hong Kong stocks close with big gains
Hong Kong stocks close with big gains
HONG Kong stocks ended sharply higher on Monday (Mar 11) as traders welcomed data showing Chinese inflation picked up last month, in a rare bright spot for the struggling...
Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Scores Big With 7 Awards Including Best Picture, Director and Actor; Full List of Winners
The 96th Academy Awards were aired live on ABC on a Sunday, featuring comedian Jimmy Kimmel as the host for the fourth occasion. Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" delving into the...
Big Japan trade enjoys revival as BOJ rate-hike bets grow
Big Japan trade enjoys revival as BOJ rate-hike bets grow
MARKETS are reckoning with the very real chance that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will end the world’s last remaining negative-rate regime and increase borrowing costs as soon as...
US banking sector profits drop 44% in Q4 as big firms cover failed bank costs
US banking sector profits drop 44% in Q4 as big firms cover failed bank costs
THE US banking sector saw its profits drop by nearly half in the last quarter of 2024, as large firms began paying hefty fees to help recoup costs incurred...
Nationwide challenges UK’s big banks with US.7 billion Virgin Money bid
Nationwide challenges UK’s big banks with US$3.7 billion Virgin Money bid
BRITAIN’S Nationwide Building Society has agreed to buy Virgin Money UK in a potential US$3.7 billion all-cash deal to create the country’s second-largest savings and mortgage provider. The proposed...