ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire: Two of the world's largest cocoa producers have accused Hershey's and Mars of avoiding paying a bonus that helps boost poor farmers' incomes, and have cancelled sustainability schemes run by the confectionery giants. West African nations Ghana and Ivory Coast account for ...
SINGAPORE firms are keen on expanding international trade compared to their global peers, despite having a more pessimistic outlook on business arising from the impact of Covid-19, according to HSBC's annual Navigator Survey.
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Nov 30) imposed sanctions on a major Chinese electronics and engineering company for assisting Venezuela in curbing dissent on the Internet. The US said it was restricting transactions with the China National Electronics Import and Export Corporation ...
WASHINGTON: Cyber Monday was set to garner up to US$12.7 billion in online sales, according to industry estimates, surpassing Black Friday's digital numbers as US retailers enter the last lap of an extended holiday selling season. Retailers have given shoppers nearly two months of offers since ...
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday amid concerns over mounting supply after leading producers delayed talks on 2021 output policy that could extend production cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sap fuel demand.
A federal judge has rejected Bayer AG's proposed US$648 million settlement of class-action litigation by cities and other claimants over contamination from polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the former Monsanto Co.
The dollar was under pressure on Tuesday, after closing out its worst month since July with a little bounce and as investors reckon on even more U.S. monetary easing.
Zoom Video Communications Inc warned on Monday its gross margins would remain under pressure going into 2021 as the surging number of free users of its video conferencing service makes it hard to offset a spike in costs to maintain its growth.
Asian stock markets faced a choppy session on Tuesday after Wall Street dipped as investors took profits at the end of a record-breaking month while still remaining upbeat about the prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine fuelling gains into next year.
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it would take an impairment charge of about US$17 billion to US$20 billion in the fourth quarter related to some of its dry gas assets.
