Nintendo sees profit drop 19% as countries gain control over pandemic Posted January 6, 2022 In the worst part of the pandemic, people loved Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. They turned to its products for entertainment when they were stuck …
News Mash-up: Business Troubles Posted December 27, 2021 Dubai expo defends worker accident rate Expo 2020 Dubai, a major world fair that opened Oct. 1, said on Oct. 3 three workers had died and 72 had been seriously…
Legendary electric guitar inventor Les Paul’s personal Gibson up for auction Posted December 21, 2021 A guitar that helped launch rock ’n’ roll is going up for sale. The “Number One” belonged to the inventor of the electric guitar, Les Paul. It will be auctioned o…
Riverside restaurant makes waves in Thailand as diners come for a meal and a thrill Posted December 16, 2021 Normally, flooding is bad for a restaurant, especially if the restaurant is on a riverside. But for Titiporn Jutimanon, it was a chance to make money. Her restaurant, the Chao …
Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 2 Posted December 12, 2021 Continued from Part 1… YouTube’s success drew the attention of Google, which acquired the site for $1.65 billion (about ¥200 billion) in the autumn of 2006. It was Goo…
Business Spotlight: YouTube Part 1 Posted December 11, 2021 Ask an elementary school student what they want to be when they grow up and it’s highly likely they’ll say a YouTuber. And who can blame them? YouTube is the second-most visited w…
TikTok Posted November 25, 2021 You’re probably asking yourself: What’s all the fuss about TikTok? Should I try it? If you like short fun videos that open the window into a diverse world of talent, then yes — ab…
NY worker charged in digital money scam Posted November 23, 2021 An employee cost a New York county at least $6,000 (¥660,000) in electricity bills by allegedly secretly installing dozens of machines at his workplace in a cryptocurrency…
German bank inundated with damaged money Posted November 16, 2021 Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with damaged bank notes after deadly floods that hit part of the country in July. The notes are worth more than €50 million (¥6.1…
Business Spotlight: Line Part 2 Posted November 14, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Line has also striven to become a fully comprehensive social network. As early as 2012, it introduced its Home…