Business Spotlight: Tesla Part 1 Posted June 26, 2021 Elon Musk is one of the world’s richest men. As CEO of Tesla, he has made the company the world’s largest automaker by capitalization. Yet Tesla hasn’t always bee…
Doggie desserts: Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s enters pet food business Posted June 24, 2021 Think your dog deserves dessert? So does Ben & Jerry’s. The world-famous Vermont ice cream company has introduced a line of frozen dog treats, its first foray
Business Spotlight: Kellogg’s Part 2 Posted May 30, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Kellogg’s popularity decreased in the 1970s and ’80s. A number of health accusations were made against sugary cereals, and as b…
Business Spotlight: Kellogg’s Part 1 Posted May 29, 2021 According to a 2015 survey, around 6.9% of the Japanese population eats cereal for breakfast. In fact, the easy-to-prepare breakfast might not have even reached Japan — where many…
Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins Posted May 24, 2021 A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny — $915 (¥100,000) to be exact, after he left his job in November. But Andreas F…
News Mash-up: Social Media Posted May 7, 2021 Twitter exploring ‘undo send’ feature Twitter Inc. is testing an “undo send” function that would give users a short time …
UK makes formal request to join 11-country trans-Pacific trade deal Posted April 28, 2021 Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Feb. 1, seeking membership of the 11-co…
Business Spotlight: Square Enix Holdings Part 2 Posted April 25, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Luckily, following the success of Final Fantasy X (2001) and Kingdom Hearts (2002), Square was performing better than ever. Despite some initial…
Business Spotlight: Square Enix Holdings Part 1 Posted April 24, 2021 Many people’s first contact with Japan is through video games, and many of those games were released by Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd., the creator of successful franchises like Fi…
10-year-old boy in Texas sells his GameStop stocks for a 5,000% profit Posted April 20, 2021 A 10-year-old boy in San Antonio, Texas, made a killing by selling GameStop stock on Jan. 27. Jaydyn Carr sold his 10 shares of the stock for more than 50 times t…