Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s 11 Main marketplace is its latest foray into the home turf of Amazon.com and eBay, and comes as it prepares for its massive IPO in New York.
The Spanish fast-fashion group turned in better-than-expected sales and profit for the first quarter though unfavorable exchange rates dragged net profit 7.3% lower.Startups are a dime a dozen. The ones that rise about the competition not only have a stellar product but also a stellar advisory board.
Consumers from Beijing to Boston are gobbling up more meat and dairy products, fueling multibillion-dollar mergers in the food industry and reshaping global agriculture.
Deutsche Lufthansa warned that profit would be lower than forecast this year, hurt by labor union strikes and weaker than expected revenue growth in its passenger and cargo businesses.
European Union regulators have opened formal investigations into the tax affairs of Apple, Starbucks. and a unit of Fiat, amid concerns that multinational companies enjoy sweeter tax deals than are permitted under EU law.U.S-based Stillwater Mining aims to develop new palladium and platinum mines, but won’t accelerate plans for this in response to soaring precious metal prices.
Mineral Resources has bought a significant stake in fellow Australian miner Aquila Resources, complicating efforts by China’s state-owned Baosteel Group to acquire a majority stake in Aquila.Getting off on a bad foot is not fatal for young companies. Serial-entrepreneur Steve Blank explains how a pivot can turn things around.
If you ever need to explain the process of building a new product to your CEO, manager or investor, just look to space travel.
Airbus suffered one of the industry’s largest plane cancellations when Emirates Airline decided to walk away from a deal for 70 A350 long-range jets as the carrier reviews fleet plans.Though it may sound like a precarious pairing, guns and alcohol will be kept strictly separate, the facility’s owners vow.
To be successful as an entrepreneur, have a clear view of next steps. Some people quit a job they don’t like but end up in a new place that’s no better.
Each partner should contribute to the business based on strengths. Rely on an advisor if needed and prepare for your relationship to evolve.
Aspiring entrepreneurs could learn valuable lessons that would help develop the know-how to run their own companies.
Industries that perform well in the midst of economic uncertainty do just fine in good times, too.
Sony and Microsoft squarely targeted hard-core gamers at the E3 industry conference, pulling back from past efforts to position consoles as multipurpose entertainment devices.Starting a company is an endurance race that only a few survive.
It isn’t just about coming up with a killer brand. Success comes from giving that brand its own attitude.
About 1.8 million square meters of mall retail space is forecast to be completed in Cairo by the end of 2015, double the level at the end of last year.
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