Brian Chesky, CEO and co-founder of Airbnb, speaks to the Economic Club of New York at a luncheon at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. March 13, 2017. Mike Segar | Reuters Airbnb, the room-sharing site that plans to go public next year, has more than $3 billion on its balance […]
Continue ReadingShoppers approach the entrance to the Manchester Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, U.K., on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Paul Thomas | Bloomberg | Getty Images British police said a man who stabbed three people after lunging at them with a large knife in a shopping mall in Manchester, northern England, on Friday had been arrested […]
Continue ReadingSurveillance cameras are mounted on a post at Tiananmen Square as snow falls in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s push to export its surveillance technology via some of its biggest companies, including to liberal democracies, has raised concerns because of the risk of data being […]
Continue ReadingIf there’s one person who understands the importance of teaching kids about financial responsibility, it’s Warren Buffett. Before he became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the legendary investor started a handful of small businesses — starting at age six, when he purchased a six-pack of Coke for 25 cents and sold each can for a nickel. […]
Continue ReadingA vegan sausage roll from a Greggs Plc sandwich chain outlet sits in a bag in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, May. 15, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The success of a vegan sausage roll (a British savory pastry snack) has helped a U.K. bakery chain report a huge rise […]
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