by Admin | May 29, 2020 | Companies, News
Mastercard Inc. employs almost 20,000 people globally, thousands of them concentrated in its Westchester, New York, headquarters, a modern office space with cafeterias, game rooms, and gathering spaces. Before COVID-19, these were amenities meant to draw in talent and...
by Admin | May 22, 2020 | News
“The industry will not be able to get out of this challenge unless there’s government assistance.” This stark statement comes from Mike McNaney, the president of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), a lobbying group for the Canadian airline industry,...
by Admin | May 15, 2020 | Companies, News
At the beginning of 2020, Uber announced that this would finally be the year the company reached profitability, after three solid years of heavy spending to boost its growth and market share and a disappointing IPO. As of the end of 2019, Uber had 67 percent of the...
by Admin | May 1, 2020 | News
In December of 2018, the European Commission (EC) passed legislation making right-to-repair the law for many home appliances, including washing machines and fridges. The new laws required manufacturers to make parts available to consumers and to repair shops and...
by Admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Companies, News
Young Presidents Association is a fraternity of almost 30,000 chief executives of thousands of businesses in 130 countries. In mid-April, the organization conducted a survey of thousands of CEOs from all over the world about the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Judging...
by Admin | Apr 15, 2020 | News
Michael Sauvage, owner of a pair of restaurants in Seattle, Washington, has summed up a major concern of the economic side of the COVID-19 crisis in a single quote. “If the government shuts down your business,” Sauvage said. “You can’t be expected to pay rent. But the...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Companies, News
Cinemark Theaters (and its subsidiary Century) is the third-largest cinema chain in the United States, with just shy of 350 locations around the country, as well as significant footholds in Taiwan and South America. Like all movie theaters in over a third of the...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Companies, News
“Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally,” said Ted Sarandos. “Leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs.” Sarandos is the chief content officer for Netflix, in charge of the creative arm of the production and streaming...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Companies, News
For the fourth year in a row, Danish toy company Lego has topped the list of the world’s most well-reputed companies. The Reputation Institute, a company which monitors consumer perceptions and media slant in the business world, published their annual survey on the...
by Admin | Mar 17, 2020 | News, Technology
Four ISPs are suing the state of Maine because it is allegedly violating broadband providers’ free speech because a new law forces them to ask for their customers’ permission to sell their browser history. If you think that sounds bizarre, that probably means you’re...
