McDonald’s: Tech-heavy strategy at the forefront of driving growth
McDonald’s recently announced its purchase of tech start-up Dynamic Yield Ltd for a price tag of $300m, making it the company’s biggest deal in decades….
The Entertainer continues expansion with ELC acquisition: Retailer bucking the high street trend
The UK high street has seen a number of casualties in recent times, with many retailers collapsing and others significantly scaling down operations. In the…
AstraZeneca agrees $6.9bn deal with Daiichi Sankyo: UK drug maker could dominate the future breast cancer therapy market
The joint development and commercialization of a new breast cancer therapy indicated for the treatment of HER-2 positive breast cancer has the potential to help…
Micro-transactions dominating the gaming industry: Gambling becoming a major issue
Micro-transactions have dominated the gaming industry in recent years, largely due to their ability to generate an income for games developers throughout the life-span of…
Saudi Aramco financials released: Despite huge net profit, financials reveal fundamental problems
For the first time in over four decades of operation state-owned oil major Saudi Aramco released financials, revealing the firm to have produced the highest…
Cannabis market: Aurora Cannabis leading the market
Quite a few countries before Canada had legalized recreational marijuana use, or enacted laws partially allowing it. However, none of those countries created a legal…
Estonia: Only 1.3m people, but 4 unicorn start-ups
The former Soviet-controlled nation of Estonia, home to just 1.3m people, is one of the most tech-savvy countries in the world. It holds the world…
Argentine agricultural exports: Tax on exports not helping to initiate economic recovery
Even during numerous economic crises during the early 2000s Argentina routinely registered a trade surplus, but that is no longer the case. To combat biting…
Vale disaster: Mining giant will survive, but repercussions will be severe
The collapse led to the flooding of the town of Brumadinho with 12 million cubic meters of mining waste, wreaking havoc across the landscape. This…