Economy

US company throws "chip party" to implant microchips in staffers   About 50 employees at Three Square Market – a Wisconsin vending machine company – opt to implant RFID chips in their hands, allowing them to...

Shrink to fitEuropean universal banks can succeed. But can Deutsche Bank?   Germany’s troubled leading lender is abandoning any aspiration to be a global investment bank. AFTER just 18 days as Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, Christian Sewing...

L’Oreal set to sell the Body Shop for $1.1bn   Author: Rachel Connolly   French cosmetics giant L’Oreal is in exclusive talks to sell the Body Shop to Brazil’s Natura in a €1bn deal. On June 8, L’Oreal began...

How to use ‘CEO magic’ when trying to advance your company What is CEO magic, and when can it be effective for your business? It’s a competitive bidding process and your company is up against four...

Advanced Hair Clinics drives medical tourism in Greece Author: Dr Anastasios Vekris, Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director, Advanced Hair Clinics   By proving hair transplants can be painless and natural-looking with the right clinic and physician, Advanced...

Francesca Bellettini has achieved the impossible with Saint Laurent   Renaming a world-famous brand is never advisable. However, under Francesca Bellettini’s guidance, the rebadged Saint Laurent has been remarkably successful. During tumultuous economic periods, purse strings are...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef valued at $42B   A study conducted by Deloitte Access Economics found that the Great Barrier Reef is worth $42 billion and underpins 64,000 jobs. Australia's beleagured Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth...

Are you at risk of burnout? Why everyone needs a break from work Author: Angela Youngman   More and more CEOs risk burnout by overworking. We look at the causes, symptoms and how you can relax more... Are...

Economic crisis crippling progress at Venezuelan universities  Rachael Pells   University leaders introduce three-day timetables as teachers struggle to pay bus fares to get to class. University lecturers in Venezuela are being encouraged to seek secondary sources of...

EU fines Facebook €110 million over WhatsApp deal   The European Commission levied the $123M fine because Facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its namesake platform and WhatsApp, but two years...