Business

Unveiled with fanfare from the European Commission, the EU has announced its new simplification package - a vision drenched in optimism—with buzzwords like “targeted adjustments,” “digital solutions,” and “one-stop shops” flutter through the text like butterflies promising a bureaucratic spring.

Amazon has just acquired the James Bond franchise, placing Jeff Bezos at the helm of 007’s destiny, leaving the martini-shaking icon facing a future measured in KPIs and order efficiency.

Panasonic Holdings Corp. finds itself at a crossroads, contemplating whether to sell or scale back its television business amid ongoing profitability challenges. The decision reflects a broader industry shift where once-dominant Japanese manufacturers face intense competition from global, particularly Chinese, rivals.

In a world where the only thing that seems to be more certain than death is taxes, the UK's HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has apparently decided to make the latter an even more unpleasant experience a Parliamentary report reveals.

Recent investigations have unveiled how some of the most respected institutions in certain U.S. states, including hospitals and universities, have channeled billions into offshore tax havens. While in the Caribbean, these tax shelters continue to significantly influence the economic landscape of Latin America.

For years, the tech industry has operated under a near-religious belief in the power of scale. If a model wasn’t working quite as intended, the answer was often to make it bigger. Add more GPUs, train on more data, and—presto!—the promise of artificial intelligence could march forward, solving problems from cancer detection to self-driving cars.

Behind Manchester City’s perfectly calibrated passes and the controlled chaos orchestrated by Pep Guardiola, there’s another system—one that’s perhaps even more meticulously crafted, and that's the business of an international football network.

Mercedes-Benz’s latest move in Kuppenheim, Germany, is more than a corporate milestone—it’s a signal of where smart money might flow in the next decade. In this quiet town in the Black Forest, the luxury automaker has unveiled a state-of-the-art battery recycling plant that could reshape the economics of electric vehicle (EV) production.

In the ever-evolving media landscape, Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) recent decision to bifurcate its operations into two distinct divisions—Global Linear Networks and Streaming & Studios—signals a strategic pivot aimed at enhancing flexibility and positioning the company for future growth.