Businesses have, over the years, become very adept at dealing with a crisis communications issue. Nine times out of 10 a company stumbles blindly into a situation via a combination of mistakes and, unfortunately, misses opportunities to nip it in ...

The stock market is back in an uptrend. Moreover, the rally is being led by the technology sector, which is usually a very bullish development.  Last week in this space, I noted that money flows into stocks were increasing. So far, that’s ...

Franchising is a popular business model in the UK and has become an integral part of the country’s economy. It is a form of business relationship where a franchisor allows a franchisee to operate their business using their brand, trademarks, ...

PARIS — An overwhelming majority of Parisians voted to ban electric scooters from the streets of the French capital on Sunday, in a non-binding referendum that city authorities have said they would follow. The ban won between 85.77% and 91.77% ...

WELL-KNOWN Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg café on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. ...

MUMBAI — Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by tapping a few buttons on his mobile ...

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is prepared to negotiate with China over a dispute between them in the South China Sea, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday, citing Prime Minister  (PM) Anwar Ibrahim. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire ...

TAX CUTS, price caps, tougher scrutiny. Europe’s battle with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation is far from over, and food is the latest focal point. Even as headline inflation starts to ease, the upward pressure on food prices ...

Passport Office workers are beginning a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites are walking out in ...

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish for-hire e-scooters from the streets of the French capital, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a “very clear message”. Approximately 15,000 e-scooters could now vanish from central Paris at the end of August ...