A man walks outside a Walmart in China. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart’s online shopping strategy pays off in China, probably one of the most developed e-commerce markets in the world. The giant discount trade reported on Tuesday that net sales of e-commerce in China grew 104% …
Read More »Explainer: The World Health Organization’s fight for a global COVID-19 fax plan
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on countries to join a global pact to ensure less affluent countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning of the risks of so-called “fax nationalism”. Here’s a look at the WHO’s plan and approach to rich nations. FILE PHOTO: A …
Read More »Maersk income Q2 2020
Maersk containers aboard the Hammonia Husum container ship as it leaves the port of Portsmouth. (Photo by Andrew Matthews / PA Images via Getty Images) Andrew Matthews | PA images | Getty Images Maersk, the largest container company in the world, hit profit expectations in the second quarter on Wednesday, …
Read More »Colin Powell supports Joe Biden for president, and increases national security profile
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday afternoon delivered a heartfelt message from Joe Biden on day two of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, giving the former vice president another impetus to his national bona fides of security. “Joe Biden will be a president, we will all be …
Read More »Apple Beats 1 radio station is now Apple Music 1
An advertisement for Apple Music is placed on a street in New York. Getty Images Apple on Tuesday renamed its flagship radio station, Beats 1, to Apple Music 1. It also introduced two new radio stations, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country. Shares of Spotify, which competes with Apple …
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