Hong Kong CNN – HSBC’s top brass defended Monday frustrated shareholders in the lender’s biggest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to break up. In an informal shareholder meeting in Hong Kong, Chairman Mark Tucker and CEO Noel Quinn from investors on issues from how the bank came is asking for an […]
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Inside the Haggis: The Secrets of Scotland’s National Dish
CNN – Anthony Bourdain loves haggis. But even the late, famous American chef, writer and television host recognized that the “sinful parts of the mystery and half-invention. “Don’t tell them to tell you otherwise, that’s one of life’s great pleasures,” Bourdain said during one of his gastro-curious journeys in the glassmow. “There is no more […]
The British pound has underperformed every other major currency this year
London CNN – The British pound crashed in a recording below Last fall as investors rebelled against budget plans by former prime minister Liz Truss. Now, it is enjoying a comeback. Sterling hit its highest level against the US Dollar in 10 months on Tuesday, topping 323. The UK currency was boosted by indicators of […]
The beauty industry’s $500 billion ‘Green’ ambitions are a patchwork at best. And they fell short
CNN – The growing climate crisis is changing many people’s purchasing patterns and this will affect the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry throughout product manufacturing, packaging and disposal. Strategy and consulting firm Simon Kucher’s Global Tuntofactust Truftability Spactust Trufacture 2021 found 60% of consumers worldwide rated sustainability as an important purchasing criterion, and 35% […]
