Image copyright Netflix Image caption Aggretsuko, a cute little red panda office worker, is charming audiences around the world Aggretsuko, a Japanese cartoon for adults on Netflix, is currently making waves around the world. But why is it so popular with millennials? Aggretsuko is a cartoon character created by Sanrio, the company behind the popular …
Traditional Indian businesses that weave saris by hand are under threat with a growing number of buyers preferring cheaper versions made by electrical looms. As retail giants such as Amazon and Walmart enter India’s estimated $27 billion e-commerce market, how will these local businesses compete? Reporting by Devina Gupta, filmed and edited by Premanand Boominathan …
The UK insurer Legal & General is launching an affordable housing business with the aim of providing 3,000 new homes a year within four years. The modular homes are being made in a “house factory” in Leeds. As figures reveal number of new houses being built is falling in England, could this be the solution …
Image copyright Scott Olson/Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla boss Elon Musk of securities fraud. The US financial regulator says Mr Musk’s claims that he had secured funding to take the electric carmaker private were “false and misleading”. It is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Franz Fischler says consumers need to show more patriotism towards local food, as they do in Austria Both sides in the Brexit negotiations face “enormous negative consequences” if they fail to reach a deal, a former EU commissioner has warned. Franz Fischler was EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A lone voice? Italy’s economy minister is at odds with his government on how much there is to spend A vow by Italy’s populist leaders to “end poverty” is in jeopardy because of a clash with the economy minister. Technocrat Giovanni Tria wants to stick to lower spending to avoid …
Image copyright Reuters Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company, has agreed to pay more than $853m (£650m) to the US and Brazil, ending a long-running corruption investigation. The probe stemmed from a bribery scheme at the firm, which involved millions in payments that were concealed from investors and regulators. The payments were facilitated by executives at …
Image copyright Amazon Image caption The shop will also feature goods and gadgets that are becoming popular online Online retailing giant Amazon is opening a store in New York that will only sell products that receive a high rating on its website. The store will sell toys, household goods and other items that have a …
Image copyright Brewdog Image caption Brewdog founder James Watt said the offer was made without his company’s knowledge or consent Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has pulled out of a tie-up with a US beer maker after it offered free drinks to Donald Trump supporters. Ellon-based Brewdog had planned a series of events with Scofflaw at …
Image copyright Getty Images The merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda could damage supermarket competition in hundreds of areas, the competition watchdog has warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the companies’ stores overlap in 463 areas. It said there could be be a “substantial lessening of competition” if the supermarkets were “insufficiently constrained”. Sainsbury’s …