The retail apocalypse that has caused the closing of thousands of department stores in the US – not to mention the evaporation of tens of billions of dollars in market capitalization – is moving north: Sears Canada revealed Tuesday that it’s exploring a sale or a possible restructuring as it draws nearer to bankruptcy. In […]Continue reading “Iconic Sears Canada Bold Move”
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Trump’s Request to China North Korea
The Trump administration has asked Beijing to impose what would be the first round of sanctions against nearly 10 Chinese companies and individuals that trade with North Korea, part of a strategy to starve, and ultimately shut down, Kim’s nuclear program, the WSJ reports. Recall that while U.S. sanctions on North Korea target virtually the […]Continue reading “Trump’s Request to China North Korea”
Where Dreamliners Production
The 787 Dreamliner is the most advanced passenger plane ever and the first with an interior designed by passengers. As Norwegian gets its first delivery, we head to the Boeing factory near Seattle to see how it’s built (First published in N by Norwegian magazine, August 2013) Eileen Dickson has been giving tours of Boeing’s […]Continue reading “Where Dreamliners Production”
G20 and IMF Development of Africa
Africa has had many actors (national governments, World Bank Group, IMF and combinations of the aforementioned and others) who have tried to solve Africa’s challenges. Since the 1950s independence movement, there has been no success stories resulting from these multitudes of prescriptions. This has led some to call the continent hopeless as the Economist […] viaContinue reading “G20 and IMF Development of Africa”
