How Australia could harness its tides for energy
Among those harnessing this tidal potential is Sydney-based Mako Energy. The company makes underwater turbines ranging between two and four…
Could the United Kingdom become an emerging market?
Some analysts on Wall Street are beginning to wonder whether a volatile currency, declining global clout and a reliance on…
HSBC may have to choose between East and West as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Liu Xiaoming, responded this week by accusing the country of “gross interference” in Hong…
Coca-Cola is shutting down Odwalla juice
The company made the call “given a rapidly shifting marketplace and despite every effort to support continued production,” John Hackett,…
Olympus is getting out of the camera business
The Japanese imaging company, which makes most of its money from medical equipment, announced Wednesday it will sell its camera…
Bank of England joins British companies in apologizing for slavery
Several UK companies acknowledged ties to the slave trade this week and pledged new financial support to black and minority…