Strikes at Volkswagen plants across Germany as wage conflict escalates

Strikes at Volkswagen plants across Germany as wage conflict escalates

Striking Volkswagen workers gather outside the Volkswagen factory on December 2, 2024 in Emden, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte| Getty Images News | Getty Images Volkswagen workers across Germany stopped work on Monday as the conflict between the German automotive giant and its employees over changes to labor agreements and potential factory closures escalated. Nine of Volkswagen’s … Read more

Britain’s Supreme buys Typhoo Tea out of administration

Britain’s Supreme buys Typhoo Tea out of administration

UK, Essex, Harlow, senior man holding a cup of tea whilst sitting on his garden patio in the morning. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images Britain’s Supreme has bought out loss-making tea brand Typhoo Tea from administration in a 10.2 million pound ($12.94 million) deal, the fast-moving consumer products seller said on Monday. The … Read more

Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year’s biggest day for online shopping

Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year’s biggest day for online shopping

Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National … Read more

France’s National Rally and the budget: What happens next?

France’s National Rally and the budget: What happens next?

President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (L) speaks to French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) RN party’s President and lead MEP Jordan Bardella during the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) RN party’s parliamentary seminar at the French National Assembly in Paris on September 14, 2024.  Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty … Read more