Another day in Europe, another Chinese acquisition: over the first June weekend it was the turn of three prestigious Bordeaux wine châteaus, Bon Pasteur, Rolland-Mallet and Bertineau St.-Vincent, to be acquired by the Hong Kong–based Goldin Group for an undisclosed amount.
A new wave of Chinese investment is rolling across the …
What will marketers think of next to entice you into picking their beer out from the staggering number of beverage options available this summer? You might be surprised.
Much attention has been paid lately to Goldman Sachs’ decision to “help” average folks (a.k.a. the 99% crowd) access the kind of high-stakes hedge funds once available only to the superrich (a.k.a. the 1%). And while all sorts of pundits and investor advocates have noted the folly of this and similar ideas, there’s a case to be made that …
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Chinese government statistics are a black box, but one economic indicator you can always count on to reflect reality is demand for pork.
If one newly converted pot-smoking visionary has his way, the Washington-based company he created will become the Starbucks or Coca Cola of the cannabis industry.
Some of the golf world’s strongest supporters are doing the unthinkable: They’re encouraging people to play less golf. Well, sort of.
Even though dermatologists say we should be slathering the stuff on all year long, summer is when many of us remember we should be using sunscreen. Increased awareness about the danger of skin cancer has made sunscreen a $1.3 billion industry, according to market research company IBISWorld. But it’s also made it easy to convince …
Cruise ships tend to make appearances in the mainstream media for only one reason: Something went terribly wrong. So, considering that cruises have been a mainstay of cable news for the past few months, you might assume that …
The current debate over national economic policy has drawn to standstill in recent months, amid falling unemployment, budget deficits, and the sundry scandals that have consumed much of Washington. But just because the problems of unemployment and the unsustainability of our long-term budget appear less severe than they did a year ago …
