The UK may be one of the most advanced e-commerce markets in the world, but even there, online shopping still hasn’t reached everyone. Last year, 84% of Britons made at least one purchase on the Internet, according to estimates from Statista Digital Ma…
As the coronavirus crisis unfolded, spreading from China to the rest of the world in the early months of 2020, things went from bad to worse for the global car industry. What started off as a supply crisis, which temporarily constrained access to parts…
As SPACs have grown over the last decade – culminating in 2020’s record number of 248 SPAC IPOs – return on investments have been mixed for the acquiring shell companies. New data shows how the growing number of SPAC IPOs over the last few years has ro…
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) had an enormous year in 2020. New data highlights how the number of SPAC IPOs last year dwarves all previous years, and how the trend for 2021 looks to capitalize and even surpass that enormous number. In d…
After the arrest of prominent Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny upon his return from medical treatment in Germany, Russia is once again rocked by mass protests. According to activist group OVD-Info, more than 3,000 people were arrested in at…
When Super Bowl LV kicks off on February 7, the NFL championship won’t be the only title that’s on the line. With roughly a hundred million viewers glued to the TV in the U.S. alone, some of the world’s biggest and most popular brands will be competing…
Foreign direct investment plummeted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, losing 42 percent of its global volume compared with 2019. While developed economies suffered most, developing economies – especially those in Asia – handled the crisis better…
The coronavirus pandemic majorly upset the flows of foreign direct investments in 2020 – with the result of China overtaking the U.S. as the largest recipient. While the value of FDI around the globe decreased by 42 percent compared with 2019, develope…
U.S. President Joe Biden issued a presidential action on his first day in office yesterday aimed at strengthening Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era policy allowing people who came to the U.S. illegally as children to live, study and …
While no one in their right mind would wish for a global health emergency/economic crisis, it’s hard to make a list of companies that might profit from the current situation and not have Netflix on that list. A global crisis that forces people to stay …
