The life of company founders can be a bit like living on a rollercoaster – somewhere between bankruptcy and popping champagne corks. Often they can barely eke out a living, but few […]
Karl Albrecht, Billionaire Co-Founder of Aldi Stores, Dies at 94
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Japanese-American entrepreneur William Saito: I only bet on those who have failed
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This bootstrapped Japanese startup is proof that you don’t need to be in Tokyo to go global
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Japanese electronics giants are churning out lettuce and spinach in place of computer chips and floppy disks
Nike paid just £1m in tax after selling £100m of Manchester United replica kits
Nike paid just £1m to the taxman in the past five years on £100m sales of its Manchester United replica kits, The Independent can reveal. The company funnelled nearly £40m over the […]
Rakuten to buy into AirAsia’s Japan subsidiary
Rakuten, the big Japan-based e-tailer, will acquire an equity stake in a Japanese subsidiary of AirAsia, Asia’s largest low-cost carrier, sources said Thursday. AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani […]
China used more cement in the last 3 years than the U.S. used in the 20th century
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