The World This Week: 6th March
Consumer and Business Behaviour
American Brands are Feeling the Squeeze as Sales Drop in China
U.S. consumer giants are finding China a challenging market as slowing consumer spending and strong local competition impact sales. Tech titan Apple, coffee chain Starbucks, and sportswear giant Nike have all reported sales dips in […]
Basic Economic Concepts
Is Germany’s ice wine production the latest victim of global warming?
For the first time in years (perhaps ever!), a warm winter in Germany has led to all German vineyards unable to produce the expensive and popular alcoholic drink known as ice wine. Ice wine is […]
Consumer and Business Behaviour
China takes the number one spot for the most ‘new’ foreign direct investment in 2020
According to the latest UN figures, the Chinese economy attracted $163 billion in foreign direct investment last year. This 4% year-on-year increase is in contrast to the US economy’s 46% decline from $251 billion in […]