Business
Report on companies, leadership, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, mergers, workplace trends, and business decisions affecting markets and consumers.
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UK Buy-to-Let Investors Liquidate Portfolios Following Years of Mounting Tax Pressures
UK Buy-to-Let Investors Ditch Portfolios After Years of Tax Rises…
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DoorDash Agrees to Acquire Instacart in Massive $17 Billion Merger
DoorDash said Thursday that it will buy Instacart for $17…
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How Chattanooga Built America’s Fastest Public Internet Network
Chattanooga’s publicly owned internet network has helped transform the once…
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Inside Apple’s Former Flash Memory Procurement Tactics and the Shift in Supplier Power
苹果过去在闪存采购谈判中采取了极为强硬的策略。时任苹果采购负责人托尼·布莱文斯（Tony Blevins）以强势、精于谈判而闻名，供应商甚至给他起了一个带有戏谑意味的绰号。苹果不仅要求供应商提供有竞争力的价格，还会通过审计账目、比较竞争对手报价以及控制采购订单分配等手段，尽可能压低采购成本。苹果的一项重要合同条款，是要求闪存供应商给予其“最惠客户”待遇，即不能以更低价格向其他客户出售同类产品。为了确认供应商是否遵守这一约定，苹果会审查供应商的账簿和交易记录。据知情人士透露，苹果审计供应商的频率非常高，以至于布莱文斯曾与审计机构德勤（Deloitte）协商
Inside Apple’s Former Flash Memory Playbook and the Shift in Supply Chain Power
Apple historically deployed an aggressive procurement strategy for flash memory,…
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Around-the-World Residential Cruise Stranded in Cambodia as Soaring Fuel Costs Halt Voyage
A U.S.-operated residential cruise ship offering long-term global travel has…
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Nevada’s Cowabunga Bay Water Park to Close After 12 Years, Sparking Local Frustration
The Cowabunga Bay water park in Henderson, Nevada, will shut…
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Family Caregivers Spend Over Eleven Thousand Dollars Annually on Out-of-Pocket Costs, Study Shows
Millions of families are spending five-figure sums to care for…
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AFL-CIO Drafting Comprehensive Legislation Focused on Artificial Intelligence
The AFL-CIO is currently drafting a comprehensive legislative package regarding…
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When Is Black Friday 2026? Key Dates and Early Retail Savings Guide
As the autumn shopping season accelerates past Amazon’s October Prime…